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Join YABC for an #authorinterview with Elizabeth Ese about #newrelease #YAlit A DROP OF COLOR at YABC!
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#racism #tokenblackgirlexperience #comingofage #weneeddiversebooks #heritage #Nigerian
November 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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School Year Read 12 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #weneeddiversebooks #elizabethacevedo
October 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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It’s coming soon!
Handsprings KidLit Conference
Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and 🎥*VIRTUAL*!🖥️
Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by award-winning Kidlit creators.
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SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
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October 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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School Year Read 10 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #lgbtqia #weneeddiversebooks @maureenjohnsonbooks.com
October 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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#Yalit #newrelease #bookreview OFF BALANCE (THE HEIGHTS #2) at YABC!
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#Weneeddiversebooks #gymnastics #drama #gossip #sequel
October 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Join YABC for an #authorchat with Frederick Joseph about #newrelease #YAlit EVERYTHING'S NOT LOST, plus #entertowin a #freebook in our #giveaway!
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#mentalillness #weneeddiversebooks #grief
October 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Join YABC for a #giveaway of #newrelease #Yalit OFF BALANCE!
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October 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Literature is one of Australia’s most monocultural artforms. Read more in my piece on decolonising a bookshelf in @enoughtrope.com (link in bio).
#WeNeedDiverseBooks Literature is one of Australia's most monocultural artforms. According to a 2022 report from Melbourne University and the Australian Publishers Association, our sector is mostly made up of young, white, educated women based in Sydney and Melbourne. While we are finally seeing some diversification of the authors and stories they publish, these are also still fairly homogenous. The first ever First Nations and People of Colour (FNPOC) Count from Victoria University showed only 7% of 1,500+ books published in Australia in 2018 were written by people of colour - and even fewer by First Nations, deaf or disabled authors, or those from other under-represented groups.
October 22, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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#mglit #newrelease #bookreview FRONT DESK: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL at YABC!
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October 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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It's soon!
Handsprings #KidLit Conference
Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and 🎥*VIRTUAL*!🖥️
Sat: Breakout sessions and Keynotes by award-winning creators.
Sun: Online Pitch Party to a panel of 5 #agents!
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#books #scbwi #writing #MGlit #weneeddiversebooks #YAlit #PBlit #childrensbook
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
www.scbwi.org
October 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Susan Metallo's YA novel, Hearts on the Table, is a twisty teen transformation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night with queer, trans, and neurodivergent characters, framed as a swoony WWI era rom com.
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Hearts on the Table: (A Young Adult Historical Romance and Queer Shakespeare Retelling Set During World War I)
"A masterful reimagining of Shakespearean characters." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In a twisty transformation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, populated with queer, trans, and neurodivergent charac...
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October 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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School Year Read 8 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #lgbtqia #weneeddiversebooks #miriammargolyes
October 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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But it wasn’t until I started work within Australia’s literary sector that I realised how narrow this reading really was. So I was pleased to be asked to share how I’ve started decolonising my bookshelf in this piece for @enoughtrope.com (link in bio).

#WeNeedDiverseBooks
October 12, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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School Year Read 7 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #lgbtqia #weneeddiversebooks @authorhaleycass.bsky.social
October 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Join YABC for an #authorinterview and #illustratorinterivew about #newrelease #kidlit TWELVE DAYS OF JAMAICAN CHRISTMAS, plus #entertowin a #freebook in our #giveaway!
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#Christmas #multicultural #Jamaica #weneeddiversebooks #representationmatters #holidayreads
October 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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School Year Read 5 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #lgbtqia #weneeddiversebooks @ashleyhblake.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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The Devil in the Dark is a classic tale of humans versus alien in a remote and isolated facility. There is everything a fan of the genre would love. Suspense, thrills, action, violence, and even a little sex. books2read.com/u/b6Jk6M
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October 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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There’s also a booklist here: www.instagram.com/p/DW6hDuWGW5...
And here: www.socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/arab
We Need Diverse Books on Instagram: "April is National #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth! Here are 25 books written by Arab and Arab American authors to add to your TBR! Most are recent releases, but there a...
weneeddiversebooks on April 7, 2026: "April is National #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth! Here are 25 books written by Arab and Arab American authors to add to your TBR! Most are recent releases, but there ...
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October 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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Susan Metallo's @metallowrites.bsky.social #YAlit Hearts on the Table is a twisty teen transformation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night w/queer, trans, and neurodivergent characters in a swoony WWI era rom com. Out Sept 22, preorder now.
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#books #kidlit #weneeddiversebooks
Hearts on the Table: (A Young Adult Historical Romance and Queer Shakespeare Retelling Set During World War I)
"A masterful reimagining of Shakespearean characters." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In a twisty transformation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, populated with queer, trans, and neurodivergent charac...
bookshop.org
October 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Join YABC for an #authorchat with Seema Yasmin about #recentrelease #kidlit MO FARAH, THE BOY WHO RAN TO BE FREE, plus #entertowin a #freebook in our #giveaway!
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#Muslim #biographies #track #weneeddiversebooks #representationmatters #Olympics #MoFarah
October 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast Shadra Strickland discusses her new picture book Here Comes the Band, as well as the importance of music and culture for young readers.
#childrensbooks #kidlit #picturebook #weneeddiversebooks

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Cultivating a Love of Music and Art in Young Readers with Shadra Strickland
https://www.jumpin.shadrastrickland.com/The conversation features an interview with Shadra Strickland, an author and illustrator of children's literature, discussing her journey in publishing, her lat...
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October 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Join YABC for an #authorinterview with Peace and Ndidi Amadi about #recentrelease #kidlit CHICHI AND DIDI FIND THEIR GIFTS!
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#Sisters #hobbies #talents #exploration #weneeddiversebooks
September 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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School Year Read 3 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #weneeddiversebooks #moniquillblackgoose
September 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Children all around the world love books! Librarians travel throughout the world to place books in the hands of young readers. Children choose books from their Bibliobus in Italy!

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September 21, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Join YABC for an #authorchat with Tunisia Williams about #newrelease #kidlit THE UNCLES, plus #entertowin a #freecopy in our #giveaway!
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September 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM