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This month Library Journal has their preview of the busiest season for new books-- Fall. Written by Jessica Trotter, this is a preview of all adult books-- fiction and nonfiction-- broken out by larger trends and covering the entire season. Whether you order books, help patrons, do one or both, you want to get a snap shot of what is hot and what titles are filling that trend, get in on this now.…
Look we make time for reading because it is our job and even then, we often fail at making enough time. We also spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to put the correct book in each reader's hands, and yet, when is that last time we stopped to think about how and when they read (myself included)? I frequently write about using conversations starters to have more meaningful conversations…
A new issue of Corner Shelf : A Booklist Newsletter for the space where Readers' Advisory meets Collection Development just dropped. You can access the table of Contents and Susan Maguire's Editor's letter below. Or just click here to read the issue in your browser . And please go here , if you haven't already, to sign up for any of Booklist's newsletters. Specifically, this issue is packed with…
It's LibraryReads day and that means four things here on RA for All I post the list and tag it “ Library Reads ” so that you can easily pull up every single list with one click . I can remind you that even though the newest list is always fun to see, it is the older lists where you can find AWESOME, sure bet suggestions for patrons that will be on your shelf to actually hand to them right now. The…
I have a quick but important post to close out the week. While I was on the East Coast for family stuff, ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF) released detailed reports on censorship in both public and school libraries throughout 2025. These have additional information from the more general reports that were prepared for other media events. I missed the initial announcement of these " Let…
In early July, I wrote about NoveList's new RA Competencies . I have even added them to my 10 Rules of Basic RA Service Page . Today, I not only wanted to remind you of this extremely useful project, but I also wanted to alert you to the FREE webinar they are hosting with some of the people who helped to develop the RA Competencies. You can click here to sign up. From the registration page:…
This afternoon I am presenting my updated program on how to help Horror readers for PCI . Many libraries across the country have access to PCI's webinars either live or on demand. Please look into you system or state's niche academy or similar access points for continuing education. I work very hard to update this program every single year so that it has everything you need to help Horror readers…
I have posted about how we absolutely need to judge books by their cover MANY times (going back over 10 years). Here is the most recent time with links to older posts. Also, here is the link to every time I have tagged a post "covers." Please explore those links because I have written about this over and over, from how covers help us judge the appeal off the story behind said cover, how they can…
The August 2026 issue of Booklist has 5 Horror reviews by me-- 1 starred review and 4 glowing reviews. There are many happy readers who will love these titles and thank you for introducing you to them. As usual, I am posting my draft review with bonus appeal, my three words, and extra readalikes. Let's get started. First up, an unequivocal star for the new Tananarive Due STAR Mazywood by…
This is part of my ongoing series on using Awards Lists as a RA tool. Click here for all posts in the series in reverse chronological order. Click here for the first post which outlines the details how to use awards lists as a RA tool. Well, it has been a busy week, but I still have one more day of posts to give you, and this one has been in draft most of the week but it was bumped for the…
