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You have a few more days to download, read, and vote for the October list! Votes are due September 1st. Happy reading!
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You have a few more days to download, read, and vote for the October list! Votes are due September 1st. Happy reading!
📢 Listen up!
Hear from Jean Kwok, author of THE LEFTOVER WOMAN, as she talks about her new novel from the ALA show floor! THE LEFTOVER WOMAN is on sale October 10th.
🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/3QWghXQ
🚨Don't forget to vote for THE LEFTOVER WOMAN for the LibraryReads list by September 1st!🚨
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Listen to our United for Libraries book buzz!
Happy book birthday to AFTER THAT NIGHT by Karin Slaughter! You'll want to get your hands on the latest installment of her Will Trent series...
Happy Book Birthday to Karin Slaughter! After That Night, her latest installment in the Will Trent series, is on sale today, August 22, 2023. More about After That Night: Will Trent and Sara Linton are back in an electrifying thriller...
Finished the book tour, celebrated my b-day yesterday, and got a great gift this morning: a wonderful review of TIDES OF FIRE from Ray P***n @ bookreporter.com : "To say that TIDES OF FIRE is intense and suspenseful would be a gross understatement. This is thriller/adventure writing of the highest order…an outstanding, high-octane read that will make you look at the world around you from a different point of view."
New submission!
SUN OF BLOOD AND RUIN by Mariely Lares (on sale: February 20, 2024)
The egalley is available!
Find out more here:
https://bit.ly/3P2VMYa
Have you checked out Bookmarked by Lainey yet?? Read more about FOREVER HOME and hear an interview between Lainey and *THE* Graham Norton on Lainey's new recommendation website: https://bit.ly/3P2VMYa
The HarperCollins Library Marketing team (aka Library Love Fest) was LIVE on Facebook and Crowdcast to talk about upcoming galleys and events. PLUS: we had a special guest author!
Find out more about MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon (on sale 9/5/23):
The Maid meets The Last Thing He Told Me in this fun, fresh, and twisty debut whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio who come together as amateur sleuths to solve a murder in their coastal California town.
People are LOVING the read:
“Three women bond while investigating a homicide in Simon’s spirited debut...Simon stocks her layered plot with plausibly motivated suspects and convincing red herrings, but it’s her indomitable female characters and their nuanced relationships that give this mystery its spark. Readers will be delighted.” —Publishers Weekly
Get an egalley:
https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063315041&g=4400
The event will also be on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/galley-gab-fest-with-llf/8
🥳 We are thrilled to share that Hannah Kaner’s GODKILLER has been selected for the September LibraryReads list! We are also thrilled to announce that Sy Montgomery's OF TIME AND TURTLES has been selected as the Bonus Pick and Meg Cabot's ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU has made the Hall of Fame! Congratulations to all!
Find out more about these titles and hear reactions from the authors on our podcast episode here: bit.ly/lrsept23
Our bonus nonfiction title for September 2023 is OF TIME AND TURTLES: MENDING THE WORLD, SHELL BY SHATTERED SHELL by Sy Montgomery.
Library Reads Hall of Fame author Meg Cabot's September 2023 title is ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU!
GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner made the September 2023 Library Reads list!
Love Fest Annotation by Tommy Buttaccio, Supervising Librarian The New York Public Library
🌟 Staff suggestions for the October LibraryReads List!
How is it almost Fall??? We are coping by downloading some egalleys and going to the park to soak up the last few rays of Summer. Will you join us?
Find a list of titles eligible for the October LibraryReads list here: https://link.harpercollins.com/view/5ef1ec7bd4f92b18b7c1b756j9dgc.8fu/cfcfd151
Don't forget to get your votes for the October LibraryReads list in by September 1st!
Happy reading,
-The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Grace)
How is it almost Fall??? We are coping by downloading some egalleys and going to the park to soak up the last few rays of Summer. Will you join us?
💕 Sooooooo we have some exciting news! Lainey has a new book recommendation website, full of titles that have set her heart aflutter! Books that bubble up to the top and make the reader overflow with “you must read this” glee. Books that resonate, hand-picked for librarians and their patrons to savor. She'll be updating it on the 'reg' with upcoming publications and other media related to these titles. Enjoy! 💕
Visit the site here:
https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/bookmarked-by-lainey
Watch Elizabeth Acevedo talk about FAMILY LORE on Good Morning America — featuring an appearance from Little Free Library!
Bestselling YA novelist Elizabeth Acevedo shares her latest novel based on one Dominican-American family told through its women.
Listen up, librarians! You'll want to check out this letter filled with library love by Nina Simon, author of MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT!
🔗 Read the letter here: https://bit.ly/3Ky2HGe
🔍 More about Mother-Daughter Murder Night (on sale 9/5/23): The Maid meets The Last Thing He Told Me in this fun, fresh, and twisty debut whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio who come together as amateur sleuths to solve a murder in their coastal California town.
Download the egalley on Edelweiss: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063315041&g=4400
Download the egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/NYBRQ0
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Library Love Fest is thrilled to share a letter to librarian by Nina Simon, author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night! She details her background in the library world in this compelling piece to librarians. More about Mother-Daughter Murder Night (on sale...
Romantasy fans, listen up!
Spend five minutes with Thea Guanzon! Hear about her new book THE HURRICANE WARS (on sale 10/3/23).
More about THE HURRICANE WARS: The fates of two bitter enemies with opposing magical abilities are swept together in The Hurricane Wars, the spellbinding debut in a fantasy romance trilogy set in a Southeast Asia–inspired world ravaged by storms, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and R. F. Kuang.
Don't forget to vote for THE HURRICANE WARS by September 1st for the October LibraryReads List!
Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063277271&g=4400
Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/Q1VIOF
"I have galleys stacked up everywhere. I just reach out and grab one. There is no method." —Ann Patchett when asked how she decides what to read next. Something librarians know well, I'm sure!
Read more from Ann's Q&A on Literary Hub here:
https://lithub.com/ann-patchett-on-grabbing-galleys-and-getting-drafts-done/
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Lake Tom by Ann Patchett, is out now from Harper, so we asked the author a few questions. * What time of day do you write (and why)? Ann Patchett: In the morning. I wake up smart and talented and e…
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Reese’s Book Club pick for August is Ann Patchett's Tom Lake!
In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers. Get your copy of Tom Lake, on sale today. bit.ly/3qg0Lva Harper Books
Did you hear!? A.J. Finn, author of the bestselling novel THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, has a new book coming in February of 2024.
We are so excited about END OF STORY!🖊️
More about END OF STORY (on sale 2/20/24): The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Woman in the Window returns with a mesmerizing thriller—part Knives Out, part Agatha Christie...yet utterly unlike anything you’ve ever read.
🔗 Check out the cover reveal here: https://bit.ly/3QlHovl
FAMILY LORE is Good Morning America's Book Club Pick for August! Congrats to Elizabeth Acevedo! 🎉
More about FAMILY LORE (on sale now): From the bestselling, National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.
🔗 Get your copy here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/family-lore-elizabeth-acevedo?variant=40963676012578
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo is Good Morning America’s Book Club Pick for August! 🎉
From the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first adult novel—a story of mothers, daughters, and sisters that weaves together the past and present and Santo Domingo and New York City. Family Lore paints the portrait of one Dominican-American family as they prepare for a gathering that will forever change their lives. Don't miss this sweeping, big-hearted read! bit.ly/454knRw Ecco Books
What a wonderful interview with Thao Thai, author of BANYAN MOON, on the Today Show with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. Featuring questions from the . We had the author on our Writers to Watch program earlier this year. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3YbFpM1
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‘Banyan Moon’ is a beautiful story about three generations of Vietnamese women, and it is also this month's Read With Jenna book club pick. The author, Thao Thai, sits down with Hoda and Jenna to talk about her novel, the inspiration behind it, and answers questions from the Subtle Asian Book Cl...
Happy July! Once a month, the HarperCollins Library Marketing team (aka Library Love Fest) is going LIVE on Facebook and Crowdcast for an hour of book talking.
We'll tell you about upcoming galleys to download, our latest author programs, and much more! We look forward to gabbing with you soon!
Also on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/galley-gab-fest-with-llf/7
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2023 First Novel Prize! Congratulations to these 25 debut novelists on their remarkable stories. Keep an eye out for the shortlist this fall, and the winner will be announced at our Annual Awards Benefit on December 5th. Read more about each book here: https://tinyurl.com/58yu6k7s
We are thrilled to hear that HarperCollins has FIVE books on the longlist for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize! Out of 160 submissions, 25 debut novels were chosen. 📚
Elizabeth Acevedo's FAMILY LORE, Vibhuti Jain's OUR BEST INTENTIONS, Tracey Rose Peyton's NIGHT WHEREVER WE GO, Kevin Sites' THE OCEAN ABOVE ME, and Thao Thai's BANYAN MOON were selected for the longlist.
Congrats to the authors! What a fantastic accomplishment! 🎉
🔗 Find the entire list here: https://centerforfiction.org/book-recs/2023-first-novel-prize/?fbclid=IwAR3JHXXfrXZvDWaBg8uyxDiiwoRJqSrySm5AsZyEqjVQePd7WKLW4l4-HGE
We are pleased to announce the longlist for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize. The twenty-five debut novels were selected from over 160 submitted titles with U.S. publication dates between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.
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WOW, what an amazing group of authors represented on the August LibraryReads list! We had THREE books make the LibraryReads list and TWO authors make the Hall of Fame! Elizabeth Acevedo's FAMILY LORE, Ally Carter's THE BLONDE IDENTITY, and Lucy Parker's CODENAME CHARMING made the list. Ann Patchett made the Hall of Fame with TOM LAKE as well as Sarah MacLean with KNOCKOUT.
All of our authors submitted audio acceptance speeches for our podcast, thanking librarians for voting for their work. Take a listen here:
https://on.soundcloud.com/87oGX
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This month, we are thrilled to share that we had THREE books make the LibraryReads list and TWO authors make the Hall of Fame! Elizabeth Acevedo's FAMILY LORE, Ally Carter's THE BLONDE IDENTITY, and L
Hi, librarians! Lainey here.
I hope everyone takes some time to watch this interview I did with Graham Norton for the virtual portion of the American Library Association conference in June. We spoke about Graham's new book, FOREVER HOME, and his writing career in general. It's such a lovely read and it will stay with you for a while. There's a sneaky mystery and characters who are grieving, taking on a new stages in their lives, and learning to forgive. I hope you get the egalley and consider it for LibraryReads. Votes are due August 1st.
You can watch the full interview (courtesy of the American Library Association) for a limited time here: https://bit.ly/44KvSNT
-Lainey
We were thrilled to feature author Graham Norton at the American Library Association (ALA) 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition as part of their Digital Experience. This was a wonderful conversation that covered everything: the writing life, the banning of books,...
🍉 Hello, librarians!
We hope you had a great holiday and are ready to jump back into the summer reading zone. Hope that everyone returning home from Chicago/ALA got home safely. It was a conference full of energy and we were so happy to see long-time friends (and make new ones)!
Titles eligible for the September LibraryReads list are below. Don't forget to get your votes for the September LibraryReads list in by August 1st!
🔗: https://link.harpercollins.com/view/5ef1ec7bd4f92b18b7c1b756j2n2u.a7t/c45ed45e
Stay cool out there!
-The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Grace)
The Library Marketing team at HarperCollins. We love bringing librarians and good books together.
Spend 5 minutes with author Beatriz Williams! Hear about her new book THE BEACH AT SUMMERLY (on sale now)!
THE BEACH AT SUMMERLY is a ravishing summer read from New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams, sweeping readers back to a mid-century New England rich with secrets and Cold War intrigue. It also made the June LibraryReads Hall of Fame!
Spend 5 minutes with author Beatriz Williams! Hear about her new book THE BEACH AT SUMMERLY (on sale now)!THE BEACH AT SUMMERLY is a ravishing summer read fr...
There's still time to come to our WORLD-FAMOUS buzz at ALA 2023!
Join us tomorrow (6/24) at 8:30 AM CT for our breakfast buzz! We will be there bright and early at McCormick Place Convention Center, Room W192.
There’s plenty of space, so bring a friend.
-LLF team
Check out this amazing video from Kim van Alkemade, author of COUNTING LOST STARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1WwDhJwzEk
And! Hear more from the author at ALA in Chicago! Meet Kim in booth 3511 on Monday, June 26th from 10:00-11:00 AM CT for a book signing of COUNTING LOST STARS! Kim is also speaking at United for Libraries' Gala Author Tea later that day from 2:00-4:00 PM CT. Find out more and get tickets here: https://www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/annual
NYTimes bestselling author Kim van Alkemade returns with a poignant historical novel in which an unmarried college student who has given up her baby for adop...
Once a month, the HarperCollins Library Marketing team (aka Library Love Fest) is going LIVE on Facebook and Crowdcast for an hour of book talking.
We'll tell you about upcoming galleys to download, our latest author programs, and much more! We look forward to gabbing with you soon!
Also on Crowdcast:
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/galley-gab-fest-with-llf/6
The July LibraryReads list is here!
Patrick deWitt’s THE LIBRARIANIST has made the July list! We are also thrilled to announce that Laura Lippman's PROM MOM has made the Hall of Fame! Woohoo! Congratulations to both.
Find out more and hear how the authors reacted on our latest podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/3NtWb5c
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🔆 August LibraryReads Staff Suggestions!
We are in full ALA planning mode but don't think we forgot about our titles that are eligible for the August LibraryReads list!
Find out more about our picks and download egalleys below. Don't forget to get your votes for the August LibraryReads list in by July 1st!
For a full ALA 2023 schedule, go to librarylovefest.com.
—The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Grace)
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We are in full ALA planning mode but don't think we forgot about our titles that are eligible for the August LibraryReads list!
Lainey's interview with Aisha Harris, author of WANNABE, is available now wherever you get your podcasts! Dive deeper into pop culture and how to think critically about how we interact with it. 🎧🎙
🔗 Listen here: https://on.soundcloud.com/epKDB
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Listen to the LLF team buzz about upcoming books and talk about our authors attending Library Journal's Day of Dialog! We also talked to you all about our October Galley Club author talk later this month with Laura Zigman, author of SMALL WORLD. More about SMALL WORLD (on sale 1/10/23): From bestselling author Laura Zigman comes a heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults—and finally reckon with their childhood. “I absolutely loved SMALL WORLD—a wise, warm, and often hilarious exploration of sisterhood and community, set against a nuanced portrait of one family’s tragic past.” —Shelby Van Pelt, author of REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/TKkTwy Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063088282&g=4400
Hear from Catherine Newman, author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS. She will be joined by Sara Nelson, Vice President and Executive Editor at Harper. More about WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS (on sale 11/8/22): For lovers of Meg Wolitzer, Maria Semple, and Jenny Offill comes this raucous, poignant celebration of life, love, and friendship at its imperfect and radiant best. “Catherine Newman sees the heartbreak and comedy of life with wisdom and unflinching compassion. The way she finds the extraordinary in the everyday is nothing short of poetry. She’s a writer’s writer—and a human’s human.” —New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/zNVV7B Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063230895&g=4400
Hear from Elinor Lipman, author of MS. DEMEANOR, and Terri-Lynne DeFino, author of VARINA PALLADINO’S JERSEY ITALIAN LOVE STORY. About MS. DEMEANOR (On Sale 1/3/23): From one of America’s most beloved contemporary novelists, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest—for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Maria Semple, and Linda Holmes. “When a neighbor’s complaint about consensual al fresco sex turns into house arrest and a suspended legal license, Jane’s recipe for survival involves cooking for another home-arrested tenant (could this be a match made in confinement?) while trying to figure out the whys and hows of her mysterious accuser. Filled with food, family, romance and intrigue, Lipman’s novel cooks up a bounty of delights as sparkling as prosecco and as deeply satisfying and delicious as a five-star meal.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You Available as an e-galley on Edelweiss here: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0358677882&g=4400 and on Netgalley here: http://netgal.ly/9uZxKB About VARINA PALLADINO’S JERSEY ITALIAN LOVE STORY (On Sale 2/14/23): An utterly delightful and surprising family drama—think Moonstruck and My Big Fat Greek Wedding set in New Jersey—about a boisterous, complicated Italian family determined to help their widowed mother find a new boyfriend. “VARINA PALLADINO’S JERSEY ITALIAN LOVE STORY is fun and funny, wonderfully exuberant, and incredibly wise. These endearing characters—their voices and stories— will be with me for a long time to come. I didn’t want to say good-bye.” —Jill McCorkle, New York Times bestselling author of Hieroglyphics Available as an e-galley on Edelweiss here:https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063228432&g=4400 and on Netgalley here: http://netgal.ly/I3SEFE
Join the LLF team for a book buzz! We will also tell you all about our September Galley Club author talk later this month with Catherine Newman, author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS. More about WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS (on sale 11/8/22): For lovers of Meg Wolitzer, Maria Semple, and Jenny Offill comes this raucous, poignant celebration of life, love, and friendship at its imperfect and radiant best. “Catherine Newman sees the heartbreak and comedy of life with wisdom and unflinching compassion. The way she finds the extraordinary in the everyday is nothing short of poetry. She’s a writer’s writer—and a human’s human.” —New York Times-bestselling author Katherine Center Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/zNVV7B Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063230895&g=4400 *For your colleagues not on Facebook, this will also be available via zoom! https://harpercollins.zoom.us/.../WN_GdaMuRKPTgy6JWMAlOlPyQ
Watch the replay of our video with author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton! Margaret's upcoming book, ON THE ROOFTOP, was our July Galley Club selection! More about ON THE ROOFTOP (on sale 9/6/22): A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters’ ambitions for their own lives—set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco. Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/xGh7ij Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063139960&g=4400 Find the link to the playlist Margaret made here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jqR77PzDoRlhBfAFkotRU
The Library team welcomed Wanda M. Morris back to the program! Wanda is the acclaimed author of ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS, which has been reviewed in the The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. It was the #1 LibraryReads pick of November 2021. It was named by Hudson Booksellers as one of the "Best Books of 2021" and Wanda was named one of Fall 2021's "Top Ten Writers to Watch" by Publishers Weekly. Bestselling author Karin Slaughter has called ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS "brilliantly nuanced." We discussed her upcoming book: ANYWHERE YOU RUN (on sale 10/25/22): A gripping, suspenseful novel where, after the murder of a white man in Jim Crow Mississippi, two Black sisters run away to different parts of the country...but can they escape the secrets they left behind? LibraryReads votes are due by September 1st! Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/BJksqZ Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063082500&g=4400
Hear from Emmy Award-winning TV Host and Journalist Tamron Hall! Tamron spoke about the first book in her series, AS THE WICKED WATCH, with Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Carrie Feron. AS THE WICKED WATCH follows a reporter as she unravels the disturbing mystery around the deaths of two young Black women, the work of a serial killer terrorizing Chicago. The paperback is available now: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/as-the-wicked-watch-tamron-hall?variant=39791335866402&fbclid=IwAR2rTXTawDX-lE6z3ZkwmZ0pzT-ElvOyWyEK-t9QAUlnOp0L_C25rbqruI0 The second book in the series comes out next year!
☀️ The LLF team has some updates for the next few months of Galley Club—got 13 minutes and 27 seconds? Good! Check out our news! Here's the links you'll need in reference to this video. Don't cheat! 😆 Link to all events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/librarylovefest/events Zoom events: 8/9 at 2 PM ET: https://harpercollins.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SFxn_u7OSReJHOzuUjHZxg 9/6 at 2 PM ET: https://harpercollins.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GdaMuRKPTgy6JWMAlOlPyQ 9/27 at 2 PM ET: https://harpercollins.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mfXtE6K2S9eeRa3L_dxNlw 10/4 at 2 PM ET: https://harpercollins.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-T9u6X1KScqEOpTd97USig 10/25 at 2 PM ET:https://harpercollins.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_voZxeiWmTLKQIfjc-YmF2g BAMM! videos with more info on our selections: WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aBBnrfLA18&t=17s SMALL WORLD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnKSN9BrbZ0 Catherine Newman's article about libraries: https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a23613626/why-libraries-are-important/
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⏱ Ready to hear about a book...presented in one minute? Each Monday, the Library Love Fest team members will each present a book in ONE minute! These are upcoming titles that have set our hearts aflutter. This week, we talked about: • THE MOSQUITO BOWL by Buzz Bissinger, on sale September 13, 2022 • FOREVER HOME by Ron Danta and Danny Robertshaw and Larry Lindner, on sale October 25, 2023
Meet the Ecco team behind our July Galley Club selection: ON THE ROOFTOP by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. Hear from Vice President and Associate Publisher Miriam Parker and Sara Birmingham, Senior Editor. They also presented additional upcoming titles (plus one on sale now) from Ecco! More about ON THE ROOFTOP (on sale 9/6/22): A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters’ ambitions for their own lives—set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco. Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/xGh7ij Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063139960&g=4400
Each Monday, the Library Love Fest team members will each present a book in ONE minute! These are upcoming titles that have set our hearts aflutter. We hope you enjoy these bite-sized buzzes. More importantly, we hope they compel you to check out these great reads from HarperCollins! This week, we talked about: • POSTER GIRL by Veronica Roth, on sale October 18, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0358164095&g=4400) • STONE BLIND by Natalie Haynes, on sale February 7, 2023 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063258390&g=4400) For more information on these and other titles, go to librarylovefest.com
LLF talks about their July Galley Club selection: ON THE ROOFTOP by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. On this episode, we will tell you even more about the book. Stay tuned for a short book buzz. Your TBR will be packed by the end of this episode! Margaret Wilkerson Sexton studied creative writing at Dartmouth College and law at UC Berkeley. Her most recent novel,The Revisioners, won a 2020 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, and was a national bestseller as well as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, was long-listed for the National Book Award. More about ON THE ROOFTOP (on sale 9/6/22): A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters’ ambitions for their own lives—set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco. Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/xGh7ij Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063139960&g=4400 List of titles discussed: https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID=4753271&page=1
🎧 New podcast episode There's a lot of loss in the world today. When we lose an animal, specifically, we grieve and then have to weigh if getting another pet is worth the pain of potentially losing them. This week, we explore that on our new podcast episode. We feature a conversation with E.B. Bartels, author of GOOD GRIEF, an unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them once they’ve passed. Plus! E.B. was kind enough to list book recommendations featuring pet death, both fiction and nonfiction. See a clip from the show below, then go listen to the full episode here: https://soundcloud.com/librarylovefest/editors-unedited-ivy-givens-interviews-eb-bartels-author-of-good-grief Mariner Books
Meet author Kevin Wilson! Kevin is the author of our June Galley Club selection: NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC. More about our June selection: Kevin is the New York Times bestselling author of NOTHING TO SEE HERE. His upcoming book is an exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives forever. Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/sIdYAY Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0062913506&g=4400 For those not on Facebook, it's also available on Zoom: https://harpercollins.zoom.us/.../WN_U7UWxeNxQGuoqWXpa3KbTA
Meet the Ecco team behind our June Galley Club selection: NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC by Kevin Wilson. We will hear from Ecco Vice President and Publisher Helen Atsma and Senior Marketing Director Meghan Deans. On this episode, we will also hear about additional Ecco titles. More about our June selection: Kevin is the New York Times bestselling author of NOTHING TO SEE HERE. His upcoming book is an exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives forever. Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/sIdYAY Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0062913506&g=4400 *For your colleagues not on Facebook, this will also be available via zoom! https://harpercollins.zoom.us/.../WN_cMipdOZsRnWAQCSCeRUyGA
Announcing our June Galley Club selection! Hello everyone! We hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day. We have a special surprise for you today. The team recorded a bonus episode of #GalleyClub for you! We announced the next book we will discuss for our monthly Galley Club series. (gives you an extra week of reading!!) We selected NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC by Kevin Wilson. Kevin is the New York Times bestselling author of NOTHING TO SEE HERE. His upcoming book is an exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives forever. Join us next week (6/7 at 2 PM ET) to hear more about this amazing title as well as a short book buzz with even more titles! We will continue the celebration on June 21st at 2 PM ET when we hear from the Ecco Books team: Helen Atsma, Vice President and Publisher, and Meghan Deans, Senior Marketing Director. Then, the finale of our June Galley Club is a conversation with author Kevin Wilson on June 28th at 2 PM ET. (Reminder: these events are also on Zoom. For more information, subscribe to our newsletter) Get to reading! Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/sIdYAY Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0062913506&g=4400
🎧 New Podcast Episode! Editors Unedited: Sydney Rogers interviews Mia Mercado, author of SHE'S NICE THOUGH Listen in on a conversation with Mia Mercado and her editor at HarperOne, Sydney Rogers. They talk all about Mia's upcoming essay collection SHE'S NICE THOUGH. In this thought-provoking, humorous collection of essays, the author of WEIRD BUT NORMAL and morning blogger at The Cut explores kindness, agreeability, goodness, and the assumptions and expectations that come with being female, Asian, and Midwestern. Listen to the full episode: https://soundcloud.com/librarylovefest/editors-unedited-sydney-rogers-interviews-mia-mercado-author-of-shes-nice-though
Did you miss our chat with award-winning author Diane McKinney-Whetstone? Catch the replay! About OUR GEN (On-Sale 7/5/22): The Gen—short for Sexagenarian—is an upscale fifty-five-plus community located in the bucolic suburbs of Philadelphia. Main character Cynthia befriends the Gen’s two other Black residents, Bloc and Tish, as well as Lavia, who everyone assumes is from India. They regularly convene to smoke weed, line dance, and debate politics and philosophy as the wine goes down like silk. Their camaraderie is exhilarating. But beneath the fun and froth, storms gather. With its walls of windows gushing light and air, the Gen becomes the catalyst for secrets to be exposed. Shifting the narrative between the characters’ pasts and the present day, Diane McKinney-Whetstone deftly builds suspense as she captures with insight, poignancy, and humor, the scars, tenderness, and swagger of those not yet old, but no longer young, coming to the mean acceptance that life is finite after all, who knew. Edelweiss: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=006314011X&g=4400 NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/hjeLpe
🎧 New Podcast Episode - Editors Unedited: Lucia Macro interviews Emiko Jean, author of MIKA IN REAL LIFE During the show, Lucia, Vice President and Executive Editor at William Morrow, called this novel "one of my favorite books of the summer." Be sure to catch the full episode here: https://soundcloud.com/librarylovefest/editors-unedited-lucia-macro-interviews-emiko-jean-author-of-mika-in-real-life
Did you miss it? Catch the replay! Hear from Tracey Lien, author of our May Galley Club selection: ALL THAT'S LEFT UNSAID. A deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brother’s shocking murder, determined to discover what happened—a dramatic exploration of the intricate bonds and obligations of friendship, family, and community. Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063227738&g=4400 Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/x8TlUc
Hear from the editor and agent behind our May Galley Club selection: ALL THAT'S LEFT UNSAID by Tracey Lien! This stellar debut novel is a deeply moving and unflinching story about a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brother’s shocking murder, determined to discover what happened. This is a dramatic exploration of the intricate bonds and obligations of friendship, family, and community. Come and discover the behind-the-scenes journey that brought ALL THAT'S LEFT UNSAID to life! Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063227738&g=4400 Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/x8TlUc
Watch the replay of our May Galley Club Selection! We announced that ALL THAT'S LEFT UNSAID by Tracey Lien is our May selection! A deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brother’s shocking murder, determined to discover what happened—a dramatic exploration of the intricate bonds and obligations of friendship, family, and community. Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063227738&g=4400 Download an egalley on NetGalley: http://netgal.ly/x8TlUc Join us on May 10th to hear from the team behind the book and then again on May 24th to hear from the author!
🎧 New Podcast Episode! Librarian Becky Spratford interviews Paul Tremblay, author of THE PALLBEARERS CLUB We are so excited to share a new podcast episode between Readers' Advisor Becky Spratford and beloved author Paul Tremblay about his upcoming book, THE PALLBEARERS CLUB—a cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable—and unsettling—friendship, with blood-chilling twists, crackling wit, and a thrumming pulse in its veins. Becky reviewed THE PALLBEARERS CLUB for Booklist, giving it a STARRED review! "In his brilliant new novel, Tremblay takes on the well-mined small-town, coming-of-age horror trope, transforming it into something so original, it elevates the entire genre." —Booklist ⭐️ review https://soundcloud.com/librarylovefest/librarian-becky-spratford-interviews-paul-tremblay-author-of-the-pallbearers-club
THE SECOND HUSBAND by The New York Times bestselling author Kate White is on sale June 28th. A woman’s seemingly perfect second marriage is rocked by a discovery about the death of her first husband in this twisty psychological thriller. We jumped on a Zoom call with Kate White and asked her five questions about her upcoming book. Hear her answers below. And be sure to download an egalley of THE SECOND HUSBAND on Edelweiss+ and NetGalley. LibraryReads votes are due May 1st.
Calling all #librarians! Behold, the moment—and video—we've all been waiting for. Meet Katie Gutierrez, author of MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW! We loved talking to Katie and this episode has blown us all away. Catch the replay if: -You're a true crime fanatic and you'd like to bond with an author who shares the same passion ✅ -You're looking for novel that gives you an intimate portrait of bigamy—wait for it—through a WOMAN'S perspective ✅ -You'd like to hear Katie's honest, refreshing view on balacing motherhood and career ✅ -You'd like to hear Katie's opinion on representation in today's literature for Latin Americans ✅ -You'd like to spend an hour hearing all about this GREAT book— the vibrant characters, the important themes, and the "two women who aren't all good or all bad, and who struggle against the enormous consequences of their decisions...I hope I've done them justice." ✅ You have, Katie—and you've given us a story that we love more than you'll ever know! Let us know what you all think and we'll see you at our May Galley Club Announcement on Tuesday, May 3rd! P.S—We won't be here on Tuesday, April 26th because we'll be at TLA! Hope to see you all there 🤠
LIBRARIANS! Writers! Mothers! True Crime lovers! Catch the replay and meet the editor and agent behind our April #llfgalleyclub selection, MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW! This is your behind-the-scenes look at one truly magnificent book! Meet Jessica Williams, the editor of many blockbusters including MY DARK VANESSA, PLAIN BAD HEROINES, NOTES ON AN EXECUTION, and HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK. And meet Hillary Jacobson, the agent who represents authors such as Ellery Lloyd (THE CLUB), Kate Elizabeth Russell (MY DARK VANESSA—yes, they were the dream team behind MY DARK VANESSA!) and Laurie Elizabeth Flynn (THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE). Now the dream team is back to talk about their journey with Katie Gutierrez, auther of our April #llfgalleyclub selection MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW! Tune in to hear all about Katie's journey into publishing and motherhood from the two people who were there from the very beginning! 📚
Join us to find out our April Galley Club Selection and stick around for a book buzz at the end! 🐝 Plus, hear about our PLA 2022 shenanigans!
"Reading is an adventure in empathy..." Welcome to the third week (and the COMPLETE video!) of our March Galley Club! Catch the replay to meet Nikki Erlick, author of THE MEASURE! This interview was wonderful, wise, and enlightening, and we are SO grateful to Nikki for joining us! Thank you, Nikki! And we hope you all enjoyed our March #llfgalleyclub selection! See you soon for April! 🌺 Edelweiss Galley: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063204207&g=4400 Audio: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=006320424X&g=4400 NetGalley Galley: http://netgal.ly/a1oK6b Audio: http://netgal.ly/n9coa8
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