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Kelly Jensen

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen.

Bob’s (Literary) Burger of the Day

It didn’t take long for me to devour all of the episodes of Bob’s Burgers that I could when I watched ...

Reading Pathways: Blake Nelson

I’ve been writing the Beyond the Bestsellers series here for a few months, and while I have a pile more ...

Libraries Are Not a “Netflix” for Books

If there’s one phrase I dislike more than the latest company touting itself as the “Netflix for books,” it’s when ...

2014 YA Fiction Preview, Part 2: 66 Titles For Your July – September Radar

Back in January, I put together a preview of 60 YA titles to be published in the first six months ...

In His Own Words: Walter Dean Myers

Last week, the kid lit community lost one of its giants when Walter Dean Myers passed away. Credited with writing over ...

48 Excellent World War II Novels

This installment of the Riot Recommendation is sponsored by The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure. Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied ...

Your 40 Favorite Case-Cracking Reporters in Fiction

This giveaway is sponsored by Invisible City by Julia Dahl. Just months after Rebekah Roberts was born, her mother, an ...

My Grandpa, the Non-Reader

My grandpa crocheted. He used whisper-thin thread, with a tiny, metal hook. Between trips to the bakery, where he worked, ...

The John Green and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Media Bingo Card

Unless you live under a rock, chances are you’ve heard of this guy named John Green and chances are that ...

The Perfectly Shaped Treat: Literary Cookie Cutters

Do you like cookies? What about words and books? Well then do I have a (sweet) treat for you: literary ...