New Young Adult Paperback Imprint

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18 March 2020

Delacorte Press is launching a new original young adult trade paperback program, it was announced by Beverly Horowitz, Senior Vice President & Publisher, Delacorte Press. The titles, releasing monthly in both print and electronic formats beginning this spring, will be a mix of thriller, romance, and horror, published under a new paperback imprint called Underlined. It represents a collaboration between Delacorte Press and Underlined, the Random House Children’s Books online community for young adult books and creative writing. Wendy Loggia, Senior Executive Editor at Delacorte Press, will lead the publishing program.

“Watching how our streaming culture has increased the expectation for fast delivery of content, we wanted to reach teens in a similar way,” says Horowitz. “Our new line of Underlined books will be published on a rapid, regular schedule, delivering highly-commercial, portable, and affordable reads under the recognizable and trusted Underlined brand.”

The summer lineup and inaugural list for Underlined includes four titles releasing between May and August 2020: THE WILD, I THINK I LOVE YOU, ESCAPE ROOM, and THE GAME.

“When Beverly suggested a line of genre-focused paperbacks, we instantly had a vision for where this could go,” said Loggia. “We are proud to be bringing these compulsively readable thrillers, horror stories, and romances to readers, and look forward to introducing them to the marketplace.”

The launch of the paperback program will further expand the content offered to Underlined readers and its growing online community. Launched in June 2017, Underlined connects readers to books, authors, and peers in innovative ways, including video promotions, writing prompts, social media influencer partnerships, custom merchandise offerings, events, and more. In less than three years, it has seen impressive and consistent growth and engagement, with a total reach of over 1.8 million consumers across newsletter subscribers, social media platforms, and website page views. Unique from other young adult publisher brands, Underlined also offers a free writing community, which currently has over 35,000 members.

Hallmark Channel Suspends Production due to COVID-19

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17 March 2020

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“Our top priority is the health and safety of all cast, crew, and guests who are part of our productions.

As new information becomes available regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have decided to suspend production on our daytime lifestyle series, “Home & Family,” which films daily at Universal Studios, CA. The earliest a new episode could be taped is March 30, though no decision has been made about when production will resume. We plan to air encore episodes at this time, and we will continue to monitor the situation with the CDC and state officials to determine the best time to return and produce new episodes of “Home & Family.”

Crown Media is also temporarily suspending production on its original movies, which are shot in various locations in the U.S. and around the world, and we will continue to monitor the global situation with assistance from health officials. The production pauses are a proactive measure to safeguard all involved.”

Random House and Investigation Discovery Launch ID BOOK CLUB

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16 March 2020

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Random House and Investigation Discovery, the #1 channel for women in America, today announced an exclusive partnership: the ID BOOK CLUB. Creating a storytelling experience that unites books with the small screen, the ID BOOK CLUB offers fans another avenue to immerse themselves in a high-stakes world of crime and justice. Featuring two new books published by Random House each quarter for fans to read and discuss online, all ID BOOK CLUB selections will be signified with a special book club seal. Pulling from its deep library of gripping, true-crime programming, ID will continually serve up corresponding content on its TV Everywhere platform, ID GO, while Random House has an enriching catalog of true crime, mystery and thriller titles for readers and viewers alike to further the reading experience.

“Uniting two powerhouse brands in their respective spaces – with Random House and their world class list of books and authors and ID with our unparalleled library of true-crime television content – we are thrilled to deliver fans another outlet to experience these riveting stories with us,” said Henry Schleiff, Group President, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America. “Whether following an enthralling true-crime story that they think they know or diving headfirst into a fictional story that delivers mystery, intrigue and suspense, the ID BOOK CLUB is sure to even further enrich our fans’ love of the genre!”

“Random House is thrilled to be the inaugural partner with the ID BOOK CLUB. Similar to Investigation Discovery, Random House is committed to bringing great stories to life and connecting with readers and viewers,” Theresa Zoro, EVP, Executive Creative Director, Random House.

The first offering from the ID BOOK CLUB will be NATALIE WOOD: The Complete Biography by Suzanne Finstad, a definitive biography of the vulnerable and talented actress. This revised edition of The New York Times bestseller now includes shocking new chapters that examine the reopened investigation into Wood’s mysterious drowning. Fans wanting to explore more of the enduring mystery can watch ID’s hit anthology series, Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery on ID GO.

The second featured title in this first month of the ID BOOK CLUB comes from Academy Award–winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and bestselling author of THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT, Graham Moore. His New York Times bestselling thriller, THE HOLDOUT, grapples with the effects of a high-profile court case where one juror changed the verdict, but years later struggles with another tragedy that leads her to question if she got it right. Viewers wanting to learn more about the process of our justice system and the impact of a jury can view additional programming on ID GO.

To learn more about the online ID BOOK CLUB and dive deeper into the selections, fans can visit a dedicated site at IDBookClub.com.

Additionally, fans can engage on social media and follow along with #IDBookClub and follow ID’s social handles on Facebook at Investigation Discovery, connect on Instagram @InvestigationDiscovery or Twitter @DiscoveryID.

SCHOLASTIC CREATES FREE, OPEN-ACCESS DIGITAL HUB TO KEEP STUDENTS LEARNING WHILE SCHOOLS ARE DISRUPTED BY CORONAVIRUS

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15 March 2020

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Scholastic Learn At Home Provides Daily, Curated Pre-K–9+ Lessons Spanning Literacy, Math, Science, and Social Studies Content Areas

As school closures increase nationwide due to the spread of coronavirus, affecting millions of students with the numbers growing by the day, there is an unprecedented need for supporting our teachers, children, and families in learning. For when school is disrupted, Scholastic has curated a free digital learning hub designed to support virtual learning plans: Scholastic Learn At Home allows open access to daily learning journeys divided into four grade spans—Pre-K–K, Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, and Grades 6–9+, covering ELA, STEM, Science, Social Studies, and Social-Emotional Learning.

To learn more and to access Scholastic Learn At Home, visit: http://www.scholastic.com/learnathome

“As more and more teachers, students, and families around the world are affected by the coronavirus, our priority is to support them in the best way we know how—by providing them with rich stories and meaningful projects that will keep kids academically active,” says Lauren Tarshis, Senior Vice President & Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Scholastic Classroom Magazines. “We designed Scholastic Learn At Home knowing that administrators and teachers need to create extensive virtual learning plans, quickly, and that students need uplifting and engaging experiences. Our hope is that even though daily routines are being disrupted and students may not have valuable time in school with their educators, together we can support meaningful learning at home while it is necessary.”

Scholastic Learn At Home provides approximately three hours of learning opportunities per day, for up to four weeks of instruction, including writing and research projects based on nonfiction articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges, access to our new digital community for kids Scholastic Home Base, and more. Teachers can also plan virtual learning meetups to discuss and expand on any of the resources found on the site.

Accessible on all devices, including smart phones, and with no sign-up required, Scholastic Learn At Home activities are flexible for using any writing materials students have readily available at home—no printing required. Scholastic editors designed the lessons in an effort to reduce the planning burden on teachers and families needing to ensure continuity in daily learning. The digital hub will remain free and open indefinitely.

The editors of Scholastic Classroom Magazines have also launched a collection of kid-friendly resources for learning about coronavirus: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/coronavirus.html

Three New Original Graphic Novel Series From IDW

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12 March 2020

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idw With the Spring season comes a renewed appreciation for fresh ideas and new scenery… and IDW Publishing (OTCQX: IDWM) is all too thrilled to accommodate! For comic readers looking to discover the next mind-bending phenomenon a la Locke & Key, the month of May will see the debut of three IDW original series — Chained to the Grave, Sea of Sorrows, and Bermuda — alongside the return of a fan-favorite adventurer with Canto and the Clockwork Fairies.

“New stories, new characters, new creators — these are IDW’s favorite things,” says IDW Editor-in-Chief John Barber. “It’s amazing to see four unique series, each with their own personalities, all arriving in the same month. We have returning creators, new voices, and industry veterans, all doing the best work we’ve seen them do!”

CHAINED TO THE GRAVE

Writers Brian Level (Darth Vader, Thanos, Deadpool) and Andy Eschenbach join artist Kate Sherron (Invader Zim, The Amazing World of Gumball) to bring you Chained to the Grave: a five-issue tale of intrigue, murder, magic, and the good ol’ Wild, Wild West!

Outlaw Roy Mason has come back from the dead, chained to the headstone that marked his grave. It’s a lawless time, a magical time, and the undead Roy soon finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place as he sets out in search of treasure. But Roy, trying to do right by the wife and children he left behind, soon finds out that everything is not always as it seems…

“Chained to the Grave is a supernatural Western romp on the surface, packed with odd characters and wild trope-bending action,” says Eschenbach. “Dig in a little, though, and you’ll see that it’s a story about very bad decisions, and the blast radius they leave behind… even after death.”

“What started as a series of scattered ideas between Andy and I quickly became the unusual dust devil that kicked us off. It took Kate’s uniquely beautiful visuals and Micah’s smoothly seamless letters to wrangle those ideas into the shape that we now call Chained to the Grave,” says Level. “Chained to the Grave is the Western you’re used to being wrung out until it bleeds a whole new color.”

Sherron says, “I can’t thank Andy Eschenbach and Brian Level enough for creating a story that is not only fun to read, but wildly fun to draw. The guys gave me a familiar place to start, turned it on its ear, and then handed me the reins — with a unique Western like Chained, there’s so much room to play and I’m having a blast finding engaging characterizations, kinetic line-work, and expressive palettes to tell the tale. I hope everyone gets as much a kick out of this story as I do!”

Chained to the Grave #1 will be available with Cover A by Kate Sherron, plus a Retailer Incentive variant edition by Brian Level.

SEA OF SORROWS

Building upon the success of last year’s hit horror series Road of Bones, the creative team of writer Rich Douek and artist Alex Cormack reunite to bring readers a deep sea adventure with a horrific twist: the five-issue Sea of Sorrows!

In the aftermath of the Great War, the North Atlantic is ripe for plunder by independent salvage crews. When a former naval officer hires the SS Vagabond, he leads the ship to a sunken U-boat, and a fortune in gold. Tensions mount as the crew prepares to double cross each other, but the darkness of the ocean floor holds deeper terrors than any of them have bargained for!

“Alex and I are excited to put the same twisted imaginations that brought you Road of Bones to work on new places, new characters, and of course, new heights of unspeakable terror,” says Douek. “Get ready for another dark journey into the horrors that lurk within the pages of history!”

“The ocean is a terrifying and mysterious place,” says Cormack. “Sea of Sorrows reveals the isolation and horror of being in an alien world on our own planet, facing threats that should be impossible, chasing you through an inescapable setting. With the character designs and especially the story, this would be a book I’d draw just for myself. Rich is a talented writer and great collaborator. I’m happy to be along for the ride!”

Sea of Sorrows #1 will be available with Cover A by Alex Cormack, plus a Retailer Incentive variant edition by Katie Sawatsky.

CANTO AND THE CLOCKWORK FAIRIES

Canto, the little tin hero who was the talk of 2019, returns in May with the one-shot special, Canto and the Clockwork Fairies. Written by David M. Booher and illustrated by Drew Zucker, this comic story sends Canto and his Malorex deeper into their magical world — literally — to face a sinister mechanical witch who has captured a gentle race of fairies. Can Canto liberate these sweet creatures before he’s taken captive himself?

“Drew and I are thrilled to bring Canto back in 2020 with Clockwork Fairies,” says Booher. “When we came up with the first seeds of the idea for Canto, we knew that his world was expansive. Now we have the chance to share a side story exploring one of the many mysterious corners of this fantastic land. We’re so grateful to the readers who took the journey with Canto in 2019 and we can’t wait for readers to see what we have planned for this year.”

“What David and I started in the first volume of Canto was only the beginning,” says Zucker. “We spent a lot of time hinting at Canto’s world in the background, but what’s really exciting about Clockwork Fairies is having a chance to explore not only more of the physical world, but the characters that inhabit it. It’s exciting for us as creators to discover these characters the same way that the hero does.”

Canto and the Clockwork Fairies will be available with Cover A by Drew Zucker, plus two Retailer Incentive variant editions, by Nick Robles (Euthanauts) and Mateus Santolouco (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder in Hell) respectively.

BERMUDA

John Layman, award-winning creator of the New York Times bestselling Chew series, joins superstar artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine and the X-Men) to debut a new action-packed fantasy series in 2020, entitled Bermuda.

In the Atlantic Ocean, there’s a region where planes disappear, ships are lost, and traveling souls_Archived go missing… never to be heard from again. And there’s an island within this place, mysterious and uncharted, an island untouched by time and civilization, where all who are lost end up. Bermuda lives here. She’s 16, scrappy, and a survivor, and this has been the only life she has ever known… until today. She’s discovered something on her Island that will either open a doorway between her world and ours… or destroy them both!

“Bermuda is the best Disneyland ride never made. A thrill-ride of nonstop action and adventure, filled with dinosaurs, pirates, crazy creatures and insane soldiers, dark magic and mad science, all on a mysterious beautiful island shrouded in secrets and mystery,” says Layman. “Nick Bradshaw’s pages are drop-dead gorgeous. Like, take-your-breath-away-and-leave-you-gasping gorgeous. There’s a strong possibility that this is the most stunning and beautiful book I’ve ever been a part of. It’s gorgeous and beautiful and —most of all— fun!”

“I’m excited to be working on Bermuda,” says Bradshaw. “John is giving me thrilling stories full of adventure and suspense — so much so, I don’t know if I can do them justice, but I’m sure as hell going to try!”

Bermuda #1 will be available with Cover A and a Retailer Incentive variant edition by Nick Bradshaw.

For information on how to acquire copies of Chained to the Grave, Sea of Sorrows, Bermuda, and Canto and the Clockwork Fairies, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.

London Book Fair Cancelled

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11 March 2020

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A STATEMENT FROM REED EXHIBITIONS – ORGANISERS OF THE LONDON BOOK FAIR

Reed Exhibitions has today announced that The London Book Fair 2020, scheduled to take place at Olympia, London, from 10 to 12 March will be cancelled following the escalation of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Europe.

The effects, actual and projected, of Coronavirus are becoming evident across all aspects of our lives here in the UK and across the world, with many of our participants facing travel restrictions. We have been following UK government guidelines and working with the rolling advice from the public health authorities and other organisations, and so it is with reluctance that we have taken the decision not to go ahead with this year’s event.

We recognise that business has to continue. With this in mind, we will of course support and collaborate with exhibitors and visitors to keep our world moving during this difficult period. We thank all those from the UK and a multitude of other countries who have prepared over the last year to deliver what promised to be a wonderful book fair showcasing, as ever, the exciting best of the global book industry. The London Book Fair will return, better than ever, in 2021.

Final Book in a Trilogy of True Paranormal Adventures an Amazon Bestseller!!

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10 March 2020

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The Final Book in a Trilogy of True Paranormal Adventures Breaks through as an Amazon Bestseller!!
Released February 2020
The books are available worldwide across all platforms

Timeless Trinity is the completion of Bruce Solheim’s paranormal trilogy of true stories. Trinity goes beyond the first two Timeless books as it details the authors continuing contact with Anzar, an ancient alien mystic, UFO sightings, alien abductions, animal spirits, ghosts, hauntings, demons, an encounter with the infamous original American mass murderer Dr. H.H. Holmes, and concludes that the spirit world, the alien world, and the quantum world are all the same. Dr. Solheim’s Timeless Trinity is a personal glimpse into a truly paranormal life. Gary Dumm again provides the illustrations and world renowned hypnotherapist Yvonne Smith provides a foreword.

Other Works In The Series

Timeless is the first book in the Timeless trilogy and documents 34 of the author’s paranormal experiences. Starting at age 4, Solheim has led a paranormal life and encountered angels, ghosts, demons, haunted houses, spirits of all kinds, cryptids, telekinesis, telepathy, and more. He is truly a paranormal lightning rod.

deja vu Solheim’s first Timeless book offered readers an entertaining chronological survey of his remarkable paranormal adventures. Timeless Deja Vu goes further and deeper with 31 more stories of the paranormal and supernatural where you will experience the impact of Solheim’s mediumship and encounters with spirits of all kinds, learn about a theoretical framework for understanding these phenomena, and even discover how aliens and ghosts have something in common. You will be introduced to his Nazi aunt, take a ride in his demonic car, meet his spirit animals, contemplate the wisdom of an ancient alien, and visit Elvis and John Wayne along the way. Dr. Solheim’s new book is shocking, revealing, inspirational, frightening, humorous, and thought-provoking. Gary Dumm again provides his superb illustrations. The Paranormal Professor strikes again!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Bruce Olav Solheim was born on September 3, 1958, in Seattle, Washington, to hard-working Norwegian immigrant parents, Asbjørn and Olaug Solheim. Bruce was the first person in his family to go to college. He served for six years in the US Army as a jail guard and later as a helicopter pilot. He earned his PhD in history from Bowling Green State University in 1993.

Bruce is currently a distinguished professor of history at Citrus College in Glendora, California. He also served as a Fulbright Professor in 2003 at the University of Tromsø in northern Norway.

Bruce founded the Veterans Program at Citrus College and cofounded, with Manuel Martinez and Ginger De Villa-Rose, the Boots to Books transition course—the first college course in the United States designed specifically for recently returned veterans. He has published nine books, one comic book, and has written ten plays, two of which have been produced.

Bruce is available for interviews, media appearances, speaking engagements, and/or book review requests – please contact mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com by email or by phone at 403.464.6925.

SNEAK PEEK: The Legend of the Ghost Train by C.J. Baty

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9 March 2020

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51udpOs6VKL._SY346_ THE LEGEND OF THE GHOST TRAIN SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MIST – Book One – C.J. Baty

Jesse Lawson was never afraid of the strange and unusual dreams he had. But lately, they were becoming darker leaving him with a need to discover why he was having them. He believed he would find answers at the site of logging camps in The Great Smoky Mountains. His great grandfather had lived and died there, and Jesse was sure it was Jackson Douglas haunting him.

Carter Thompson never knew his great great uncle George Thompson, but he inherited his land, home, and money. George had come here to America to find work in the lumber camps. Meeting Jesse Lawson was about to turn his world upside down. Jesse’s dreams somehow involved Carter, and the more they searched the closer they became.

George left journals that could clear up many mysteries, including Jackson Douglas’s death. Now it seemed that something was trying to destroy Carter and Jesse’s growing attraction to each other. Whoever it is will stop at nothing to keep them apart, even if they have to repeat the past to do it.

There will be three books in this series. Each is a standalone and can be read in any order. Each has a HEA.

The Legend of the Ghost Train

Today, people say that on a quiet night in the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, you can hear the far off shriek of a locomotive whistle and the rumble of the train’s cars as they clamor across the tracks. The legend claims the train moves through the valleys and mountains searching for lost souls that need a lift to the other side.

In the early Twentieth Century, railroads were not only a way to transport people, they also carried all types of goods across the country. Lumber from the forests of Tennessee, coal from the mines of Kentucky, and tobacco from the fields of Virginia were just a few of the industries that depended heavily on the railroad system. Even the Vanderbilt’s built a train system to carry the products needed to construct the great Biltmore Estate.

The Legend of the Ghost Train series will carry you off to a simpler time before WWII and the Great Depression. It’s about the love between two men that wasn’t spoken of and ghosts of past loves that still linger in the mountains. Some haunt the living looking for a loved one. Some want revenge for wrong doings. And, others are evil and will stop at nothing to repeat the past and kill again.

EXCERPT

“What the hell is happening to the animals in this park?” Carter cursed in a rough voice. “Don’t move.”

Jesse felt Carter move away from his back. His knees started to tremble, and it was getting hard to breathe. The coyote took a step forward, then another. One more and his paws would be on the bottom rung leading up to the setoff house. Jesse was shaking uncontrollably at this point and he was sure he was going to pass out. The coyote let out a gnarled growl and lunged. A gun shot rang out and Jesse collapsed in the open door of the setoff house.

When he woke up, he was laying on the bed in Carter’s cabin. He could hear muffled voices coming from outside. Raising from the bed, he felt dizzy, but it quickly dissipated. He walked to the front door and stepped out on the porch. The same police officer who’d come to the hotel was talking to Carter and a game warden vehicle was parked in the yard. Two men were putting what Jesse assumed was the dead coyote in the back of the vehicle. Carter came to his side immediately.

“You feeling okay?” he asked.

“A little shaky and pretty stupid. I fainted,” Jesse said rubbing his temples. “I’ve never done that in my life.”

“Well, you’ve never been almost attacked by a rabid coyote either,” Carter said putting a comforting arm around Jesse’s shoulder. It felt good.

“Rabid?”

“Yes,” the police officer said. “Bill Browncoate. I don’t know if you remember me from the other day at the motel.”

“I do,” Jesse offered the policeman his hand. They shook. Jesse didn’t miss that Browncoate looked at Carter’s arm around him.

“The coyote was rabid?” Jesse asked again.

“According to the game warden the animal showed all the signs. You two were damned lucky. It’s a good thing that old rifle was loaded,” he said giving Carter a quick glance.

You can purchase THE LEGEND OF THE GHOST TRAIN at:

Amazon – https://tinyurl.com/r7c5xo3

Book2Read – https://books2read.com/u/mqvpZ8

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

C.J. loves a good mystery, hot sexy guys, the mountains, and a happily ever after. When she decided to try her hand in the book world, it only made sense to combine those things. She firmly believes that love is love in all of it’s shapes and forms. Her books contain broken spirits that need to be mended and a mystery, often a murder, which needs to be solved, so those spirits can find love. She calls southwest Ohio home, but her heart lives in the hills of Tennessee.

To learn more at CJ and her books:

Books that Celebrate Women’s History Month

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Jocie McKade

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8 March 2020

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Welcome March and Women’s History Month. In 1987, Congress designated the month of March “Women’s History Month.” While women’s rights and issues have continued to see progress, there is more to do. The Equal Rights Amendment has yet to become part of the United States Constitution. 2020 marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment and women’s constitutional right to vote. In an election year that has seen a record number of women make a bid for the presidency, it’s a good time to visit the past, present and future of women’s rights:

THE WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT by Sally Roesch Wagner, Foreword by Gloria Steinem

An intersectional anthology of works by the known and unknown women that shaped and established the suffrage movement, in time for the 2020 centennial of women’s right to vote.

The Woman's Hour by Elaine Weiss THE WOMAN’S HOUR: THE GREAT FIGHT TO WIN THE VOTE by Elaine Weiss

Soon to be a major television event…the nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.

Smithsonian American Women by Smithsonian Institution SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: REMARKABLE OBJECTS AND STORIES OF STRENGTH, INGENUITY, AND VISION FROM THE NATIONAL COLLECTIONForeword by Jill Lepore; Edited by Victoria Pope

An inspiring and surprising celebration of U.S. women’s history told through Smithsonian artifacts illustrating women’s participation in science, art, music, sports, fashion, business, religion, entertainment, military, politics, activism, and more.

Women, Culture & Politics by Angela Y. Davis WOMEN, CULTURE & POLITICS by Angela Y. Davis

A collection of speeches and writings by political activist Angela Davis which address the political and social changes of the past decade as they are concerned with the struggle for racial, sexual, and economic equality.

Women: Our Story by DK WOMEN: OUR STORY by DK, Rebecca Boggs Roberts

Packed full of evocative images, this gloriously illustrated book reveals the key events in women’s history—from early matriarchal societies through women’s suffrage, the Suffragette movement, 20th-century feminism, and gender politics, to recent movements such as #MeToo and International Women’s Day—and the key role women have had in shaping our past.

A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross A BLACK WOMEN’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross

A Black Women’s History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women’s lives in all their fraught complexities. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law.

Modern HERstory by Blair Imani MODERN HERSTORY: STORIES OF WOMEN AND NONBINARY PEOPLE REWRITING HISTORY by Blair Imani, Tegan and Sara, Monique Le

An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women, girls, and gender nonbinary people who have changed—and are still changing—the world, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond.

FOR YOUNGER READERS

Roses and Radicals by Susan Zimet and Todd Hasak-Lowy ROSES AND RADICALS: THE EPIC STORY OF HOW AMERICAN WOMEN WON THE RIGHT TO VOTE by Susan Zimet, Todd Hasak-Lowy

The riveting story of the brave and passionate women (and men) who risked everything to gain women the right to vote and change history in America. This nonfiction book is perfect for Women’s History Month and can generate discussions relevant to today’s world.

SUSAN B. ANTHONY: HER FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS by Monica Kulling; Illustrated by Maike Plenzke

Young readers will learn about young Susan B. Anthony and how she grew up to become a suffragette—a fighter for women’s equality. She joined forces with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others and gave speeches around the country to gain support for women’s right to vote. She fought her whole life, and believed that “failure is impossible.” She was right; her work made the 19th Amendment to the Constitution possible!

Fight of the Century by Barb Rosenstock FIGHT OF THE CENTURY: ALICE PAUL BATTLES WOODROW WILSON FOR THE VOTE by Barb Rosenstock; Illustrated by Sarah Green

The fight for women’s suffrage between women’s rights leader Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson is creatively presented as a four-round boxing match in this energetic nonfiction picture book.

What Is the Women's Rights Movement? by Deborah Hopkinson and Who HQ WHAT IS THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT? By Deborah Hopkinson, Who HQ, Laurie A. Conley

From Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Gloria Steinem and Hillary Clinton, women throughout US history have fought for equality. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women were demanding the right to vote. During the 1960s, equal rights and opportunities for women—both at home and in the workplace—were pushed even further. And in the more recent past, Women’s Marches have taken place across the world. Celebrate how far women have come with this inspiring read!

For more on these and many other relevant titles, visit Women’s History 2020

There’s a Book for That: Pandemics

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6 March 2020

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This week’s headlines warn that the world could be on the brink of a coronavirus pandemic. As we try to stay informed, and monitor the latest updates, the following books serve to remind us that humans have confronted deadly viruses and epidemics throughout history:

Rabid by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy RABID: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S MOST DIABOLICAL VIRUS by Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy

In this critically acclaimed exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind’s oldest and most fearsome foes.

Pox by Michael Willrich POX: AN AMERICAN HISTORY by Michael Willrich

The untold story of how America’s progressive-era war on smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the twentieth century surrounding vaccination. Pox introduces readers to memorable characters on both sides of the debate-from the doctors and club- wielding police charged with enforcing the law to vaccinate every citizen to the anti-vaccinationists, who stood up for their individual freedoms but were often dismissed as misguided cranks.

The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson THE GHOST MAP: THE STORY OF LONDON’S MOST TERRIFYING EPIDEMIC–AND HOW IT CHANGED SCIENCE, CITIES, AND THE MODERN WORLD by Steven Johnson

A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year

It’s the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure-garbage removal, clean water, sewers-necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure. In a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world we live in.

Splendid Solution by Jeffrey Kluger SPLENDID SOLUTION: JONAS SALK AND THE CONQUEST OF POLIO by Jeffrey Kluger

In medical school when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was diagnosed with the disease shortly before assuming the Presidency, Salk was given an impetus to conduct studies on polio. Splendid Solution chronicles Dr. Salk’s race against time-and a growing epidemic that reached 57,000 reported cases in the summer of 1952-to achieve an unparalleled medical breakthrough that made him a cultural hero and icon for a whole generation.

The Great Influenza by John M. Barry THE GREAT INFLUENZA: THE STORY OF THE DEADLIEST PANDEMIC IN HISTORY by John M. Barry

The definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic, The Great Influenza is ultimately a tale of triumph amid tragedy, which provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon. John M. Barry has written a new afterword for this edition that suggest ways in which we might head off another flu pandemic.

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston THE HOT ZONE: THE TERRIFYING TRUE STORY OF THE ORIGINS OF THE EBOLA VIRUS by Richard Preston

The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.

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