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As the U.S. Supreme Court threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade and dramatically decrease access to abortions across the country, the romance book world is fighting back. The Romance for Reproductive Justice auction is offering over 200 packages, including signed/annotated romance novels, author chats, manuscript queries, swag, and more in exchange for donations to National

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The Freckle Report has released its half-year check-in survey on the book sourcing habits of adults in the United States with support from EveryLibrary Institute, a nonprofit organization that supports public libraries. The Freckle Report is a survey and review of consumer reading habits that gets updated regularly, and for its April 2022 survey, it

In yet another ill-planned publicity stunt by a democratic elected official, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot — who did not step in to help Chicago Public Library workers during the pandemic — posted a photo of herself reading a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird in Houston’s Brazos Bookstore. Behind her are several other books that

Colin Kaepernick is releasing a YA graphic memoir that will be based on his high school years. The former Super Bowl quarterback and activist who started the publishing imprint Kaepernick Publishing in 2019 is the author of the bestselling children’s book I Color Myself Different. The new graphic memoir will be his first young adult

Might I interest you in some great new May comics to add to add to your pull list? Keeping up with what’s coming out when can be a challenge, but that’s what I–and my handy dandy list–are here for! We’re taking the work out of your hands, so you can save all that beautiful time

Typing.com, a site that provides free online typing courses and educational tools for people worldwide, has conducted a study to find the U.S. states that love reading the most. To determine this, researchers calculated each state’s “Reading Interest Score.” This score came from a few factors, including the number of libraries and library visits per

We all have very different relationships to food, but one thing is universal: we all have some kind of relationship to food (see what I did there?). Whether you’re an ardent foodie or are someone who prefers to eat enough to keep going and think about it no more, chances are you have some kind

Zando Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Zando. Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith for $2.99 Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes for $1.99 The Dark by Emma Haughton for $0.99 The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

The term “bodice ripper” has had a few definitions over the years, each with their own slight difference to it. One is that it is “a sexually explicit romantic novel or movie with a historical setting,” which seems relatively tame. However, other definitions are a bit more specific. For example, Merriam-Webster says it’s a “historical or

In response to efforts by conservatives to take books out of public school libraries— many of which center LGBTQ+ people and people of color’s stories— teens in Pennsylvania have created a fundraising auction. Through the auction, the teens are offering three signed copies of PA-based author Alex London’s books with the hopes of preserving their

There are so many amazing books to choose from for a list of the best romance novels of all time. But 90% of the time, when I see lists about romance on the internet they are full of books that just aren’t romance novels. Loving Jane Austen is probably one of my top 10 personality

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School board elections are crucial. They have always been important, but in a time of increased censorship, with big money funding campaigns by right-wing activists at the local board level and newly-elected board members choosing to overreach in their power to remove books, there has never been a more vital time in American history to

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The setting of a book can play a massive role in its tone and memorability. The best authors can bring a place to life and make the story feel much more real because of it. That means that the choice of where to set a book is crucial. Many authors simply set their books where

Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett for $2.99 The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante for $1.99 The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna for $1.99 You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe for $1.99 The Golden Thread by Ravi Somaiya for $3.99

Ethan Wang, an eight-year-old from San Diego, has published a book that was first inspired by a class assignment last year. Once he showed it to his mother and she liked it, he decided to make it into a book. Ethan has won awards for his drawings and included illustrations in his 30-paged book titled

Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan for $1.99 Sisters by Daisy Johnson for $1.99 My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones for $2.99 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht for $1.99 The Rakess

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Author Rick Riordan has spoken out against fans upset about casting choices for the upcoming Disney+ adaptation of his series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The series follows Percy, a neurodivergent teen who finds out his father is the Greek god Poseidon, making him a demigod. As he contends with his new powers, he’s accused

Each quarter, Panorama Picks takes a deep dive into the data about ebook use at libraries across the U.S. It’s a fascinating look at not just the most popular ebooks in public libraries — they don’t stray too far from what you’d expect of the bestseller lists — but also at the books that are seeing uniquely

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For book-loving couples, getting married at a beautiful library is a perfect match. Now, there’s one more option available for them at The Boston Public Library. It has started offering 1 hour ceremonies in the Guastavino Room at the Central Library in Copley Square. Couples can invite up to 8 guests, and chairs and décor are

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A crucial tool for library workers is a strong, updated collection development policy. If it’s been several years since visiting whatever is in place, it is more than worth it to pull it out and update it as your library continues to grow and evolve. It’s vital to keep this updated all the time, but

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