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Identity by Nora Roberts is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

These senior sleuths are still killin’ it in this display-worthy collection of crime titles.

This lively mix of big names and new discoveries offers quickly engaging plots and summery settings whether readers are miles from the beach, atop a city skyscraper, at a lake house, or on the sidelines of a Little League game. Get ready to dive into the deep end. Summer will go swimmingly with these 19 selections.

The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

All these years later, beloved author Jane Austen still inspires authors. Check out these 67 fiction titles that include retellings of her classic stories, feature Austen herself, or simply pay homage.

Happy Place by Emily Henry is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Simply Lies by David Baldacci is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Dark Angel by John Sandford is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Homecoming by Kate Morton is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

If you're looking for display inspiration or need to update your collection, check out these short science fiction and fantasy reads. Also included, a downloadable spreadsheet of 50 titles to keep your display stocked.

I Will Find You by Harlan Coben is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Storm Watch by C.J. Box is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Searching for display inspiration or looking to update your collection? Start fresh with a new series. 

Hybrid fiction, balancing between multiple genres, offers a gateway to readers wishing to explore different kinds of novels than the ones they gravitate to—swoony romance/fantasies for SFF readers; horror- or sci-fi-inflected thrillers for habitual thriller readers. Here are a range of blends to share with patrons.

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Featuring wildlife gardens, flowering houseplants, the basics of succulent care, and more, these are the 20 gardening titles that library patrons are seeking.

3 Days To Live by James Patterson is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

If you're looking for display inspiration or need to update your collection, check out these swoonworthy adult romance titles written by authors who also write YA books. Also included, a downloadable spreadsheet of 39 titles to keep your display stocked.

Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Hiking, biking, Disney World, and the urban wild—these are the 20 titles library patrons are seeking.

The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Spare by Prince Harry is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Without a Trace by Danielle Steel is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Into the West by Mercedes Lackey is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Minotaur: St. Martin's, LJ starred review) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama (Crown) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

From the earliest days of the novel, works of fiction have attempted to pass themselves off as nonfiction. These fictional works all imitate that most popular form of nonfiction, true crime.

Featuring witches, magic, time twists, and more, these are the 20 SFF titles that library patrons are seeking.

Desert Star, by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown; LJ starred review), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Going Rogue, by Janet Evanovich (Atria), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

No Plan B, by Lee Child & Andrew Child (Delacorte), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

It Starts with Us, by Colleen Hoover (Atria), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Perfect for the spooky reading season, these novels feature evil spirits that refuse to stay dead, as well as the people they’ve decided to torment.

Long Shadows, by David Baldacci (Grand Central), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

From witches falling in love to classics getting romantic retakes, the upcoming season offers many titles to add to TBR piles with many happily-ever-afters in store for readers.

Our Missing Hearts, by Celeste Ng (Penguin Pr.; LJ starred review), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Fall books bring new treasures to readers, but among all the new, it can be pure pleasure to revisit the old, re-reading past favorites.

Celebrate spooky season with these new titles featuring witches.

The Winners, by Fredrik Backman (Atria), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The Bullet That Missed, by Richard Osman (Pamela Dorman: Viking), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Addressing baking, making dinner, planning snacks, and more, these are the 20 titles library patrons are seeking.

Oath of Loyalty, by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Fairy Tale, by Stephen King (Scribner), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Carrie Soto Is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine; LJ starred review), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Fox Creek, by William Kent Krueger (Atria; LJ starred review), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Overkill, by Sandra Brown (Grand Central), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Like the graphic novel series from which is it adapted, Netflix’s The Sandman delivers a cast of complex characters in a richly developed world that blends elements of dark fantasy, horror, and mythology. Here are a few series, graphic novels, and novels sure to satisfy fans hankering for stories in a similar vein.

When the summer days are long and hot, and readers are busy running between neighborhood block parties and backyard barbecues, cooking up a delicious seasonal meal may be at the bottom of the to-do list. However, summer is the perfect time to take advantage of bountiful fresh, local produce and cooking methods beyond the stovetop and oven. These suggestions will help readers slow down, eat well, and enjoy the simplest of summer pleasures.

The Family Remains, by Lisa Jewell (Atria), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The last few years have seen people looking inward in a deeper, more personal way, while they also look outward, striving to change the social landscape. To this end, readers can anticipate a new crop of great novels for curling up with and cookbooks to tempt them back into the warmth of the kitchen, but there are also books that make readers question notions of home and where they fit in the world. 

This season offers illuminating and transformative reads: from nonfiction books that turn the volume up on underrepresented voices to novels that spotlight seasoned sleuths. Here the LJ Reviews editors highlight just some of the books we are suggesting to one another and fellow readers in the last half of 2022.

Black Dog, by Stuart Woods (Putnam), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The Last To Vanish, by Megan Miranda (Scribner/Marysue Rucci Books), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

From TV to film, the Gilded Age is all the rage. The following novels illuminate multiple facets of the luxurious—though not-so-golden—era.

Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by Daniel Silva (Harper), is the top holds title of the week (7/18/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The sports and recreation books most in-demand with readers cover basketball, hiking, baseball, golf, and more.

The It Girl, by Ruth Ware (Scout; LJ starred review), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

New key authors are taking possession of the genre by claiming old tropes and making them new; small presses are making huge waves; and the voices of marginalized authors are creating change and energy.

Suspects by Danielle Steel is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

A bit oddly for an undertaking that demands working with one’s hands, gardening turns out to be a wonderful pastime on TV, and, less surprisingly, within the pages of books, where writers such as Jane Austen and William Shakespeare have set scenes in gardens. The following books celebrate the TV-ness of gardening, four written by garden TV hosts and one by a TikTok star.

The House Across the Lake, by Riley Sager (Dutton), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The Hotel Nantucket, by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown), is the top holds title of the week (6/13/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The Woman in the Library, by Sulari Gentill (Poisoned Pen; LJ starred review), is the top holds title of the week (6/6/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Sparring Partners, by John Grisham (Doubleday), is the top holds title of the week (5/30/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

These books were selected by LJ reviewers and editors as titles of particular note in the June 2022 issue of the magazine. Along with all the starred reviews in the June issue, these are essential titles to know, buy, suggest, and read.

Nightwork by Nora Roberts is the top holds title of the week (5/23/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

A picnic book is as essential as a blanket, for reading outdoors is a sublime pleasure that spring invites with blossoms and bright blue skies. Just as what fills a picnic hamper or take-out bag is customizable and endless in its variety, so too are reading choices. Here are a few suggestions based on form.

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren (Gallery) is the top holds title of the week (5/16/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

These four books were selected by LJ reviewers and editors as titles of particular note in the May 2022 issue of the magazine. Along with all the starred reviews of the May issue, these are essential titles to know, buy, suggest, and read.

The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner (Atria) is the top holds title of the week (5/9/22). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read Book Lovers by Emily Henry.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read City on Fire by Don Winslow.

Climate fiction often spans speculative fiction, literary fiction, fantasy, and eco-fiction as it addresses topics such as carbon emissions, vanishing species, and global warming. However, cli-fi seems virtually limitless in its scope, subjects, and approaches, as these novels of lyrical observation, loss, and wonder illustrate.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read Dream Town by David Baldacci.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read The Investigator (Letty Davenport, Bk. 1) by John Sandford.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.

The sea has fascinated authors throughout time. Popular fiction genres from domestic fiction to wartime novels involve a profusion of pelagic topics and themes.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich.

Readers’ Advisory + Reader Engagement = Reader Services for Our Times.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read The Match by Harlan Coben.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton & James Patterson.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey.

An always popular genre, crime fiction continues to grow and evolve, keeping its core readership solidly engaged but also attracting new readers. In our 2022 preview, looking at books publishing through the fall, we have found that storytelling is king, across subgenres, as authors build cases with even more attention to characterization, with a character’s psyche, family, and motivations all powering the story. Already popular cozies—light, nearly violence-free mysteries—are going strong.

Wondering if a book is a cozy? Take this quick quiz, and give yourself five points for every time you answer "yes."

Beth Kava has been reading mysteries her entire life. During her long career as a history teacher, she engaged students by helping them think of past events as mysteries to be investigated. She is currently a volunteer in her community and president of the White Plains Library (NY) Foundation, helping to support a library with, among many riches, an ever-enticing section of mysteries. She’s a member of three book groups— including the library’s crime fiction group, Book ‘Em— and her reading choices are eclectic and far-ranging.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas.

These novels use a fractured narrative style to represent the interior struggles of modern-day lovers.

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb.

In its third annual books preview, LJ presents 445 titles in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with the titles revealing strong parallels in how writers across genres are approaching our turbulent world.