July 2023

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Hi, librarians! 

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

This month, we are thrilled to share that we had THREE books make the LibraryReads list and TWO authors make the Hall of Fame! Elizabeth Acevedo's Family Lore, Ally Carter's The Blonde Identity, and Lucy Parker's Codename Charming made the list. Ann Patchett made the Hall of Fame with Tom Lake and Sarah MacLean with Knockout. Congrats to all of the authors and their fantastic books! 

Want to hear how our authors reacted to the big news? Listen to our latest episode of The Library Love Fest Podcast to hear their responses:

We were thrilled to feature author Graham Norton at the American Library Association (ALA) 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition as part of their Digital Experience.

This was a wonderful conversation that covered everything: the writing life, the banning of books, the importance of libraries (Mr. Norton’s sister is a librarian), and the transformative power of a good novel.

Graham Norton is the author of multiple novels, winning numerous awards and gaining bestseller status for his writing. His most recent novel, Forever Home, became an instant bestseller in both the UK and Ireland, earning him dazzling reviews. It goes on sale in the US on September 19, 2023. Download the egalley on Edelweiss+ or NetGalley.

This was an intimate, warm, and funny conversation between Graham Norton and Lainey Mays. 

Enjoy!

Hello, librarians!

We hope you had a great holiday and are ready to jump back into the summer reading zone. Hope that everyone returning home from Chicago/ALA got home safely. It was a conference full of energy and we were so happy to see long-time friends (and make new ones)!

Find out more about our picks and download egalleys here. Don't forget to get your votes for the September LibraryReads list in by August 1st!

Stay cool out there!

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

The LLF team is crazy about Katherine Hall Page's latest, The Body in the Web! On sale now, this is the 26th installment in the Faith Fairchild mystery series. Her fans will love this latest novel! If you're new to the series, start here with The Body in the Web. We're sure you'll be so hooked you'll want to go back and start the series from the beginning with The Body in the Belfry.

More about The Body in the Web: Katherine Hall Page’s beloved amateur detective is hunkered down with her family during the pandemic when a Zoom-bombing scandal sends the community into a tailspin…and a dead body is discovered.

Happy book birthday to The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt!

There has been so much wonderful and well-deserved buzz for this moving novel from the bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt about the story of Bob Comet, a man who has lived his life through and for literature, unaware that his own experience is a poignant and affecting novel in itself. Buy your copy here!

We were thrilled when The Librarianist was announced as a LibraryReads pick for the month of July! Patrick recorded his reaction and message to librarians for The Library Love Fest Podcast. 

Listen here:

No wonder it was a LibraryReads pick! There was so much love for this book:

"Readers come to deWitt (French Exit, 2018) for his brand of slightly off-kilter storytelling blessed with exuberant characterizations, gleeful dialogue, and a proprietary blend of darkness and charm, all strung up in lights here. Gripping, random, and totally alive? Check, check, and check."
—Booklist ★starred★ review

"deWitt imbues the people he meets with color and quirks, leaving a trail of sparks through an otherwise low-key narrative. This one gradually takes hold until it won’t let go."
—Publishers Weekly

Congratulations to Patrick on all of the love for The Librarianist. Run, don't walk, to get your copy now!

-Grace