Here is a roundup of the tweets that you might’ve missed this week!
Books
- @HuffPostBooks 6 YA reads to keep you geeking out all summer long http://huff.to/1Qls1yP
- @GuardianBooks Why YA fiction is a dark mirror reflecting our own real lives http://gu.com/p/49hxq/stw via @GdnChildrensBks
- @sljournal It’s Not All Death, Dystopia, and Disaster: YA Novels to Tickle the Funny Bone http://ow.ly/NJNPM #yalit
- @ScribnerBooks #NeilGaiman and #KazuoIshiguro talk genre and “why dragons are good for the economy” via @NewStatesman http://ow.ly/O22VR
- @CBCBook RT @pwkidsbookshelf: BookCon 2015: YA Panel Celebrates WNDB, Talks Up Diversity http://pwne.ws/1H5Nk1q
- @diversebooks Photoset: bookriot: Dig into these YA books featuring bisexual characters http://tmblr.co/ZWNYhn1meceNU
- @BookRiot On how YA is telling the stories of the trauma experienced by and resilience of black youth: ow.ly/OaF8n
- @BNTeens ICYMI, 40 summer YA releases that need to be on your radar: http://bit.ly/1I1KThI
TV/Movie News
- @TheMarySue Oh, look! It’s the new #MockingjayPart2 trailer! Fancy that! http://www.themarysue.com/mockingjay-part-2-trailer/ … #HungerGames
- @EW MIT scientists conclusively prove they know nothing about #GameofThrones: http://ow.ly/Ocl6j
- @quirkbooks It’s going to be a YA smorgasbord in the movie theaters this summer. Better get to reading: http://bit.ly/1FHMymC
- @EpicReads The #HungerGames movies are only a few degrees away from Me & Early & the Dying Girl. http://www.epicreads.com/blog/6-degrees-of-ya-movies/ …
- @harperteen So excited about today’s #RedQueen news: @ElizabethBanks is in talks to direct the movie adaptation! –> http://shrd.by/xganKJ
Librarianship
- @creativecommons Why CC is making a mobile app https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/45643 …
- @CBLDF “I Am A Champion for My Kids”: Teacher Battles Burdensome Notification Policy http://ow.ly/O1Aym
- @FirstBook Why we should let kids choose their own summer reading books http://bit.ly/1KRc10C via @washingtonpost #summerreading #edu
- @GwynethJones #Makerspace Starter Kit http://sco.lt/7ldOZF How to Get Started Ideas & What to Buy! #EdChat #TLChat
- @alscblog What Google’s Algorithm Change Means for #Library Websites http://buff.ly/1L39cMY via @publibonline #google
Just for Fun!
- @BuzzFeedBooks 22 Perfect Gifts For The Book Nerd In Your Life: http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahgalo/book-swag-for-days#.udEBqN3Q0 …
- @people Is it just us, or is this “cat library” the best invention ever? http://peoplem.ag/AhDho2m
-Katie Shanahan Yu, currently reading Paper Towns by John Green