Watching ‘The Librarians’ as a School Librarian
Banned Book Week is a time for expanding our minds and helping our students
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Author: Lily Moayeri
‘Forever’ Gets An Update
But Judy Blume adaptations belong in the 70s
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‘The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club’: Surviving Islamic Repression, One Recipe At a Time
Human rights activist Sepideh Gholian resists the current Iranian regime through testimonies…and sweets
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Can Rap save Iran?
A new documentary highlights the constant oppression that brave Iranian rappers face
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Women-Run Shows to Watch
The next generation of women-led streaming series, including ‘Queenie’ and ‘This Way Up,’ have come a long way since ‘Fleabag’
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On Streaming, Classic TV Shows Are Dropping the Needle Drops
The sad science, and dismal economics, of “library music”
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The Birth of Music Book Club
Writer Tamara Palmer got a really bad offer from a publisher. So she fought back.
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Abdi Nazemian: The BFG Interview
Queer author and film producer opens up about his experiences to a fellow Iranian-American
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The Best YA Abduction Stories
Teens love the genre, as long as the abductees eventually escape
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The Undeniable Appeal of the YA Whodunnit
Just as mysterious as adult cozies, but not as self-absorbed
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The Best Music Books of the Year
A holiday shopping guide for the music lover in your life
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A Realistic List of Books You Can Get Young Adults To Actually Finish
Who would you trust more? Time Magazine? Or our resident teacher librarian?
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Actually, the Revolution WAS Televised
The true story of the ‘lost footage’ from Summer of Soul
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The Amazing Covers of Erick Dávila
An interview with the in-demand illustrator of Young Adult novels
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The Raw Emotion of Tahereh Mafi
Her new YA novel, intense almost to a fault
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