Bookish Tweets To Give Your Dad For Father’s Day

So, needless to say, this piece is mainly going to be filled with tweets relating to BLM, as well as black and LGBTQ lit; however, if you do make it towards the end of the piece, there are some tweets that are similar to the ones you’ve seen in my previous tweets pieces.

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Hello, my beloved bookish tweeters! It really has been a while…

Now, I know that I’ve been MIA with the bookish tweets content, but given everything that’s been going on since my last tweets at the start of this month, there has been a significant lack of humorous tweets that would surely lift our spirits… however, I have been able to pull up a good and hefty helping to keep you – and the dads in your life – satisfied…

 

Some Important (& Educative) Tweets

First up though, an important tweet of resources by SparkNotes…

 

 

…followed by a tweet of Penguin Random House’s action plan to diversify their company and the stories they publish…

 

 

…and also, a tweet thread of black children’s books to have in your home for your kids and/or younger siblings to read…

 

 

…along with a tweet thread of trans and non-binary YA authors to follow since it is still Pride Month…

 

https://twitter.com/AlexanderDeLuca/status/1269412372168552452

 

…and last but not least, a tweet of reminders by Epic Reads about the kinds of books to buy during this racially charged time…

 

 

So, needless to say, this piece is mainly going to be filled with tweets relating to BLM, as well as black and LGBTQ lit; however, if you do make it towards the end of the piece, there are some tweets that are similar to the ones you’ve seen in my previous tweets pieces.

 

 

 

 

A Sudden But Much Needed Surprise

Listen, booklovers: as much as I personally would strongly go against this practice, dog-earring pages is in fact acceptable. Don’t believe me? Well, click on SparkNotes’s tweet to give you the deets on why that is in fact the case…

 

 

Pretty sneaky and clever, wouldn’t you say?

 

Just A Quick History Debrief

In case you haven’t been watching the news lately, there have been sparks of controversy over whether or not to take down certain statues that many believe represent aspects of our history that should not be glorified for. Regardless of one’s views on this hot-button topic, when one raises their concern over this by using the “forgetting of history” as an excuse to leave up these statues, they should consider the following tweet…

 

 

When I went right to the SparkNotes history resources page with all the topics laid out before me, I instantly thought to myself: “Where was this page when I was personally struggling with my Social Studies classes so long ago?!” In all seriousness though, this page is perfect for those who need to educate themselves on the specifics of history that weren’t taught in school beforehand, or those who mainly just need a refresher on what went down.

In fact, to be honest, I honestly haven’t even heard of Juneteenth until just recently (i.e., this month), so that really shows that there are some things in history that I still need to learn for myself in my own way, and I strongly encourage others to do the same. (In case you’re like me and don’t know what the significance of Juneteenth is, or haven’t even heard of it, read this.)

 

 

 

 

A Symbol’s Power = Our Power

How does one determine something as a symbol representative of this other thing? That’s the thing: we decide what is important/significant to us, given the history behind this certain thing…

 

 

This is a reminder once again that June is Pride Month, celebrating everything and everyone on the LGBTQIA spectrum. In whatever we view these special things to us will always have that special value to them, and that is a beautiful thing indeed!

 

The Proper Personal Space Protocol

How can you make sure that we all keep away from each other by at least six feet apart? Here are ways to ensure others get the message…

 

 

Consider these the Shakespeare-stylized method of social distancing. In fact, throw in some Shakespeare-stylized insults while you’re at it!

 

 

 

 

An Even Quicker History Debrief

If you decided to save SparkNotes’s history page in your bookmarks and go back to it later, here’s just a six-minute history lesson that everyone needs to watch…

 

 

…because there’s always something to learn and we can never have too many opportunities to educate ourselves – or even just give ourselves a refresher on what we have already known.

 

The Perfect Gift

Still don’t know what to give your father for Father’s Day? Well, to give you an idea, here’s what he truly wants…

 

 

…or you can always give him some books to read…

 

https://twitter.com/ReadItForward/status/1274754411479339009

 

Either way, he’ll greatly appreciate the effort!

Of course, always show your support for BLM and give yourself some books by black authors to read. Consider this tweet…

 

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/1267834401259319296

 

…because you can never go overboard with learning more about black history (or just learning in general)! Remember…

 

 

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and father figures out there, fictional or nonfictional, and of course, happy Pride – for both the POC and the LGBTQ communities!

 

 

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