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I Want One!
Also, put one in every school. Umatilla Elementary School in Florida has a book vending machine that works exactly as you’d think: drop in 50 cents and a book drops down.
Shakeup At The Man Booker Prize
The hedge fund, Man Group, which has been sponsoring Britain’s prestigious literary award the Man Book Prize, announced it will no longer sponsor the prize. While this won’t affect this year’s award it is unclear how this will affect the prize moving forward–they are currently looking for new commercial sponsorship. The gloves have been coming off recently showing strains in the relationship, including authors claiming the hedge fund was not who their sponsor should be, and that the hedge fund deserves criticism.
Now Here’s Another Great List Of Books
The American Library Association announced the 2019 youth media award winners and so many great books on this list! Personal favorites: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, love Meg Medina, and congratulations are in order for some of our very own Rioters for (Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health edited by Kelly Jensen. All the warm book fuzzy feelings today!