About 100 lawyers, library professionals, educators, students, and activists attended the Banned Books and Libraries Under Attack Conference at the Cleveland State University College of Law, which featured more than a dozen speakers and panelists.
From the British Library: Rebecca Lawrence has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the British Library and will take up the role from 2 January 2025. She succeeds Sir Roly Keating, who has led the Library since 2012. Rebecca has had a long and successful career in leadership roles across the public service and university sector.
Contribute to a progressive open-access funding model that aims to make collections of monographs available open access at no cost to the author. Engage a more diverse set of authors and help bring their work to a wider global audience.
M.M. Olivas calls herself a “Chicana-futurist” and has had work published in such outlets as Uncanny Magazine, Weird Horror Magazine, and Apex. Her debut novel, Sundown in San Ojuela, will be published in November by Lanternfish Press. She talks with LJ about her interest in the horror genre, its cinematic connections, and the role of folklore in her novel.
An excellent resource for those beginning their journey in education or users conducting upper-level searches, this database is highly recommended for any institution with undergraduate or graduate education programs.
Dr. Ashleigh Faith, MLIS, PhD from EBSCO dives into "Libraries of Future Past," exploring how science fiction predicted today’s AI challenges: navigating information overload, discerning truth, and ethical knowledge pursuits. While AI helps, humans—especially librarians— are crucial in organizing and helping unearth trustworthy information.
As with the previous modules in the series, this collection of primary resources is exceptional, with unique content and user-friendly features. It is an excellent resource for researchers of gender and women’s studies, LGBTQIA+ studies, cultural studies, and social history. Moreover, it expertly expands upon the five earlier collections of the archives and pairs well with other Gale primary resources.
“The core value of the First Amendment is that’s the choice of the family. If they want to read that book, it’s their right to do it. But they better not interfere with my choices for my children and my family when I go to the library.”
The fight for the freedom to read will be won or lost in courtrooms and legislative bodies across the country. With that in mind, Penguin Random House hired Rosie Stewart as senior manager, public policy.
Keeping up with the constantly changing technological and information landscape has presented a major challenge to the field of library science. Here are some of the leading library and information science (MLIS) master’s degree programs that are stepping up to meet these challenges.
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny leads holds this week. Also getting buzz are titles by Paula Hawkins, M.L. Wang, and Kerri Maniscalco. Publishers Weekly touts the best books of 2024. People’s book of the week is Roman Year: A Memoir by André Aciman. Winners of the Geffen Awards are announced. Plus, Earlyword’s October “GalleyChat” spreadsheet arrives.
Melissa Lucashenko’s Edenglassie wins both the ARA Historical Novel Society Australasia Prize and the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award. A Texas county library system has reversed its decision to classify a children’s Indigenous history book as fiction. Plus, interviews with Yael van der Wouden, Mosab Abu Toha, Ben Okri, and Richard McGuire and new title bestsellers.
Essie Chambers’s Swift River wins Barnes & Noble’s 2024 Discover Prize. Ross Perlin wins the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding for Language City: The Fight To Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. Barnes & Noble releases its best books of 2024 lists. Publishers Weekly reports from the 2024 New York Comic Con. LibraryReads and LJ offer read-alikes for buzzy book In Too Deep by Lee Child & Andrew Child. WSJ profiles Teen Mom 2 star and rising book influencer Kailyn Lowry. Interviews arrive with Alex van Halen, Danielle Trussoni, Jeff VanderMeer, and Evan Friss Plus, buzz builds for Netflix’s forthcoming adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden.
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith wins the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. The longlists for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, the shortlist for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction, and the finalists for the Kitschies are announced. Plus, Page to Screen and interviews with Danzy Senna, Frieda McFadden, and Ada Limón.
Fly-Fishing with Leonardo da Vinci, by David Ladensohn, is a starred sports and recreation title. "Leonardo da Vinci aficionados and fly-fishers will rejoice. Ladensohn pulls off explaining the link between these two topics. His highly recommended book effortlessly makes the connections relevant and engaging." In self-help, Kari Leibowitz's How To Winter: Harness Your Mindset To Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days is a starred selection. "Inveterate winter-haters may not be ready to head to the Arctic yet, but all readers will find that by embracing the seasons that challenge them, they can achieve personal change in beautiful ways." And Bruna Dantas Lobato's debut novel Blue Light Hours is a starred fiction selection. "This debut novel is sheer magic, a perfect read. It exudes a palpable warmth, and there’s no waste in verbiage or plot."
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