Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Book Recs
Amanda May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! So today, we’re going to be talking about some great books by authors from the AAPI community. There’s been a rise…
Read to Resist
Anti-Racism Books for Teens
This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for awhile, but wanted to do a bit more research first. But here we are! In honor of Martin Luther…
So You Liked The Hate U Give
Honestly, reader’s advisory is one of my favorite aspects of librarianship. The last two Saturdays, I’ve gotten to do that for at least one teen. Last Saturday, it was a…
National Suicide Prevention Month Book Recs
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, something I recently talked about on Instagram. Surrounding the release of Bill Konigsberg’s new book, The Bridge, I Read YA is hosting a campaign…
Black LGBTQ+ YA Books to Read During Pride Month
Too often, when Pride Month reading lists are made, Black authors and characters are left off the list. This problem goes deeper than just reading lists, though. It’s well documented…
YA Authors for Black History Month
In light of things happening in the publishing world, I figured now is the perfect time for a Black History Month post! The Lee and Low Blog recently released their…
2020 Books for Transgender Awareness Week
Transgender Awareness Week happens every year from November 13 to 19. So, I’m a day late, but oh well. 2020 is going to be a great year for LGBTQ releases…
Banned Books Week 2019
Yesterday was the start of Banned Books Week, a week long celebration sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) every year. Usually, I like to plan my Instagram posts around…
Read to Resist: Suicide Awareness
It’s been awhile since I did a Read to Resist post, but it’s back for Suicide Awarness Month! Or week. One of the two. I know I did a post…
Read to Resist: Pride Month
As I said yesterday, I’m going to be focusing on Pride Month posts throughout June! Which means today’s focus is LGBTQ reads. Since I’m doing a series on the weekends,…