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Book Trailer Thursday: Once in a Great City
In this brief video for his Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story (Simon & Schuster), David Maraniss touches on one particular aspect of Detroit’s history—Motown. The book chronicles 18 months, in...
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Book Trailer Thursday: The Book of Speculation
When I found this trailer for Erika Swyler’s The Book of Speculation (St. Martins), “mesmerizing” was the first word that came to mind. I like trailers that speak a language totally different from the...
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Book Trailer Thursday: The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones
The narrator of today’s BTT, for The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones (Viking), really throws down the gauntlet: Mabel’s adventures are almost certainly too exciting, thrilling and terrifying for us....
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Book Trailer Thursday: The Marvels
The publication of Brian Selznick’s The Marvels (Scholastic) this September will be a “red-letter literary event.” To boot, Sarah Hunter’s extended review leads me to believe that Selznick’s new...
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Book Trailer Thursday: The Story of Diva and Flea
If you, like many, can’t wait for the October release of the Mo Willems and Tony DiTerlizzi collaboration, The Story of Diva and Flea (Disney), here’s something to tide you over. For nine minutes,...
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Book Trailer Thursday: Space Dumplins
Calling all comics fans! And fans of smart chickens, whale-poop humor, and interstellar adventures. Craig Thompson, of the beloved Blankets, among others, has a new middle-grade offering this month. Of...
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Book Trailer Thursday: The Clasp
Amanda Seyfried says Sloane Crosley’s first novel The Clasp (Farrar) is just like her glass of wine: “Spicy, fruity, great on the subway.” If that comparison doesn’t hook you, just wait—she has several...
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Book Trailer Thursday: Undermajordomo Minor
With Undermajordomo Minor (Ecco), Patrick DeWitt, author of 2011’s hit The Sisters Brothers has “another askew masterpiece on his hands.” (And one interesting title, am I right?) Plus, here’s a...
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Book Trailer Thursday: Why Not Me?
Last week, while we were featuring Mindy Kaling’s new book Why Not Me? (Crown Archetype) as one of our reviews of the week, the author was busy avoiding an elevator scam (SEE above). Fans of Kaling’s...
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Book Trailer Thursday: City on Fire
Garth Risk Hallberg’s debut novel City on Fire has been making waves for two years already–ever since Knopf secured its publishing rights in a two-day bidding war in 2013. And if that kind of buzz...
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Book Trailer Thursday: The Rain Wizard
In 1915, Charles Mallory Hatfield was traveling the country “coaxing” rain out of the skies in even the most arid regions. He was so good at it, city-council members in San Diego offered him $10,000 if...
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Book Trailer Thursday: Leo: A Ghost Story
Maggie Reagan says Leo: A Ghost Story (Chronicle) is a picture book that’s sure to warm hearts. Ghost, picture book, heartwarming? We’re nearing Halloween, but this is no Halloween-y ghost story. A...
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Book Trailer Thursday: Moletown
Torben Kuhlmann’s Moletown (NorthSouth) is a poignant picture book with an unmistakable message about caring for the environment, and emotionally evocative, technically accurate artwork, writes Sarah...
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Book Trailer Thursday: Officer Panda, Fingerprint Detective
Ashley Crowley is probably really good at “Two Truths and a Lie.” I’ll have a go for him: 1) Writes and illustrates books for kiddos; 2) Captures criminals and brings them to justice; 3) Prefers red...
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Exclusive Book Trailer Reveal for E. Katherine Kottaras’ How to Be Brave
We at the Booklist Reader are thrilled to share an exclusive reveal of the interactive trailer for E. Katherine Kottaras’ How to Be Brave (St. Martin’s). In the book, available today, teen Georgia...
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Book Trailer Thursday: Rainn Wilson’s The Bassoon King
Grab a pen, or ready your pinkies and pointers for some CTRL+C-ing, because I have a big book-trailer knowledge bomb for you: people who are good at being on TV are also really good at making book...
View ArticleBook Trailer Thursday: HAPPY!
In 2013, Pharrell Williams released his hit song “Happy,” which instantly became a recognizable anthem of positive vibes as it rose to the top of the Billboard charts and dominated airtime on the most...
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Book Trailer Thursday: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Stephen King, the prolific master of horror, is back again with a new collection of short stories that was released earlier this season. He has come far since the days of Carrie and Pet Semetary, when...
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Book Trailer Thanksgiving: Essential Pépin
For a BTT that falls on Thanksgiving, I thought it would be nice to feature a cookbook all-star: Jacques Pepin. Essential Pépin (Houghton) was published several years ago in conjunction with the...
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Book Trailer Thursday: I Really Like Slop!
J.B. Petty says young readers will respond lovingly and laughingly to Mo Willems’ much-loved characters, Elephant and Piggy, in their latest adventure, I Really Like Slop! (Disney Hyperion). It seems...
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