Library Love Fest

Meet the Unforgettable Stella Fortuna!

Hello, librarians!

Today, we have a very special novel to discuss: The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames.

Juliet, who is also the associate publisher for Soho Press, has written a stunning debut novel about Stella, an extraordinary young woman coming of age as she immigrates from Calabria, Italy to the United States, while also tracing Stella's fractured relationship with her sister Tina. 

In addition to the author and librarian love on the above ecard, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna has garnered even MORE author praise:

"Juliet Grames has written a magnificent debut, creating a deeply felt, richly imagined world based upon her family history. The dark beauty of Calabria and the promise of America sets the stage for Stella's volatile life, which will be a fight to the finish as she survives a brutal patriarchy while navigating complex family ties and expectations. Moody, original and profound. Brava!"
—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Tony's Wife

"Reading The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna is like listening to the rollicking stories of your Italian grandmother— full of memorable characters and speckled with fascinating bits of history. This is a fantastic and timely family story."
—Jessica Shattuck, bestselling author of The Women in the Castle
 
"I so enjoyed The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. Juliet Grames has delved into the family secrets of an Italian American family and the ways in which those secrets, as well as slights and injustices, can both cross oceans and trickle down through the generations. This quintessential American immigrant story feels important right now, and I highly recommend it."
—Lisa See, author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Intrigued? Want to know more about Stella? We have you covered! Keep reading to discover what makes this novel so special!

Learn More About Stella Fortuna!

In the video below, author Juliet discusses The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna and her rich but complicated family history that inspired it. 

Juliet also recorded an interview for the Public Library Association's podcast, which delves further into Juliet's fascinating personal backstory and how the story of her own grandmother inspired the novel. Click below to listen!

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna details the immigrant experience, especially the female immigrant experience, with incredible honesty and poise. Our friend Kim Racon with HarperAcademic put together the below teaser that narrates Stella's first time seeing the Statue of Liberty. Check it out!

Cooking with Stella Fortuna

Next Friday, February 15th, at 10:30AM EST, join us on the Library Love Fest Facebook page for a special Stella edition of Facebook Live. We'll be cooking recipes from "The Seven or Eight Recipes of Stella Fortuna," a collection of recipes Juliet put together inspired by the The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. 

You can get a digital copy of the recipe book here.

We can't wait to hear what you think about The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. Please be sure to download the egalley on Edelweiss or NetGalley or request the physical galley by clicking one of the options below.

Remember to submit your votes for LibraryReads by April 1st!

Enjoy!

February Facebook Live Book List

If you missed our Facebook Live video today, you can find the archived video on Facebook and Youtube.

Here's a list of titles we chatted about:

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

• Be sure check out all of the amazing Stella content we mentioned—including the lovely recipes we cooked—here.
  
• Request an egalley on NetGalley or Edelweiss.

Heirloom Kitchen by Anna Francese Gass

• Listen to the conversation with Anna and her editor on our podcast here.

Vegetables Unleashed by José Andrés & Matt Goulding

The Huckle & Goose Cookbook by Anca Toderic & Christine Lucaciu

• Read more about this book on their website here.

The Book of Pride by Mason Funk

• Learn more about additional interviews here.
• Request an egalley on NetGalley or Edelweiss.

The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning

• Request an egalley on NetGalley or Edelweiss.

Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman

• Request an egalley on NetGalley or Edelweiss.

Remembering Anthony Bourdain by CNN

The Perfect Fraud by Ellen LaCorte

• Request an egalley on NetGalley or Edelweiss.

Bone Appetit by Debora Robertson

After Life by Alice Marie Johnson

• Find the interview of Alice and Kim Kardashian here.

Artisan Sourdough by Casper Andre Lugg & Martin Ivar Hveem Fjeld

How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew

• Request an egalley on NetGalley or Edelweiss.

 

Finished Books Available Now:

Secrets of Great Second Meals by Sara Dickerman

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

We Fed an Island by José Andrés with Richard Wolffe

Sunburn by Laura Lippman

See you next month!

-Lainey

Lots of love for Sonali Dev's PRIDE, PREJUDICE, AND OTHER FLAVORS!

In Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, Sonali Dev introduces the Rajes—an immigrant Indian family descended from royalty, who have painstakingly built their lives in San Francisco. 

A story that is at once a compelling, heartwarming romance between two strangers from completely different worlds and a poignant exploration of cultural assimilation, identity, and the meaning of the word home.

There is a lot of spice in this modern twist on an old classic, and that's not even including all of the mouthwatering food DJ whips up!

Everyone is excited for this first in a two-book series. Check out some of the buzz:

Library Journal Prepub Alert: “Born into a distinguished Indian immigrant family, Dr. Trisha Raje seems too uppity to modestly raised DJ Caine, now a star chef. But as San Francisco’s top neurosurgeon, she alone can save his sister’s life. Here, preconceptions get ditched, even as the good doctor defies her family. From an ALA Reading List Council’s romance winner, expanding into women’s fiction.”

Included in Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Romances of Spring 2019: “Dev opens a series about an immigrant Indian family in San Francisco with this romance between a neurosurgeon and a pastry chef, exploring cultural assimilation, identity, and the idea of home.”

Bookpage included in Most Anticipated Romances of 2019: “I will admit to some Austen-update fatigue. Does the world really need yet another retelling of Pride and Prejudice? However, my fatigue instantly dissipated when I saw Dev’s name. If anyone can deliver a fresh take on the classic story, it’s her.”

Check out Sonali's book web series "Lit With Love" here!

Download an egalley on Edelweiss or NetGalley now!

-Lainey

Karin Slaughter's PIECES OF HER is coming to Netflix!

We are very excited to announce that Karin Slaughter's latest novel, Pieces of Her, will be adapted into an eight episode limited series on Netflix!

In Pieces of Her, we meet Andrea Oliver. Andrea knows everything about her mother, Laura. She knows she’s never kept a secret in her life. Because we all know our mothers, don’t we?

But all that changes when a trip to the mall explodes into violence and Andrea suddenly sees a completely different side to Laura. For nearly thirty years she’s been hiding from her previous identity, lying low in the hope that no one would ever find her. But now she’s been exposed, and nothing will ever be the same again.

The first two episodes of the show will be directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, of Homeland. Charlotte Stoudt (Homeland, House of Cards) will be the writer/showrunner/executive producer, along with Executive Producer Bruna Papandrea (Gone Girl, Big Little Lies, and Wild) of Made Up Stories, a development, production and finance company committed to creating content with compelling female figures squarely at the center and enabling female directors, writers, actors, and fellow producers to tell the stories they want to tell.

Find out more about the big news on the press release from Netflix here and read Cosmopolitan's announcement here.

We also have a Spanish version of this title! Check out ¿Sabes quién es?, available now!

Congrats, Karin!

LLF Guest Post: Etaf Rum, Author of A WOMAN IS NO MAN

In Etaf Rum's powerful debut novel, A Woman Is No Man, three generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn are torn between individual desire and the strict mores of Arab culture—a heart-wrenching story of love, intrigue, courage, and betrayal that will resonate with women from all backgrounds, giving voice to the silenced and agency to the oppressed.

Today, we welcome a guest post from author, Etaf Rum.

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I never visited the library when I was growing up. I lived in Brooklyn, New York, less than a mile away from the Brooklyn Public Library, yet my parents, Palestinian immigrants, never took me. I don’t know the precise reason why, but looking back I suspect the library was not the ideal place to take two handfuls of noisy children—I am the eldest of nine. Besides this, my parents did not inhibit my love for reading, and I routinely purchased books from my school catalog, grocery stores, even yard sales.

When I was seven years old, I read Ronald Dahl’s Matilda for the first time. After that, whenever I felt most alone—most desperate to understand myself and the world around me—I always wished I could slip out our front door undetected and wander off to the library as Matilda had, bringing a bundle of new books home with me.

By the time I finally did visit the library, I was a sophomore in high school, and it was for a school project. I remember walking the short blocks to the Brooklyn Library alongside my mother and younger siblings, beaming with the anticipation of what I would find inside this magical place. As soon as we entered the mossy green building, I left my family, wandering around the shelves and scanning the spines of books, in awe and wonder. The library was the dreamiest place I’d ever seen.

It has been a little over a decade since, and now I visit the library daily with my own two children—Reyann, who’s nine, and Isah, who’s six. I’ve raised them in our hometown library, Braswell Memorial Library. The librarians at Braswell Memorial have watched my children grow up, recommending reads along the way. Under their wise tutelage we’ve read everything from Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter to Her Right Foot and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

One day a librarian once asked me why I brought my children to the library so often. I wasn’t certain of the answer at the time. Perhaps I was trying to compensate for all the time I’d lost growing up—all the days I’d wished to wander off to the library in search of answers and couldn’t. Or perhaps it was because I knew that books would teach my children things I could not. Or perhaps I wanted to provide them with a sense of connection and belonging when they felt most alone.

This sense of seeking connection and understanding through stories is a theme I explore in A Woman Is No Man. Like me, my characters grew up in an insular community and felt quite isolated. In my novel books become their companions—granting them a bridge to the outside world and ultimately giving them strength. This is why I spend most days in the library with my children, surrounded by books: I want to teach them that the library is a gathering place of stories, and it is through these stories that we come to understand ourselves and the world.

***

Thank you, Etaf! Be sure to download an egalley of A Woman Is No Man now!

Couldn’t Come to the HarperCollins Book Buzz at ALAMW? Here’s the Handout!

We just wrapped up the HarperCollins Book Buzz at ALA Midwinter in Seattle!

For a printable copy of the handout, with details on all of the titles we buzzed about, click here!

-Chris

José Andrés Is Setting Up An Emergency Kitchen To Feed People Affected By The Shutdown

José Andrés, the Michelin-starred, James Beard-winning chef and author of We Fed an Island and the upcoming Vegetables Unleashed, made headlines in 2017 when he and a group of chefs fed hundreds of thousands of desperate people in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Now, he is also setting up an emergency kitchen to feed the thousands of people affected by the government shutdown.

Head on over to the DCist to read the full story, which details José's plan to open a kitchen to serve hot dishes and give out to-go meals through his non-profit, World Central Kitchen. 

-Chris

 

Guide to HarperCollins Library Hardcover Editions for 2019!

Dear librarians, please check out the below list for details on all HarperCollins library hardcover editions releasing in 2019! Have questions? Email us at librarylovefest@harpercollins.com.

WINTER 2019  

JANUARY

Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson William Morrow 9780062846136 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Gown by Jennifer Robson William Morrow 9780062884275 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Wrong Highlander by Lynsay Sands Avon 9780062890672 $26.99 Edelweiss link

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne William Morrow 9780062884282 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Governess Gone Rogue by Laura Lee Guhrke Avon 9780062890689 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Playing for Keeps by Jill Shalvis Avon 9780062741851 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armetrout Avon 9780062890696 $26.99 Edelweiss link

FEBRUARY

American Duchess by Karen Harper William Morrow 9780062884299 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Scoundrel in Her Bed by Lorraine Heath Avon 9780062890719 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Huntress by Kate Quinn William Morrow 9780062884343 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas Avon 9780062890702 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Don't Wake Up by Liz Lawler Harper Paperbacks 9780062886224 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Sylvia Plath Harper 9780062940858 $15.99 Edelweiss link

The Curiosities by Susan Gloss William Morrow 9780062933768 $26.99 Edelweiss link

MARCH

To Wed an Heiress by Karen Ranney Avon 9780062890726 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Night Visitors by Carol Goodman William Morrow 9780062884367 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Tiny Americans by Devin Murphy Harper Perennial 9780062886248 $26.99 Edelweiss link

In Another Time by Jillian Cantor Harper Perennial 9780062886231 $26.99 Edelweiss link

APRIL

Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson William Morrow 9780062884336 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Trouble With Vampires by Lynsay Sands Avon 9780062855206 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout William Morrow 9780062884305 $26.99 Edelweiss link

SUMMER 2019 

MAY

To Tame a Wild Cowboy by Lori Wilde Avon 9780062912961 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White Harper Paperbacks 9780062886262 $26.99 Edelweiss link

You, Me, and the Sea by Meg Donohue William Morrow 9780062913562 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning  William Morrow 9780062938657 $26.99 Edelweiss link

It's Hot in the Hamptons by Holly Peterson William Morrow 9780062913586 $26.99 Edelweiss link

JUNE

Say No to the Duke by Eloisa James Avon 9780062912954 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr Harper Paperbacks 9780062913807 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Friend by Joakim Zander Harper Paperbacks 9780062914996 $26.99 Edelweiss link

How to Read the Constitution--and Why by Kimberly Wehle Harper Paperbacks 9780062914361 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan William Morrow 9780062913555 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis William Morrow 9780062741912 $26.99 Edelweiss link

JULY

One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell Avon 9780062913074 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Wicked Bite by Jeaniene Frost Avon 9780062913081 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean Avon 9780062912978 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin William Morrow 9780062884350 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb William Morrow 9780062913548 $26.99 Edelweiss link

AUGUST

After Sundown by Linda Howard and Linda Jones Avon 9780062842633 $26.99 Edelweiss link

Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews Avon 9780062952585 $26.99 

The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare Avon 9780062952561 $26.99 

I Spy by Claire Kendal Harper Paperbacks 9780062914507 $26.99 Edelweiss link

The Man in the White Linen Suit by David Handler William Morrow 9780062930019 $26.99 Edelweiss link

 

January Facebook Live List

Watch on  : https://youtu.be/QoiVsojTSRY

 

The ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle is almost here! On today's Facebook Live (January 18th, 2019), we discussed our amazing author line-up for the conference, as well as some can't-miss upcoming books we're particularly gaga over. If you couldn't join us, you can still watch the archived video above via Facebook, or on Youtube. Enjoy!

Title list:

Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson

The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

The Viscount Can Wait by Marie Tremayne

Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani

The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin

No Exit by Taylor Adams

Beneath the Tamarind Tree by Isha Sesay

Mercy River by Glen Erik Hamilton

The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

The Huntress by Kate Quinn

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

The Marriage Clock by Zara Raheem

Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne  

• Be sure to listen to the conversation between Sally and her editor on our podcast here.

Learning to See by Elise Hooper

The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz

What Matters Most by Chanel Reynolds

Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Sylvia Plath

• Be sure to listen to Harper Academic's Kim Racon and Rachel Baumann, Head of Public Services at Indiana University Bloomington, as they discuss Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom. Listen here.

The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine

Thanks for joining us!

-Chris

The February LibraryReads List is Here!

   
 

 

 

 

 

You voted, they counted, and the winners have been announced. We are excited to share that The Huntress by Kate Quinn and The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin have been selected for the February LibraryReads list! A huge congratulations to all the titles on the list! See the full list here.

The Huntress by Kate Quinn: From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, The Alice Network, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America. Click here to request the egalley on Edelweiss.

The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin: The New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl explores the lives of four siblings in this ambitious and absorbing novel in the vein of Commonwealth and The Interestings. Click here to request the egalley on Edelweiss.

Thanks to all who participated and submitted votes for the February LibraryReads list! Be sure to submit your votes for the March LibraryReads list by February 1st. You can see our recommendations here. Click here to learn more about LibraryReads.

-Chris

Jason Rezaian, Author of PRISONER, to Guest on LIVE from the NYPL

In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for America. The charges were absurd. Rezaian’s reporting was a mix of human interest stories and political analysis. He had even served as a guide for Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown. Initially, Rezaian thought the whole thing was a terrible misunderstanding, but soon realized that it was much more dire as it became an eighteen-month prison stint with impossibly high diplomatic stakes. 

In Prisoner, Rezaian writes of his exhausting interrogations and farcical trial. He also reflects on his idyllic childhood in Northern California and his bond with his Iranian father, a rug merchant; how his teacher Christopher Hitchens inspired him to pursue journalism; and his life-changing decision to move to Tehran, where his career took off and he met his wife. Written with wit, humor, and grace, Prisoner brings to life a fascinating, maddening culture in all its complexity.

Jason will be in conversation with New Yorker Editor-in-Chief David Remnick on Tuesday, January 22 at 7:30 PM EST at the main branch of the New York Public Library for the LIVE from the NYPL series. Find out more and buy tickets here.

Can't make it? No worries, you can follow along with the hashtag #LIVEfromtheNYPL on Twitter and Instagram.

Be sure to download an egalley of Prisoner now!

-Lainey

The #LIBFAVES18 List is Here!

Happy New Year, everyone! This past December, librarians took to Twitter to vote for their favorite books of the year using the hashtag #libfaves18. We are thrilled to share the top HarperCollins books selected by librarians for 2018!

To begin, we had three books in the top 10:

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara: A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case.

 

The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn: For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French, a twisty, powerful, Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, and Gary Oldman, in theaters October 4th!

 

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo: Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing, National Book Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth.

 

 

Other titles that received hefty doses of librarian love include: 

November Road by Lou Berney

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

Varina by Charles Frazier

Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy

Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean

The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

French Exit by Patrick deWitt

Melmoth by Sarah Perry

The Secrets Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

Congratulations to all of the authors on the list and thanks to all who participated. To see the full list, head on over to EarlyWord.com.

-Chris

Amazing Praise for Lou Berney's NOVEMBER ROAD!

We are so excited to share an amazing new quote from author Stephen King, praising Lou Berney's November Road: “When people say they want to read a really good novel, the kind you just can't put down, this is the kind of book they mean. Exceptional.”

Wow! Check out some additional praise for November Road:

“November Road is a remarkable and unforgettable reading experience. Lou Berney’s artistry as a writer hits you in the heart and tugs hard at your soul. This tense and riveting thriller unfolds in the shadow of the assassination of JFK and is a deeply moving love story about people caught in moral dilemmas for which there are no easy answers and who together find hope against all odds. It will stay with you long after you read the final page. You will recommend it to friends. You will read it again. Berney is a writer to be read and admired. This is a staggeringly brilliant book and a flat-out terrific read.”
—Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Force

“From its first frenetic pages to its wrenching final ones, Lou Berney takes us on the ride of a lifetime as two people collide, dangerously, with history in 1963 America. It’s a crime story, a love story, a deeply American story. With November Road, Berney proves beyond doubt that he’s one of the most talented crime novelists working today.”
—Megan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of You Will Know Me

Everyone on the LLF team has major love for November Road, and we can't wait for you to check it out. Get your copy here!

—Lainey

2019 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Announced

Today, the Texas Library Association announced the 2019 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List. We are proud to announce that two HarperCollins adult titles made the list!

                  

 Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston       The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty

The purpose of the Texas Topaz Reading List is to provide children and adults with recommended nonfiction titles that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning. Because this list covers a wide array of topics, it makes a wonderful resource for librarians to use while considering purchasing titles for their own local collection development.

In order to make the list, the book must have a copyright date within the last three years prior to the release of the list and have a favorable review in a scholarly journal or magazine for grades Pre-K through 12, or adults.

Both of these titles made the list with a unanimous vote by the committee!


Additionally, three HarperCollins Children's books also made the list:

Chasing Space (Young Reader’s Edition) by Leland Melvin

*Shaking Things Up by Susan Hood

*The United States v. Jackie Robinson by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

(*) denotes a unanimous vote by the committee.

Find out more about the Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List and see the rest of the titles selected here.

-Lainey

HarperCollins is Heading to Seattle for ALA Midwinter 2019!

Dearest librarians, who's excited? ALA Midwinter 2019 is almost here! We're thrilled to have a wonderful line-up of authors and events, not to mention our world-famous Adult Book Buzz, where exciting upcoming titles, snacks, and sound machines come hand-in-hand(-in hand). Use our schedule below to mark your calendars so you don't miss a thing!

ALA Midwinter 2019 

Saturday, January 26, 2019

   

8:30-10:00am
HarperCollins Adult Book Buzz
Sheraton Grand Seattle / Metropolitan A Ballroom
1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
(A 2-minute walk from the convention center!)

We just wrapped up the HarperCollins Book Buzz at ALA Midwinter in Seattle!

 

For a printable copy of the handout, with details on all of the titles we buzzed about, click here!

Refreshments will be served and seating is limited, so RSVP to librarylovefest@harpercollins.com today!

Don't forget to come to our booth #1101 and meet our authors!

10:00-11:00am
Chanel Reynolds / What Matters Most
Booth signing

10:30-11:00am
BONUS BOOK BUZZ!
HarperCollins Publishers with Sterling, Norton, and Workman
Book Buzz Theater
Exhibit Hall: Aisle 2400

11:00am-12:00pm
Julia Quinn / The Other Miss Bridgerton
Marie Tremayne / The Viscount Can Wait
Booth signing

1:00-2:00pm
Juliet Grames / The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Booth signing

2:00-3:00pm
Glen Erik Hamilton / Mercy River
Booth signing

3:00-4:00pm
LibraryReads Debut Authors Panel
Juliet Grames / The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Washington State Convention Center, Room 3A

Sunday, January 27

11:00am-12:00pm
Taylor Adams / No Exit
Booth signing

12:00-1:00pm
Tara Conklin / The Last Romantics 
Booth signing

1:00-2:00pm
Susan Wiggs / The Oysterville Sewing Circle
Booth signing

2:00-3:00pm
Kate Quinn / The Huntress
Booth signing

2:00-4:00pm
UFL Author Gala Tea*
Juliet Grames / The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Grand Hyatt Seattle, Leonesa Ballroom

*HarperCollins is a proud sponsor of UNITED FOR LIBRARIES (UFL)
www.ala.org/united
Call 1-800-545-2433 ext 2161 for tickets.

3:00-4:00pm
Isha Sesay / Beneath the Tamarind Tree 
Booth signing

4:00-5:00pm
Elise Hooper / Learning to See 
Booth signing

Monday, January 28

8:00-9:00am
LibraryReads Breakfast Panel
Tara Conklin / The Last Romantics
Sheraton Grand Seattle / Cirrus Ballroom
1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
(A 2-minute walk from the convention center!)

SEATING IS LIMITED, so please RSVP
by January 7th, 2019.
http://bit.ly/LRMidwinterBreakfast2019

10:30-11:00am
BONUS BOOK BUZZ!
HarperCollins Publishers and Harlequin
Book Buzz Theater
Exhibit Hall: Aisle 2400

2:00-3:00pm
CLOSING SESSION
Isha Sessay / Beneath the Tamarind Tree
In conversation with Booklist's Donna Seaman
Washington State Convention Center, Ballroom 6, A-B

 

Click here for a printable version of our full conference schedule!

An Interview with Etaf Rum, Author of A WOMAN IS NO MAN

"Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence will save us. Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of—dangerous, the ultimate shame.”

In Etaf Rum's debut novel, A Woman Is No Man, three generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn are torn between individual desire and the strict mores of Arab culture. Set in an America at once foreign to many and staggeringly close at hand, A Woman Is No Man is an intimate glimpse into a controlling and closed cultural world, and a universal tale about family and the ways silence and shame can destroy those we have sworn to protect. It is a heart-wrenching story of love, intrigue, courage, and betrayal that will resonate with women from all backgrounds, giving voice to the silenced and agency to the oppressed.

In this week's podcast episode, Etaf discusses her upcoming book, writing about a closed community and the potential pushback she may receive, and what she wants readers to take away from the book. Check out some of the amazing reviews of A Woman Is No Man and be sure to listen to the episode below!

“First-time novelist Rum’s setting...is rare: a Brooklyn Palestinian enclave in which reputation matters above all else….The daughter of Brooklyn Palestinian immigrants, Rum was often told ‘a woman is no man.’ Overcoming her fear of community reprisal, she alchemizes that limiting warning into a celebration of ‘the strength and power of our women.’”
—Booklist

“Etaf Rum’s A Woman is No Man is a shattering, revelatory tale of immigration, womanhood, and the cyclical impact of violence and oppression. An unflinchingly written story of both loss and hope, strewn with enthralling, vibrant characters, Rum has accomplished the extraordinary: a tale that bridges the domestic and global, memory and future, the old world and the new. A spectacular debut.”
—Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses

A Woman Is No Man will be available on March 5, 2019. You can download an egalley on Edelweiss now.

-Lainey

LLF Staff Suggestions for the February LibraryReads List (and Beyond!)

Hello, librarian friends!

'Tis the holiday season and we're thrilled to bring you good book-tidings and cheer, alongside a hefty dose of flannel. If you're looking for new reads to warm you up as the days grow cold, we're here to help!

To begin, we have an incredible line-up of reading suggestions for the February LibraryReads list (and beyond), including new novels from librarian-favorites Kate Quinn, Tara Conklin, and Elizabeth McCracken, as well as Nickolas Butler, Peter Swanson, and Lissa Evans. We also have some wonderful debuts, including When You Read This by Mary Adkins and American Pop by Snowden Wright.

Keep reading for more details on all of the books we're currently loving. We can't wait for you to dip in and let us know what you think!

Enjoy!

P.S. We've also put together a helpful guide to voting for LibraryReads on Edelweiss, available as a podcast, video, and handout!

We hope you find these resources helpful! Remember: be heard, vote early and often, and if you have questions, email us!

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The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin
For fans of: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin and The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
The New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl explores the lives of four siblings in this ambitious and absorbing novel in the vein of Ann Patchett's Commonwealth.
"Despite spanning almost a century, The Last Romantics never feels rushed. Conklin places readers in the center of the Skinner family, moving back and forth in time and allowing waves of emotion to slowly uncurl. Perfectly paced, affecting fiction."  
—Booklist

Click here to download the egalley from Edelweiss
LibraryReads voting deadline: January 1st

The Huntress by Kate Quinn
For fans of: The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel The Alice Network, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.
"An impressive historical novel sure to harness WWII-fiction fans’ attention.... Laced with Russian folklore allusions and deliciously witty banter, Quinn’s tale refreshingly avoids contrived situations while portraying three touching, unpredictable love stories; the suspenseful quest for justice; and the courage involved in confronting one’s greatest fears."
—Booklist  review

Click here to download the egalley from Edelweiss
LibraryReads voting deadline: January 1st

Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken
For fans of: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan and Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo
A sweeping and enchanting new novel from the widely beloved, award-winning author of The Giant's House about three generations of an unconventional New England family who own and operate a candlepin bowling alley.
"McCracken writes with exuberant precision, ingenious lyricism, satirical humor, and warmhearted mischief and delight.... This compassionate and rambunctious saga about love, grief, prejudice, and the courage to be one’s self chimes with novels by John Irving, Audrey Niffenegger, and Alice Hoffman." 
—Booklist  review

Click here to download the egalley from Edelweiss
LibraryReads voting deadline: January 1st



American Pop by Snowden Wright
For fans of: News of the World by Paulette Jiles and Some Luck by Jane Smiley
Moving from Mississippi to Paris to New York and back again, an epic saga of family, ambition, passion, and tragedy that brings to life one unforgettable Southern dynasty—the Forsters, founders of the world’s first major soft-drink company—against the backdrop of more than a century of American cultural history.
"This spectacular novel blends history and lore....This is an American saga of one man’s ambition, the woman who stoked it, and the family whose complex identity it became. Snowden Wright takes us into the heart of the deep south with insight, sophistication, and humor. What a ride!" 
—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of Kiss Carlo

Click here to download the egalley from Edelweiss
LibraryReads voting deadline: January 1st

LIBRARY JOURNAL’s 'Best Books of 2018' is Here! Congratulations to Our Authors!

Congratulations to our authors who made Library Journal’s Best Books of 2018 list!

November Road by Lou Berney

Sunburn by Laura Lippman

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala

That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam

How to Be Famous by Caitlin Moran

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

Too Wilde to Wed by Eloisa James

Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Planetside by Michael Mammay

Baby, You're Gonna Be Mine by Kevin Wilson

The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Famous Father Girl by Jamie Bernstein

Grateful by Diana Butler Bass

A Call for Revolution by the Dalai Lama and Sofia Stril-Rever

Fatal Discord by Michael Massing

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

The Making of a Dream by Laura Wides-Muñoz

Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery

To see the full list, click here. 

-Virginia

Editors Unedited: Editor Carrie Feron in Conversation with Author Sally Thorne

On this very special episode of Editors Unedited, Executive Editor Carrie Feron called author Sally Thorne—from New York to Sally's home in Australia—to discuss her much anticipated second novel, 99 Percent Mine. Sally is the USA Today bestselling author of the smash hit debut novel, The Hating Game—which sold in over 20 countries. Now she’s back with a new unforgettable romantic comedy!

In 99 Percent Mine, we meet Darcy Barrett—who has undertaken a global survey of men. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%.

When Darcy and Jamie inherit a tumble-down cottage from their grandmother, they’re left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory and sell the property. Darcy plans to be in an aisle seat halfway across the ocean as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run, she finds a familiar face on her porch: house-flipper extraordinaire Tom’s arrived, he’s bearing power tools, and he’s single for the first time in almost a decade. This time around, she’s switching things up. She’s going to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers.

Be sure to listen to the episode below; wait until the end to hear Sally answer questions submitted by her fans!

Sally also shared a Spotify playlist of songs that inspired her while writing 99 Percent Mine! 

99 Percent Mine will be available on January 29, 2019. Be sure to download an egalley on Edelweiss now!

-Lainey

November Facebook Live Book List

Season's Greetings! If you missed our Facebook Live video today, you can find the archived video on Facebook and Youtube.

Here's your TBR list from this month's episode:

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

• Be sure to listen to the conversation between Jean and her editor on our podcast here.

No Happy Endings by Nora McInerny

41 Reasons I'm Staying In by Hallie Heald

The Good Lie by Tom Rosenstiel

The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk

Dressing Barbie by Carol Spencer

The Better Sister by Alafair Burke

The Huntress by Kate Quinn

A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth Wein

How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns

Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson

American Pop by Snowden Wright

• Be sure to listen to Lainey's interview with Snowden on our podcast here.
  
  

Finished Books Available Now:

It's Okay to Laugh by Nora McInerny

The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy by Jennifer McCartney

GuRu by RuPaul

How to Slay the Buffy Way by Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Shining City by Tom Rosenstiel

The Wife by Alafair Burke

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Silver Stars by Michael Grant

All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

Hindsight by Justin Timberlake

Have a wonderful weekend! 

-Lainey

BOOKLIST's 2018 Editors' Choice List Includes Some LLF Favorites!

Exciting news! Our friends at Booklist have compiled their 2018 Editors' Choice list and we are thrilled to share that they've included the following HarperCollins titles:

Visionary Women by Andrea Barnet  
High-Risers by Ben Austen  
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester  
Fascism by Madeleine Albright  
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver  
Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern  
Don't Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin  
If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim  
November Road by Lou Berney

The full list will be included in Booklist's January ALA issue, so keep your eyes peeled! Congratulations to all of the authors!

-Chris