Writers to Watch with Kirsten Miller, Willy Vlautin, Ian K. Smith, & Peng Shepherd – 4.17.24
Register on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/writers-to-watch-2024
RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/7625633394166898/
March 2024
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Visit us at PLA 2024!
We are excited to see everyone in Columbus, OH for the Public Library Association conference from April 3rd-April 5th. Stop by our booth (#1407) and say hi! We have a great roster of authors joining us. See our full schedule below!
Wednesday, April 3rd
Exhibit hours: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Library Journal Evening of Dialog with Dan Kois
From the author of the Washington Post notable novel Vintage Contemporaries, something completely unexpected: a hair-raising and rollicking adventure set on one night in 1987, when six paperboys must confront a slew of monsters as well as their own personal demons in a haunted Midwestern neighborhood.
RSVP for the event here.
Thursday, April 4th
Exhibit hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Rainbow Rowell booth signing at HCP booth (#1407)
Slow Dance
A bright, beaming power ballad of a novel from Rainbow Rowell—the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Landline, Fangirl, and Eleanor & Park—Slow Dance tells the humorous and heartbreaking love story of best friends Shiloh and Cary from their inseparable teen years to their far-flung adulthoods as they try to figure out what their relationship is, where it went wrong, and how to finally make it right.
9:00 -10:30 AM
ALMA muli-publisher book buzz (part 1)
Show Floor
9:15 – 10:00 AM
Ace Atkins booth signing at the Baker & Taylor booth (#2214)
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Ace Atkins booth signing at HCP booth (#1407)
Don't Let the Devil Ride
S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins. A Memphis woman hires a PI to find her missing husband, only to discover that he is involved in a dangerous web of international intrigue—and she and her children are now at risk.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Ace Atkins speaking at the Mystery Panel with signing to follow
Room GCCC A210-215
12:30 – 1:45 PM
PLA Luncheon with Rainbow Rowell
Slow Dance
A bright, beaming power ballad of a novel from Rainbow Rowell—the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Landline, Fangirl, and Eleanor & Park—Slow Dance tells the humorous and heartbreaking love story of best friends Shiloh and Cary from their inseparable teen years to their far-flung adulthoods as they try to figure out what their relationship is, where it went wrong, and how to finally make it right.
Hilton Columbus Downtown – Aminah Robinson Ballroom C
Signing to follow
Get a ticket here
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Booklist Book Buzz
Room GCCC A110-115
More info on the PLA scheduler
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Dan Kois booth signing at HCP booth (#1407)
From the author of the Washington Post notable novel Vintage Contemporaries, something completely unexpected: a hair-raising and rollicking adventure set on one night in 1987, when six paperboys must confront a slew of monsters as well as their own personal demons in a haunted Midwestern neighborhood.
5:30 – 6:30 PM
LibraryReads Your Evening is Booked
Room C150-151
Dan Kois
Hampton Heights
RSVP here
Friday, April 5th
Exhibit hours: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
9:00 – 10:00 AM
L.M. Elliott, author of Bea and the New Deal Horse (Scott O'Dell Award Winner) booth signing at HCP booth (#1407)
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The April LibraryReads List is Here!
You voted, they counted, and the winners have finally been announced!
We are thrilled to share that Alyssa Cole's One of Us Knows and Alexandria Bellefleur's Truly, Madly, Deeply have made the LibraryReads Hall of Fame for April! A big congratulations to both! Find out more about each book and download egalleys here.
Want to hear how our authors reacted to the big news? Listen to our latest episode of The Library Love Fest Podcast to hear from them:
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Guide to HarperCollins Simultaneous Hardcover Editions for 2024!
Dear librarians, below is a list of all HarperCollins simultaneous hardcover editions releasing in 2024! Find the Edelweiss catalog with these titles here. Have questions? Email us at librarylovefest@harpercollins.com.
WINTER 2024
JANUARY
Divine Might by Natalie Haynes (9780063377097, $30.00)
The London Bookshop Affair by Louise Fein (9780063359710, $32.00)
The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis (9780063235762, $30.00)
FEBRUARY
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey (9780063308350, $30.00)
MARCH
The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire Swinarski (9780063319875, $30.00)
The Inheritance by Joanna Goodman (9780063329010, $30.00)
In a Not So Perfect World by Neely Tubati-Alexander (9780063377103, $30.00)
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French (9780063298347, $32.00)
Studies at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (9780063359703, $30.00)
APRIL
Orphia and Eurydicius by Elyse John (9781460765241, $29.00)
One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole (9780063297135, $30.00)
SUMMER 2024
MAY
The Last Time She Saw Him by Kate White (9780063382626, $30.00)
The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford (9780063388482, $30.00)
The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr (9780063382619, $30.00)
JUNE
The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis (9780063235823, $30.00)
The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan (9780063386679, $30.00)
What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris (9780063359734, $30.00)
JULY
Close Knit by Jenny Colgan (9780063386662, $30.00)
The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon (9780063248762, $30.00)
The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey (9780063308428, $30.00)
Between Friends & Lovers by Shirlene Obuobi (9780063307308, $30.00)
The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas (9780063382633, $30.00)
Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman (9780063386686, $30.00)
AUGUST
Bad Feminist [Tenth Anniversary Edition] by Roxane Gay (9780063388291, $30.00)
The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning (9780063389182, $30.00)
The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling (9780063411166, $30.00)
FALL 2024
SEPTEMBER
A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan (9780008670795, $30.00)
The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman (9780063396227, $30.00)
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin (9780063383500, $30.00)
The Highlander's Return by Lynsay Sands (9780063411135, $30.00)
OCTOBER
Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey (9780063330054, $30.00)
No One Will Know by Rose Carlyle (9780063411159, $30.00)
The Most Wonderful Time by Jayne Allen (9780063392878, $30.00)
The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes (9780063418301, $30.00)
The Best American Short Stories 2024 edited by Lauren Groff and Heidi Pitlor (9780063275966, $30.00)
Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (9780063411142, $30.00)
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 3 by Yuval Noah Harari (9780063387430, $40.00)
NOVEMBER
Murder Town by Shelley Burr (9780063411173, $30.00)
The Dispossessed [50th Anniversary Edition] by Ursula K. Le Guin (9780063414334, $35.00)
Shell Games by Bonnie Kistler (9780063378933, $30.00)
DECEMBER
Buried Road by Katie Tallo (9780063396234, $30.00)
What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane (9780063352001, $30.00)
The Bride Bet by Tessa Dare (9780063035461, $30.00)
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We’re here with staff suggestions for the May LibraryReads List!
Really hoping that these Spring showers will bring May flowers soon…
Until then, stay dry inside with a good book by your side!
Check out our staff picks for the May LibraryReads list and start downloading! Don't forget to get your votes for the May LibraryReads list in by April 1st!
We also have a lot of great author interviews and book buzzes coming in March. Check out our schedule of events at this link.
Happy reading,
-The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Grace)