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| February 6, 2017 | A Monday Reboot
Wilda Williams, Fiction Editor
A new month, a new day! Welcome to our first Monday edition of LJ Reviews, which is chock-full of insights you can use. On the collection development front, we have tips for refreshing your music collection and the latest columns to help you keep your Christian fiction, graphic novels, and mystery collections up to date. And, in case you missed it, you’ll also find all the book award news from ALA Midwinter as well as the National Books Critics Circle and the Mystery Writers of America. Also timely is David R. Conn’s annotated bibliography of 30 resources on alternative energy. With a new presidential administration questioning—and even suppressing—data about climate change, it’s a critical time for informed energy decisions, and, as LJ editorial director Rebecca T. Miller notes in her powerful editorial, libraries will be on the forefront of defending free and open information access. |
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LJ’s Reviews of RUSA’s Top Genre Fiction
By Wilda Williams
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, RUSA’s Reading List Council revealed its 2017 selections of the annual best-of Reading List, comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. Check out LJ’s full reviews of the winners. |
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| The Top Ten Most Read Titles in SELF-e SelectScott, Jessica. Before I Fall. Whitman, Charlene. Colorado Promise. Ardito, Gina. Duet in September. Ridley, Erica. The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress. Rizzo, Cindy. Exception to the Rule. VIEW THE FULL LIST |
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National Book Critics Circle Announces 2016 Finalists
By Barbara Hoffert
On January 17, the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) named its 30 finalists in six categories—autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—for the outstanding books of 2016. |
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Celebrating Mystery’s Best | Edgar Award Nominees 2017
By Wilda Williams
The Mystery Writers of America honored Edgar Allan Poe’s 208th birthday on January 19 by releasing the nominees for the 2017 award in his name, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, and television published or produced in 2016. |
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SPONSORED BY TITAN BOOKS An Archetypal Thriller
In his essay, “On Fairy-Stories,” J.R.R. Tolkien posits that a work of fantasy should allow a reader to experience a world that is credible, consistent, and rational—within the framework of its own rules. In Hekla’s Children, James Brogden has created such a world, using the rules of archetypal imagery and Bronze Age mythology.
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Top Resources on Alternative Energy | Collection Development
By David R. Conn
With air pollution and global warming making Earth less habitable, it’s a critical time for energy decisions. These 30 resources will connect readers wanting to enter the energy industry or learn more about techniques and costs. |
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Q&A: RESIST! Cartoonists Respond to the Election
By Martha Cornog
After Election Day, Gabe Fowler, owner of Brooklyn’s Desert Island comics shop and editor of the quarterly comics tabloid Smoke Signal, decided to devote a special issue of that publication to cartoonists responding to the forces of intolerance. |
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Keeping Your Collection Fresh | Music Matters
By Robin Bradford
There were enough musician deaths in 2016 to spark the world’s notice and reconsider old favorites. As you freshen up your CD collection, beware of greatest hits collections. |
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Q&A: M. Simone Boyd & Onnie I. Kirk Jr.
By Christine Sharbrough
The Day Sonny Died, coauthored by daughter/father M. Simone Boyd and Onnie I. Kirk Jr., is a gritty, poignant, and realistic debut novel about three generations of an African American family struck repeatedly by violent tragedy. |
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Engage Readers and Spark Circulation
Beginning March 8, our New Ideas in Collection Development & Merchandising online course returns with new techniques for increasing your library’s circulation and expanding your staff’s capacity for readers advisory. |
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