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Jordan Mitchell and Katie Rawson  Re-envisioning Web Preservation with The Weekly List | Peer to Peer Review
By Jordan Mitchell and Katie Rawson 
In 2021, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania’s Library Archives accessioned the collection of Amy Siskind’s Weekly List website; however, the path to get there was complicated, and the final gift looked quite different from how it was conceived in the initial conversation. 
U.S. Book Show PW’s 2022 U.S. Book Show To Open with Full-Day Library Track
By Lisa Peet
Publishers Weekly’s second U.S. Book Show, held virtually May 23–26, will lead off with an all-day track on May 24 specifically for librarians. The Libraries Are Essential program will include a roster of library educators—including Nicole Cooke, Renate Chancellor, and Yasmeen Shorish—leaders, and advocates, as well as representatives from the American Library Association and PEN America, examining issues currently at the forefront of library work.
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Landmark Records and Briefs The Making of Modern Law: Landmark Records and Briefs of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 1891–1950 | eReviews
By Rob Tench 
This second installment in Gale’s “Making of Modern Law” series chronicles additions of the 11 United States appellate courts from 1891 until 1950. The database comprises nearly two million pages of briefs, appendixes, memoranda, petitions, statements, transcripts, and more. 
Compelling Time; Dick Johnson Is Dead Top Docs: Compelling Time; Dick Johnson Is Dead; and More
By Joshua Blevins Peck 
LJ’s documentary film reviewer picks four intriguing new works, now available on DVD/Blu-ray.
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Great Circle Arts Titles, Oct. 2022, Pt. 4 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert
The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop, Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern, and more.
“The lawyers didn’t have experience with archival work; development was not steeped in copyright; the archivist and librarian weren’t familiar with regulations governing university operations; the donor’s expertise was in citizen journalism and not in digital archives, copyright, or university operations. The whole affair was one of repeated reciprocal teaching that constantly shifted not just the process of acquiring the collection but the very framework of what was being acquired.” 
Great Circle Women’s Prize for Fiction Announces Shortlist | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene  
The Women’s Prize for Fiction announces its shortlist. The 2022 Oregon Book Award winners are announced. The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) announces the 2022 Dagger Award longlist. Sonia Sanchez receives the 2022 Jackson Poetry Prize. Audrey Molloy wins the 2021 Anne Elder Award. Nobel Literature Prize–winning poet Louise Glück will publish her first prose narrative in October. 
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HISTORY
PREMIUM

Sisters in Resistance: How a German Spy, a Banker’s Wife, and Mussolini’s Daughter Outwitted the Nazis
By Tilar J. Mazzeo  
A nail-biting account of state crimes and secrets, real world action pitting spy versus spy and diplomat versus diplomat.
PREMIUM
1368: China and the Making of the Modern World
By Ali Humayun Akhtar  
Highly recommended for all students of East Asian history.
Incomparable Realms: Spain During the Golden Age, 1500–1700
By Jeremy Robbins  
The illustrations alone make Robbins’s book worth purchasing, but it is also a defining study of a seminal period in the history of Western art.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
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The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marriage in Modern India
By Mansi Choksi  
An interesting and highly readable examination of the complexities and intersections of love, marriage, and tradition in India. 
The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession
By Kelsy Burke  
A mature, thoughtful book about a complex and divisive topic. No matter their personal opinions, readers will likely find observations here to inform their thoughts about pornography’s creation and consumption.
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The Disaster Planning Handbook for Libraries
By Mary Grace Flaherty  
Highly recommended for library professionals.
PREMIUM
Foundations of Information Literacy
By Natalie Greene Taylor & Paul T. Jaeger  
This textbook may be of interest to a niche audience in information science. 
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Jigsaw New on DVD/Blu-ray: British Film Noir Jigsaw; Scream; and More
By Jeff T. Dick 
Eleven new and classic films and TV shows now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
 Inciting Joy Literature Titles, Oct. 2022, Pt. 4 | Prepub Alert
By Barbara Hoffert 
Poet Ross Gay on joy, critic Darryl Pinckney on 1970s New York, and the essential Dick Gregory.
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The Manningtree Witches Shortlists Announced for the Ondaatje & Wolfson History Prizes | Book Pulse
By Anita Mechler 
The shortlists are announced for both the Ondaatje Prize and Wolfson History Prize. 
The Novice Top Film Pics on DVD/Blu-ray: Thrilling The Novice; We of the Never Never; 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.
My Remarkable Journey, Hidden Geometry of Information, Bernoulli’s Fallacy, and more in math titles: April 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

1. My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir.
Johnson, Katherine G.
HarperCollins
2021. ISBN 9780062897664. $25.99

2. Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else.
Ellenberg, Jordan
Penguin Books
2021. ISBN 9781984879059. $28.00

3. Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science.
Clayton, Aubrey
Columbia University Press
2021. ISBN 9780231199940. $34.95 
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