Library Journal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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#LJStarredReview says Hearts Strange and Dreadful by @TimMcGregor1 is "an excellent example of historical horror...[ with] rich and compelling characters and strong, ominous sense of place." https://t.co/NHHEYPiWZK #FictionFriday https://t.co/MMhmROMHaA

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LJ Starred Review: in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin "creates beautifully flawed characters often caught between the real and gaming worlds, which are cleverly juxtaposed." #FictionFriday https://t.co/w0Wv9piJHK https://t.co/WegQenBUXA

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New LJ #StarredReview for Charles J. Shields’s biography LORRAINE HANSBERRY: THE LIFE BEHIND “A RAISIN IN THE SUN” http://ow.ly/LoPs50Hkxoc https://t.co/M7owPH5nJ3

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LJ Starred Review: The stories in Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski "are immensely relatable and often told with the mix of empathy, outrage, humor, and steady resolve." #animalrescue https://t.co/xiQeZHjFiC https://t.co/PPTv8xq23d

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PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson leads holds this week. Plus, People’s book of the week is BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton. Also getting buzz are WHAT HAPPENED TO RUTHY RAMIREZ by Claire Jimenez and IN MEMORIAM by Alice Winn. https://t.co/qb2QLmk7W6 @JennyeJackson https://t.co/CGn1bOIVhF

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Jamil Jan Kochai wins the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize for The Haunting of Hajji Hotak And Other Stories. Plus, there is adaptation news for Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. https://t.co/pB2MoI0H3B @BonnieGarmus @JamilJanKochai https://t.co/f2fuZQNpas

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Check out @AlishaRai’s latest #LJStarredReview for PARTNERS IN CRIME, a delightful romance that has "immediate, sizzling chemistry and fun banter, plus a plot is full of intriguing twists and turns. Readers won’t be able to put this one down." https://t.co/BUr2ygC0DH https://t.co/M1zVRRuCZ9

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Emily Henry's Book Lovers tops library holds lists this week, plus more from #LJBookPulse http://ow.ly/8H1G50IX95h

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Survive the Night by Riley Sager is the top holds title of the week. @LibraryReads99 and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting for this buzziest book. https://t.co/N0Ajml9zrI https://t.co/jkgA1nrCsP

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Dolly Parton and James Patterson’s RUN, ROSE, RUN leads library holds lists this week, an Audie Award for Andy Weir’s PROJECT HAIL MARY, and more news in today’s Book Pulse http://ow.ly/1Oi750IbS0v