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After watching the new Netflix film Enola Holmes, I discovered a genre niche I hadn’t even known I’d been craving. Suddenly I knew I wanted to read books like Enola Holmes. The movie worked its magic on me in so many ways. I fell in love with the historical setting, twisty mysteries, and clever protagonist

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Superheroes, like too many things in life, are very white. For decades, the only people of color you could find in mainstream comics were a) villains, b) horrible stereotypes, or c) both. It took a long time for heroes of color to start showing up. Even then, it was a trickle rather than a flood.

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Calling Elizabeth Acevedo’s award-winning young adult novel The Poet X “a frontal assault on Christian beliefs and values,” John and Robin Coble filed a lawsuit against their 9th grader’s high school. The federal lawsuit seeks to remove the book from the child’s classroom. The Coble’s claim that main character Xiomara’s language has a clear anti-Christian

Anyone watching the news right now knows election anxiety is a thing. Who will win? Who will lose? We still don’t know, but what we do know is that during these tough and unexpected times, there are always books to keep us company. For those seeking escapism and to drift away to another world, there

Community helpers star in children’s books from board books to picture books. As a former elementary school teacher, I remember the lessons we taught on this topic every year. Countless nonfiction books about helper professions crowded the shelves in our school and classroom libraries. Sometimes, we hosted firefighters and police officers during these units. They’d

The World Fantasy Awards have announced their winners for the most outstanding fantasy books and works published in 2019. The winners were announced as part of the World Fantasy Convention, which was held virtually this year. Best Novel went to Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender, a rich Caribbean-inspired fantasy about the twisting, violent

If I could go all year without ever putting on real shoes, that would be my dream. But since I live where we get snow and ice, that’s not realistic. My thought is if I’m stuck in foot prisons, then I should at least be able to have a little fun with my socks. I’ve

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When I was a library worker, I was tasked with increasing circulation among a certain part of the library’s collection. So I did what was very on trend: I wrapped the books up and add a little mystery gift tag to them. They flew off the shelves. Everyone loves a gift. I had distilled each

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Every year, Benicia, California, hosts a Downtown Scarecrow Display where local businesses show off their talents and creativity by making scarecrows. One House Bakery kicked it up a notch . . . or a galaxy or two . . . and created what might be the best set of scarecrows you can imagine. Hannalee Pervan,

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With the days bleeding one into the next and the news never having much to offer outside doom and fear, you might be seeking any possible diversion to redirect your energy, even for a few minutes. Why not try your hands at a word search? Find below a book-themed word search to try on your

Halloween may look different this year, but it doesn’t mean you have to do nothing at all to celebrate the haunting season. This is especially true for readers who cannot get enough vampires . . . or enough of Twilight. Tonight at 8 pm Eastern time, Atlas Obscura is offering a one hour virtual tour

I am an introvert. In the right environment, with the right people, I can extrovert the hell out of a day or a con or a museum date. But after a given event or set period of time, I’m going back in my cave and it’ll be a while before I come out again more

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The 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards are open for voting! The opening round of the 12th annual Awards, which are decided by readers, runs now through November 8. How It Works Voting is open to Goodreads registered members. Check Your Shelf Newsletter Sign up to receive Check Your Shelf, the Librarian’s One-Stop Shop For News, Book Lists, And

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Halloween is, overall, my number one fave holiday of the year. In fact, it combines all my favourite things! Candy eaten in copious amounts, check. Creativity being encouraged, check. Whimsical creatures wandering the streets, check. Although, let me be clear: I’m not usually a fan of being scared, but something about Halloween makes it feel

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If we’re comparing tragedies this year, one of the smallest possible ones would be how much I’ve missed traveling in 2020. Yet, traveling and exploring new cities has always been one of the anchoring points in my life. Thankfully, I’ve found a small piece of that with Airbnb online experiences, “traveling” to Japan for a

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We’ve all read short story collections. Whether writing college papers or browsing in a local bookshop, short stories are very accessible. My first anthology was a Women’s Studies assortment during my undergrad years. While I don’t remember the title, I do recall Virginia Woolf’s story “Lapin and Lapinova.” It was such a surprising story of

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With the change in seasons comes the opportunity to explore new sights, sounds, and experiences with your toddler. As families head outside for pumpkin patch visits and fall walks, toddlers get to explore new to them sensations such as the crunch of leaves underfoot, the chill of a crisp fall day, and the textures of

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Having emotionally distant parents can be heartwrenching. Living with people who were supposed to be the primary caregivers, but for some twist of fate are incapable of fulfilling their roles, can prove to be a very emotionally harrowing experience for the children, as we see in the case of Transcendent Kingdom‘s Gifty. While nothing can