"We asked teenagers: What do books and reading mean to you?
...an 'escape' or a 'portal' to other worlds...a “chore” ... [and] stories that have shaped them and the books they would recommend to anyone":
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/l...
Finalists in Young Adult Literature at the upcoming LA Times Festival of Books!:
www.latimes.com/events/festi...
Love to see @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social getting recognition from the LA Times Festival of Books this year!: www.latimes.com/events/festi...
I was a judge for the LA Times Book Prize for graphic novels for 2025, and here are the finalists:
BCALA, SLJ Announce 2026 Winners of the Children & Youth Literary Awards
www.slj.com/story/BCALA-...
Unclench your jaw.
Drink some water or have a nice soothing cup of tea.
Listen to that audiobook you wanted to finish.
Curl up with your pet and tell them how much you love them as you give them cuddles.
Make it a habit to find ways to treat yourself kindly in spite of a world that refuses to.
On Tyranny graphic adaptation by Timothy Snyder
I have no intention to ever return to classroom…but I’d teach this in my HS Social Studies classes if I did. Big fan of John Lithgow’s reading as well. youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8?...
Timely..! ❤️📚👇
Love using these kinds of books to teach history!:
"An annual project of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council since 1972, this award list features K-12 titles that are exceptional books":
cbcbooks.org/awards-and-b...
"13 Terrific New Children's Books Out in March 2026":
bookriot.com/new-children...
Critical Histories Booklist | Teaching America at 250
www.slj.com/story/critic...
For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out. -James Baldwin, Nothing Personal
A reminder from James Baldwin
The Feb. 20, 2026 episode of Vibe Check with @theferocity.bsky.social has an amazing discussion of Serpell's book, too!
Join us for #CivicLearningWeek!💫
Plus a chance for a copy of Tim Smyth's @historycomics.bsky.social book "Teaching w/ Comics & Graphic Novels" ---> in this case, the Constitution!!📜
RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek | #apgov #apush #civics
Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship
The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment.
Can't emphasize enough if The Librarians resonated, see the other.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Okay now this fund to help North Minneapolis school kids needs $5000 more to hit its goal. How close can we get them? givebutter.com/beyondthebell
In a syllabus quiz, a student described my plagiarism policy as "c'mon, man," and...I mean, they're not WRONG.
Very excited by the thoughtful book choices!:
2025-2026 Read Across America Calendar www.nea.org/professional...
We are proud to partner with @splc.org for #StudentPressFreedom Day. Join PEN America today in celebrating student journalists’ resilience in action and standing up for their First Amendment rights:
studentpressfreedom.org
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE IS EXCITED TO WELCOME THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL AS AN ENDORSER OF OUR NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON MARCH 7TH!
BREAKING NEWS!
Stand Up for Science is excited to welcome The Natural Resources Defense Council @nrdc.org as an endorser of our National Day of Action on March 7th! Together we're fighting to protect the earth and its people by saving science, protecting health and defending democracy.
Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.
librarians! take note!!
W H A T (but also thank you, as ever, to @heykellyjensen.bsky.social for her amazing, years-long work in providing news and resources for action):
9 DAYS TO GO TILL SUFS TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE RALLY! ON MARCH 7TH
Nine days to go for the Take Back our Science Rally in Washington DC and across the country! Join us at your local rally or start your own pop-rup ally! Details at standupforscience.net/march7
Jason Low, publisher of Lee & Low Books, issues a call to action to fellow members of the industry to focus their efforts on fighting book bans buff.ly/Jc7UGNu
Hoose's book was on the 2014 "Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners" list from @yalsa.bsky.social, from which my students chose their final project books; I book-talked a lot of the books on this list, and her story always made a big impact on my students:
From literary fiction to children’s books, Latin American entrepreneurs are working to make offerings for Spanish-language readers more varied and visible in the U.S. buff.ly/oyroyiw
Check out this helpful resource (and @lernerbooks.bsky.social does really beautiful activism in addition to their lovely books):
It seems @cbcbooks.bsky.social isn't active here, but their site has updated info!: "We are now expanding our resources to include a comprehensive visual list of books, both front and backlist, that highlight the Black experience":
cbcbooks.org/readers/read...
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
