#AAPIHeritageMonth #VincentChin The Asian American Foundation survey: 66% Americans don't know Vincent Chin. Teach my Norton Young Readers #YA #nonfiction 5⭐️#NationalBookAwardLonglist #HornBookAward #YALSA #LATimesBookPrize FROM A WHISPER TO A RALLYING CRY book. Paperback & Teacher's Guide out August 2023!

A Conversation with ‘Gender Queer’ Editor Andrea Colvin ow.ly/qHNF50Oanwc

"We talk at them. And we talk about them. We try to control what they can read, think and do. What we don’t do is listen to them." Eloquence from Patricia McCormick in The New York Times in the face of our despicable book banning pandemic nytimes.com/2023/05/07/opi…

A ‘Promising’ future Mom, daughter team take on literature Mia Daugherty was adamant about her 7-year-old daughter, Zara, writing a happy book instead of one evoking sadness and discussed their life. Danielle Brown | St. Louis American #stlamerican ow.ly/Va1q50OmNWk

It's not a ban, they said. It just on another shelf, they said. But the truth about the ban on Amanda Gorman's book—as is often the case with book banners—was something quite different: An elaborate—& daunting—process for elementary school children simply to access a poem.

Warrior Girl Unearthed Giveaway! The first 200 people to fill out the form will receive a code to download the audiobook (redeemable on Google Play Books). By filling out this form, you're signing up to receive future audiobook news from Macmillan Audio. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Talking points for anyone faced with a #YAlit book challenge ⁦⁦PEN America⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)⁩ stltoday.com/opinion/column…

Disabled writers: now's the time to apply for a Walter Grant! This year we have one $2000 grant for an unpublished, unrepped disabled writer, along with 5 general grants, 2 trans creator grants, & 3 Native creator grants. Info + application here: bit.ly/WalterGrants

In response to the rapid expansion of organized, politically partisan efforts to remove books from school and public library shelves, NCAC announced the launch of the Kids’ Right to Read Network (KRRN) today. #uniteagainstbookbans #bannedbooks #censorship ncac.org/news/ncac-laun…

Author Maia Kobabe created a comic about the support she has received from librarians, the importance of their work, and the wave of censorship attempts that made her graphic memoir Gender Queer the most challenged book in the country. ow.ly/pHSb50PJ4p0

Q & A with A.S. King publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch… via Publishers Weekly

Replace the KDHX Board of Directors chng.it/q9Tz2PMw via Change.org

Laurie Halse Anderson donates $100,000 of her Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award prize money to PEN America and their fight against book bans! 👊 Laurie Halse Anderson PEN America #BannedBooksWeek #FreeTheBooks

Working on a book project about teaching through book censorship times & looking to include voices of teachers along with YA authors & editors. Just emailed you Cassey Tien & would love to connect w Nicole BettiesPages

#everydayadvocacy has a new YouTube channel! Check it out, subscribe, and share the link with others who want to hear stories of advocacy from authors, teachers, and students who are shifting the narrative in literacy education. #nwpwritenow youtube.com/@EverydayAdvoc…

"It takes courage to enter into the experience of the other, or the enemy, or the pain and complication of others ... But the refusal to try is a kind of despair, a giving up on the idea of common humanity or the reality of a shared fate." - @sarazarrbooks

What exactly *is* #EverydayAdvocacy & how can it help us address #BookBans? Check out this 3min intro to our shared work & access resources for own advocacy efforts! youtu.be/AvPu4doIfAQ?si…

Meet your favorite authors and take the time to learn, listen, and enjoy new ones at our new literary festival, "EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024," September 22 - 27 online. All events are free to attend. everylibrary.org/elbb24