| By Thorndike Press Staff | What comes to mind when you think of weeding? Bending over on the ground. Tugging on stubborn weeds around your peonies. Getting dirt under your fingernails, even when using gloves. Feeling the hot sun on your neck. But afterward, you’re left with a beautiful flower bed and a sense … Read more
| By Thorndike Press Staff | Every month, LibraryReads shares the top ten books that librarians across the country love; the monthly Indie Next List compiles recommendations from knowledgeable U.S. independent booksellers. Many New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers and bestselling authors are also releasing in large print this month. Thorndike Press is happy to share that the following titles … Read more
| By Heather Booth, associate editor, Booklist | Patrons of the Fort Bend County Libraries in Texas are adept at using the catalog system to place holds. So much so that Adult Collection Development Coordinator Monique Franklin has used this patron behavior pattern to help shape the collection at each branch. The collection floats, so … Read more
| By Tamara Butler | Fantasy & Supernatural Tales As summer winds down, stories with paranormal and magical elements take center stage. In Family Lore, a woman carries an ominous gift of being able to predict the date that people will die. Only now, she sees her own demise coming and wants to make the … Read more
| By Heather Booth, associate editor, Booklist | Once the books are on the shelf, thoughtfully merchandising the collection will get the books into the hands of eager large print readers. Jill Haile, collection development manager at one of the country’s largest library systems in Jacksonville, Florida, ensures that browsable and holdable large print content … Read more
| By Heather Booth, associate editor, Booklist | What if the next big thing in inclusivity, access, equity, and serving more of our community members in a better way didn’t require new training, tech, or budget lines? In a library climate in which we are often pushed toward expanding our collections with newer, tech-forward, innovative … Read more
| By Tamara Butler | Exotic Locations & Strange Disappearances Perfect reads for a sizzling summer afternoon include unusual characters in exotic locations and the mysteries surrounding family members who suddenly disappeared. Birnam Wood is a taut psychological thriller that takes place in beautiful New Zealand, where an enigmatic American billionaire works with a group … Read more
| By Thorndike Press Staff | Every month, LibraryReads shares the top ten books that librarians across the country love; the monthly Indie Next List compiles recommendations from knowledgeable U.S. independent booksellers. Many New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers and bestselling authors are also releasing in large print this month. Thorndike Press is happy to share that the following titles … Read more
| By Gale Staff | It’s early July and gardens are in full bloom and the weeds are already out of control. Maintaining the vegetable plot and the flower beds is tough work but it’s obviously the only way to grow a garden – you can’t plant new things in space you don’t have. The … Read more
| By Tamara Butler | Jump into summer with these mysterious and fun novels that pay homage to classic supernatural writers. This month, Thorndike offers two compelling revisionist fiction tales. In Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, the author reimagines the path that led to Shelley creating Frankenstein. Not to … Read more