Again, we will try for a mix of news. The fewer Covid stories the better. Can’t escape them entirely though.
- Indigo release 5200 staff into the wild;
- Indigenous titles dominate Aussie kids book awards shortlist;
- Interview with wonder woman Mariko Tamaki;
- Invisible Books (publisher of Ms. Ninja’s first book that went on to be a Giller longlist nominee) is going PWYC for ebooks… Please go give them some money;
- Initiatives that similarly encourage access;
- Is Virginia Woolf’s voice enough to calm you? Last recording ever;
- Is it past time for a Judy Blume renaissance? (Followup question: did Judy Blume ever go away?);
- I was lost among the complexities there for a hot moment. Whew: A guide to romance tropes;
- Ingrate Auden was apparently a jackass roommate;
- Ivan Coyote, friend to ninjas, interviewed on Q;
- It’s internet time for the Leacock awards ceremony;
- Illustrator Tomie dePaola, 85: RIP;
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