We grapple with the second checkpoint in Act 2 of a three-act novel: the Struggle. Plus, I tell you about giveaways and events taking place during Banned Books Week.

• Read an Excerpt - The Night in Her Hair - Featured Author
• The Last Word, Lahore, Pakistan - Featured Bookstore
• Best Books of the Year - Book of the Month Club
• The Booker Prize 2022 | The Booker Prizes
• 2022 National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction - National Book Foundation
• Read and Share Banned Books – MacKids School & Library
• DK’s Banned Books Profiles the Most Controversial Texts Throughout History - Penguin Random House Secondary Education
• DK Banned Books Sweeps - GIVEAWAY
• Children's Publishers Rally to Promote Banned Books Week
• Spotify exec says the company will begin testing audiobooks 'very soon' • TechCrunch
• Don’t Miss These Banned Books Week Coalition Facebook Live Events! | Banned Books Week
• Free Style Sheet Templates
• Free Writing Tips

Music licensed from Storyblocks:

“More Jam Please” by Raighes Factory

“Warm Summer” by Valentina Gribanova

“A Dramatic Twist” by Neil Cross (conspiracy theory music)

"Hip Hop" by Oleksii Abramovych

“Only One” by Humans Win

“Summertime Love” by Humans Win