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Continuing To Raise Dion: Today In Books

Continuing To Raise Dion

The Michael B. Jordan-produced comic book adaptation Raising Dion has been renewed for a second season on Netflix! According to Netflix’s data Raising Dion, about a child who discovers he has powers, ranked in it’s top ten most popular original shows of 2019. Glad to see this one coming back, I loved seeing Dion and his mom’s lives as they try to make sense of his powers.

Book Accuses Author Of Rape And France Opens Investigation

In Le Consentement by Vanessa Springora, Springora accuses author Gabriel Matzneff of having raped her, leading the French public prosecutor’s office to look into the allegations: “‘After having analyzed the work ‘Consent’, published on Jan. 2, the Paris prosecutor has today opened a probe for rape committed against a minor aged under 15, in connection, notably, to Vanessa Springora’, the statement said.” Because the above linked article only named the accuser and not the accused, I’ll also link to The Guardian article that names Gabriel Matzneff.

Seattle Public Library’s New No-Fee Policy

While it was decided in 2019 it wasn’t official until the start of 2020: Seattle Public Library’s will no longer charge fees for overdue items which were at 25 cents per day and capped at $8 per item. “Lost and damaged items can still result in charges under the new policy, and library accounts will be suspended if items aren’t returned 14 days after they’re due.”