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Must-Read Books: A Love Letter to Black Authors
stories explainers podcasts videos Have you watched the devastatingly funny movie American Fiction with its remarkable cringe/laugh ratio? Honestly, even if you haven’t, you intuitively know everything said about the “establishment” targeted by the beautifully written script and acting of Jeffrey Wright and others is accurate.
Goosebumps: 10 Other Children's Series And Books That Need Musicals/Stage Versions
The theatre has been a welcome environment for a variety of different stories for both the young and the young at heart. Share Tweet Email Books making it from the page to the stage is nothing new, but it would be untrue to say that a series like Goosebumps getting a musical adaptation was expected. With an original production premiering in 2021 and a Broadway cast featuring Alex Brightman of Beetlejuice fame, it's enough to make some wonder which book series is next to get the theater treatment.
15 Black histories to read beyond Black History Month
With only 28 days each year devoted to reflecting on the history and contributions of Black Americans, it’s impossible to fit in the full scope of the Black experience in America. But while bestselling books like The 1619 Project, Four Hundred Souls, How the Word Is Passed, and The Warmth of Other Suns have expanded our understanding of our collective trajectory since the first slave ships reached American shores, there are many other narratives to explore.
2021 NCBCC Winners
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6 Books by Pisces Authors to Celebrate Pisces Season
This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Pisces season is officially here, and as the stars say, it’s the time to let your creative juices flow unbound! What better way can there be than to seek inspiration in the words of authors born during Pisces season?
10 Books by Black Women to Read During Times of Uncertainty
These masterworks, pulled from the ZORA Canon, show us how to live, imagine, and strive in precarious times Photo: Cavan Images/Getty Images For more than 160 years, Black women have helped us make sense of the world, introduced us to unshakable characters, and ushered us into new experiences through written works. Now more than ever, we can lean into that writing to understand and escape our circumstances. Even for just a bit.
African American speculative fiction for kids
After Edi read my SLJ article, she suggested I compile a list of African American speculative fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal, time travel, alternate history, dystopia, horror, etc.) books for children. As usual, I enlisted the help of others, and below is the list Edi, Doret, Ari, and I compiled. If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment. I did not include speculative fiction titles that might appeal to teens—just those specifically published for young readers (MG/YA).
Feminist Fairytales For Children That Teach Modern Values
Recently, reports about a school in Barcelona banning their fairytale children’s books circulated the internet. While some of the reports exaggerated the story, the school did remove over 200 children’s books a commission deemed sexist—a third of their books—and many of these were fairytales. However, they kept fairytale children’s books if they contained non-sexist gender roles. When I first conceived the idea for this piece, I thought it would be about how no book should be banned.
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