Poetry from Daily Life: Does a blank sheet of paper give you 'page fright'? Try this In this week's column, author Lesléa Newman offers some advice for overcoming the anxiety that stems from struggling to start a new poem.

New poetry column about where ideas come from (may or may not be the Idea Store) www.news-leader.com/story/entert...

Thank you for your kind words about "Welcoming Elijah"!

Wishing all who celebrate a sweet Passover.

Honored to be included.

Quick trip to NYC!

From last night's Jeopardy, and yes, a contestant did know the answer.

Thank you to UGA children's literature conference for inviting me to be Keynote Speaker. I had a wonderful time!

Quote from The Children's Book Podcast - What Gives Lesléa Newman Hope What gives me hope is being in community with other people... people who are taking action, people who are writing letters, writing editorials, showing up at marches and protests, but most of all bein...

"What gives me hope is being in community with other people... people who are taking action, people who are writing letters, writing editorials, showing up at marches and protests, but most of all being kind to one another." - Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social deepcast.fm/episode/what...

Thank you @matthewcwinner.bsky.social for inviting me to say a few words about hope. Have a listen: www.livewriters.com/podcast/what...

Here's my quarterly e-newsletter, chock full of news! mailchi.mp/lesleakids/f...

"One never becomes perfect at it. That’s why it’s called practice!" author Lesleá Newman on the power of first thoughts, writing as a way to cope with grief, and what she learned from studying with Allen Ginsberg

Grateful to @mohnslate.bsky.social for featuring me on her "Be Where You Are" substack talking about the daily practice of writing, breathing, just being. emilymohnslate.substack.com/p/one-never-...

Four poetry books by author Lesléa Newman

More wonderful #Bookmail heartfelt poetry books written by @leslea.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 October Mourning A Song for Matthew Shepard
📘 Always Matt A Tribute to Matthew Shepard
👠👠 I Carry My Mother
🩶 I Wish My Father
Thanks Lesléa for supporting @kidlitforla.bsky.social

Q&A with Lesléa Newman Lesl é a Newman is the author of the new children's picture book Joyful Song . Her many other books include the c...

Happy to be featured on the blog of @deborahkalb.bsky.social talking about my #picturebook "Joyful Song" deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/q-wi...

Joyful Song: Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour 2025 Interview with Leslea Newman and Susan Gal, author and illustrator of Joyful Song, a 2025 Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Picture Book category.

So grateful to be part of the Sydney Taylor Book Awards blog tour! Thank you to all the judges for selecting "Joyful Song: A Naming Story" as an Honor Book. See what my fabulous illustrator, Susan Gal and I have to say about the creation of this book. www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

February Reader @leslea.bsky.social's books include the memoirs-in-verse, I CARRY MY MOTHER and I WISH MY FATHER, the novel-in-verse, OCTOBER MOURNING: A SONG FOR MATTHEW SHEPARD, and the children’s book, JOYFUL SONG. Get micros in to Lesléa & the rest of the Feb team: fiveminutelit.com/submissions

I love this so much!

Thrilled and honored to be part of this collection with so many fantastic poets!

So excited to share the thrilling news that my children's book, "Joyful Song: A Naming Story" has received the Sydney Taylor Honor! Check out the shiny silver sticker!

Photograph of a picture book cover: Joyful Song: A Naming Story, written by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal. Cover depicts the title in exquisitely textured multi-color, with birds and flowers nesting around the words. Below and in front, two dogs chase after a small child holding a baby sibling.

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"...Susan then used Photoshop to digitally layer colored pencil drawings and painted textures with the watercolors to create the vibrant landscape." -Joyful Song: A Naming Story (2024) by Susan Gal and @leslea.bsky.social

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Remember to watch the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Youth Media Awards tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. east coast time. Always exciting and full of surprises. Livestream here: www.ala.unikron.com

I didn’t think she’d want me to come; nevertheless, I boarded a plane. —"I'm Here" by @leslea.bsky.social in case you missed it

https://www.fiveminutelit.com/im-here

My Grandmother's Chutzpah Everything I need to know about being Jewish came from her

My Grandmother's Chutzpah: onbeingjewishnow.substack.com/p/my-grandmo...

So proud of you!

Matching fortunes!

Email me through my website and I'll see what I can do.

NBN Hanukkah Interview with Lesléa Newman YouTube video by Mel Rosenberg

Happy to chat with the fabulous Mel Rosenberg about my new book, "Hanukkah: A Celebration" www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Up...

Happy Holidays to all, whichever you celebrate. May your day be filled with people you love, good food, good health, and peace.

As children's book bans soar, sales are down and librarians are afraid. Even in California Book bans are tanking sales of children’s books. Schools and libraries aren’t buying books about LGBTQ+ issues and race as they brace for culture war pushback.

Check out this article in the L.A. Times (including video) discussing what is going on with book bans. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Best Picture Books of 2024: Lesléa Newman | Kirkus Reviews The author of ‘Joyful Song: A Naming Story’ answers our questions

Kirkus unveiled our Best Picture Books of 2024 last week. Among our picks is JOYFUL SONG by Lesléa Newman, illus. by Susan Gal, the story of a loving queer family heading to the synagogue for a naming ceremony for their newest.

Check out my interview with @leslea.bsky.social here.