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The Fog of Implicit Bias | BackTalk
By Angela M. Jones and Jarrett Dapier
The ubiquitous nature of white supremacy in libraries makes it difficult to identify. The centering and prioritization of whiteness has made it synonymous with norms within our institutions and throughout the profession. |
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John Sargent To Leave Macmillan
By Gary Price
From The New York Times: John Sargent, Macmillan’s longtime chief executive, will leave the publishing company in January because of disagreements over its direction, according to an announcement from its parent company, Holtzbrinck, last Thursday. |
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Harlequin Announces Diverse Voices Scholarship
By Kathryn Howe
Toronto-based publisher Harlequin recently announced the launch of its Diverse Voices Scholarship, a program developed in partnership with the Humber School for Writers in Toronto, and Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. The award is part of the publisher's ongoing efforts to acquire more books by writers from underrepresented communities and will award $2,000 to each recipient. |
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RBG's Literary Legacy; Bookish Emmys | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult leads library holds this week. Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh is People’s “Book of the Week.” Entertainment Weekly issues its Fall Book Special. Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves a legacy of titles she has penned and others have written about her. The New York Times profiles Madeline McIntosh, the U.S. chief executive of Penguin Random House. |
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Edgarian, Hashimi, de Kerangal, Lee, Mbue, Schell, Winter: Top Literary Fiction Previews, Mar. 2021, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
Carol Edgarian’s latest, Andrea Lee’s first novel in 15 years, and China expert Orville Schell’s first novel ever. |
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Bryan Washington Wins Young Lions Fiction Award | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
Bryan Washington wins the 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award for Lot: Stories. The National Book Awards longlists are announced for nonfiction and poetry. The longlist is also announced for the CBC Nonfiction Prize. Lit Hub releases its Fall Preview list. Fantasy author Terry Goodkind has died. |
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