This week at Book Riot…

• The realities under which many librarians are working. It’s not good, y’all.

 

• A new study showcases how much better male leads in fiction sell than female leads.

 

• Have you seen the five  classics pulled from classrooms in the Mat-Su school district in Alaska? Here’s the story of the all white male school board members who made this happen.

 

• And something a little lighter: Shakespeare cross stitch patterns!

 

There’s also a new episode of Hey YA. We’re digging into Star Wars YA books, as well as feel-good YA reads.