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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.

Your Local Brick & Mortar Bookstore Is A Privilege

Last week, I went on a trip to Toronto to see a friend. When we were hashing out details for ...

30 Diverse YA Titles To Get On Your Radar

This post is sponsored by I Read YA. Throughout the month of May, Scholastic’s This is Teen community is sharing ...

Beyond the Bestsellers: So You’ve Read Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

In the spirit of continuing the discussion of diversity, it seems appropriate to talk about one of the few books ...

Your 33 Favorite Teen Mysteries

This giveaway is sponsored by Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey. In this fresh and funny teen mystery, seventeen-year-old Millie joins forces ...

A New Look for Judy Blume

Judy Blume is a mainstay in young adult lit. She was one of the first authors to tackle huge and ...

14 Favorite Novels About Family Vacations Gone Awry

This round of the Riot Recommendation is sponsored by This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki. Every summer, Rose goes ...

15 Sweet Kid Lit-Inspired Cakes

What happens when you cross your favorite kid lit title with a little food creativity? You get some really rocking ...

On “Slut Shelves” and Eating Our Own In Fiction

Slut: a woman who has many sexual encounters. Slut: a word that has grown exponentially in use over the last ...

We Need Bigger Megaphones for Diversity in Kid Lit

Last week, BookCon announced their event’s lineup of blockbuster kid lit panelists. Jeff Kinney, James Patterson, Rick Riordan, and Lemony ...

15 years of SPEAK: An Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson

It’s fifteen years since Laurie Halse Anderson’s young adult novel Speak was first published. Speak is an enduring novel that has a significant place ...