Public Libraries

Here’s a look at what has arrived here lately. Get out your TBR lists, your order lists, your library card, and be ready to dive into lots of new and interesting books!

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It was my long-standing appreciation for social media that helped spark the idea for my sophomore YA novel NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES. I wanted to create a character whose obsession with social media goes a little too far and also highlight the pressures of existing in that digital space as a teen.

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If you have been asking yourself, where are all the YA books with teens in marching band, here are 2 new titles coming in 2022 to answer the call

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As censorship efforts continue, here's a look at some of the latest developments in schools and public libraries around the country.

As attacks on library collections escalate, school boards and parents circumvent the established process.

The most challenged graphic novel this fall: Gender Queer. And the award-winning Maia Kobabe memoir remains a frequent target nationwide. Graphic novels are more vulnerable, says Jonathan Friedman of PEN America, as older people simply are less comfortable with them. 

The Front Desk author tweeted a call to action to her colleagues, as she tries to "motivate and mobilize" people to fight coordinated efforts to remove books from schools and libraries.

From graphical COVID diaries to investigative journalism, these comics are a time capsule of the pandemic experience.

Penguin Random House (PRH) Education is launching new initiatives as part of a partnership between Penguin Classics and #DisruptTexts.