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Rollout Begins: 2021 Movers & Shakers Announced This Week
By LJ
It is our great pleasure to congratulate and welcome the 46 individuals named 2021 Movers & Shakers. They join a distinguished group that is now nearly 1,000 strong. Advocates were announced today. Check back throughout the week as other groups are published each day. All LJXpress subscribers will receive a special edition newsletter this Friday that will feature links to every group in this 2021 class. |
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Maryland Passes Law Requiring Publishers to License Ebooks to Libraries Under “Reasonable Terms”
By Matt Enis
House Bill 518/(SB432) became law in Maryland on June 1. The law—which the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates both passed unanimously in April—requires publishers to offer "electronic literary product" licenses to Maryland libraries “on reasonable terms,” and prohibits publishers from instituting embargo periods during which ebook and electronic audiobook licenses are available for sale to the public but not to libraries. When the law takes effect in January 2022, the state will view violations as “an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement.” |
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PW’s U.S. Book Show Opens with Library Track
By Lisa Peet
The title of the inaugural U.S. Book Show’s opening track, “Libraries Are Essential,” was likely a well-worn sentiment for much of its audience. But coming at the beginning Publishers Weekly’s (PW) virtual event, held May 25–27 to replace the retired BookExpo, the block of public and academic library–centered programming offered a pointed message to publishing capping a year marked by complicated relations between libraries and e-content publishers. |
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The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize | Call for Nominations
The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community asset. When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive. One winning library will receive $250,000 in unfettered grant monies from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation. Deadline: July 19, 2021 |
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Clarivate To Acquire ProQuest
By Matt Enis
On May 17, Clarivate announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest from Cambridge Information Group for $5.3 billion, including approximately $4 billion in cash and $1.3 billion in Clarivate stock. Pending regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2021. |
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Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert Have Died | Book Pulse
By Anita Mechler and Kate Merlene
Two beloved creators of children's books have died. Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many more treasured titles and Lois Ehlert, the illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and the author and illustrator of Color Zoo and much more. The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz and The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green are on the bestseller lists. |
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Top Film Picks on DVD/Blu-Ray
By Jeff T. Dick
LJ’s film columnist picks the month’s top indie, foreign, and classic films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray. |
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Roxane Gay Starts New Imprint With Grove Atlantic | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
Roxane Gay starts a new imprint with Grove Atlantic. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Patrice Lawrence win Jhalak prizes for writers of colour. Jalal Barjas wins the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. The Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2021 shortlists are announced. The CWA Dagger shortlists are also out. King Richard: Nixon and Watergate: An American Tragedy by Michael Dobbs gets a 4-star review. |
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Kid Lit Great Eric Carle Dies at 91
By Kara Yorio
The colors, the collages, the seminal work. Eric Carle's impact on children's literature is immeasurable, and his death this week left readers and colleagues mourning the loss while celebrating the life of The Very Hungry Caterpillar creator. |
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Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA Gentelligence: The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce, by Megan Gerhardt and others, is this week's starred economics title. "Vital for any organization with multigenerational staffs, and for marketers, public relations professionals, HRD managers, or executives. Highly recommended for all university libraries supporting business and psychology curricula." Sam Kean's latest book, The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science, "explores crimes committed in the name of scientific discovery" and is this week's starred law and crime selection. "A lively, compelling addition to the true crime and popular science genres." Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success, by Ron Friedman, is another starred economics selection. "A practical and sophisticated handbook, useful for readers who wish to learn from the successful experiences of others and effectively apply the lessons to their own work and careers." A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars, by Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz, is this week's starred biography. "Oluseyi’s skills as public speaker and motivator are on full display as he recalls his long road to personal and professional success. A great read for memoir fans, who will be drawn in from the first page." And Jan Eeckhout's The Profit Paradox: How Thriving Firms Threaten the Future of Work is another starred economics title. "An important study on why workers feel both more productive and less secure in their work and lives."
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