GalleyChat, the monthly Twitter discussion by librarians from around the country about their favorite upcoming titles, was as lively as ever this month. Missed it? Not to worry! We've compiled all the HarperCollins titles that librarians are raving about. Keep reading for details on the hottest books your patrons will be clamoring for in the months ahead!
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The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty—an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and One Thousand and One Nights, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with miraculous healing gifts.
LibraryReads voting deadline: September 20th
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Sunburn by Laura Lippman
New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse. But instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals—and cold-blooded murder.
LibraryReads voting deadline: December 20th
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The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
A mesmerizing debut psychological thriller full of delicious twists about a coolly manipulative woman who worms her way into the lives of a wealthy “golden couple” from Connecticut to achieve the privileged life she wants.
LibraryReads voting deadline: August 20th
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Don't Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin
From award-winning author Willy Vlautin, comes this moving novel about a young ranch hand who goes on a quest to become a champion boxer to prove his worth.
LibraryReads voting deadline: December 20th
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Logical Family by Armistead Maupin
In this long-awaited memoir, the beloved author of the bestselling Tales of the City series chronicles his odyssey from the old South to freewheeling San Francisco, and his evolution from curious youth to ground-breaking writer and gay rights pioneer.
LibraryReads voting deadline: August 20th
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Tangerine by Christine Mangan
This stunning debut novel traces a chilling and unexpected portrait of a female friendship set in 1950’s Morocco—this is Patricia Highsmith for the 21st century.
LibraryReads voting deadline: January 20th
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The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-five languages around the world and already in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.
LibraryReads voting deadline: November 20th
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The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
The author of the celebrated bestseller A Land More Kind Than Home returns with this eagerly awaited new novel, set in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina in 1929 and inspired by actual events, that chronicles an ordinary woman’s struggle for dignity and her rights in a textile mill, a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression and injustice.
LibraryReads voting deadline: August 20th
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The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
A haunting, richly atmospheric, and deeply suspenseful novel from the acclaimed author of The Enchanted about an investigator who must use her unique insights to find a missing little girl.
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We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.
LibraryReads voting deadline: August 20th
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Strange Weather by Joe Hill
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman.
LibraryReads voting deadline: August 20th
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Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich, the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of LaRose and The Round House, paints a startling portrait of a young woman fighting for her life and her unborn child against oppressive forces that manifest in the wake of a cataclysmic event.
LibraryReads voting deadline: September 20th
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Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan
From the New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew comes a whip-smart suspense novel about two young friends, the mystery of one's near-fatal accident, and the secrets each of their families hold.
LibraryReads voting deadline: August 20th
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The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s U.S. debut about a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland’s stunning West Coast.
LibraryReads voting deadline: September 20th
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Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern
From journalist and author Sue Halpern comes a wry, observant look at contemporary life and its refugees—an unforgettable tale of family…the kind you come from and the kind you create.
LibraryReads voting deadline: December 20th
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Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire
In this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.
LibraryReads voting deadline: August 20th
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More titles that librarians were buzzed about:
The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
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Caroline by Sarah Miller
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The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
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Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai
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Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda
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The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard
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Breaking Bread by Martin Philip
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Proof of Life by J.A. Jance
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Dollars and Sense by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler
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The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan
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Pupcakes by Annie England Noblin
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The Second Sister by Claire Kendal
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The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper
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The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
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The next GalleyChat is September 5th. We hope to see you there! The official Twitter hashtag is #ewgc. Have questions? Email us at librarylovefest@harpercollins.com.
-Chris