2015 Locus Award Winners

2015 Locus Award Winners

The winners for the 2015 Locus Awards were announced and Tor nabbed several honors! Best Fantasy Novel THE GOBLIN EMPEROR by Katherine Addison (Fun fact: THE GOBLIN EMPEROR has been nominated for every major science fiction literary award this year!) Best Collection LAST PLANE TO HEAVEN by Jay Lake Best Non-Fiction WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK […]

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2015 Locus Award Finalists

2015 Locus Award Finalists

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2015 Locus Awards and Macmillan has a strong showing! Best Science Fiction Novel THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM by Cixin Liu LOCK IN by John Scalzi ANNIHILATION / AUTHORITY / ACCEPTANCE by Jeff VanderMeer Best Fantasy Novel THE GOBLIN EMPEROR by Katherine Addison STELES OF […]

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We Love Books About Books

We Love Books About Books

Who can resist books about books and libraries? We can't! Here's just a few of the latest titles we're into (Caution: some books may include kittens):

WHY I READ: The Serious Pleasure of Books by Wendy Lesser
Founder of the Threepenny Review, Lesser's "delectably sophisticated inquiry into why reading is a constant source of pleasure and provocation" (Booklist) is as much a memoir as it is about the craft of literature. Written in "erudite, beautiful passages," WHY I READ "will speak to booklovers of all types." – Publishers Weekly, starred review. If you're attending ALA Midwinter, make sure to meet Wendy Lesser in booth #622!

WHAT MAKE THIS BOOK SO GREAT by Jo Walton
This collection of Tor.com blog posts from Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Walton about her favorites works of sci-fi and fantasy is "...akin to a genre version of Nancy Pearl's BOOK LUST." (Library Journal, starred review) "For readers unschooled in the history of SF/F, this book is a treasure trove; for those who recognize every title, Walton evokes the joy of returning to a well-worn favorite." – Publishers Weekly, starred review

THE SHELF: From LEQ to LES: Adventures in Extreme Reading by Phyllis Rose
No, this isn't reading while rappelling down a mountain like we hoped, but it is still an extreme library sport: to read through an entire shelf of library books. In Rose's case, her randomly chosen shelf of fiction from LEQ to LES contained a classic she has not read, a remarkable variety of authors, and a range of literary styles from mystery to humor. Perhaps it'll inspire similar challenges in your library!

Now that we're thinking about cats, here are 21 cats who are secretly excellent readers!

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