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Congratulations to @elanakarnold.bsky.social!! HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH is the winner of the 2025 Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Award for Humor from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Way to go, Elana!

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Mark your calendars! @halseanderson.bsky.social is going on a book tour. Her new middle grade historical fiction masterpiece, REBELLION 1776, arrives on April 1. Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear from the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award-winning author of SPEAK and FEVER 1793.

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Thank you to @traceybaptiste.bsky.social for creating this useful graphic. Looking for tangible and practical ways to support authors in these challenging times? Here are some ways that require very little heavy lifting and that can have a very big impact.

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Looking for some recent picture books that support social and emotional learning and positive identity development? Check out @donalynbooks.bsky.social's most recent Substack. donalynmiller.substack.com/p/growing-to...

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Author @samiraahmed.bsky.social discussed her teen novel INTERNMENT with Ali Velshi on his Velshi's Banned Book Club segment on MSNBC. INTERNMENT is more important than ever. Samira's message is more important than ever. Please take a few moments to view the segment. www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

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It's more important than ever that we find spaces that celebrate community and support independent voices. @donalynbooks.bsky.social has created a wonderful resource, a list of reader-friendly platforms and apps that allow us to connect with one another. donalynmiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

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Embrace Graphic Novels Check out this extraordinary poster and art print created by @nidhiart.bsky.social www.inprnt.com/gallery/nidh...

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"Thoughts on Selling a Book at the End of the World" @aishasaeed.bsky.social debut adult novel, THE MATCHMAKER, comes out in less than two months. In this post, Aisha shares what she's experiencing as she prepares for the launch during such a turbulent time. aishasaeed.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...

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It’s a bookish week for me! The scariest thing I’ve ever written was announced in @publisherswkly.bsky.social today! PULL, my graphic memoir about skeet shooting, surviving prep school in the closet, my father’s hopeful faltering attempts to reach me comes out in 2026!

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My current read: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720482... It's brilliant & important, which will be no surprise at all to anyone who knows @kylelukoff.bsky.social's work.

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Time to share some happy news! The Author Village is excited to announce that Alley Horn is our new Director of Operations. She’s also now an agent here at TAV. Congratulations, Alley!

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The next HILO is here! Congratulations to Judd Winnick (and thanks for the great graphic) on the release of HILO #11, THE GREAT SPACE IGUANA. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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Book #2 is here! Congratulations to @alexlondon.bsky.social on the release of THE PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM #2: AFTER EVER AFTER. If you’re not familiar with this delightful middle grade series, now’s a great time to discover it! Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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Wow! A new BAT book is here! Congratulations to @elanakarnold.bsky.social on the release of BAT AND THE BUSINESS OF FERRETS. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world! A BOY CALLED BAT is one of the most celebrated middle grade books of the last decade. Now’s a great time to discover the series!

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We’re so excited for this book birthday! Congratulations to Newbery Honor-winning author @kylelukoff.bsky.social on the release of his new middle grade novel, A WORLD WORTH SAVING. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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THE SNIPS — the new graphic novel series from @raulthethird.bsky.social has arrived. Congratulations and welcome to the world, A BAD BUZZ DAY!

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So well-deserved! Congratulations to Tiffany D. Jackson, winner of the 2025 Margaret A. Edwards Award from the @amlibraries.bsky.social.

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Wow!! Congratulations to Paula Yoo! RISING FROM THE ASHES is the 2025 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults winner!

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Amazing News! Congratulations to Marcelo Verdad, the 2025 Pura Belpre Award Winner for Illustration for THE DREAM CATCHER. Woo-hoo!!

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What a moment!Congratulations to @erinentrada.bsky.social, winner of the Newbery Medal for her extraordinary middle grade novel, THE FIRST STATE OF BEING.

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The Author Village is a speakers’ bureau, a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning book creators, educators, and librarians available for school and library visits, conference appearances, and professional development experiences. Here is our Starter Pack! go.bsky.app/6XkTYzD

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Congratulations to @padmatv.bsky.social on the release of her new middle grade verse novel, SAFE HARBOR. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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ANJALI CAN! the third picture book in the ALWAYS ANJALI series written by Sheetal Sheth and illustrated by Lucia Soto is here! Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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Today we’re celebrating the launch of a new graphic novel series! Congratulations to Angela Dominguez on the release of GABBY TORRES GETS A BILLION FOLLOWERS. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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TO SEE AN OWL is here! Congratulations to Matthew Cordell on the release of your next picture book. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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Congratulations to @katemessner.com on the 10th anniversary of the incredible RANGER IN TIME middle grade series (illustrated by Kelley McMorris). Over the course of the last decade, the twelve (!!) books in the series have now sold over 3.5 million copies. Huzzah!!

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Happy book birthday! Congratulations to @lisayee.bsky.social and @dansantat.bsky.social on the release of THE MISFITS: A COPYCAT CONUNDRUM, the sequel to last year’s New York Times bestselling middle grade novel. Welcome to the world!

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Starting the new year with some most excellent news! Maggie Tokuda-Hall, the author of THE WORST RONIN, the genre-defying YA graphic novel (illustrated by Faith Schaffer) has joined The Author Village. Welcome to our collective, @maggietokudahall.bsky.social!

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Time for some more good news! Newbery Honor-winning author @choldenko.bsky.social has joined The Author Village! Gennifer is currently scheduling both in-person and virtual school and library visits and conference appearances for winter/spring 2025 and the 2025-26 school year.

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Time to share some excellent news! Ruth Chan, the creator of UPROOTED, one of the most celebrated middle grade graphic novels of the year, has joined The Author Village. Ruth is currently scheduling both in-person and virtual school and library visits and conference appearances. Welcome, Ruth!

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This is exciting!! @choldenko.bsky.social's THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN, and @erinentrada.bsky.social's THE FIRST STATE OF BEING are both included on @slj.com's Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Book List 2025. Congratulations, Gennifer and Erin! heavymedal.slj.com/2024/12/13/h...

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This is exciting!! Vera Brosgol's PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID and Jasmine Warga's A STRANGE THING HAPPENED IN CHERRY HALL are both included on @slj.com's annual Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Book List 2025. Congrats, Vera and Jasmine! heavymedal.slj.com/2024/12/13/h...

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Are you familiar with @phdcomics.bsky.social OLIVER'S GREAT BIG UNIVERSE graphic novel series? These STEAM-themed, diary-styled middle grade books by Jorge Cham are funny, engaging, smart, and ideal for young readers who enjoy BIG NATE by Lincoln Peirce and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney.

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Amanda Jones is a hero. If you haven't had the opportunity to read her memoir, THAT LIBRARIAN, be sure to carve out the time. It's such an important, informative, and powerful read. Invite @librarianjones.com to speak at your library, conference, or corporate event by contacting The Author Village.

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Looking for some Christmas book suggestions this holiday season? Check out the picture books A CITY FULL OF SANTAS by @joannahowrites.bsky.social and SANTA IN THE CITY by Tiffany D. Jackson and the board book BROWN SUGAR BABY, CHRISTMAS JOY by @kllewis.bsky.social.

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The New York Times released its list of the Best Children's Books of 2024, and we're thrilled to see Loren Long's magnificent picture book, THE YELLOW BUS and Vera Brosgol's stunning middle grade graphic novel, PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID on this incredible list. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...

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Many of the book creators for young people, educators, and librarians from The Author Village have made their way over to Bluesky. You can find them all in this Starter Pack. We'll be sure to update this as more and more join. go.bsky.app/6XkTYzD

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The Author Village is a boutique speakers’ bureau, a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conference appearances, and professional development experiences. www.TheAuthorVillage.com

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