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href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/05/15/congratulations-to-our-june-2019-libraryreads-pick/">Congratulations to our June 2019 LibraryReads pick!</a></h1> <span class="posted-on"><span class="">Posted on</span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-11-09T20:16:21-05:00">May 15, 2019</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-11-13T12:35:07-05:00">June 7, 2019</time> </span> </div> <p>Raise a glass of Charleston Light Dragoon Punch to author Deb Spera, whose debut Call Your Daughter Home [June 11, Park Row Books] was voted by librarians across the country as one of their ten favorite books pubbing in June! And if you haven’t read the book yet, good news–it’s still available for request on Netgalley for your previewing pleasure! And not to brag, but look at all the… Praise (<a class="moretag" href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/05/15/congratulations-to-our-june-2019-libraryreads-pick/">read more…</a>)</p> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"><span class="cat-tags-links"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="">Categories</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/category/books/" rel="category tag">Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/category/books/fiction/" rel="category tag">Fiction</a></li></ul> </span> <span class="tags-links"> <span class="">Tags</span> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/awards-accolades/" rel="tag">Awards/Accolades</a><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/libraryreads/" rel="tag">LibraryReads</a> </span> </span> </footer>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell"> <article id="post-1" class="post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books category-uncategorized tag-hc-program"> <header class="entry-header">     </header>  <div class="entry-content"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/02/25/two-harlequin-titles-on-the-march-libraryreads-list/"><img width="689" height="667" src="https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/march-libraryreads.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="March LibraryReads" decoding="async" srcset="https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/march-libraryreads.jpg 689w, https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/march-libraryreads-300x290.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px" /></a> </div>  <div class="entry-meta"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/02/25/two-harlequin-titles-on-the-march-libraryreads-list/">Two Harlequin titles on the March LibraryReads List!</a></h1> <span class="posted-on"><span class="">Posted on</span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-11-09T20:16:21-05:00">February 25, 2019</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-11-13T12:35:07-05:00">February 26, 2019</time> </span> </div> <p> ALL the fireworks and champagne for Park Row authors Annie Ward (Beautiful Bad) and Phaedra Patrick (The Library of Lost and Found)–and to the public librarians across the nation who loved and voted these books for the March 2019 LibraryReads List! And if you haven’t yet had a chance to preview these amazing books, have no fear. Catch the e-galleys while they’re still available to request on Netgalley: request: (<a class="moretag" href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/02/25/two-harlequin-titles-on-the-march-libraryreads-list/">read more…</a>)</p> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"><span class="cat-tags-links"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="">Categories</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/category/books/" rel="category tag">Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/category/books/fiction/" rel="category tag">Fiction</a></li></ul> </span> <span class="tags-links"> <span class="">Tags</span> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/awards-accolades/" rel="tag">Awards/Accolades</a><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/libraryreads/" rel="tag">LibraryReads</a> </span> </span> </footer>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell"> <article id="post-1" class="post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books category-uncategorized tag-hc-program"> <header class="entry-header">     </header>  <div class="entry-content"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/02/21/book-club-choices-from-libraryreads-author-debuts/"><img width="1000" height="1520" src="https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9780778330165_433af.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9780778330165_433af.jpg 1000w, https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9780778330165_433af-197x300.jpg 197w, https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9780778330165_433af-768x1167.jpg 768w, https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9780778330165_433af-674x1024.jpg 674w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a> </div>  <div class="entry-meta"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/02/21/book-club-choices-from-libraryreads-author-debuts/">Book Club Choices from LibraryReads: Author Debuts</a></h1> <span class="posted-on"><span class="">Posted on</span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-11-09T20:16:21-05:00">February 21, 2019</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-11-13T12:35:07-05:00">February 21, 2019</time> </span> </div> <p>And the love for Ginny continues … The wonderful folks at LibraryReads have selected Benjamin Ludwig’s Ginny Moon [Park Row Books] as one of four recommended book club picks for their debut round-up on Book Club Central. Says Vicki Nesting of the St. Charles Parish Library: “What an amazing debut novel! Ludwig effectively captures the voice, thought process, and behaviors of a young autistic girl who has escaped a harrowing (<a class="moretag" href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2019/02/21/book-club-choices-from-libraryreads-author-debuts/">read more…</a>)</p> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"><span class="cat-tags-links"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="">Categories</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/category/books/fiction/" rel="category tag">Fiction</a></li></ul> </span> <span class="tags-links"> <span class="">Tags</span> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/book-club-picks/" rel="tag">Book Club Picks</a><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/libraryreads/" rel="tag">LibraryReads</a> </span> </span> </footer>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell"> <article id="post-1" class="post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books category-uncategorized tag-hc-program"> <header class="entry-header">     </header>  <div class="entry-content"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2018/08/09/when-the-lights-go-out-is-a-september-2018-libraryreads-pick/"><img width="1000" height="1497" src="https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/when-the-lights-go-out.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="When the Lights Go Off cover" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/when-the-lights-go-out.jpg 1000w, https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/when-the-lights-go-out-200x300.jpg 200w, https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/when-the-lights-go-out-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/when-the-lights-go-out-684x1024.jpg 684w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a> </div>  <div class="entry-meta"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2018/08/09/when-the-lights-go-out-is-a-september-2018-libraryreads-pick/">When the Lights Go Out is a September 2018 LibraryReads Pick!</a></h1> <span class="posted-on"><span class="">Posted on</span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-11-09T20:16:21-05:00">August 9, 2018</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-11-13T12:35:07-05:00">August 17, 2018</time> </span> </div> <p>Mary Kubica’s newest psychological thriller, When the Lights Go Out [September 2018, Park Row Books] has been selected by public library staff across the nation as the #9 pick for the September LibraryReads list! LibraryReads is a list of the top ten books published this month that librarians across the United States love. In Kubica’s fifth nail-biting read, meet Jessie, whose is insomnia-plagued life complicated enough before she is plunged into a bizarre case of stolen identity (<a class="moretag" href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2018/08/09/when-the-lights-go-out-is-a-september-2018-libraryreads-pick/">read more…</a>)</p> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"><span class="cat-tags-links"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="">Categories</span><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/category/books/" rel="category tag">Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/category/books/fiction/" rel="category tag">Fiction</a></li></ul> </span> <span class="tags-links"> <span class="">Tags</span> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/awards-accolades/" rel="tag">Awards/Accolades</a><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/fiction/" rel="tag">Fiction</a><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/tag/libraryreads/" rel="tag">LibraryReads</a> </span> </span> </footer>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell"> <article id="post-1" class="post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books category-uncategorized tag-hc-program"> <header class="entry-header">     </header>  <div class="entry-content"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2018/02/07/ginny-moon-is-a-tla-lariat-reading-list-pick-and-book-club-news/"><img width="243" height="208" src="https://s43094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/download.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </div>  <div class="entry-meta"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.harlequinforlibraries.com/2018/02/07/ginny-moon-is-a-tla-lariat-reading-list-pick-and-book-club-news/">GINNY MOON is a TLA Lariat Reading List Pick! and book club news</a></h1> <span class="posted-on"><span class="">Posted on</span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-11-09T20:16:21-05:00">February 7, 2018</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-11-13T12:35:07-05:00">July 31, 2018</time> </span> </div> <p>Congratulations to Benjamin Ludwig, whose critically acclaimed novel and LibraryReads Pick Ginny Moon [Park Row Books] was selected for the Texas Librarian Association 2018 Lariat Reading List! If you are attending TLA in Dallas this year, don’t miss the chance to hear the author speak at the Lariat session on April 5th. Stay tuned for more details!   GREAT NEWS FOR BOOK CLUBS! The beloved Ginny Moon is now available in paperback. 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