Librarians Struggle With Mental Health After Traumatic Events at Work

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2024-10-31 09:02:34 UTC ]
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Belle Point Press Centers Mid-South Writers and Their Work

The Fort Smith, Ark.–based small press is committed to publishing books by Mid-South writers that are accessible to readers everywhere. Publisher Casie Dodd hopes that its newly inked distribution deal with IPG will help make this goal a reality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2024: Librarians Showcase Creativity

Librarians got hands-on experience with tools of the trade and shared their own innovative approaches to meeting community needs at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2024: Authors and Librarians Address 'Soft' Censorship

Numerous activities and events at the ALA annual conference addressed the problem of book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2024: Librarians Showcase Creativity

Librarians got hands-on experience with tools of the trade and shared their own innovative approaches to meeting community needs at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, June 27–July 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2024: Librarians Rally for the Right to Read

The American Library Association’s 2024 conference emphasized the threats posed by book bans and the undermining of public institutions and trust with a Rally for the Right to Read and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fall 2024 Preview: Politics & Current Events

America’s rightward drift, reproductive healthcare in a post-Roe world, and players behind the January 6 Capitol attack feature in this fall’s noteworthy titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fall 2024 Preview: Politics & Current Events

America’s rightward drift, reproductive healthcare in a post-Roe world, and players behind the January 6 Capitol attack feature in this fall’s noteworthy titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Fall 2024 Preview: Politics & Current Events

America’s rightward drift, reproductive healthcare in a post-Roe world, and players behind the January 6 Capitol attack feature in this fall’s noteworthy titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Why you might struggle to find this year’s International Booker winner in UK libraries – and why publishing suffers as a result

If you search for translated books all of them won’t come up in a library catalogue search. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2024-06-11 17:09:25 UTC ]
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ALA 2024: ‘That Librarian’ Fights Back: PW Talks with Amanda Jones

The author of ‘That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America’ discusses her fight for the freedom to read and her debut memoir. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarians Celebrate Comics in the Face of Censorship

Ahead of this year's American Librarian Association conference, librarians are joining forces to seek out “the good stuff” to celebrate and sharing strategic practices to counter challenges leveraged increasingly at comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Research Briefing: Publisher events and influencer partnerships offer key brand marketing opportunities

In this edition of the Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine how publisher-hosted events and influencer partnerships offer brands more key marketing opportunities, how The New Yorker refocused its newsletter strategy in the last year, and how digital media companies are exploring the fediverse,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-05-30 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Writing is lonely work but connecting with other novelists on zoom keeps me motivated | Jodi Wilson

It’s not pretty but conference calls at dawn keep us showing up. We’ve got novels to write, which is the only work we really want to doGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen you work solo, peer accountability is sacred.Three mornings a week I set my alarm... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-30 00:56:10 UTC ]
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“Set the terms of your struggle:” The Cal Poly Humboldt Commune Speaks

This interview was edited for clarity and length and a shorter version originally appeared in the print edition of The New York War Crimes. The… Continue reading at The New Inquiry

[ The New Inquiry | 2024-05-16 16:16:59 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Fell 4% in April as Nonfiction Struggles

The decline was due in part to an earlier Easter this year, as well as the continued soft sales in the nonfiction category, according to Circana BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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