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Dec 4, 2024 | 
floodmagazine.com | Leah Johnson
Recorded direct-to-acetate over the summer at Jack White’s Nashville label HQ, the NYC post-punk institution offers listeners a spot at the barricade. InterpolLive at Third Man RecordsTHIRD MAN Made up of eight propulsive tracks spanning their 20-plus years together as a band, Live at Third Man Records is a raw showcase of Interpol’s technical mastery. It feels curated and mature as it settles in as a commendable evolution of their timeless sound.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
booktrust.org.uk | Renée Watson |Leah Johnson
Published on: 15 November 2024
Author Leah Johnson recommends her favourite stories that celebrate Black girls. When 11-year-old Dally’s grandfather passes away, it feels like she’s also lost a best friend. That is, until a hidden message she finds from him leads her to a secret library that contains a whole lifetime full of secrets. This time-travelling middle grade is an adventure through time and space that examines families both found and made, race, and the unlimited bounds of curiosity.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Leah Johnson |Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
Electric: bequeaths confidence-building stories that sizzle with wisdom and a little bit of magic. Acclaimed authors share 15 diverse stories that showcase the strength and humanity of Black girls who are facing a variety of challenges. This anthology, composed of stand-alone entries, spans multiple genres, including realistic fiction, fabulism, and fantasy.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
floodmagazine.com | Leah Johnson
The Swedish quartet bare their teeth on their third EP as they tear through five songs about frustration and resistance, aided by grungy production from Alex Farrar. Girl ScoutHeadache SELF-RELEASEDWobbling back from their summer support tour with Alvvays, Swedish four-piece Girl Scout are baring their teeth with their new EP Headache.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
indytoday.6amcity.com | Kurt Vonnegut |Ashley Flowers |Angela Jackson-Brown |Leah Johnson
What’s better than a good book? A good book written by your neighbor (or former neighbor). Brew up a batch of your favorite tea from Tea’s Me or grab a latte from Kaffeine Coffee and get ready to meet your next read, because we’re talking about locally written books in the Indy area. Fiction“Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut | Release date: 1963 | You might have read this dark sci-fi novel that satirizes technology, religion, and science in school.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
boredpanda.com | Leah Johnson
Log In Facebook Continue with Facebook Please use a standard web browser (like Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge) to log in with Google or Facebook. Social logins don’t work in some apps.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
allevents.in | Aishwarya Majmudar |Jaysinh Gadhavi |Indoor Garba |Leah Johnson
About this EventJoin two dynamic educators – and – for another amazing summer of reading, discussion, and unpacking identity and liberatory teaching strategies in community! Rainbow Summer is for educators and caregivers seeking to build community, read fantastic books, build their advocacy toolkit, and explore ways to discuss gender and sexuality (along with other identity markers) with youth. This space is welcome to all educators and caregivers (broadly defined). Space is limited!What?
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May 23, 2024 | 
themillions.com | Leah Johnson
Here’s what you need to know: Tajja Isen’s lore runs deep. As coworkers at a now defunct digital magazine (RIP Catapult), I found myself constantly awed by her editorial vision and subtle humor, but it was her Wikipedia that really began to reveal the depth of her main character-ness. But even that hardly manages to scratch the surface. In her debut essay collection, Some of My Best Friends, Tajja Isen invites us into the complexities and contradictions of that expansive personal history.
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May 23, 2024 | 
everand.com | Leah Johnson
Here’s what you need to know: Tajja Isen’s lore runs deep. As coworkers at a now defunct digital magazine (RIP Catapult), I found myself constantly awed by her editorial vision and subtle humor, but it was her Wikipedia that really began to reveal the depth of her main character-ness. But even that hardly manages to scratch the surface. In her debut essay collection, Some of My Best Friends, Tajja Isen invites us into the complexities and contradictions of that expansive personal history.
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Jul 21, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Leah Johnson
Author Leah Johnson is bringing banned books to her hometown, Publishers Weekly reports.
Johnson, whose books for young readers include You Should See Me in a Crown and Rise to the Sun, will open Loudmouth Books in Indianapolis, Indiana. The brick-and-mortar store will be an extension of her Bookshop.org online store with the same name.
The retailer will focus on both books for adults and young people, with an emphasis on titles that have been challenged or banned in schools and libraries.
