Reese’s Book Club Opens Up First Pop-Up Shop
Reese’s Book Club pop-up shop, Book It LA, is now open! Shelves are stocked with previous Reese’s Book Club picks, the new Cozy Gift of Reading box, and a some must-haves from local businesses. Reese’s Book Club posted on their Instagram, “This holiday season, we’re giving you a bright spot to discover and share in all the book joy while supporting The Readership, our collection of efforts to benefit literacy.” The bookish pop-up shop is open through December 31st.
Vote for the Best Book of the Past 125 Years
Right now on the New York Times website, you can vote for your pick for the best book of the past 125 years. In October, editors at the New York Times Book Review asked readers to help choose the nominees. From thousands of nominations from readers across the world, the editors narrowed the submissions down to a list of 25 books total across several genres. Now it’s time to choose a winner! You can pick up to three, and the New York Times will announce the winner in December.
PRH Education Promotes Inclusive Curriculum via #DisruptTexts Partnership
Penguin Classics is joineing forces with #DisruptTexts to support more equitable literacy across all grade levels. This collaboration includes a series of initiatives, such as programming, online events, and educator resources for guided student reading, which are all set to roll out in 2022. The partnership stemmed from previous collaborations between Penguin Random House Education has done with #DisruptText, a crowdsourced, grassroots organization orchestrated by and aimed at teachers. PRH Education marketing manager Spenser Stevens said, “we knew that [#DisruptTexts’] work to create more inclusive and representative curriculums would pair perfectly with Penguin Classics’ goal towards bringing in new voices into the canon. What better way to bring Penguin Classics into the classroom than to partner with experienced educators?”
How to Prepare for 2022 Book Challenges: This Week’s Censorship News
You can expect fewer stories of book censorship through the end of the year. But in 2022, prepare for a wave of anti-CRT, anti-SEL legislation and more.