One of the things I’m doing more of in my Book Riot work life is moving toward writing news-angled pieces. This was what I did in my earlier years working in newspapers, and it’s nice to be able to marry this passion with books and reading — a thing you get to do as you move up in your job and career! I’m always happy to take tips for stories worth taking a look at for potential coverage, and my email is [my first name]@riotnewmedia.com.

 

• Millennials and Generation Z are driving audiobook listenership.

 

• 40 awesome literary keychains.

 

• Spokane Public Schools is eliminating school librarian positions, furthering a troubling trend that directly impacts student growth and learning.

 

• I can’t believe I didn’t buy every single one of these gorgeous zodiac notebooks.

 

Eric and I had a blast talking about YA prom stories — real and fictional! — as well as YA novels in verse on this week’s episode of Hey YA.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• 50 must-read completed YA book series.

 

• How to find a book by description with pro tips and tricks from a former librarian.

 

• An update to the Washington Department of Corrections policy change on used book donations to prisoners.

 

I was also the cohost on this week’s episode of “All The Books,” talking about two outstanding nonfiction titles, as well as a great YA book and a middle grade book that released in paperback this week. Tune in!

 

Over on Book Riot this week..

 

• The Washington Department of Corrections has banned nonprofits from donating books to prisoners. Why this is a huge problem and how you can speak up and out about it.

 

• YA is not a genre, but rather a category, of fiction. When adults call it a genre though, are we inadvertently pushing teens out of their own books?

 

• 150 YA books hitting shelves between April and June for your already-toppling TBR.

 

Two podcasts to share this week! There’s a new episode of Hey YA, where Eric and I talk about Climate Fiction and YA set all across the world. I’m also the guest co-host on this week’s Get Booked podcast, which lets listeners write in for requests. I got to talk about weird nonfiction, about all kinds of amazing YA, and more.

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• The ultimate guide to cross stitch bookmark patterns.

 

• Come talk about what your reading superpowers are (& hear what ours are!).

 

• Michigan residents: there are 3 bills in the house right now that would make school librarians mandatory. Call your reps and support these. If you’re outside Michigan, use these as a means of advocacy for school librarians in your own state.

 

 

Remember how last week I produced an awesome episode of “Recommended?” I did another one as well. Tune in this week to hear from authors Sarah Enni and Jean Kwok, who each share their favorite books.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

• A bill in the Florida House and Florida Senate would make banning books easy — and put teachers and librarians in fear of felony charges for providing them.

 

• Depression poems to help you better understand the illness.

 

• Eric and I have a new episode of Hey YA up this week, all about adaptations in YA and what our spring TBRs look like.

 

• I produced two episodes of Recommended this season, and the first episode is up. I had the immense pleasure of talking with Laurie Halse Anderson and Mikki Kendall about their favorite books. Tune in here!

 

 

Elsewhere…

 

• I was really excited to revisit and update a piece I wrote for School Library Journal back in 2013 about horror. You can read it here — Teen Screams: YA Horror For Every Type Of Reader.