Gift ideas for the holidays: My favorite books from 2024
I've got books you can use to tackle your holiday shopping list - based on my favorite reads from the year.
Category: How to encourage reading
Every vote counts! A reminder from a one vote winner
For those of you tired of hearing about swing states and polls, my story of how one vote mattered SO MUCH.
2023 marked the highest number of book bans yet
Check out some concerning book ban data from 2023, as well as a review of a popular banned book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
Scary trend: Book challenges causing more self-censorship
Here's what increasing book challenges are doing to our school librarians.
How to pronounce Appalachia, from one who lives here
I've been livin' here for decades, so you can trust me to know how to say Appalachia correctly. Read a bit more about this rich region where I live.
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