SLJ reviewed our LGB biography of Prince!
VERDICT A vibrant, accessible portrait that foregrounds creative sovereignty and self-expression as the defining notes of Prince’s enduring influence.
Thank you Nikki Shannon Smith, for writing a delightful tribute to Prince!
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Last evening @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social and I celebrated our book, PRINCE: A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK, at Avid Reader book store in Davis, Ca, and it was a purple blast celebrating with family and friends! Thank you @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social for being there and taking the great photos! Blessed!
New book projects on the way from @dontate.bsky.social @srividhyavenkat.bsky.social @authorjdelavega.bsky.social @violettobacco.bsky.social + more buff.ly/4ET3Mxp
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An elegant night with my elegant wife—and a room full of elegant book loving people! Celebrating the Texas Book Festival’s 30 year anniversary. I spoke on a panel of Texas Writer Award recipients, moderated by Sarah Bird, and panelists Lawrence Wright, and Elizabeth Crook.
Sharing incredible books today (and everyday) celebrating Black excellence during our African American Read In. Thanks to @dontate.bsky.social @philbildner.bsky.social, and Glenda Armand for writing about topics kids love: ice cream, high fives, and video games. #AARI25
And the incredible @dontate.bsky.social wrote a great children’s book about him! #BlackHistory #BookSky
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The Wartburg Symphony will reimagine the “Nutcracker Suite” during its holiday concert, followed by a jazz interpretation of the same music created by Duke Ellington. My artwork from the book DUKE ELLINGTON'S NUTCRACKER SUITE will be used in the performance.
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It’s election season! Wade Hudson and I discuss our book THE DAY MADEAR VOTED with star podcaster Matthew Winner
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Thrilled to learn that our book, CARTER READS THE NEWSPAPER, is now not only in paperback but also in Spanish!!
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SCBWI: Unbanning Books Panel
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Betsy Gomez: Support challenged diverse books: Circulation numbers matter, so if you can't buy a book for whatever reason, check it out from the library.
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Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall: Authors, be sure to ask your publishers about who within your pub house can support you when your book is banned?
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Author Betsy Gomez says: "We are winning! . . . We've been in this situation before, and we survived and thrived!"
In other words, we gotta fight back.
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Kyle Zimmer of First Book, Diverse Books For All Coalition: www.diversebooksforall.org
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"Hell-yeah!" to Maggie Tokuda-Hall of Authors Against Book Bans: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
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Resources: (source: ALA)
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Another snapshot (source: ALA)
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Another snapshot (source: ALA)
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Censorship By the Numbers, a couple of snapshots, (ALA).
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SCBWI summer conference: Unbanning Books Panel offers valuable info on fighting book bans, so that all children have access to books they deserve! Going on now!
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