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There are no mincing words: climate change bears significant responsibility for the fires and subsequent destruction. It is not the first major series of wildfires in California even in the last decade, nor will it be the last we see of such wildfires impacting life in the state and beyond. While it is important to
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Megan Mabee has been filling notebooks with her story ideas and favorite book quotes since she first began reading. She enjoys board gaming, rewatching Miyazaki movies, and building Legos with her preschooler. Megan holds a Master of Library
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Josh Cook, who I interviewed last year on First Edition about somewhat similar matters, kicks off a series
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Catch up on the most popular stories from this week’s editions of Today in Books. Details Emerge in Sexual Assault Allegations Against Neil Gaiman 100 Books to Look For in 2025 It’s always a good day when the
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I have finally reemerged from the depths of Most Anticipated Books of 2025 lists! I’ve been looking through dozens of lists across blogs, Instagram, Goodreads, and more to build a database of hundreds of new queer books out in 2025. It’s obviously not a complete list, but it’s a start! It also has very few
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Fact-Checking Chicken Soup for the Soul Readers who grew up in the ’90s and early 2000s will likely
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Anti-censorship advocates champion students’ rights to a robust public education and wide access to a diverse, inclusive array of materials in their public schools and public libraries. The curriculum and materials must represent the reality of the world around young people and provide the tools, skills, and insight into the world into which they’ll become
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Everand—a company that offers a monthly subscription for access to ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, and more—just released their 2025 State of Reading Report. They gathered data on why we read, how and what we read, our beliefs about books, and the evolution of reading by interviewing 1,500 US consumers aged 18-64 who had paid for an
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The petition originated at Shoreline Church and drew attention from the local Salvation Army. It was not the start of a mass disinformation campaign about Alpena Public Library, but it drew nationwide attention in a way that the other threats on the library over a handful of LGBTQ+ books had yet to do. Joe Collins,
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Where is Publishing’s Response to the Neil Gaiman Allegations? On Monday, New York Magazine revealed this week’s cover
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I happened to be on an upswing of enthusiasm about reading shortly after the election, which prompted me to find small pockets in my day where I could fit reading time. At the end of a weekday, all
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Roll into your weekend with this highlight reel of the bookish news Today in Books readers were most interested in this week. Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025 Check out our list of the most anticipated books of
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Today in Books How to support anti-book ban bills, Jenna Bush Hager partners up with a Big 5 publisher, that problematic book app AI, and more. S. Zainab Williams Jan 11, 2025 The comments section is moderated according to our community guidelines. Please check them out so we can maintain a safe and supportive community
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. A Big List of 2025 Books By Women of Color Electric Literature rounded up 48 books by women
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Well, so far, the most read books on Goodreads in 2025 look very similar to the most read books in 2024! Before you scroll down, try to guess which three authors have titles in the top five. If you’ve been following this series, you can definitely get them all. Because these are familiar titles, I’ve
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