May 27, 2021
Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including stories of private school drama, a raccoon’s dumpster finds, a girl and her busy parents, a picture book biography of a pivotal painter, and many more.
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Feiwel and Friends, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-80081-7. An anonymous texter known as Aces reveals secrets about an elite private school’s only two Black students in this bracing debut that explores systemic oppression in predominantly white institutions. The YA novel earned a starred review from
PW.
Are You a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo. HarperCollins/Tegen, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-300394-1. In this picture book, while foraging in a garbage can, a raccoon named Grub meets glowing green Seed, who has bright black eyes and a knowing smile. Seed, who is hoping to get planted, isn’t in a hurry to dissuade Grub of the notion that Seed could eventually grow into his favorite food, a “very good and
Meet the TikTok creator helping Black readers find their main characters, one recommendation at a time By Zoe Christen Jones
May 27, 2021 / 5:49 PM / CBS News
BookTok, a section of TikTok populated by book lovers, reviewers and writers, has been lauded for democratizing the publishing world. Amateurs can use the app to talk about the books they loved, the reads they hated, and the authors they can t get enough of. And with enough traction, sometimes the creators have become responsible for a book s resurgence on the bestseller lists.
But by mirroring the publishing industry, BookTok also took on one of its biggest problems: the lack of diversity. For Kendra Keeter-Gray, reading the same White books just wasn t good enough. So she created an account (@kendra.reads) dedicated to sharing the book, and main characters of color, she couldn t get enough of.
New “Dissecting Horror” with Costume Designers TODAY at 6 PM (PST)
Join us at 6 PM (PST) for a new episode of Dissecting Horror with esteemed costume designers Laura Montgomery, Avery Plewes, Mary Claire Hannan, and Whitney Anne Adams!
Tuesday, May 25th) at 6pm PST with a focus on costume design.
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Dissecting Horror will stream on Dread Central’s
Dread Central and Jordan von Netzer of
Projection PR launched “Dissecting Horror” on April 15th, 2020, with a panel focused on horror film scores. Since then, they have produced panels spotlighting stunt coordinators, composers, visual/special effects and the creatives behind