This week, Library Journal and School Library Journal staffers are reading some books very much of the moment: the follow-up to Code Name Verity and the genesis of Baz Luhrmann’s fizzy film. Others are stuck in the past, or someplace in the middle.
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Poetry Goes (Sort of) Viral, Undying Love for Nick Carraway, and an Unlikely Roadtrip | What We’re Reading
By on May 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
BEA For All: A Librarian’s Guide to BookExpo America 2013
By on May 15, 2013
To make the most of BEA, here are the offerings that are best for librarians—not all of them are particularly aimed at our profession, but eavesdropping on “the other side” can be illuminating. Though ebook questions feature heavily, we’re moving on from library availability concerns to debates surrounding secondhand ebooks, the effects on authors, and e-publishing of out-of-print titles.
Burlesque, Fairies, and The Rozz-Tox Manifesto | What We’re Reading
By on May 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
This week, Library Journal and School Library Journal staffers are reading risqué histories and local ones, media criticism and discussions of gender, and oh, yes, a few novels here and there.
Lemon Cake, Zombies, and “a Semi-Magical London” | What We’re Reading
By on May 6, 2013 3 Comments
This week, Library Journal and School Library Journal staffers are reading about lots of different places: London, Edinburgh, Iowa, western China, and Ireland. As we all well know, there are few things as transporting as a book!
Dennis Lehane, Chris Pavone Take Mystery’s Top Prizes
By on May 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
At the Mystery Writers of America’s 67th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, held Thursday evening at Manhattan’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dennis Lehane’s historical crime novel Live By Night won the Edgar for Best Novel. Surprisingly it was a first win for the veteran author of ten books. In his acceptance speech, Lehane acknowledged the [...]
Morrow Launches Digital-First Mystery Line
By on May 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
Ebook original mysteries continue to gain traction with publishers (see Kristi Chadwick’s 4/15 Genre Spotlight feature “Following Digital Clues”) as HarperCollins’s William Morrow imprint announced the launch this October of Witness Impulse, a new digital -original mystery, suspense, and thriller line. Over 100 titles have already been acquired, and the initial release of ten titles [...]
Beta Testers Weigh In On Hoopla
By on April 29, 2013 2 Comments
Hoopla, Midwest Tape’s pay-per-circulation media streaming service for public libraries, has been in beta-testing mode for close to two months, and early reports of both the service overall and its mobile applications have been positive.
Steve Jobs, Harry Houdini, and Beyoncé | What We’re Reading
By on April 29, 2013 Leave a Comment
This week, Library Journal and School Library Journal staffers are dipping into some classics (both new and old) of the horror genre, taking behind-the-scenes looks at today’s technology, and looking at historical figures with new eyes.
Author Q&A: Hanan al-Shaykh’s New Shahrazad
By on April 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
“Many thought that One Thousand and One Nights were folklore, tales, and that’s it—not a treasure. These stories were told so people could learn lessons about humanity, even from bad deeds or omens.”
Don DeLillo Wins First Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
By on April 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Library of Congress announced Thursday the creation of a new lifetime achievement award in literature as well as its first recipient—novelist Don DeLillo.
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