9 Healthy Apple Breakfast Recipes

And so it begins. Use all those apples you scored at the farmers’ market with these fun, apple-y breakfast ideas over at Lose It!

11 Easy Snack Recipes Under 200 Calories to Help You Beat an Afternoon Slump

Head over to Lose It! for a round-up of snack options no matter what you’re craving.

Love Bananas? 9 Recipes With Lose It!’s Top-Logged Fruit

Banana chips, banana sunflower toast, a high-protein banana bread smoothie, and more yummy, easy recipes here.

3 RD-Approved High-Protein Smoothies to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

They’re all delicious and I’ve been making them all, but I’d never had the great idea to freeze diced apple before seeing the recipe for the Apple Pie Smoothie. See

5 Easy Pasta Salads Perfect for Summer Get-Togethers

Make-ahead, bring, eat. See the recipes here at Lose It! *Not that pasta salad is wrong any time of the year!

7 Hydrating, Low-Calorie Recipes Perfect for Summer

Check out Lose It!’s list of smoothies, salads, and other refreshing summertime meals here.

7 Tasty Frozen Treats Under 100 Calories

Over at Lose It!, we pulled together seven simple popsicle recipes for the warmer weather. Check out the full list here.

New Kwame Alexander Imprint

Over at From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors, we report on exciting publishing news: award-winning author Kwame Alexander is partnering with Sourcebooks on his own imprint. Read more here.

**ALERT** 3 Censorship Bills Active in Congress RIGHT NOW!

According to the American Booksellers Association (ABA), the bills currently in Congress right now can “can impose book bans nationwide in ways state and local governments would be powerless to resist.”

“Star” in a Novel Written by an Acclaimed Author

Bid in the PEN America Character Naming Auction and Jennifer Egan and David Baldacci will name a character after you or someone of your choosing. Read more at From The