Books

Starting today, the New York Public Library will be giving away free summer book kits tailored to kids and teens. The kits will include books (for keeping, rather than borrowing), activity guides, bookmarks, and more. You can visit your local NYPL branch in order to claim a summer book kit. Availability is limited to one
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Two years of practice were enough to crown a brand-new, history-making winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the competition, correctly spelling “querimonious,” “solidungulate,” and the final winning word “murraya” — a type of tree. “Does this word contain the English name Murray, which could be the
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Amid a state-wide energy disaster and a country-wide call for challenging Critical Race Theory — an academic framework examining the ways race has been embedded systemically throughout all aspects of American history — Texas’s Governor Abbott (R.) canceled a book event which explores the racial history of The Battle of the Alamo. The Bob Bullock
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Top Memoirs to Read This Pride Month This Pride Month, dive into the lived experience of LGBTQ+ people and learn more about their lives, struggles, and love for themselves. Trigger Warning // homophobia, racism, abuse, discrimination, mental illness, suicide, sex, sexual assault, bullying, stalking, eating disorders One Life by Megan Rapinoe In 2012, women’s soccer
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This list of LGBTQ horror books was originally published in our horror newsletter, The Fright Stuff. Sign up for it here to get horror news, reviews, deals, and more! Happy Pride, everyone! Pride’s always a month to celebrate, but I have to admit that I love it just that much more when you add a
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