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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals Separation with Will Smith in Her New Book "Worthy"
Scholastic Book Fair Criticism, Britney Spears and More Crazy News!
Kyle Colley
October 19, 2023
Happy Thursday!
We're back this week! From news on Jada Pinkett Smith to Britney Spears to Scholastic, this has to be one of the news-heaviest weeks in books in a while!
Table of Content:
đź“š Celebrity Book List
đź“™ Scholastic Book Fair Criticism
đź“– Bookum on Google Play Store
To quote Deion Sanders, "Play me my theme music."
Shelf:
With the release of Jada Pinkett Smith's new book, "Worthy," and Britney Spears' "The Woman in Me," we are using the shelf section to talk about details from their books and suggest a celebrity book list (Told you there was a lot of news).
*Enters Jada*
In her memoir 'Worthy,' Jada set the world on fire (really just internet bloggers and celebrity gossip pages) when she revealed that she and Will Smith had been separated since 2016.
For our 'no public math' people in the back, the infamous 2022 Oscars were only a year ago.
Many people were shocked to learn this information and even more confused about why Will Smith slapped Chris Rock if they weren't even together for 6 years… the short answer is "you do crazy things when you are in love." Okay, over to Britney.
Details of Spears' "The Woman in Me" have surfaced for the book releasing Tuesday.
Along with details of her stay in conservatorship, cheating allegations, and alcoholism, Britney also reveals having an abortion while with Justin Timberlake.
All I can say is if you are into Celebrity Book Dramas, this week was your Super Bowl!
For a list of the top celebrity books released in 2023, head over to this list courtesy of InStyle Australia.
Page:
Remember those really cool book fair pop-ups that came to your elementary schools when you were young?
Well, they are popping back up in the news this week. Scholastic Book Fairs faced criticism for rolling out a new diversity collection that schools can either opt into or out of, called "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice."
This announcement, just a week or so after 'Banned Book Week,' came as a blow to many fighting against book banning and censorship.
“My big concern was they were asking schools if they want to opt out on diversity,” said Gabrielle Balkan, a school book fair organizer from Germantown, N.Y., told NBC News.
Our take:
There is no doubt Scholastic is under immense pressure from school districts, especially in states with strong book banning laws, but at the end of the day, this is a 'save our bottom line' play. Scholastic is choosing dollars over reputation, which will ultimately still have an impact on their bottom line.
Check out the article by NBCNews for the full scoop!
Book:
Alright, can we finish with something wholesome and exciting?
BOOKUM is now on the Google Play Store!!!
Yes, the Social Bookclubbing and Book Networking app is here.
Download, leave a review, share it with all your book friends, and, most importantly, use the app!
We are so excited that you all get to experience the app and can easily download it now!
Look forward to hearing your feedback! Please feel free to add books to your profile, post on the social feed, etc. - Truly appreciate you!
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