Among the week's headlines: Why "one louder" might best describe the ALA's upcoming list of most challenged books; a conservative group is vowing to continue its legal battle against libraries and information providers; and, more movement on the open access front. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What public libraries in flooded regions of Missouri and Kentucky are doing for their communities + how you can support them. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-08-16 13:01:51 UTC ]
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These days, we’re hanging by a thin thread, and that thread is Tuesdays: the day new books grace us with their presence. * Jane Campbell, Cat Brushing (Grove Press) “The 13 exquisitely drawn short stories in the collection are woven with wit and bold enlightenment. Each meticulously crafted gem... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-16 13:00:57 UTC ]
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Robert Freeman Wexler, Robert Dugoni, and Jerome Charyn. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Meeting language at its most elemental place: Belinda Huijuan Tang reflects on re-learning Chinese. | Lit Hub Memoir What do animals understand about death? | Lit Hub Science “When people try too hard to pin it down, they often ruin everything that makes poetry magical.” Chris Martin on poetry,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-13 10:30:45 UTC ]
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'Long Live the Pumpkin Queen,' a paranormal YA romance based on 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' is the #6 book in the country. Plus the August book club picks hit our hardcover fiction list, and BookTok is atwitter over 'Husband Material.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperOne buys a book about a French art historian who tracked down looted artworks during WWII, Del Rey takes on a reimagining of MacBeth from Lady MacBeth’s perspective, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A double-digit sales increase in adult fiction sales and higher young adult sales were not enough to offset declines in adult nonfiction and the juvenile categories, leading to a 2.1% dip in print sales last week compared to the week ended August 7, 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ella Risbridger muses on the pain-writing-money trifecta, Nora Ephron’s Heartburn, and memoir as fiction. | Lit Hub Criticism Lulu Miller in praise of “the uncrushable beetle.” | Lit Hub Nature How Kiki de Montparnasse, a muse with a mind of her own, “essentially invented the idea of making an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-06 10:30:41 UTC ]
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Little, Brown buys a memoir from MacArthur fellow Nicole Fleetwood, Spiegel & Grau takes on a debut novel, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After a rare week in which sales rose over 2021, unit sales of print books fell 5.9% last week compared to the week ended July 31, 2021. Every segment but adult fiction had a decline. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Park Row buys J.C. Cervantes’s debut adult novel, a Margaret Atwood collection goes to Doubleday, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Isaac Fitzgerald's book tour takes a cross-country jaunt from 'Dirtbag, Massachusetts,' #9 on our hardcover nonfiction list. Plus 'The World's Worst Assistant,' Sona Movsesian, lands at #10 on that list, and the Netflix adaptation of Mark Greaney's 'The Gray Man' premieres. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Hayley Scrivenor, Joanne Cannon, and Steven W. Thrasher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the "Don't Say Gay" bill, Florida teachers have been told to pull their classroom libraries until each title has been approved. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-25 17:58:04 UTC ]
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These were the most popular in-demand books in US libraries from April to June 2022. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-25 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Is there anything you can't find at a library? These 10 scenes from horror movies and TV shows prove that libraries save lives. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-25 10:36:00 UTC ]
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'Tanqueray' by Stephanie Johnson, the erstwhile burlesque performer who found new fame on Humans of New York, is the #9 book in the country. Plus Ruth Ware's latest is #10 in the country, and a gaggle of political books clamor for attention on our hardcover nonfiction list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Crown buys Michelle Obama’s next book, Harper Select picks up Joanna Gaines’s memoir, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A 23% increase in unit sales of adult fiction was offset by a big decline in adult nonfiction sales, resulting in a 2.5% drop in total sales last week compared to 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We know and love the magic and power of the library and the bookstore. But...what happens when things go sideways in them? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-15 10:38:00 UTC ]
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