Lots of good bookish things happened this week, including research that proves libraries lead to healthier, more equitable communities. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-29 10:42:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: libraries and schools face multiple challenges in Texas; a library administrator in Missouri is warned to stay 'politically neutral' or face discipline; a library in Seattle faces closure for making diverse books available; and Jay-Z juices library card signups at the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd, Drew Gilpin Faust, Laura Moher, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books struggled again last week, falling 7.6% compared to the week ended August 13, 2022. The decline in adult fiction continued, with sales off 9.6%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An upcoming national survey on the parental perceptions of public libraries will launch in early September. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-08-15 13:09:24 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from T. Kingfisher, Una Mannion, Jennifer Cramer-Miller, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Grove Atlantic takes a Booker-longlisted novel from Paul Lynch, singer-songwriter Pia Mia sells a sells a semi-autobiographical romance to Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: librarians, educators, and publishers grapple with new state book banning laws; bestselling author John Green responds to having his books pulled from library shelves; a proposed judgment has been filed in the Internet Archive copyright case; and PEN America publishes... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In another week in which sales in all categories fell, unit sales or print books declined 8.3% at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Share that link right now or ruin your reading life! Do it, do it now! Or, a brief history of chain letters. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-08-07 10:36:00 UTC ]
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In a climate crisis that feels huge and hopeless, these eight books — essays, fiction, memoir and poetry on the wild — will help you focus on small things Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-04 13:00:09 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Alexandra Chang, R. Eric Thomas, Wole Talabi, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: a major victory for freedom to read advocates in Arkansas; a motion to block Texas's new 'book rating' law gets a speedy hearing date; the Michigan Library Association recruits advocates for its freedom to read initiative; and a look at the Brooklyn Public Library's... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Maddow sells a book about the fight against authoritarianism to Crown, Nelson buys a history of the In-N-Out Burger franchise, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The string of weeks in which unit sales of print books were down in all major categories reached three last week, leading to a 5.4% sales decline from the comparable week in 2022. Sales of adult fiction fell 7.2%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: a coalition of booksellers and publishing industry groups sue Texas over the state's new book rating law; a judge in Arkansas is set to rule on a motion to block that state's 'harmful to minors' law from taking effect; and a Houston school district's plan to replace... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Delroy Lindo sells a memoir to Little, Brown; Sarah Pekkanen re-ups with St. Martin’s; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Ken Jaworowski, Shane McCrae, Eddie Ndopu, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to both Donald Trump and Mark Meadows, sells a memoir to Simon & Schuster, and Amistad buys a book by couture designer B Michael about his friendship with actor Cicely Tyson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Barack Obama offers his support to librarians; Missouri's Jay Ashcroft is now taking aim at ALA; a Utah poll finds voters oppose book banning; and the protest at U.C. Berkeley's anthropology library has ended. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Peter Cappelli, Aimee Ogden, Arianne Shahvisi, David Simon, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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