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I fell in love with reading at a very young age thanks to my mom taking us to our local library. Many happy memories were made visiting the wonderfully air conditioned space with my siblings on hot Florida days. We would hunt through the stacks for our favorites: I was always looking for the next installment of Encyclopedia Brown, the latest The Baby-Sitters Club release, and (if I was feeling brave that day) a copy of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Looking back now, I see how influential these family trips to check out books were in shaping me into the avid reader I am today.

The books that shaped me: Brigid edition

If you’re reading your email on the Friday of a holiday weekend here in the U.S., we know we’ve got to make it worth it for you. Today’s line-up is aces. Last year, following Pride, I pulled together a piece that covered all of the targeted anti-LGBTQ+ attacks on schools, libraries, and bookstores over the course of the month. It’s time to do that again, and like last year, I’m asking for your help…

The Most Popular Book Genres Right Now

Happy Sunday, kidlit friends! Have you heard of Regal Cinemas $1 movies? We took my daughter to the theater for the first time today, and it cost under $20 for all three of us, plus snacks. There are limited times and movie selections, though. Today I’m reviewing all middle grade...

Middle Grade Novels for Disability Pride Month and More Great Kids’ Books!

Los Angeles Times

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, July 1, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

The week's bestselling books, July 1

READ Bunting – Colourful Felt Garland by Forged in Fables. Every summer, I’m always sending my nieces and nephews boxes of books for summer reading. I LOVE these little banners. Perfect for my favorite kiddos. $16. New Releases. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an...

New Month, New Nonfiction Books!

Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. You’re expecting this to be a story about the latest TikTok romantasy hit, aren’t you? The clock app may be hogging headlines with stories about dragon riders who do it, but it’s Freida McFadden’s thrillers that are dominating bestseller lists. McFadden, a physician who writes under a pseudonym to protect her relationship with her patients, self-published for a decade before signing a deal with Sourcebooks’s Poisoned Pen Press. Her 23 (!) books have sold more than 6 million copies, making her the fastest-selling thriller writer in the U.S., outpacing heavy hitters James Patterson, David Baldacci, and John Grisham, who all show up beneath her on current sales charts. The New York Times‘s Alexandra Alter details McFadden’s rise in a new profile, which also hints at fascinating tidbits about Sourcebooks’s strategy. Now, my kingdom for a piece about the enduring appeal of the self-pub-to-traditional-deal pipeline.

The Thriller Writer Outselling James Patterson and John Grisham

Are you looking for a new book to incite thrilling conversations with your book club? Look no further! We’ve got six books this month that are sure to spark lively discussions, entertain and teach you something new. Each month, BookTrib helps book clubs pick their next read by sending...

6 Perfect Summer Reads For Your Next Book Club Meeting

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Horoscope for Sunday, July 7th

The cover of Julie Myerson’s newest release seems to luxuriate in its contradictions. The title Nonfiction, rendered in a jumbo font, dominates the top margin while the only slightly smaller A Novel anchors the bottom. The book, first published in the UK in 2022 and released to American audiences in January of this year by Tin House, is shelved with fiction as per the publisher’s Library of Congress Cataloging data, and indeed the front matter includes a short statement that attests to the work’s fictionality. And yet that title demands speculation—as does the way the novel’s circumstances so closely mimic territory Myerson covered in her 2009 memoir The Lost Child. That book documented the author’s experience parenting her son as he suffered from drug addiction; this one follows a fictional mother as she parents an addict daughter. Writers like Jo Ann Beard, Amy Hempel, and Sheila Heti have long challenged the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction with their work. It is, after all, a brave new nonbinary world, and narrative has as much to gain from spectrums as the rest of us. It’s also fair to say that there’s nothing more tantalizing to readers than a whiff of truth.

A Review of Julie Myerson’s Nonfiction: A Novel

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

There are certain zodiac signs that most people are careful with because of their fiery and low tolerance levels. You can hardly mess with individuals with such signs without getting a backlash. Whether they are in work environments or family settings, they do not hesitate to set boundaries and protect them.

5 Zodiac Signs You Don't Mess With

The work of an early 20th-century photographer who set out on a 30-year mission to document Native American tribes was almost forgotten about entirely until his work was rediscovered years later. Born in 1868, Edward S. Curtis rose from humble beginnings in Whitewater, Wisconsin to become one of the most...

This Photographer Documented Native American Tribes Before They ‘Vanished’

Hello, mystery fans! Welcome to another edition of the Unusual Suspects newsletter! While I am not the biggest fan of rehashing old properties—*points at all the incredible new writers waiting for a shot*—I did grow up a huge fan of the everything-goes-boom action comedy films and a big Eddie Murphy fan, so I am absolutely going to watch Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F this weekend.

12 Thrillers to Read This Summer

"The Women," a historical fiction book about military nurses during the Vietnam War, is the bestselling book of 2024 authored by Kristin Hannah, a seasoned New York Times bestselling novelist and Forbes 50 Over 50 award honoree. Bill Gates praised "The Women" as a "beautifully written tribute" to forgotten veterans and included the book on his summer reading list.

Kristin Hannah's Book 'The Women' Tops 2024 Bestseller List, Recommended by Bill Gates

Joe Woodland sat on a beach in Florida more than 70 years ago and ran his fingers through the sand. The lines reminded him of the dots and dashes used for Morse code, and he soon discovered that inspiration and insight don’t always come in a laboratory. Woodland’s doodles...

Six Must-Read Books for Your Summer Reading List

The Week

The mudlarker picks works by Derek Jarman, Tracey Williams and more

Lara Maiklem recommends five books about searching for treasure

At this point, if you’ve been paying attention, you probably know I’m a sucker for all things Sailor Moon, and I have a deep love for magical girls. So this book really spoke to me right away, and it did not disappoint!. A Magical Girl Retires by Park...

It’s Never Too Late to Be a Magical Girl!

Minnesota State

The State Services for the Blind website has some updates. The Radio Talking Book Radio News is posted online each month, with links to the audio promotions for each book. Find the updated pages here: Radio Talking Book. Staff welcomes any feedback or suggestions, and comments about current books listeners...

Radio Talking Book – July 2024

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of amazing books related to the week’s new releases!. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Make this...

All the Backlist! July 5, 2024

WEKU

Catherine Newman's novel Sandwich centers on a woman vacationing with her young adult children and her elderly parents. Julie Satow’s When Women Ran Fifth Avenue profiles three NYC department stores.

2 books offer just the right summer mix of humor and nostalgia

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  Sun, sand and a great book – that's the perfect formula for a relaxing beach vacation. Since we're firmly in the grasp of summer 2024, it's about time to choose your next great read. We've got a selection of some of the most gripping, moving and entertaining books our readers have loved this year. Whether you love reading on an e-reader like a Kindle or you prefer real...

Our readers' favorite books of 2024 so far

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10 Of The Best New Children’s Books Out July 2024

While I usually think of the summer months as a time to get outside and play, as it was during my childhood, the scorching temperatures caused...

10 Of The Best New Children’s Books Out July 2024

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