The Fourth of July is about freedom and food. From grilling to bar tending, ice cream to boardwalk taffy, we're featuring the books you'll need for your Independence Day celebrations this weekend! Diva Q's Barbecue Diva Q, host of the hit TV show BBQ Crawl, brings us her backyard barbecue recipes, with more than 185 grilling favorites for absolutely everyone. The Cocktail Party The essential guide to throwing the perfect party—from one of today’s most sought-after caterers. Master of the Grill Part field guide to grilling and barbecuing and part cookbook, Master of the Grill features a wide variety of…
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Staff Picks for Your Beach Bags! Erica's Pick: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, #1 LibraryReads Pick "My pulse raced and my heart stopped, this page-turner has adventure, science, danger, and romance all rolled into one amazing read. It starts with Jason kidnapped at gunpoint, injected with some unknown drug, and waking up in a world where his house is not his house. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And someone is hunting him. For fans of thrillers with a foot in science-fiction territory, like The Martian and The Passage and for readers of Harlan Coben,…
Looking for more summer reads? Here is a selection of upcoming July titles to check out of your local library! Dark Matter by Blake Crouch From the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, a brilliantly mind-bending science-fiction thriller in which an ordinary man is kidnapped, knocked unconscious—and awakens in a world inexplicably different from the reality he thought he knew. The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close A brilliantly funny novel about ambition and marriage from the bestselling author of Girls in White Dresses, The Hopefuls tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to D.C.,…
Looking for recommendations of what to read next? Join us, @BorrowReadRpeat, along with Read It Forward , Library Journal, and @PRHLibrary on Twitter every Thursday from 12-1pm ET to engage with librarians using #AskaLibrarian. This is a great opportunity to find your next read from the people who know books best. We hope you get plenty of new books to add to your TBR piles from #AskaLibrarian. Tips: Include the hashtag in every tweet. When asking for a recommendation, include enough information in the tweet for participants to respond with books that will be right for you. You can also retweet and add a comment…
Fictophilia: A condition that involves being irrevocably in love with a fictional character. We've all been there. You meet the perfect guy, but there's only one downfall—he's fictional. Love isn't always easy. Whether you're fictionally single or taking a break from that other fictional man of your dreams, here are some fictional good guys that will steal your heart. The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller Henry MacCracken A gentle man who loves his long-time wife and family, unconditionally, and is not afraid to show it. You'll swoon the first time you ‘meet’ him. ♥ Jack…
