The Week in Libraries: June 28,
2019 Among the week's headlines: strong attendance at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference; ALA applauds the Supreme Court for keeping a citizenship question off the 2020 Census; and, publishers want Congress to look at Amazon's dominance. more
ALA 2019: ALA Votes to Strip
Melvil Dewey’s Name From Its Top Honor Some 88 years after his death, the ALA acknowledges that Dewey, recognized as an unrepentant racist, anti-Semite, and sexual harasser, does not represent the "fundamental values" of ALA. more
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Highlights of Next
Week's Stars
The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates. One World, $28 (432p) ISBN 978-0-399-59059-7
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett. Harper, $27.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-06-296367-3
The Secrets We
Kept Lara Prescott. Knopf, $26.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-525-65615-9
Full Throttle
Joe Hill. Morrow, $27.99 (496p) ISBN 978-0-06-220067-9
Clear My Name
Paula Daly. Atlantic Monthly, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-8021-4783-7
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Rusty Brown,
Part I Chris Ware. Pantheon, $35 (352p) ISBN 978-0-375-42432-8
The Golden
Thread: How Fabric Changed History Kassia St. Clair. Liveright, $27.95 (368p) ISBN 978-1-63149-480-2
The Contender:
The Story of Marlon Brando William J. Mann. Harper, $35 (736p) ISBN 978-0-06-242764-9
In Defense of
Elitism: Why I’m Better Than You and You Are Better Than Someone Who Didn’t Buy
This Book Joel Stein. Grand Central, $28 (336p) ISBN 978-1-4555-9147-3
Children's Books
Saturday
Oge Mora. Little, Brown, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-316-43127-9
Mr. Nogginbody
Gets a Hammer David Shannon. Norton, $17.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-324-00344-1
Stormy: A Story
About Finding a Forever Home Guojing. Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-5247-7176-8
Dear Haiti, Love
Alaine Maika and Maritza Moulite. Inkyard, $18.99 (432p) ISBN 978-1-335-77709-6
Unpregnant
Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan. HarperTeen, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-287624-9
New Books and More
PW Picks: Books of the Week, July
1, 2019 This week: cutthroat parents jockey to place their children in a new gifted magnet school, plus a new collection from Charles Simic. more
ALA 2019: ALA Council Votes to
Take E-Book Issues to the Public, Congress A resolution on e-book pricing and access issues comes after a year in which libraries lost ground in the digital content realm, including new restrictions on digital audio licenses. more
Royalty Statements: Romance Novels
for 2019 Contemporary romance authors are embracing a thoroughly modern monarchy. more
Fantasy and Reality: PW talks with
Jasmine Guillory In ‘Royal Holiday,’ the author of ‘The Proposal’ imagines a courtship between a middle-aged American woman and the private secretary to the Queen of England. more
The Next Heart Pounding Regency
Romance! She knew the house was keeping secrets. If only the darkness would speak.... Find out what those secrets are and so much more from 'Midnight on the River Grey'! (Sponsored) more
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Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Delia Owens, Author
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2
Elin Hilderbrand, Author
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3
The Try Guide: The Hidden Power of F***ing Up
The Try Guys, Author, Keith Habersberger, Author, Zach Kornfeld,
Author, Eugene Lee Yang, Author, Ned Fulmer, Author
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4
Unfreedom of the Press
Mark R Levin, Author
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5
John Grisham, Author
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6
Tara Westover, Author
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7
Jeff Kinney, Author
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8
Elizabeth Gilbert, Author
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9
Lisa Wingate, Author
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10
David McCullough, Author
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The Week in Libraries: New Reader
Survey Urges Publishers, Libraries to Bridge Their Data Gap Among the stories making news this week: veteran bookseller and library advocate Tim Coates releases a reader-focused survey; more drama over Drag Queen Storytimes; and what to expect from all the talk of antitrust action in the tech sector. more
ALA 2019: ALA Professional Program
Highlights PW contributing editor Brian Kenney offers a look at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference's professional program, which this year features a strong emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) issues. more
Unlikely Heroes Form Unlikely
Bonds Sean Dietrich's 'Stars of Alabama' is a tale about the dignity of humanity and the value of enduring hope—a book that reminds readers that when the dust clears, we can still see the stars. Patti Callahan, the bestselling author of 'Becoming Mrs. Lewis,' calls it “Moving, powerful, and dazzling, a page-turning wonder of a story. Atmospheric and soul-full, 'Stars of Alabama' will grab your heart and change it." (Sponsored) more
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Highlights of Next
Week's Stars
Everything
Inside Edwidge Danticat. Knopf, $25.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-525-52127-3
Machine
Susan Steinberg. Graywolf, $15 trade paper (144p) ISBN 978-1-55597-847-1
A Tall History
of Sugar Curdella Forbes. Akashic, $28.95 (372p) ISBN 978-1-61775-751-8
Inland
Téa Obreht. Random House, $27 (384p) ISBN 978-0-8129-9286-1
Come Closer and
Listen: New Poems Charles Simic. HarperCollins, $24.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-06-290846-9
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The Whisper Man
Alex North. Celadon, $26.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-250-31799-5
How We Fight for
Our Lives: A Memoir Saeed Jones. Simon & Schuster, $26 (208p) ISBN 978-1-5011-3273-5
The City Game:
Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team Matthew Goodman. Ballantine, $29 (448p) ISBN 978-1-101-88283-2
Kochland: The
Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America Christopher Leonard. Simon and Schuster, $35 (704p) ISBN 978-1-4767-7538-8
Now Is the Way:
An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness Cory Allen. TarcherPerigree, $25 (208p) ISBN 978-0-5255-3804-2
Children's Books
Migration:
Incredible Animal Journeys Mike Unwin, illus. by Jenni Desmond. Bloomsbury, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-5476-0097-7
Pet Akwaeke Emezi. Make Me a World, $17.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-525-64707-2
Let’s Call It a
Doomsday Katie Henry. HarperCollins/Tegen, $17.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-269890-2
New Books and More
New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of
June 17, 2019 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a powerful llama, inspiring stories of people who made a difference, and the tale of a burgeoning romance between two girls. more
PW Picks: Books of the Week, June
17, 2019 This week: new books from Darcey Steinke, Catherine Chung, and more. more
ALA 2019: Thank You, Archivists Why librarians should find time in their busy schedules at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington to see some of our nation’s most treasured documents. more
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Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Delia Owens, Author
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2
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss, Author
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3
Unfreedom of the Press
Mark R Levin, Author
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4
Unsolved
James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author
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5
Elizabeth Gilbert, Author
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6
Jeff Kinney, Author
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7
The Mueller Report
The Washington Post, Author
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8
Karen Kilgariff, Author, Georgia Hardstark, Author
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9
David McCullough, Author
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10
Christine Feehan, Author
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Reynolds, Sotomayor Headline ALA
2019 Annual Conference A strong program awaits attendees in Washington D.C., June 20-25. more
For Sari Feldman, ALA 2019 Is So
Long, Not Goodbye Ahead of her upcoming retirement, the veteran library leader looks back on her work with ALA, and forward to her next chapter. more
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Highlights of Next
Week's Stars
Black Light
Kimberly King Parsons. Vintage, $15 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-0-525-56350-1
From the Shadows
Juan José Millas, trans. from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead and Daniel Hahn. Bellevue, $16.99 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-942658-66-5
The Turn of the
Key Ruth Ware. Scout, $27.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-5011-8877-0
A Better Man
Louise Penny. Minotaur, $28.99 (448p) ISBN 978-1-250-06621-3
We Are the
Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
Jonathan Safran Foer. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $24 (288p) ISBN 978-0-374-28000-0
Jonathan Safran Foer. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $24 (288p) ISBN 978-0-374-28000-0
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A Good Provider
Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century Jason DeParle. Viking, $28 (352p) ISBN 978-0-670-78592-6
The Undying: A
Meditation on Modern Illness Anne Boyer. Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, $26 (320p) ISBN 978-0-374-27934-9
Children's Books
The 47 People
You’ll Meet in Middle School Kristin Mahoney. Knopf, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-5247-6513-2
Each Tiny Spark
Pablo Cartaya. Kokila, $16.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-451479723
The Downstairs
Girl Stacey Lee. Putnam, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-5247-4095-5
New Books and More
New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of
June 10, 2019 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a tourist with a monster-sized hunger, a middle grade mystery that centers on art and family life, and a YA novel about two nemeses and their not-so-distant crushes. more
PW Picks: Books of the Week, June
10, 2019 This week: new books from Clive Cussler and Jennifer Weiner, plus a very creepy novel about a creative writing M.F.A. program. more
LGBTQ Lives in Adult Fiction:
LGBTQ Books 2019 Marginalized figures take center stage in these novels by LGBTQ authors and about queer characters. more
What Are the Top 100 Novels of All
Time? What makes a novel “great”? At OCLC, we believe literary greatness can be measured by how many libraries have a copy on their shelves. Using WorldCat, we’ve identified 100 top novels found in thousands of libraries around the world. How many have you read? Check out The Library 100 today and see! (Sponsored) more
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Top 10 Bestsellers
1
Karen Kilgariff, Author, Georgia Hardstark, Author
|
2
Unfreedom of the Press
Mark R Levin, Author
|
3
Delia Owens, Author
|
4
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss, Author
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5
The Mueller Report
The Washington Post, Author
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6
Jeff Kinney, Author
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7
Howard Stern Comes Again
Howard Stern, Author
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8
David McCullough, Author
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9
Dorothea Benton Frank, Author
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10
Tara Westover, Author
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