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Tour the Louvre, plant a garden, find balance, live a creative life. These are just a few of the undertakings this spring’s Life+Style books introduce.

On topics from grieving to meditation, these titles are most in demand by libraries and bookstores nationwide.

Help readers find their next great read with these starred picks from the April issue. Across audio, graphic novels, a range of genres, and multiple nonfiction subjects, there is something for all kinds of readers and listeners.

Featuring herb gardens, encyclopedias, container gardening, and more, these are the 20 gardening titles that library patrons are seeking.

The best audiobooks of the season span fiction, mystery, horror, romance, SFF, and a range of nonfiction.

Romance listens not to miss.

Great reads and outstanding titles across fiction, nonfiction, and professional media.

Zooming in on titles publishing in the next several months, LJ’s Reviews editors explore the many appeals of genre fiction, especially focused on series titles (likely because they multiply the delights of character and setting). Also on our reading lists is a swath of issue-focused and expansive nonfiction, with books that draw attention to contemporary needs and offer historical context.

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson envisioned a weeklong commemoration to increase awareness of Black history and culture. In the 1960s, protests against racial injustice helped make it into a monthlong celebration, but the U.S. didn’t formally recognize Black History Month until 1976. This list spotlights collective and individual aspects of Black history and experience.