June 22, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of Octavia Butler’s birth. Even though she passed away in 2006, Butler’s work has left an indelible mark on American literature, and specifically on the genre of science and speculative fiction. As a child, Butler described herself as incredibly shy. When she wasn’t helping her widowed mother, who cleaned houses for a living, Butler made… read more >>
Amplify and celebrate Black voices by adding these tween books by Black authors to your TBR. Betty Before X by Ilysah Shabazz and Renee Watson Woke A Young Poets call to Justice by Mahogany Browne Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue by Julius Lester Blended by Sharon Draper For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama Lockington Like Vanessa by Tami Charles Check out these additional titles: The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johson Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome One Crazy… read more >>
Amplify and celebrate Black voices by adding these YA books by Black authors to you TBR. YA Nonfiction by Black Authors: Books, eBooks and Audiobooks Available for Curbside Pickup and in Hoopla and OverDrive Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi This Book Is Anti-racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell Just Mercy: Adapted… read more >>
Amplify and celebrate Black voices by adding these YA graphic novels by Black authors and illustrators to your TBR. Books and eBooks Available for Curbside Pickup. YA Graphic Novels by Black Authors and Illustrators: Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy Walter Dean Myer’s Monster: A Graphic Novel by Guy A. Sims Shuri: 1, The Search for Black Panther by Nnedi Okorafor March: Book One by John Lewis Hip Hop Family… read more >>
Amplify and celebrate Black voices by adding these YA books by Black authors to you TBR. YA Fiction by Black Authors about Black Teens: Books and Audiobooks Available for Curbside Pickup Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of A Teenage Wizard by Echo Brown A Phoenix First Must… read more >>