Criminal Minds: Previewing the Mystery Trends and Titles of 2022
By Brian Kenney & Henrietta Verma
An always popular genre, crime fiction continues to grow and evolve, keeping its core readership solidly engaged but also attracting new readers. In our 2022 preview, looking at books publishing through the fall, we have found that storytelling is king, across subgenres, as authors build cases with even more attention to characterization, with a character’s psyche, family, and motivations all powering the story.

Poll Shows Majority Oppose Banning Books About History, Race
By SLJ Staff
A recent CBS News/YouGov poll showed Americans do not support removing books about race from schools and believe that students should be taught the history of race and racism in the United States.

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The Long Game | Editorial
By Meredith Schwartz
30 years of underfunding will take decades to fix.

August 2022 Prepub Alert: The Complete List
By Barbara Hoffert
All the August 2022 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

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Top Docs: Thought-Provoking The Big Scary ‘S’ Word; Kingdom of Silence; and More
By Joshua Blevins Peck
LJ’s documentary film reviewer picks four intriguing new works, now available on DVD/Blu-ray. 

2022 NAACP Literary Image Award Winners Announced | Book Pulse
By Anita Mechler
The 2022 NAACP Literary Image Award winners are announced featuring Long Division by Kiese Laymon and The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story ed. by Nikole Hannah-Jones & New York Times Magazine. There is news about Leonard Cohen’s posthumous novel, A Ballet of Lepers, being released in the fall and a collaboration between The New Yorker and Celadon to publish a report of the events of January 6th.

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The Stakes Are High for University Research. Here’s How Libraries Can Help

The stakes are high for researchers, and the institutions that employ them, to showcase their work effectively. Librarians can add significant value for their institutions by collaborating with individual researchers and research office staff to identify new publishing channels, catalog university research and make these works more easily discoverable, among other activities.

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Top Film Picks on DVD/Blu-ray: From Page to Screen The Dry; Belfast; and More
By Jeff T. Dick
LJ's film columnist picks the month's top indie and foreign films, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

New on DVD/Blu-ray: Mystery Classic Murder on the Orient Express; Encanto; and More
By Jeff T. Dick
Ten new and classic films and TV shows now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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How Academic Libraries Can Support Research Offices More Effectively

University research offices manage an increasingly complex set of responsibilities. Research has become a several-hundred-million-dollar source of revenue at many institutions, and the role of the research office is to oversee, protect, and further develop this vital enterprise.

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A Woman’s Place Is in a Graphic Novel: Outstanding Works for Young Readers Center Women in History
By Brigid Alverson
12 stories for grades 3 and up spotlight Queen Hatshepsut, Josephine Baker, Mary Shelley, and more remarkable women.

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey leads holds this week. The Aspen Words Literary Prize announces its 2022 shortlist. The SAG Awards and The USC Scripter Awards are announced. Six LibraryReads and eleven Indie Next picks publish this week. People's book of the week is Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski.

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The Night Shift, by Alex Finlay, is this week's starred mystery. "Fans of dual-timeline thrillers with intricately connected characters will love Finlay’s fast-paced tale that delivers one stunning surprise after another." The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison, by Nicholas Guyatt, is this week's starred history selection. "A powerful depiction of race relations, international politics, and governmental neglect in the early years of the American republic." Ocean Vuong's Time Is a Mother is this week's starred poetry title. "Enriching Vuong’s already sterling early career, this new collection feels abraded by both the weight of loss and of living, yet is cut with a profusion of affecting beauty and humor." And in fiction, Heartbroke, by Chelsea Bieker, is this week's starred selection. "Bieker’s exemplary first collection, following the multi-award-finalist Godshot.... [is] a powerful collection; highly recommended."

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