November 2022

Credit: National Book Award Website

Last night, November 16th, the National Book Awards were announced and we are beyond excited to announce that Imani Perry's South to America won for nonfiction! Read more about this win here.

Check out this amazing photo of Imani and her editor Sara Birmingham at the event:

Can’t even put into words how much it meant to see @imaniperry win the National Book Award last night. Her work is a gift ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BxIJBhXPr2

— Sara Birmingham (@SaraBirmingham) November 17, 2022

South to America is an essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America. 

“[A] saturated, gorgeously written, and keenly revelatory travelogue…Perry's southern tour is intimate and encompassing, finely laced and steely, affecting and transformative.”
—Booklist ⭐️ review

“[Perry] melds memoir, travel narrative, and history in an intimate, penetrating journey through the South…. A graceful, finely crafted examination of America’s racial, cultural, and political identity. Perry always delivers.”
—Kirkus ⭐️ review

Order a copy here.

Congrats, Imani!!

-Lainey

Hello, librarians!

You voted, they counted, and the winners have finally been announced!

This month, we are thrilled to share that Elinor Lipman's Ms. Demeanor has been selected for the December LibraryReads list! Find out more about this title here.

Want to hear how our author reacted to the big news? Listen to our latest episode of The Library Love Fest Podcast to hear Elinor's response:

In the recording, Elinor referenced this photograph below of the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, MA hanging in her office. It was taken by Tony Sampas, Reference Librarian at Pollard Memorial Library; Archivist & Special Projects Manager, Center for Lowell History. Thanks for sharing, Elinor!

Hello, librarians!

Thank you for your continued support of our books, especially all the reading and voting you do for LibraryReads! We have another round of recommendations for you. Get ready—we have an embarrassment of riches coming out at the start of the new year!

Click to find a list of our staff suggestions eligible for the January LibraryReads List. Reminder: votes for the January LibraryReads List are due December 1st.

-The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Grace)