The Week in Libraries: September 20, 2024

Among the week's headlines, ALA releases a new booklist for young readers on the importance of voting; Penguin Random Houses's Banned Wagon embarks on its second-ever tour; and why the Florida attorney general is wading into a closely watched book banning case from Llano County, Texas. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On Appeal, Llano County Seeks Book Ban Ruling That Would Upend Public Libraries

At an appeal hearing this week, lawyers for the rural Texas county told the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that it should strike down a three-decade-old precedent and hand politicians near total authority over what books can go on—or be banned from—public library shelves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Finds Book Challenges Are Slowing in 2024

ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 challenges to censor library materials in the first eight months of the year, down from 695 during the same period in 2023, with ALA reps suggesting that advocacy efforts, including lawsuits in several states, are beginning to yield positive results. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Biggest Book News of the Week

The 2024 Booker Prize Shortlist, an update on plagiarism allegations against the WHITE FRAGILITY author, and more! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-22 15:00:00 UTC ]
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NYCC 2024 Preview: A Transitional Year for the Con

New York’s big comics event is adding more industry programming—and fewer comics publishers than ever are attending. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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NYCC 2024 Preview: Program Highlights

New York Comic Con offers a wide-ranging slate of panels and other programming for fans and industry professionals alike. This year’s event will feature discussions of book banning, trends in the romance and speculative fiction spaces (including, of course, the booming romantasy subcategory),... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA Announces Its 2024 Publishing Innovation Award Shortlist

The International Publishers Association will name the winner of its second Innovation in Publishing Award at its 34th congress. The post IPA Announces Its 2024 Publishing Innovation Award Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-19 19:47:02 UTC ]
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Stop press: it’s the very last Evening Standard in London today. And that tells us a lot about Britain in 2024 | James Hanning

Local, national, international – the weekday paper was a brilliant one-stop shop. But information, and how we get it, is more atomised nowLocal daily to close.” Ultimately, that is the truth. From today, London’s Evening Standard is indeed ceasing to appear every weekday, as it has for almost... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-19 07:00:10 UTC ]
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The week's bestselling books, Sept. 22

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-09-18 13:00:10 UTC ]
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The German Book Prize Issues Its 2024 Shortlist

With its award ceremony set for October 14, the 20th edition of the German Book Prize announces a six-title shortlist of fiction. The post The German Book Prize Issues Its 2024 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-17 13:26:34 UTC ]
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The 2024 Ignatz Award Winners Are Here

Check out this year's winners of the Ignatz Awards, honoring the best in small press comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-17 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ultimate Fall 2024 Reading List

It’s Big Book Season again, and you know what that means: lists. (Yes, there are also lists during all the other seasons. Lists are (chaotic?) good.) It also means that it’s time again for Literary Hub’s Ultimate Fall Reading List, in which I valiantly endeavor to read all the seasonal literary... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-17 08:57:52 UTC ]
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ACFW Announces 2024 Carol Award Winners

The winners were celebrated at the American Christian Fiction Writers conference gala earlier this month. The award recognize the best Christian fiction published in the previous calendar year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist.

Today, the Booker Prizes announced their 2024 shortlist: six books narrowed down from the “Booker’s Dozen” (otherwise known as the longlist of 13), chosen from a starting pool of 156 books written in English and published between October 2023 and September 2024. Shortlisters are awarded £2,500... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-16 18:18:32 UTC ]
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Prison Banned Books Week: Free Prison Tablets Aren’t Actually Free

Ezzial Williams writes from prison about the extraordinary costs of "free" tablets for reading as part of Prison Banned Books Week 2024. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-16 13:30:00 UTC ]
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2024 Booker Prize Shortlist Announced

This year's six-book shortlist includes five women authors—the largest number of women in the prizes 55-year history—and two Americans: Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner. The winner will be announced on November 12. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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2024 Ignatz Award Winners Announced

It was a good night for Canadian comics publishers at the Ignatz Awards ceremony, held at Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, Md., on September 14, with Drawn & Quarterly taking home three awards and Pulping Collective taking home two. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Book News

National Book Award longlist week, historical fiction and the literary canon, THE POWER BROKER at 50, and more in this week's biggest book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The Fiction Longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards

The National Book Award Longlist for Fiction, Author Trading Cards, more Osman on screen is coming, and more in today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-13 21:36:00 UTC ]
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My Favorite YA Novel of 2024 Comes Out on Tuesday!

What happens when you wish upon a pawn shop ring and everything you thought you wanted ends up being a nightmare? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-13 16:00:00 UTC ]
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US National Book Award 2024 Longlists: Fiction

The 75th National Book Awards' longlist in fiction is drawn from an initial pool of 473 books submitted by publishers for consideration. The post US National Book Award 2024 Longlists: Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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