Last weekend was BookCon, so you can find lots of great action by searching the #BookCon15 tag.
Books & Reading
- @TLT16 Today I’m talking about my concerns about using the term “clean” to label #yalit http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2015/05/sunday-reflections-the-trouble-with-clean/ …
- @LisaMParkin 7 New Badass YA Heroines for You to Love @kris10writes @rahdieh @SJMaas @rosamundhodge http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-parkin/7-new-badass-ya-heroines-for-you-to-love_b_7464164.html … #yalit #yafantasy
- @TSUteam2 New Post 8 Books for Teens with Mental Health Issues – http://www.teenservicesunderground.com/8-books-for-teens-with-mental-health-issues/ …
- @BookRiot June is LGBT Pride Month! Celebrate with an excellent YA novel w/ bisexual characters: http://ow.ly/NOCfa
- @YAReviewNet “I want LGBTQ characters to be human as well as LGBTQ.” #YARNAlum @malindalo http://ow.ly/NlH7S @publisherswkly #LGBTQPubWistList #YAlit
- @SandraLRichards Chelsea Clinton is publishing a #book for young activists #community #YALit http://buff.ly/1K3fLLV
- @emsreadingroom Don’t give up on #audiobooks until you try these tips. #yalit #amreading http://bit.ly/1HmYLgN
- @shgmclicious Today is the launch of @sizeinYA, a new project with the amazing @farre @misskubelik @catagator! sizeacceptanceinya.tumblr.com
- @sljournal We Need Diverse Books and SLJ Release Booktalking Kit http://ow.ly/NLqH6 @diversebooks
- @PWKidsBookshelf Jacqueline Woodson Named Young People’s Poet Laureate http://pwne.ws/1cxSlDa
- @BookRiot Mafi and Duncan, Suma and Atwood: 5 YA/Adult Novel Pairings- http://ow.ly/NRDHX
Movies & TV
- @TheAVClub The hit comics series Lumberjanes is becoming a movie avc.lu/1FQD9vu
- @TheHungerGames Down with the Capitol! Check out the all-new official poster for #MockingjayPart2 & #UNITE at TheCapitol.PN!
- @NylonMag Get an exclusive look at the biggest teen movie of the summer, @foxsearchlight‘s #MeAndEarl: nylon.cm/1HHup8S
- @TheMarySue #GuardiansoftheGalaxy2 Has Less Characters and a Script That Made Chris Pratt Cry
http://www.themarysue.com/gotg-2-less-characters-star-lords-dad/ …
Librarianship
- @voyamagazine Rethink teen volunteers with Anthony Bernier in June’s Ya Strike Zone! http://fb.me/3N4DXEaxz
- @IArtLibraries How to Use Your iPhone to Shoot Professional Movies http://owl.li/NLpfV Ancillary equipment like steady-cams & lenses are so inexpensive!
- @sljournal Tips for Top-Notch Stop-Motion Workshops | The Maker Issue http://ow.ly/NQ4UI #makerspaces
Just for Fun
- @EpicReads Which High School Stereotype Are You? Take the quiz and find out! http://www.epicreads.com/blog/which-high-school-stereotype-are-you/ …
— Molly Wetta, currently reading Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith