LJ’s 2024 Year in Architecture trends see public and academic libraries simultaneously designing for pragmatic concerns, such as safety and site constraints, and an equally important quotient of delight—achieving harmony in the process!
In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the American Library Association (ALA) vowed to continue its defense of the core values of librarianship in the face of political threats.
LJ interviews the editors of The Oxford Dictionary of African American English. This first-of-its-kind resource of 1,000 words (planned for publication in 2025) aims to record the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date picture of African American English yet.
By day, Michael Nayak is Doctor/Major Nayak at DARPA (the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). He talks with LJ about his debut novel, Symbiote, his tenure at the South Pole, his writing inspiration, and the work of DARPA imagining the future.
This comprehensive guide explores how leading libraries worldwide leverage technology to enhance student engagement, streamline operations, and support academic excellence in the library. These libraries, large and small, are prepped to handle and embrace innovations without losing sight of their core mission.
LJ Best Booker Shokoofeh Azar has a new book, Lambda Award winner Marisa Crane returns with a coming-of-age novel, and Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Madeleine Thien offers a story that leaps across centuries; plus five debuts to note.
“The humor, the power, the deeply meaningful nature of African American Vernacular English is its relationship to standard English words, which it’s signifying on. It’s combating them, playing with them, plucking them on the head, and I love that. It shows that African Americans live their lives through language and did so in ingenious ways.”
LJ has received an Eddie award for its February 2024 cover story “Hungry for Connection: Addressing Loneliness Through the Library,” by Editor-in-Chief Hallie Rich. In May, 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory calling attention to loneliness, isolation, and a lack of connection as a public health crisis increasing the risk of mental health challenges and even premature death. LJ’s feature examined how library programs “can build the very relationships our nation’s public health experts say we most need to cultivate.”
Haywood eschews footnotes to keep the narrative flowing, but the quality of his research is never in doubt. An expertly written and accessible survey of the pre-Columbian Atlantic world. Fans of David Abulafia, Mark Kurlansky, Barry Cunliffe, or Simon Winchester will relish this notable book.
This critique of online dating platforms serves as a powerful wake-up call about how far society needs to go to disrupt racist narratives, stop microaggressions, and change how racist and sexist double standards are operationalized.
This insightful book is filled with hard-hitting arguments. Beiser successfully makes the case that society can’t mine and recycle its way to sustainability; instead, humans must consume less.
The pictures and illustrations add to this book’s allure and ultimately make this a one-of-a-kind treasure. It’s a recommended work that’s easy to read and sure to attract general readers drawn to water and the outdoors, as well as researchers and environmentalists.
Suad Aldarra is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. LJ kicks off its countdown to the reveal of the best books of 2024. People shares best books for Native American Heritage Month. DK acquires UK-based digital publisher Canelo.
Shortlists for the inaugural PEN Heaney Prize and the Voss Literary Prize are announced. Simon & Schuster will distribute ACC Art Books. Politico writes about how Jon Grinspan’s 2021 book, The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought To Fix Their Democracy, 1865–1915, has become a cult favorite among members of Congress.
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