Comic book and graphic novel writer Mags Visaggio discusses her book Girlmode. Florida released a list of 700 titles removed from schools. Texas Library proposes a new policy for minors requiring parents to be present to check out any materials.

Jillian Hughes and Kenny Curtis talk about retelling Greek mythology for young audiences. Book Riot talks How to Fight Book Bans in 2024. PEN America report shows educational censorship in higher education. Libraries become invaluable in states struck by natural disasters.

New Realeses:

• Happy & Sad & Everything True by Alex Thayer
• The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho, illus. by Deb JJ Lee
• All the Truth I Can Stand by Mason Stokes
• Streetlight People by Charlene Thomas

More from Christy Mandin: https://www.christymandin.com/

Instagram: @Christymandin

This week: An interview with Christy Mandin, author and illustrator of Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden. A brief look at Project 2025. How books are curated before making it to library shelves.

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This week: Eliot Schrefer discusses his new book The Brightness Between Us. Amazon reveals a suite of new Kindle devices, including its first full-color e-ink display. South Carolina library puts a moratorium on purchasing new books for minors to comply with new, vaguely written law.

New Releases:

• A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child’s Search for Home by Maysa Odeh, illustrated by Aliaa Betawi
• Love & Lattes by Beth Reekles
• Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows

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This week: An interview with Robin Benway for her new book The Girls of Skylark Lane. Alabama Library reclassifies young adult collection as fiction. An Arizona teacher is under police investigation after a parental complaint over a reading assignment.

Recent Releases:

• Find Her by Ginger Reno
• Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio, illustrated by Paulina Ganucheau
• Sixteen Minutes by K.J. Reilly

Linda Sue Park, author of A Long Walk to Water with her newest book Gracie Under the Waves. Linda Sue is the founder of KiBooka, which highlights children's books by Korean-American authors, and a member of the advisory board for We Need Diverse Books.

New Releases:

• The Hill: Inside the Secret World of the U.S. Capitol by Kate Andersen
• Keeper Chance and the Conundrum of Chaos (Evil Villains International League #1) by Alex Evanovich
• Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood by Robert Beatty

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In the news this week: Amy Sarig King launces non-profit to honor daughter Gracie King: Gracie’s House as a way to connect LGBTQ+ youth with resources and communities and focusing on found families. Kidlit for Kamala releases a sign-on letter, reaching for support in endorsing Harris-Walz in the 2024 presidential election. Finalists for National Book Awards for Young People’s Literature have been announced.

Recent Releases:

• The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz
• Jasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro
• The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen

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On a Wing and a Tear: https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-a-wing-and-a-tear-cynthia-l-smith/20986972?ean=9780062870001

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Recent Releases

• The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon
• Monster Movie! By Chuck Wendig
• Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho

Headlines

• Alaska librarians hopeful state will restore ‘massive’ cut in vital grant: https://alaskapublic.org/2024/09/11/alaska-librarians-hopeful-state-will-restore-massive-cut-in-vital-grant/
• The Cincinnati Public Library is more than just bookshelves - it’s a lifeline: https://www.fox19.com/2024/09/13/cincinnati-public-library-is-more-than-just-bookshelves-its-lifeline/
• ALA Reports Year-Over-Year Decline in Book Bans: https://bookriot.com/ala-reports-year-over-year-decline-in-book-bans/
• ALA report findings: https://www.ala.org/news/2024/09/american-library-association-reveals-preliminary-data-2024-book-challenges