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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri wins the Aspen Words Literary Prize. EarlyWord posts its GalleyChat Roundup for April. In Page-to-Screen for the week, Bosch returns for a new season; there is a timely documentary; and just in time, something new to entertain kids. J.J. Abrams is planning a spinoff show based on Stephen King’s The Shining. Bouchercon has been cancelled for 2020. Germany will allow its bookstores to open next week.
LJ, School Library Journal, & Junior Library Guild staff share the many distractions that get them through the "downtimes" of quarantine.
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler and Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines lead the bestseller lists this week. Something To Talk About by Meryl Wilsner is the May LibraryReads top pick. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is headed to TV. Brave New World gets a trailer. There is going to be a docuseries on The Mandalorian.
When the research team at Ithaka S+R closed their survey of academic library directors at the end of last year and began to examine the responses, they had no idea that within three months the academic library landscape would look entirely different.
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, is going to feel different, since many traditional observances involve a) not staying home and b) getting together in groups. But there are still plenty of ways to celebrate and further the cause of sustainability responsibly through the library.
Many people stuck inside all day have dived back into favorite TV series to pass the time. Between binge-watches, learn more about your favorite shows from these can’t-miss reads.
After publishers and exhibitors dropped out and its location was turned into a COVID-19 hospital, BookExpo has been officially cancelled for 2020. LJ's Day of Dialog had already shifted to a free virtual event. Dune is getting all kinds of coverage. Alex Trebek is writing a memoir, so is Lena Dunham. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman seems to be coming true. The NYT writes about librarians and library staff in the wake of COVID-19.
An exposé on the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research, an intimate investigation of the true scope of domestic violence, and a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers (and why they often go wrong) top the list of best-selling social sciences books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.