Library Love Fest

05/19/2022

🎧 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

05/19/2022

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05/19/2022

Join us in T-minus 3 minutes for a book buzz with Hunterdon County Library!

Tune in to @ thelibrary this morning May 19 at 11 am for a World-Famous Book Buzz with the Harper Collins Library Love Fest marketing team; watch on Facebook Live or at Hunterdon Chamber Radio https://bit.ly/3vycnGG

05/17/2022

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

05/16/2022

By Her Own Design, by By Piper Huguley. | Booklist Online

BY HER OWN DESIGN by Piper Huguley is the Booklist Review of the Day! Check out the review here: https://www.booklistonline.com/By-Her-Own-Design-Huguley-Piper/pid=9761066

Booklist Online Book Review: By Her Own Design. By Piper Huguley.June 2022. 400p. Morrow, paper, $16.99 (9780063059740). REVIEW. First published May 15, 2022 (Booklist). Adult Books - Fiction - Historical Fiction

05/11/2022

🎧 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

05/10/2022

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

05/09/2022

Book-a-Minute Mondays - 5.9.22

It's time for BAMM! (Book-a-Minute Mondays!)

This week, we talked about:
• ALL THAT’S LEFT UNSAID by Tracey Lien, on sale September 13, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063227738&g=4400)
• LONGPATH by Ari Wallach, on sale August 16, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063068737&g=4400)
• GOOD GRIEF by E.B. Bartels, on sale August 2, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0358212332&g=4400)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwV6Da_ZHuU

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 yo...

05/06/2022

"If I hit the lottery and came into millions of dollars, one of the first things I’d do would be to buy the Downtown Reno Library. And if they let me and I got it, I’d keep it exactly the same for as long as I lived..."
—Willy Vlautin, addressing librarians at PLA 2022

Read the rest of Willy's speech here:
https://www.librarylovefest.com/2022/05/willy-vlautin-addresses-librarians-at-the-public-library-association.html

Harper Perennial

05/04/2022

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Chills every time we hear this, Shelby Van Pelt!

A #ReadWithJenna pick and a LibraryReads pick...this one is pretty special!

05/04/2022

Join us at Library Journal's Day of Dialog on May 5, 2022!

We hope to see you at Library Journal's Day of Dialog tomorrow, May 5th! On the podcast this week, we give you a list of all HarperCollins authors attending. Listen in!

https://soundcloud.com/librarylovefest/join-us-at-library-journals-day-of-dialog-on-may-5-2022

The LLF team will be at Library Journal's Day of Dialog all day on May 5, 2022. Stop by and chat with us! In this episode, we go over all of our author panels taking place at DOD. RSVP for the free e

05/04/2022

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!

05/03/2022

May Galley Club Announcement & Book Buzz! - Crowdcast

Hi all, sorry for the tech difficulties, but we will be live on crowdcast here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/may-galley-club

The video will be available on FB shortly after the event.

Register now for Library Love Fest's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Tuesday May 03, 2022 at 2:00 pm EDT.

05/03/2022

We are live on Crowdcast today! Join us:
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/may-galley-club

05/03/2022

LLF Staff Suggestions for the July LibraryReads List

Hello, librarians!

We hope you are having a fantastic Spring—hoping the warmer weather made it your way. We're back with a selection of titles eligible for the July LibraryReads List. Reminder: votes for the July LibraryReads List are due June 1st.

-The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Essie)

https://www.librarylovefest.com/2022/05/llf-staff-suggestions-for-the-july-libraryreads-list.html

Hello, librarians! We hope you are having a fantastic Spring—hoping the warmer weather made it your way. We're back with a selection of titles eligible for the July LibraryReads List. Reminder: votes for the July LibraryReads List are due June...

05/02/2022

Book-a-Minute Mondays - 5.2.22

BAMM! It's the start of a new week and we have a bite-sized buzz ready to jump-start your day.

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:
• HOW ARE YOU, REALLY? by Jenna Kutcher, on sale June 28, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063221942&g=4400)
• ENDLESS FORMS by Seirian Sumner, on sale July 12, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063029928&g=4400)
• KILLERS AMIDST KILLERS by Billy Jensen, on sale July 19, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063026538&g=4400)

For more information on these and other titles, go to librarylovefest.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOIo3ll7Yq8

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 yo...

05/02/2022

Smart. Ambitious. Curious. Guilty of a need to please. Determined.

These are the words Kate White used to describe the main character in her upcoming novel THE SECOND HUSBAND.

A woman’s seemingly perfect second marriage is rocked by a discovery about the death of her first husband in this twisty psychological thriller.

Download an egalley from Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0062945459&g=4400
Download an egalley from NetGalley:
http://netgal.ly/hEoe9A

04/29/2022

Editors Unedited: Emily Griffin interviews Jillian Medoff/WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

Did you hear??

🎧 New Podcast Episode - Editors Unedited: Emily Griffin interviews Jillian Medoff, author of WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

There has been so much love around the HarperCollins office for Jillian Medoff's WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. We were so excited to be able to feature a podcast episode with the acclaimed author of THIS COULD HURT and her editor at Harper Books. She returns with WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, her biggest, boldest novel yet—an electrifying, twisty, and deeply emotional family drama, set on Manhattan’s glittering Upper East Side, that explores the dark side of love, the limits of loyalty, and the high cost of truth.

https://soundcloud.com/librarylovefest/editors-unedited-emily-griffin-interviews-jillian-medoffwhen-we-were-bright-and-beautiful

On this episode, Emily Griffin, Executive Editor at Harper, interviews Jillian Medoff, author of WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, available on August 2, 2022. Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/3

04/26/2022

Hello #librarians! Friendly reminder that there will be no Galley Club or Door to Door today because we’re in Texas! #TLA2022

04/26/2022

New York Times bestselling author James Rollins will be in conversation with author and film critic Jackie K. Cooper today, April 26th at 7 PM ET.

They will discuss James Rollins’ new book, KINGDOM OF BONES—the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.

This upcoming event is free for all who want to attend. It’s the perfect event to promote to your patrons!

RSVP to this event here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/jamesrollins/register

04/20/2022

🎧 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

04/19/2022

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 🤠

04/18/2022

Seirian Sumner's ENDLESS FORMS is an eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in which a leading behavioral ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects’ secret world, their incredible diversity and complex social lives, and revealing how they hold our fragile ecosystem in balance.

Check out all of the rave reviews coming in for ENDLESS FORMS:

“Wasps, in all their endless forms, are not the annoying monsters we often believe them to be. Instead they are fascinating foundations of entire ecosystems, and essential to our lives. Sumner’s tale is thrilling, warm, and scholarly in equal measure, and brilliantly repairs the reputation of wasps—most beautiful and wonderful as they truly are.”
—Adam Rutherford, author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED

"A wasp admirer makes a delightful case for their importance.”
—Kirkus Reviews ⭐️ review

“[Sumner’s] passion for wasps and their global importance as both predators and pollinators is compelling…This interesting and entertaining work is sure to leave readers buzzing.”
—Booklist

04/18/2022

Book-a-Minute Mondays - 4.18.22

Time for another Book-a-Minute Monday!

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:
• SWITCHBOARD SOLDIERS by Jennifer Chiaverini, on sale July 19, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063080699&g=4400)
• ALL SIGNS POINT TO PARIS by Natasha Sizlo, on sale August 16, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0358653266&g=4400)
• THE PALLBEARERS CLUB by Paul Tremblay, on sale July 5, 2022 (https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063069911&g=4400)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLKHPEGOh2E

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 yo...