New Book Subscription Service Aardvark Book Club Coming in September
A new monthly subscription box is coming to the US and Canada starting in September. It’s called Aardvark Book Club, and it’s a monthly book club that features a social media app where you can discuss the books with a community of readers. If you want updates on when the book club will launch, you can join their newsletter or follow them on Instagram and TikTok.
Battle Brewing in Rural Iowa Over LGBTQ Books
There’s a battle brewing in a rural Iowa town’s public library over LGBTQ-inclusive books that some people have flagged as inappropriate. In Logan, Iowa, local author Kailee Coleman is under fire for her children’s book And That’s Their Family. “I was surprised because the book is a book of facts, it’s just family structures that exist in our world,” said Coleman, who wrote her book to teach tolerance. Her book and a children’s biography about gay rights activist Harvey Milk have been banned from the Logan public library. A letter addressed to the library’s board asks not to put, “Books that portray homosexuality and LGBTQ in a positive manner in the children’s section,” nor put them on display.
But Logan Library Director Kate Simmons is fighting back. “The reality is that libraries are in the forefront of the battle to protect the first amendment,” she said. “I am a member of the LGBTQIA community, and I did not come to this public library for a period of about 10 years because I did not feel represented. Representation is so important.”
Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge Adds Tamera Mowry-Housley as Host
Amazon has greenlit the show Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge and announced that Tamera Mowry-Housley will be the host. Pastry chef Clarice Lam and cake designer/pastry chef Joshua John Russell will also join the series as judges. Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge will challenge some of America’s bakers to create confectionaries tied to beloved Seuss characters like The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch, and more. Their creations will be judged based on taste, creativity, and storytelling.
Nonfiction YouTube Accounts to Follow
For those of you who love to dig into a good nonfiction book, here are 8 nonfiction BookTubers making content just for you!