A Graphic Novel for the Armchair Traveler
A review of a graphic novel/memoir about a South Korean university student’s introduction to resistance against her country’s dictatorship in 1983.
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Innovative Indie
Review and discussion of a World War II historical novel that shows the high quality of writing and unique subject matter available in self-published books.
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Liu Xiaobo, the Poet Who Would Not Be Quiet
A tribute to Chinese poet, critic, and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died last week while serving an 11-year prison sentence for speaking out for freedom.
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Publishing and Resistance
Remembering how YA literature changed after the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and why we may still have weighty books about diversity and #resistance today.
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Teens Resist: Historical and International Perspectives
Twelve books for preteen and teen readers that portray young people as political activists in the U.S. and throughout the world in the 20th century.
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