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.
Utah's State Board of Education just banned its 17th book, TRICKS by Ellen Hopkins. Every public school in the state must remove it.
It's not just the content of news or press releases we need to care about. We need to understand its origins matter, too. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
YA books for younger teens exist, though there are many reasons why they're not always easy to find.
It is a HUGE day for new YA book releases. Dive into this wide-ranging array of new YA hardcover and paperback titles out this week.
Carry your literary goods in these sweet bookish tote bags.
Fourteen book censorship posts from the last several years to revisit and to use in preparation of what's happening now. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
Looking for new ways to get engaged in activism and advocacy? Try your hand at craftivism with these excellent books and discover its long history in change-making.
Read your way into this week's new YA book releases, including those out in hardcover and in paperback.
Iowa public libraries may lose access to state funds for being affiliated by the American Library Association under a new anti-library bill floated by state republicans.
The importance of documentation in an era of misinformation. Where and how the story of Ohio library budget cuts emerged and what is–and is not–true right now.