Library Journal

12/15/2024

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers makes her nonfiction debut, Sara Kehaulani Goo describes her family’s journey to keep their ancestral Hawaiian lands, and Brando Simeo Starkey writes a history of the Supreme Court’s role in sustaining white supremacy.

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers makes her nonfiction debut, Sara Kehaulani Goo describes her family’s journey to keep their ancestral Hawaiian lands, and Brando Simeo Starkey writes a history of the Supreme Court’s role in sustaining white supremacy.

12/15/2024

A central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the members of ABBA, and the outlaw Belle Starr are among the subjects of this month's key life stories.

A central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the members of ABBA, and the outlaw Belle Starr are among the subjects of this month's key life stories.

12/14/2024

Rival thieves, court intrigue, and monsters appear amid the romance in these anticipated romantasy reads.

Rival thieves, court intrigue, and monsters appear amid the romance in these anticipated romantasy reads.

12/14/2024

This month features a le***an vampire tale from bestselling V.E. Schwab, a historical portal fantasy from LJ Best Book author H.G. Parry, and two fairy-tale retellings.

This month features a le***an vampire tale from bestselling V.E. Schwab, a historical portal fantasy from LJ Best Book author H.G. Parry, and two fairy-tale retellings.

12/14/2024

New LGBTQIA+ fiction from Joanna Lowell, Mae Marvel, Chip Pons, and Jodie Slaughter to help celebrate Pride Month along with great beach reads from Josie Silver and Alicia Thompson.

New LGBTQIA+ fiction from Joanna Lowell, Mae Marvel, Chip Pons, and Jodie Slaughter to help celebrate Pride Month, along with great beach reads from Josie Silver and Alicia Thompson.

12/13/2024

Audio horror, fantasy, mystery, social sciences, and more. This winter’s audiobook stars offer auditory delights across a wide range of subjects and genres.

Audio horror, fantasy, mystery, social sciences, and more. This winter’s audiobook stars offer auditory delights across a wide range of subjects and genres.

12/13/2024

NYT chooses the best book covers of 2024, and CrimeReads selects the year’s best espionage fiction. The Bookseller analyzes over 900 titles named in the media’s best books lists this year and finds that Percival Everett’s JAMES features most prominently.

NYT chooses the best book covers of 2024, CrimeReads selects the year’s best espionage fiction, and CBC identifies the year’s best Canadian nonfiction. The Bookseller analyzes over 900 titles named in the media’s best books lists this year and finds that Percival Everett’s James features mos...

12/13/2024

Four iconic writers of Golden Age crime fiction—Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham—help DCI Lilian Wyles, the first woman detective chief inspector in the CID, solve a case.

Four iconic writers of Golden Age crime fiction—Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham—help DCI Lilian Wyles, the first woman detective chief inspector in the CID, solve a case.

12/12/2024

Parmy Olson’s SUPREMACY: AI, CHATGPT, AND THE RACE THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD is named Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year. Best lists arrive from NPR’s Maureen Corrigan, Time, Reactor, CBC, Seattle Times, BookRiot, and CrimeReads. https://hubs.la/Q02_w86R0

12/12/2024

Joseph Earl Thomas’s GOD BLESS YOU, OTIS SPUNKMEYER wins the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Plus, Tessa Hull’s FEEDING GHOSTS and Leela Corman’s VICTORY PARADE top Publishers Weekly’s 2024 Graphic Novel Critics Poll.

Joseph Earl Thomas’s God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer wins the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Poets & Writers shares its 20th annual look at debut poets. Tessa Hull’s Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir and Leela Corman’s Victory Parade top Publishers Weekly’s 2024 Graphic Novel Critics Po...

12/12/2024

Philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York on December 9 announces a new $5 million pool of grant funding available for public libraries nationwide.

Philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York on December 9 announced a new $5 million pool of grant funding available for public libraries nationwide. The new initiative—Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy—“will help public libraries deliver critical services that prom...

12/12/2024

O’Brien’s fiction debut is a highly intriguing vision of the near future examining the role of memory and forgetting: “Funes the Memorious” by Jorge Luis Borges meets Total Recall by Philip K. Dick, with a wry narration that balances the grim reality.

O’Brien’s fiction debut is a highly intriguing vision of the near future that examines the role of memory in a functional aspect, which also underscores the utility of forgetting: “Funes the Memorious” by Jorge Luis Borges meets Total Recall by Philip K. Dick, with a wry narration that balan...

12/11/2024

WHAT THE WIFE KNEW by Darby Kane is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

12/11/2024

Deck the shelves with novels set during Christmas and Hanukkah!

Deck the shelves with novels set during Christmas and Hanukkah!

12/10/2024

Poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. Lists arrive from CrimeReads, LA Times, and Slate. Actor Jeremy Renner is finishing a memoir about his snow-plow accident and recovery.

Poet Nikki Giovanni, a star of the Black Arts Movement, has died at the age of 81. Ariel Lawhon wins the Nero award for The Frozen River. Best-of-2024 lists arrive from CrimeReads, LA Times, and Slate, while The Atlantic’s “Books Briefing” writes in defense of best-of-the-year lists. The Booke...

12/10/2024

Darby Kane's WHAT THE WIFE KNEW leads holds. Best of 2024 lists arrive from People, Time, ElectricLit, and Vox. USA Today covers librarians’ efforts to stand up for freedom to read, while librarian Amanda Jones files a new defamation suit.

What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane leads holds this week. January’s Indie Next Preview is out, featuring #1 pick Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. Best of 2024 lists arrive from People, Time, ElectricLit, and Vox. USA Today covers librarians’ efforts to stand up for freedom to read in...

12/08/2024

Taylor Jenkins Reid returns with a 1980s set love story amid NASA's Space Shuttle program while YA author Renée Ahdieh makes her adult debut with a novel about young lawyer Jia Song and the wealthy Park family.

Taylor Jenkins Reid returns with a 1980s set love story amid NASA's Space Shuttle program while YA author Renée Ahdieh makes her adult debut with a novel about young lawyer Jia Song and the wealthy Park family.

12/08/2024

All the May 2025 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

All the May 2025 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.