Good Comics for Kids
Karen Jensen, MLS, June 28, 2017 | Professional Development
This past Sunday I had the honor of presenting with a panel of fabulous librarians about how libraries are NOT neutral spaces. Like most librarians, I spent a major part of my career proclaiming that we were. But over time, I have come to realize that we are, in fact, not. For example, if during […]
Amanda MacGregor, July 20, 2023 | new books
26 new and forthcoming books for middle grade and YA readers.
Amanda MacGregor, May 5, 2022 | Guest Post
When I finally found my way to writing a novel about growing up as an immigrant with hip dysplasia, it was this wholeness—not parts of me segmented into boxes—that guided me. I wrote Breathe and Count Back from Ten because the only way I can imagine creating books in a world that draws boundaries around my identity is to write myself beyond them.
Amanda MacGregor, August 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sailaja Joshi, of Mango & Marigold Press, discusses amplifying the voices of diverse multiracial authors and illustrators and recommends a few of the press's books.
Amanda MacGregor, March 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Buckle up, friends. Your TBR list is about to explode, especially with books for May 4th.
Karen Jensen, MLS, June 17, 2020 | Professional Development
While libraries are talking about doing anti-racist work, maybe we should talk about why we should be paying our staff to read.
Amanda MacGregor, March 19, 2019 | Book Reviews
My first note for this book was "Ack! This book is SO LOVELY immediately." That's pretty much how I felt throughout the read of this moving look at pressures, identity, first love, and the desire to be seen.
Robin Willis, March 2, 2018 | Friday Finds News Roundup
This Week at TLT NCTE’s African-American Read-In by Michelle Biwer A Recap of the HOPE NATION Launch Event at Irving Public Library – and a GIVEAWAY Book Review: The Serpent’s Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1) by Sayantani DasGupta Book Review: One True Way by Shannon Hitchcock Living on the Brink of Homelessness by […]
Amanda MacGregor, July 29, 2016 | #MHYALit
A couple of weeks ago we opened our inbox to see there was a request for titles on mental health that featured POC characters. A brief scan of the #MHYALit Discussion index proved that we didn’t have a good resource for this. Karen, Ally, and I are always talking about what book lists we’d like […]
Amanda MacGregor, March 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s time for another roundup for new and forthcoming YA (and sometimes not YA) books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. The titles I’m including here have LGBTQIA+ main characters as well as secondary characters (in some cases parents). Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a forthcoming title that should be on my […]
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