We used our latest Booklist ad to let you know how much we will miss seeing your smiling faces at ALA Annual this year. But we have a packed list of exciting virtual events in store for you! We also have a plethora of STARRED reviews from the June Issue of Booklist. Find a list of everything discussed in the ad below!
Mark your calendar!
- Our world-famous book buzz is on July 9th! We have lots of details coming your way. To get on the list for updates, email librarylovefest@harpercollins.com with 'Book Buzz RSVP' in the subject line.
- If you would like to have a taste of what we will be presenting at our main buzz, you can attend a mini buzz at the ALA Virtual Conference on Thursday, June 25th, at 11 AM CDT. Register separately for our 10 minute buzz on the ALA site.
- Celebrate the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence at an exciting virtual gala hosted by Booklist and RUSA. The keynote speaker is Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, author of Memorial Drive. Register here.
- Tune in to our Door to Door programming every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 PM EDT on Facebook Live and follow us on Instagram (@harperlibrary) to see author takeovers every Friday!
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Check out all of the 
reviews featured in the June issue of Booklist:
Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey:
"…A work of exquisitely distilled anguish and elegiac drama…. Through finely honed, evermore harrowing memories, dreams, visions, and musings, Trethewey maps the inexorable path to her mother’s murder."
—Donna Seaman
Reclaiming Her Time by Helena Andrews-Dyer and R. Eric Thomas:
"In an approach which borders on hagiography, Andrews-Dyer and Thomas bring all the snap and pizzazz one would expect to their subject…. Their buoyant and zesty portrait of the woman known as “Kerosene Maxine” and “Auntie Maxine” is perfect for the vivacious, unconventional, tireless, and essential Waters."
—Carol Haggas
This Is What America Looks Like by Ilhan Omar with Rebecca Paley:
"In telling her remarkable story, Omar reminds us all of what it means to fearlessly strive for a better life, a better nation, and a better world."
—Enobong Tommelleo
The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini:
"The Lehman Trilogy, a 2012 Italian radio play turned into a full-length play that has been a hit throughout Europe and in London and New York, was set for Broadway when COVID-19 hit…. On stage, just three actors perform it; on the page, it’s a panoramic circus, and ravishing, rollicking reading all the way."
—Ray Olson
This Is Major by Shayla Lawson:
"It is Lawson’s love letter to herself and every other Black woman who may have felt invisible or misunderstood. In one of the rare times in print, the totality and the essence of Black women are front and center here."
—LaParis Hawkins
The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson
"Beyond the eye-opening analysis, Wilson also offers a moving personal account of why Dickens has meant so much to him. Dickens' novels, he concludes, possess the power of a mesmerist, convincing us that, despite the horrors of the external world, "every man, woman, and child goes on being not only an individual but, potentially, a comic individual."
—Bill Ott
The Book of Dragons Edited by Jonathan Strahan:
"This collection is highly recommended to both established genre fans and newcomers interested quality sf and fantasy."
—Nell Keep
The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey:
"Braiding three separate views of the same incident, Livesey (Mercury, 2016) weaves a masterful tapestry of emotion and action focused on the indelible impact of random events."
—Carol Haggas
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite:
"Waite’s poetically polished prose is infused with just the right measure of sly wit and perfectly complemented by a marvelously inventive plot involving not only the art and science of beekeeping but also a village queen bee's attempt to use censorship to wield control over her fellow citizens, and the political turmoil surrounding George IV and his wife, Caroline."
—John Charles
Can't wait to 'see' you soon!
-The LLF Team