This was going to be a Star Wars appreciation post. It is, after all May the 4th and May the 4th be With You. Instead a couple of things came across my twitter feed yesterday that caused me to get a bit upset: Five starred reviews + an NYT notable book and some dude tells me the problem […]
Tag: rant
Favorite March Releases
Spring for some people means looking at runway collections, new technology, or planning their spring break or summer vacations. For me, it means that there is a shiny new crop of books waiting to be published, and I get to share them with teens… I’ve pulled together 12 of my favorite March releases below. Additionally, […]
Say Thanks
I keep seeing this all over my Facebook. I believe in family so I’m not shopping on Thanksgiving. They’re visiting family, and traveling, and shopping on “Black Friday” but nope, not shopping on Thanksgiving because “Everyone Deserves a Holiday.” Think about that for a minute. EVERYONE DESERVES A HOLIDAY. Yes, they do. Does everyone GET […]
When The Best List Is Wrong
So I’ve been mulling over this article for a while. If you haven’t seen it, it’s called The Top Ten LGBT Characters in Young Adult Literature, written by Madison Gallup in Entertainment Monthly, for Emerson College. It was published on October 20th, and has been popping up in a couple of places that I’m familiar […]