Next Monday I’ll have a fresh piece here at STACKED!  I’ve alluded to having a whole collection of drafts and I’m not kidding. My goal’s to knock ’em out in one big swoop and schedule through the end of this year.

Until then, here’s what I’ve been doing over on Book Riot:

 

• How many of these ’90s tween and teen franchise and tie-in novels do you remember?

 

• The best gifts for readers under $30.

 

• The Library of Congress changed a couple of subject headings but left a word in that’s worth examining.

 

• Here’s a look at what’s in the new infrastructure for libraries.

 

• Barnes & Noble names their Book of the Year.

 

• Last week’s roundup of book censorship news isn’t any shorter than it’s been in recent weeks.

I promise fresh posts coming soon here — I had a bunch drafted to work on last weekend then decided to decorate the house with some lights to make the early darkness a little easier. Soon, if not this coming week!

Over on Book Riot:

 

• Books about finding wonder and joy in the dark seasons.

 

• Did you know Shel Silverstein was a country music writer? Now you do.

 

• A look at the most popular, in-demand books in US public libraries from August to October this year.

 

• These are the best and worst cities for book lovers in 2022.

 

• PEN America’s deep dive into executive gag orders forced on educators is vital reading in our censorship culture.

 

• A whole host of fun mugs for book lovers.

 

And to wrap this up, I’m stepping down after five years as cohost of Hey YA, handing my spot over to Tirzah! She and Erica are going to take this show to a new chapter and I’m eager to tune in. I’m not leaving Book Riot nor writing about YA — it was just well past time to let someone else do the book blabbing. Tune into my last episode with Erica, where we dive into short stories and new/forthcoming YA nonfiction.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• Why don’t more books have a credits page?

 

• A look at the history and legacy of the tale “The Girl With the Green Ribbon.”

 

• A collection of sweet boho inspired book goods.

 

• Love a retelling? Then 2021’s giant collection of YA retellings will be your jam.

 

• And finally, last week’s book challenges and censorship stories. This week’s is up now, as it’ll post after I draft this.

This week over at Book Riot…

 

• These are the most underrated YA books of the pandemic.

 

• The means by which politicians are using critical race theory as the new satanic panic in their campaigns.

 

• Sweet gifts for cookbook lovers.

 

• Here is a roundup of last week’s censorship news. This week’s will be up on Book Riot after this post goes live, so feel free to hop over there for some updates and new news.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• Last week’s censorship news was packed with some Real Gems (sarcasm, always).

 

• 17+ books for yoga teachers, as well as dedicated yoga students.

 

• Awesome terrazzo bookends.

 

 

I invited my pal and Baby-Sitters Club fan Amma Marfo back to Hey YA Extra Credit to talk about Season 2 of the show and her insights are so, so good. Tune in here.