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HAMILTON star and Tony nominee Phillipa Soo is making waves in the world of audiobooks. She narrates Lily Chus Audible Original summer romance release The Stand-In, which debuted yesterday, July 15 - listen here! Set in present-day Toronto, The Stand-In, by debut author Lily Chu, is an Own Voices rom-com about a Chinese-Canadian woman named Gracie who is mistaken by paparazzi for a famous Chinese actress in town performing in a play. This inciting incident leads to the actress hiring Gracie to ...

The Asians are still rich and crazy, but a sprinkling of sex and vanity infuses the milieu as Kevin Kwan, author of the bestselling Crazy Rich Asians trilogy — Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems — ups the glamour quotient in his new novel, Sex and Vanity. The backdrop has shifted from the modern high rises of Singapore to the resplendent coastline and faraglioni of the islands of Capri. An obscenely extravagant destination wedding serves as the mise en scene, ...

Author Alyson Gerber’s timely novel about disordered eating From: TAKING UP SPACE (Scholastic; May 18, 2021; Hardcover; $17.99; Ebook: $10.99). Described by Booklist as a "highly empathetic" and "truly inspiring" writer, Gerber has written a realistic and compelling novel based on her own experiences with disordered eating. With T...

A life in care isn’t what Tracy Beaker made it out to be "I had grown up being told by the books I consumed that I was pre-determined to fail" By Kirsty Capes Jessica Lockett | Getty Images When I was six, at a family friends’ party, I proudly announced to a stranger: "I’m fostered". I had been experimenting with how to tell people that I was in care, how to out this fundamental part of my identity. My childlike approach was misguided. The stranger’s response, bizarrely, was to...

2Centre for Indigenous Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 3Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States 4American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States Throughout the Americas, most Indigenous people move through urban areas and make their homes in cities. Yet, the specific issues and concerns facing Indigenous people in cities, and the positive protective factors their vibrant urba...

As reported hate crimes rise nationally, treatment of LGBTQ community remains top priority for local orgs | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Capital Region Members of the community stand at the New York state flag pole where a new Pride flag was raised the morning of June 9, 2020, at the Woods Hollow Preserve in Milton. It replaces two Pride flags that were previously stolen. Shares0 Hate crimes are reportedly on the rise nationally, according to the FBI, and incidents directed toward the LGBTQ commu...

By Dean Verger Feb 4, 2021 With a newborn in a snuggly, and her two-year-old riding on her shoulders, my life partner was pulling a wagon full of groceries. The two-year-old began to fuss. He wanted to ride in the wagon, but there was no room. My partner placed him on the sidewalk, and began to tell a story he had heard many times, one that he loved. She started, “The smallest Billy Goat Gruff crossed the bridge to get at the sweet green grass on the other side. Its hooves sounded ‘tri...

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Becoming by Michelle Obama and Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens were among the most popular ebooks borrowed from libraries in 2020 recent data shows

33% Growth for Digital Books from Public Libraries and Schools in 2020 Sets Records Social justice and remote learning were key factors in ebook and audiobook usage News provided by Share this article Share this article CLEVELAND, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Librarians and educators achieved record levels of digital book circulation in 2020. Readers worldwide borrowed 430 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 months, a 33% increase over 2019. This significant growth w...