7-Year-Old Publishes Second Book
The kids are alright: At the age of six, Alyssa McClelland wrote and published her first book, My Big Curly Fro. The book took off, and she also released a coloring book. And now, at age seven, she has published her second book, Seasoned with Love, all about the ingredients added to recipes but also to life.
Helen Keller TikTok Conspiracy Theory
The kids are not alright: Teenagers on TikTok are spreading an ableist conspiracy theory doubting that Helen Keller could have been as accomplished as she was after an illness caused her to be deafblind. While TikTok says dehumanizing others based on disabilities is against their policies and they remove the videos, some remain up according to The Guardian article.
Ausma Zehanat Khan’s New Crime Series
Ausma Zehanat Khan will follow up her fantastic crime procedural series, Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak, with a new crime series. Unlike her Canadian-set first series, which traveled the world, this new series, Blackwater Falls, will be set in Colorado following a Muslim investigator. Can’t wait!