The Week in Libraries, April 13, 2018—Among this week's headlines: No MLS required for the next ALA boss; Wanda Brown wins ALA presidency. more
The ALA's annual State of America's Libraries report, released on Monday, saw books by Jay Asher and Sherman Alexie land at the top of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom's Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017 list. more
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Highlights of Next
Week's Stars
Zoje Stage. St. Martin’s, $25.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-250-17075-0
Nick Dybek. Scribner, $27 (320p) ISBN 978-1-5011-9176-3
Kristina Marie Darling. C&R, $16 trade paper (98p) ISBN 978-1-936196-66-1
Justin Phillip Reed. Coffee House (Consortium, dist.), $16.95 trade paper (70p) ISBN 978-1-56689-514-9
Elizabeth Minchilli. Griffin, $25.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-13304-5
Alan Richardson and Karen Tack. Griffin, $18.99 trade paper (240p) ISBN 978-1-250-13939-9
Margalit Fox. Random House, $27 (352p) ISBN 978-0-399-58945-4
Children's Books
Mark Hoffman. Knopf, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-5247-1991-3
Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick, illus. by Chris Raschka. Disney-Hyperion, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-148475022-3
Elizabeth Lilly. Roaring Brook/Porter, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-62672-359-7
New Books and More
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a girl and her wild wolf friends, a middle grade novel that confronts police shootings of black children, and a YA novel about two lonely hearts. more
This week: the art of the wasted day, plus how to write an autobiographical novel. more
Disney-Hyperion has acquired two new books by Irish children’s author Eoin Colfer, both taking place in the world of his bestselling Artemis Fowl series. The first book, The Fowl Twins, is set for publication in February 2020, to be followed by a second, as-yet-untitled novel. more
· The J. Paul Getty Trust is seeking a
new Publicity
Coordinator
· Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
is seeking a new Freelance Editor
· Viz Media is seeking a new Senior Manager,
Brand Marketing
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Top 10 Bestsellers
1
True Roots: A Mindful Kitchen with More Than 100 Recipes Free of
Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar
Kristin Cavallari, Author
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2
Ernest Cline, Author
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3
The Right Time
Danielle Steel, Author
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4
Madeleine L'Engle, Author
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5
Dog Man and Cat Kid: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog
Man #4)
Dav Pilkey, Author
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6
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Jordan B Peterson, Author
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7
Mary Higgins Clark, Author
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8
David Grann, Author
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9
All by Myself, Alone
Mary Higgins Clark, Author
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10
Camino Island
John Grisham, Author
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The Week in Libraries: March 30, 2018: At PLA, librarians show they ‘get it’; Libraries get a bump in the 2018 federal budget (and a warning for next year); And the New York Times looks at two of Wikipedia’s young citizen editors. more
“If we do one thing over the next few years,” Wu told librarians at PLA last weekend, “it must be to restore net neutrality.” more
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Highlights of Next
Week's Stars
Sergio de la Pava. Pantheon, $28.95 (640p) ISBN 978-1-5247-4722-0
Sarah Winman. Putnam, $23 (224p) ISBN 978-0-7352-1872-7
Jeremy Finley. St. Martin’s, $25.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-250-14730-1
You-Jeong Jeong, trans. from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim. Penguin, $16 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-14-313195-3
Ken Jennings. Scribner, $26 (336p) ISBN 978-1-5011-0058-1
Alisa Roth. Basic, $28 (320p) ISBN 978-0-465-09419-6
Seymour M. Hersh. Knopf, $27.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-307-26395-7
Children's Books
Aaron Meshon. Viking, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2936-5
Troy Howell, illus. by Richard Jones. Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (42p) ISBN 978-1-5247-1518-2
Stacy McAnulty. Random House, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-5247-6757-0
New Books and More
President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson will launch their book tour for their upcoming book, 'The President is Missing,' at BookCon 2018. more
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a daughter exploring her mother’s headscarves, a middle grade story about a girl mastering her art form, and a dystopian YA novel in which people’s wealth determines their physical size. more
This week: new books from Meg Wolitzer, Tracy K. Smith, Leslie Jamison, and more. more
· The Quarto Group is seeking a new Editor, Epic Ink
· Central Recovery Press is seeking a
new Associate Editor
· The Quarto Group is seeking a new Editorial
Director, Children's Product
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Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides
Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends
Peter Schweizer, Author
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2
Madeleine L'Engle, Author
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3
Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and
the Election of Donald Trump
Michael Isikoff, Author, David Corn, Author
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4
Accidental Heroes
Danielle Steel, Author
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5
Camino Island
John Grisham, Author
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6
Dog Man and Cat Kid: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog
Man #4)
Dav Pilkey, Author
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7
Jill McElmurry, Illustrator, Alice Schertle, Author
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8
Llama Llama Easter Egg
Anna Dewdney, Author
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9
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr Seuss, Author
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10
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Jordan B Peterson, Author
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Among this week's headlines: Despite another blizzard, librarians make it to PLA in Philadelphia; Mark Zuckerberg is sorry; And Congress passes a bill that critics say will harm free speech online. more Yates, the former U.S. Attorney General, urged librarians to stand up for truth in these unprecedented—and exhausting—political times. more
Highlights of Next
Week's Stars
Robert Aickman. New York Review Books, $17.95 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-1-68137-189-4 Jessica Knoll. Simon & Schuster, $26 (352p) ISBN 978-1-5011-5319-8 D.B. John. Crown, $27 (416p) ISBN 978-0-525-57329-6 Josiah Bancroft. Orbit, $15.99 trade paper (448p) ISBN 978-0-316-51795-9 Amanda Stern. Grand Central, $27 (400p) ISBN 978-1-5387-1192-7 Edith Sheffer. Norton, $27.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-393-60964-6 Steven Brill. Knopf, $28.95 (464p) ISBN 978-1-5247-3163-2
Children's Books
Sonny Ross. Templar, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-9896-6 Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest, illus. by Matt Phelan. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-544-44280-1 Minh Lê, illus. by Dan Santat. Disney-Hyperion, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-48476760-3
New Books and More
A star-studded lineup of authors and speakers awaits librarians at the 2018 Texas Library Association conference in Dallas—but the spotlight will also shine brightly on librarians’ own stories. more Among the books hitting shelves next week are an illustrated book about an odd couple of animal friends, a middle grade novel set in the world of fan conventions, and a YA novel about the harsh realities of the foster system. more This week: the latest from C.J. Box, plus a superb mystery set in 1951 Tokyo. more
· SAGE Publishing is seeking a new Media and
Product Specialist
· Parallax Press is seeking a new Marketing
Manager
· Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. is seeking
a new Editorial
Director - Bloomsbury Children's Books
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