This edition of Today in Books is sponsored by Maybe a Mermaid by Josephine Cameron and Macmillan Children’s.
Canadians Push Back On Library’s Metal Detectors
In February the Millennium Library in Winnipeg began “checking bags and scanning patrons age 13 and older for metal objects.” The public has opposed while the library has defended the new policy citing a recent increase in violence and threats at the library. Due to the public’s outcry, the City of Winnipeg committee voted “to ask library services to detail just how many security incidents there are at the Millennium Library — and to look at other options to make patrons feel safe.”
A One-Woman Broadway Play Based On Maya Angelou?
GIVE ME THIS NOW! “Phenomenal Woman will be a one-woman show drawing from Angelou’s writings, along with ‘some private musings that have never before been made public,’” said producers David Michael Rich and J. Todd Harris who hope to have it ready for a 2021 Broadway staging.
It’s The Weekend Here’s A Must-Read Long Read
Here is a long read from The Guardian that takes a deep dive into the romance genre’s very long running issue with racism and diversity.