Angela H Dale
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#Picture book writers who revel in #rhyme: I'm so pumped to announce I'll be presenting virtually at The Writers' Loft! Please join me Nov 12 to "Bust Rhyme's Bad Rap." Registration now open at (thewritersloft.org). Hope to see you there. #kidlit #writingcommunity #authorevent #writingworkshop
October 8, 2023 at 2:35 PM
#Picture book writers who revel in #rhyme: I'm so pumped to announce I'll be presenting virtually at The Writers' Loft! Please join me Nov 12 to "Bust Rhyme's Bad Rap." Registration now open at (thewritersloft.org). Hope to see you there. #kidlit #writingcommunity #authorevent #writingworkshop
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Scholastic asks, "Do you want to opt out of 'diverse' books at your school's next book fair?" Your participation in white supremacy has never been easier, just uncheck the 'diverse' books box– poof, no problems. 🙄
Scholastic Under Fire for Allowing Schools to Opt Out of ‘Diverse Books’ for Book Fairs
Scholastic has been accused of bending to right-wing pressure, making having diverse books optional for school book fairs.
www.themarysue.com
October 9, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Scholastic asks, "Do you want to opt out of 'diverse' books at your school's next book fair?" Your participation in white supremacy has never been easier, just uncheck the 'diverse' books box– poof, no problems. 🙄
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"YA is being publicly challenged and a lot of what sells/circulates is now being targeted. While over half of the NYT Teen Bestseller list for almost all of 2023 has been LGBTQ, LGBTQ titles are the most targeted by book banners. I can not emphasize enough how much damage book banning is doing..."
Interesting article from School Library Journal on the current state of the YA / middle grade market, where sales are trending down teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2023/10/18/a...
A Treatise on the State of Middle Grade and Young Adult Publishing Today
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen discusses the current issues in middle grade and young adult publishing and their impact on reading and libraries
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
October 18, 2023 at 6:37 PM
"YA is being publicly challenged and a lot of what sells/circulates is now being targeted. While over half of the NYT Teen Bestseller list for almost all of 2023 has been LGBTQ, LGBTQ titles are the most targeted by book banners. I can not emphasize enough how much damage book banning is doing..."