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Neilson Library interior, Smith College Smith College and Kansas State Reopen Libraries and More Library Construction News | Branching Out
By Lisa Peet 
Smith College and Kansas State reopen libraries after extensive renovations and Brooklyn, East Asheville, and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburg unveil substantial remodels. 
Audio Spotlight Listening In Lockdown | Audio Spotlight
By Sarah Hashimoto and Christa Van Herreweghe 
Audiobook publishers meet the challenges of producing during the pandemic. 
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FEDLINK FEDLINK Announces Winners of National Awards for Federal Librarianship (FY20)
Filed by Gary Price 
Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) has announced the winners of its national awards for federal librarianship, which recognize the many innovative ways that federal libraries, librarians and library technicians fulfill the information demands of the government, business and scholarly communities and the American public.  
A Ghost in the Throat 2021 James Tait Black Prize Shortlists Announced | Book Pulse
By Anita Mechler  
The 2021 James Tait Black Prize Shortlists and the 2021 Anthony Award Nominees have been announced. 
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100 Parks 5000 Ideas Book Time Outside: Titles For Outdoor Adventures
By David Miller 
Book time outside with these guides to hiking, birding, and other ways to spend time in the great outdoors. 

 

City of Time and Magic Brackston, Bradford, Steel & More: Historical Fiction, Nov. 2021, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
From 17th-century England to World War II: key historical fiction. 
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PERFORMING ARTS 
PREMIUM

Tragedy Plus Time: National Trauma and Television Comedy
By Philip Scepanski  
A must for media and communication studies departments, this work will also appeal to many comedy fans, traumatologists, and the generally curious. 
PREMIUM
In My Own Time: An Autobiography
By Humphrey Burton  
Burton’s autobiography is as rich and dense as his prolific career. Those with a serious interest in classical music will be delighted. 
PREMIUM
Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes
By Ira Rosen  
News buffs will love the behind-the-scenes stories, and journalism students will find advice direct from legendary reporters.

SOCIAL SCIENCES   
Everybody: A Book about Freedom
By Olivia Laing  
There are moments in this book that may feel too theoretical; yet, when Laing explores and expresses the ways in which our bodies are full of power, she offers a form of support we could all use more of as we navigate our own bodies and relearn what it means to value them. This is worthwhile, reflective reading. 
PREMIUM
Notes on Grief
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  
A worthwhile mediation on coming to terms with grief. Especially as we continue to reckon with loss, this reflective account will be valuable to the many people unexpectedly grieving from afar. 
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
By J.B. MacKinnon  
An insightful account offering a starting point for change that is highly recommended for all libraries. 
HISTORY
PREMIUM

War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion
By Jeff Guinn  
A thorough overview of an often-overlooked period in history that helps put present-day U.S.–Mexico relations into context.
Clear, Hold, and Destroy: Pacification in Phú Yên and the American War in Vietnam
By Robert J. Thompson    
This academic yet highly readable study will appeal to readers interested in the Vietnam War and its failures and lessons.
Go Tell It on the Mountain LeVar Burton Launches Book Club | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene  
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair announces its 2021 programming. Ruth Gilligan wins the Ondaatje prize with The Butchers' Blessing. The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards were announced, along with the CAMEO Awards, UK Book Blog Awards, and the 2021 Doug Wright Awards.  
Greek Myths: A New Retelling Studying Dostoevsky, Revisiting Highsmith & More: Literature Previews, Nov. 2021, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Literary studies, top biographies, and essay collections from Lydia Davis, Padgett Powell, and Jeanette Winterson.
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows Painting, Photography, Pottery & T-Shirts: Visual Arts Previews, Nov. 2021, Pt. 3 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
From celebrated Chinese artist Ai Wei to Van Gogh's influences to illustrator Edward Sorel. 
Hidden Valley Road ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Psychology
By LJ Reviews 

Hidden Valley Road, How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, Rethinking Gender and more in psychology titles: May 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

1. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family.
Kolker, Robert
Doubleday
2020. ISBN 9780385543767. $29.95

2. Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation.
Petersen, Anne Helen
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2020. ISBN 9780358315070. $26.00

3. X + Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender.
Cheng, Eugenia
Basic Books
2020. ISBN 9781541646506. $28.00 
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