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Beth Mead @bmeado9 (Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner, Player of the Year & BBC Sports Personality of the Year) has a new kids book out in June. "ROAR ; A Guide to Dreaming Big and Playing the Sport You Love" WE HAVE SIGNED COPIES YOU CAN ORDER! HERE! https://t.co/7CPsQgBizS https://t.co/SHX8dq2Du4

On this day in 1859, Charles Darwin sent his publishers the first three chapters of "On the Origin of Species," outlining his theory of evolution by natural selection. To mark the occasion here some gems from #NYPLPictureCollection. https://t.co/fvXrAwXopw

‘It felt impossible to be a feminist literary theorist without reading her, so I struggled on, making my way through the texts and watching the movies, without ever asking myself whether I actually liked her work.’ @TorilMoi on Marguerite Duras: https://t.co/5fyHU1RoxX

Named one of the best digital tools of 2022, Novel Effect combines storybooks and speech recognition to bring read-alouds to life. https://t.co/V24kvfnYG1 #EdTech https://t.co/xHcyvHO6uA

Here are 10 amazing prints that will transform your space into a dark academia oasis. https://t.co/ra1wK7wmrj

We did a raffle at Christmas to help raise some dosh to buy books for five schools. With your help, we raised over £1500! One of the lucky recipients was Barn Croft Primary School. They sent an Instagram message to say thanks! https://t.co/qIgEymAJBx You lot are ACE. https://t.co/2mab5hN3kQ

🚶Every New Yorker knows that it's #NationalWalkingDay every day in NYC. With this walking guide, discover new ways to explore the city you already know and love: https://t.co/hazVHdaLe7

‘It’s easy to mistake the river of internet footage from Russia’s war against Ukraine for information, or news. Often it contains both – look, something happened! But Telegram and Twitter are messaging, advertising and promotional platforms.’ — @_jamesmeek https://t.co/1GzCQGOJYQ

Brian Covey continues to educate the public about the negative impact of the Florida law that is not just about "pornography" but race and anything that might make kids uncomfortable. https://t.co/5RVMuat0C4 https://t.co/EtLfklTDvx

Here are some of the best books about the moon for those interested in all aspects of our nearest neighbor. https://t.co/bJo83HSR0s

TWITTER POLL Hello Can you help us choose the next book we read for Twitter Book Club. Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo Homesick by Jennifer Croft Pod by Laline Paull I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel A picture of each book & the blurb follows. Pls RT. THANKS

Opening in one month, an exhibition of Darwin’s letters will be on view at NYPL, plus, portraits and objects from Darwin’s world: a plant collected in the Galápagos Islands, a sketch map of the Andes, and a page from “Origin of Species” his children used for an art project. https://t.co/H7rZSnknhr

Aleksandar Hemon likes to quote Wittgenstein, with a ‘preference for the hedgehogish Tractatus over the foxier Philosophical Investigations.’ But ‘the bigger influence on Hemon’s recent work seems to be Lana and Lilly Wachowski,’ says @leorobsonwriter. https://t.co/kFoisY2wh6

TX Judge Orders Books Returned to Llano County Public Library Shelves, Moratorium on Removals https://t.co/1r1dPApkLI Titles are removed from schools in Spotsylvania, VA, and legislation seeking to limit access and criminalize librarians advances in AK and ND. #Censorship https://t.co/WtRaVlCrrG

One of the delights for readers of a mystery is picking up little crumbs of evidence along the way. As HOMECOMING gallops toward its close, you may think you know what’s coming, and the foreknowledge is both ghastly and thrilling. @marinerbooks https://t.co/FbTfDdz9rH