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Hot News This Week
November 16, 2023
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| | Tibbles the Cat
by Michal Sanda, illus. David Dolensky
Albatros Media • December 2023 • 9788000070056
“This comic picture book about an obscure but important historical fact is charming and wonderful. . . . Like a cross between Edward Gorey and Wes Anderson, this is sure to delight and educate anyone who loves weird and quirky little books.” — Reilly Hadden, Northshire Bookstore (Manchester Center, VT)
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| | Coyote’s Wild Home
by Barbara Kingsolver and Lily Kingsolver, illus. Paul Mirocha
Gryphon Press • November 2023 • 9780940719484
“This important story is told from two different viewpoints and the beautifully illustrations make you feel like you are inside the forest!” — Melissa Fitzgerald, Watermark Books & Café (Wichita, KS)
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| Two NYT / NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Bunny & Tree
by Balint Zsako
Enchanted Lion Books • May 2023 • 9781592703937
At the Drop of a Cat
by Élise Fontenaille, illus. Violeta Lópiz, trans. Karin Snelson and Emilie Robert Wong
Enchanted Lion Books • January 2023 • 9781592703821
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| Best Books of the Year
With year-end lists rolling in, we’re keeping tabs on all the books featured from Consortium publishers. Browse more 2023 coverage highlights, and check out what’s new this week:
TIME, “The 100 Must-Read Books of 2023”
Vulture, “The Best Books of 2023 (So Far)”
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 Click here for more top titles publishing next Tuesday, Nov. 21.
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| | Gratuitous Ninja
by Ronald Wimberly, illus. Ronald Wimberly, Freddy Carrasco, and Afu Chan
Beehive Books • December 2023 • 9781948886345
★ “A cannily constructed and rollicking saga. . . . The nonlinear narrative unfolds in accordion booklets splashed with electric colors and propulsive manga art stylings that fuel the story’s dynamism.” — Publishers Weekly
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★ “A must for art and anthropology collections. . . . David Boxley tells his personal story while offering readers an intimate look into his artistic process, his childhood home of Metlakatla, Alaska, and the history of the Tsimshian people.” — Booklist
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| | Paper Banners
by Jane Miller
Copper Canyon Press • November 2023 • 9781556596735
★ “Excellent . . . Miller is able to go inside her subjects and draw readers with her. That experience makes this collection one for all libraries.” — Library Journal
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“Part biography and part collection of speeches, Munger’s book offers a rare look inside one of the greatest minds of our time. From avoiding a life of misery to choosing the right business partner, you’ll learn to apply ‘Mungerisms’ to every aspect of your life.” — Inc.
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“This book contains more than 40 posters that Mayora designed and created over the years. They are playful, striking, humorous and philosophical, forming a gallery of inventive, compelling and thought-provoking collages.” — Chicago Tribune
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| New Digital Review Copies
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Ndima Ndima
by Tsitsi Mapepa
Catalyst Press • November 2023 • 9781946395962
“Creating a world that feels both incredibly real and legendary, Mapepa beautifully explores the formation of Zimbabwe as an independent state in a way reminiscent of Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Kintu. A truly insightful debut.” — Booklist
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