#bookcreators

10 Resources for Library & Bookish Content!

@TomesandTextiles on Instagram and TikTok 

TomesandTextiles is an account created by Carmen Alvarez, a Latina creator who does a weekly roundup of Latinx titles releasing each week.

Black Children’s Books and Authors (BCBA)

This website is created by a nonprofit organization with a mission to center Black children’s stories and spread awareness of Black stories and authors.

Book Riot YA & Newsletters

I subscribe to Book Riot and their newsletters specifically focused on YA and Literary Activism. “Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America”! What?! After poking around the site again for this assignment I subscribed to their newsletters “In Reading Color”, “Our Queerest Shelves”, and “The Best of Book Riot”. 

@muslimbookreviewers on Instagram  

Muslim book reviewers is an instagram account created by four Muslim book reviewers who each have their own accounts where they review books, but also a shared account where they review books and provide other services like beta & sensitivity reading, consultations, editing, etc.

@Maistorybooklibrary on Instagram 

This account focuses more on picture books. The creator of the account Maya Lê creates reels for collections of books on given topics. These reels can be helpful to check our library collection and see if we have any gaps in our collections also. Collection topics range from books featuring characters with service dogs to celebrating holidays, courage, and a book to read the next time your child tells a lie. Sometimes parents come into the library with unique requests for a book that may address a conversation they had with their child. This account is a great go to for those types of questions! 

@silverunicornbookstore, @high_five_books, @allshewrotebooks @brooklinebooksmith

I follow local, independent bookstores that I like on Instagram and TikTok! This is helpful to learn about local author events to attend and new books.

We Here 

We Here is an organization dedicated to supporting and creating a community for BIPOC librarians. They have a website, Facebook group, a Patreon, and more!

Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) 

Massachusetts School Library Association is a resource for librarians in Massachusetts. Resources range from their annual conference, professional development, a newsletter, etc.

Youth Services Book Reviews

This is a website of book reviews and short summaries created by Massachusetts School Librarians. This website runs off of contributors who are school librarians and submit reviews.

Facebook Groups 

Facebook groups are another great resource to find templates, lesson plan ideas, or get multiple perspectives on a question. One Facebook Group I am a part of that is pretty active is School Libraries Rock run by Kristina Uihlein Holzweiss!

After choosing 10 I realized I do not follow many Youtubers. Any suggestions on book creators on Youtube to follow?

Highlights of the Week

giving a shout out to some of my favorite bookish creators and exploring their content more!

Discovering new bookish content creators

Recognizing what areas I'd still like to work on finding content for

BOOK UPDATE: Publishing Strategy I just got out of an incredibly energizing meeting with my Publishing Strategist - We discussed timelines, beta readers, outreach, utilizing social media, and SO MUCH MORE!! (I'm vibrating.)

ATTN MUTUALS: I’m writing a novel!!

After years of working alongside other authors and coaching them through the developmental beginnings of their books, I decided it was my turn.

“The Dictionary” is a project I’ve been working on-and-off since Summer 2014. And come Winter 2021, it will finally be a book on my bookshelf! I have an amazing community of fellow writers going through the same process to commiserate with, and an editor who’s been reading my early pages for further support and guidance - which makes all of this nerve-rackingly real!

Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing key pieces of my journey with you - things I’m learning, conversations I’m having, books I’m reading, writing and publishing milestones - as well as sharing plot lines and quotes from the novel itself.

You can stay up-to-date on my progress, stress levels, and writing breakthroughs by following me on Instagram @casslauer.