Macmillan Ends Library Ebook Embargo
By Matt Enis

Macmillan yesterday announced that it would discontinue its embargo period, which had prohibited libraries from purchasing ebook licenses for newly published titles for eight weeks.

Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt

 

Today in Book Pulse: Macmillan Ends Windowing for Ebooks; ALA Recommends Closing Libraries During Pandemic

 

In case you missed it:

• COVID-19 Impacts Book Industry & What To Read While Social Distancing
• How Do We Read in 2020? NEA Has Some Answers
• Edwidge Danticat, Chanel Miller Win NBCC Awards
• Romance Publishing: Slight Uptick in Diverse Authors, But Far to Go

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Powerful stories of lives affected by America’s forever wars

Spotlights the many voices living in this time of perpetual war. The raw and piecing narratives touch upon family, life, and loss and illuminate the personal search for human connection and intimacy.

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Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert

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Stop Telling Women To Smile | Featured Web Review
By LJ
"An important addition to women’s studies, art history, and political collections that will also be valuable in more general public library holdings."

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Punjabi Superstar Vish Puri solves The Case of the Reincarnated Client

A conversation with Tarquin Hall about hypnosis, arranged marriage, and global drama

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National Book Critics Circle Announces 2019 Award Winners
By Barbara Hoffert
Though the National Book Critics Circle shut down its awards ceremony owing to the coronavirus, the voting went out, producing provocative winners.

Racism, Addiction, and Classism in Healthcare: Academic Best Sellers in Medicine
By LJ Reviews
A fascinating examination of the past and present of women's healthcare, a century-spanning history of the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine, and an analysis of how middle-class Black women navigate the complexities of dealing with doctors top the list of best-selling medicine books

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