Parenting done right: Baby's first word is "taco"

Over the past decade or so, Lauren McLaughin (previously) has written a handful of outstanding YA novels, each dealing with difficult issues of gender, personal autonomy and the casual cruelty of teens, starting with Cycler (and its sequel, Re-Cycler) (a teenaged girl who turned into a boy for four days every month); Scored (a class-conscious surveillance dystopia); The Free (a desperate novel about a teen car-thief in juvie) and now, her best book yet: Send Pics, a gripping thriller about sextortion, high school, revenge and justice. READ THE REST

On Amazon, the box was described as “Used: like new.” READ THE REST

Privacy activst Murray Hunter's picture book Boris the Babybot tells the story of Boris, a robot whose job it is track all the babies and send their likenesses and preferences… READ THE REST

Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post.  Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet… READ THE REST

Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post.  We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by… READ THE REST

Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post.  While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on… READ THE REST