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A diverse (in genre type and representation) collection of short stories.

Anthologies are pretty hit and miss for me, but there wasn‘t a story I disliked here. I did have my favorites, Meet Cute made me laugh & Why I Learned to Cook made me cry at work 😅. The narrators all fit the tone of their stories pretty well, and the stories were a good representation of the authors. Now I‘ve got a couple new authors to check out! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

A solid anthology of YA stories. Diverse in representation (racial/ethnic and LGBTQIA+) and spanning multiple genres (contemporary, historical fiction, sff, plus a graphic story and a play). Nicola Yoon‘s story, which closes the book, is the standout.

Some really good stories that left me wanting more.

“Ramses and Rosie held each other close and hurtled through the sky toward Brooklyn.”

From “A Stranger at the Bochinche” by Daniel José Older

I only needed to read one story for my class. I‘ve now read over half of the book ? #YA

“Even beyond our Rez bus, maybe she‘d wipe away the glittering pale layers she‘d learned to build up, practicing on those giant Barbie heads. I‘d glimpse the Indian girl I used to know. I‘d look into those dark brown eyes, press my fingers lightly to her neck, where the makeup was thinner, and linger to feel a pulse.”

From “Don‘t Pass Me By” by Eric Gansworth

April is helping me analyze short stories from a youth perspective #catsoflitsy

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So happy to have received this order today!
A little embarrased about how many I've ordered though! ☺

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READ. THIS. BOOK.

A wonderful collection of Own Voices short stories each with a vivid array of storytelling and emotion. They capture the experiences of the characters and authors or readers amazingly. Each story lays out the human experience in ways that break your heart and pull you in.

For my June TBR I decided to use a random number generator to select a book from my massive list on GoodReads. So, to the internet I went for a randomizer, entered in 1-2907 (holy crows!) and out came book number 2172: Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles. This is a YA anthology from a diverse group of authors and includes a graphic novel, 1 act play, & 10 short stories.

Thank you @Soubhiville for the trade!! Rodham should be to you soon 😚🤗🤗

#LitsyLove

I listened to the short story anthology Fresh Ink, edited by Lamar Giles, as part of the AudiobookSync program. Wow. What a collection. Featuring short stories by Melissa de la Cruz, Malinda Lo, Walter Dean Myers, Daniel José Older, Jason Reynolds, Gene Luen Yang, and Nicola Yoon (some of my favorite YA authors!), Fresh Ink offers protagonists who are diverse in race, gender, sexuality, and class in diverse genres-- ⬇️

I really enjoyed this short story collection. It really brought up some important issues that effect a YA audience regarding tolerance and accordance. I thought this was really solid and relevant for the times and would definitely recommend!

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Jason Reynolds starts off with a heart breaker!♥️💔

☕🍵Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate
💄Chapstick
🍫Sweet, preferably with salty
🧣🧦👚 Chunky scarves and socks women's fitted Tee
🖋📒 Ink pen and beautiful journals
#BHMSWAP #BlitsyHistoryMonth @Chelleo

I love short stories so when I came across this anthology I jumped into it. It is full of wonderful, diverse stories. My favorite was Tags by Walter Dean Myers.

Good stories, loved Meet Cute and Super Human.
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterF @BookishMarginalia

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Lots of 5 star reads this month! 😁👌

I had a nice modest TBR all planned for October. Then my Junior Library Guild box came in... #librarianproblems #newbooks #bookhaul #schoollibraries #librariansoflitsy #teachersoflitsy

New favorite word: tentaculous. Closely followed by: tentacular. ?? In my head, they are hybrids of tentacle & fabulous and tentacle & spectacular! I know that's not what they really mean, though.

Tentaculous was found in the story "A Stranger in the Bochinche" in the tagged book. Tentacular was found when trying to find a definition of tentaculous online. ??

I‘m halfway through Fresh Ink, and after reading the adorable and oh-so-very-contemporary “When I Learned to Cook” by Sara Farizan, the next short story just took a hard right turn in tone. I‘m starting “A Stranger at the Bochinche” by Daniel José Older, and this opening language is some trippy-ass shit that I‘m digging (see the above text). If this is any indication of what I‘ve been missing, Older is getting added to my TBR ASAP. #anthology

“Tags” by the late Walter Dean Myers, the fifth story in this anthology, is written in the format of a short one-act play (a fun touch of variety for an anthology). The story is powerful and creative. Much like the first story in this anthology, “Tags” is layered with meaning and brilliantly constructed. I‘d have to say this is my favorite story so far. #anthology #WeNeedDiverseBooks #WalterDeanMyers #Tags #FreshInk #JRW18

Hanging out with my dog Wicket as I‘m starting the anthology Fresh Ink, edited by the ever-awesome Lamar Giles. Been eager to get my hands on this book, even before I found out I‘d be moderating a panel at the James River Writers Conference that will include Lamar. It‘s always nice when my moderator prep collides with my TBR list.

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#JRW18 #FreshInk #WeNeedDiverseBooks #RVA #WicketsWorld #DogsOfLitsy

This story: 😡💔😡💪🏻

Three stories in and I am loving it!

Also, recent signs point towards me rewatching The X-Files.

This is gonna be a long one so brave yourselves as I have a monologue replying to myself to give you everything this book has got. WOW. What a voice this anthology has...as a group of different, diverse voices! It's a symphony of solos that touch each other, and it's worth your time...just like the best acapella.

#keepingitshort

This story just broke my heart

A great collection of short stories created in collaboration with We Need Diverse Books-- some adorably fluffy, some very heavy. I think my favorites were "Meet Cute" by Malinda Lo, "Why I Learned to Cook" by Sara Farizan, and "Super Human" by Nicola Yoon.

It's been a wild week, but this is a pretty lovely way to end it.

Reading this now for #keepingitshort. This foreword by Lamar Giles just spoke so many volumes! I am so ready to dive in.

I'm so behind on my netgalley reads 🙈🙈🙈