I worked all last weekend to get this list done in time for the new month and forgot to write a post! As always, you can find the complete list of releases here: https://edicottonquilt.com/booklists/2023-2/ Please to let me know of any MG or YA titles that I’ve missed! AUGUST 1 Fury of the Dragon Gods by… Read More August New Releases

source: The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: From Vision to Reality ed. by Henrieatta M. Smith; 1994. It seems the intent of the CSKBART Executive Committee is to get back to the original intentions of the award’s creators by limiting the qualifications for award winners to those Black Americans who are US citizens whose ancestors… Read More CSK Visions and Realities

“Segmentation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.”Coretta Scott King The text for my post today comes from a petition to repeal the Coretta Scott King Book Wards Round Table (CSKBART)’s vote to change its definition of African American.… Read More Our Own Sort of Anti-Blackness

This Sunday morning, I’d like to observe Disabilty Pride Month by uplifting Ann Clare LeZotte. Ann has been D/deaf since birth. She grew up on the north shore of Long Island. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and she currently works as a public librarian in Florida. As an author, her work includes… Read More SundayMorningRead

It’s almost Time!! I haven’t been to an in-person ALA since Before Times and until the stress of June set in, I was more than a little excited about going. Last week, I actually opened the Scheduler, created a Word Doc and built me a schedule. I’ve never done that before! While my plan was… Read More ALA is coming!