Friday Finds – October 11, 2013

This week at TLT

We have author Carrie Mesrobian talking about sex and violence. 

How working in the library world is like living in a Monty Python movie.

Book Reviews!

• This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
• Control by Lydia Kang
• These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Take 5: Through the Looking Glass – Alice in Wonderland retellings to go with Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Take 5: Science Fiction that ACTUALLY take place in space!

TPiB – Turn your library into Lovecraft Middle School for spooky fun

TPiB – When books inspire art

TPiB – Self Directed Displays in Action

Previously at TLT

We reviewed Alice in Zombieland.

Around the Web

This week’s best tumblr image:

 
The Oatmeal provides everything you need to know about Columbus Day.

YALSA posted a really interesting analysis of Printz Award winning books.

“Young adult books that changed our lives” from CNN.

Vulture produced this awesome interactive YA flowchart. “I just want to know what my niece is talking about at Thanksgiving” is my favorite option…

Over at SLJ, Liz Burns provides an excellent analysis (with corresponding links) to the articles written in response to the recent Chris Brown interview. Anyone who works with youth needs to be aware of this issue.

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