Collection Reflection

Topless Pulp Fiction appreciation society?  Swearing in Literature Another lawsuit between prisoner and prison about book banning . Literary drinking spots you can actually visit. NYPL switches gears on the renovation plan South Carolina seeks to punish colleges for exposing adults to books containing gay people? Close reading Jennifer Weiner Vampire fiction: where to now? Read them now, watch them later!   SF/F edition! Mattoon library says goodbye to Overdrive 

Happy Tuesday! I still love the new look of the blog. Drop us a comment and let us know what YOU think. Kirkus lists the most overlooked books (so far) of 2014 Secret libraries of New York City Topless reading parties (book club just got a lot more interesting!) Vailey Oehlke elected president of PLA Putin signs ban on foul language in movies, performances, and books . (well, shit. oops.) Today book club picks The Fault in our Stars . Superheroes conquer the literary novel . 10 great authors who disowned their own books. Famous authors' most dramatic breakups 10 of literature's greatest "comeback" books . What the HC acquisition of Harlequin may mean for readers.

I've been thinking about the end of my Library Journal post  and reaching out to people in a variety of places. Everything about the library is shifting right now, of course, but outreach isn't a new idea. Marketing isn't a new idea either. I can't speak for every library (or librarian), but a lot of us tend to neglect the people who aren't right in front of us. It's easy enough to do. We get caught up in the day-to-day activities that ARE in front of us, and we tend to forget about everything else. I know, as a person who orders materials for the library, that we have some pretty incredible things. I know, as a shopper, that people are often looking for some way to narrow down a world of too many choices. I see it in grocery stores, when people stand and contemplate an item they've never purchased before, and then they put it back and say "I have no idea what to do with that." It's the same thing with clothing stores. It's the same thing

Saturday, May 3, is Free Comic Book Day. Here is a guide to what's available, and who might like it . NEW stories coming from Octavia Butler ! If you're wondering "What's up with Facebook?", Mark Zuckerberg would like to get up up to speed. The Telegraph weighs in on the Best romantic novels of all time. Erotica is NOT a new phenomenon . (The need to say this continues.) How well do you know your May Day literature? F. Scott Fitzgerald stories published, uncensored, for the first time . Haven't you always wanted your own personal librarian?   (This is VERY COOL!) SFSignal does a great retrospective of Joe R. Lansdale.  Lev Grossman's The Magicians  coming to a small screen near you! Kirkus  lays out the best SF/F reads for May . Have a great Thursday!