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The Library Love Fest Podcast brings librarians and great books together. Enjoy author interviews, conversations with editors, and upcoming book presentations from HarperCollins Publishers. Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify.

The Library Love Fest Podcast Library Love Fest

    • Society & Culture

The Library Love Fest Podcast brings librarians and great books together. Enjoy author interviews, conversations with editors, and upcoming book presentations from HarperCollins Publishers. Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify.

    Chloé Caldwell, author of WOMEN, in conversation with Grace Caternolo

    Chloé Caldwell, author of WOMEN, in conversation with Grace Caternolo

    Like many readers, I look for books that make me feel something. WOMEN by Chloé Caldwell is all feeling. In WOMEN, an unnamed narrator grapples with the heartbreak from her first queer relationship with fervor and vulnerability. It captured my attention with its visceral and punchy prose and held it with its intimate intricacies of queer love and fall out. This small but mighty novella lingered long after I finished it. Caldwell writes without inhibition and that is a gift to all of her readers. My hope is that WOMEN ends up in libraries, that it passes through hands of those who need it.

    —Grace Caternolo, Library Marketing Assistant at HarperCollins

    The reissue of WOMEN goes on sale June 4th, 2024.
    Download an egalley on Edelweiss+: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063387077&g=4400
    Downlaod an egalley on NetGalley: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/312566

    • 34 min
    Announcing the May 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. author reactions!)

    Announcing the May 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. author reactions!)

    The May LibraryReads list is here! We are thrilled that we have a Hall of Fame selection for May: Cat Sebastian's YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY! We also have a Notable Nonfiction pick: Zoë Schlanger's THE LIGHT EATERS. Congratulations to both! Listen for the authors' reactions.

    We also have a phone number! Call 212-207-7773 and leave us a message!

    You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @librarylovefest or on TikTok and Instagram @harperlibrary.

    • 8 min
    Announcing the April 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. author reactions!)

    Announcing the April 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. author reactions!)

    The April LibraryReads list is here! We are thrilled that we have two Hall of Fame selections for April: Alyssa Cole's ONE OF US KNOWS and Alexandria Bellefleur's TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY. Congratulations to both! Listen for the authors' reactions!

    Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/3PpJ5GB

    We also have a phone number! Call 212-207-7773 and leave us a message!

    You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @librarylovefest or on TikTok and Instagram @harperlibrary.

    • 9 min
    Announcing the March 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. the author's reaction!)

    Announcing the March 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. the author's reaction!)

    The LibraryReads list is here! We are thrilled to share that Cristina Henríquez's THE GREAT DIVIDE has been selected for the March LibraryReads list! Congratulations, Cristina!

    Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/48N6XLr

    We also have a phone number! Call 212-207-7773 and leave us a message!

    You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @librarylovefest or on TikTok and Instagram @harperlibrary.

    • 6 min
    Announcing the February 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. author reactions!)

    Announcing the February 2024 LibraryReads Picks (Feat. author reactions!)

    Hear from our LibraryReads winners! We are thrilled to share that Gareth Brown's THE BOOK OF DOORS has been selected for the February LibraryReads list! We also are thrilled to announce that Olivia Dade's AT FIRST SPITE, Susan Elizabeth Phillips' SIMPLY THE BEST, Kate Quinn and Janie Chang's THE PHOENIX CROWN, and Tessa Bailey's FANGIRL DOWN have made the Hall of Fame! Congratulations to all!

    Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/48wXNCn

    We also have a phone number! Call 212-207-7773 and leave us a message!

    You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @librarylovefest or on TikTok and Instagram @harperlibrary.

    • 20 min
    Debut novelist Bill Gaythwaite, author of UNDERBURN, in conversation with Virginia Stanley

    Debut novelist Bill Gaythwaite, author of UNDERBURN, in conversation with Virginia Stanley

    Check out this very special conversation HarperCollins Library Marketing Directer Virginia Stanley had with debut novelist Bill Gaythwaite. They discuss Bill's recently published book UNDERBURN.

    Praise for UNDERBURN:

    “A wonderfully engaging tale of both family and the underside of fame, Bill Gaythwaite’s debut novel Underburn mirrors the deceptive richness of the very generational ties it so charmingly explores: the long memories, conflicts big and small, surprisingly pivotal moments, and rediscovered bonds. One rarely encounters characters drawn with such candor, warmth, and humanity: you will gladly cheer and care for everyone as they seek to make peace with the past, while risking it all for a brand-new future.”
    —Natalie Jenner, author of the international bestseller The Jane Austen Society

    "A quirky family story told with wit and wisdom, with shades of Anne Tyler or Elizabeth Strout...a fine debut."
    —Kirkus Reviews

    • 30 min

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