For Your Consideration: June 2024 LibraryReads Titles

Download, read, and vote for your favorite June titles for the June 2024 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE MAY 1ST! RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND BY ALEXANDRA ROWLAND | 9781250802538 | 6/11/24 REQUEST ON EDELWEISS AND NETGALLEY “Rowland’s latest standalone journey into her Chantiverse is a delightful romp. Fans of Our Flag Means Death are going Know More » […]

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Genre Friday: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (6/9/23)

Today we’re adventuring and casting spells with six sci-fi/fantasy novels–featuring a man who learns he’s inheriting a supervillain business, a pair of young women who discover they have special powers, a witch who is asked to come out of hiding and save a mysterious town, a tech employee who’s being hunted down by AI, a Know More » […]

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YA Spotlight (4/17/23)

A raw and intimate look at a teenager dealing with Dissociative Identity Disorder and the highly anticipated final installment in the Unstoppable trilogy make up this YA Spotlight! PIECES OF ME BY KATE MCLAUGHLIN “An endearing budding romance and supportive characters round out this respectful and well-researched exploration of one teenager’s experience living with dissociative Know More » […]

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3 Stars for SOME DESPERATE GLORY

Emily Tesh is securing her spot among SFF author giants with her latest LGBTQ+ space opera, SOME DESPERATE GLORY, which has received THREE starred reviews! “Tesh’s sweeping epic wrestles with the nature of hatred, vengeance, and radicalization. The political theme of breaking away from fascist ideology pairs beautifully with smart sci-fi worldbuilding—which encompasses shadow engine Know More » […]

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AFRICA RISEN Story Featured on LeVar Burton Reads Podcast

Fan favorite podcast LeVar Burton Reads has featured a special reading of “The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library,” and we can’t get enough! LeVar Burton invites listeners to take a break from their daily lives and dive into great stories, featuring the best of the best authors, which now include AFRICA RISEN‘s very own Tobi Know More » […]

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LJ Best of 2022

A hearty congratulations to Library Journal‘s Best Books of 2022! Best Crime Fiction A WORLD OF CURIOSITIES by Louise PennyLAVENDER HOUSE by Lev A.C. RosenLAST CALL AT THE NIGHTINGALE by Katharine Schellman Best Horror MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-MartinWHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. KingfisherWHITE HORSE by Erika T. Wurth Best Literary Fiction IF AN EGYPTIAN Know More » […]

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YA Spotlight (12/6/22)

It’s Pub Day and we are celebrating the second book in the Down World series, which takes us to all the trials and tribulations of senior year of high school, but with a mysterious teacher that needs help setting his existence right, again. YESTERWORLD BY REBECCA PHELPS It’s been eighteen months since Marina O’Connell first Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (12/5/22)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: MADDALENA AND THE DARK by Julia Fine9781250867872 | 6/13/23 For fans of THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE and MEXICAN GOTHIC, a novel set in 18th-century Venice at a prestigious music school, about two girls Know More » […]

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ALMA Buzz Recap (11/30/22)

Thank you to everyone who tuned in to ALMA’s title presentation today! If you missed it, check out the handy recording, and below are all the debuts we buzzed about: IF WE’RE BEING HONEST by Cat Shook | April 18, 2023 | 9781250847546HOUSE OF COTTON by Monica Brashears | April 4, 2023 | 9781250851918WEYWARD by Know More » […]

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Booklist 2022 Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror Spotlight

Booklist knows the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror books you’ll want on your shelves this year! TOP 10 SF/FANTASY & HORROR NETTLE & BONE by T. Kingfisher THE ESSENTIALS: SF/FANTASY & HORROR CLI-FI GOLIATH by Tochi OnyebuchiA HALF-BUILT GARDEN by Ruthanna Emrys TOP 10 SF/FANTASY & HORROR DEBUTS 40 by Alan HeathcockTHE BOOK EATERS by Sunyi DeanMANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-MartinA MARVELLOUS Know More » […]

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