American Girl is releasing a few activity and advice books in January 2025 - first, they are releasing the All About Us journal that comes with Truly Me dolls separately, and then, they are releasing a 10th anniversary edition of A Smart Girl's Guide to Drama, Rumors and Secrets.
It's nice to see AG releasing more books, but it seems like they've had less of a focus on these kinds of books lately. It could also be just because less books are being made overall, but I also am a little curious with the timing of when they stopped, which was around the time American Girl had the controversy with the Smart Girl's Guide to Body Image book's transgender representation in right-wing political media.
It does parallel a bit when AG stopped tackling big topics in modern books after the controversy with Gwen being unhoused, and it is kind of frustrating to see AG shy away from even making books in the first place due to fear of controversy. There are many AG dolls that would have been controversial if they released now, and even some newer dolls like Kira and Corinne had minor controversies regarding the representation they brought of same-sex couples and interracial marriage/anti-Asian racism respectively. But ever since that controversy at the end of 2022, it's seemed like AG's been playing it safe... and it's kind of annoying...
Anyways, that's my kind of rant. Do you all hope AG releases new books, too?
The cover and illustrations of Summer's novel are on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I'm not sure if those are considered leaks or not...
I think they need more historical books altogether and cheaters etc there is no reason to argue about current issues when I feel like books should be an escape from every day drama. plus the past was so much worse to begin with. more to bring attention to not to repeat it
I definitely want American Girl to release more books. Besides, the books were also the foundation of the brand along with the dolls. They should release any kinds of books including mystery, activity, and novels. I’m hoping they would go back to the six book format someday. Let’s hope American Girl reads our comments.
wow january is book season!! i don't read the non-fiction books, but i'm still excited for them! :D
I think they should bring back the mini magnetic worlds.
I don't understand why they had to retire. They wouldn't be to bad in BeForever. On a side note, I didn't know that Corrine had a minor controversey because her parents had an interracial marriage? Then why wasn't Jess controversial?