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LibraryReads: A List from the People Who Know Books Best
Edelweiss is a proud partner of LibraryReads, the monthly nationwide library staff picks list for adult fiction and non-fiction. We chatted with LibraryReads Executive Director Rebecca Vnuk about the creation of the list, their efforts to showcase debut authors, and what makes her excited for the organization’s future.
Daniel Nayeri on The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
Daniel Nayeri talks about his next book The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams, the similarities between our world and the world of the Silk Road, and dealing with creative distraction.
Ricardo Nuila on The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine
Dr. Ricardo Nuila’s nonfiction debut follows the lives of five uninsured Houstonians who seek care at Ben Taub, the county hospital where he has worked for over a decade.
Building a Better Book World: A New Brand for Our Next Twenty Years
We worked throughout 2022 on reevaluating and reimagining the Edelweiss brand to better capture who we are and where we are going in the future. Edelweiss CEO John Rubin and President Annie Rubin discuss what they hope the redesign will bring to Edelweiss and its users.
Filling the Gaps: Diverse BookFinder on Collecting and Analyzing Depictions of BIPOC
Diverse BookFinder is a key resource for all those who seek to create collections in which all children can see themselves — and each other — reflected in the picture books they read.
Thomas C. Gannon on Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir
Thomas C. Gannon shares more about his upcoming book Birding While Indian: A Mixed-Blood Memoir, why he never thought of the work as a memoir, and the impossibility of writing about birds without being political.
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Featured booklists
Caribbean Heritage & Pride Reads
Celebrating titles that explore the intersections of LGBTQ+ & Caribbean identities!
Diverse YA Fantasy
Any type of fantasy YA book- high fantasy, urban fantasy, magical realism, etc- that showcases a cast and protagonist that is not white, cisgender, heterosexual, and/or non-disabled.
