CHILDREN’S LIT

8 Amazing New Children’s Releases to Read in August – Book Riot

8 Children’s Books That Spark Wonder in Big Lessons from the Tiniest Creatures – Book Trib

Celebrate Disability Pride Year-Round through Collection Development – ALSC

Children’s literature has lost an all time great – The Telegraph via Yahoo News

Penderwicks Author Jeanne Birdsall Was ‘Spent’ After Writing the Beloved Book Series. Then Along Came Fairies – People

The Sneaky Gender Bias in Picture Books: Animal Characters – Publishers Weekly

LIBRARIES

Fearing Legal Action by the State, School Districts in Eight Florida Counties Remove Hundreds of Books from Libraries Ahead of the New School Year – PEN America

How a public library’s summer game took over a Michigan city – NPR

Library Tourism: Must-Visit Libraries for Book Lovers Seeking Literary Heritage- Here’s Latest Information Only For You – Travel and Tour World

The Verdict Is In: Texas Library Kiosks Bridge the Justice Gap – Texas State Library

Writers Need Libraries: How Libraries Can Help You Write Better – Book Riot

YA LIT

2025 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Young Adult and Nonfiction – Quill & Quire

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in August 2025 – Reactor