Documenting the Ephemeral: Burning Man | Archives Deep Dive By Elisa Shoenberger While it may seem counterintuitive for an event that asks participants to leave no trace to maintain an archive, the collection’s development grew out of Burning Man’s core principle of gifting. People have given artwork, photographs, and more to the archive, housed in the offices of the nonprofit Burning Man Project in San Francisco. |
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Hernan Diaz & Barbara Kingsolver Win Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The 2023 Pulitzer Prizes are awarded, with Trust by Hernan Diaz and Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver sharing the top prize for fiction. His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage, Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power by Jefferson Cowie, and Stay True by Hua Hsu also win prizes. The 2023–2024 Steinbeck Fellows are announced. |
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Keeping the Work Visible | Editorial By Lisa Peet This month, as we have every year since 2002, LJ celebrates a new cohort of Movers & Shakers. The 49 individuals profiled hail from every corner of libraryland and beyond. And while I agree that the award can’t compare with the sheer number of bright lights in the library firmament, I also think the emphasis on individuals isn’t a bad thing. |
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