The Week in Libraries: March 2, 2018

Among this week's headlines: Sherman Alexie is the latest author to face misconduct allegations; Carla Hayden and Dolly Parton share the stage; and libraries face the opiate crisis. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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The week's bestselling books, May 12

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 12, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Hacker demands ransom from B.C. libraries after data breach

Libraries in B.C. have been targeted by a hacker who threatened to release user data if a ransom was not paid. The B.C. Libraries Co-operative said it was contacted by a hacker "attempting to extort payment" using private information taken from its servers. Continue reading at CBC

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Book Deals: Week of May 6, 2024

Hachette lands a blockbuster new memoir by Priscilla Presley, Ballantine signs a new book from bestselling British author Eve Chase, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week’s Bestsellers: May 6, 2024

Emily Henry’s latest contemporary rom-com, ‘Funny Story,’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus novelist Amy Tan goes birding, and ‘The Covenant of Water’ by Abraham Verghese gets a boost from ‘CBS Sunday Morning.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lit Hub Daily: May 2, 2024

Caroline Carlson recommends new children’s books by Matt Hunt, Julie Flett, Vera Brosgol, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists “True intimacy means striving for complete knowing.” Khadijah Queen on intimacy, self-care, and the asexual spectrum. | Lit Hub Memoir Are you the literary asshole if you... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Rare Editions of Pushkin Are Vanishing From Libraries Around Europe

Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. Police are looking into who is taking them, and why — a tale of money, geopolitics, crafty forgers and lackluster library security. Continue reading at The New York Times

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On Politics: Eric Adams' library cuts would sever a vital lifeline

One of the great embarrassments of New York, the richest city in America, is how money can’t be found to keep public libraries open every single day.It is, truly, a matter of priorities. Other far-reaching, progressive policy proposals can come with enormous upfront costs — municipal or... Continue reading at Crains New York

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How to Get Free Kindle Books With Your Library Card (2024)

All you need is an internet connection, a library card, and a good ebook reader to dive into your next page-turner. Continue reading at Wired

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Liz Truss book enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold

Former PM’s first-week sales compare with 21,000 for David Cameron’s memoir and 92,000 for Tony Blair bookLiz Truss’s book about her 49-day stint as prime minister sold 2,228 copies in the UK during its first week on sale, after a wall-to-wall promotional media blitz.Ten Years to Save the West:... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Book Deals: Week of April 29, 2024

Putnam lands Jill Santopolo’s long anticipated sequel to The Light We Lost, Gallery signs a memoir by late fashion designer Kate Spade’s best friend, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week’s Bestsellers: April 29, 2024

Chloe Walsh’s ‘Taming 7,’ a new entry in her BookTok-popular Boys of Tommen YA series, debuts at #3 on our children’s fiction list. Plus novelists Salman Rushdie and Caleb Carr publish memoirs, and a memoir in Spanish by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a stateside hit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The week's bestselling books, April 28

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 28, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Book Banning County Commissioners Censor Honor for Girl Scout’s Banned Book Library

What begins as a story about a Girl Scout Honor being censored for being about a teen's banned books project is a story of commissioners complicit in book banning county-wide. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World

Beautiful bookstores, finalists for the NYPL's Young Lions Award, and more of the day's most interesting bookish news. Continue reading at Book Riot

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An Oasis in the Desert: Why Libraries Are the Best Places to Write

It’s 2015. My partner and I are in Moab, Utah, for the summer, far from our home of Philadelphia. He is doing research for his dissertation. I am struggling to rewrite a novel that my editor says—and I agree—isn’t working. The desert landscape in southwest Utah is magnificent and to us wholly... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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This Week’s Bestsellers: April 22, 2024

Leigh Bardugo’s ‘The Familiar,’ a standalone fantasy novel, is the #3 book in the country. Plus Anne Lamott returns with ‘Somehow,’ a meditation on matters of the heart, and Elsie Silver launches a new romance series with ‘Wild Love.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of April 22, 2024

Summit takes McSweeney’s publisher Amanda Uhle’s searing family memoir, Delacorte lands Elle Kennedy’s debut YA thriller, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The week's bestselling books, April 21

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