Podcast appearances and mentions of kelly jensen

On this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Katie Clausen, a Chicagoland children's librarian, about what it's like to be on the front lines of a book banning, who offers some tips and suggested language for dealing with a challenge. Then, on a lighter note, Susan talks to Audio Editor Heather Booth about what she's been reading (and listening to) and loving lately. Here's what we talked about: Interview with Kelly Jensen in Episode 22 Foundations of Intellectual Freedom, by Emily Knox Kate Messner's Letter to Parents The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story, by Pagan Kennedy. Read by Claire Danes. The Use of Photography, by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie. Translated by Alison L. Strayer. Read by Tavia Gilbert. The Suite Spot, by Trish Doller. Read by Sarah Naughton. Birding with Benefits, by Sarah T. Dubb. Read by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw and Evan Sibley. How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund? by Anna Montague. Read by Cynthia Nixon. Nightbitch, by Rache Yoder. The Payback, by Kashana Cauley. The Survivalists, by Kashana Cauley. Other helpful resources for dealing with contentious book challenges: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About, by Mel Robbins (A useful book for work and personal development, especially for helping to take book challenges less personally.) Quick Tips & Language When Someone Wants to Challenge Materials Handling Book Challenges

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the very, very ugly details emerging about Neil Gaiman, 2024's best-selling books, audio-first publishing, and more. Then, Kelly Jensen and Kathleen Schmidt talk about the price of books and what effects they have. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Sign up for the Book Riot Podcast Newsletter and follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky. Get more industry news with our Today in Books daily newsletter. A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. Sign up at bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this Episode: Details emerge in sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman Simon & Schuster launches audio-first imprint helmed by Jason Pinter Print book sales saw small increase in 2024 Steven Soderbergh read more books than I did last year Publishing Confidential What Will Potential Tariffs Mean for Comics? The Little Book of Goat Yoga Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Rebecca Yarros Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix Aflame by Pico Iyer Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Jensen shares her recent article for Book Riot "56 Small Tasks to be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond."   I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you've heard today.   Learnics Mention the podcast for 20% off a subscription Editable PD Certificate FAQ's and ISO (In search of…) Online Doctoral Programs APA format for citing a podcast/podcast app SLU Playlists Search by title, guest and location! Bluesky : heykellyjensen  Book Riot article Website 13 Must-Hear Librarian Podcasts (Jan 2020!!!) Brooklyn Public Library's Unbanned Program Newsletters (Scroll to Literary Activism!!!)

In this episode of Marketing Mindset, Colby chats with UGC creator Kelly Jensen to explore the dynamics between agencies, brands, and creators. They share their thoughts on the briefing process, usage rights, and best practices for content creation.  Colby gives insights into the challenges of creating effective briefs that give direction without stifling the creator's voice. Kelly shares how too much detail can make content feel overly rehearsed, while no guidance can leave creators guessing about brand expectations. They give tips on achieving the right balance and ensuring content feels more organic for both the brand and the creator. Tune in to learn more about the rapidly evolving UGC landscape, shaped by new FTC rules, technological advancements, and AI. This episode is essential listening for both UGC agency leaders and content creators alike! Follow Colby on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colby-flood/⁠ Follow Colby on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/Colby__Flood⁠ Visit our Agency website: ⁠www.brighterclick.com⁠ Learn more about our creative strategy software: ⁠https://www.dataally.ai/

Israel has launched a ground invasion into Lebanon. On this week's On the Media, hear from a reporter in Beirut on the state of the press as the country braces for more violence. Plus, the state of book censorship in America.[01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with Nada Homsi, correspondent at The National's Beirut bureau, on what the press looks like in Lebanon as Israel launches a ground invasion into the country.[14:23] Host Brooke Gladstone sits down with Raviv Drucker, an Israeli journalist, to hear about his role in the unreleased documentary, The Bibi Files, directed by Alexis Bloom. The film uses never-before-seen leaked interrogation footage of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle to lay out his corruption case.[31:05] Host Brooke Gladstone talks with Kelly Jensen, an editor at the online publication Book Riot, about how book censorship has shifted over the past year to a government affair – with new laws and regulations passed in Idaho, Utah, and South Carolina among other states. [39:36] Host Brooke Gladstone interviews Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, whose children's picture book, And Tango Makes Three, is among the long list of banned titles across the country. Hear why they're suing in Florida to make their book — and others — accessible again. Further reading:“Hezbollah's dominance raises questions about Lebanon's army role in Israel conflict,” by Nada Homsi"It's Still Censorship, Even If It's Not a Book Ban," by Kelly JensenAnd Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and illustrator Henry ColeJacob's Missing Book, by Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman, and illustrator Chris Case On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

Jess and Trisha announce a new WIR Book Club book and then talk about the impact of book bans on romance authors and readers before offering some recs for Bisexual Awareness Week. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we'll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you'll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist's picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you'll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News We have a new book club book! Get ready to read The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews with us later this year.  Jess mentioned the great work Book Riot's Kelly Jensen has done related to book bans and censorship, and there's a TON of her writing out there, but to start, you can find her pieces on how to fight and explain book bans on bookriot.com. Books Discussed Baking Me Crazy by Karla Sorensen Demon's Dream by Elle Kayson The Love Study by Kris Ripper The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake Role Playing by Cathy Yardley Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon Even If We're Broken by A.M. Weald Neighborly by Katrina Jackson Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Let us know what you're reading, what you're thinking, and what you're thinking about what you're reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features sustainable food ideas with Kelly Jensen from The Herbeevore, interviewed by host David Crowley from Cooking Chat. Kelly shares suggestions for some of the vegetables in our latest CSA - carrots, mixed salad greens, and zucchini.  This episode covers: How Kelly's family roots in food contributed to her interest in cooking. The story of how Kelly's interest in cooking evolved into her family homesteading in Southeastern Massachusetts. Recipes and ideas for zucchini, carrots and salad. Tips for reducing food waste - including ways to use carrot tops! The three websites Kelly maintains, each with a unique niche focus. Why Kelly got interested in beekeeping.

When Kelly Jensen joined Instagram she quickly gained a following of women from all walks of life who wanted to be inspired to see the good in themselves and each other. Kelly manages to balance her role as a successful entrepreneur, motivational speaker, wife, and mother of five with grace and almost makes you think having five young children is easy. When she has a moment to herself (which isn't often), Kelly likes to adventure and travel the world with her husband. Kelly teaches her five children to live intentionally and dream big by making a "Live List" of things they want to see, do, experience, or learn. Nearly nothing is off limits.   She has her own list that she has been working off of for 20 years that includes things like flying lessons, going to Africa, and learning to trapeze.  But her heart lies and helping others.  Over the past decade, Kelly and her Instagram community have been involved in countless acts of service and fundraising totaling well over half a million dollars for causes and charities close to home and also worldwide.  In this episode Kelly and I will be sharing our experience, both moms of 5 kids, about taking our kids on individual trips with our kids when they turn 12. We talk about our personal experience so you can get ideas for what might work for you and your family. We chat about Why it is important to take individual trips with your kids Ideas for trips with kids How indivual trips with kids impact them Why we take individual trips when they are 12 What age is the sweet spot for kids How to make your kids feel special and seen Why do you prioritize travel Live lists How to make your kids feel chosen  

Jeff and Rebecca finish off the season's recommendation requests, talk about Salman Rushdie's Knife, answer a few mailbag questions, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! Head to mytbr.co to subscribe. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Kelly Jensen named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker Knife by Salman Rushdie The Candy House by Jennifer Egan Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Pachinko by Min Jin Lee A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib North Woods by Daniel Mason Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson Cloudstreet by Tim Winton Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor The Fraud by Zadie Smith Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Small World by Jonathan Evison The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Real Americans by Rachel Khong The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hard to have a conversation with others about mental health issues because some people might misconstrue it as crazy. The mental health issue is not craziness, so Don't Call Me Crazy! In this episode, Kelly Jensen, an Editor at Book Riot, unravels the pages of Don't Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health. The book delves into the world of mental health through 33 different voices, contributing personal stories about the challenges they go through with mental health issues. Let's join Kelly in this conversation and understand the importance of normalizing discussions about mental health. Tune in to this episode today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the On Your Mind Community today:journeysdream.orgTwitterInstagramFacebookYouTube

Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen dig into what horror is and isn't, the Summer Scares program, recommendations, and what even is happening with this ACOTAR adaptation. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We'll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News A Court of Thorns and Roses Is ... Not? ... Cancelled [Collider] Books Discussed Summer Scares Jackal by Erin E. Adams Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno All These Bodies by Kendare Blake Dead Flip by Sara Farizan #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland The Nest by Kenneth Oppel My Aunt Is A Monster by Reimena Yee Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill (cw: animal experimentation & cruelty, homophobia, violence against women, loss of a child) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1, Koyoharu Gotouge with John Werry (Translator), Stan!, Adam Grano, Mike Montesa, John Hunt, Symbiosis novellas by Nicky Drayden (cw: body horror) The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker (7/16) Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraceia J. Fennell (4/2) Chlorine by Jade Song Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca and Jenn Northington discuss Scholastic's decision to walk back the plan to silo diverse books, BookTok's takedown of a Taylor-Travis fanfic, and more. Then Rebecca is joined by Kelly Jensen for a conversation about Britney Spears's new memoir, The Woman in Me. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Links Discussed in the Episode: Michelle Williams impersonates Justin Timberlake in Britney Spears's memoir Nailed it: Oprah selects Let Us Descend for final book club of 2023 Update: Scholastic walks back separate diversity collection YA author opens bookstore dedicated to banned books & marginalized authors BookTok takes down a Tayvis romance How much should books cost? "Purge the Poison" by Marina A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the podcast, we chat with Kelly Jensen of Book Riot and Leah Johnson, author and owner of independent bookstore Loudmouth Books, to discuss combatting censorship, the importance of libraries, and much more. READ FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Use promo code: LIBROPODCAST when signing up for a Libro.fm membership to get an extra free credit to use on any audiobook. About Kelly Jensen: Kelly Jensen is an Editor at Book Riot, the largest independent book website in North America. She covers all things young adult literature and has written about censorship for nearly ten years. She is the author of three critically-acclaimed and award-winning anthologies for young adults. About Leah Johnson: Leah Johnson is an eternal midwesterner and author of award-winning books for children and young adults. Her bestselling debut YA novel, You Should See Me in a Crown, was a Stonewall Honor Book, and the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA pick. In 2021, TIME named You Should See Me in a Crown one of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Books we discussed on today's episode: Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson Hope by Andrew Ridker Everything I Need I Get from You by Kaitlyn Tiffany The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson Outrage Machine by Tobias Rose-Stockwell The September House by Carissa Orlando

Kelly Jensen joins Rebecca to discuss a bummer-fest of book banning news, some truly absurd behavior in Texas, and Jay-Z's partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. Discussed in this Episode: EveryLibrary and Book Riot Partner on Survey About Parent Perceptions of Public Libraries Iowa School District Using ChatGPT to Identify Titles to Be Removed from Libraries Anti-LGBTQ Texas School Board Member Caught Illegally Entering School Library Kansas Newspaper Illegally Raided by Police Jay-Z Partners with Brooklyn Public Library Watch the trailer for Hulu's adaptation of The Other Black Girl Subscribe to Kelly's Literary Activism newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Kelly Jensen note the passing of two literary legends, ponder a strange pulling of a major novel, go deep on book banning legislation, and note the difficulty of paying bookstore workers a living wage, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Cormac McCarthy Robert Gottlieb Liz Gilbert Pulls The Snow Forest New Library Legislation in Texas and Illinois Bookstore Pay Survey Changes at The New York Times Book Review Norton Celebrates 100 Years Reuters Digital News Report Burn It Down by Maureen Ryan Conspirituality by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Jensen joins Jeff to talk about two very weird publishing stories and then a long discussion about book banning and new legislation attempting to combat it. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: First Edition! First Edition on Twitter. First Edition on Instagram. The First Edition (free) Substack. The Book Riot Podcast Patreon An Interview With the Author Whose Novel Is Rocketing up the Amazon Charts Thanks to a Tweet From Someone Called “Bigolas Dickolas” Right To Read Bills Taylor Swift Rumor Fuels Pre-Orders of Untitled Non-Fiction Book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you read any essay collections that you enjoyed? In this episode, Jen and Ashley are sharing essay collection recommendations for books we loved, which are perfect for the 2023 Unabridged Reading Challenge. You could also choose a poetry collection or a short story collection to complete the category!   Ashley recommends Jessi Klein's I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), and Jen recommends Kelly Jensen's [Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health (Bookshop.org).     We are continuing our Patreon campaign and appreciate your support so much. Sign up today to support us and to get a bonus episode; those Patreon exclusives release on the first day of each month!   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged?   Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

In this episode, Book Riot editors Vanessa Diaz and Kelly Jensen come on to talk about the long legacy of Are You There God? It's Me Margaret in anticipation of the big new adaptation. Then Jeff talks to Professor Sarah Hart, author of the new book Once Upon a Prime, about the confluence of mathematics and literature. And finally, Professor Erica Williams on Nella Larsen, on the occasion of the new collection of her work: The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Relevant links! Are Your There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Bloom Once Upon a Prime by Sarah Hart The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen Check out First Edition on Twitter, on Substack, and on Instagram. And if you have a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, please and thank you! And please do email me with feedback here: firstedition@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you wondering why employees keep resigning from your company? We all know employees have needs to be met aside from their financial responsibilities. That's why some of them leave their jobs even with bigger salaries. If your employees are not happy with their career growth and development, they will slowly be disengaged and will most likely resign. That's why it is essential to know your people like you know your business. In the latest episode of our Ways of Working Podcast, we invited Kelly Jensen, Senior Director of Enterprise Succession and Talent Planning at Walmart, to discuss the measures that Walmart has taken to retain its 3 million employees. Kelly Jensen has been with the company since 2012 and now works hard for the welfare of the 3 million employees of Walmart. Kelly highlights how Walmart has started listening to the career goals of its employees and aligning them with the success of the company. This approach has helped Walmart retain its employees and build a loyal workforce. Kelly also shares her insights on what other organisations can do to learn from Walmart's success story based on lessons learned through experience. Her expertise in the field makes her an excellent resource for all business owners and HR professionals looking to improve their company's employee retention rate. Episode Highlights What is Talent Succession Planning Why talent planning is such a struggle for a big organization A glimpse of Kelly Jensen's career background What is Walmart doing differently What other organizations find challenging about talent planning The points that organizations should be looking at when talent planning Links MentionedYou may reach out to Kelly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-kraker-jensen-b3107b4b Follow and Subscribe to Jimmy Burroughes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyburroughes/ Website: https://www.jimmyburroughes.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmybleadership/ ---------- Beat Burnout - Ignite Performance Chapter 1 is now available to download for FREE Grab a copy now at: https://beatburnout.jimmyburroughes.com/book

With organized groups around Chicagoland pushing to remove books like “Gender Queer” and others from schools, this year's Banned Books Week feels more pressing than ever. Now in its 40th year, Banned Books Week is a time to celebrate the freedom to read and fight against censorship. Kelly Jensen is an editor at Book Riot, and she tracks book bans. She tells host Jacoby Cochran about efforts to ban books here and explains what we can do about it. PEN America's report on the rise of book challenges in schools Guide to fighting censorship Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about stocking changes at Barnes & Noble, a Texas school district bans the word “transgender,” a slate of new book clubs, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitcher. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Shoutout to Kelly Jensen on PBS News Hour Texas school district bans the word “transgender” from district, along w/ sweeping policy around discussions of gender & sexuality Amazon is now sponsoring the TikTok Book Club Chemistry Lessons by Bonnie Garmus Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak The Hacienda by Isabel Canas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

School board elections are increasingly becoming proxies for the larger political culture wars on issues of race, gender and parental rights. Several states have recently implemented laws that critics say effectively ban books in schools and libraries. Kelly Jensen, an editor at Book Riot and a former librarian who has been monitoring book censorship nationwide, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

School board elections are increasingly becoming proxies for the larger political culture wars on issues of race, gender and parental rights. Several states have recently implemented laws that critics say effectively ban books in schools and libraries. Kelly Jensen, an editor at Book Riot and a former librarian who has been monitoring book censorship nationwide, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

An old threat has returned to classrooms across the country — and it's made of pages and ink. On this week's On the Media, hear what it means to ban a book, and who has the right to choose what kids learn. Plus, meet the student who took his school board all the way to the Supreme Court in the 80s.  1. Kelly Jensen, editor for Book Riot who writes a weekly update on “book censorship news,” on what it means to ban a book. Listen. 2. Jennifer Berkshire [@BisforBerkshire] and Jack Schneider [@Edu_Historian], hosts of the education podcast “Have You Heard,” on the rights—both real and fictional—of parents to shape what their kids learn. Listen. 3. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] takes a deep dive into our nations history of taking books off shelves, with the 1982 Supreme Court decision in Island Trees School District v Pico. Featuring: Steven Pico, then student and plaintiff in the case and Arthur Eisenberg, New York Civil Liberties lawyer, who represented him. Listen. Music:Tymperturbably Blue by Duke EllingtonYork Fusiliers by Douglas Monroe & Yorktown Fife and DrumsEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanViderunt Omnes by The Kronos Quartet

In this episode of Booklist's Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Kelly Jensen about the current state of book banning, what's behind the recent slate of challenges, and what to do when collection development policies are not enough. Then, Rebecca Vnuk of LibraryReads joins Susan to share some forthcoming titles that they think your patrons are going to want to know about. Here's what we talked about: Book Riot's coverage of book censorship Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe, art by the author Shutter, by Ramona Emerson The Lost Ticket, by Freya Sampson By the Book, by Jasmine Guillory If the Shoe Fits, by Julie Murphy Mad about You, by Mhairi McFarlane I Remember You, by Brian Freeman Lark Ascending, by Silas House 52 Award-Winning Titles Every Book Lover Should Read 52 Diverse Titles Every Book Lover Should Read 52 YA Books Every Book Lover Should Read NetGalley Edelweiss

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about writing better female characters. This is the first part of a two-part episode on the topic.   Here's what we talked about: That, in the US, women are estimated to buy 70–80% of fiction books There are way more male than female leads in children's books That novels, on average and across the board, only have one female character to four male characters But that many readers FEEL like there are way more female protagonists these days than there are male protagonists  That women writers also have a tendency to write male characters, and that women are not exempt from perpetuating problematic female representations What kind of roles women tend to have in fiction A selection of tropes to avoid or seriously consider when writing female characters Some of the most persistent narrative structures that disempower and/or harm women Why it is important to write female characters better, even if books with badly written women are selling well  And here are the (re)sources we mentioned on the show:   “How many books per year do Americans read?” by Jamie Ballard: https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2018/08/14/reading-books-men-women “Gender in twentieth-century children's books” by Janice McCabe: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241647875_Gender_in_Twentieth-Century_Children%27s_Books “It's a Man's (Celluloid) World, Even in a Pandemic Year: Portrayals of Female Characters in the Top U.S. Films of 2021” by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen: https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-Its-a-Mans-Celluloid-World-Report.pdf   “Women Buy Fiction in Bulk and Publishers Take Notice” by Trip Gabriel: https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/17/business/women-buy-fiction-in-bulk-and-publishers-take-notice.html “AI study finds that males are represented four times more than females in literature” by Maya Abu-Zahra: https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2022/04/ai-study-finds-that-males-are-represented-four-times-more-than-females-in-literature/ “Male leads in fiction sell 10 million more books on average than female leads” by Kelly Jensen: https://bookriot.com/male-leads-in-fiction/ “A new study shows that girls write fewer female characters as they get older” by Walker Caplan: https://lithub.com/a-new-study-shows-that-girls-write-fewer-female-characters-as-they-get-older/ RWBY TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3066242/ “The Problem with Female Protagonists” by Jo Eberhardt: https://writerunboxed.com/2016/08/06/the-problem-with-female-protagonists/ “Discussion Time: Why are there More Female Protagonists than Male?” by Beth: https://readingeverynight.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/discussion-time-why-are-there-more-female-protagonists-than-male/ 7 Figure Fiction by T. Taylor: https://7figurefiction.com/ “It is time to kill the cool girl trope” by Raha Murtuza: https://thermtide.com/14279/popular/it-is-time-to-kill-the-cool-girl-trope/ Gone Girl – Cool Girl: https://youtu.be/0o4heKCLeTs “Name That Trope: She's hot! She's cool! She's one of the guys!” by Kelsey Wallace: https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/name-that-trope-the-super-hot-bro-girl How to Write About Sexual Assault: An Incomplete Guide by Salt and Sage Books: https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-About-Sexual-Assault-ebook/dp/B08DHHN82D  Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41104077-invisible-women  How NOT to Write Female Characters by Lucy V. 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Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss books about moving on, animal narrators, colors in fiction, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (rec'd by Sophie, seconded by Ariel, and thirded by Elizabeth) Books Discussed Joyful by Ingried Fetell Lee Light Years From Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia in a parent, loss of a parent) Charlotte Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro Library of the Dead by TL Huchu (cw: harm to children, racist policing) The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa Post: https://bookriot.com/cats-in-japanese-fiction/ BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu O Beautiful by Jung Yun Hell of a Book by Jason Mott The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan (cw death by suicide) A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass (cw: death of a pet) For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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An old threat has returned to classrooms across the country — and it's made of pages and ink. On this week's On the Media, hear what it means to ban a book, and who has the right to choose what kids learn. Plus, meet the student who took his school board all the way to the Supreme Court in the 80s.  1. Kelly Jensen, editor for Book Riots who writes a weekly update on “book censorship news,” on what it means to ban a book. Listen. 2. Jennifer Berkshire [@BisforBerkshire] and Jack Schneider [@Edu_Historian], hosts of the education podcast “Have You Heard,” on the rights—both real and fictional—of parents to shape what their kids learn. Listen. 3. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] takes a deep dive into our nations history of taking books off shelves, with the 1982 Supreme Court decision in Island Trees School District v Pico. Featuring: Steven Pico, then student and plaintiff in the case and Arthur Eisenberg, New York Civil Liberties lawyer, who represented him. Listen.  

On today's week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Seattle political reporter, editor of Publicola, and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, Erica Barnett. They discuss Mayor Harrell's pitch to incorporate technology in Sound Transit fare enforcement, a bill that would force state agencies to improve access to DSHS benefits, new legislation that would create more housing density, a book ban at a Kent middle school, and a proposed retention bonus for Seattle police officers. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Erica Barnett, at @ericacbarnett. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources Sound Transit Fare Enforcement thread by @EricaCBarnett https://twitter.com/ericacbarnett/status/1486834701964697601   “Bill Would Force State Agency to Improve Access to Services or Stop Cutting Off Benefits” by Erica C. Barnett from Publicola: https://publicola.com/2022/01/26/bill-would-force-state-agency-to-improve-access-to-services-or-stop-cutting-off-benefits/   HB 2075 - Establishing service requirements for the department of social and health services: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2075&Year=2021&Initiative=false HB 1782 and SB 5670 - Creating additional middle housing near transit and in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1782&Initiative=false&Year=2021 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5670&Chamber=Senate&Year=2021   “Let's Make #Homes4WA” sponsored by The Urbanist: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/lets-make-homes4wa/   “LGBTQ+ Books Quietly Pulled From Washington State Middle School” by Kelly Jensen from Book Riot: https://bookriot.com/lgbtq-books-quietly-pulled-from-washington-state-middle-school/   “Talk of Seattle Police Department offering $5k retention bonus to keep officers” by Matt Markovich from FOX 13 Seattle: https://www.q13fox.com/news/talk-of-seattle-police-department-offering-5k-retention-bonus-to-keep-officers   Transcript   [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington State through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. Today, we're continuing our Friday almost-live shows where we review the news of the week. Welcome back to the program, friend of the show and today's co-host: Seattle political reporter, editor of PubliCola, co-host of the Seattle Nice podcast, and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, Erica Barnett. [00:00:56] Erica Barnett: It's great to be here. [00:00:58] Crystal Fincher: Great to have you back - always an interesting show with you. Well, today I want to start off talking about Sound Transit - more conversations about fare enforcement, about their budget. What is going on with Sound Transit now? [00:01:15] Erica Barnett: Well, for the last year or more Sound Transit has not really been enforcing fare non-payment. So when people walk through - we don't have turnstiles here in Seattle - so when people walk through without paying the $3 for light rail, there is a program called Fare Ambassadors. And the Fare Ambassadors are sort of a friendlier version of fare enforcement officers - and they come out to you, they check your ticket, and if you didn't pay, they give you a warning and they take down your information. At a Sound Transit Board meeting yesterday, the outgoing CEO, Peter Rogoff, sort of doubled down on stuff he's been saying for a very long time now - about the need to basically amp up fare enforcement, to get more farebox recovery, which is the amount of money they get from actual fares. Sort of warning of this very dire situation where he says that the agency will potentially be insolvent if they can't figure out a way to collect more fares from people. Fares have gone down a lot since the beginning of the pandemic, largely because ridership has also been depressed for all the obvious reasons, but Rogoff also said yesterday that people are just increasingly not tapping their cards. He cited the example that he was at a Mariners game and I guess apparently saw a lot of people not tapping their cards and getting on the trains. Now, I would say that's sort of a situation where you don't necessarily want a huge backup with people tapping their cards because there are always crush loads, but he used that as an example of how people who can totally afford to pay the fare are just not paying the fare because there isn't enough of a penalty. [00:02:58] Crystal Fincher: Okay. And this was Bruce Harrell's first meeting on the Sound Transit Board? [00:03:05] Erica Barnett: It was. And he made a few comments. As he said, he came in hot with the suggestion that maybe there could be some kind of technological solution to fare enforcement. One of the criticisms of fare enforcement, particularly at Sound Transit, has been that it has way disproportionately targeted Black and Brown riders, particularly Black riders. And that it's all out of proportion to the percentage of Black riders versus white riders on the trains and Asian riders as well. And so Harrell was basically suggesting that maybe there could be a technological fix that would not be racially biased, but that would somehow increase the number of people paying fare and/or increase the number of people being penalized for not paying fare. It wasn't really clear. Rogoff, the CEO, jumped to, "Well, we don't want to do facial recognition." And Harrell said that's not what he intended, but he didn't really say anything specific about what sort of technological fix there could be. I mean, as we all know, it's not like algorithms are an anti-racist tool. In fact, they're often quite racist. So I would be skeptical personally of any such fix, but again, he wasn't very specific about what it would be. [00:04:30] Crystal Fincher: Okay. So there are two things in this story that I continue to come back to that just have me in a confused place. One is, okay, let's talk about fare recovery. So they're estimating 40% of their budget should be covered by riders paying fares, correct? [00:04:58] Erica Barnett: Right. [00:04:59] Crystal Fincher: How does that compare with other agencies? Does that seem to be a realistic number? [00:05:03] Erica Barnett: Well, other agencies are generally - always, in almost all cases - lower - nationwide and also in this region. I mean, farebox recovery ranges from 2% for inner city transit to, I believe, King County Metro has a goal of 25% - they might have lowered that. But 40% is incredibly high. And it sort of has set the agency up for a constant cycle of failure, when you define failure as getting all this money back from fares. And as Rogoff pointed out, fare payment has gone down, but it's, I believe, almost always been lower than 40%. So you have to look at the metrics and you have to look at sort of what the values of the agency are. If it's a money-making agency, if the purpose of transit is to constantly be churning money back into the system so as to provide more service and to build more stuff, then that's one thing. But if the value of the agency and the purpose of the agency is mobility and equitable mobility for everyone who needs to get from one place to another, that's another thing. And I think it would - if that was the value - it might cause the agency to deemphasize this idea of a farebox recovery and getting as much sort of profit out of riders as it can. [00:06:34] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, definitely. It just seems like they're setting themselves up for failure and setting themselves - we have this conversation, it seems like every year. Sound Transit is coming up short - what needs to happen? The other thing I find confounding - and ridiculous to be plain-spoken - is that when we have these fare enforcement officers, Fare Ambassadors, and they find someone hasn't paid a fare and they give them a ticket, I think most people assume that, hey, well, now you're paying a fine, and that fine is going to cover the costs of you not paying your ticket and hiring these Fare Ambassadors or officers, and that is back filling the money in the system. However, with Sound Transit, it's true that the fines that people pay don't go to Sound Transit, correct? [00:07:25] Erica Barnett: That's right. The fines go to the court system. I mean, right now the maximum fine is $124. And they're looking at a system that would reduce the fine in a lot of cases - probably most cases to $50 - but that money doesn't go to Sound Transit. The whole purpose of the fine is to be punitive and to discourage people essentially from jumping the virtual turnstile and not paying for fear of having to go to court and pay a $50 fine. And then ultimately maybe pay a $124 fine. So yeah, it's a system that doesn't make a whole lot of sense from a financial perspective, because the only thing that Sound Transit is trying to recover is literally just the $3 that you did or didn't pay as you walked onto the train. [00:08:17] Crystal Fincher: So the cost of fare enforcement officers or ambassadors is purely a cost. It's not how some other agencies sometimes justify it - saying, "Well, the fines end up paying for the officers, and we end up coming out ahead." That's purely a cost and a system that has shown to repeatedly fail to intimidate people into paying a fare when they're not paying, to backfill a budget that was already set unrealistically so that its goal, which has not been attained, continues to not be attained. It just seems like we're going around in a circle and nothing is making sense, and no one's pointing out that nothing is making sense. [00:09:02] Erica Barnett: Well, people are pointing out that it doesn't make sense, but just nobody at the agency is sort of making the pointed, or at least effective, case that we need to find another way to fund transit. I mean, transit does cost money. When people don't pay fares - in complete fairness to Peter Rogoff and others, Bruce Harrell as well - there is a financial consequence to thousands of people not paying that $3 at the door, right? But the fact is we could also fund our transit system in another way, or in many other ways. There are other systems that fund their transit systems differently. Right now we pay for ours with a combination of fees and motor vehicle licensing and things like that. A lot of employers pay into the system, but we could have an employer tax, for example, that would cover the system more equitably than expecting individual riders to shoulder the cost, including a lot of riders that really can't afford it. I mean, Rogoff said yesterday, and I thought this was a very telling comment. He said, "Well, we even have these ORCA cards, which are for people of modest means." Well, ORCA cards are only available to people making up to 200% of the poverty line on the federal level, which is actually below our local minimum wage and is way below poverty wages in this incredibly expensive city. And it just felt like, I don't know if - I mean, I assume that Peter Rogoff knows what the federal poverty level and knows a little bit about the cost of living in Seattle - but it felt like such an out-of-touch comment to me that - it felt like, very telling. Yeah. And so I mean, we are not even near the point of talking about alternative ways to fund this system that we do need funding for and that does need to be expanded. I ride the Light Rail - it's very useful, but I don't think that funding it on the backs of people who can't pay is going to be a great, sustainable, long-term way of funding it. [00:11:18] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. And for me, I would rather invest money that is currently being invested in this kind of punitive system of trying to intimidate people and fine people into paying - which is not working - into something that is going to move us closer to a more sustainable system. I don't know what the budget line item is for the Fare Ambassadors, but it seems like if we're not recovering that money, if it is purely a cost, that maybe that money can be better invested in a way that could more efficiently help people pay their fares or subsidize those fares in a way that helps the people who actually need it. But we'll see. What is coming next from Sound Transit? I guess, where did things leave and what are the next steps? [00:12:06] Erica Barnett: Well, they are considering - so they've had this Fare Ambassador program, which is, as I said, is basically just issuing warnings and taking people's information. They are discussing a new sort of system of enforcement that would have up to five warnings. And to me, I mean, again, I don't want to just sort of belabor the Peter Rogoff of it all, but his exasperation at the idea that people would just after warning, after warning keep "refusing to pay" - he was like, "And we can do a first warning, and then a second warning, and then a third warning, and then a fourth warning, and then a fifth warning." And, I mean, it's not like 27 warnings are going to make somebody who can't pay or who is not paying for whatever reason. It's not like any number of warnings is going to be the magic trick. So at any rate, that's what they're discussing - up to five warnings. On the fifth, you would have a penalty of up to $124 fine. Think on the fourth, it would be that $50 fine. So it's just kind of moving the goal post a tiny bit, but still kind of the - basically the same system that we've always had. [00:13:21] Crystal Fincher: Okay. Well, we will continue to pay attention to it. We've had conversations with you about Sound Transit here before. I'm sure we will in the future. Always interesting. Well, I also wanted to talk about a bill raising an important issue about how people are able to access state benefits and our safety net - like TANF, food stamps, housing and essential needs. And how that's been limited because of DSHS offices being closed. And in an attempt to remedy that, what is happening there? [00:13:55] Erica Barnett: Yeah, there's legislation being heard next Tuesday that would essentially require DSHS, which is the Department of Social and Health Services, to respond to calls within 30 minutes. So right now, just to back up, their offices have been either completely or partly closed since the beginning of the pandemic. So people seeking services for the most part have to call in or access services online. So when you're talking about people who are low income or maybe homeless, or you don't have internet fluency or access, they're usually calling. So this bill would respond to wait times that are right now - reportedly - sometimes three hours, four hours long, just to get somebody on the phone to tell you that they'll call you back. And it would require 30 minute wait times - no more - and it would set a bunch of standards for sort of levels of service that DSHS would have to provide. Or if they can't provide them, which seems like a good possibility because the bill does not include funding - it's not a budget bill in this short session - they would not be allowed to penalize people for essentially not meeting deadlines, not getting through. In some cases, for benefits, you have to check in with somebody at DSHS on a regular basis. And people are finding that they simply cannot do that. So this would just say, okay, you can't lose your TANF benefits, you can't lose your food stamps, you can't lose your housing and essential needs benefits that you are receiving because you are a person in extreme poverty simply because you couldn't stay on the line for three hours because your phone didn't have minutes, because you had to get to work, or for any of the many other reasons that anybody can't stay on the phone for three hours. [00:15:58] Crystal Fincher: Okay. So you say this has a hearing coming up next week. [00:16:02] Erica Barnett: That's right. On Tuesday. [00:16:04] Crystal Fincher: Is there any idea who is lining up to support or oppose it? [00:16:09] Erica Barnett: I am not aware of opposition right now, which is not to say that there will not be opposition. DSHS itself told me this week that they were still looking at the bill and sort of trying to figure out what the ramifications would be for them. The sponsors are Strom Peterson, who's from Edmonds, and Nicole Macri, who is from Seattle and works for the Downtown Emergency Service Center, which is a homeless provider. And the actual - I should say that the drafters of the bill were the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness. So it is a bill backed by homeless service advocates. One thing Peterson also mentioned to me though is that there's a lot of other folks who use DSHS benefits who are not necessarily homeless - including, he mentioned people with traumatic brain injuries, and also people who've served overseas and have PTSD, people who don't speak English as their first language. One thing I discovered during my reporting is that if you don't speak English and you call the hotline, you are told to leave a message in your own language and someone will call you back. So it's just another little hurdle that is sitting in your way if you want to get services right now. [00:17:30] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. And I think it's hard for some people to conceptualize, but if you are at the point where oftentimes you need these services, you're already dealing with so many hurdles and barriers in your own life. And just getting to the point where you can ask for help or go through the steps to receive help - you have to overcome several barriers just to do that. And putting barriers in the way of people who are already struggling and - for a variety of reasons - may not be able to sit on the phone for three hours to wait, or have that time available, or not be able to work, or not be able to focus or concentrate or sit in one place for that time - like just putting those barriers in front of this population - we know - so many studies support and looking at the population, we know that is cutting people off from being able to receive the benefits they're entitled to and the benefits that we've decided as a society benefit us all to provide. It weakens our entire society if we allow people to fall through the cracks and have problems worsen, and then try and address those problems as they present as homelessness or different things. If we can intervene and help and get people back on their feet before problems get that bad, that is the goal and that benefits us all. There is a return on investment there, and it is the good thing to do as humans. So this is really talking about just kind of fundamental needs. And I think there is a need for it. I know that they - DSHS, I think, is dealing with staffing shortages as so many organizations were before the pandemic hit and now are dealing with that being even more of a challenge as people are out with COVID and various things. So I'm sure, in a bill especially that doesn't address funding, that a big question is going to be, okay, so who are these people going to come for? But the remedy of that is okay, well then you can't penalize someone and cut them off from benefits because they did that. We'll certainly be keeping an eye on it. Do you know what the bill number is for that? [00:19:47] Erica Barnett: It is 2075. House Bill 2075. [00:19:53] Crystal Fincher: House Bill 2075. So we will monitor that and keep it on the list. I also want to talk about another bill in Olympia in terms of zoning. What's going on with that? [00:20:07] Erica Barnett: Yeah. There is legislation in Olympia that is very exciting to people who support more density in cities, that has support of Governor Jay Inslee, that would - it's very complex. I'm just going to dumb it way down and say that it would allow more density in cities. And the main difference that this bill would sort of effectuate across the state - in cities of more than 20,000 people - is that in single family areas, areas that have been historically exclusively for detached homes, developers could build duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and in some cases, sixplexes and town homes. It's pretty modest as far as density goes. I mean, we're not talking about huge apartments. There was a bill that does not seem to be going anywhere this year, that would've allowed much taller buildings near transit stations. But it's really remarkable, in a way, how far this conversation has come just in the last 10 years and even 5 years - the idea of even allowing duplexes and accessory dwelling units. I recall very well when that was like anathema. I mean, that was a third rail in Seattle and certainly in other cities. And now you've got Jay Inslee saying we need to allow more density and particularly around transit stops and frequent bus stops and light rail stations. Even though I don't think that the ultimate impact is going to be particularly dramatic, it's a step in the direction of a dramatic impact which is badly needed, particularly in the Seattle region where we just have so much growth and we don't have commensurate housing development, which is obviously contributing to our incredibly high housing costs. [00:22:04] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, definitely. We will keep an eye on that. What bill number is that one? [00:22:10] Erica Barnett: Oh, after you asked me the first time, I knew you would ask me this and I don't have the bill number memorized. I will look it up and I'll mention it in a second. [00:22:21] Crystal Fincher: No, no worries. There are so many bill numbers to keep track of. I don't know the bill number off the top of my head. I've looked at it before. So what we will do is definitely put it in the show notes so you can see that - just in that text that comes along with the podcast and on officialhacksandwonks.com. [00:22:37] Erica Barnett: Oh, it's HB 1782, Senate Bill 5670, if you want to follow along at home. [00:22:43] Crystal Fincher: SB 5670. And then lots of calls to action from both urbanism and environmental groups have been spread on that. But these are going to be really important to make sure that you let your legislator know how you feel. This is an area where there are a lot more people in the public who support this than is assumed - just because a lot of times NIMBY groups who are notoriously vocal and always mobilize to oppose stuff are the ones who they are used to hearing from and who make themselves always very loud, both on municipal and the legislative level. So it's really important just to let your legislators know that you strongly support this, that you want them to support that, that it's actually critical for having an equitable and inclusive society and just to be able to afford to live near anything that people want to live near now and in the future. So hopefully everyone gets involved with that. And again, we'll put that in the episode notes. Also, want to talk about an issue - another issue in Kent that's - and today we're not talking about a Nazi cop who has not resigned. [00:24:04] Erica Barnett: Just taking a breather from that. [00:24:06] Crystal Fincher: Yes. I wish that was hyperbole - it is not - that's a literal statement. But we're talking about banning books, which sometimes people are like, "Well, that only happens in "backwards areas" and other states and not anything we would have to worry about in blue, progressive Washington - blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." It's everywhere. It's everywhere. If you think we're protected from something because we're in supposedly a blue, progressive Washington, please reconsider everything you have ever considered because everything is here, including a principal at Cedar Heights Middle School in Kent, which I'm very familiar with, taking it upon herself to ban some books - some LGBTQ books - what is happening here, Erica? [00:24:56] Erica Barnett: Well, so the main book that has been banned and I don't have all the details of where we're at in terms of other books right now, but the first book that came to the attention of this principal - it's called Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts). It is a book that is - it's about a young man who is a sex advice columnist, anonymous sex advice columnist - he is gay. And the book is - it's somewhat explicit - it is sort of rated at a 14 year old reading level, which does not mean appropriateness or non-appropriateness, but that's one of the things that the principal has apparently seized on in saying that this book is not appropriate for seventh and eighth grade students. I mean, it's fascinating because sexual explicitness - that's sort of the reason being given for removing this book from the middle school library - is really a moving target, as I think some of the critics of this policy have pointed out. There are many other sexually explicit books that are available to middle school students, including, I mean, one example of course, is the Bible - in which there's a story about a prostitute being hacked up into pieces that is quite explicit. And that's not banned, but this LGBTQ book that is somewhat explicit was banned. And so I think it speaks to a double standard for what types of sexually honest and straightforward literature we consider appropriate for children and what kind we don't. And yeah, I mean, Crystal, I don't know, what do you think about Kent? Is this the kind of thing that could only happen in Kent? Or is - [00:26:53] Crystal Fincher: Very much not the kind of thing that could only happen in Kent. I mean, I feel like we just got done with a School Board race in Bellevue that got some coverage with a candidate that had some very racist and backwards views - that caught the attention of a lot of people. Kent, who - I happen to pay attention to very acutely - has had a number of issues in the school district. Kent has a very extreme, conservative contingent of the population - not a majority of the population, but like there's been an organized Republican - and conservatives who feel like Republicans are too soft - Party organized here. And in school board elections, geez, almost 10 years ago now, I mean - one, was just a very small forum that I went to where one candidate who was running against a woman of color at the time, talked about the problem with students these days coming from "Taliban hell holes". And being - [00:28:05] Erica Barnett: Wow. [00:28:08] Crystal Fincher: Yes. So like, sound all the alarms - that kind of kicked me into gear to in-kind some help to that candidate, his opponent, to make sure that he didn't get on because of just blatantly racist beliefs. Kent is known as one of the most diverse cities of the state now - it was not always that way. That demographic shift started in the Nineties - before that, it was an extremely white city. A lot of those residents still here - a lot of people very uncomfortable with change and blaming every conceivable problem that could be on that. And we see that in a lot of suburbs, rural areas - we see that everywhere. And there's also a concerted conservative nationwide strategy to engage in local school districts and in municipalities, which are traditionally overlooked by most people - the turnout for those elections is lower than any other kind of election. People just don't pay attention. And so these conservatives - we've seen a ton of video online, if you're very online like I am, where you see these people railing against masking and testing and anything like that in school districts. That's a strategy. And so this book banning that we're now seeing is another tactic in this overall strategy to get control of school districts for a couple of purposes. So no, this is not something that can only happen in Kent. It's happening in Kent. It's happening in a lot of other places and people are going to have to get engaged in their local cities and in their local school districts and speak up in opposition to this. Because if all that happens is people go, "Oh, this is too bad," and they stay silent. And the only vocal people are the ones that want to ban books, then these books are going to get banned. And as much as people want to be like, "Well, it's only going to make these books more popular in the underground." - the underground is underground for a reason because most people are not accessing it. And especially if someone's in a more conservative environment, if their parents are not open-minded, this is really cutting people off from books. And to that point, I mean this librarian who, when the principal, who had not read this book - when she decided to ban it, came to the meeting, had brought other books that had been accused of being sexually explicit. One was a book on pregnancy, another was a book by Maya Angelou, another was The Hate U Give, another - Are You There God it's Me Margaret - certainly the Bible. This becomes very, very subjective. And I think part of the bigger issue is there is a process that is supposed to be followed when a book might not be appropriate. Because it's not like that can't happen, right? But there is a process dictated by the district which this principal did not follow. And so that's also another part of the issue is that - how subjective are we making this process and if we're not going to stick by given process and some visibility into this, how many books are disappearing that we know nothing about? [00:31:30] Erica Barnett: Well, I think too, I mean, the fact that the list that you gave includes books that are perennially or have perennially been banned or that people have attempted to ban - I mean, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Are You There God It's Me Margaret. I mean, frequent targets in the past. I think that this particular book and the sort of focus on LGBTQ books in general is a wedge. I mean, it is an easy-ish thing to convince conservative parents that it is bad for children, or teenagers in this case, to be exposed to "sexually explicit, LGBTQ+ literature" and then kind of go from there. And this particular book is - Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) - has been a target in other school districts across the country. So there is an effort to target specific books and specific books that are aimed at queer students, but I don't think that once it starts there, that it ends there, right? And so, this list of books, I mean, I could see some of those books being targeted again, because it hasn't been that long that some of these books were considered inappropriate for "young people" on all kinds of grounds. I mean, I remember reading a lot of these books when I was this age. I grew up in another time of frequent book bans. And there's nothing age inappropriate about them. 12 to 14 year olds are having sex. It is absurd to suggest, as this principal has, that the only appropriate thing for kids of that age is books that go up to hand-holding and pecks on the cheek and mild kissing and no more, because that is just not in keeping with the reality of teenagers that age. So I feel like this LGBTQ focus right now is very much just the kind of wedge that conservative ideologues have identified as potentially being most effective to get their foot in the door and then move on to other stuff. [00:33:55] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, absolutely. And to be clear, this hasn't even stopped with this book at this school. On a subsequent day when the librarian arrived to work, they said the most recent book order was waiting for them, but the boxes were already opened and one book was missing, All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. And when they were in the office later that day, they spotted the book sitting on the vice principal's desk. They never sent any notice about taking the book. So this has already started down the path. The principal said that she was going to be putting together like a parent advisory board to determine which books were appropriate or not, which again is not part of the district policy. So this is an extremely slippery slope. And again, like you made reference to, we both come from a time where book bannings were en vogue. And so here we go again, but I just hope people engage - whether or not you have kids in your local school system, you need to be very vocal, contact your school board members, make sure that you are talking to your local school administrators, that you expect there to be books in the library that represent a variety of perspectives and a variety of identities and people, and that there should be the strictest scrutiny for removing something and some very clear guidelines. Because these vague guidelines are how they get away with just removing anything that they want to remove for whatever reason they feel like that day. We will continue to keep an eye on that and continue to talk about that. The last thing I wanted to talk about today, as we're coming up on a little bit of time here, was just news that broke this morning that Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and interim police chief, Adrian Diaz, are discussing the possibility of a $5,000 retention bonus for every SPD officer - over a thousand officers there. This is different than the $25,000 or $10,000 signing bonuses for experienced or new officers. This would just be for existing officers - "Hey, we'll give you $5,000 if you stay." What are your thoughts about this? [00:36:32] Erica Barnett: Well, if you look at what police officers make in Seattle, it is - I mean, it's certainly a starting salary of quite a bit more than I make - with overtime, easily into the six figures. And I mention that - not to say that police officers make too much or too little or anything - just to point out that if you're making six figures, $5,000 is really not that much money. It is not nothing, but as you pointed out, there have already been pretty large signing bonuses offered and all sorts of incentives for people to come to the department. And yet that has not worked, and we still have a net loss of officers year over year - just as I would add - many, many, many other cities are experiencing right now. There's a workforce shortage in all kinds of industries and the police departments of America are not exempt from that. So it's hard to picture this strategy of offering what amounts to a small bonus working to retain people who are already making plenty of money. But more importantly, I don't think that they have defined where the money's going to come from. So I am curious what funding source, or what budget cut, are they proposing to make in order to pay for this. I mean, there's lots and lots of other departments and lots of other things the City pays for - including social service workers, outreach workers for encampments - all kinds of things that no one is proposing these kind of bonuses for. So where are the cuts coming from? Where's the money coming from? And why is this the priority - of all the City departments that are losing workers and of all the things the City funds - that deserves this extra funding on top of the extra funding that we've already provided? [00:38:37] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. That mirrors my concern - like, I would be interested - is this something that came from officers? I mean, just purely looking at - could this achieve what they're hoping that it achieves, given that the amount represents a lower percentage of their take-home pay than it does for most other City employees? Is it something that they're saying, "Hey, you know what? For folks considering leaving, we are looking at this - but this $5,000 - that would actually make us stay." Where did that number come from? Has that been like validated? And to your point, has this been considered? I mean, we have talked extensively, have a show coming up where we're going to be talking about - especially frontline workers who are working with the unhoused population and the strain that's on that infrastructure - the staffing shortages, and even for the staff that's there, the poverty wages that they're making and that being a significant barrier for just - in trying to get people housed and needing people to engage and provide support and services - we are paying those people who provide support and services pennies, and they're already overworked and understaffed. So it seems like this would make a much bigger percentage of that pay and perhaps make a bigger difference. Are we looking at these bonuses for other departments, other frontline workers who we are counting on who make lower wages and who are tied to more marginalized populations to see that? Is this under consideration from anything else? And definitely, where is this money coming from? So we'll keep an eye on that and continue with that. I want to thank all of you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, January 28th - it is January 28th, we're almost in February - 2022. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Lisl Stadler and assistant producer Shannon Cheng. And our wonderful co-host today was Seattle political reporter and founder of PubliCola, Erica Barnett. You can find Erica on Twitter @ericacbarnett and on publicola.com. You can buy her book, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery anywhere where you enjoy buying books. You can find me on Twitter @finchfrii, and you can now follow Hacks & Wonks on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts. 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This week, Erica goes over a few YA books that feature activist main characters, and tips for activism. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook,  Ryan Estrada,  illustrated by Ko Hyung-Ju Banned book club started by 8th grader in Kutztown The latest in censorship news from Kelly Jensen for Book Riot This Is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew, Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff & Will kick off the show with details on an article they wrote for the Frolic website. They also remind everyone to reserve their spot for the Big Gay Fiction Fest coming up on Saturday, December 4. Author Jenn Burke discusses "House on Fire," the latest book in her "Ashes and Dust" series. Jenn also talks about why she created the spin off from the "Not Dead Yet" series. She also shares why she enjoys spreading romances across multiple books, her enjoyment in writing second chance romance, and the twists that she always adds to her paranormal characters to make them her own. In addition, we get a great story about how Jenn and Kelly Jensen got together to write the "Chaos Station" series. Complete shownotes for episode 346 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com. Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!

Kelly Jensen, President of NHance takes his slogan "Wood refinishing done right" seriously and applies it to franchising, too.  NHance does franchising right and has over 400 franchisees to prove it!  Listen to his common sense approach that blends ethics, deep understanding of the franchise model and selectivity to drive franchise development and success.

In Episode 14 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about book hangovers! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books they've loved so much that they've been left with a book hangover. Loving Lately 2:10 Article by Kelly Jensen "Is it worth your 2500" 7:00 Currently Reading Facebook Group Latest Reads11:00 Jar of Hearts | Jennifer Hiller 14:55 Case Histories | Kate Atkinson 19:48 Book Talk Shelf Awareness Book Riot Epic Reads Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn Still Life | Louise Penny Book Riot article about Psychology of Reading Razorblade Tears | SA Cosby 32:21 I Am Pilgrim | Terry Hayes The Idea of You | Robinne Lee Maybe You Should Talk to Someone | Lori Gottlieb 33:40 The Knockout Queen | Rufi Thorpe 36:56 One Day | David Nichols 42:12 The Hunger | Alma Katsu 46:27 Power of the Dog | Don Winslow The Cartel | Don Winslow The Border| Don Winslow 53:05 The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead 56:54 A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara Shelf Additions1:04:09I'll Be You | Janelle Brown 1:06:06 Notes on an Execution | Danya Kukafka *The book titles listed are linked to Amazon Affiliates, where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases. Thanks for your support!Another way to support  us is through Buy Me a Coffee! This helps us with the costs of producing the podcast and allows us to continue to bring you great content.Connect with us on social media! On Instagram, Tina @Tbretc, Renee  @Itsbooktalk, and the podcast is @booktalketcYou can also email us directly at booktalketc@gmail.com. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/booktalketc)

“The truth is, I don't like motherhood–and I desperately want to.” In August of 2016, I wrote these words in an email to a woman I'd never met before but had admired from afar, asking for her advice. At the heart of my message was this question: “How can I learn to love motherhood more?” My kids were 5 and 2 at the time, and long days at home with them were brutal for me, despite my best efforts to be a patient and fun mom. I felt lost and unfulfilled–but too embarrassed to admit just how desperate I felt to anyone in my real life. It was safer to reach out to someone distant, and that's why I emailed one of my mom-heroes from Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/kellyejensen/ (Kelly Jensen). I never would've believed that just over two years later, I would be talking to Kelly on my very own podcast, reading her that heartfelt plea for help I sent via email and sharing her response with moms all over the world. It was thrilling for me to interview Kelly for this week's episode. She's a mother of five who is known for her contagious love of family life, with her seasonal “Live Lists” and love letters to her children. In this episode, she cheers every mother on with the reminder to value who we are as individuals–and know that it's enough. *** - 3 Takeaways for What to do When Motherhood Feels Joyless -Be Intentional. Think about what you value and what you want for your motherhood. Then write them down, read them often and recommit to them. Let it go. Don't worry about what others think of you. Think about what your unique gifts are and breathe those through your motherhood experience. Get on with it. Stop thinking about your dreams and get going on them! Consider making a Live List for yourself and with your family, and then dust off your knees and go for it.  >>>Are these tips about what to do when motherhood feels joyless helpful? What would you add to her takeaways? Tell us in the comments below. ***   -Get in touch with Kelly- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyejensen/ (@kellyejensen) Kelly's “Live Lists” https://smallthingsovertime.com/fun-with-family-live-list/ (here) and https://studio5.ksl.com/bucket-list-live-list-create-one-with-your-family/ (here). *** -Announcement!!- Sign up for my free mini-course on “How to Love Motherhood as Much as you Love your Children”! Go to http://3in30podcast.com/learn (3in30podcast.com/learn).    *** -Sponsors-   Befitting.com https://www.befitting.com/en_us (Befitting) combines the skill of a seasoned stylist with technology to provide you with personalized frame recommendations that suit your unique look and style. Use the code 3IN30OFFER for 20% off sitewide at https://www.befitting.com/en_us (befitting.com), plus Free Shipping. **Please note this offer excludes Ray-Ban and Oakley   Jane.com http://jane.com/3in30 (Jane) is a highly-curated, online boutique marketplace featuring the latest in women's fashion trends, accessories, home decor, children's clothing, and more. To see my favorite deals, go to http://jane.com/3in30 (jane.com/3in30). *** -Related Episodes you might be interested in if you like this episode about when motherhood feels joyless- https://3in30podcast.com/captivate-podcast/111-3-simple-strategies-to-avoid-mom-burnout/ (111: 3 Simple Strategies To Avoid Mom Burnout) https://3in30podcast.com/captivate-podcast/power-of-moms/ (105: For The Mom Of Littles) https://3in30podcast.com/captivate-podcast/179-delight-in-motherhood/ (179: Delighting In Motherhood // Rachel On The Live Free Creative Podcast)    ***   -Additional Resources from 3 in 30 Podcast- Order your copy of the https://3-in-30-podcast.myshopify.com/ (Flecks of Gold Journal), a three-year journal to help you gather the golden moments within your motherhood!  Join our community of heart-fueled mothers on https://www.instagram.com/3in30podcast/?hl=en (Instagram)! For a monthly recap of ALL of the...

Kelly and I are diving into what it means to surrender to the life we're given and why this is the path to our freedom in hard moments. Kelly is such a pillar of support for anyone who comes her way, and I know this episode is going to be a complete game-changer for you on your journey.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://thesliceofsun.com/22

We sit down with school counseling veteran of 32 years Kelly Jensen. Kelly has been involved in the lives of hundreds if not thousands of students throughout her career. On this episode she sheds some light on what she has seen change over the course of the last three decades, her insight into our over anxious society, and what she thinks is the way out of it!

Kelly and Hannah answer listener requests for book recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Short story collection. Preferably fiction and/or fun/uplifting Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet; Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan; Take the Mic edited by Bethany C. Morrow; Snow in Love; Hope Nation edited by Rose Brock; The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood. A gift for my brother who isn’t a big reader. He’s in college, loves soccer and video games, and hasn’t enjoyed a book since reading Holes in middle school. Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith; Slay by Brittany Morris; The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry; Booked by Kwame Alexander; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; Warcross by Marie Lu; Feed by MT Anderson. New, contemporary, socially conscious, diverse. Yes No Maybe So by Aisha Saeed and Becky Albertalli; The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert; Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam; Running by Natalia Sylvester; We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid; Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. Diverse body positive books. What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume; Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter; My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann; Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero; If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann; Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen. YA dealing with survivors of sexual abuse/pedophilia/other childhood trauma: some of my favorites that I’ve read are Sadie, Girl in Pieces, Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls, Perks of Being a Wallflower and Speak. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson; Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough; The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith; Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn; How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringyimana; Wrecked by Maria Padian; Infandous by Elana K. Arnold; In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. A YA book to get my friend who doesn’t really read….p.s. she really likes Disney. Disney’s Twisted Tales; Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige; Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo; Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. One of my high school students likes mysteries and fantasy novels, but doesn’t like any “kissing” (i.e. lots of romance or a focus on a relationship). What suggestions could I give her? Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera; Endangered by Lamar Giles; Jennifer Lynn Barnes; Karen M. McManus; Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn. A book for my 16 year old nephew who is a very particular reader. Used to love Rick Riordan but has moved on. Beyond Riordan, the only books I’ve sent him that he has actually called begging for the sequels is Scythe. He likes Agatha Christie “because it makes him think” (to figure out what is going on). I’ve tried AS King and Going Bovine, but have not gotten a reaction and all the fantasy tried and trues. Would love an idea from you! Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore; The Future will be BS-free by Will McIntosh; The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah; Warcross and Legend by Marie Lu. A contemporary with some magic and some romance, but the story does not center grief. Now and When by Sara Bennett Wealer; Displacement by Kiku Hughes; Lobizona by Romina Garber. I am looking for a fantasy novel with romance that ideally is part of an almost finished or finished series. I have already read many of the popular ones, so I guess I am looking for those that were a bit more under the radar. I have read/started the Folk of the Air Series, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series, Red Queen Series, all of Cassandra Clare, etc. and loved them all! Looking for something in that realm. Blythewood by Carol Goodman; Lost Voices by Sarah Porter; The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd; Brooklyn Brujas by Zoraida Cordova. Warm fuzzy story about family (chosen, biological, adopted, whatever) with winter holiday(s) (not necessarily Christmas, but Christmas ok) as a backdrop and a happy ending. Something wintery and hopeful. (At least something that leaves the reader with some hope.) I like a variety of things. Some writers whose work I’ve enjoyed: Katie Henry, Karen McManus, Tomi Adeyemi, Jenny Han, Nina LaCour, and too many names to list. A few books I’ve read and enjoyed because of this podcast: Agnes at the End of the World, We Are the Perfect Girl, and Orpheus Girl. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston; The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel; The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody. A feminist book like Rules for Being a Girl. Girls Like Us by Randi Pink; The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann; Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina; Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan. Books for a 13 year-old. She loves the Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare and anything written by Rick Riordan. Recently, I loaned her my copy of With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (one of my favorite YA authors ever) and she loved it. I’d really like to give her books in a genre she loves and one that will expand her reading material. Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert; New Kid/Class Act by Jerry Craft; Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden; Akata Witch/Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor. Something that will make me laugh, but also teach me something. The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers; Cherry by Lindsey Rosin; Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan; We Are The Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan. I’m looking for at book for my niece (18 years old). She is not an avid reader out side required reading in school. She’s not that into fantasy and Sci fi, she likes contemporary fiction better. She might like a short story collection because 40 pages is not as daunting as 350 pages (or more if it’s a series) for a story. Books she had liked recently: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera and Broken Things by Lauren Oliver. Try Margarita Engle, Nikki Grimes, Stephanie Hemphill, Kwame Alexander as an alternative to short stories but still with a lot of white space, as it may be less intimidating; Toil and Trouble edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe; Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. I’m interested in spooky tales, thrillers, science fiction, and non-WWII fiction. No dystopias or urban fantasy, please! The most important thing to me as an aromantic asexual person is that’s there’s no significant romantic element. I don’t want the main character to have any romantic partners or to spend several pages daydreaming about their crush(es). Thanks! Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke; Dread Nation by Justina Ireland; Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham; The Blood Confession by Alisa M. Libby; The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupecho; Jackaby by William Ritter; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour. A book for my 19 year old sister who loves Wilder Girls and The Poet X. She is a fan of feminism, horror, and queerness in books. The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters; Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge; The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian; The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. A book for my daughter. She recently told me that she is gay. I want to show her how much I love her and accept her. She loves graphic novels and has read many of the most popular ones featuring same sex relationships. Everything Noelle Stevenson! Lumberjanes, Nimona, The Fire Never Goes Out; Queer: A Graphic History by Meg John Barker and Julia Scheele; Skim by Mariko Tamaki; Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu; Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw; Moonstruck by Grace Ellis and Shae Bragl. Something heavily folklore-based (Maggie Stiefvater or higher level of “heavily”) and LGBTQ+ please? European and Asian folklore are my favorite but I’ll be happy to dive into any other as well. Anna-Marie McLemore; A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Elsie Chapman and Ellen Oh; Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco; A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha; Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao; Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardost. A fantasy or science fiction novel, preferably action-packed. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger; The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline; Cut Off by Adrianne Finley; Orleans by Sherri L. Smith. An awesome ghost story. The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco; Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn; Horrid by Katrina Leno; The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour; Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. School for Good & Evil read-alikes for 14-year-old reluctant reader. Thanks! Carry On by Rainbow Rowell; The Irregular at Magic High School manga series by Tsutomu Sato; The Black Mage by Daniel Howard Barnes; Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki; A Blade so Black by LL McKinney; Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim; Liz Braswell’s Twisted Fairy Tales series; Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, the Hey YA podcast is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit. Join hosts Kelly Jensen and Sarah Hannah Gómez on Wednesdays for recommendations, news, and lots of discussion about all things YA! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly gives us all sorts of nuggets about sisterhood, or whatever "hood" you may need to surround yourself with.  Kelly gives us reminders about boundaries, building up old friendships, holding space for family relationships, bookmarking relationships, and fostering new space for growth! You can find more of her goodness on Instagram: @kellyejensen

In Episode 67, Kelly Jensen of Book Riot shares what she learned from a survey of librarians about how they’re managing through COVID-19, ripple effects of COVID-19 on libraries moving forward, and the huge cost differential for libraries to acquire digital books (e-books and audiobooks) vs. print books. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights The many things libraries do beyond lending books. What Kelly learned from the librarians’ survey she did this summer. How libraries can support students this Fall with so many schools learning virtually. How librarian’s jobs have changed due to COVID-19. The clutter of virtual book content right now and attendance levels at libraries’ virtual programs. Creative things libraries have started doing during COVID-19 (i.e. Library book bundles). The surprising thing Kelly saw in the survey results. Libraries quarantining books between lends because of COVID-19. Librarians being repurposed into different roles to help with COVID-19 (including as contact tracers). COVID-related icebergs that might have big ripple effects on libraries moving forward. How library budget cuts could end up looking. The cost for libraries to acquire digital books (e-books and audiobooks) compared to print books. The logistics of libraries acquiring e-books. Publishers changing the terms of how libraries can acquire e-books during COVID. Kelly’s Book Recommendations [37:50] Two OLD Books She Loves This Side of Home by Renee Watson | Buy from Amazon [38:14] Far From You by Tess Sharpe | Buy from Amazon [39:11] Two NEW Books She Loves My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmerman | Buy from Amazon [41:26] We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry | Buy from Amazon [44:44] One Book She DIDN’T LOVE Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli | Buy from Amazon [47:21] One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt (Release Date: May 2, 2021) | Buy from Amazon [49:14] Last 5 Star Book Kelly Read [50:40] Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour | Buy from Amazon [50:49] Other Books Mentioned [Don’t] Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen | Buy from Amazon [2:00] Here We Are: Feminism in the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen | Buy from Amazon [2:00] Body Talk edited by Kelly Jensen | Buy from Amazon [35:07] Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli | Buy from Amazon [48:11] Other Links Stacked (Kelly’s blog) Hey, YA Podcast Book Riot Podcast “How Will Public Libraries Adapt to New School Year Norms” Book Riot “With Schools Closed, Libraries Are Being Used As Daycare Centers, Angering Some People”  The Washington Post “Hold on, ebooks cost HOW much? The Inconvenient Truth About Library E-Collections” Smart Bitches, Trashy Books  About Kelly Website | Instagram | Twitter Kelly Jensen is a former teen librarian who worked in several public libraries before pursuing a full-time career in writing and editing. Her current position is with Book Riot, the largest independent book website in North America, where she focuses on talking about young adult literature in all of its manifestations. Before becoming a fully-fledged adult-like person, she worked in the swanky Texas Legislative Library entering data into a computer while surrounded by important politicians, scooped gelato for hungry college students, and spent hours reading, annotating, and scanning small-town Texas newspapers into a giant searchable database. Her books include Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World (Algonquin Young Readers, February 2017) a collection of art, essays, and words from over 44 voices. (Don’t) Call Me Crazy is a collection of art, essays, and words to launch a powerful and important conversation about mental health. It was named a best book of 2018 by the Washington Post and earned a Schneider Family Book Award Honor for distinguished representation of the disability experience. Both books are published by Algonquin Young Readers, which will publish her third anthology Body Talk, a collection about the physical and political nature of the human body, in Fall 2020. She cohosts the popular YA book podcast Hey YA with Eric Smith and is a regular cohost on Book Riot’s All The Books podcast with Liberty Hardy. Kelly also writes the twice-weekly “What’s Up in YA?” newsletter for Book Riot, which reaches nearly 60,000 inboxes.  Kelly lives in Illinois with her husband, her bunny, and five needy-but-awesome cats. In her free time, she is a certified yoga teacher, writes for her personal blog STACKED (stackedbooks.org), volunteers for Young At Heart, drinks a lot of tea, and practices photography. Some of her favorite things include churro smashmallows, black licorice, adoring eyelashes on various animals (giraffes are the best, obv), fusing glass, spending too many hours in bookstores, debating the best seltzer in the world’s best secret seltzer Facebook group, and owning as much Halloween decor as possible. Her writing has been featured on Bustle, in Bust Magazine, at The Writer’s Digest, The Huffington Post, at Rookie Magazine, The Horn Book, BlogHer, School Library Journal. She contributed an essay and a guide to teen sexuality in pop culture for Amber J. Keyser’s The V-Word: True Stories of First-Time Sex and is the author of the book It Happens: A Guide to Contemporary Realistic Fiction for the YA Reader from VOYA Press. Kelly is happy to discuss possibilities for professional speaking, editing, and/or writing opportunities, in person or online. You can learn more about her, her background, and her passions in this interview. She is represented by Tina Dubois at ICM Partners and can be reached at kelly@stackedbooks.org. Next Episode There will not be a new episode next week since the podcast is on a bi-weekly schedule. The following week, there will be a full length episode featuring Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy (airing October 14).

  Today’s episode is all about anthologies with Kelly Jensen, a writer and editor who has a new anthology out now titled, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy. … Continue Reading Ep 84: Anthologies

In today’s episode I talk with Kelly Jensen about her new book for young adults called Body Talk, which covers the themes of ability and disability, body positivity, fat positivity, tattoos, language, and much more. Tune in for essay readings and a nuanced conversation about intentions vs. impact of the body positivity movement today and where we may be doing more harm than good. Here’s a few items we cover: How yoga has helped her and her yoga students with mental health, self compassion, and non-judgment. Themes and helpful lessons on body politics from her latest book Body Talk, and how to use this book as a parent of a 12+ person. Patricia Elzie’s essay on the problematic nature of policing people’s feelings in the body positivity movement. Questions about where we may do more harm than good when it comes to helping people practice self-acceptance. Why we need to listen to people with lived experience at multiple intersections about what they’re seeing from those of us who hold multiple privileges. About Kelly Kelly Jensen is an editor of books for young adults including BODY TALK: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy (August 18), the award-winning (Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health, and Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World. She works full-time as an editor for Book Riot, and in her free time, she teaches yoga and volunteers for a senior pet rescue. She’s a former librarian and life-long lover of books and reading. Website | Instagram | Book | Venmo: kellybjensen --- Get the Body Kindness book It's available wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Read reviews on Amazon and pick up your copy today! Order signed copies and bulk discounts here! --- Donate to support the show Thanks to our generous supporters! We're working toward our goal to fund the full season. Can you donate? Please visit our Go Fund Me page. --- Get started with Body Kindness Sign up to get started for free and stay up to date on the latest offerings --- Become a client Check out BodyKindnessBook.com/breakthrough for the latest groups and individual support sessions --- Subscribe to the podcastWe're on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. Enjoy the show? Please rate it on iTunes! Have a show idea or guest recommendation? E-mail podcast@bodykindnessbook.com to get in touch. --- Join the Facebook groupContinue the episode conversations with the hosts, guests, and fellow listeners on the Body Kindness Facebook group. See you there! Nothing in this podcast is meant to provide medical diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Individuals should consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

On this week's special episode we're sitting down with author and editor of the book, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy, a book about body image, acceptance and all points in between.  Kelly was a delight to talk to and the book is incredible.  We highly recommend you check it out.     The book can be found here: https://kellybjensen.com/body-talk/ Kelly can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/heykellyjensen/?hl=en

On this week's special episode we're sitting down with author and editor of the book, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy, a book about body image, acceptance and all points in between.  Kelly was a delight to talk to and the book is incredible.  We highly recommend you check it out.     The book can be found here: https://kellybjensen.com/body-talk/ Kelly can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/heykellyjensen/?hl=en

Amanda and Jenn discuss coming-of-age literary fiction, M/M sci-fi, novellas, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Flatiron Books, publisher of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby, and Ecco. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (rec’d by Laura) Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (rec’d by Elizabeth) The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (rec’d by Maria) Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc Questions 1. I need a book for my book club, preferably fiction. We made the terrible decision of reading both of Sally Rooney’s novels back-to-back and now nothing seems nearly as good as her complex characters and the painfully relatable interactions between them. We are all in our early/mid twenties and enjoy reading books that relate to the painful growing pains of figuring out adulthood and who we are as adults. We love Sally Rooney’s engrossing dialogue, straightforward writing style and her well developed coming-of-age intellectuals. In the past we’ve enjoyed books by Celeste Ng, Anne Patchett and Lydia Davis. Excited to hear your thoughts! -Emily 2. Best underrated Tor novellas?  Thanks!  -Shontelle 3. Looking for fiction/nonfiction about non-cis/non-trans people/characters. I’m interested in people or characters who don’t feel they fit in the gender binary.  -Shaina 4. Hi! First off, I just want to say that I love your podcast. I’ve been listening since the first episode, and it’s been one of my favorite podcasts ever since. I’ve never sent in a recommendation request before, but I figured during quarantine, when I have all the time in the world basically, now would be a good time.  I’m in a strange place in that I consider myself a sci-fi fan because I watch a lot of sci-fi, but I realized recently I haven’t actually read much of it. I’ve read some classic sci-fi, like Dune (which I love), and Foundation (which I didn’t really like), but not much else aside from a lot of Star War novelizations, and Star Trek fanfiction. A few sci-fi books on my radar are Ninefox Gambit, Ancillary Justice, A Memory Called Empire, and The Traitor Baru Cormorant. I think I’m more interested in space opera, or at least sci-fi that isn’t too scientific or mathy, but I’m not really sure. I also would like it if you could recommend to me some gay m/m sci-fi. I’ve found a lot of queer women sci-fi which is awesome, but haven’t been able to find any sci-fi dealing with queer men, which I find a little strange. The only one I have found was Bond of Brass which I picked up because people were saying it was basically finnpoe fanfiction, but I’m not sure why they are saying that since it’s so different in concept as well as the characters. I also found the love interest insufferable, and I’m not sure how much I actually enjoyed the moral question of whether or not the main character should literally fight for the colonists who destroyed his world. I think it could have been an interesting premise, but I didn’t like how it was handled, and the bad love interest on top of it just made it worse for me. I ended up not being able to finish it.  Please no comics or graphic novels please. I’m not sure about YA recs unless you know of a YA that is particularly good, and more on the mature side of things. I don’t usually get on well with YA except for a few exceptions. Thank you again for your amazing podcast!  -Anonymous 5. Hi! I’m looking for a good LGBT read but not a coming out story. I’ve been through the years of figuring out who I am and coming out to people. While that is an important part of my past, it’s not part of my every day. I’m happily married and my wife is pregnant with our first baby. I’m looking for a read where the main character just is gay. I read starless sea and loved it. Any type of fiction is fine except short story or graphic novel.  Thanks! -Jessica 6. I love podcasts and recently listened to Noble Blood about Queen Ranavalona I. And I was fascinated. I love historical regency fiction. Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Diana Gabaldon… But I could not find anything on this queen from Madagascar. I would love the help to find something if not on her exactly on any lesser known queens from elsewhere; Elizabeth Bathory, Empress Wu Zetian… I’m up for it all. -Ryeannuh 7. My wife and I have an awesome 8yo daughter. We have a number of picture books that reflect her Two Mom family, but she’s getting older and I would love to find some chapter books that for elementary age kids that feature a character with two moms. Do you have any you can recommend? -Carrie Books Discussed Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: rape, child abuse, racism) Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capo Crucet Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hussein Burning Roses by SL Huang (lots of triggers incl. child abuse and violence against animals) (September 2020) I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (tw: enbyphobia) Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (cw: flayings and PTSD) We Are the Ants by Shuan David Hutchinson (tw: homophobia, suicide) Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen (cw: PTSD) Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal  The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Phantom Unicorn by Zetta Elliott

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we’re recommending loads of books by BIPOC authors. We believe it’s important to diversify your reading and with that in mind, we compiled a list of books by black authors that we’re adding to our lists and think you should too! Grab your favorite cup of tea (and your Goodreads app) and join us!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/bookishstateofmind   Tea Irish Breakfast from Tea Cellar- https://www.teacellartea.com/shop/irish-breakfast/   Currently Reading One of Us in Lying by Karen M McManus- https://amzn.to/3eVSMZ6  Stamped by Ibram X Kendi & Jason Reynolds (YA)- https://amzn.to/2ZyKvUC Stamped by Ibram X Kendi (Adult)- https://amzn.to/3iq9GBjThe Sullivan Sisters by Kathryn Ormsbee- https://amzn.to/38pyggX  Chaos Seed Series by Aleron Kong- https://amzn.to/3glm8As  Dread Nation by Justina Ireland- https://amzn.to/2VJ4u1U  Juneteenth Book Fest - https://bookshop.org/lists/juneteenth-book-fest-2020-shop Goodreads- An Anti-Racist Reading List: 20 Highly Rated Nonfiction Books by Black Authors Epic Reads- 55 Black-Owned Bookstores That Need Our Support Epic Reads- 17 New YA Books by Black Authors to Support- Now & Always Penguin Random House - 25 Books by Contemporary Black Authors Riveted by Simon Teen - Black Stories Matter: Books by Black Authors You Should Read ASAP Riveted by Simon Teen - Upcoming Books by Black Authors That We Can’t Wait for U to Read! Riveted by Simon Teen - Black Booktubers and Bookstagrammers You Should Be Following Riveted by Simon Teen - Black-Owned Bookstores to Buy From and Follow on Social Media The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow - https://amzn.to/2CYs18f  The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas- https://amzn.to/3gpIr89  On the Come Up by Angie Thomas- https://amzn.to/2D7craC  By Sea & Sky by Antoine Bandele- https://amzn.to/2NQLbiv  When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk- https://amzn.to/3is4o8i  A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow- https://amzn.to/2C029IS  Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert- https://amzn.to/2YU1a5Y  The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert- https://amzn.to/2YX7LN2  Slay by Brittney Morris- https://amzn.to/2C07jVh  Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett- https://amzn.to/2NPW4kM  Conquest (Dragon Bones #1) by Celeste Harte- https://amzn.to/31F4nYQ   The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed- https://amzn.to/2YXlmno  Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann- https://amzn.to/2BDLj2z  Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Charles M. Blow- https://amzn.to/2D7XIfz  Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon- https://amzn.to/2Zve3lY  Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige- https://amzn.to/2ArGb0O  Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige- https://amzn.to/3gmSOcU  The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta- https://amzn.to/2C03fEu  Truly, Madly, Royally by Debbie Rigaud- https://amzn.to/38ostsd  The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton- https://amzn.to/2VJceB0  Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown- https://amzn.to/2NSsc7h  Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo- https://amzn.to/2AqLbmj  With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo- https://amzn.to/2ZsBWKM  American Street by Ibi Zoboi- https://amzn.to/2DaM5Vj  All American Boys by Jason Reynolds- https://amzn.to/2VJ022O  The Opposite of Always by Justin A Reynolds- https://amzn.to/38oecf0  Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward- https://amzn.to/31LrhOb  Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender- https://amzn.to/38ojxDf  Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron- https://amzn.to/3gAUnUT  I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberly Jones & Gilly Segal- https://amzn.to/3eYrfWX  Kimberly Jones Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest- https://amzn.to/2VHu0V0  Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest- https://amzn.to/3f9ke5C  Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon- https://amzn.to/3gnLhdN  The Nightmare-Verse Series by L.L. McKinney- https://amzn.to/3gtrFoN  Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson- https://amzn.to/3gmjKJM  You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson- https://amzn.to/3f0tfxZ  Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite- https://amzn.to/2C6wy85  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou- https://amzn.to/2NP2pgq  Color Me In by Natasha Diaz- https://amzn.to/2ZEbCgS  Dear Martin by Nic Stone- https://amzn.to/2ZOxlmH  Binti series by Nnedi Okorafor- https://amzn.to/2BsCGYJ   Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon- https://amzn.to/3gpzo7k  The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon- https://amzn.to/2BBWOaz    When the Stars Lead to You by Ronni Davis- https://amzn.to/31OGa26   Girls Like Us by Randi Pink- https://amzn.to/2AsMQI5  A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne Brown- https://amzn.to/3gpFvZ4   Legendborn by Tracy Deonn- https://amzn.to/38pboyh  Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson- https://amzn.to/3dXaev5    Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson- https://amzn.to/3iumzdK  Legend of Orisha Series by Tomi Adeyemi- https://amzn.to/2BsEalL   Bingo Love by Tee Franklin- https://amzn.to/2C5iUSI  The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates- https://amzn.to/2ZyAIxU   A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison- https://amzn.to/2YVTcci   Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi- https://amzn.to/3gjSg7q  Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real about Injustice, Empowerment and Growing Up Female in America edited by Amy Reed- https://amzn.to/2C5ao6a  Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen- https://amzn.to/31HsK8f  Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance  edited by Bethany C. Morrow- https://amzn.to/31NYQzn  A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance and Hope edited by Patrice Caldwell- https://amzn.to/3gnQiD9 

Kelly Jensen is a former teen librarian who worked in several public libraries before pursuing a full-time career in writing and editing. Her current position is with Book Riot (bookriot.com), where she focuses on talking about young adult literature. Her books include Here We Are: Feminism for The Real World and (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, a collection of art, essays, and words to launch a powerful and important conversation about mental health. It was named a best book of 2018 by the Washington Post and earned a Schneider Family Book Award Honor. Her next book is Body Talk, scheduled for Fall 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dallas-woodburn/support

If you feel like every episode of The SSR Podcast is basically just a lovefest about whatever book we happen to be discussing (and you're sick and tired of it!), then you should definitely check out Episode 63. Our feelings about Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming are A LOT more complicated. Let's just say it's a love/hate thing. On this episode, Alli and guest Kelly Jensen try to look at this 1981 novel from every spot on that love/hate spectrum. They also swap stories about their own middle and high school English classes and compare notes on the kinds of books they were reading in the nineties. There's talk of birth order, mental health, religion, circus performers, and cold hot dogs — a little something for everyone! Follow Kelly on Instagram (@heykellyjensen) and be sure to check out her work on Book Riot!

Jess and Trisha are not surprised that romance sales are up, talk a little about romance book printing and supply decisions, and recommend books in which the geographic setting is integral to the story. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders; Libro FM; and TBR, Book Riot’s new subscription service offering tailored book recommendations for readers of all stripes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! NEWS Barnes & Noble is selling more romance (and the bestselling books are listed at that link). Podcast high-five for all of the booksellers involved in Bookstore Romance Day! The Great Big Romance Read caused a spike in sales for The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics – and don’t forget we’re discussing that next month! Here are Esi Sogah’s threads on book availability and on romance covers and trade paperback. And here’s the Book Riot piece on illustrated covers by Kelly Jensen. BOOKS The Big Burn by Timothy Egan We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby Misadventures of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole Virgin River by Robyn Carr Three Part Harmony by Holley Trent Pride by Ibi Zoboi Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean The World Turned Upside Down by Elyse Springer Indigo by Beverly Jenkins Rebel by Beverly Jenkins I Think I Might Love You by Christina C. Jones The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichart Let us know your thoughtful thoughts on romance sales, supply, covers, and geography! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com) or you can still catch us at trisha@riotnewmedia.com and jessica@riotnewmedia.com. You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

  First things first: Ladies of the Fright podcast is honored to have been nominated for Nonfiction Podcast of the Year in the 2018 This Is Horror Awards! Voting is open until Monday, 4.29.2019. If you enjoy what you do, considering throwing us a vote—and don't forget to check out the other excellent nominees in each category!  Also, Mackenzie and Lisa have both joined the This Is Horror features team! Watch that space for feature articles from each of them. On to LOTF 34! This episode is our SECOND  installment of a series covering the Summer Scares library summer reading program. The Horror Writers’ Association has partnered with Book Riot and Library Journal to curate the Summer Scares reading list, which includes three books each in the Adult, YA, and Middle Grade categories. Joining us today is Kelly Jensen, an Editor at Book Riot. The YA picks for 2019 Summer Scares are: Rotters by Daniel Kraus (Ember, 2012) Slasher Girls and Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke (Speak, 2016) The Devil and Winnie Flynn by Micol Ostow (Penguin Random house, 2015) Show Notes: Find Kelly: Website | Twitter Learn more about Summer Scares 2019.  ">If you want to support our podcast and you’re interested in purchasing any of the books we talk about, consider purchasing through our affiliate links above. As always thank you very much for your love and support!

Marissa Massey chats with Kelly Jensen, an editor and former community manager at Book Riot. Along with a former grad school classmate, Kelly also manages the website StackedBooks, which has existed for over a decade, having recently migrated from Blogger to WordPress. In this interview, Kelly shares the current and future trends in online publishing and how listeners can keep abreast. This podcast interview was recorded on Apr 3, 2019.

Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss reads about anxiety, foodie books, Disney read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, and You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Questions 1. Hi! So, up until recently I hadn’t thought about what “type” of books I like most. The more I read, the more I find myself getting emotionally sucked into books about a dark or otherwise serious subject matter told from a child’s/teen/young person’s point of view. Examples would be Room, and To Kill A Mockingbird. I love “reading between the lines” and picking up on subtle hints and clues to what’s going on in the story, rather than outright descriptions told from an adult or omniscient narrator. I’m a mental health therapist and I work predominantly with teenagers who have been through some sort of, so it’s kind of obvious where my pull towards these books comes from. The book doesn’t have to be about major traumatic events (abuse, neglect, rape, etc), just serious subject matter that a young person is dealing with and trying to interpret and work through. Thank you so much!!!! -Alissa   2. I am looking for African-American, Bi-sexual, and women with disabilities, literature. I love fiction, some fantasy some siFi, romantic suspense, and both mysteries and thrillers. oh and classic literature, and women’s fiction. Some Young Adult is okay. No Paranormal, or aliens having human babies, no cloning, and weird stories. yuck! I am blind so the books must be available in an accessible format. -Melissa   3. Hello. I work at a nonprofit hunger relief organization and am looking for recommendations for our staff book club. Specifically, I am hoping you have some ideas for a graphic novel or graphic nonfiction book about any of the following topics, ideally in combination: food, nutrition, nonprofits, social justice, equity, or inclusion. We have read two books so far, Big Hunger and Behind the Kitchen Door, and have a good list of future options, but I thought it might be nice to try something less wordy at some point. Must be appropriate for discussion in a work setting. Can be something we could read all at once or in installments. Thank you for the tips and for the amazing show! -Leah R   4. I love watching documentaries (my favorite film genre) and reading non fiction as well as science fiction. I recently read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and loved them both. Currently I am reading Going Clear by Lawrence Wright and loving it as well. (Side note, if you haven’t seen the HBO documentary made from the book you are truly missing out) I am worried I wouldn’t be able to find any more weird non fiction & science fiction to read once I am done with Going Clear. Any suggestions would be super helpful. -Kiirah   5. Hi, I’m always on the lookout for great book recommendations for my amazing niece. She loves YA fantasy (Throne of Glass is one of her favorite series) and Disney. Her favorite princess is Mulan, so she really likes strong female characters. She’s African American, so I would love to find a book for her featuring a non-white protagonist, since they are underrepresented in fiction and thus hard to come by. Any help you can give me is wonderful. I hate to give her gift cards for her birthday or Christmas because it feels so impersonal to me. Thanks, -Heather   6. So I need help trying to find books similar to my favorites. I LOVE Marcus Zusak, author of “I Am the Messenger” and “The Book Thief”. I love the writing style, the quip literary remarks, the funny quotes and how the actual physical writing is different (fonts, margins, etc.). I also enjoy how closely I become connected to the characters. They are ones I won’t soon forget. They are both books I’ve read and recommend to everyone and now I’m looking for other books that are as similar to him as possible. -Dallas   7. Hello! I was recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I’m hoping you can recommend some books that have characters with that diagnosis or something similar. I am not picky whether it’s YA, or fantasy, or whatever, but I do tend to lean more towards YA. A memoir would be particularly interesting. Thank you! -Kino   Books Discussed The Vela S1 by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang, and Rivers Solomon The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and illustrated by Renee Nault Kidlit These Days podcast All The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert So Lucky by Nicola Griffith Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri Meal by Blue Dellaquanti, illustrated by Soleil Ho (rec’d by Elisa) Comic Books With Recipes post Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Themby Jennifer Wright The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton The Watch That Ends The Night by Allan Wolfe Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Final Draft by Riley Redgate Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

"The truth is, I don't like motherhood--and I desperately want to." In August of 2016, I wrote these words in an email to a woman I'd never met before but had admired from afar, asking for her advice. At the heart of my message was this question: "How can I learn to love motherhood more?" My kids were 5 and 2 at the time, and long days at home with them were brutal for me, despite my best efforts to be a patient and fun mom. I felt lost and unfulfilled--but too embarrassed to admit just how desperate I felt to anyone in my real life. It was safer to reach out to someone distant, and that's why I emailed one of my mom-heroes from Instagram, Kelly Jensen. I never would've believed that just over two years later, I would be talking to Kelly on my very own podcast, reading her that heartfelt plea for help I sent I sent via email and sharing her response with moms all over the world. It was thrilling for me to interview Kelly for this week's episode. She's a mother of five who is known for her contagious love of family life, with her seasonal "Live Lists" and love letters to her children (#wordsformybabies). In this episode, she cheers every mother on with the reminder to value who we are as individuals--and know that it's enough. Show Notes  -Kelly's Instagram: @kellyejensen Check out Kelly's "Live Lists" here and here. -I am so excited to announce "Declutter your Motherhood Extended," which starts with a kickoff workshop on Saturday, April 13 at Eleve Event Center in Pleasant Grove, UT, and continues for 30 days with mentoring and support. Go to 3in30podcast.com/workshops for more information and tickets! **Use the code 3IN30 this week only to get $30 off your ticket.

Carla Marie talks to Kelly Jensen the owner of Rollick, an online clothing shop! Kelly's story of why she created Rollick is incredible! She loved the fashion industry but was rejected from it so many times she decided to create her own company!

This week, Erin and guest host, Liz, dive into two nonfiction titles: My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss and Hope by Diane Guerrero and (Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Illness edited by Kelly Jensen. They dig into immigration, personal stories, mental health, language and more. They also dive into their own adolescent lives reminiscing about their favorite tv shows, books they read but weren't supposed to, and their proudest high school moments. You can email Teen Title Talk to share your own stories, ask for a book recommendation or find out more about library life at teentitletalk@gmail.com    

In this episode, TWLOHA’s Co-Executive Director Lindsay Kolsch talks with Kelly Jensen. Kelly discusses the issues with how mental health is portrayed through dramatic story arcs found in pop culture, why her career as a youth librarian inspired her to create a mental health anthology, and the five lies depression told her. Kelly Jensen is an editor for Book Riot, as well as a writer and editor of young adult novels. Her most recent project, “(Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health,” is available for purchase now. Download a transcript of this episode at www.twloha.com/podcast.   Connect with Kelly online by checking out her website and social media profiles: http://kellybjensen.com https://twitter.com/veronikellymars/ https://www.instagram.com/veronikellymars/   Buy her latest anthology here: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Call-Me-Crazy-Conversation/dp/1616207817 Read her writing here: http://kellybjensen.com/selected-writing/ https://twloha.com/blog/five-lies-depression-told-me/ https://twloha.com/blog/there-is-no-one-way-to-get-it-right/ https://twloha.com/blog/what-yoga-taught/   Follow TWLOHA on social media at: https://twitter.com/TWLOHA https://www.instagram.com/twloha/ https://www.facebook.com/towriteloveonherarms/   Visit our FIND HELP page of mental health resources at https://twloha.com/find-help/. Get connected for free, 24/7 with a trained crisis counselor via Crisis Text Line by texting TWLOHA to 741741. Connect with our team by emailing podcast@twloha.com. Learn more about the podcast and previous episodes at twloha.com/podcast.   Credits: We’d like to thank Kelly Jensen for sharing her story with us and Copeland for the original music featured here. Lindsay Kolsch served as our host for this episode, which was produced by Mark Codgen, Claire Biggs and Jennie Armstrong of Lore de Force, Rebecca Ebert, and Chad Michael Snavely. Chad Michael Snavely: http://www.chadmichael.com Lore de Force: https://www.loredeforce.com

In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca talk about Publisher’s Weekly’s 2018 Salary Survey, the National Book Award winners, WH Smith’s new bookstore format, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot Insiders Julian is a Mermaid by Rebecca Love In/Half by Jasmin B. Frelih The Great Courses Plus   Links discussed in this episode: WH Smith Least Popular UK Retailer BR’s own Kelly Jensen featured on WaPo 10 Best Kids Books of 2018 for Don’t Call Me Crazy National Book Award Winners Michelle Obama’s memoir is BECOMING a sensation Sorkin’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD play opens Dec 13 (and therefore apparently was not struck down when performed in court) PW Publishing Salary Survey 2018

Susan loves Crazy Rich Asians, so we had to discuss film adaptations! Are they ever better than the book? Jeannette and Meredith may have Feelings about this. Then we talk The Bear and the Nightingale, Vasya’s house elves, and country bumpkins who end up in cities. Discuss The Bear and the Nightingale with us on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68328-eclectic-readers)! The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28862387-the-bear-and-the-nightingale) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Nightingale-Novel-Winternight-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00X2FDZKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536805412&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Bear+and+the+Nightingale) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18373213) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345803787/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345803787&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439358078/ref=x_gr_w_glide_ku_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_ku_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0439358078&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77391.Anne_of_Ingleside) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553213156/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553213156&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Attachments by Rainbow Rowell on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8909152-attachments) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525951989/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0525951989&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11090793-don-quixote) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UK2MQG/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004UK2MQG&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30809786-a-reaper-at-the-gates) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0448494507/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0448494507&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) (Don’t) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39895169-don-t-call-me-crazy) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616207817/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1616207817&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) The Fantasy Fiction Formula by Deborah Chester on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26265753-the-fantasy-fiction-formula) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0719097061/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0719097061&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20613470-heir-of-fire) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1619630656/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1619630656&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25953369-hidden-figures) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062363603/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062363603&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Warcross by Marie Lu on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29385546-warcross) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399547967/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0399547967&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28114478-lady-cop-makes-trouble) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0544409949/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0544409949&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) The Martian by Andy Weir on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804139024/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0804139024&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) The Princess Bride by William Goldman on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Bride-Morgensterns-Classic-Adventure-ebook/dp/B003IEJZRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536806499&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Princess+Bride+book) The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15931.The_Notebook) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553816713/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553816713&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6224935-this-is-where-i-leave-you) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052595127X/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=052595127X&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Jaws by Peter Benchley on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126232.Jaws?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400064562/ref=x_gr_w_glide_hasdeal_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_hasdeal_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400064562&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Forrest Gump by Winston Groom on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186190.Forrest_Gump?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743453255/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0743453255&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34.The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618346252/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0618346252&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) The Maze Runner by James Dashner on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6186357-the-maze-runner?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385737947/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385737947&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23807.The_Silence_of_the_Lambs?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0099446782/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0099446782&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2) Next Episode’s Book: The Round House by Louise Erdrich on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13602426-the-round-house) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062065246/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062065246&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)

Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Kelly Jensen discuss all things YA in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller and Book of the Month.   Questions   1. I just finished Honesty by Seth King. It was intense, heavy and unlike any other literary experience I've had to date -- I was stuck inside the brain of Cole Furman and I couldn't get out for 291 pages not matter how uncomfortable, intense, exciting, lonely or heartbreaking it was! It's a story of young love. It's is also a story of fear and pain. Cole and Nick are falling in love and they are also both closeted LGBTQ nineteen-year- old's with everything to lose in the South. King acknowledged the need for more books featuring more diverse couples that don't live deep in the romance genre. Until now it's something I never thought twice about. THE QUEST: I want to read more stories of diverse couples that lives closer to the YA genre and maybe even one with a happy ending, but not required. Love the podcast! Shout out to Fiona for introducing me to Book Riot! --Jenna   2. Do you have recommendations for YA books that don't include romance? My almost 13 year old daughter is a somewhat reluctant reader, but likes books with strong female characters and prefers no icky love stuff :) She recently read the Divergent Series and enjoyed it, but could have done without the romantic relationships. Thanks! --Julie   3. I've just read The Selection and Cinder and am looking for more YA dystopian Cinderella stories. Any suggestions? --Shaina   4. Hi! I love listening to your podcast and adding tons of books to my TBR list. I read a book last summer called Fiercombe Manor by Kate Riordan and loved it. I would call it a romance/mystery/ghost story. Can you recommend some similar books for my summer reading list? I love YA, so am open to that as well! Thanks! --Rebecca   5. I used to read YA books all the time when I was little, but once I started high school I decided in all my teenage snobbishness that YA was beneath me, and I'd only be reading the classics... and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (obviously). Now I'm in my 20s working on my doctorate in classics, and no longer want to or feel the need to be so snobby. I've recently discovered bookstagram, and I'm constantly seeing all these beautiful covers of YA novels. The only thing is what to read? I tried reading The Raven Cycle, but I found the characters to be so shallowly written. And the whole extreme/unrealistic wealth and privilege just seemed so far fetched. I thought I might have better luck with fantasy YA but there is so much and I have no idea how to sort the good from the bad. --Keira   6. First, let me tell you I love your podcast! Second, I would love your recommendations (obvs). My son and I just read a great YA book called Away Running by David Wright and Luc Bouchard. It resonated with my son who is sports-obsessed because it's about football but it is deeper than most kids' sports books because it takes place in Paris amid racial tensions and immigrations issues. It's deep. I'd love more books like this to engage my son...some sports but more than just sports. Bonus if there are diverse characters (as there are in Away Running) because my son is biracial and seeing himself reflected in the characters allows for us to have even better conversations after reading. Thank you so much! --Cathy   Books It's Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour 100 Must-Read YA Books With Little Or No Romance Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Ash by Malinda Lo Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell “Glass” in Roses and Bones by Francesca Lia Block A Spy in the House by YS Lee The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Absent by Katie Williams Saints and Misfits by SK Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault) Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt De la Pena (trigger warning: self-harm) See No Color by Shannon Gibney Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen (trigger warning: sexual assault)

Author Roxane Gay talks about writing her most recent book, a collection of short stories called Difficult Women, and why Beyoncé, Law and Order SVU and Channing Tatum’s neck are mentioned in the book’s acknowledgements.Then, “reformed librarian” Kelly Jensen on why feminism isn’t always fun — but should be accessible — and how her new book is helping girls (and boys!) everywhere.

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Kelly Jensen (@enthusiosity) reveal themselves to be highly adept dream retellers before discussing pasta diversity, an app for tracking food problems, and a rubric for assessing attractiveness.

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Kelly Jensen (@enthusiosity) wonder whether Indian food pizza is local to the San Francisco Bay before diving into a new reality show idea and a graphic design challenge for the ages.

One of my favorite humans, Kate Hart is author of AFTER THE FALL, due out in 2016 from FSG, and is basically everywhere on the internet. She and I took a break from a marathon Twilight series re-watch to talk witches and talking birds, what a gross word “networking” is, and finding the courage to tell our stories. Also Twilight.   Kate Hart Show Notes Badass Ladies You Should Know (my interview here!) Field Trip Friday YA cover statistics Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Tim O’Brien Zilpha Keatley Snyder A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle Absolute Write Katie Alender Corinne Jackson Myra McEntire Kirsten Hubbard Kate's agent Michelle Andelman Natural State Treehouses, Kate's family treehouse business!  R&R = revise and resubmit THE HANDMAID’S TALE by Margaret Atwood "The Yellow Wallpaper" by by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Sylvia Plath DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor  Stacked, librarian book blog   Kelly Jensen