| | The 2016 National Book Awards
Barbara Hoffert - @barbarahoffert | November 21, 2016 | | | | On Wednesday, November 16, following a presidential election that shook the literary community to its roots, the National Book Foundation came back fighting at an awards ceremony where endorsement of a broad view of social justice for America was evident from the moment host Larry Wilmore took the stage. Lisa Lucas, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation and both the first woman and the first person of color to serve in that capacity, “Tonight let us remember that books give us hope, they give us comfort, they light our way. Let’s get the party started, and tomorrow let’s get to work.”
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Nesbo, Strout, & Four Big Science Titles | Barbara's Picks
Fiction fans will get their fill with Jo Nesbo’s The Thirst, his next Harry Hole thriller, and Elizabeth Strout’s Anything Is Possible, an expansion of her No. 1 LibraryReads pick, My Name Is Lucy Barton. But watch out, science lovers: there are big treats from four superscientists: Yale’s Richard O. Prum, Stanford’s Robert M. Sapolsky, Hayden Planetarium and StarTalk star Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Geoffrey West of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. | | |
| | From Brown to McMahon to Swinson | Thriller Previews
Fifteen thrillers all told, including Steve Hamilton’s next Nick Mason novel, Stephen Hunter’s look at hero Bob Lee Swagger’s mysterious G-man grandfather, Jennifer McMahon’s visit to the shadowy Burntown, and Jan-Philipp Sendker’s continuation of his “Rising Dragons” series. Plus stalwarts like Dale Brown and Steve Martini. | | | Down on Earth, Up in Space | Nonfiction Previews
Horses, starlings, and Jon Katz talking to animals, plus some great space titles: Jim Al-Khalili’s Aliens asks noteworthy scientists to discuss the possibility of life out there, Jeffrey Kluger tells the story of Apollo 8, and triple-threat Leland Melvin, an astronaut, engineer, and former NFL great, offers an inspirational account of his life. |
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Spark Engagement Through Hands-On Learning
Beginning January 31, our Maker Workshop online course returns with all new content to explore multiple technologies, digital making, STEAM, and web literacy programs for all ages, including special sessions devoted to teen programming and education. |
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