PLA 2016: Brian Kenney's Picks for Can't-Miss Panels

Tough choices loom for librarians at the 2016 PLA Conference—the program offerings are just too good! Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brian Cox explores black holes phenomenon for William Collins

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miller's Circe picks up Red Tentacle at Kitschies

Madeline Miller has picked up the Red Tentacle award for her “work of true genius” Circe (Bloomsbury) at this year’s Kitschies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking for Answers to Copyright at IAF Panel In NYC

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGregor joins 2019 judging panel for David Cohen Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Burnside to chair T S Eliot Prize judging panel

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 8, 2019

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook considering hiring editors to pick quality news for users

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[ The Guardian | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America by Box Brown

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite picks up 'game-changing' Booze Control book

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The Novel That Was the Missing Clue in the Murder That Shocked Victorian London

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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