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Fresh Lit! Rosalind Reisner areadersplace roz@thereisners

Fresh Lit! Rosalind Reisner www.areadersplace.net roz@thereisners.net. LibraryLinkNJ Webinar July 10, 2012. Books we’ll talk about today—literary midlist fiction. Recent and forthcoming Well-reviewed First novels New novels by favorite authors Titles for reading groups

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Fresh Lit! Rosalind Reisner areadersplace roz@thereisners

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  1. Fresh Lit!Rosalind Reisnerwww.areadersplace.netroz@thereisners.net LibraryLinkNJ Webinar July 10, 2012

  2. Books we’ll talk about today—literary midlist fiction • Recent and forthcoming • Well-reviewed • First novels • New novels by favorite authors • Titles for reading groups • Titles with YA appeal

  3. Books published in the last 6 months

  4. The O’Briensby Peter Behrens • March 2012 • Pantheon • Content/Appeal: • Family saga • Canadian setting • 20th century history • Book groups • YA

  5. Running the Riftby Naomi Benaron • January 2012 • Algonquin Books • Winner of the Bellwether Prize. • Content/Appeal: • Coming of age in wartime • African setting • Book groups • YA

  6. A Land More Kind Than Homeby Wiley Cash • April 2012 • Wm. Morrow • First novel • Literary thriller • Southern noir • Content/Appeal: • Coming of age • Religion • Disabilities • YA interest—teenage narrator • Book groups

  7. Goldby Chris Cleave • July 2012 • Simon & Schuster • Previous book: Little Bee • Content/Appeal: • Sports • Illness • Rivalry • book groups • YA

  8. The Snow Childby Eowyn Ivey • November 2011 • Back Bay • Content/Appeal: • Magical realism • Alaska setting • Folklore • YA • Book groups

  9. The Flight of Gemma Hardyby Margot Livesey • January 2012 HarperCollins • Content/Appeal: • Fans of Jane Eyre • Coming of age novel • YA • Book groups

  10. The Song of Achillesby Madeline Miller • March 2012 • Ecco Press • Winner of the Orange Prize • Content/Appeal: • Historical fiction • Homosexual relationship • Book groups • YA

  11. Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich • February 2012 • Simon & Schuster/Gallery • First novel • Content/Appeal: • Historical fiction • Jewish interest • Women’s fiction • YA • Book groups

  12. The Age of Miraclesby Karen Thompson Walker • June 2012 • Random House • First novel (author is 71) • Content/Appeal: • Coming of age story • Scifi slant • YA interest—teenage narrator • Book groups

  13. Beautiful Ruinsby Jess Walter • June 2012 • HarperCollins • Content/Appeal: • Humor • Historical characters make an appearance • Italian setting • Shifting chronology and point of view

  14. Your opinion… Take a minute and tell me, from the titles I just described, which books do you think would be most popular in your library?

  15. Forthcoming BooksAugust-November 2012

  16. The Middlesteinsby Jami Attenberg • October 2012 • Grand Central • Content/Appeal: • Family issues • Eating disorder • Parent-adult child relationships • YA • book groups

  17. Telegraph Avenueby Michael Chabon • September 2012 HarperCollins • Content/Appeal: • Race relations • Social history • Berkeley setting • Feminist issues

  18. This is How You Lose Herby Junot Diaz • September 2012 • Penguin • Content/Appeal: • men’s issues in relationships • Latino community • linked stories

  19. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce • July 2012 • Random House • Content/Appeal: • Humor • Older characters • Life lessons • Leisurely pacing • Family relationships

  20. Flight Behaviorby Barbara Kingsolver • November 2012 • HarperCollins • Content/Appeal: • Quirky characters • Southern setting • Environmental concerns • Marriage • Book groups • YA

  21. Yellow Birdsby Kevin Powers • September 2012 • Little, Brown • First novel • Content/Appeal: • War stories • Unusual writing • Graphic violence • Emotional and suspenseful • Book groups

  22. In the Shadow of the Banyanby Vaddey Ratner • August 2012 • Simon & Schuster/Touchstone • First novel • Content/Appeal: • Cambodian setting • Family tragedies • Coming of age • Father-daughter relationship; Folklore • Book groups • YA

  23. The Art Forgerby B.A. Shapiro • October 2012 • Algonquin • Content/Appeal: • Insight into art world • Literary thriller • Minimal violence

  24. NWby Zadie Smith September 4, 2012 Penguin Under wraps until pub date!

  25. Your opinion… Take a minute and tell me, from the titles I just described, which books do you think would be most popular in your library?

  26. Some hints for keeping up… In addition to the usual sources: • NetGalley and Edelweiss • Review copies from publishers • Samples on e-readers

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