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| January 17, 2018 |  Best of the Old, On to the New Liz French, Senior Editor While we’re eager to move forward into 2018, there’s still a bit of old business to attend to: the LJ Best Media of 2017 are a stunning array of things to watch, play, and listen to, and our seven delightful Reviewers of the Year must be given their due. Also, reviewer Andrea Tarr talks to author Ruth Emmie Moore about her 2017 debut, Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, and we look back at the A-to-Y career of Sue Grafton, who died last month. That just about brings us up to speed, with an informative collection development piece addressing the fake news phenomenon (it’s older than you think); four new memoir reviews; a Q&A with Chloe Benjamin, whose January 2018 novel is a LibraryReads pick; the first “What We’re Reading & Watching” column of the new year; a cluster of science titles exploring the cosmos; and 29 visionary, diverse graphic novels and narratives to read throughout the year, not just during Black History Month. Let’s celebrate all the months of 2018, Happy New Year!. |
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 Bright Spots of 2017 | Best Media By LJ Reviews Best audiobooks of 2017 feature a strong showing in the short-story category and DVD picks include Sidney Lumet’s 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? and Jordan Peele’s runaway indie hit Get Out. Plus, 2017’s primo board, video, and mobile games, two best albums of the year (and 48 honorable mentions). |
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| SPONSORED BY INGRAM CONTENT GROUP  Laurie Halse Anderson Discusses Graphic Novel, Speak New York Times best-selling author Laurie Halse Anderson is reintroducing her critically acclaimed novel SPEAK as a graphic novel. Her works, including SPEAK, have earned numerous honors including national, international, and state awards. She recently discussed storyline updates, #metoo, and the continued impact of her work. Read the Q&A››› |
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 Time’s Up | Library Reads By Barbara Hoffert Chloe Benjamin’s novel The Immortalists asks, would you want to know the date of your death? And how would that affect how you lived your life? |
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Reading Resolutions | Wyatt’s World- Read Old: Sunshine and Shadow by Sharon & Tom Curtis (Bantam)
- Read New: The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (HarperCollins)
- Read Widely: Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao (Flatiron: Macmillan).
- Read Deeply: Y Is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood: Putnam)
- Read with Appreciation: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Viking)
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 Self-Discovery Titles | Memoir By Derek Sanderson In the month of self-improvement resolutions and fresh starts, LJ’s memoir co-columnist reviews four titles about finding oneself. |
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 Raised by Wolves | Debut Spotlight By Andrea Tarr In a Q&A, Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, talks about wild things, multiple locales and viewpoints, and characters you care about. |
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 Look Up By LJ Reviews Six books explore the universe, scan the skies, orbit the moon, and photograph the planets. |
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 Building Literacy-Rich Communities Hosted by Library Journal and School Library Journal, Stronger Together is a national gathering of thought leaders and innovators from across the country who will share where and how partnerships between school districts and public libraries are having success. Join us May 10–12 at the University of Nebraska Omaha, as we explore the impact these collaborations are having on the institutions, communities, and kids they serve. |
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