News to Wake Your Brain Cells – June 11

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

20 queer books that are great for kids – CafeMom

22 beautiful and inclusive kids’ books for Pride month – Today

From yuck to yum, kids are learning about food in almost every book we read them – Romper

‘Nobody wants white kids to feel bad about their race’ – The Atlantic

LIBRARIES

9 most beautiful bookstores and libraries in Japan – TimeOut

What happens when libraries go fine-free? – WFAE

YA LIT

All the new young adult SFF books arriving in June – Tor

Authors Nicola & David Yoon ink Anonymous Content deal focused on love stories toplined by people of color – Deadline

New Line nabs YA novel ‘The Distance from Me to You’ for HBO Max – Deadline

SFWA announces the Andrew Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction – Nebula Awards

YA and MG book trends for summer: sequels, superheroes and sweethearts – Forbes