The Diva just returned from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, MD, for the 24th annual symposium. This is the first one to be live in 3 years.
It was nice to see old friends and familiar faces, and I met lots of newcomers to the field. I welcome comments from readers who were there.
Of special interest to me is the availability and knowledge of potential users of new text books, since I am the editor of some in recent years. There were several sessions devoted to new books and help for potential authors of books.
What surprised me is how much improvement is needed to bring new books to the attention of potential adopters. Readers of this blog know we feature book reviews, and a full page of this website is devoted to completed Book Reviews. I welcome suggestions about how we can create a better and faster way of calling new books to the attention of adopters.
Recovery Diva 
Dear Claire – Thank you for all you do here, and I so appreciate the book reviews you share here. In addition, I wanted to point you to our New Reads series for a quick download on new publications. We also always welcome new submissions. https://hazards.colorado.edu/library/new-reads
Dear Claire, Thank you for this post and for all you do as our favorite Disaster Diva. I personally love reading the reviews you solicit on here. in addition, for a quick download on new books, I hope you might check out our New Reads series here. https://hazards.colorado.edu/library/new-reads We also always welcome submissions.