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 Held for Ransom By Matt Enis Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and several libraries have been hit by opportunistic criminals. |
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 Worth 1,000 Words | Graphic Novel Preview By Thomas Batten LJ’s annual look into the art, ideas, and subjects of the graphic novel format spotlights several trends to note: web comics are bringing new readers and new voices into the field; nonfiction dominates and will continue to do so; and, within fiction genres, horror is predominant, and nostalgia for classic characters and concepts is on the rise. |
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 Libraries in a Time of Conflict | Peer to Peer Review By Hammad Rauf Khan In April 2015 I wrote the LJ article “We Are the Monuments Men” in response to the burning of the Mosul Public Library by ISIS. I asked, What can be done to protect libraries, cultural properties, and artifacts? Sadly, seven years later, the world is witnessing a new conflict, and I am again asking what can we do as librarians to protect, preserve, save information, special collections, cultural artifacts, and rare items in times of conflict? |
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| "The serials ecosystem continues to change rapidly, as years of established library workflows and publishing patterns are upended by the accelerating shift to open access resources." | | |
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 U.S. Book Show and LJ Day of Dialog Announce Speakers | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene The U.S. Book Show and LJ Day of Dialog open registrations and share speaker lineups. Carter Malkasian wins the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize for The American War in Afghanistan. NYPL selects the Cullman Fellows, including fiction writers Claire Luchette, Daniel Saldaña París, Brandon Taylor, and C. Pam Zhang. |
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 Dream Town by David Baldacci Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Dream Town by David Baldacci leads holds this week. Dead Space by Kali Wallace wins the Philip K. Dick Award; The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar receives a special citation. Two LibraryReads and two Indie Next picks publish this week. People's book of the week is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. |
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 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists Announced | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler The New York Public Library announces the 2022 Young Lions Fiction Award finalists. The CBC Short Story Prize longlist is out. The New York Public Library also announces a partnership with Hachette, Macmillan, and Scholastic to make some banned or challenged books available to everyone. |
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| Reviews WEB-FIRST REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND MEDIA  Run on Your New Legs, Vol. 1, by Wataru Midori, is one of this week's starred graphic novels. "This manga will especially appeal to readers looking for a sports manga with realist emotions (with downs as well as ups), whose protagonist recovers from a major trauma and navigates life with disability." Parasomnia, by Cullen Bunn with illustrations by Andrea Mutti, is another starred graphic novel. "This volume, which collects issues 1 through 4 of the “Parasomnia” series, is highly recommended for fans of Bunn, Mutti, stories of parents seeking their missing children, or parallel worlds." Sally Hepworth's The Younger Wife is this week's starred mystery. "As much a mystery as a character study of three young women coping with love, loss, and trauma while struggling with the discovery of being deceived by the one they count on most. This title will appeal to fans of Jamie Brenner, Jodi Picoult, and Celeste Ng." And River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile, by Candace Millard, is this week's starred history title. "It’s been nearly six years since popular Millard published Hero of the Empire, and eager fans and armchair travelers will gladly sign up for this enthralling and heartbreaking adventure. See All Reviews››› |
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