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| | | January 8, 2018 |  Y Is for Paperback | Good-bye, Sue Grafton Barbara Hoffert - @barbarahoffert Mystery fans mourning the passing of Sue Grafton, whose Alphabet mysteries opened in 1982 with A Is for Alibi, will always wonder what “Z” might have brought. Grafton’s final offering, Y Is for Yesterday, appeared last August to reviews soaked in nostalgia for the entire series and anticipation of the end. Reading groups and those who have not yet read Yesterday will be pleased to learn that the paperback edition will appear this July (Putnam. ISBN 9780525536703. $16). |
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|  Critics & Authors | Barbara’s Picks In this month’s highlights, former New York Times chief book critic Michiko Kakutani considers how the very concept of truth is being bent out of shape, while award-winning novelist/critic Francine Prose offers a range of assessments about literature. Big fiction includes Caitlin Moran’s How To Be Famous, an edgy interlude on music and celebrity; Édouard Louis's shocking History of Violence; and thrillers from Lori Roy and Riley Sager. Nonfiction embraces a memoir from U.S Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad and David Treuer’s The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Indian America from 1890 to the Present. |
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|  Summer Mysteries | Fiction Previews Alexander McCall Smith's yet-to-be-titled new work has Isabel Dalhousie following up suspicions about a friend, Paul Doiron’s Stay Hidden gives warden investigator Mike Bowditch a surprising victim switch, and Keith McCafferty’s A Death in Eden puts Sean Stranaham on a raft with two men at loggerheads—all this and more to keep you cool this summer. |
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| | One rising playwright (Leah Franqui), two actresses (Catherine Steadman, Amber Tamblyn), two editors (George Braziller’s Lexi Freiman, Ecco’s Miriam Parker), and three award-winning poets (Caoilinn Hughes, Katharine Kilalea, Tamblyn again), plus numerous other award winners, make up this month’s list of fiction debuters. |
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| Some Personal Favorites, 2017- David Grossman, A Horse Walks into a Bar
- Mohsin Hamid, Exit West
- Nathaniel Mackey, Late Arcade
- Marcus Wicker, Silencer
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|  Memoir & More | Last of the Nonfiction Previews June was such a big, rich month that I have been compelled to blend my final titles with the opening July coverage. Memoirs range from Jamie Bernstein celebrating her father to Kenny Leon, the first African American director to win a Tony Award, waxing inspirational. General nonfiction offers important new works in history, political science, and gender studies. |
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|  The Power of Youth Services: Transforming Public Library Impact Presented by Library Journal and School Library Journal, the 2018 Public Library Think Tank will convene public library leaders and directors, youth services and young adult librarians, with other leading thinkers on the role of youth services, literacy, and learning trends. Join us February 22-23 in Miami, FL to focus on practical, applicable strategies which will make a lasting impact in libraries and library systems. |
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|  Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK The Orange County Library System in Orlando is seeking a Learning Central Manager |
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