On high of writing / modifying a e book, Woman Gangs, Zines and Powerslides: a historical past of badass ladies skate boarders (Fall 2025) and on-going analysis for the archive / Instagram posts, I couldn’t resist supporting the launch of Skate Guide Membership with John Freeborn of @tailsofskateboarding. Up to now, we’ve launched two newsletters with a function e book, an creator interview, and two extra e book evaluations by none apart from this resident skater librarian!
I used to be particularly excited to spotlight a YA novel this month by Li Charmaine Anne (she/they) whose e book, Crash Touchdown acquired the Governor Normal’s award for Younger Folks’s Literature! Congratulations once more! Subscribe to the Skate Guide Membership e-newsletter, and take into account studying a function that Char wrote for the Tyee information website about their expertise skating in Vancouver referred to as “How Skateboarding Modified My Life” (Oct. 25, 2024).
One other fabulous hub for skateboarding journalism is Skate Bylines, hosted by author / editor Farran Golding. Farran defined that, “SkateBylines was impressed by a easy thought: ‘What if there was a skateboarding model of Longform.org?’ and already, the location is proving to be priceless with options, interviews, and steering on the place to pitch a skateboarding story to. Test it out.