CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh Join ‘The School for Good and Evil’ at Netflix – Deadline
LIBRARIES
Libraries are getting $200 million in stimulus funds – CNN
YA LIT
‘I couldn’t escape. I wasn’t entire sure I wanted to’: confusing messages about consent in young adult fantasy fiction – The Conversation
The YA market is fickle as hell. Is it about to dump its latest crush – diversity? – The Spinoff (Article by author Chloe Gong)
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Librarians hesitate on We Are Water Protectors – OIF Blog
Move over, Dr. Seuss: 29 children’s books by BIPOC authors to add to your bookshelf – The Mary Sue
The Phantom Tollbooth author Norton Juster has died at the age of 91 – Tor.com
‘The Runaway Bunny’ hops to HBO Max – Publishers Weekly
Saying it louder for the people in the back: Kids need queer books – Book Riot
LIBRARIES
The Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library controversy – Hackernoon
Want to borrow that e-book from the library? Sorry, Amazon won’t let you – The Washington Post
YA LIT
14 books vs movie differences in Netflix’s “Moxie” – BuzzFeed
24 of the best new YA novels of 2021 – PopSugar
All the new young adult SFF books arriving in March – Tor.com
How a new generation of LGBTQ young adult books is reshaping the literary landscape – EdgeMediaNetwork
March 2021 YA book releases – The Nerd Daily
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Add these new children’s books by Black authors to your kids’ shelves – SheKnows
Kid Lit community launches auction to help combat anti-Asian racism – SLJ
Little Simon launches children’s book graphic novel series – Forbes
Opinion: Why schools should rethink Dr. Seuss – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Prolific children’s author Jane Yolen readies 400th book – Mass Live
LIBRARIES
Brooklyn librarian becomes unlikely star with her bilingual story time – NPR
Libraries are an essential service. Give librarians the vaccine now – Newsweek
‘We can hardly keep them stocked’: why books by Black authors are flying off the shelves – CBC
YA LIT
Author Patrick Ness on shifting from book to screen for his story ‘Chaos Walking’ – Black Girl Nerds
I stopped reading because I couldn’t see myself in books. So I wrote one instead, Gary Lonesborough – The Guardian
In ‘Girlhood,’ teens across the globe write about their everyday lives – NPR
March 2021’s 12 best YA books, including Leigh Bardugo’s latest – Pop Sugar
Netflix series in the works for debut novel ‘Firekeeper’s Daughter’ – WXYZ
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
25 must-read 2021 picture books for your child’s bookshelves – Book Riot
37 years ago she started making braille children’s books to cut the cost by 90% and donate them worldwide – Good News Network
2021 books by Newbery winners – 100 Scope Notes
Children’s books that feature LGBTQ characters – HuffPost
Children’s books with characters of diverse body types – HuffPost
When Black kids — shut out world of children’s literature — took matters into their own hands – Salon
YOUNG ADULT
7 YA novels featuring strong, vulnerable unique Black girls coming in 2021 – NBC
11 books featuring South Asian characters to read in 2021 – Teen Vogue
20 must-read 2021 young adult fantasy releases – Book Riot
50 Black young adult novelists you should read, from Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers – AZCentral
After to All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: 8 young adult books Netflix should adapt next – Cinema Blend
Black History Month Book List 2021 – YA Pride
The Booklist Printz Interview: Daniel Nayeri – Booklist
Graphic novels and comics to enjoy for Black History Month – or anytime! – The Hub
In ‘Nubia: Real One,’ trying to be a hero when society thinks you’re a threat – CapRadio
Ojibwe author Angeline Boulley on the “Indigenous Nancy Drew” story in her debut YA thriller – Michigan Radio
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Children’s book author Matt de la Pena tells it like it is – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Diverse children’s books that aren’t about diversity – HuffPost
The most anticipated children’s and YA books of Spring 2021 – Publishers Weekly
Netflix to adapt Lupita Nyong’o children’s book ‘Sulwe’ into an animated musical – Deadline
PageTurners: children’s books guaranteed to make everyone smile – The Root
Utah parents complained after kids were read a story about a transgender boy. Now other diverse books are on hold. – The Salt Lake Tribune
YA READS
9 young adult novels we’re excited about – Essence
18 epic fantasy books starring magical black leads – BuzzFeed
February 2021 YA book releases – The Nerd Daily
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Condemning without cancelling: a response to Roald Dahl Family’s apology for his anti-Semitic comments – Intellectual Freedom Blog
Little House on the Prairie was built on Native American land – Smithsonian Magazine
Olivia Colman, Matt Smith to lead cast of BBC animated special ‘Superworm’ – Deadline
LIBRARIES
33 children’s and YA graphic novels for winter 2021 – Comics Beat
Police in libraries: what the cop-free library movement wants – Teen Vogue
Seattle Public Library’s chief librarian leaving for new job in North Carolina – Seattle Times
YA LIT
11 anticipated books by trans/non-binary authors – Teen Vogue
12 riveting YA books hitting shelves in February 2021 – PopSugar
An interview with Printz Award Winner Daniel Nayeri – The Hub
The movie adaptation of Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona will not be completed – Tor
On “success” – Malinda Lo
Ten great young-adult fiction debuts for the next two months – Book & Film Globe
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
2021 Spring Preview: Kids’ books – Quill & Quire
Announcing Lee & Low Books’ 2020 New Voices Award Winner and Honor – The Open Book Blog
Netflix partners with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for three projects based on his books – The Hollywood Reporter
Obituary: Kathleen Krull – Publishers Weekly
SCBWI Celebrates #OwnVoices “Celebrating Queer Voices” – SCBWI
These books will get your kids out of their reading rut – LifeHacker
Virtual library gives children in England free book access – BBC News
LIBRARIES
A life already saved: the power librarians hold, a guest post by B. B. Alston – Teen Librarian Toolbox
Milwaukee Public Library facing major budget shortfalls, considering recommendations – Spectrum News
YA LIT
6 YA adaptations coming to Netflix in 2021 – Netflix Life
January 2021 YA book releases – The Nerd Daily
Netflix lands adaptation of YA graphic novel ‘Heartstopper’ – Deadline
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
20 children’s books for your dino-loving kid – Romper
25 #OwnVoices books for kids – Chicago Parent
33 middle-grade books about families (big and small) – Afoma Umesi
50 picture, middle-grade, and YA books coming out in 2021 to add to your kid’s TBR list – PopSugar
‘Ambitious Girl’ reminds kids: your dreams are not a drawback – NPR
Ben Affleck to direct adaptation of ‘Keeper of the Lost Cities’ for Disney – Deadline
A Mighty Girl’s 2020 Books of the Year – A Mighty Girl
Rooting out racism in children’s books – Salon
Scholastic launches new BIPOC-focused publishing program – Publishers Weekly
Surviving Covid winter: a lesson from Leo Lionni’s Frederick by James Preller – Nerdy Book Club
LIBRARIES
33% growth for digital books from public libraries and schools in 2020 sets records – PR Newswire
Food, Shelter, and the Public Library – Publishers Weekly
Hennepin County libraries end overdue book fees – Star Tribune
How did the Free Library’s cooking school go virtual? – The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Library Path by Eden Royce – Nerdy Book Club
YA LIT
10 Great January 2021 YA releases to TBR – Book Riot
15 queer SFF books to look out for in 2021 – The Nerd Daily
25 LGBTQ+ YA books you’ll want to curl up with this winter – BuzzFeed
2021 YA book releases you need to have on your TBR – The Nerd Daily
BCDF Pictures acquires YA fantasy novel trilogy ‘The Girl at Midnight’ for TV adaptation – Deadline
Malinda Lo on writing a coming-of-age love story – LAMBDA Literary
The Poet X goes to court – Intellectual Freedom Blog
This Penn student writes YA novels with her sister. Their new book is ‘close to perfection,’ Kirkus says – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Happy new year! Here is some library and book news to welcome a new and hopefully better year for us all:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
2021 Titles by/for/about Latinx – Latinxs in Kid Lit
Dr. Seuss’ net worth in 2020 is actually shocking – Showbiz CheatSheet
How author Jacqueline Woodson gets it done – The Cut
How children’s books grapple with the Native American experience – NPR
I Spy Louise Fitzhugh: a conversation with Leslie Brody – Los Angeles Review of Books
Michael Morpurgo denies ‘censoring’ Merchant of Venice in children’s book – The Guardian
Struggling to discuss tough topics with a kid? Here are books that might help – NPR
LIBRARIES
REALM Test Results – American Libraries
Social equity policy at San Diego Library boosting branches in low-income neighborhoods – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Toronto library staff are calling more than 20,000 seniors for a quick check-in chat during the pandemic – Toronto Star
YA LIT
5 books to help young people understand racism – The Conversation
2021 debut MG & YA authors – Crazyquiltedi
Co-authors of “Tiny Pretty Things” discuss the Netflix adaptation and what’s next – BuzzFeed
Get cozy with these winter 2021 YA books for your TBR – Book Riot
Q & A with Angie Thomas – Publishers Weekly
These 33 YA books of 2021 are worth saving your gift cards for – Epic Reads
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