The April Library Reads list features Curtis Sittenfeld’s charming modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, set in 2013 Cincinnati. Also coming in with spring are romances from Nora Roberts and Amanda Quick, as well as a “new” Sherlock Holmes mystery from Laurie King, a true story of how librarians in Timbuktu rushed to save rare manuscripts as a group of militants stormed the city, and fantasy from Seanan McGuire.
Interested in getting involved in LibraryReads, the monthly list of what librarians are loving? No problem! LibraryReads welcomes recommendations from all public library staff members, not just readers’ advisory experts or credentialed librarians.
Sittenfeld, Curtis. Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Random. ISBN 9781400068326. $28; ebk. ISBN 9780812997613. F
See LJ’s review: ow.ly/ZQHzh
Roberts, Nora. The Obsession. Berkley. ISBN 9780399175169. $28; pap. ISBN 9781101988336; ebk. ISBN 9780698197008. ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
See LJ’s review: LJ 4/15/16
King, Laurie R. The Murder of Mary Russell: A Novel of Suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. Bantam. ISBN 9780804177900. $28; ebk. ISBN 9780804177917. F
See LJ’s review: ow.ly/ZQKtw
Quick, Amanda. ’Til Death Do Us Part. Berkley. ISBN 9780399174469. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780698193611. HISTORICAL ROMANCE
See LJ’s review: LJ 4/15/16
Kelly, Martha Hall. Lilac Girls. Ballantine. ISBN 9781101883075. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781101883068. F
See LJ’s starred review: ow.ly/108UF2
Hammer, Joshua. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race To Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts. S. & S. ISBN 9781476777405. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781476777436. SOC SCI
See LJ’s review: ow.ly/ZQORh
McGuire, Seanan. Every Heart a Doorway. Tor. ISBN 9780765385505. $17.99; ebk. ISBN 9780765383877. FANTASY
See LJ’s review: ow.ly/ZQQlA
Mallery, Susan. Best of My Love. Harlequin. ISBN 9780373789191. pap. $8.99; ebk, ISBN 9781459293892. ROMANCE
See LJ’s starred review: LJ 4/15/16
McElwain, Julie. A Murder in Time. Pegasus. ISBN 9781605989747. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681771151. f
See LJ’s starred review: LJ 4/15/16
Prentiss, Molly. Tuesday Nights in 1980. Scout: Gallery. ISBN 9781501121043. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781501121067. F
