Zakiya Dalila Harris has taken the literary world by storm with her debut novel, The Other Black Girl. The title was an instant New York Times bestseller and has received critical acclaim from every corner of the internet.
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Category: Publishers & Booksellers
For two years ending in July 2021, Karen Craigo — author of the full-length poetry collections Passing Through Humansville and No More Milk as well as the mini-collections Escaped Housewife Tries Hard to Blend In, Stone For an Eye, and Someone Could Build Something Here — served as Missouri’s poet laureate.
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It’s a common misconception that people who borrow books from libraries do so to avoid paying for them. The truth is that the Venn diagram of book borrowers and book buyers is much closer to a singular circle.
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We are dedicated to engaging in ongoing publisher advocacy seeking to deliver a digital book lending model that satisfies and balances the interests of all our partners. Have we reached the “Holy Grail?” Not yet, but our quest continues.
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Point of View: Dr. Rachel Noorda, Director of Book Publishing, Assistant Professor, Portland State University
OverDrive’s Steve Potash talks with Dr. Rachel Noorda, Director of Book Publishing, Assistant Professor, Portland State University, about her work with the Panorama Project to learn more about how readers discover books.
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Know your PAM score and improve population health
Population health starts with population literacy.
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Brad Meltzer is the type of creator who comes around once in a generation. His ability to create stories for readers of all ages is a rare gift he has crafted through years of tireless research and practice.
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A major way people are educating themselves about racial injustice is through books.
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When schools began to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Room to Read faced unprecedented challenges in fulfilling its mission to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality.
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There is no reason to think that circulation of Chinese content will slow down, especially not as more libraries and schools develop their collections to better reflect their readers.
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