In light of J.K. Rowling’s transphobic statements, we will no longer be covering her or any of her products. We do, however, love all of these: bookriot.com/2018/08/03/bes…
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- Books + BTS! ow.ly/nuPd50yC5tW
- Millennials use the library more than any other generation in the US, and more in Critical Linking: bit.ly/2s2ZMKt
- Will you be reading the BTS webcomic and webnovel? ow.ly/hUZI50HcbMB
- Replying to @northsidebasebThe study specifically excludes university libraries, but thanks for playing!
- "As more women's novels get mistakenly classified as young adult, it furthers the message that grown up fantasy and sci fi are for men." There's a Weird, Sexist Problem in Fantasy That We Need to Talk About: bit.ly/2DkvY58
- Illinois has officially banned book bans. The legislation takes effect January 1, 2024:
- Replying to @NotthatSuzanneProbably not, but our trans readers have, and we care more about them than we do about her
- "The students are fascinated with the Bookflix display at our library. They will stop and look at the book covers, request them, ask about them and then go back and look at the display some more." bit.ly/2DkHAoJ
- You may know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a legendary basketball player. What you may not know is that he’s a huge Holmesian (literally and figuratively) and a fantastic writer: bit.ly/2PlzWOp
- For all the women who've dreamed of being Hermione since childhood, and told they couldn’t: bit.ly/1Uweh04
- Oops, click the link under the sample. Sorry you don't know how links work! You'll figure it out, surely.
- What really sells books? Word of mouth. And what is word of mouth? It's this.
