Rachel Rosenberg
Rachel Rosenberg has been writing since she was a child—at 13, she was published alongside celebs and fellow teens in Chicken Soup For the Teenage Soul 2. Rachel has a degree in Creative Writing from Montreal’s Concordia University; she’s been published in a few different anthologies and publications, including Best Lesbian Love Stories 2008, Little Fiction, Big Truth’s Re/Coded anthology and Broken Pencil magazine. She also appeared on the Montreal episode of the Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids podcast. Her day job is as a Children’s Librarian, where she digs singing and dancing with small humans.
Bookish DIY Kits To Buy and Make for Holiday Gifting
Rachel Rosenberg
October 10, 2022
Buying the perfect book for a reader can be tricky, but these bookish DIY kits will be a hit with any book lover.
Library Sitcom SHELVED Could Be The Show We Need
Rachel Rosenberg
September 19, 2022
Public libraries are finally getting their own workplace comedy! The Canadian production SHELVED could be the laugh we so desperately need.
Read and Learn: Culturally Diverse Children’s Book Publishers and Imprints
Rachel Rosenberg
August 23, 2022
If you're looking for diverse children's books, check out these publishers and imprints that prioritize authentic representation.
Hopeful Stories about Hard Times: Picture Books to Help Kids Push Through
Rachel Rosenberg
July 29, 2022
There are so many big topics worth talking about with young readers. These hopeful stories about hard times, including We Are Water Protectors, can help.
How to Create a Virtual Book Club — or Revive One that’s Languishing
Rachel Rosenberg
June 30, 2022
Virtual book clubs are safer during the pandemic, and they can also be more accessible. Here's how to start (or revive) one of your own.
Heather Has How Many Mommies? The Importance of Community to The Creation of HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES
Rachel Rosenberg
June 24, 2022
How did HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES, one of the most challenged books in the US, come to be written?
6 Times Late Lost Library Books Found Their Way Home
Rachel Rosenberg
June 20, 2022
Better late than never, right? These lonely library books made it back home eventually—it just took 40+ years.
Pride Is Nearly Here: New LGBTQ+ Picture Books
Rachel Rosenberg
May 23, 2022
New LGBTQ+ picture books to put on your shelves, because it's essential to show children various ways to be happy and true to themselves.
Nobuko Yoshiya: 1920s Revolutionary Lesbian Novelist
Rachel Rosenberg
May 19, 2022
Nobuko Yoshiya was a wealthy, successful novelist who was out as a lesbian in Japan in the 1920s. So why isn't she a famous queer icon?
It Began With a Sneeze: Magnetic Poetry’s Origin Story
Rachel Rosenberg
April 13, 2022
Magnetic poetry was fairly ubiquitous in the '90s. Its inspirations, which include an avant grade art movement, may surprise you.