There’s nothing like a global pandemic to make one stop and think about all of the surfaces a person touches in a day…and how many of those surfaces could be a possible exposure point to all sorts of germs. Millions of people rely on the library for materials beyond books, but as libraries reopen we all want to know how to disinfect books we share so that books and stories are the only thing spreading through the community....
Okay, so maybe your book club never turns into shouting match, but that weird tension, where you feel like you can’t disagree with the majority or you’ll be shut out of the conversation? That makes for a book club that no longer feels safe for everyone to share their opinions. We as book lovers know that books feel incredibly personal. When someone loves a book you’ve recommended, it’s a triumph, a personal victory....
In my defense, I didn’t think he’d be able figure out the screen lock—he can read “cat” and “dog” but “Swipe to Unlock Kindle” is a bit beyond him. What I didn’t bet on was capitalism. My kid loves the pictures in the ads on the lock screen. He wanted to see more, and there was a button, so he clicked it. It was hours later when I discovered the new books in my library, and by that point, it was too late for me to dispute the charges through my Kindle itself....
I love themed reading. My obsession with syllabi back in college should have been a tipoff, but I discovered this by accident more recently. I found myself reading books, across different genres, about the same subject. I’d pick up a memoir about something, and the next week I’d be drawn to a historical novel with similar themes. Soon I started doing it on purpose. I love the richness and depth of themed reading....
Social media exploded. People have drawn art to go with her last words: “My battery is low and it’s getting dark.” Users have asked Tony Stark to pick up Opportunity, or Oppy as her nickname goes. People have shared many crying emojis and sadness. Despite the nonsense that has happened on Earth, we have found time to mourn a robot we have never seen in person. — NiNi Hanscom (@NiNiDiane) February 15, 2019 Opportunity is on Mars....
Another one of these genre staples is the journey. You rarely see as much walking and questing in the romance genre, for example. It’s a specifically fantasy thing, a trope where along the way our beloved characters evolve and complete side quests (and sometimes fall in love). This list collects a bunch of epic fantasy journeys, though it purposefully leaves out many obvious choices (yes, I know Frodo and friends did indeed embark on a long trek)....
Like many reading this, I’ve always been a reader — and I’ve always identified as a reader. I have an extremely distinct memory of a grade school “friend” sitting me down to tell me that I read too much. I was a founding member of the Poets Guild in my high school (oh, the bad poetry! None of which has survived, so don’t even ask), and applied to be on my university’s literary magazine as soon I learned it existed (and submitted more bad poetry, let us never speak of this again)....
No, we don’t know what that entails yet, and we may never get the full story. What matters is that Archie and Betty are on the rocks, and the Lodge family are still the stuff of rumor and speculation. This makes for a fascinating new status quo with some interesting implications for the series’ future, both immediate and ongoing. Even if Betty and Archie were always depicted as first loves, the zeitgeist has long seen Veronica as an equal and consistent node in that triangle....
Even in its digital format, something about the process just works. Is it a poem or a collage project? Is it taking the easy way out or unlocking your creativity? A magnetic poetry kit gives you the aesthetic of an innovative work of art, but you don’t need to come up with the words yourself. I used to write poetry when I was younger. Raised on fairytales and romcoms, I was a dramatic thing in my youth, full of idealistic notions of True Love and Big Gestures and Tortured Romance (capitalizations very much intended)....
I used to have a problem with this. Once a book was on my TBR, that was it. I was committed to it. After all, the list is to be read, not to think about reading or to put on this list and then forget about forever. The thing is, I once went over my lengthy list of books to read on Goodreads and realized I was no longer the person who had added a lot of them....
Brooklyn-based children’s author-illustrator Booki Vivat initially worried she didn’t know enough about mental health to confidently attend a session of “Mental Health First Aid,” but decided to go along with friends anyway. The training is provided in New York City through the Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC, but also offered around the world through partnerships with communities and governments. In her case, the activities and conversations she had there helped Vivat realize how important empathy is when supporting people in crisis....
The book follows Bree, a young Black woman whose mother recently died in an accident. When she joins an elite school, she stumbles on a secret magical society — descendants of King Arthur that fight demons. She soon realizes that her mother’s death wasn’t natural, and gets pulled into a magical war. The series is being adapted by Felicia D. Henderson, a writer on Gossip Girl and the The Punisher and showrunner of Netflix’s YA vampire series First Kill....
Anyway, because of this deep love, I’m declaring myself to be the person to dispense Little Free Library etiquette. It’s like regular etiquette, but specifically about books and being neighborly. Basically, don’t be a jerk! But apparently the world needs things to be more specific than that. Let’s begin with a little story that filled my soul with rage and ignited the fire for this list of do’s and don’ts of Little Free Library etiquette....
In her highly anticipated second YA novel, Ali tackles Islamophobia towards young adults, and wraps it around an innocent love story. Eighteen- year-olds Zayneb and Adam’s ways of life are both compromised: Zayneb is harassed by her Islamophobic high school teacher, and Adam’s mobility and independence are dwindling because of his recent MS diagnosis. They share something else special: they each own a “Marvels and Oddities” journal, in which they introspectively note their daily wonderful and weird observances....
These 10 magical witch books for middle grade readers are exactly the sort of reading that sparks the imagination and opens kids up to a whole wide world of wonderful reading. They’re full of novice witches setting out on quests to advance their magic, magic schools where kids can study their craft, and strange old women who turn out to be witches, after all. Rediscover the magic of reading or help the young readers in your life discover it for the first time with these magical witch books....
The lack of big, flashy con opportunity means we’ve been getting Marvel show and movie news in unreliable bits and pieces over the last several months, so getting it all at once and directly from the font was nice but, at the same time, ye olde Twitter scroll also felt like a bit of an informational tsunami after ages in the desert, so I thought I’d try to sum up crucial info:...
Tatum got the inspiration for the glittery and sparkly character Sparkella from his 9-year-old daughter Evie. The picture book series overall is about a young girl building self-esteem and the relationship she has with her father. Channing Tatum is also set to star as Sparkella’s father in the adaptation of the first book in the series, The One and Only Sparkella.
Other Book Riot New Releases Resources This is only scratching the surface of the books out this week! If you want to keep up with all the latest new releases, check out: Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves—and Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory. Suave, well-educated, and parent-approved Alain Pope knows all the right moves to sweep her off her feet, but it’s shy electrician Harry Dobson who makes Rosaline question her long-held beliefs—about herself, her family, and her desires....
In the leaked recording, he’s heard saying “I acknowledge that there are men that think they’re women and there are women that think they’re men. I don’t have any issues with what people want to believe, but there’s no place for it in our libraries.” The ACLU filed a complaint in July on the basis that his orders violate Title IX, a federal law that protects students from being discriminated against based on gender or sexual orientation....
Launched in Beta in January 2020, they had raised $70,000 by Thursday, March 19 – but saw exponential growth in the second half of this month. For customers, Bookshop.org is a straightforward storefront: search for a book, add it to your cart, and it appears at your home as soon as two or three days later, fulfilled by Ingram, the wholesaler which supplies most indies. It’s also a place to discover new books – the home page features lists such as Current Indie Bestsellers, Women’s History Month Favorites, Surviving a Pandemic, or Popular Activity Books for Kids at Home....
