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Danika Ellis

Danika spends most of her time talking about queer women books at the Lesbrary. Blog: The Lesbrary Twitter: @DanikaEllis

I’m Tired of Queer Book Lists Without Context

Queer BookTok, I love you, but you have to stop acting like all queer books are the same. I need more context in your recommendations.

A Library Chicken, WonTon the Bookstore Cat, and Literacy Funding: Your Weekly Dose of Good Bookish News

Here are the best bookish things that happened this week, from library chickens to literacy funding and, of course, WonTon the bookstore cat.

New Releases Tuesday: The Most Anticipated Books Out This Week!

Here are some of the best books out this week, what they are about, and why you should add them to your TBR!

Quiz: Could You Win Literary WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

Here are 20 literary Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? questions, from classics to kidlit to books in pop culture. How many can you get right?

School District Tells Teachers to Balance Books On Holocaust With “Opposing” Views

Carroll school district advised teachers to carry books that have "opposing" perspectives on the Holocaust because of new Texas bill.

These Are the Best Comics of the Year: the 2021 Harvey Awards Winners

The 2021 Harvey Award winners have been announced, including best manga of the year and best overall comic book of the year!

The Danger — and Necessity — of Paranoid Reading

What is paranoid reading, and why does Twitter seem to gravitate towards it? Here are the dangers and uses of this kind of criticism.

New Releases Tuesday: The Books Out This Week You Need To Read

Here are some of the best books out this week, what they are about, and why you should add them to your TBR!

Librarians Face Possible Charges for Carrying Sex Education Books

Campbell County librarians face legal intimidation for doing their jobs, while the commissioner threatens to cut funding over book challenges.

In Defense of Instalove

Instalove, aka love at first sight, gets a bad rap in book reviews, but there's an appeal to reading about whirlwind romances.