View in Web Browser Forward to a Friend Awards Season Wilda W. Williams, Fiction Editor November 17, 2016   Last night's announcement of the winners of the 2016 National Book Awards launched the literary awards season on a high—and socially conscious—note with Colson Whitehead's masterly The Underground Railroad taking the fiction prize and Ibram X. Kendi's provocative Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America named best nonfiction. Prepub Alert editor Barbara Hoffert attended the evening's festivities and offers her account here. At LJ we celebrate the best of self-publishing with the winners of our second annual Indie Ebook Awards. Stay tuned for our top ten books of 2016, which will be disclosed in the December 1 edition of this newsletter. The music world, which has not enjoyed a great 2016, lost another giant on November 7 with the death of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen. LJ remembers this great artist through his words and music. Get ready for February’s Black History Month with these diverse mysteries and graphic novels, and observe Jewish Book Month with a selection of new and backlisted fiction. Indie Ebook Award Winners 2016 By Kate DiGirolomo LJ recently concluded its second annual Indie Ebook Awards. Committees of librarians—plus one of last year’s winners—volunteered their time to determine the best ebooks self-publishing has to offer in five fiction categories: fantasy, sf, romance, mystery, and YA. New Hope for Faith-Filled Fiction | Christian Fiction Genre Spotlight By Julia M. Reffner Despite recent setbacks in the Christian fiction industry, new start-ups and commercial houses see promise and opportunity. Meet the staff of Gilead Publishing and check out upcoming titles.   Diversity Is No Mystery | Collection Development: Diverse Mysteries By Charlene Rue The We Need Diverse Books grassroots movement is opening the way for new voices to be heard in adult genres as well as youth, including crime fiction and mysteries. These 20 titles, plus e-resources, will offer your patrons a world of options.     Fall Indie Fiction: Best Novels and Short Stories Beyond the Mainstream By Barbara Hoffert Fiction readers seeking more than standard commercial fare will delight in these 15 eclectic small-press releases.   Travel Through Jewish Fiction By Rachel Kamin Celebrate Jewish Book Month (November 24–December 24) with these titles and read-alikes.   In Memoriam: Leonard Cohen, Songwriter, Poet, Novelist By Wilda Williams While Leonard Cohen’s songs will remain his main legacy, it’s worth considering the Canadian artist’s other literary efforts, including nine books of poetry and two novels.   Resilient Rulers: From Victoria to Cixi to Catherine the Great | RA Crossroads By Neal Wyatt Queen Victoria leads RA expert Neal Wyatt down a winding path of books, movies, and other media that profile other strong female monarchs.   Life Losses & Gains | Memoir By Derek Sanderson If there’s a theme that holds this month’s memoirs together, it’s loss.   Alice Hoffman | Spotlight LibraryReads Author By Barbara Hoffert An interview with author Alice Hoffman, whose haunting and affirmative Faithful took the top spot on the November 2016 LibraryReads list.   Superheroes & Heroic Struggles: 21 Graphic Novels for February, Black History Month By Martha Cornog Black Lives Matter has brought racial issues into stronger focus, and comics writers and artists are paying attention.   Quality Books for Quality Dudes | Books for Dudes By Douglas Lord Columnist Doug Lord offers some quality control with his latest selections.   The Good Life | Self-Help Reviews By Deborah Bigelow The common themes found in this month’s column include taking responsibility for one’s own well-being, spending quality time with the people we love, and simply beginning by doing one thing in the right direction.   Other News After the presidential election, librarians are addressing student concerns with “safe spaces,” support groups, book displays, special programming—and lots of hugs. ALSC (Association for Library Service for Children) has just released a free downloadable booklist “for librarians, parents, caregivers, teachers and other caring adults faced with children asking tough questions about the recent election and looking for positive ways to take action.” Reference Resource: The second edition of the downloadable “Presidential Transition Guide” offers a comprehensive overview of the presidential transition process. Leonard Cohen's archives live on at the University of Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Horn Book Podcast Roger Sutton and Siân Gaetano’s weekly podcast about books for children and young adults, children’s publishing, and whatever else is on their minds. Tune in as they engage in some of the great ongoing conversations in the field. 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