Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• Check out the the history of 1950s teen pulp comic magazines that were anything but chaste.

 

• And enjoy these awesome bookish baby costumes.

Over on Book Riot this week…

• An ode to the power of the author’s note and why you shouldn’t skip this part of any book.

 

• A long-time suspect in the murder of Lois Duncan’s daughter Kaitlyn Arquette has confessed.

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• New and forthcoming YA disability nonfiction

 

• Some fun bookish doormats

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• Parents in Putnam County, New York, are challenging The Hate U Give.

 

• And Leander Independent School District outside Austin, Texas, pulled more books from classroom shelves and reading lists.

 

• A roundup of excellent dark academia aesthetic bookish gifts.

 

• Tap into your nostalgia with these old school 90s teen book series. Which do you remember?

 

So much to share from Book Riot over the last week!

• A whole new wave of challenges are showing up for It’s Perfectly Normal across schools and libraries.

 

• Here’s how American reading habits shifted over the last year.

 

• New York Public Library workers raise concerns over the lack of protections and safety measures as facilities reopen.

 

• These were the most in demand books in US libraries between April and July 2021.

 

• An array of awesome fruit bookmarks.

 

• A roundup of the best high contrast books for babies. Want to share this post on social? I’ve put it up on Instagram.

 

• Bookish nursery decor.

 

I’m also back on Hey YA after many months away. New cohost Erika and I dig into uplifting/fun fantasy reads, as well as short YA worth picking up.