- 2019 Sep 20
Iowa Gets a New Children's Bookstore
Sidekick Coffee & Books, which focuses on children's and YA titles, has opened in Iowa City.
Pennsylvania's Newest Bookstore
Completely Booked is opening in Murrysville this weekend with a celebration of 'Downton Abbey.'
California Bookstore Changes Hands
Orinda Books in Orinda has a new owner.
A London Bookstore Guide
London offers many unique and specialist stores for booklovers to discover.
- 2019 Sep 18
From the New York Times
Jacqueline Woodson Transformed Children’s Literature. Now She’s Writing for Herself.
From the Atlantic
Why Do Some People Become Readers?
From the Bookseller
Eloise Williams selected as inaugural Children's Laureate Wales.
From New York Magazine
The Best Kids’ Books by Artists, According to a Kids’ Books Publisher.
From Book Riot
Was Hermione Black? Overcoming White Bias in Literature.
From Book Riot
Was Hermione Black? Overcoming White Bias in Literature.
From the Rumpus
Little What to Read When.
From Bookish
Gabby Rivera Shares Her Favorite LGBTQ+ Books that Blend Humor and Heart.
From Bookish
Kerri Maniscalco on Making Science, Not Serial Killers, the Real Star of Her YA Series.
From Book Riot
“The Books That Made Me Fall in Love with YA.”
From Book Riot
7 YA Books About Immigration, Immigrant Camps, and Deportation.
From A Mighty Girl
Cultivating Compassion: 25 Children's Books About Financial Hardship Close to Home.
From NPR
3 Crackling Young Adult Reads to Welcome Fall.
- 2019 Sep 17
FESTAC For Beginners
In an essay on The Culture Crush, writer Sara Rosen tells the story of Calvin Reid—yes, the dude that edits this newsletter—and an historic trip to cover FESTAC 77, a global celebration of African diasporan culture held in Lagos, Nigeria, when he was a young student photographer for the Howard University student newspaper in 1977.
TikTok Doc
Better known for funny mostly medical-oriented TikTok videos (though don’t miss the hilarious spoof of her native Minnesotan accent), Dr. Rose Marie Leslie, a real doctor at the University of Minnesota North Memorial Hospital, is using her fame on the short-video platform to provide very real warnings to her TikTok followers to stop vaping in the wake of a spate of vaping-related lung ailments.
Hearing In Living Color
You say you like fantasy, magical realism and comics, but you’re looking for a bit more color in all those categories, if you get my meaning? Try The Colored Pages, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Marci and Ako, two lively personalities that host the show, who talk up a storm about pop culture literature in the context of anti-oppression, intersectionality, people of color and the LGBTQ community.
Nuff Said!
A Trick of Light, the final book to be published under the name of the late and legendary Marvel editor-in-chief Stan Lee (co-written with novelist Kat Rosenfield), was published this week by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The book tells the story of two teenagers with extraordinary powers and it’s also Lee’s first novel for adults.
Publish and Perish
For those legions of writers and aspiring writers determined to get their book published by a big time New York publisher, author Russell Rowland essentially warns: “be careful what you wish for,” in a thoughtful and lively recap on The Millions about his personal struggle to get a publisher.
- 2019 Sep 16
From the New York Times
More and More Children Are Feeling Anxious. Graphic Novelist Raina Telgemeier Is Trying to Help.
The Wrap
The Mysterious Benedict Society Book Adaptation Close to Series Order at Hulu.
From the Chicago Tribune
How to reach people with poetry? The Fault in Our Stars author John Green, Chicago Poetry Foundation are trying YouTube.
From the New York Times
In 2013, 21 years after Dr. Seuss died, his widow stumbled upon a box of her husband’s work that she had never seen before.
From Mental Floss
How Beatrix Potter Pioneered the Art of Merchandising.
From the Millions
Goodnight World-Building: On the element of mystery in Goodnight Moon.
From Book Riot
Spooooooky: 25 of the Best YA Ghost Books.
From BuzzFeed
18 Things That J.K. Rowling Still Hasn't Explained About Harry Potter.
Mississippi Store Expands to Fourth Spot
Square Books in Oxford has opened an antiquarian bookstore, Rare Square, to mark its 40th anniversary.
LA Amazon Store Reopens
An Amazon Books location in California has reopened months after a disgruntled employee tried to burn it down.
U.K. Editor Praises Indie Booksellers
Philip Jones, editor of the Bookseller, reflects on the success of indie booksellers in the U.K.
- 2019 Sep 13
Kansas Bookseller Named Best in Midwest
Danny Caine, owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, has been named Midwest Bookseller of the Year.
Canadian Store Tries for World Record
Russell Books in Victoria is stacking up Guinness World Record books in an attempt to win a Guinness world record.
Chicago Bookstore Bar Closes
Bibliophile, which opened last October in Hyde Park, has closed.
- 2019 Sep 11
From Entertainment Weekly
HBO's His Dark Materials will pull 'a tiny bit' from The Book of Dust prequel novel
From the Guardian
“I am proven joyously wrong”: picture book about trans child wins major prize.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
What can children’s books teach us about Democratic presidential candidates?
From Brightly
Why Pre-Readers Should Get to Enjoy Books Independently (And How to Help Them Learn to Do It).
From Book Riot
12 Roald Dahl Quotes That Will Help Everyone Navigate Adulthood Better.
From Book Riot
Kid-Friendly Halloween Comics.
From HuffPost
25 Books That Teach Kids to Care About the Environment.
From Brightly
9 Picture Books That Celebrate Grandparents.
From Book Riot
13 Folktales from Around the World for Young Readers.
From Bookish
Fall 2019’s Most-Anticipated Young Adult Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
From Book Riot
5 YA Books That Tackle Mental Health Issues.
Alabama is Getting a New Bookstore
Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers is a new bookstore opening in the town of Auburn.
Washington State's Newest Store
Paper Boat Booksellers, which began as a pop-up, is opening in West Seattle today.
Australia Losing a Children's Bookstore
The Children’s Bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Beecroft is closing in November.
- 2019 Sep 10
Famous Store to Reopen in New State
Boston's Avenue Victor Hugo Books closed in 2004, but is now reopening in Lee, N.H.
D.C.'s Booming Chain Grows Again
Busboys and Poets, now with seven outlets in and around Washington, is adding a 10,000-sq-ft location in Columbia, Md.
British Columbia's Newest Bookstore
Once Upon a Time Bookstore, a new children's bookstore in Kelowna, B.C., hosted its grand opening last weekend.
U.K.'s BA Puts £50K Toward Diversity
The Booksellers Association in the U.K. has launched its third round of diversity grants for booksellers.
- 2019 Sep 09
From WBIR
Three authors have now withdrawn from the LitUp Festival after a fellow author was uninvited.
From the Associated Press
James Patterson announces grants for thousands of teachers.
From the BBC
Paul McCartney on being a Grandude children's author.
From the New York Times
The Korean-American Kids in These Books Bust Stereotypes.
From Book Riot
How (and Why) We’re Celebrating ‘World Kid Lit Month’ in 2019.
From USA Today
Neil Patrick Harris on TV reboots, his family's Halloween costumes, and his latest kids' book.
From the New York Times
“I want to cast a spell where a black trans girl is never hurt”; novelist Akwaeke Emezi on their YA debut.
From Bookish
Renée Watson on the Importance of Setting in Some Places More Than Others.
From the New Yorker
Daily Shouts: Hello from Harry Potter.
From Romper
11 Children's Books About Depression.
From Bookish
Fall 2019’s Can’t-Miss Young Adult Books.
Connecticut Store for Sale
Breakwater Books in downtown Guilford is for sale. The store has been open for 47 years.
Cali Store Denies Rumor of Demise
Booktown Books in Grass Valley says it is not closing, after a local newspaper mistakenly wrote that it was.
Discovering Books at Indies Is Better
The Cornell University newspaper argues in favor of shopping at indie bookstores over online.
U.K. Booksellers Pick Favorite Poets
Booksellers in the U.K. have revealed a list of their top 25 poetry books from the last 25 years.
- 2019 Sep 06
Arizona's Nudist Bookstore Owner
Reader's Oasis Books in Quartzsite is run by a man who wears a hat and nothing else.
Baltimore to Get a New Bookstore
Charm City Books is opening in October.
Iowa's Newest Bookstore
Sidekick Coffee & Books is opening in Iowa City this month.
Hong Kong Bookseller to Open Store
The man previously imprisoned in China has raised $100,000 for a new store in Taiwan.
- 2019 Sep 05
Favorite Canadian Bookstore to Close
Downtown Toronto's Ben McNally Books will close in 2020 and is looking to relocate.
Brooklyn Bookstore Expands
Better Read than Dead has expanded to a second location, partnering with Burly Coffee, in a new storefront.
The Diaries of a U.K. Bookstore Owner
Shaun Bythell, owner of the Bookshop in Wigtown, is publishing diary extracts at the 'Bookseller.'
- 2019 Sep 04
From Entertainment Weekly
Catholic school in Tennessee bans Harry Potter books for containing 'actual curses.'
From HuffPost
When We Ban Books Like Harry Potter, Students Lose Out on More Than Magic.
From Good Morning America
North Carolina principal has made it his mission to give students a book on their birthday.
From the National
World Kid Lit Month: Why so few Arabic children's books have been translated into English.
From the Bookseller
Frances Lincoln commissions Greta Thunberg-inspired picture book.
From the New York Times
NYTBR editor Pamela Paul says, “To raise a lifelong literature lover, make it fun, not work.”
From the Guardian
“Enid Blyton had racist views. But I still read her.”
From the New York Times
Harry Potter Brought Him to Broadway. Now His Work Is Everywhere.
From Book Riot
Thirty-Plus Years After Kristy’s Great Idea, What Makes The Baby-Sitters Club Endure?
From Fuse #8
In Translation: The Marvelous Translated Picture Books of 2019 (So Far)
From Newsweek
A Wizard of Earthsea Books Coming to TV. Will This Time Be Different?
From NBC News
Here's how the literary world is shedding light on the lives of undocumented kids and teens.
From Entertainment Weekly
With Frankly in Love, David Yoon is a rising YA star.
From Artnet
Dr. Seuss Dreamed Up a Guide to Art History That Was Never Published—Until Now.
From NPR
In Just Ask!, Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges kids to embrace diversity.
From the New York Daily News
Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs once got J.K. Rowling to spill ‘the best-kept secret in the publishing world.’
From Sierra
Hope in the Midst of Ecological Dystopia: Cli-fi books for the YA reader.
From Bookish
Magical Middle Grade Graphic Novels That Celebrate the Weirdness of Growing Up.
From Literary Hub
The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Goodnight Moon.
Beloved Toronto Indie to Close Next Year
Toronto's Ben McNally Books will close sometime in the next year and is searching for a new location.
From Brightly
10 Picture Books to Inspire Adventurous Girls.
From Book Riot
10 Kids’ Books About Inventors to Inspire Young Creators.
From Book Riot
10 Kids’ Books About Inventors to Inspire Young Creators.
- 2019 Sep 03
Florida's Newest Bookstore is Bodacious
Bodacious Bookstore and Cafe made its debut in Pensacola last month.
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