Kelly Jensen

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen.

How to Build a Voters Guide for School Board Elections: Book Censorship News, May 23, 2025

One powerful action you can take to help halt book bans and the destruction of public libraries and public schools is building a voter guide. Here's the first in a two-part, how-to series.

How To Prepare For Pride Month in Libraries in 2025

A handy guide to preparing your library now for Pride month, including ideas for educating patrons about the current attacks on LGBTQ+ books, libraries, and more.

New YA Nonfiction and Comics Releases for May 2025

Your TBR is about to topple with this month's new YA comics and nonfiction releases.

Deliciously Queer YA Foodie Romances

These delicious queer YA romances blend love with delectable food.

New YA Book Releases This Week, May 21, 2025

This week's new YA books are plentiful and especially plum for readers who crave a little love and romance.

These 2025 Short Story Collections Have Some Brilliant Book Covers

Short story collections have some of the most innovative, memorable, and eye-catching covers of them all.

Trump Seeks Stay in IMLS Injunction; Sonderling Bashes IMLS Employees in Declaration

Trump seeks stay in IMLS lawsuit while the IMLS Acting Director Keith Sonderling casts former employees as troublemakers who wouldn't follow their new duties if reinstated.

Strangely Unsettling: Weird Horror You Can’t Look Away From

Much like horror itself is up to reader experience, so, too, is weird horror. Here are several excellent weird horror reads. Be prepared for things to get a little strange.

Trump Administration Appeals Decision in Attorneys General IMLS Lawsuit

On Friday afternoon, lawyers representing the Trump administration filed an appeal in the case brought by 21 state attorneys general to stop the dismantling of the IMLS.

What Is The Library of Congress and What Does the Librarian of Congress Do?: Book Censorship News, May 16, 2025

A primer on what the Library of Congress is and what the Librarian of Congress does and oversees. Why is this such an appealing target for the current administration? That, plus this week's book censorship news.