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Book Display Idea - Read Alikes for The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese is on the top of holds lists, helped by Oprah's selection of the title as her 101st book club pick . We can't buy copies to immediately fill every hold but you can both advertise your holds list and suggest titles from your collection at the same time.  If your library has copies in your digital collection, include a QR code or information about that service in the display. Never assume that a patron knows about all of your services. If they come into your library, visit your website, or social media looking for this title, you can show them how to get on the request list while also pointing out that there are great books to read in the meantime.  Ebsco's Novelist is a good tool to use for discovering read-alikes, if your library subscribes. There are read-alikes listed and you can use the "appeal factors" (things like genre, time period, tone, writing style etc) to find similar enough titles in your collection. If you do

Use big book events for your displays -BN Pre-Order Sale

  The recent Barnes and Noble pre-order sale received a lot of attention from authors and book buyers. Pre-orders can be vital to a book's success, with strong pre-orders showing that there is interest in a title.Why mention it to library workers interested in book displays? Use the idea of pre-orders to market your holds list. Assuming that every patron knows that you have a request service for physical and digital titles is a mistake. Because we spend so many hours at the library, it can be easy to forget that many things are unknown to patrons. Some patrons may have forgotten that they can place a hold request for a popular title, receiving a notification when it is available for them.  In many libraries, as soon as a title is "on order" in the ILS, patrons can start putting holds on it. Hold requests also give your acquisitions department an idea about demand for a particular title. Create a display with cover photos, information about how holds work, ways they can be

Make a display or list based on one author - Colleen Hoover

  More than likely, you have books by Colleen Hoover on your physical and digital holds list. While you may not have the books in your building to include in a physical display, you can use read alike authors on your shelves to give back list titles some attention, bring attention to other authors that fans of Hoover would like, and advertise your holds list.  Where to find suggestions? There are plenty of lists to get you started on your own display or post.  Business Insider has a list - 22 books Colleen Hoover fans will love, from suspenseful romance reads to tearjerker YA stories . This list has suggestions from all over fiction and is diverse which I appreciate. It will also give you a taste of the different ways people can approach even a popular author like Hoover.  A feature you can copy is Book Riot's book recommendation service - using email, online chat, or whatever your library can support even if that's paper requests. Their list of 10 Authors Like Colleen Hoover

Book Display Idea: Use a specific title- How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

 This month Grady Hendrix' s new title, How To Sell A Haunted House, is published. He is a best selling horror author whose books have a lot of crossover appeal to readers who don't necessarily seek out horror. Even if you have a holds list for the book, you can harness his popularity to draw attention to other titles on your shelves.  First, as always, put up signage promoting your holds list. Don't assume that everyone knows how easy it is and what the notification options are. If you have any of his titles as part of your eBook collection, add information about that as well. The purpose of a book display or online booklist is to promote your library's collection. Don't get hung up on specific titles; it's not a homework assignment. Unless you post pictures online, no one is going to grade you. Just search for subject headings and look for titles that are close enough. It's a great way to become more proficient with your searching.  Grady has a backlist wh