Librarian Newsletter: Our Takeaways from the 2024 ALA Conference

Fiction about AI, the NYT's best 21st-century reads, and more...

Librarian Newsletter: August 2024 View as Webpage Update your email settings Forwarded by a friend? Subscribe here Hello, This month, we look at literature centered on one of today's most pressing subjects, artificial intelligence, with an AI reading list accompanying our review of accomplished translator Anton Hur's debut novel Toward Eternity. Have you and your patrons tried our author-to-author read-alikes yet? Let us help you match readers with books through their favorite writers! We also bring you an article on how authors have responded to the war on Gaza since October, a breakdown of BookBrowse's coverage compared to the NYT's best books of the 21st century, our key takeaways from this year's ALA conference, and previews of August books. Plus, you may have noticed that BookBrowse looks a little different now! Check out our site redesign and logo changes. — The BookBrowse Team Beyond the Book: AI in Literature As artificial intelligence has become an ever-present part of our world, more and more authors have considered its ramifications on our society. In recent years alone, a slew of novels and short stories have been published that explore themes like human nature, scientific progress, love, and human connection through the eyes of characters who are not fully human. Anton Hur's debut novel, Toward Eternity, is just one of these. Here are some others. Read Article Author-to-Author Read-Alikes You and your patrons can discover handpicked author read-alikes by more than 3,000 writers. For example, for fans of Ayana Mathis... If you enjoyed The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, try The World According to Fannie Davis by Bridgett M. Davis If you enjoyed The Unsettled, try Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi Subscribing libraries get more results! Explore Read-Alikes for More Authors Authors Respond to Gaza Since last October, the international and American literary landscapes have been deeply affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. One of the major ways this has manifested is in authors pushing governments and organizations to take action on behalf of Palestinians in the region, who face continuing violence and starvation. We give a brief, non-exhaustive overview of how the situation in Gaza has been at the forefront of many events in the book world during the past eight months. Read Article BookBrowse vs. the NYT: Best Books of the 21st Century In case you missed it, The New York Times released its list of the Best 100 Books of the 21st Century. So, we thought we'd compare how BookBrowse did at featuring these books over the past 25 years, and have included a helpful table for you to see the full breakdown. The answer: pretty good! Read Article Reflections on the ALA Conference We attended the ALA Conference this year and had a blast connecting with libraries and publishers. Here are some of our key takeaways. The first: Libraries are under attack and need support more than ever. Read Article BookBrowse Gets a New Look Go to the website to check it out! For subscribing libraries we've also updated our embeddable apps and print materials. We now offer the same great content, in the same familiar layout, but with an updated style and improved mobile experience. New & Notable Books in August We've carefully selected 100+ of the most noteworthy books publishing in August — check them out! Individual members and subscribing libraries can see, sort, and download the full list for all months. Non-subscribers can view books up to the current month and a limited selection of future books. See Previews For questions about BookBrowse for Libraries, including quotes and trials, please contact: info@bookbrowse.com 1-800-745-5306 x 109 Not a librarian? You received this email because you are subscribed to our librarian newsletter list. If you are not interested in receiving library related emails but want to stay subscribed to other BookBrowse emails, go to bookbrowse.com/subscriptions to update your settings.  If you wish to be removed from all BookBrowse mailings, click unsubscribe below.

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