Michigan’s Ypsilanti District Library and Montana’s Lewis & Clark Library were both awarded 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries at the recent American Library Association convention in Las Vegas. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education has announced the two books that are the first recipients of the Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award for excellence in literature for young children. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The winners of this year’s BolognaRagazzi Awards presented by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair have been announced. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Liberal lion won National Book Award and edited leftwing Nation, with writers including Hitchens and Cockburn, from 1978 to 2005Victor Navasky, an award-winning author and journalist who presided over the liberal US weekly the Nation and wrote influential books on the anti-communist blacklist... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-01-25 15:01:09 UTC ]
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The 2023 PEN American Literary Award Longlists have been announced! This year’s awards will confer $350,000 to more than 100 writers. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-23 17:48:28 UTC ]
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As recent laws restrict school librarians from bringing in new books, they're seeing a drop off of students using the library at all. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-23 17:38:56 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: eight states so far in 2023 have new bills seeking to expose librarians and educators to criminal prosecution for obscenity violations; why a bestselling author with a new kids’ book was barred from speaking at a Texas school; and the first new state e-book bill of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries have existed for 5,000 years, but what does their future look like in an ever-changing world. One writer explores. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-18 11:37:00 UTC ]
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Among this week's headlines: A new study looks at the chilling effect of book bans on new book purchases; author George M. Johnson reflects on being targeted by book banners; new state bills are again targeting the freedom to read; and a look at the early numbers from the newly operational... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Library educator R. David Lankes reflects on the community-centered, empowering, progressive libraries he visited on a recent trip to Korea. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive officials said 129 library systems hit the milestone with the Los Angeles Public Library becoming its first library system to surpass 10 million digital circulations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With its bookstore on the ground floor and its library upstairs, India's Trilogy serves a loyal following: 'Getting books is our only headache.' The post Mumbai’s Bookstore and Library Trilogy: An Eighth Anniversary appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-09 13:28:28 UTC ]
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Comic book creators with a history of galvanising social action on America’s streets have created a graphic novel about the US Capitol attacks. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2023-01-06 13:12:06 UTC ]
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The 2022 figures suggest that demand for digital resources in libraries continues to be robust even as the rate of growth slows from pandemic levels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week’s headlines: LJ names its librarians of the year; more on that "book rating" bill in Texas; and the growth of Library TikTok. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing up, the library was not just Amanda Oliver’s favorite place but also her “first beloved destination, first embodied center… it was absolutely sacred.” However, soon after Oliver began her career as a librarian at a Title I school and then in the D.C. public library system, she witnessed... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-01-05 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine newly announced translations supported by the UAE's Sheikh Zayed Book Award have taken Arabic books into five languages. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Funding for Nine Translations, Arabic Into Five Languages appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-03 20:39:38 UTC ]
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Kate Beaton’s widely acclaimed debut graphic memoir 'Ducks: Two years in the Oil Sands '(Drawn & Quarterly) has won PW’s 2022 Graphic Novel Critics Poll by a significant margin, receiving nine votes from PW’s panel of 16 critics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Top Shelf Productions, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, has been a leading force in the expansion of the graphic novel market since it was founded by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock in 1997. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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London's International Excellence Awards extend their nomination dates, and Hay's season opens with its Colombian festival dates. The post Industry Notes: London Book Fair Awards, Hay Festival in Colombia appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-16 16:12:24 UTC ]
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For the first time, detainees picked their own winner in an offshoot of the Goncourt, France’s top literary honor. Continue reading at The New York Times
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