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Rebecca N. Thompson, MD, with Dafna Lohr, MD - Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love (Ferry Building Store) */

TONIGHT in San Francisco: LG Literary's @rebeccanthompson.bsky.social will discuss her book HELD TOGETHER at @bookpassage.bsky.social!

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A huge congratulations to LG Literary's Randall Horton, named a 2026 Writing Freedom Fellow (among tremendous company!) by @haymarketbooks.org & @mellon.org! More about all 20 distinguished fellows here ⤵️

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LG Literary is proud to stand alongside these signatories in support of the freedom to read!

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Love seeing Mark Pryor's THE MOST MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP IN PARIS here at #34!!

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Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Andrew Burstein Bloomsbury Review by Brian Tanguay It’s fair to say that Thomas Jefferson fascinates historians. The sheer number of biographies of America’s third president is staggering, and one might wonder wh…

"In our time, when information moves instantaneously and performative certitude prevails over facts, this book reminds us of how complicated and often contradictory human beings can be. Jefferson was certainly both."

Read the full California Review of Books piece on Andrew Burstein's newest here ⤵️

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The first installment of Mark Pryor's new Paris Bookshop mystery series, THE MOST MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP IN PARIS, is out today from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social — congratulations Mark! More here ⤵️

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ARC alert: MOONLIGHT MURDER, the next installment of Uzma Jalaluddin's Detective Aunty Investigates series, is out next week from @harpercollinsca.bsky.social & in May from @harperperennial.bsky.social in the US!

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Coming 3/31/26: the 10th anniversary deluxe edition of @jodipicoult.bsky.social's bestseller, SMALL GREAT THINGS! More info here ⤵️

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GENERATION QUEER by LG Literary's @kimmtopping.bsky.social is a finalist for the Publishing Triangle's Jacqueline Woodson Award for LGBTQ+ Young Adult and Children’s Literature — a huge congratulations to Kimm, and all of their fellow nominees for achievement in LGBTQ+ literature!

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Quit your job, start a farm, write a book How hard could it be

"My book is about transitions spurred by disillusionment. It is about the pain of deconstruction and the beauty and promise of reconstruction, of building a new life around new values."

@spencerrscott.bsky.social reflects on the process of writing his forthcoming AS IF WE WERE STAYING on Substack ⤵️

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Tatiana Johnson Boria - Saturn - MER - Mom Egg Review Tatiana Johnson Boria Saturn   After each visit to your grandmother’s group home, over the past two decades, I’ve learned the art of capturing. Of forcing my mind to remember my mother in all of her d...

"Your grandmother lives inside my memory with her own halos, her own bands of light surrounding her...I am trying to capture her as she once was, because she is disappearing."

Gorgeous excerpt from @tatianajboria.bsky.social's memoir in progress in @merliterary.bsky.social. See the full piece here⤵️

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Retired LSU scholar releases biography of Thomas Jefferson, just in time for America's birthday Just in time for the country’s 250th birthday, “Being Thomas Jefferson” promises “an intimate history” of the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

"It’s a striking reminder that Jefferson’s legacy endures — all the more reason to read what might be Burstein’s crowning achievement."

Fantastic conversation with LG Literary's Andrew Burstein on his new work on Thomas Jefferson in @theadvocatebr.bsky.social. More here ⤵️

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Andrew Burstein's new book is 'Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History' Historian Andrew Burstein joins us this morning. He recently retired from Louisiana State University where he was a Professor of History and author of 'The Passions of Andrew Jackson,' 'Jefferson’s Se...

LG Literary's Andrew Burstein discusses his new book, BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON, with @joedonahue.bsky.social at @wamc.org! Listen to their full conversation here ⤵️

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Literary Matriarchs | Interview with Tatiana Johnson-Boria In conversation with Tatiana Johnson-Boria on ONLY POEMS | On motherhood identity in poetry

"I believe inheritance is oftentimes a reality, and it’s up to us to understand what the things we inherit must mean for our own lives."

LG Literary's @tatianajboria.bsky.social is Poet of the Week at
@onlypoemsmag.bsky.social! Read her full interview here ⤵️

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Canadian Authors Are Ruling the Romance Genre | ELLE Canada Magazine | Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Trends & Celebrity News From Elsie Silver and Lily Chu to Hannah Bonam-Young, we present five Canadian romance authors shaking up the genre.

“I feel like I can draw from my own experience as a Canadian Muslim and, at the same time, get to write really swoony romantic stories.”

Check out LG Literary's Uzma Jalaluddin, featured here among four other fantastic Canadian romance authors in @ellecanada.bsky.social ⤵️

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Five Best: Novels the Founding Fathers Read Selected by Andrew Burstein, the author of “Being Thomas Jefferson.”

Selected by Andrew Burstein, the author of “Being Thomas Jefferson.” on.wsj.com/4rFFO6W

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Jodi Picoult’s 30th Novel 'Hollow Bones' Brings Back a Fan-Favorite Character — See the Cover (Exclusive) Jodi Picoult has shared an exclusive first look at her next novel, 'Hollow Bones,' with PEOPLE. Due in the fall, the novel marks the best-selling author's 30th book, and brings back a fan-favorite cha...

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Jefferson Seen and Unseen - Pittsburgh Review of Books What might it have been like to be Thomas Jefferson? Just weighing such a question raises questions anew, implicitly demanding a rationale for reopening the

“To write an intimate history is a formidable summons, because any approach to historical biography is autopsy, not a two-sided conversation.”

An excerpt from BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON: AN INTIMATE HISTORY by Andrew Burstein, out now from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social.

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Illuminating talk on Thomas Jefferson from LG Literary's Andrew Burstein! Watch here ⤵️

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Newly arrived at the LG Literary offices: the stunning Turkish edition of @jodipicoult.bsky.social's first novel, SONGS OF THE HUMPBACK WHALE, out now from April Publishing!

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Fascinating piece from new release BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON by LG Literary's Andrew Burstein! More from @literaryhub.bsky.social ⤵️

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DORMIR EL TRÓPICO by LG Literary's Martha Riva Palacio Obón has received a 2026 Premio Fundación Cuatrogatos, the annual award for high-quality books created by Ibero-American writers and illustrators. ¡Felicitaciones, Martha!

See the full list of winners here ⤵️

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The audiobook for Andrew Burstein's BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON (narrated by John Chancer) is a trending history release on Spotify! Listen here ⤵️

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ARC alert: the first installment of Mark Pryor's new Paris Bookshop Mystery series is out from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social on March 31st! Read more about the book @publisherswkly.bsky.social calls "a satisfying confection" here ⤵️

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This timely, thorough, and thought-provoking new book from LG Literary's @normansolomon.bsky.social is available for free now! More information below ⤵️

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How genetic testing redefines motherhood [PODCAST] Family physician Rebecca Thompson discusses her article, "The weight of genetic testing in a family," an excerpt from her book. She shares a profoundly personal story from the memoir about a woman who...

"There is something so much greater than any one person’s struggle. We really see that all of these stories are about growth and change. That is always inspiring."

Illuminating discussion of HELD TOGETHER by LG Literary's Rebecca N. Thompson on KevinMD. Listen to the full podcast episode here ⤵️

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Book Talk: Andrew Burstein — Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History YouTube video by Politics and Prose

LG Literary's Andrew Burstein spoke yesterday at @politicsprose.bsky.social about his new book, BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON, available now from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social! Learn more about Jefferson's melodic language and contradictory inner life at this fantastic event — full video here ⤵️

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Lucky Girl by Allie Tagle-Dokus: 9798217350490 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books An exhilarating, darkly funny debut novel about the absurd and fleeting nature of childhood fame, and the ever-evolving desire for family and forgiveness. Lucy Gardiner felt like she was put on eart...

The audiobook for @allietagledokus.bsky.social's LUCKY GIRL is out this week, read by the fantastic Phoebe Strole! More info here ⤵️

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Andrew Burstein's BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON—acclaimed as "a nuanced, warts-and-all examination of a complicated Founding Father" by Kirkus Reviews—is out today from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social! Happy publication day, Andrew!

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Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History | Washington Independent Review of Books The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

"Burstein employs the key events of Jefferson’s life to probe the inner man to a degree no other biographer has attempted, and he succeeds brilliantly."

Another glowing review for Andrew Burstein's BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON in @wirobooks.bsky.social! See the full piece here ⤵️

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