October Book Buzz!
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
Meet Catherine Newman, author of our September Galley Club selection
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
Door to Door with Elinor Lipman and Terri-Lynne DeFino
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
September Book Buzz!
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
We're at the beach! 🏖
Our Facebook Lives will be back September 6th! Till then, happy reading!
Door to Door: Wanda M. Morris, author of ANYWHERE YOU RUN
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
New galleys are in! Let me know what book you want to hear more about! #galleyhaul #librarytiktok #booktok #newbooks #newreleases
⏱ 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 + book buzz
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
July Galley Club Announcement + Book Buzz
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 Kevin Wilson, author of our June Galley Club pick!
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 + book buzz
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
Door to Door with Diane McKinney-Whetstone, author of OUR GEN!
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
Meet The Author Behind Our May Galley Club Selection!
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
Meet The Editor & Agent Behind Our May Galley Club Selection!
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
May Galley Club Selection + Book Buzz
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.
Meet The Author Behind Our April Galley Club Selection!
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 🤠
Meet The Team Behind Our April Galley Club Selection!
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! 📚
April Galley Club Selection & Book Buzz!
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!
