An Open Book Foundation invites Capitol Choices and the community to attend their virtual 10th anniversary celebration on Thursday, June 3, 6:00 pm EST. Registration is free, donations optional. A silent auction with literary items will run in advance of the event with winners announced live, and a raffle is open to all attendees. Additional … Continue reading AOB turns 10
UMD’s MacLeod Lecture: Queer and Queerer
The University of Maryland College of Information Studies invites all to attend the MacLeod Lecture on May 2, 2021 via Zoom at 5 p.m. EST. This year's lecture, "Queer and Queerer: 50 Years of LGBTQIA+ Representation in Books for Young People," will offer a survey and conversation between Sarah Moon and Arthur A. Levine. For … Continue reading UMD’s MacLeod Lecture: Queer and Queerer
The 2021 Walter Awards and Diversity in Children’s Literature Symposium
The 2021 Walter Awards and Diversity in Children's Literature Symposium will take place this Friday, March 12th at 1 p.m. (est). Please register via this registration link to join We Need Diverse Books and the Library of Congress for these events. The lineup includes: Diversity in Children's Literature Symposium, featuring the 2021 Walter HonoreesKacen Callender, King of … Continue reading The 2021 Walter Awards and Diversity in Children’s Literature Symposium
Keeping up with Capitol Choices
Nominations for the 2022 List have begun, and there are two easy ways to keep your TBR pile up to speed: Make a habit of regularly checking our Nominations spreadsheet. That spreadsheet updates daily and is separated with a tab for each reading group, so it's easy to keep an eye on what your fellow … Continue reading Keeping up with Capitol Choices
The 2021 List is now available
Capitol Choices is delighted to announce that our 2021 List of recommended reading for kids and teens is now available for download. We appreciate all the work our members put in to reading and sharing books during this most unprecedented year. Congratulations to all of the authors, illustrators, and publishing teams behind the 100 new … Continue reading The 2021 List is now available
