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Books and videos seem like an odd pairing at first blush. Books are the choice medium for allowing the reader’s mind and imagination to do much of the heavy lifting. Videos are a much more passive medium, providing almost all interpretation for the viewer’s consumption. And yet, these two are successfully colliding on social media

Month by month, I’ve been reading amazing novels from all around the world that are available in English translation, in order to share those recommendations with all of you. I’ve read books from Catalonia, Mexico, France, Argentina, and Central Africa. And all through November, I read books from Japan — from strange, unsettling dystopias to

Baby shower cards are great. I say this as someone who has rarely given, and never received, such a card. But generally, I am a fan of cards. They express care for the person receiving them, and who doesn’t like being cared for? That said, I do believe there is a chance that books could

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Every year thousands of books are published for children. How do you choose what new books to stock your shelves with before the new year? Award-winning children’s books have always been a go-to resource for teachers, parents, and caregivers. Among the most prestigious awards given for children’s literature are the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. The

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As a former children’s librarian, I’ve read a lot of picture books. Some, I return to again and again, whether for story time or for my own enjoyment (listen, while Penguin Problems doesn’t work for a large group of babies and toddlers, I love that book; it’s hilarious). Many of those books are old standards

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I wasn’t a huge fan of school as a kid. Being forced to study Punnett Squares and imaginary numbers really isn’t my idea of a good time. Fortunately, I had strict parents who forced me to listen to my teachers and actually turn my homework in on time. Don’t get me wrong. I was actually

Content warning: this post discusses mental illness and suicide, including descriptions of insensitive depictions of these topics. The poet Sylvia Plath’s legacy lives on in nearly every avenue of pop culture. There’s the literary world, of course, which has created many a Plath biography, or a collection of poetry inspired by her work, or a

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Essential YA Nonfiction: A Guide to Reading Widely was originally published in our YA newsletter, What’s Up In YA. Sign up for it here to get YA news, reviews, deals, and more! We know YA nonfiction isn’t as popular as YA fiction for a host of reasons, and I’ve written here numerous times about how it’s often

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The Best SFF Series of 2021 was originally published in our science fiction and fantasy newsletter, Swords & Spaceships. Sign up for it here to receive news and recommendations from the world of science fiction and fantasy. In December, I like to take some time to look back over the year and spotlight some books

This list of romances you may have missed was originally published in Kissing Books, our romance newsletter. Sign up for it here to receive news, book recommendations, and more for residents of Romancelandia. We are in “Best Of” season and everyone is putting their two shiny pennies into what they felt was the best romance

This roundup of under-the-radar 2021 mysteries was originally published in our mystery/thriller newsletter, Unusual Suspects. Sign up for it here to get news and recommendations for mystery/thriller/crime readers. Hello mystery fans! I am here to tell you that the ratings number on Goodreads and/or a book’s popularity is not indicative of the quality of the

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Joan Didion died at home in New York this morning at 87 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, said Knopf, her publisher. Her accolades included a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and being a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award, among many others. She also wrote one of the first mainstream media articles

A Quartz survey reached out to U.S. public libraries for their most checked out titles of the year. 14 responded from across the country, including Seattle, Portland, Denver, San Antonio, Nashville, New York, and Baltimore. Unsurprisingly, ebooks saw a surge in popularity this year, but that continues a trend of increasing ebook checkouts. The most

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Every year, the New York Public Library shares the titles that were checked out the most. This covers the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. The Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Public Library post their own lists. Many of the top titles were popular with bookclubs, including some that were part of their WNYC Get Lit! virtual bookclub.

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Following a complaint from a citizen, Wake County Public Library system, which covers the Raleigh, North Carolina, metro area — the most populous county in the state — pulled Gender Queer from shelves last week. The decision, made public by the local Spectrum Local News paper, left county librarians, citizen board members, and people across

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Each year since 1953, the Hugo Awards have recognized the best works of fantasy and science fiction released the year before. Winners of the 2021 awards were announced at a ceremony that took place during DisCon III, the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, and online. The awards

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