I had every intention of writing a regular post here at STACKED this week and even had a few half-written drafts. Alas, the cosmos didn’t align, but things will be back to normal next week.

In the mean time, I’ve had a lot of writing elsewhere to share!

 

• As I’ve been building my daughter’s bookshelves, I found such a gaping hole in available books: where are the board books featuring disabled people? I had a few great suggestions for more titles over on Instagram for anyone else looking.

 

• This was a fun one: stickers for library lovers.

 

• This week’s episode of Hey YA: Extra Credit is a must-listen. Author Tiffany Schmidt and I book clubbed the recently re-released Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith and discussed the idea of YA books for younger teens being a missing part of the conversation. They aren’t — but they definitely struggle with marketing. Tune in here!

 

I completely forgot to share this piece from last week but better late than never. As you may or may not know, I live in the town where the film Groundhog Day was filmed, and every year, the town goes all out for celebrations on February 2. It really and truly is up there with Halloween on my favorite holidays list.

Apartment Therapy asked me to write a walking guide to the sites of Groundhog Day, and this was such a joy. I got to pair writing, my passion for rodent day, and photography into a fun piece.