Two new developments - One absurdist, the other about the kid lit community standing together in solidarity. 1) As reported at Book Riot by Kelly Jensen, "Barnes & Noble Being Sued in Virginia Beach Over Gender Queer, Court of Mist and Fury," "No longer is this...
So over at the Independent Book Publishers Association, we're having our annual IBPA Publishing University conference this month in Orlando, Florida. We'd actually planned to be in Orlando for the conference back in 2020, but had to cancel due to the pandemic. 2021...
A screen shot from the Elle piece by Brea Baker on Naomi Osaka's courage In this brilliant analysis in an opinion piece for Elle, Naomi Osaka Dared To Say No, Brea Baker looks at Naomi Osaka's pulling out of the French Open and saying "No" to the media demands made on...
The idea that the core of white supremacy's hatred and fear of anyone "other" - specifically Black, brown, and other people of color - is a hatred and fear of Jewish people isn't something I knew. Eric Ward is the Western States Center’s Executive Director and Senior...
In under six minutes, Amber - a comedian who wasn't on my radar but now is - breaks down the path that got us to this current situation, with violence and hate crimes against Asian Americans spiking, and the murder of eight people – including six Asian Americans in...
