I took a couple of much-needed weeks off work — here’s your reminder that if you’ve got a pile of paid time off days sitting around, USE them, even if it’s to do nothing for two weeks like me! — and that meant I didn’t do my weekly writing roundup here. Time for a little catch up!
- Here’s a look at a whole slew of fall 2020 YA books hitting shelves.
- Sweet literary pencils for your home or work office. I am obsessed with the book fair one.
- All of the Mary Oliver gifts you could want, from pillows to jewelry and more.
- I pulled together 30 of the best body positive books you can read, explaining what body positivity means and why it’s sometimes a loaded phrase.
- And last, but not least, all of the best spooky horror gifts for book lovers.
This week, I was back at Hey YA and in this Extra Credit episode, I had the honor of chatting with YA author Kristina Forest (go read her delightful rom coms!) all about a mutual favorite YA book, Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty.
If you weren’t able to attend the incredible event I did with Alice Wong and the Longmore Institute on Disability about editing anthologies and disability, you can catch the playback now.
Last, but not least, I was the guest on Sarah’s Bookshelves, wherein we discussed libraries during the time of COVID-19. Tune in!