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.

“Hopefully, we can sit together and discuss what we consider is appropriate”: Inside Two Years of Nonstop Hell for Alpena Public Library

Destruction of US public libraries may start with complaints over books, but that's not the end goal. Alpena Public Library is now the tool of those book banners and serves as a stark warning of what's happening nationwide.

Bookish Birthday Cards to Celebrate The Reader In Your Life

Grab the reader in your life the perfect bookish birthday card.

Screen The Award-Winning Documentary BANNED TOGETHER on MLK Day

Looking for something powerful to watch this upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day? Then you’ll want to grab a ticket ...

New YA Book Releases This Week, January 15, 2025

From compelling historical fiction to high-speed thrillers, dive into this week's new YA releases.

Emergency Library Worker Support for Those Impacted by California Wildfires

Library workers impacted by the California wildfires are invited to attend either or both of these upcoming peer support network meetings.

BookLooks, RatedBooks, and Other Unprofessional Book “Review” Sites to Know: Book Censorship News, January 10, 2025

Get to know some of the most well-known, as well as the lesser-known, "review" sites being used to help facilitate book censorship.

The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards

There's one place online you can go to ensure a very white "best of" book list: The Goodreads Choice Awards.

Your Guide to YA Book-to-Screen Adaptations 2025

Your guide to the YA book to screen adaptations coming out in 2025.

New YA Book Releases This Week, January 8, 2025

It's a huge new release week in the world of YA. From dragons to explorations of the afterlife, there's something here for every kind of reader.

Build Your Library Skills in 2025 With These Tremendous New Resources

Two new resources for library workers to strengthen their advocacy and readiness skills, as well as better understand the library legal landscape right now.