Librarian Newsletter: What Is LitRPG and Why Does It Matter?

LitRPG, novels within novels, exciting February books, and more ...

Librarian Newsletter: February 2025 View as Webpage Update your email settings Forwarded by a friend? Subscribe here Hello, Who doesn't love a good work of metafiction? In this issue, we share a reading list of "novels within novels" relating to our recent review of Nnedi Okorafor's Death of the Author. Stay ahead of top new releases with our New This Week feature and Publishing This Week newsletter. Whether or not you've heard (or been asked by your patrons) about LitRPG yet, it appears to be a growing trend being taken seriously by American publishers: In a blog article, we explore what it is and why now. Plus, check out our current and upcoming online discussions, see what February books we're excited about, and browse over a hundred titles publishing in the next month. — The BookBrowse Team Beyond the Book: Novels Within Novels Nnedi Okorafor's Death of the Author includes a type of metafiction known as an "embedded narrative"—in other words, the novel contains another novel (in this case a futuristic science fiction narrative) within its pages. This technique has been around for hundreds of years. Here are just a few notable examples. Read Article New This Week Get ahead of the week's new releases with the BookBrowse New This Week feature. Better yet, subscribe to our Publishing This Week newsletter to receive a handpicked list of recommended titles in your inbox every Sunday! See What's New This Week LitRPG: Why Now? LitRPG has risen out of novel formats popular in Russia, Korea, and Japan, and has long boasted a robust culture of self-publishing. But why is it emerging in mainstream American publishing now? Read Article Discussions You and your patrons can find inspiration for your book clubs among our more than 200 past discussions. Anyone can access our online discussions, but members and patrons of subscribing libraries are able to join in by creating their own posts. See All Discussions February Books We're Excited About Wondering what to read and recommend in February? Here are just a few notable selections we think are worth checking out. They include both fiction and nonfiction, and have great potential as book club selections or solo reads. For many more noteworthy February books, see our previews below. Read Article New & Notable Books in February We've carefully selected 100+ of the most noteworthy books publishing in February — 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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