Books Contents Archive

‘On Monday night Lynch called the junior minister Chris Philp a liar no less than 16 times. The next day he told Kay Burley she had “gone off into the world of the surreal” and said Richard Madeley was talking “twaddle”.’ @conradlandin on the RMT strike: https://t.co/LSL2bxX2ry

27 of the best children's books of the year (so far!) https://t.co/UBAPvrQ7zE

Stories of BIPOC characters finding answers and justice. https://t.co/Rx7zMKMkT9

A dreamlike town, disappearing mothers, and the unusual appearance of a stranger. https://t.co/EL9NIqjWQs

What is NRN? Should you give it a try? https://t.co/o7U4dr2JU5

"And yet, being a queer outsider is an odd kind of privilege. Poised at an even greater critical distance, our vantage point allows for a bird’s-eye perspective; for visions of novel possibilities—and even for possible novels." https://t.co/5UJAxjgAdd

Forbidden romance in contemporary YA https://t.co/aBzwRGKTRD

While grieving in isolation, Jane Dykema found company in Korean dramas. https://t.co/Ytbob0aFbW

This week Kelly recommends three coming-of-age graphic memoirs about growing up an American immigrant on All The Backlist: https://t.co/P7gmutIrB1

"With these stories, I hoped to signal and question belonging. Who belongs, who is made to feel they don’t, and why is that?" https://t.co/HFGDRB7yO8

Add a little literary flare to your inbox. https://t.co/vX1dGDx6aR

‘By the end of 1973, there had been at least 745,000 legal abortions. They were safer and more affordable: one abortionist described Roe as having “disappeared” the “fevers and bleedings and perforations he had witnessed during his medical training”.’ https://t.co/hz48yPxiAx

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES… We are so excited for the Brand New Chiller from Queen of Creepy @cjtudor. #TheDrift is the mother of locked room mysteries, 3 groups of strangers, a deadly killer, and NO ESCAPE. Coming January 23rd. https://t.co/tKEL3DCM9q

A librarian vandalizes two libraries with "Groomers," Pride displays being challenged and dismantled across the country, and the rest of this week's book censorship news: https://t.co/SXuPmONwmU

Katherine Packert Burke on the recent spike in gender apocalypse stories, and how these stories often fail in their representations (or lack thereof) of trans people. https://t.co/JSjrrl80iq