blockchain Check out this weird kid's book about a time traveling rabbit who invents the blockchain Thom Dunn

mental health "The Pout-Pout Fish" is a truly terrible childrens' book series for teaching about consent and mental health Thom Dunn

COVID-19 This free informational children's book will help you explain coronavirus to your kids Thom Dunn

Sex This children's book on the miracle of life is very graphic and very anatomically correct Thom Dunn

bears Michael Bond, creator of Paddington Bear, dies at 91 Rob Beschizza

books Ursula LeGuin estate posthumously changes 7 words across 3 different LeGuin books Thom Dunn

books In LA this weekend? Come to the California International Antiquarian Book Fair Mark Frauenfelder

books Why is the Christian Right fascinated with children's books from the 19th Century? Elías Villoro

butts butts butts This Mississippi school district's letter tragically firing an assistant principal for reading a children's book to a 2nd-grade class is also hilarious Jason Weisberger

politics Politicians keep writing children's books. Most are quite bad. Annie Rauwerda

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Young Adult The extraordinary queer life of Harriet The Spy author Louise Fitzhugh Janelle Hessig

Boing Boing Gadgets A company that makes spy-tech for cops threatened to sue Vice for publishing its sales literature (because Iran!) Cory Doctorow

dogs Celebrate Wolfenoot, the new wolf holiday Gina Loukareas

novels Late bloomers: 10 classic books with terrible initial reviews Alyssa Favreau

books The best young adult literature from 1967 Joshua Glenn

politics Watch live: Senate Democrats filibustering for gun control Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Gene Luen Yang's inaugural speech as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Cory Doctorow

Collecting Children's Books – A guide for the book collector, a nostalgic read for the rest of us Wink