Shelf Awareness for Readers, our weekly consumer-facing publication featuring adult and children's book reviews, author interviews, backlist recommendations, and fun news items, is being published today. Starred review highlights include Die Hot with a Vengeance, a "charmingly subversive and often hilarious debut" by Sable Yong, who pulls back the curtain on beauty culture in her essay collection about vanity; and Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe, a "wickedly smart story" about a college student faced with an unplanned pregnancy that's "going to make some serious noise." With Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa, Leslie Stall Widener creates a "moving, uplifting picture book about the power of empathy"; and Millie Fleur's Poison Garden is Christy Mandin's "dare-to-be-different picture book" that takes "a spirited swipe at lazy-brained conformity." Plus, rediscover singer, songwriter, humorist, and detective novel author Kinky Friedman.
Today's issue of Shelf Awareness for Readers is going to more than 690,000 customers of 251 independent bookstores. Stores interested in learning more can contact our partnership program team via e-mail. To see today's issue, click here.
