Format: Paperback
Pages: 352 pages
Published: February 21, 2019 (US: April 7, 2020)
Publisher: Simon Schuster Children’s UK (US Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire)
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Continue reading “Book Review: The Burning by Laura Bates”
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400 pages
Published: October 8, 2019
Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books
Genre: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance Continue reading “Book Review: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes”
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352 pages
Published: June 11, 2019
Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult, Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Continue reading “Book Review: The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven”
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304 pages
Published: March 12, 2019
Publisher: Viking Books
Genre: Young Adult, Nonfiction, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs
Continue reading “Book Review: SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson”
Torn apart by infighting and resignations, the Swedish Academy, the committee who awards the laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, announced that no award will be given this year due to the allegations of sexual misconduct, financial malpractice and leaks. The Academy made the announcement early this morning. Continue reading “2018 Nobel Prize in Literature Cancelled Amid Sexual Assault Scandal”
Have you ever wanted to have an honest and healthy discussion online? Here is your chance! I am introducing a new feature on cup of tea with that book, please, Friday Debate, where I will pose a question/opinion poll every Friday where there’ll be an open dialogue on various topics ranging from news, politics, education, and of course, books!
So let’s start off our inaugural day with a tantalizing question:
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 752 pages
Published: October 3, 2017
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Genre: Fiction, Graphic Novel
Continue reading “Book Review: Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson”
Librarians have to deal with a lot. Of course, there is this false perception that all we do is read at the desk all day. I wish that was the case. Librarians are teachers, caregivers and social workers. We are at the forefront of public interaction. And having to deal with the public on a daily basis attracts us to unwanted attention. Sexual harassment, unfortunately, is front and center in public service jobs.
