Senior school library news – November 2024
“Super Thursday” is what the book industry calls the day in October when all the books designed to be released in time for Christmas are published. This year, nearly 1,900 books were published in the UK on Super Thursday. How on earth are you supposed to wade your way through all that? With publisher’s marketing budgets increasingly focused on celebrity authors and high profile releases, it’s not an easy task. Well, that’s where this newsletter should help. We’ve picked out just a few from this year’s avalanche of literature, and have also looked back over the last few years for hidden gems that you might have missed, or that didn’t get the publicity they deserved, but have been a hit with our pupils. Once the dust settles, really great writing does still shine through.
