#USBookShow & Summer Reading Bonanza

Once again the Publishers Weekly U.S. Book Show delivered information, entertainment, and inspiration!

Outstanding keynote speakers, author chats, and panel discussions with the engaging Friends & Fiction fun with Tia Williams (Seven Days in June) and T.J. Newman (Falling), Libraries Are Essential, Black Women, Black Voices: Debut Memoirists on Career and Publishing, Celeste Ng, TikTok and Books, and Bringing the World to Your Door as particular favorites, along with Comics and Graphic Novels and so much more. My TBR pile may collapse under the weight of all the new editions.

Plus, the Prince George's County Memorial Library System offers plenty of summer reading options (as usual).

Shifters in Love

Wish Out of Water by Holley Trent

Mad for a Mate by MaryJanice Davidson

All About the Digits

Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting

Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter

Brace for Impact

The Book of Luke: Earthquake by Iris Bolling

Magical Mayhem

Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre

Surprise Inheritances, Collisions, a Foodie Mystery, Second Chances & Crossroads

With Love from London by Sarah Jio

Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

A Fatal Family Feast by Lynn Cahoon

Love and Lotus Blossoms by Anne Shade

Pay Attention to Your True Self & Each Phase of Your Journey

Speak: How to Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Tunde Oyeneyin

It's been an emotionally grueling past week, month, and 2+ years (and decade and life for many).

Books provide information, a range of perspectives, motivation, solace, and escape, all of which are essential to advancing toward a more inclusive, healthier, safer existence for all of us.

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