"Religion strongly influences both a family and the entire town," writes Addie E. Citchens in Dominion. Letitia Asare examines how faith shapes daily life, status, and social power in the American South.

Patricia Lockwood's Will There Ever Be Another You follows a writer experiencing neurological change after Long Covid. Scattered, brilliant, and full of 'sighghts.' A striking autofictional meditation on illness and identity.

32 new books this week. Spotlight: The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton - a mysterious book that spans decades and ties three women together. Also notable: Great Disasters, Pick a Color, The Librarians, Make Me a Monster. What will you read next?

Arundhati Roy takes on maternal love and harm in Mother Mary Comes to Me. She writes, "When it came to me, Mrs. Roy taught me how to think, then raged against my thoughts." A candid, lyrical reckoning.

"Very captivating, unique story and setting." Effie is called back to New Zealand when a child emerges from the bush. A layered mystery about family, loss, and surprising, powerful endings.

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Humbert's obsessive, doomed passion for Dolores Haze is filtered through an unreliable narrator who seeks to romanticize his acts. A tight, unsettling look at desire, power, and narrative manipulation. #Lolita

HOTSHOT receives a wonderful review alongside a fascinating article on River Selby's favorite firefighting tool, the Pulaski, on @bookbrowse.bsky.social! Read both here: www.bookbrowse.com/mag/btb/inde...

30 new books this week! Ian McEwan's What We Can Know is a standout: a genre-bending, nostalgic, foreboding novel that probes questions about the climate crisis.

Can you solve our Wordplay: "A W P N B" Reveal the expression and be entered to win a one-year BookBrowse membership. Try Wordplay on BookBrowse. Last answer: A F K of F.

Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid revisits Ur through objects curated by princess Ennigaldi-Nanna circa 530 BCE. Each chapter centers on an artifact and what it reveals about people, beliefs, and early technology. Alex Russell says Al-Rashid "breathes life into dry clay fragments."

Mercy by Joan Silber 1970s East Village. A failed heroin experiment alters two friends forever. Follows a vivid cast across decades as social and sexual mores shift. A compassionate, elegiac novel that asks what mercy looks like. #Mercy

36 must-reads this week, featuring thrills, heart, and unforgettable characters. Angela Flournoy’s The Wilderness is a knockout. Zoë Rankin’s The Vanishing Place is a haunting debut. Which will you read next?

Amity by Nathan Harris June and Coleman escape enslavement yet remain with the Harpers. A desert journey becomes a haunting tale of survival, memory, and the American Southwest. Poignant and vividly drawn.

Anna Koray escaped her father's darkness. When a shooting in the line of duty returns suppressed memories, she faces ritual sacrifice and a forest god. Gritty, atmospheric mystery with shades of magical realism and morally gray characters.

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison turns the haunted-house trope into sly, emotional horror. Clio and her sisters inherit their childhood home and a book that unearths family wounds. Creepy, witty, and thoughtful, ideal for October reading.

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New books publishing this week, including one of ours!!! See them all at bookbrowse.com/ptw

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"[A] powerful moral indictment of the West's callousness and cruelty toward those who fall outside the realms of privilege and power." @bookbrowse.bsky.social on Omar El Akkad's nonfiction debut: www.bookbrowse.com/mag/reviews/... Order here: bookshop.org/p/books/one-... @aaknopf.bsky.social

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BookBrowse reviews The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill. @lethal_heroine @harperbooks https://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/4930/the-capital-of-dreams#bookbrowse_review

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"The Case for Rats as Pets", featuring a call out to the pet rat in BLOOD TEST by Charles Baxter 🐀 @bookbrowse.bsky.social www.bookbrowse.com/mag/btb/inde...

Think librarians just read books all day? Think again! They hold degrees in Library and Information Studies, mastering the art of information management to help you find exactly what you need.

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Thanks for the love for my forthcoming debut novel Ibis! 💚

The Plymouth Public Library's waitlist for James is only 55 deep, love to see it!

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I thought you should know that in 2024 New Jersey, Minnesota, Illinois, California, and Maryland have all enacted legislation that bans book bans & censorship in both, school and public libraries, and protects librarians.

Read books that make you feel uncomfortable.

the quality and range of services public libraries provide relative to what they cost is nothing short of a miracle imo. But yeah, sure, “run government like a business.” 📚

Verdict: staying home and cozy with a book and not feeling guilty about it

Any self-help book you didn’t write is not a self-help book.

“What kind of books do you like?” “Yes.”

In Our Midst is an important book that shines a light on a largely forgotten part of our nation's history, proud we were able to host a discussion for it: community.bookbrowse.com/c/book-clubs...

Every day we remember one book can change someone's life for the better.

Today's Top Picks at BookBrowse include Kij Johnson's new book, The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories. "Feels like being in a vivid dream that you don't want to wake up from. Kij Johnson's imaginative narratives are utterly surreal and somewhat dark" www.bookbrowse.com/mag/reviews/...

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