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Colson Whitehead On Protests And Politics: Today in Books

Colson Whitehead On Protests And Politics

“In terms of legislation, the people who might be moved by a work of art and then be further moved to enact some law, are not usually the people who read or listen to music. On an individual level, art elevates and nourishes and revitalises, but in terms of legislation it is a long time since the novel had that centrality in the culture in America.” Colson Whitehead talked about the ongoing protests, politics, and his books.

Black Bookstagrammers Recommend Great Reads

From epic fantasy to queer memoir, Black bookstagrammers highlighted some of their favorite reads by Black authors. They also talked about some of the Black owned bookstores they frequent. Put these grammers in your feed.

Rare Book Thieves Sentenced To House Arrest

The duo who stole and trafficked rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh received their sentence. The former librarian and a bookseller, who both plead guilty, will be under house arrest, serve 12 years of probation, and one has been ordered to pay $55,000 in restitution.

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Fairy Tales for Muslim Kids: Today in Books

She’s Rewriting Western Fairy Tales For Muslim Children

Fawzia Gilani-Williams is an educator with a PhD in children’s literature, and a passion for helping Muslim kids see themselves reflected in books. So she decided to rewrite classic Western fairy tales starring Muslim characters, reflecting Muslim values. This is an important step forward, as the UK is seriously lagging in their efforts to diversify children’s literature.

Leslie Marmon Silko Wins $100,000 Arts Academy Prize; Alex Kotlowitz Also Recognized

Leslie Marmon Silko has won the Christopher Lightfoot Walker Award for her significant achievement to American literature. The award is given biannually, and Silko is the second writer to receive it. Her work aims to prove that Indigenous people have contributed just as much to world culture and history as the Greeks, Romans, and Scandinavians.

Why These Nipsey Hussle Fans Started a Book Club

Maria Gates and Joe Gardina are continuing Nipsey Hussle’s legacy by founding a book club that reads some of the rapper’s favorite and recommended books. Gates and Gardina are hoping to give fans a productive way to mourn and heal, while also continuing with the work that he started in giving back to his community. They hope that members will become more literate–in business, history, and in social action–and that together they can build stronger ties in their community.

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YA Book News and New Releases

Hey YA Readers!

Sharifah here again! Kelly will be back soon but, in the meantime, let’s peep the latest in YA news, and topple that TBR with some of the great new books hitting shelves this week.

YA Book News

Here’s what’s up from this week’s YA news.

New YA Book Releases

Look out for these books on the shelves this week.

28 Days by David Safier

Harley In The Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Most Likely by Sarah Watson

The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton by Richard Fifield

Spindle and Dagger by J. Anderson Coats

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi

The Survivor by Bridget Tyler

The Vinyl Underground by Rob Rufus

We Are All His Creatures: Tales of PT Barnum, Greatest Showman by Deborah Noyes

When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

This Week at Book Riot

Don’t miss the great talk over on Book Riot this week about YA, either.

 


Thanks for hanging out! You can find me on Instagram at @szainabwilliams.

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What's Up in YA

YA Book News and New Releases

Hey YA Readers!

Sharifah here! I’m steering the YA ship while Kelly’s out. Let’s dig into the latest in YA news, as well as take a peek at the great new books that hit shelves this week.

YA Book News

Let’s catch up on this week’s YA news.

New YA Book Releases

Grab your TBR because it’s about to grow. A * means Kelly has read the book and recommends it!

*The Alcazar by Amy Ewing

Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis

Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie

*Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

Every Reason We Shouldn’t by Sara Fujimura

The Fire Never Goes Out by Noelle Stevenson

*The First Seven by Laura Pohl

Fly Like A Girl by Mary Jennings Hegar

Havenfall by Sara Holland

If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley

The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu

Light In Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron

Mermaid Moon by Susann Cokal

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

The Moment of Truth by Kasie West

The Night of Your Life by Lydia Sharp

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

Open Fire by Amber Lough

The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown

*A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro

The Twin by Natasha Preston

The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte

The Vanishing Girl by Josephine Ruby

*The Warrior’s Curse by Jennifer A. Nielsen

When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey

*Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Witches of Ash and Ruin by E Latimer

This Week at Book Riot

Don’t miss the great talk over on Book Riot this week about YA, either.

 


Thanks for hanging out!

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It’s Poe Day At Book Riot!

Did you notice a sudden chill in the air? The clouds rolling in? The squawk of a raven? Get ready for a moody, atmospheric autumn with Poe Day at Book Riot!

We’ve got a full day of Edgar Allan Poe content, and something for every fan. Find Poe all over pop culture, signs that your Tinder date might be Poe, fun Poe gifts for you or a friend, and Neo-Gothic YA read-alikes that are perfect for the fall season.

Check out all of our Poe Day content by heading over to bookriot.com!

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We’re Celebrating Tech Week!

Welcome to Tech Week! We’re celebrating technology on the page and in our reading lives all week long with new content on the theme posting every day.

Start here, with our welcome post, where you’ll be able to find all of our Tech Week content as it goes up each day.

Today, we’re talking about technology tips to improve your reading experience.

We take a look at a selection of amazing women tech geniuses in comics.

And we round up books that use online communication as a device.

Check out all our Tech Week content by heading over to BookRiot.com.

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We’re Celebrating Crime Day!

Today, we’re celebrating Crime Day with a full day of crime-themed content! Whether you’re a murderino, an aspiring sleuth, or you simply have a thing for page-turning stories about serial killers, we’ve got something for you.

So add some noir by women to your TBR, find your entry into true crime, follow some detectives on fascinating cases, and check out all of our Crime Day content by heading over to bookriot.com.

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Shop the Back to School Gift Guide for 2019!

It’s time again to help the students in our lives shake those first day jitters and get ready to conquer the campus. To help, we’ve put together some of our favorite bookish gifts for folks preparing to enter another year of elementary, high school, college, and beyond! Check out the gift guide here, or click below:

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Get Your YA Ebook Deals!

Hello YA lovers! It’s Sharifah, jumping in while Kelly’s out. So let’s get to your YA Deals, shall we?


Sponsored by Amazon Publishing

Time and tide wait for no girl. From the author of The Hundredth Queen series comes an enchanting novel about a young adventurer with a clockwork heart who battles time itself to claim her destiny. She finds buried secrets, hidden realms, and young love along the way. But can she promise her future to anyone when she’s living on borrowed time? Read Before the Broken Star by Emily R. King.


If you haven’t read Sabaa Tahir’s harrowing series (so good!), you really should. Start with An Ember in the Ashes for $3.

For a timely sci-fi story and queer read, check out Victoria Lee’s The Fever King for $2.

Rebekah Crane’s The Upside of Falling Down is the story of the lone survivor of a plane crash, for $2.

Learn more about the courageous and outspoken activist Malala Yousafzai through her memoir, I Am Malala, for $5.

Start Gail Carriger’s steampunk Finishing School Series with Etiquette & Espionage for $3.

Check out Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde if you’re on the hunt for a fun and funny Pride month read, for $3.

And if you loved Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, check out The Inexplicable Logic of My Life, also by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, for $3.

Love a book told from alternating viewpoints? Try You Know Me Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour for $3.

And then we have a Tiptree Award-winning book in When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore, for $3.

I absolutely loved Ash by Malinda Lo, and will read anything Lo writes. Get this beautiful queer fairytale for  $3.

Get Neal Schusterman’s The Skinjacker trilogy about teens in limbo for only $5. Don’t miss out on this deal!

Look, I love Anne, but Emily Starr is my all-time fave. Get the trilogy by LM Montgomery for only $1! Your summer is basically made.


And those are your deals! Happy reading!

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We’re Celebrating Sisters Day!

Today, we’re celebrating literary sisters and sisterhood with a full day of historical nonfiction and fiction. Start here, with our welcome post, where you’ll be able to find all of our Sisters Day content as it goes up each day.

A reader categorizes the March sisters of Little Women into Enneagram types.

We round up manga sisterhoods, evil sisters, and so much more!

Check out all our Sister’s Day content by heading over to bookriot.com.