Helping Booksellers and Employees post Hurricane
Binc is the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, which offers aid to booksellers and employees during unforeseen emergencies like the Hurricanes that devastated Florida recently. Right now, Sourcebook is also matching donations to Binc up to $10,000. If you’re interested in helping, click here.
October 15 New Releases!
Nobel Prize in Literature winner announced on October 10
The Nobel Prize winner in literature was announced to Han Kang, though the Prize will not be officially awarded until November. The Nobel Committee praised the South Korean writer for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Her work includes The Vegetarian, The White Book, and Human Acts.
Book Banning News and Alerts
An Arkansas court has just ruled that Crawford County Public Library must return all previously segregated books to circulation. The ruling comes after several residents deemed certain books “inappropriate” and demanded they be placed in specific “social sections” away from regular circulation. There’s currently a second lawsuit in the state challenging provisions of Arkansas “Harmful to Minors” law Act 372.
Source: Publishers Weekly
My Weekly Reading Wrap Up
New Page Alert
A new page has been added to my blogs homepage dedicated to ebooks under $5. These are books that might be on sale for a week or only a day. They are all under $5 and ready to be purchased and read.
I actually just got her from Binc it was great and super easy.