Can't-Miss Print Titles | Best Reference 2019
By Mahnaz Dar, Maggie Knapp, Patricia Lothrop, Dave Pugl, Laurie Selwyn, & Rob Tench

This year's Best Reference articles are marked by stunning visuals, from the stirring Protest! A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics to the quirky Atlas of Poetic Zoology.

Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt

 

Today in Book Pulse: B&N Announces March Book Club Pick; More Pandemic Booklists

 

In case you missed it:

• NBCC Awards Event Cancelled; Stephen King Sounds Off—Again
• Stephen King "Very Uneasy" Over Woody Allen Cancellation; Dylan & Ronan Farrow Are Grateful
• Hachette Cancels Woody Allen Memoir; Oprah Puts Herself, American Dirt On Trial & Drops My Dark Vanessa
• Simon & Schuster For Sale, Reading Lists for the Pandemic, & New Best Sellers

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Author Janet Skeslien Charles Shares the Story Behind The Paris Library

My novel is a love letter to libraries and librarians, reminding us that in the digital age, our libraries – our third space, our sanctuary, our source of facts in a fake-news world – are more vital than ever. And more than ever, they are under attack.

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Prepub Alert
By Author

• Essential Literary Titles: Fiction Previews, Sept. 2020, Pt. 3
• Six Essential Biographies: Nonfiction Previews, Sept. 2020, Pt. 3
• World War II, the Cold War, & Historical Overviews: History Previews, Sept. 2020, Pt. 3

Those Who Came Before | Featured Web Review
By LJ
"Moncrieff’s skilled storytelling, while incorporating plenty of gore and violence at times, will draw in horror and mystery readers. Hand to fans of Dean Koontz and Charlaine Harris."

Superb Free Resources & Websites | Best Reference 2019
By Gary Price & Mahnaz Dar
A roundup of the best free resources, from a way to identify bots on social media to an app geared at helping those with low vision.

The Year's Top Databases | Best Reference 2019
By Mahnaz Dar, Gricel Dominguez, & Rob Tench
LJ's best databases of the year are a wide assortment, from a one-stop shop for fashion students to archives of sex and sexuality.

U.S. History | Academic Best Sellers

1. The British Are Coming
2. As Long as Grass Grows
3. A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves
4. Illusions of Emancipation
5. The Will of the People

Finding Self/Finding Home | Top Spring Poetry
By Barbara Hoffert
Get ready for National Poetry Month with these highly recommended titles.

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