News to Wake Your Brain Cells – January 22

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

2021 Spring Preview: Kids’ books – Quill & Quire

Announcing Lee & Low Books’ 2020 New Voices Award Winner and Honor – The Open Book Blog

Netflix partners with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for three projects based on his books – The Hollywood Reporter

Obituary: Kathleen Krull – Publishers Weekly

SCBWI Celebrates #OwnVoices “Celebrating Queer Voices” – SCBWI

These books will get your kids out of their reading rut – LifeHacker

Virtual library gives children in England free book access – BBC News

LIBRARIES

A life already saved: the power librarians hold, a guest post by B. B. Alston – Teen Librarian Toolbox

Milwaukee Public Library facing major budget shortfalls, considering recommendations – Spectrum News

YA LIT

6 YA adaptations coming to Netflix in 2021 – Netflix Life

January 2021 YA book releases – The Nerd Daily

Netflix lands adaptation of YA graphic novel ‘Heartstopper’ – Deadline