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Have you read any Melville? What books do you have in common with him? www.librarything.com/profile/herm...

This week, LibraryThing staff are reading: Tim: Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Kate: Into the Blue by Emma Brodie Lucy: Holly by Stephen King Abigail: The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

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Come take a look at the latest edition of State of the Thing—there's lots to read and enjoy! www.librarything.com/readmessage....

Finally, we shone a spotlight on TinyCat @librarycat.org, LibraryThing's online catalog for small libraries. Come learn more about this fabulous service. www.librarycat.org

We highlighted as many book awards as we could, including the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction and the Deutscher Sachbuchpreis (German Nonfiction Book Prize). www.loc.gov/programs/poe... www.librarything.com/award/9137/D...

Our regular Freedom of Expression column highlighted a number of stories, including the 2026 Prix Voltaire, given out by the IPA (International Publishers Association), and recognizing “publishers – individuals, groups or organizations – who stand firm on freedom to publish.”

We began our book news coverage with our regular In Memoriam column, highlighting authors and artists we lost recently, including Iranian-French comic book creator Marjane Satrapi and American children's author Jane Yolen. www.librarything.com/a/637/Marjan... www.librarything.com/a/328/Jane-Y...

We presented our monthly batch of Early Reviewer giveaways—3,347 copies of 265 books this time around! Enter to win a copy of one of these fascinating titles by July 26th—tomorrow!—at 6pm EST! www.librarything.com/ner

We shone a spotlight on the titles that are "Hot on LibraryThing" this month, with "Heartstopper: Volume 6" by Alice Oseman topping the list. You can see more interesting lists and book statistics on our Zeitgeist page. www.librarything.com/zeitgeist

We celebrated our Helpers—LibraryThing members who do so much to make our site a better, more well-run place! Check out our most active Helpers! www.librarything.com/zeitgeist/he...

We interviewed authors Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie about their new book, "A Founding Mother." Come read what they have to say about the book, its subject Abigail Adams, and why it's important to tell the stories of the founding mothers. blog.librarything.com/2026/07/auth...

We shone a spotlight on some of the amazing discussions going on in Talk—LibraryThing's discussion forum. Come find a group that's right for you! www.librarything.com/ngroups

We invited members to contribute to our July List of the Month, devoted to our Favorite French Fiction. Come add your top ten choices to the list, and build a resource for your fellow readers: www.librarything.com/list/48006/F...

We introduced our newly redesigned Add Books page, which features plenty of improvements! Come check it out here: www.librarything.com/addbooks Tell us what you think in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/385336

We invited members to participate in our first ever Friday Reads Live Chat, yesterday from 12-2pm EDT. A fun and frenetic time was had by all! Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming live chats, and give us your feedback in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/385634

Trying to keep up was super exhausting! (Abigail)

Have you read anything by Graves? Do you share any books with him? www.librarything.com/profile/Robe...

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Book Giveaway for Fireweather by Miranda DarlingEnter to win one of 10 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.www.librarything.com

This week, LibraryThing staff are reading: Tim: Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed by James C. Scott Abby: The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall Lucy: Reamde by Neal Stephenson Zeph: The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud