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July's biggest new books and the Black Lives Matter Community Read

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On today's episode, Jill and Adam share the books they're most excited about reading that are coming out in July. They also talk about OverDrive's new Black Lives Matter Community Read program. There are so many exceptional books coming our way in July.

Keep supporting diverse voices and BIPOC authors, and keep lending your voice to those in your community that need it.

Read about the BLM Community Read program: https://company.overdrive.com/2020/06/22/now-available-free-to-libraries-without-waitlists-or-holds-black-lives-matter-titles-to-read-listen-learn-and-grow/

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Books mentioned in this episode:

This Is My America by Kim Johnson

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase

The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

His & Hers by Alice Feeney

Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Intimations by Zadie Smith

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Wonderland by Zoje Stage

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

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