Sharyn Vane

Writer/reviewer/advocate// she/her/hers

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

Scholastic responded to censorious state laws by separating 60+ books into a new opt-in collection. A chorus of voices, including 100s of authors who signed an open letter, are pushing back. My latest for @BookPlusFilm. https://t.co/eHa21zNhkj

[Book and Film Globe @BookPlusFilm]

Sometimes it's not the show, sometimes it's the scene. Top 10 TV scenes from 2025. Not sure who needs to see this - everyone?! - @SeveranceFanClb @slowhorsequotes @justdemi @parkerposey

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

Time to tally those year-end lists! Here are my favorite TV scenes from 2025, in a mostly spoiler-free roundup. Up now at @BookPlusFilm!

https://t.co/qYUdCsyiFO

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

C.J. Farley digs into AI ethics and bias, exclusion in corporate culture, and what makes us human in his new novel. Read my review of ‘Who Knows You By Heart,’ now up at @BookPlusFilm.

https://t.co/D1D7uCNLVy

[Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner]

BREAKING: A Waco federal judge has ruled Texas’ HB 900/READER Act unconstitutional & blocked the state from enforcing its requirement that schools remove books labeled “sexually explicit” by vendors.

This makes permanent a temp block that the 5th Circuit upheld. #txlege

[frank strong @frankstrong]

This only works when schools have books. And libraries.

[Book and Film Globe @BookPlusFilm]

In 'Awake' @JenHatmaker breaks down to rebuild something fiercer. @SharynVane assesses the new memoir that tackles faith, heartbreak, public shame — and how to grow from it.
https://t.co/ibNtk3OAxK @AvidReaderPress @simonandschuster #Awake #Memoir #ChristianMemoir #BFGReads

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

@AclSpeculation Correct

[Megan Menchaca @meganmmenchaca]

.@HoustonISD's teacher turnover rate shot up by 12.5 percentage points in fall 2024 after the first year of the state takeover.

That pushed the district's rate significantly higher than the statewide rate. via @nusaiblah + @agoodwin_news

[Michelle Rinehart @DrMRinehart]

On the eve of the #TxLege special session, let's talk about the inaccuracy of STAAR Reading Language Arts AI scoring, and how these errors provide undergraded results to students, parents, and teachers, that then propagate through the state's Accountability System.

A #TxEd 🧵.

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

@dieworkwear I had to replace my son’s suit on short notice today and rejected the skinny cut out of the gate as well as used the phrase ‘it needs shape and drape.’ You are making an impact!

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

Librotraficante has been doing this important work for years. Join me in donating.

[Tony Diaz @Librotraficante]

We need your help to get the powerful book DETAINED into the hands of our community. This story matters. Please consider donating and sharing. Together, we can inspire change! https://t.co/2kRewIU5hT

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

A split federal court has dealt a huge blow to intellectual freedom, paving the way for public library book removals based on opinions about the content. @PENamerica called the move ‘astounding.’ Read more in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. https://t.co/d00HmFasiG

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

Two major newspapers just published a summer reading guide comprised mostly of books that don’t exist. AI is the culprit — but this episode also spotlights some unfortunate current realities about newspapers. Learn more in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. https://t.co/xN3AFYnbLe

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

Trump administration cuts and chaos persist in the arts and humanities, along with the firing of the nation's first Black female Librarian of Congress. Catch up on the news -- plus a recent legal win —in my latest for @BookPlusFilm.
https://t.co/KudPfOa0i7

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

Jon Hamm is the heart of @AppleTV’s darkly comic ‘Your Friends & Neighbors.’ Catch up with our @BookPlusFilm review before the next episode drops. https://t.co/bzDgcjs8tV

[frank strong @frankstrong]

Okay, I'll say it: Tonight has been an absolute DRUBBING for Texas book banners. Texas voters stood up and said clearly that they're sick of trustees demonizing teachers. They rejected the absurd policing of libraries & books that has plagued our state for years.

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

There’s a new call for literary redemption of Junot Díaz, accused in 2018 of unwanted advances and misogyny. Who gets second chances? And what constitutes cancellation, exactly? Wrestling with the questions in my latest for @BookPlusFilm.

https://t.co/npjj08wAfU

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

Update: The US Air Force Academy is also conducting a ‘deliberate review’ of its library to comply with executive orders and DoD policy. Read more in my latest for @BookPlusFilm.

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

The Naval Academy library is the latest purveyor of federal censorship, hiding hundreds of books on race, gender and religion from men and women training to defend the country. Get the scoop in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. https://t.co/PO65Xc09nX

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

The Naval Academy library is the latest purveyor of federal censorship, hiding hundreds of books on race, gender and religion from men and women training to defend the country. Get the scoop in my latest for @BookPlusFilm. https://t.co/PO65Xc09nX

[Sharyn Vane @SharynVane]

The Trump administration has slashed federal funding for museums and libraries, Learn what that means for institutions like the Madison Children’s Museum (@PlayAtMCM), amd who’s fighting back in my latest for @BookPlusFilm.

https://t.co/v4tVJG3fh3