University of Rhode Island Launches MLS Track in Information Equity, Diverse Communities, and Critical Librarianship
By Lisa Peet
In fall 2020, the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) launched a master’s track in Information Equity, Diverse Communities, and Critical Librarianship. The 12-credit track, one of four that comprise the university’s LIS program, is fully online and will continue to be offered remotely as URI transitions to a fully online setting in the next year.

DeLa Dos on the Equity Work Ahead for ARL
By Lisa Peet
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently appointed DeLa Dos as senior director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). They will lead the association’s DEI priorities, working with and providing strategic guidance to ARL’s DEI Committee and Board of Directors. Dos steps into their new role on June 7. LJ caught up with them and ARL Executive Director Mary Lee Kennedy to find out more about their thoughts on DEI work and the association’s ongoing efforts.

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DPLA Agreement Makes Amazon Publishing Ebooks and Audiobooks Available to Libraries
By Matt Enis
On May 18, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) signed an agreement with Amazon Publishing that will make all of the latter’s 10,000 ebooks and audiobooks available to libraries via the DPLA Exchange content marketplace. This is the first time that ebooks and audiobooks from Amazon Publishing have been made available to libraries.

Pairing Children’s Literature and Primary Sources
By Tom Bober
Using primary sources with literature can help students explore a story using a unique, real-world perspective.

10 Books and Resources on the Tulsa Race Massacre
By SLJ Staff
The Tulsa Race Massacre—one of the worst acts of racist violence in American history—has long been written out of history. In advance of the 100th anniversary, here are books and resources that shed light on the event.

November 2021 Prepub Alert: The Complete List
By Barbara Hoffert
All the November 2021 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a central index, a downloadable spreadsheet, and a print-ready PDF of all posts.

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Eve Duncan Safeguards Science in Her New Suspense-Thriller

Iris Johansen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty consecutive bestsellers. Her series featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has sold over twenty million copies.

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Legacy by Nora Roberts Tops Holds Lists | Book Pulse
By Kate Merlene
Legacy by Nora Roberts leads holds this week. Four LibraryReads and four Indie Next picks publish this week. The People "Picks" book of the week is The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green. Jackie Smith wins 2021 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize and Alexandra Huynh has been named the new National Youth Poet Laureate. 

Valeria Luiselli Wins 2021 Dublin Literary Award | Book Pulse
By Anita Mechler
Valeria Luiselli wins the 2021 Dublin Literary Award for Lost Children Archive. The 2021 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers finalists, Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize published shortlist, and the Photography and Moving Image Book Award winners are announced .

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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, by Rebecca Hall with illustrations by Hugo Martinez, is one of this week's starred graphic novel selections. "Heartbreaking yet triumphant, Hall’s vivid reconstructions bore laser-like into a history long hidden. Her engaged scholarship adds back facts that have been stricken from many histories, and it empowers current lives and activism." Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story, by veteran rock biographer Stephen Davis, is one of this week's starred performing arts titles. "This lively, engaging work captures the initial adrenaline rush and eventual stultifying downward spiral of a band that helped define early eighties rock. Highly recommended." Body Shocks, the latest short story collection edited by Ellen Datlow, is one of this week's starred horror selections. "This authoritative collection is a must for any library, as an introduction to body and extreme horror for readers and librarians alike. Recommend to readers who love horror stories that make their skin crawl while they read about skin literally crawling." Pint of No Return, by Dana Mentink, is this week's starred mystery. "This terrific series debut is certain to tempt the reading palates of fans of Cleo Coyle, Sarah Graves, and the much-missed Diane Mott Davidson." And The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, by John Green, is this week's starred literature title. "This is a book about culture, about science and medicine, about Green himself, but really it surpasses these designations. It is essential to the human conversation."

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