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Welcome to Check Your Shelf. Last week’s vice presidential debate inspired (or enraged) me to fill out my ballot right then and there. Are you making your own voting plans? Are you creating voter resources for your patrons? I just learned that my home library will be home to an official ballot drop box, and I’m counting down the days until I can drop that bad boy off.
Collection Development Corner
Publishing News
Fox News is launching a book line with HarperCollins.
Publishers Weekly put out their 2020 Holiday Gift Guide.
New & Upcoming Titles
Disney Publishing launches a new line that reimagines Disney princesses in contemporary stories for adults, and Julie Murphy is writing the first book! If the Shoe Fits is a contemporary rom-com interpretation of Cinderella.
Second time’s the charm? Naomi Wolf’s book Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love prepares for its second publication date, after it was pulled from publication last year amidst concerns of major inaccuracies.
Iain Reid, author of I’m Thinking of Ending Things, is working on his next novel.
5 new mysteries and thrillers to take us back to the pre-COVID era.
6 new books to inspire activism.
13 YA books feminists should read in October.
Weekly picks from Buzzfeed, Crime Reads, New York Times, and USA Today.
October picks from Bustle, Crime Reads, The Millions, and Tor.com
Esquire picks the best books of 2020.
What Your Patrons Are Hearing About
Leave the World Behind – Rumaan Alam (Entertainment Weekly, New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V.E. Schwab (NPR, USA Today, Washington Post)
Snow – John Banville (New York Times, Washington Post)
The Searcher – Tana French (New York Times, Washington Post)
The Midnight Library – Matt Haig (New York Times, NPR)
RA/Genre Resources
What we talk about when we talk about magical realism.
On the Riot
Here’s a reading pathway for V.E. Schwab.
All Things Comics
HarperCollins launches a new comics imprint.
HBO Max greenlights a new Green Lantern series. (And no, that’s not a pun.)
Benedict Cumberbatch is joining the cast of Spiderman 3 as Dr. Strange.
On the Riot
A very brief history of comic books.
Magical graphic novels for all ages.
Dark manga and manhwa like Killing Stalking.
10 of the best manga friendships.
Audiophilia
The best audiobook picks to get you read for the World Series. (Although my WS interest is at zero since the Cubs rolled over and died in the playoffs with nary a whimper…I’ll just root for whoever is playing against the Astros.)
5 audiobooks set in other worlds.
7 audiobooks by Indigenous authors.
Parade picks their favorite audiobooks of 2020.
On the Riot
6 audiobooks to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day.
Book Lists, Book Lists, Book Lists
Children/Teens
Find your next YA read based on these spine-chilling scary movie pairings.
18 of the best teen horror novels.
Adults
NYPL put together a 2020 Election Reading List.
21 lighthearted cozy mystery novels for the fall.
11 female horror authors you need to read.
20 books laced with a sinister magic.
13 witchy books that will keep you spellbound.
The best book set in (almost) every country.
7 spooky novels to read this Halloween.
8 historical thrillers featuring real life jewels and paintings.
9 music memoirs that get real about the price of fame.
On the Riot
8 great picture books about friendship.
4 of the best friendships in middle grade books.
10 great books about kid detectives.
4 YA books about aliens and the unknown.
19 queer friendship books that go beyond the gay best friend.
6 of the best friendships in YA fantasy.
8 epic friendships in sci-fi and fantasy.
5 of the best criminal friendships.
25 must-read books to understand politics and political issues.
8 modern cosmic horror books.
11 LGBTQ urban fantasy novels.
6 books that feature a brand new way of looking at motherhood.
6 books to read if you loved Fleabag.
28 must-read frightening folk horror books.
20 must-read fantasy romance novels.
10 space opera series to get you through the winter.
9 Gothic books to read this autumn.
8 books about race and policing in America.
Level Up (Library Reads)
Do you take part in Library Reads, the monthly list of best books selected by librarians only? We’ve made it easy for you to find eligible diverse titles to nominate. Kelly Jensen created a database of upcoming diverse books that anyone can edit, and Nora Rawlins of Early Word is doing the same, as well as including information about series, vendors, and publisher buzz.
You made it to the end! Here’s a picture of Houdini’s adorable little face as a reward!
Catch you on the flipside, everyone.
—Katie McLain Horner, @kt_librarylady on Twitter.