DOGE placed the roughly 75 employees who comprise the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences on paid “administrative leave” for up to 90 days. A letter from the agency’s director of human resources told employees they would not be allowed on the premises during the leave, and their email accounts are suspended. “Please understand this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency,” the letter claims. The workers are represented by the AFGE Local 3403 union, which says the action came after a “brief meeting between DOGE staff and IMLS leadership.” […]
Archives for April 2025
New Books Publishing April 1
This week’s fiction releases include books by Abby Jimenez, Amity Gaige, Amelia Hart and Olivie Blake, while new nonfiction includes work from Maria Shriver, Maggie Smith, Gretchen Rubin, and Eamon Dolan. March’s children’s releases include novels from Brian Selznick, Tahereh Mafi, Huda Fahmy, and Patrice Caldwell. Also publishing this week are novels by Jill Tew and John Kenney, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer sampler. 29 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-1 16 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-1 32 children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/april-2025-children-s-new-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number […]