Day: July 18, 2025

Little Rebels Award 2025 Shortlist

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The Little Rebels Award Shortlist for 2025 has been announced by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers. The award is UK based and offers a prize for “radical fiction aimed at children aged 0-12.” Here are the six shortlisted titles:

Cottonopolis by S F Layzell (Available in US)

The Fights That Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt

Keedie by Elle McNicoll

Kende! Kende! Kende! by Kirsten Cappy & Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah

Mayowa and the Sea of Words by Chibundu Onuzo, with illustrations by Paula Zorite (Released in US in January 2026)

Zac and Jac by Cathy Jenkins, with illustrations by Monique Steele (Available in US)

Wake Your Friday Brain Cells – July 18 Edition

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CHILDREN’S LIT

The best children’s books for every age group – The Telegraph

‘It feels an almost holy moment’: the beauty and magic of reading aloud to children – The Guardian

Writing Advice and Literary Wisdom from the Great E.B. White – Lit Hub

LIBRARIES

Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation – CNN

Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That. – New York Times

New Report: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries – EveryLibrary

Pride Is Disappearing in Libraries Across the U.S. – Book Riot

‘There is no political power without power over the archive’ – The Observer

A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity. – Lit Hub

YA LIT

Breaking Boundaries: YA Authors Crossing Over into Adult Fiction – Publishers Weekly

Sarah J. Maas Breaks Silence On A Court Of Thorns & Roses Book 6 – And It’s The Best Update In Years – ScreenRant