CHILDREN’S BOOKS

11 Feminist Middle Grade and YA Novels About Gender, Period Stigma, and More – SLJ

Why are today’s children’s books and films often so much better than adult ones? – The Guardian

LIBRARIES

5 Library Wins Worth Celebrating – American Libraries

8 Badass Librarians We Need to Celebrate This International Women’s Day  – Lit Hub

American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom unveils new and updated resources to protect the freedom to read – ALA

By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order – CBC

‘Essential for My Career’: Six Authors Explain Why They Need Their Books on Library Shelves – PEN America

Judy Blume and the Making of ‘Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing’ – Newsweek

YA LIT

Malorie Blackman on Noughts & Crosses at 25: ‘It’s even more relevant today’ – The Guardian