This week on Twitter brings you news from San Diego Comic Con and lots of coverage of the School Library Journal virtual conference on teen literature SummerTeen, in addition to the regular slate of book, movie, and library news.
Books
- @sljournal Art Heist Capers, Super-Powered Fantasies, and Creepy Horror Tales | What’s Hot in YA http://ow.ly/ztmuK #YALIT
- @SimonPulseCA A psychologist explains why adults should read #YA over at @HuffPostBooks: http://ow.ly/zk9pS #ireadya #YAlit
- @CBCBooks #yalit readers will hear from Tiny Cooper again in David Levithan’s next book! http://ow.ly/zfRGQ
- @lbschool What’s coming up from LBYR this Fall? Let @VictoriaLBYR fill you in LIVE from SLJ SummerTeen: http://bit.ly/1tGUdNk #sljst
- â€@sljournal SummerTeen 2014 Authors Hit the Mark with New Releases │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go http://ow.ly/zxlLF #sljst
Libraries and Librarians
- @GLBTRT LGBTQ Scholars of Color Conference Planned for Fall ow.ly/2KFDJc
- @sljournal: “We believe that librarians are critical first referrers to information and community resources.” http://ow.ly/zkXm0
- @PublishersWkly: What YA Publishers & Authors Can Do to Fight E-Book Piracy pwne.ws/1sZXTMG #yalit
- @sljournal How Librarians Can Help Fight the Culture of Slut-Shaming http://ow.ly/zsphb
Giveaways and Book Deals
- @tordotcom Win an awesome prize pack filled with books from @01FirstSecond to lord over all your friends! tor.com/blogs/2014/07/
- @EpicReads Feed those readers with these new #yalit ebook deals! ––> http://bit.ly/M904VO pic.twitter.com/vcYIXbi1w6
Movies and TV
- â€@CBCBook Curious about @TheGiverMovie? @LoisLowryWriter & @TheJeffBridges share their #thoughts! http://ow.ly/zlCr3 #yalit
- @TVAfterDark Jeff Davis announces that Teen Wolf WILL be back for a 5th season! And it will be 20 episodes! #TeenWolf #SDCC
Just for Fun
- â€@TLT16 This video on what YA readers say from @scholastic is the best thing ever. So cute/funny. & spot on. #ireadYA #sljst http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/stuff-ya-readers-say …
- @EpicReads See if you can ace this super hard quiz on international YA covers! ––> bit.ly/1nEGpDu
- @BookRiot Bob’s (Literary) Burger Of The Day- a collection of the bookish puns from the quirky cartoon: http://ow.ly/zonQE
- @TheHobbitMovie Smaug terrorizes the @wetaworkshop booth at #SDCC! pic.twitter.com/UaJx72x1QK
- â€@TheMarySue What You’re Missing at #SDCC: Preview Night http://www.themarysue.com/sdcc-2014-preview-night-pics/ …
- â€@Scholastic Spotted at #SDCC: #Goosebumps! Anyone else get chills just seeing this banner?! (cc @RL_Stine) pic.twitter.com/thdrVEUml8
— Molly Wetta, currently reading Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers and listening to Red Glove by Holly Black