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SPONSORED BY OCLC  Maximize Your Community Impact As you continue to put your community at the center of everything you do, now there’s a system that does the same. Wise offers the key to unlock your library's potential to anticipate community needs and reach people more effectively. Are you ready to be a Wise library? Learn more about Wise››› |
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 OverDrive Refines Readtelligence, a New AI-Driven Collection Management Tool By Matt Enis A launch date has not yet been announced, but OverDrive has been recruiting librarian advisors from public, academic, and K–12 libraries to offer input and refine Readtelligence—an upcoming suite of tools for ebook selection and curation developed by the company using artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning tools to analyze every ebook in the OverDrive Marketplace. |
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 57 Romances for Fall and Beyond | Romance Preview By Eve Stano The past year and a half has been particularly challenging for both librarians and patrons for a variety of reasons, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic among them. But luckily, we have romance novels. |
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 Chencia C. Higgins Talks with LJ about Writing Romance By Stephanie Klose Popular self-published romance novelist Chencia C. Higgins (“The Vow” and “Wolves of West Texas” series, among others) makes her trade debut with D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding (Carina Adores, Jan. 2022) in which the two titular women have six weeks to convince their friends and family that they’re getting married—and plan their dream wedding—without anyone guessing it’s all for a reality TV show called Instant I Do. |
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| "We try to collaborate with presenters who have also used our resources so that we can really show folks how others have used the materials at KDLA to further their research, whether it be on genealogy or other historical or governmental topics." | | |
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 Collecting Indie Romance By Robin Bradford The words “indie romance” may conjur a lot of different ideas. Though there are still some people who try and relegate it to a lesser tier, most romance readers have collectively decided that traditional publishing is not the mechanism that makes a book “good.” |
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 Public Library Fundraising Survey | Call for Participation Library Journal is conducting a five-minute survey to learn more about fundraising to benefit public libraries including capital campaigns, grant writing, book sales, and other events. We have questions about the methods used to solicit funds, who is involved, what the money is earmarked for, and whether COVID-19 has had an impact. The aggregated results from this study will be revealed in an upcoming feature in LJ. All respondents who complete the survey will be eligible for a drawing to win a $100 Visa electronic gift card. Kindly answer by October 21. |
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 OverDrive Acquires TeachingBooks By SLJ Staff OverDrive has acquired TeachingBooks.net. The acquisition adds TeachingBooks' curated supplemental materials—including literacy and standards connections, booklists and collection analysis, teaching ideas, diverse books toolkit, readers' advisory, vocabulary lists, and interactive games—to OverDrive Education's Sora app and platform. |
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SPONSORED CONTENT  Audiobooks – a Sound Investment Growth in the audiobook category has continued, fueled by readers seeking new experiences. In fact, more than 79,000 audiobooks were published in the United States last year, according to the Audio Publishers Association (APA). That represents a 39 percent increase in the number of audiobooks produced since 2019, Publishing Perspectives reports. Read More››› |
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 2021 Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist Announced | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler The 2021 Goldsmiths Prize shortlist is announced. Interviews highlight the work of Jen Winston of Greedy: Notes From a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much, Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler of Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women, Liane Moriarty of Apples Never Fall, Stephanie Land of Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, and Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman of Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close. |
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 Your Basic Witch Reading List | 17 Titles To Read and Share By Emma Carbone With The Book of Magic, Alice Hoffman's sequel to Practical Magic, coming out in October, now is the perfect time to round up some witchy fiction to get readers in the Halloween mood. Read on for both adult fiction and young adult works with crossover appeal. |
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| SPONSORED CONTENT  Graphic Novels Continue to Push Boundaries Graphic novels continue their remarkable ascent in market share in the United States and Canada, with graphic novel and comics sales estimated at $1.28 billion in 2020, an increase of 6 percent over 2019. Online sales skyrocketed during the pandemic lockdowns, and the trend has continued in 2021. Read More››› |
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 Abdulrazak Gurnah Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler Kudos to Abdulrazak Gurnah, who is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, to Clare Whitfield, winner of the 2021 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award for People of Abandoned Character, and to the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist authors. The Wish by Nicholas Sparks, Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik, No Cure For Being Human by Kate Bowler, and The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnanski top the best sellers lists. |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Just for the Holidays…, the second book in Adriana Herrera's “Sambrano Studios” series, is one of this week's starred romance selections. "Readers looking for holiday joy are sure to find it here, with winning characters and an emotional reunion perfect for the Christmas setting." A Nun for the Viking Warrior, by Lucy Morris, is another starred romance. "Tackling subjects of parental abuse, war, and infidelity, this book is more than its surface.... A stunning, steamy romance with deliciously flawed protagonists." Yasmin Angoe's debut novel Her Name Is Knight is this week's starred mystery. "Angoe deftly balances action, interpersonal relationships, issues of trauma, and profound human questions in an unforgettable novel." See All Reviews››› |
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