The Dr. Seuss books - To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, The Cat's Quizzer, Scrambled Eggs Super, On Beyond Zero, and McElligot's Pool will no longer be published. This decision has been made by Dr. Seuss Enterprises. The decision has to do with racial stereotypes in those books. Story is here . This short follows a Virginia saying it will drop Dr. Seuss books from "Read Across America".Story here
Noname is doing outreach via her Noname Book Club. This will include food drives, community space, a library, and free art shows among other things. Story here
Vernon Jordan has died. He was 85. Story here
E.L. James is doing an imprint with Sourcebooks if you want rape culture romance.
Kal Penn's first book, a memoir will be out in November. Story here
Harpercollins has several children education series for free for kindle. They seem designed for the International market. Links below for each series, and double check price. I am not sure how long this will last:
Let's Practise (note the British usage)
Also the Harriet Tubman book is still free
Additionally if you haven't read Racism in America yet, you can download it for free
Harriet's Bookshop in Fishtown (Philadelphia) has a documentary coming out. You can visit the Indie Bookstore's website here In Philly, the black woman owned store is well known for its community center spirit and activism. They give out free book at protests for example. Sadly if unsurprisingly, they have also been targeted by racists.
Netflix has released the trailer for Shadow and Bone.
and if you like Sherlock Holmes, there is
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