Among the week's headlines: a challenging year for libraries recapped in the ALA's 2023 State of America's Libraries report; amid criticism, the College Board will change its AP African American studies course again; the Seattle Public Library will join Brooklyn Public Library in making banned e-books available nationwide; and Cindy Hohl is elected ALA president. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day, the Lit Hub staff pens odes to ten of the best bookstores in the world. | Lit Hub Michelle Yeoh stars in American Born Chinese, the Gossip Girl creators adapt City on Fire, and two star-studded casts take on an apocalypse and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-28 10:30:36 UTC ]
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“Pugilistic metaphors and hard-drinking aphorisms … a brittle misogyny and a vainglorious narcissism. And then there are all the dead animals.” David Barnes considers the baggage of Ernest Hemingway, 100 years after his first published work. | Lit Hub Criticism How language acquisition nourishes... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-22 10:30:40 UTC ]
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Abby Jimenez tops our trade paper list and has the #2 bestselling title in the country with 'Yours Truly,' at #3 on our hardcover fiction list is 'Things I Wish I Told My Mother' by Susan Patterson, and 'Life Worth Living' by Miroslav Volf rounds up our top 10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans, Emily Henry, and Claire Dederer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Malala Yousafzai sells a new memoir to Atria, Crown buys an authorized Tupac bio, YA bestseller Mary E. Pearson is set to make an adult debut with Flatiron, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Morton’s seventh novel, Homecoming, lands at #2 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus children’s book juggernaut Mo Willems makes his adult debut, and a pair of new books on our hardcover nonfiction list encourage readers to get physical. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf buys a memoir from WNBA star Brittney Griner, and Teju Cole sells his second novel to Random House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Susan Meissner, Karl Geary, and Andrew F. Sullivan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Millie Bobby Brown sells a debut novel to William Morrow, and S&S buys a memoir from Sheila Johnson, cofounder of BET. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Gregory May, Emily Tesh, and Benjamin Balint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist and 'The Glass Castle' memoirist Jeannette Walls returns with 'Hang the Moon,' #4 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Alka Joshi completes her Jaipur trilogy with 'The Perfumist of Paris,' and post–Twitter storm, Alison Roman fans find the cookbook author to be just 'Sweet Enough.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Omer Aziz, Michelle Min Sterling, Jess Row, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Flatiron wins a rom-com by Katelyn Doyle, Grisham sells a sequel to 'The Firm' to Doubleday, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga has a massive week, Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Desmond's latest hits #2 in adult nonfiction, a graphic novel reintreprets 'Beowulf' and hits the adult fiction list, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Congress passes a 'parental rights' bill; Illinois advances its bill to prohibit book banning; Missouri lawmakers seek to pull funding from public libraries in the state; and Julie Stivers has been named School Library Journal's 2023 School Librarian of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Federal library funding hangs in the balance as the 2024 budget process ramps up; Arkansas passes a controversial bill aimed at restricting libraries; a Michigan prosecutor threatens to charge a local library director for refusing to pull Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer'... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claims book banning is a media hoax; Illinois goes on the offense to protect the freedom to read; and a new poll suggests that the Right's 'war on woke' might not be an effective political strategy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the headlines this week: a look at libraries some three years after the Covid-19 pandemic began; how the right wing culture war playing out in many communities has led to some librarians living in fear; the St. Paul Public Library's 'Read Brave' program enters its 10th year; and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid criticism, Puffin revises its plan to soften some of the language in Roald Dahl's classic works; North Dakota passes a new law that wou ban sexually explicit materials in public libraries; and Library Futures releases a policy paper on digital ownership. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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