This Week’s Tweets, Pins and Tumbls

Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:

Thomas Jefferson

BOOKS

A BBQ Book That You Can LITERALLY Barbecue With «TwistedSifter http://buff.ly/1swVogh

The reason every book about Africa has the same cover—and it’s not pretty – Quartz http://buff.ly/1iGhQhs

Why Books Stink: A GIF Response | BOOK RIOT http://buff.ly/1swXMUl

Wonderful books for a day at the beach or lake!

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

An Expanded Cultural Diversity Booklist: SLJ Readers Respond | School Library Journal http://buff.ly/1ojmTw3

Fifty Great Books to Read With Kids http://buff.ly/1jfL2Se

Jen Robinson’s Book Page: Announcing the 8th Annual Kidlitosphere Conference! http://buff.ly/1stDB9B

Top Ten Books to Get Kids Moving by Annie Orsini and Kendra Limback | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1jCYcIo

What Are Kids Reading in School? See the Most-Read Books in Each Grade – US News http://buff.ly/1uV443T

Women in STEM – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1jH2y14

EBOOKS

Much at Stake in Amazon-HBG Fight http://buff.ly/1nJwpWS

LIBRARIES

Chicago public library offers robot rentals | Northwest Herald http://buff.ly/1jCXpXJ

College libraries should keep their books in the stacks. http://buff.ly/1uVWy96

Missoula Public Library opens new bike station http://buff.ly/1uV0zKT

“Stack attack”? The NYPL controversy and the future of public libraries | Pew Internet Libraries http://buff.ly/1stGxmE

YA LIT

John Green and his Nerdfighters Are Upending the Summer Blockbuster Model http://buff.ly/1swVmVB

Stacked: Get Genrefied: Historical Fantasy http://buff.ly/1jGV26g

What are the best LGBT books for children, teenagers and YAs? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1jIN10S

YA books on death: is young adult fiction becoming too dark? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1jCY9vZ