Kelly Jensen

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen.

The Landscape of Prison Censorship in an Era of Increased Book Bans: Book Censorship News, October 23, 2026

During the last five years, school and public library book bans have been on the rise. But prison censorship continues to rise, too.

YA Horror Short Story Collections To Scare and Delight

You can do no better this season–or any season–than reading your way through these scary YA horror short story collections.

A Lake with History, A High School Trial Romance, and More New YA Books for October 21, 2026

New YA book releases this week include a moving portrait of grief, an auction house atop the gates of hell, a holiday romance, and more.

If It Wasn’t Hard, Everyone Would Do It: Sapphic Baseball Romances

This year marked the first time in 70 years where women had a professional baseball league in the United States.

How To Be An Informed Voter for Libraries and Books: Book Censorship News, October 16, 2026

The 2026 midterm elections are some of the most consequential in a long time. Here's how to be an informed voter for libraries and books.

The Literary Collab Custom-built for Millennials 

October is National Pizza Month and National Book Month, spawning the perfect collaboration between Pizza Hut and Little Free Library.

Libraries: Get Funding and Support to Build Teen Intellectual Freedom Advocates Through Books Unbanned

Books Unbanned is offering libraries nationwide the chance to be part of their Teen Library Advocacy Network, including $2500 in funding.

Reading Pathways: Where To Start Reading Daniel Kraus Books

Curious about where to start reading Daniel Kraus books? Here's a guide to diving into the books by the Pulitzer Prize winning author.

Want to Fight Book Bans? Start Here.

No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.

2027 Latine YA Books for Your TBR

We've got a whole lot of great new reads to look forward to in 2027, including this wide array of Latine YA books.