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LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney. 

Essential titles reviewed in our September 2021 print issue, spanning mystery and suspense, SF/fantasy, arts and humanities, social sciences, reference, audiobooks, and more.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read The Noise by James Patterson and J. D. Barker. 

Take one mysterious literary work and embed it inside another, and the result can be greater than the sum of its parts. These complex, riddling novels fully display their authors’ ingenuity and stylistic versatility while providing fiction lovers with a richer, more rewarding reading experience. 

Interested in biographies of Anthony Bourdain? Producer and director Tom Vitale writes a candid account of his longtime friend. Laurie Woolever, Bourdain's longtime assistant, offers a heartfelt retrospective.

Keisha N. Blain offers a manifesto for anyone committed to social justice. Kate Clifford Larson writes an in-depth portrait of the civil rights activist. 

Perkins blends personal experiences and pop culture, and will keep readers turning the pages to the very end. Turner examines how three girls from a similar starting place ended up on varying life paths.