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In her third collection of poems, Jillian Weise delivers a reckoning to the ableism of the Western Canon. These poems investigate and challenge the ways that nondisabled writers have appropriated disabled bodies, from calling out William Carlos Williams to biohacking Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” to chronicling the ongoing headlines of violence against disabled women. Part invective, part love poem, Cyborg Detective holds a magnifying glass to the marginalization and fetishization of disabled people while claiming space and pride for the people who already use technology and cybernetic implants every day....

At first glance (and second, for that matter), they couldn’t be more different. In ODY-C, women make the rules; in Bitch Planet, they are entirely subject to them. Bitch Planet is told exclusively through conversation, whereas ODY-C has dual narratives: formalist exposition and colloquial dialogue. Valentine De Landro’s art captures the grittiness of urban life and incarceration, and Cris Peter utilizes a muted color palette that gives Bitch Planet a chilly feel....

The good news is there is already a decent amount of free books for kids available online, and now there has been an expansion of available resources in light of the virus. Many subscription-based children’s book sites have opened their access to the public at large, and many book publishers have updated on their fair use policies to allow books to be available to kids via social media and school interfaces....

I am now an old and decrepit 36, and I have re-read Up the Down Staircase at least once every few years. It never gets old. And neither does the literary trope of a teacher trying to do good, only to find out that… it’s complicated. I could possibly write a 2,000-word thinkpiece on how my affinity for such books stems from a feeling of helplessness in a world falling apart but, for now, I’ll just share my four favorite expressions of this particular genre....

SYNC Audiobooks for Teens, a yearly summer audiobook program for teens 13 years old and up, is back in its 11th season to offer free audiobooks weekly beginning April 30 until July 29. Interested participants from all over the world—not just from the U.S.—get two free audiobook downloads per week which they can keep even after the program is over. Anyone (not just teens) who might be interested in young adult audiobooks is welcome to join....

New York Times bestselling authors Barry Lyga and Morgan Baden have teamed up for the first time to create a novel that’s gripping, terrifying and more relevant every day. The Hive follows seventeen-year-old Cassie, who, after being “condemned” on social media, is on the run from a deadly state-sanctioned mob seeking to exact IRL punishment. Aided by a shadowy underground network, Cassie becomes an unlikely heroine, as her search for the truth makes her a threat to the entire unjust system....

There are 48 books on the list, split evenly between fiction and nonfiction. The Goodreads Choice Awards have become notorious for their lack of diversity, but this list is a nice surprise! Around half of the books featured are by authors of color, and there are a handful of queer books included as well, including Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. The list is not numbered, and it’s unclear whether the order they’re listed is their ranking or not....

We are here to help you immerse yourself in Clare’s world of Shadowhunters and various mystical creatures. Cassandra is known for romance, intrigue, and drama, and her books are sure to please even the most skeptical reader of young adult fantasy. Below are three books, some of our favorites, that can help you get started with getting introduced into her amazing and magical world, and also help you get ready for the release of Chain of Iron in March of 2021....

Whether you’re into cute accessories like enamel pins or want something a little more obvious like a T-shirt, Etsy shop owners have you covered. Check out these Arthur accessories to find the perfect gift for the Arthur fan in your life and a little something for yourself, too. Your Guide to Arthur Accessories on Etsy Love Arthur? Be Arthur! Grab a pair of these Arthur aardvark ears. $4 Jazz up your shirt collar with this academic Arthur pin....

Who is Kate Bishop? Bishop first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005). She was the last to join the team, after essentially saving their butt during a botched rescue attempt at Kate’s sister’s wedding. Decked out in a purple designer dress, Kate had a brief moment as a hostage before stabbing the guy in the leg with one of Patriot’s throwing stars. While the action didn’t give her an instant invitation to the Young Avengers, it did connect her to a timely altercation with Kang the Conqueror, which doubled as an audition for Captain America....

It’s still unclear whether the new Suicide Squad film is a direct sequel, a reboot, or something else altogether. DC seems to be going the route of just throwing all the noodles against the wall and seeing what sticks. But if you ignore problems of continuity and cohesion, based on the sheer ridiculous number of new Suicide Squad characters in Gunn’s new movie, it certainly looks like one wild ride....

As a librarian, patrons constantly ask if I have any recommendations about books that can gently, intelligently, and honestly explain to kids about all the Big Scary Topics. You know, those big themes that we adults still barely comprehend. But the good news is that the answer is yes — there are hopeful stories about difficult topics and this list holds a few of my favourites. While these hopeful stories are still full of sad moments that will likely require further discussion, they are poignant and honest....

After breezing through it in March, I realized that the author and I have had many similar experiences in life. Sometimes a book comes into your life at the right time. Like when my Mexican best friend and I decided to become strangers, I found comfort in reading Rilke’s works. Now, as I finally came to terms with my sexuality, ¡Hola Papi! helps me navigate the scary and unknown queer world....

In college, I had little time for pleasure reading, but when I did read outside of class, it was recommendations of friends that pushed me out of my usual reading. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Alice Walker’s Revolutionary Petunias, and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, fully frightening under the George W. Bush regime. After college, I traveled and books became necessary and more scarce. Books are outrageously expensive in Australia and New Zealand, even secondhand, so backpacker book exchanges were my friend....

I am late reading Bourdain’s work. I tripped over one of his books in the audio section of my Scribd account recently. I’ve seen bits of Parts Unknown. I heard parts of Kitchen Confidential on NPR after his death. Then a month ago, I was hooked. “I knew he could write,” I told a friend halfway through reading Medium Raw, “but I didn’t know he could write like that.” And his words were everything I want my writing about horses to be....

Many organizations, Black-owned and otherwise, highlight Black history by highlighting spectacular individuals, promoting their Black-associated products, and giving way to Black creators. Most of these organizations are privately owned and are often working to improve their bottom line — whether they’re being sincere or pandering. But there’s still a space where the celebration of Black History Month isn’t about bottom lines: libraries. Whether public, school, academic, or special libraries, these denizens of knowledge ought to be making some attempt at recognizing and celebrating Black History Month....

How, exactly, are these new words added? What criteria does a word have to meet in order to find its way into the Book of English Words? When Webster’s Dictionary was first published in 1828 to standardize American English, it contained 70,000 words. The previous version of the dictionary, put together by Samuel Johnson in 1755, contained 40,000 words. Today, the standard English language dictionary, such as the Oxford English Dictionary, contains over half a million words....

In my younger years, my mother was a school librarian. Which meant that after school and homework was done I would be free to peruse the stacks and read whatever I wanted to my heart’s content. Up until my sophomore year of high school, as an awkward kid with no social skills, books were really my only friend. This is how I came across the good Sir Terry Pratchett. Ironically, it was not in my mother’s library that I found him, but rather one of the public libraries nearby....

I knew all about deleting books from my device, which is fine and dandy, but do you remember when Kindle was shiny and new, and we all downloaded every single book that was free? Sometimes even duplicates because WHO CARES when the cloud is endless? How to delete books from the Kindle cloud From this magical page, you can view all the documents on your Kindle cloud: books, documents (I’ve found that most digital ARCs land here), audiobooks, magazines, and newspapers....