Links Galore

Lots of good links for today:

Just try not to get all the feels reading through this list of things that happened after Harry Potter. Also, lots of awesome fan art!
And speaking of Harry Potter, here’s an interview with the artist behind the new covers. I’ve loved seeing the new releases.
Challenge yourself to read all the of the NPR top 100 sci-fi and fantasy books. (Confession: I saw Watership Down on this list and thought “Wait, why is this listed? That’s not fantasy.” Rabbit society is totally real, guys.)
And speaking of NPR, check out their top 100 books for kids 9-14. Try not to read through and say “I loved that one! And that one! Aw, and that one!”
Fighting librarian stereotypes with Legos.
We totally need more YA womances.
You don’t have to be “the next JK Rowling” to have a seriously awesome debut novel.
Love the simplicity of this poem.
I want to read/reread all of these great kid lit end-of-summer reading suggestions.
When TV and books intersect, it’s cool to read.
Such an interesting look at the design of Lolita covers and what that means for readers/our society. Might have to make this my next “major literary works” read.
The Scholastic Book Club revamped as the Scholastic Reading Club, brings back flood of elementary school fangirl memories.
Great guide to YA novels with LGBTQ characters, including my current read, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.