CHILDREN’S BOOKS
15 must-read October children’s book releases – Book Riot
Children’s book awards that celebrate diversity – SLJ
David Walliams: ‘Harmful’ Chinese character removed from children’s book – BBC News
How the Clique books taught me to hate other girls and myself – New York Times
‘I, Witness’ makes world events visceral for young readers – NPR
Shang-Chi director to helm American Born Chinese series for Disney+ – Tor
Why parents tried to ban this children’s book about a Chinese immigrant family – Yahoo
LIBRARIES
Mid-Continent Public Library Board blasted as banned books comments suggest censorship – KCUR
Sexual harassment, intimidation, violence on the job worsened during pandemic, librarians report – CBC
Why investing in libraries is a climate justice issue – Next City
Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ – The Washington Post
YA LIT
11 new YA books you won’t want to miss this October – PopSugar
How students fought a book ban and won, for now – New York Times
Top new YA books in October 2021 – Den of Geek
Westworld’s Gina Atwater to adapt YA fantasy novel ‘Raybearer’ for Netflix series – Collider
Waking Brain Cells 
Thanks as always, Tasha! I love waking up on Saturday morning to know that your round-up is here. Had hoped to see the Diverse Book Awards list, but can’t get it to come up – probably a website issue.
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