Welcome to the March edition of the Queer Lit Review! This month we have a YA fantasy inspired by Slavic folktales, a picture book about one girl's crush on Valentine's Day, and an adult fantasy/romance featuring two gay men. These titles may be available in other formats or languages. Check our catalog for availability.
James Reese Europe
James Reese Europe was a composer and bandleader of the early 20th century who helped move ragtime music into jazz and also assisted in the popularization of social dancing for all social classes.
Queer Lit Review: February 2023
Welcome to the February edition of the Queer Lit Review! This month we have an anticolonial fantasy based on the French occupation of North Africa, two high school girls joining the cheer squad and falling in love, and a fantasy series centered around several gay couples battling for life and love.
Queer Lit Review Does the Winter Reading Challenge
Hello everyone and welcome to a Winter Reading Challenge special edition of the Queer Lit Review! This brand new reading challenge from the BPL requires you to read a book by an author from each of six geographic regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania between January and February of this year. In this blog post we have recommended one queer book for each of the six regions and listed books we're hoping to read next, which you may see reviews for in future posts.
Resources at the Boston Public Library to Celebrate National News Literacy Week
January 23-27, 2023 is National News Literacy Week. Presented by The News Literacy Project and The E.W. Scripps Company, this week is dedicated to highlighting the vital role of news literacy in a democracy and provides knowledge, tools, and skills to become more news-literate. Building and exercising news literacy skills is important all year round too; and the Boston Public Library is here to help! Here's a roundup of ways you can utilize BPL resources to learn more about news literacy topics, keep up-to-date on news and current events, and build critical thinking skills to help be an informed news consumer.
Queer Lit Review: January 2023
Hello and welcome to a new year and a new Queer Lit Review! This month we are super excited to introduce three new librarians into our review mix, so without further ado...
Queer Lit Review: December 2022
This month we have one teenager's momentous summer, two asexual agents falling in love, and a princess out to destroy her brother's kingdom.
Ancient Instruments
You may have wandered past this panel, a part of the Puvis de Chavannes murals on the second floor of the Central Library's McKim Building, many times and wondered about the instruments the Muses are carrying. What are they, anyway?
World’s Peace Jubilee and International Music Festival
When you think of a multi-day music festival, what comes to mind? Woodstock? Coachella? Newport Folk Festival? One hundred and fifty years ago, Boston hosted a music festival that lasted for 18 days! The World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival took place from June 17 through July 4, 1872, and was held in the Back Bay neighborhood in a Coliseum also known as the Peace Temple. It was created to honor the ending of the Franco-Prussian War.
On the Cutting Room Floor: The Little-Known Careers of Female Film Editors
Learn about the little-known careers of female film editors and explore related BPL resources in this blog post.
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