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Built on more than a century of quality journalism and reviews, LJ provides groundbreaking features and analytical news reports covering technology, management, policy and other professional concerns to public, academic and institutional libraries. Our hefty reviews sections evaluate 8000+ reviews annually of books, ebooks, audiobooks, videos/DVDs, databases, systems and websites. Our team of libr

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Bloomsbury presents: Learn from The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editors how different versions of Shakespeare’s play...
08/15/2023

Bloomsbury presents: Learn from The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editors how different versions of Shakespeare’s plays can significantly alter their interpretation.

Learn from The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series general editors how different versions of Shakespeare’s plays can significantly alter their interpretation, and explore how Drama Online’s resources can support understanding of different textual interpretations through the play scenes and book chap...

Music labels sue the Internet Archive over copyright infringement. Plus, former NFL tackle Michael Oher, whose story ins...
08/15/2023

Music labels sue the Internet Archive over copyright infringement. Plus, former NFL tackle Michael Oher, whose story inspired Michael Lewis’s book The Blind Side and its film adaptation, sues to end conservatorship.

Music labels sue the Internet Archive over copyright infringement. Former NFL tackle Michael Oher, whose story was the inspiration for Michael Lewis’s book The Blind Side and its film adaptation, sues to end conservatorship. Katy Turner wins the Romance Novelists Association’s Joan Hessayon Awar...

Peter Attia, Bill Gifford, Mark Hyman, and William W. Li are just some of the names topping the charts.
08/15/2023

Peter Attia, Bill Gifford, Mark Hyman, and William W. Li are just some of the names topping the charts.

While those on Earth continue to contemplate whether life exists elsewhere, there are definitely aliens inhabiting libra...
08/15/2023

While those on Earth continue to contemplate whether life exists elsewhere, there are definitely aliens inhabiting library bookshelves. Gather up these riveting space operas and stories of first contact for an out-of-this-world display.

LION & LAMB by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski leads holds this week. Other buzzy books include titles by Alice H...
08/15/2023

LION & LAMB by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski leads holds this week. Other buzzy books include titles by Alice Hoffman, James Rollins, T. Kingfisher, and Paul Murray. Plus, award-winning poet Keith Waldrop has died at age 90.

Lion & Lamb by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski leads holds this week. Other buzzy books include titles by Alice Hoffman, James Rollins, T. Kingfisher, and Paul Murray. Five LibraryReads and four Indie Next picks publish this week; People’s book of the week is The English Experience by Julie...

Heads up, bibliophiles! We're hoping to get your opinion on your favorite reference books. The top 5 answers will be pub...
08/14/2023

Heads up, bibliophiles! We're hoping to get your opinion on your favorite reference books. The top 5 answers will be published in our Reference Supplement, so stay tuned. All kinds of reference books count--dictionaries and encyclopedias (of course!), also ready-reference books, guide books, and more.

First question: What's a great reference book to give as a housewarming present?

Here's one amazing pick, in case you're wondering. The artwork is fantastic!

Trees of the West: An Artist’s Guide by Molly Hashimoto. Mountaineers Bks. Sept. 2022. 192p. ISBN 9781680513387. $22.95. REF

In this second installment of the “Milagro Street” series, Lopez interweaves history, Hispanic culture, magic, and passi...
08/12/2023

In this second installment of the “Milagro Street” series, Lopez interweaves history, Hispanic culture, magic, and passion in a modern-day love story.

The Wainwright Prize for nature and conservation writing has released its 2023 shortlist, and the Laurel Prize for best ...
08/11/2023

The Wainwright Prize for nature and conservation writing has released its 2023 shortlist, and the Laurel Prize for best ecopoetry announces its 2023 longlist. Plus book reviews, book news, and Page to Screen.

The Wainwright Prize for nature and conservation writing has released its 2023 shortlist, and the Laurel Prize for best ecopoetry announces its 2023 longlist. Plus book reviews, book news, and Page to Screen, which includes a film about Stephen King, one spinning off of Dracula, and Red, White & Roy...

Bloomsbury presents: In this featured content, we highlight five music traditions from around the world, to offer an ins...
08/11/2023

Bloomsbury presents: In this featured content, we highlight five music traditions from around the world, to offer an insight in to the cultures and the people that created them.
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In this featured content, we highlight five music traditions from around the world, to offer an insight in to the cultures and the people that created them.

Soccer players star in a steamy opposites-attract romance from Meryl Wilsner and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance f...
08/11/2023

Soccer players star in a steamy opposites-attract romance from Meryl Wilsner and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance from Elena Armas.

The longlist is announced for the Petrona Award for best Scandinavian crime novel. Finalists are announced for the Drago...
08/10/2023

The longlist is announced for the Petrona Award for best Scandinavian crime novel. Finalists are announced for the Dragon Awards. Plus, author Dmitry Glukovsky has been sentenced to prison in Russia for speaking out on Ukraine.

The longlist is announced for the Petrona Award for best Scandinavian crime novel. Finalists are announced for the Dragon Awards. “Narcan, citizenship and therapy: L.A. public library has changed with the times,” writes the LA Times. Author Dmitry Glukovsky has been sentenced to prison in Russia...

Cartoonist, illustrator, and screenwriter Clowes talks with LJ about his creative process and the making of his newest w...
08/10/2023

Cartoonist, illustrator, and screenwriter Clowes talks with LJ about his creative process and the making of his newest work, MONICA, due out in October. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/LJ-Talks-with-Daniel-Clowes-Creator-of-Monica

Cartoonist, illustrator, and screenwriter Clowes has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards and has been nominated for an Oscar. Perhaps most famous for the graphic novel Ghost World, he is also known for Wilson and Patience. His newest title, Monica, comes out in October. He talks with LJ about his....

In two new titles, the film Maurice is examined for the historical and significant role it played in gay cinema, and the...
08/10/2023

In two new titles, the film Maurice is examined for the historical and significant role it played in gay cinema, and the TV sitcom Will & Grace gets some much-deserved recognition.

In two new titles, the film Maurice is examined for the historical and significant role it played in gay cinema, and the TV sitcom Will & Grace gets some much deserved recognition.

Hallie Rich is named editor in chief of Library Journal. The 2023 Ned Kelly Awards announces its shortlist, and the LA T...
08/09/2023

Hallie Rich is named editor in chief of Library Journal. The 2023 Ned Kelly Awards announces its shortlist, and the LA Times explains what Simon & Schuster’s sale means for “authors, the industry—and you.”

Hallie Rich is named editor in chief of Library Journal. The 2023 Ned Kelly Awards announces its shortlist. CBC Books announces its writers to watch list. Earlyword’s August GalleyChatters rave about Jean Kwok’s forthcoming novel, The Leftover Woman, due out in October. LA Times explains what Si...

New time traveling romance from New York Times bestselling author Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall! Vin and Celeste ar...
08/09/2023

New time traveling romance from New York Times bestselling author Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall! Vin and Celeste are happily married until Celeste discovers a secret that could get them shunned from their community. Vin leaves angry, only to wake up injured, lost . . . and in a different century. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3qAqvSQ

Elvis is in two new books that offer a fresh look at the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. The books address the man who helped pro...
08/09/2023

Elvis is in two new books that offer a fresh look at the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. The books address the man who helped propel him to fame, the song “Hound Dog,” and the wider cultural implications of different streams of pop and rock music.

In these fantasy novels, hexologists track down a blackmailer, an auditor of magic investigates a dangerous ritual, and ...
08/09/2023

In these fantasy novels, hexologists track down a blackmailer, an auditor of magic investigates a dangerous ritual, and a 15-year-old ghostalker is caught in a locked-castle mystery.

NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alik...
08/08/2023

NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Simon and Schuster is sold for $1.62 billion to the private equity firm KKR, which also owns Overdrive. Plus, Slate inte...
08/08/2023

Simon and Schuster is sold for $1.62 billion to the private equity firm KKR, which also owns Overdrive. Plus, Slate interviews James McBride about THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE.

Simon and Schuster is sold for $1.62 billion to the private equity firm KKR, which also owns Overdrive. Masha Gessen wins Germany’s Hannah Arendt Prize. The 2023 Cundill History Prize longlist is announced. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex acquire rights to Carley Fortune’s Meet Me at the Lake. Br...

Mississippi’s House Bill 1315 regulates “pornographic media exposure” to K–12-aged children and “digital and online reso...
08/08/2023

Mississippi’s House Bill 1315 regulates “pornographic media exposure” to K–12-aged children and “digital and online resources” provided by vendors to those children.

House Bill 1315, signed by the governor, regulates “pornographic media exposure” to K–12-aged children and “digital and online resources” provided by vendors to those children. The bill requires a vendor or provider of digital or online resources or databases to have safety policies and te...

NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell leads holds this week. People’s book of the week is THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE...
08/07/2023

NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell leads holds this week. People’s book of the week is THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride, and Paramount is close to an announcement on Simon & Schuster deal.

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell leads holds this week. People’s book of the week is The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, which garners rave reviews as a

Khaw and Kadrey create an excellent grim and gory tale that levels up urban fantasy in this series launch.
08/05/2023

Khaw and Kadrey create an excellent grim and gory tale that levels up urban fantasy in this series launch.

Most libraries don’t own their own ebooks. This statement won’t surprise LJ readers, but it continues to confound electe...
08/04/2023

Most libraries don’t own their own ebooks. This statement won’t surprise LJ readers, but it continues to confound elected officials and administrators who control how much money public and academic libraries are allotted.

Most libraries don’t own their own ebooks. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to LJ readers, yet it’s a statement that continues to confound elected officials and administrators who get an astounding amount of say in how much money public and academic libraries are allotted. This is one of the ...

The longlist for the Diverse Book Awards, the longlist for the Toronto Book Awards, and the winners of the 2023 Baen Fan...
08/04/2023

The longlist for the Diverse Book Awards, the longlist for the Toronto Book Awards, and the winners of the 2023 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award are announced. Plus, Otto Penzler announces a new true-crime imprint, Crime Ink.

The longlist for the Diverse Book Awards, the longlist for the Toronto Book Awards, and the winners of the 2023 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award are announced. Otto Penzler announces a new true-crime imprint, Crime Ink. Seiichi Morimura, who exposed Japanese wartime atrocities in a widely read book in J...

Repost: LJ & SLJ Events • Help library staff create a safer environment with our three new safety courses! View our full...
08/04/2023

Repost: LJ & SLJ Events • Help library staff create a safer environment with our three new safety courses! View our full lineup here: https://hubs.la/Q01ZZWm80.

Finalists have been named for the Leacock Medal for humor writing and the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for books about thoro...
08/03/2023

Finalists have been named for the Leacock Medal for humor writing and the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for books about thoroughbred horse racing. “A.I.’s Inroads in Publishing Touch Off Fear, and Creativity,” reports NYT. Plus, bidding for Simon & Schuster draws to a close.

Finalists have been named for the Leacock Medal for humor writing and the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for books about thoroughbred horse racing. “A.I.’s Inroads in Publishing Touch Off Fear, and Creativity,” reports NYT. Bidding for Simon & Schuster draws to a close. A new novel by Emily Henry is...

TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patr...
08/03/2023

TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Pulitzer Prize–winning Viet Thanh Nguyen reflect on memoirs, exploring differences between nonfiction, fiction, and this...
08/03/2023

Pulitzer Prize–winning Viet Thanh Nguyen reflect on memoirs, exploring differences between nonfiction, fiction, and this new form. A MAN OF TWO FACES is slated to be published in October.

A Man of Two Faces (Grove) by Viet Thanh Nguyen is slated to be published in October. While the Pulitzer Prize–winning author is known for both his novels and his works of nonfiction, this is the first time he has written a memoir. LJ Associate Editor Jill Cox-Cordova invited him to reflect on the...

Reese Witherspoon picks Tom Lake by Ann Patchett for her August book club. Audiofile announces the August 2023 Earphones...
08/02/2023

Reese Witherspoon picks Tom Lake by Ann Patchett for her August book club. Audiofile announces the August 2023 Earphones Award Winners. Plus, Barbara Hoffert will retire from Library Journal in September, after an esteemed career.

Reese Witherspoon picks Tom Lake by Ann Patchett for her August book club. LibraryReads and LJ offer read-alikes for the novel, which is the top holds title of the week. Audiofile announces the August 2023 Earphones Award Winners. Fantasy Magazine will shutter after its October 2023 issue. The late....

UPDATE: On Saturday, July 29, U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks temporarily blocked two sections of Act 372, citing ...
08/02/2023

UPDATE: On Saturday, July 29, U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks temporarily blocked two sections of Act 372, citing concerns that they were too vague and could potentially violate the First and 14th amendments. The preliminary injunction prevented the two contested sections from taking effect on August 1, as scheduled; the court will continue to investigate their constitutionality. Brooks’s 49-page order opened with a quote from Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451: “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.”

On May 25, the Central Arkansas Library System library board voted nearly unanimously to file a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Act 372, also known as Senate Bill 81. The bill, which was signed into law in March by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and will go into effect in August, c...

Bloomsbury presents: Explore how the punk aesthetic shifted from the sidewalk to the catwalk through our selection of fr...
08/02/2023

Bloomsbury presents: Explore how the punk aesthetic shifted from the sidewalk to the catwalk through our selection of free articles, chapters, images and videos.
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Explore how the punk aesthetic shifted from the sidewalk to the catwalk through our selection of free articles, chapters, images and videos.

The overarching concern at ALA Annual in Chicago this summer was the proliferation of censorship attempts and book chall...
08/02/2023

The overarching concern at ALA Annual in Chicago this summer was the proliferation of censorship attempts and book challenges at libraries of all kinds, in all states.

Library Journal announced that Barbara Hoffert, Editor of Prepub Alert, will retire effective September 14. In a career ...
08/01/2023

Library Journal announced that Barbara Hoffert, Editor of Prepub Alert, will retire effective September 14. In a career spanning more than 37 years, Hoffert has been a key voice within the LJ book review and in book criticism, herself shining a light on over a thousand titles each year through her prepublication recommendations and reviews. https://www.infodocket.com/2023/07/31/barbara-hoffert-to-retire-from-library-journal/

Congratulations to Breathitt County Public Library (KY), recipient of LJ and Gale's inaugural Libraries Defying the Odds...
08/01/2023

Congratulations to Breathitt County Public Library (KY), recipient of LJ and Gale's inaugural Libraries Defying the Odds award. Charleston County Public Library, SC, is awarded honorable mention for its ongoing work to address food insecurity.

When a series of unanticipated hardships hit Breathitt County, KY, its library came forward to serve residents in large and small ways. For its critical community work now and looking ahead, Breathitt County Public Library is the recipient of LJ and Gale's inaugural Libraries Defying the Odds award....

The Booker Prize longlist is announced, featuring new voices, including four debut authors. Plus, the Washington Post ex...
08/01/2023

The Booker Prize longlist is announced, featuring new voices, including four debut authors. Plus, the Washington Post explores the exploding popularity of online book clubs and shares how to find the right one.

The Booker Prize longlist is announced, featuring new voices, including four debut authors. August book club picks arrive including Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake, Judy Blume’s The Summer Sisters, Elizabeth Acevedo’s Family Lore, and more. The Washington Post explores the exploding popularity of onli...

Starred titles reviewed in our August 2023 print issue, spanning audio, mystery and suspense, SF/fantasy, romance, class...
08/01/2023

Starred titles reviewed in our August 2023 print issue, spanning audio, mystery and suspense, SF/fantasy, romance, classic returns, and more.

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From its resourceful, resilient protagonist to its seamlessly constructed, au courant plot, everything about Ware’s newest novel is guaranteed to keep her fans up way past their bedtimes.
December’s prepub titles offer something for every reader, from Tudor castles to outer space and beyond! https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/year-end-nonfiction-history-social-science--tech-dec.-2023-pt.-3---prepub-alert
The Lambda Literary Foundation announces awards for Black LGBTQ fiction, Exceptional New LGBTQ Writers, and Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction. Plus, Celeste Ng and Hua Hsu honored by the Chinese American Librarians Association.
Does your library make a difference? There's still time to tell us how! Deadline to submit for the Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize is June 16.
Still on hold for CROSS DOWN by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois? Never fear, LibraryReads and Library Journal have you covered with these read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
Time to get cooking! The James Beard Media Award winners are announced. Plus, Abraham Verghese wins the 2023 Writer in the World Prize, and Elliot Page’s memoir continues to buzz.
Drum roll, please! Starred titles reviewed in our June 2023 print issue, spanning mystery and suspense, SF/fantasy, romance, graphic novels, and more.
Check in with today’s book news! LitHub releases the Ultimate Summer 2023 Reading List. A Utah school district has banned the Bible from primary schools. Plus, actress Elizabeth Banks is starting a wine-drinking book club.
Mover & Shaker update! LJ recently talked with Dr. Shannon Jones, named a 2021 Mover & Shaker for her commitment to mentoring library workers in medical and academic librarianship. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/academic-movers-qa-dr-shannon-jones-on-wellness-and-documenting-black-library-leaders
CROSS DOWN by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois leads holds this week. Other buzzy books include: UNFORTUNATELY YOURS by Tessa Bailey, SAME TIME NEXT SUMMER by Annabel Monaghan, THE PARIS DAUGHTER by Kristin Harmel, and PAGEBOY by Elliot Page.
December will be here before you know it! Check out these titles, a mix of fiction, literary fiction, pop fiction, and more. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/year-end-fiction-literary-historical-pop-dec.-2023-pt-2---prepub-alert
It’s time for December Prepub! Check out these thrillers, coming in December. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/year-end-fiction-thrillers-dec.-2023-pt.-2---prepub-alert
For your reading and selecting pleasure! All the November 2023 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post. https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/prepub-alert-the-complete-list-november-2023
A new national NPR/Ipsos poll reveals that 52% of Republicans are opposed to banning books from schools, whereas book bans are supported by 5% of Democrats, 16% of Independents, and 35% of Republicans.
With the onslaught of pressures facing librarians today, how are library and information science programs preparing the next generation of graduates?
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