THE ONION Back in Print, and Other Literary Library News
Here are all the literary links librarians should know about this week!
Collection Development Corner
Publishing News
The Onion is back in print after over a decade!
New & Upcoming Titles
Amanda Gorman has announced a new picture book.
Naomi Watts is publishing a book about menopause.
Tahereh Mafi announces a Shatter Me spinoff series.
George R.R. Martin shares another non-update about the status of Winds of Winter.
Summer 2024 romance novels to pick up before the season’s over.
5 new feel-good books to lift your spirits.
64 Canadian fiction books to read this fall.
Weekly picks from Crime Reads, LitHub, New York Times, Parade.
September picks from Barnes & Noble (adults, teens, children), Epic Reads, Star Tribune.
What Your Patrons Are Hearing About
The Instrumentalist – Harriet Constable (Guardian, New York Times)
Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde – Alexis Pauline Gumbs (New York Times, Washington Post)
The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play – Frank Andre Guridy (LA Times, Washington Post)
A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson – Camille Peri (New York Times, NPR)
RA/Genre Resources
The admirable uncertainty of the antidetective novel.
On the Riot
The biggest book club books coming out this fall.
The most anticipated historical fiction books for the fall, according to Goodreads.
All Things Comics
On the Riot
10 of the best non-superhero comics made into movies.
8 punk manga that feel like a rebellion.
Audiophilia
7 audiobook series for seven-year-olds.
Book Lists, Book Lists, Book Lists
Children/Teens
12 diverse YA romance novels to swoon over.
Adults
Romance authors pick their top romance reads.
10 books from El Salvador and its diaspora.
7 novels that shine a light on overlooked women in history.
On the Riot
10 spooky middle grade reads for the bravest bookworms.
The best books about the ’80s and ’90s.
9 of the most polarizing science fiction books.
8 books from fantasy series that can work as standalones.
Level Up (Library Reads)
Do you take part in Library Reads, the monthly list of best books selected by librarians only? We’ve made it easy for you to find eligible diverse titles to nominate. Kelly Jensen has a guide to discovering upcoming diverse books, and Edelweiss has a new catalog dedicated to diverse titles, which is managed by Early Word Galley Chatter Vicki Nesting. Check it out!
And Here’s a Cat Puppy Photo!
It’s my last newsletter coming from Alaska, so here’s a photo from our last full day of activities: beer and cuddling with sled dog puppies!! This little guy is only 8 weeks old, and they had some 4.5 week-old puppies toddling around as well! The cuteness was overwhelming!
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