March 21, 2023 Connecticut Bill Offers State Grants to “Sanctuary Libraries” By Bob Warburton Connecticut's Senate Bill 2, “An Act Concerning The Mental, Physical And Emotional Wellness of Children,” would, among many other things, allow every Connecticut municipality to designate a single sanctuary library—a place where patrons are promised access to books banned or challenged elsewhere. |
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Remarkable Resources | Best Reference Books 2022 By Jill Cox-Cordova and Neal Wyatt From a quirky book on geology to a collection of maps, these reference works expand the possibilities of research for students, general readers, and scholars. |
LJ’s Picks for Best Free Resources 2022 By Sarah Hashimoto and Gary Price From summarizing and annotating tools to world radio, these sites expand the possibilities of research for students, general readers, and scholars. |
The Tournament of Books Begins | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene This year’s Tournament of Books has begun, Oprah’s Book Club pick continues to buzz, and the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses announced its longlist. Author John Jakes has died at the age of 90. Leigh Bardugo inks a blockbuster deal with Macmillan, and Vulture profiles Kelly Link, whose new collection White Cat, Black Dog, publishes March 28. Oscar Isaac will play Kurt Vonnegut in a new crime series. |
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Ling Ma Wins the Story Prize for Bliss Montage | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler and Kate Merlene Ling Ma has won the Story Prize for Bliss Montage. Other awards announcements include the New York Public Library’s 36th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism and the V S Pritchett Short Story Prize shortlist. Conversations delve into the experiences and processes of authors such as Richard Mirabella, Elizabeth McKenzie, Vibhuti Jain Jenny Jackson, Nazli Koca, Nita Prose, Gina Frangello, and Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. There is adaptation news for Leigh Bardugo’s “Six of Crows” book series. |
| Jacqueline Winspear’s The White Lady Tops Library Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear leads library holds this week. The April LibraryReads list is out, featuring top pick, In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune. Four Indie Next picks publish this week, including Flux by Jinwoo Chong, Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin, American Mermaid by Julia Langbein, and Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash. People’s book of the week is The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew by Maggie Bullock. |
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Jade Song's debut novel Chlorine is a starred fiction selection. "In this unnerving and poignant coming-of-age tale, fans of the sapphic longing of Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth or the razor sharp, surreal storytelling of The Pisces by Melissa Broder will be captivated by a young woman desperate to escape her reality for her destiny.... Like the scent of chlorine on one’s skin, this not-to-be-missed debut novel lingers." Jana Goes Wild, by Farah Heron, is a starred romance title. "This satisfying second-chance romance offers a big-hearted, clear-eyed examination of parenting and rekindling of old flames." Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller, a debut novel by former antiquarian bookseller Oliver Darkshire, is a starred literature title. "A funny and witty memoir about life in the antiquarian book trade. Avid readers will love it." And Susan Mallery's The Sister Effect is another starred fiction selection. "Mallery (The Boardwalk Bookshop) knows that happy endings never disappoint. Contemporary fiction and romance readers will love the drama of Jericho’s and Finley’s lives." See All Reviews››› |
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