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In light of J.K. Rowling’s transphobic statements, we will no longer be covering her or any of her products. We do, however, love all of these: bookriot.com/2018/08/03/best…
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Millennials use the library more than any other generation in the US, and more in Critical Linking: bit.ly/2s2ZMKt
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Will you be reading the BTS webcomic and webnovel? ow.ly/hUZI50HcbMB
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"As more women's novels get mistakenly classified as young adult, it furthers the message that grown up fantasy and sci fi are for men." There's a Weird, Sexist Problem in Fantasy That We Need to Talk About: bit.ly/2DkvY58
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Illinois has officially banned book bans. The legislation takes effect January 1, 2024: bookriot.com/illinois-has-of…
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Probably not, but our trans readers have, and we care more about them than we do about her
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"The students are fascinated with the Bookflix display at our library. They will stop and look at the book covers, request them, ask about them and then go back and look at the display some more." bit.ly/2DkHAoJ
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You may know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a legendary basketball player. What you may not know is that he’s a huge Holmesian (literally and figuratively) and a fantastic writer: bit.ly/2PlzWOp
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For all the women who've dreamed of being Hermione since childhood, and told they couldn’t: bit.ly/1Uweh04
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Oops, click the link under the sample. Sorry you don't know how links work! You'll figure it out, surely.
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What really sells books? Word of mouth. And what is word of mouth? It's this. ow.ly/3Tk350OkLaE
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HBO IS ADAPTING FAHRENHEIT 451 STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND WE CAN'T STOP YELLING bit.ly/2pFPXox
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"Dr. Barry's case is perhaps one of the most unambiguous we can point to in finding trans stories before the 20th century, and to have that attacked is hurtful, infuriating, and frankly exhausting." ow.ly/n9KV30nKtn6
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You can now listen to STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING by Ibram X. Kendi for free on Spotify: ow.ly/NO0X50zYIrH
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You may know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a legendary basketball player. What you may not know is that @kaj33 is a huge Holmesian (literally and figuratively) and a fantastic writer: bit.ly/2PlzWOp
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Gadot and Jenkins are officially contracted for a second WONDER WOMAN film in an entirely new setting: bit.ly/2qZ7FQA
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Happy Birthday to @MargaretAtwood! Here are 75 reasons to celebrate her awesomeness: #Atwood75 ow.ly/EsiTp
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Dumbledore will not be "explicitly" gay in new Harry Potter movie about his relationship with a man he was in love with: bit.ly/2nxLKk1
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A Louisiana bill would criminalize membership in the American Library Association with fines, jail time, or hard labor. No, this isn't a joke.
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Tsundoku is a Japanese term for amassing books and never reading them. Is it possible to find comfort in books that you might never actually read?bit.ly/2Ra6SLd
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11-year-old starts book club for black boys to see themselves in books, and more in today's Critical Linking: bit.ly/2mw0Tzs
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Colson Whitehead wins the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction bit.ly/2p019Jy
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"Hide the Pride" seeks to to "empty libraries of LGBTQ content aimed at kids" by checking out and hiding LGBTQ books on library Pride displays. ow.ly/Gl3o50JqqXC
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Want to do some good this holiday season? Give books to imprisoned kids via @liberationlib bit.ly/2gHjEhQ
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We chatted with @tulukaruq about how AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER can acknowledge its Inuit roots bit.ly/2OvaV6T
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Our entire editorial staff is women and we've been around for eight years so I thinkkkk we'll be ok but thanks for your concern for our chances
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Keep your name a secret, and other instructions for surviving in a Neil Gaiman story: bit.ly/1POOFcF
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Why it matters that @LibraryAmerica is releasing an Ursula Le Guin collection: bit.ly/2wgiJ2L
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We talked about shifting from podcast to comic with the team behind THE ADVENTURE ZONE, and got comic recs from illustrator Carey Pietsch: ow.ly/27uP50v8yuo
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Anna Todd (@imaginator1d), author of the international bestselling After series, joins Book Riot to discuss her latest book and the After film adaptation: bit.ly/2QVLqc2
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The Hate U Give has been quietly banned by a Texas school district, which skipped the normal review process: bit.ly/2zVujCE
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Do some good by donating to Liberation Library, an organization that sends books to imprisoned kids: bit.ly/2hyLGjS
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Gadot and Jenkins are officially contracted for a second WONDER WOMAN film in an entirely new setting: bit.ly/2qZ7FQA
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There's a trend in YA lit where a girl's mental illness can be "fixed" by a boy and...could we just not? bit.ly/2zXj5NW
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J.K. Rowling released a statement that she is "genuinely happy" to have Johnny Depp in Harry Potter films: bit.ly/2jrlkPq
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“My client... has now directed my office to seek a restraining order against Barnes and Noble and Virginia Beach Schools to enjoin them from selling or loaning these books to minors without parent consent” ow.ly/IOmi50Jc0zx bookriot.com/barnes-noble-be…
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A diverse list of new & upcoming middle grade books for readers age 8-12 with kids of color as the main characters! bit.ly/2pBnG1T
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A map of the world made of each country's most famous book (in the creator's opinion), and more in Critical Linking: bit.ly/2mkfItX
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Celebrate black women with these 50 beautiful book covers featuring black women and girls: bit.ly/2o8MSL0
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"No real person can live up to performing 'good representation' of a marginalized group all the time, and the pressure to do so can be suffocating." ow.ly/ahQJ50FmFep
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Tell the world what you're reading today and celebrate the power of readers and reading! #ReadersUnite bit.ly/2i0xX14
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"Last year, CatholicVote organized 'Hide the Pride,' which encourages people to check out all children’s and teen LGBTQ books in the library to make sure no one else can access them. They’ve now announced the second annual 'Hide the Pride' campaign." ow.ly/jBSi50OGRFW
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"Nothing calms me down more immediately or lifts my spirits faster than entering a store crammed floor to ceiling with novels." On the soothing power of bookstores: bit.ly/2ASWZgD
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The Books UnBanned initiative allows anyone across the country between the ages of 13 and 21 to access hundreds of thousands of ebooks and audiobooks. A selection of frequently challenged books will be available with no holds or wait times. ow.ly/uvxa50IIYRv
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Happy birthday, Stephen King! Let's celebrate his 70th with 70 great King quotes: bit.ly/2fAL362
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Dick Grayson is beloved by young, queer, and female readers, and that's why so many readers hate him: bit.ly/2qOIyU1
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On Discworld and depression: how Terry Pratchett helped one reader through their mental health struggles ow.ly/8y3T50xVN28
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When writer @saladinahmed asked what men tend to get wrong when writing teenage girl characters, he received over 2,000 replies in 20 hours. Here are some highlights: bit.ly/2CnqqpX
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Loved Butterfly Soup, the visual novel game about gay Asian girls falling in love? Check out these books: bit.ly/2h6e0Lh
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A year of fighting book bans culminated in one high school senior handing her superintendent a copy of THE HANDMAID'S TALE at graduation instead of shaking his hand.
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Should Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan play the next Wolverine?
YES WE THINK SO. bit.ly/2mcOWSL
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Can you guess which new release took the #1 spot on all four bestseller lists? ow.ly/OXkx50MypJk
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.@neilhimself's SANDMAN universe is huge. Here's how to tell which series is which: ow.ly/XuChq
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"The students are fascinated with the Bookflix display at our library. They will stop and look at the book covers, request them, ask about them and then go back and look at the display some more." bit.ly/2DkHAoJ
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“GOOD IS NOT A THING YOU ARE. IT’S A THING YOU DO.” Superhero quotes to inspire us in 2018: bit.ly/2BnWzhg
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These Illustrated @neilhimself Quotes About Librarians Will Make You Want to Hug a Kitten: bit.ly/1R4Rv0k
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Who else remembers the sweet and simple joy of the Scholastic Book Fair? ow.ly/1ev650wCw41
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Check out the cover for @julianw_writes's forthcoming contemporary #YA novel HOW TO BE REMY CAMERON, and read on for an exclusive excerpt! ow.ly/5fD630o7tvI
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"The students are fascinated with the Bookflix display at our library. They will stop and look at the book covers, request them, ask about them and then go back and look at the display some more." bit.ly/2DkHAoJ
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Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel's BLACKBIRD, from Image, drops in October--the perfect time of year for RIVERDALE meets HARRY POTTER: bit.ly/2AB0tEn
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The Anthropocene Reviewed is " ...a beautiful collection of essays, thoughts, and histories about different facets of the Anthropocene — the geological age of the human..." ow.ly/yQKB50IJmu7
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Jahkara Smith is killing it on YouTube, and we can't wait to watch her in the adaptation of Joe Hill’s NOS4A2: bit.ly/2zoMLnt
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Eight of the world's most beautiful bookstores and more in today's Critical Linking: ow.ly/Mokqz
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N.K. Jemisin's THE FIFTH SEASON is coming to TV, and we have a few (several) casting requests: bit.ly/2xa1hJJ
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.@authorMsBev and @avonbooks are partnering to sponsor diverse voices at the RWA National Conference: bit.ly/2uKq1IS
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summoning circle, hope this works
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The director was fired by the board for refusing to remove 113 books from the teen area that had LGBTQ+ content. This comes after the board implemented a new 53-page policy guide.
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Bette Davis read "to an unnecessary degree" according to her first husband's testimony in divorce proceedings. "It was all very upsetting." Check out more in today's Critical Linking: bit.ly/2Qst3Lv #thankunext
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Why you should be reading Mara Wilson, who starred in the movie adaptation of Matilda: bit.ly/2ceHfUW
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"This will be the longest running anti-censorship campaign in NYPL history, and it's in reaction to an 'unprecedented' rise in censorship across the country, especially targeting young adult books." ow.ly/vG7s50PSpLS
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” -James Baldwin b. Aug 2, 1924
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How @levarburton Made Me Love Short Stories Again: bit.ly/2z9bsnY
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We're pretty convinced that the Kansas City Public Library is the most beautiful in the US: ow.ly/Zmg0w
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TA-NEHISI COATES IS WRITING A BLACK PANTHER COMIC FOR @Marvel this is not a drill ow.ly/SxaBN
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Dolly Parton will read bedtime stories in a 10-week program called Goodnight with Dolly: ow.ly/GKfA50z1dBb
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You may know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a legendary basketball player. What you may not know is that @kaj33 is a huge Holmesian (literally and figuratively) and a fantastic writer: bit.ly/2PlzWOp
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Never been a public library user? Here's how to get started supporting yours! bit.ly/2kddO9j
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There's more to Brazilian literature than Paulo Coelho! Here's where to start: ow.ly/OMpbD
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A periodic table of literary villains, and more in today's Critical Linking: bit.ly/2xauZP3
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Brandon Sanderson gets Audible to make changes to audiobook royalties, and nine other of the top book-related stories of the day.
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