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We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book. 🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
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Stonewall Award Winning author, Jonny Garza Villa, was kind enough to stop by the WNDB newsletter to “spill the tea” on their new release, FUTBOLISTA — a classmates-to-friends-to-lovers new adult romance that’s equal parts raunchy, heartfelt, queer, and abundantly Mexican-American!

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WNDB is proud to announce the second round of our Books Save Lives Grant winners — ten schools and organizations from across the country. Grantees are located in battleground states where pervasive book bans are quickly expanding, will receive up to $5,000 in diverse titles.

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Support WNDB's newest round of bookish care packages, which focus on showing queer and trans youth that their stories are magic — and that #MagicStoriesAreForEveryone! 🏳️‍⚧️ bit.ly/MagicCarePack...

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Picture book cover reveal! STRONGER THAN by @poetnikki.bsky.social @stacyvwells.bsky.social (Choctaw) & E.B. Lewis (Lenni Lenape)(Heartdrum, 2026). A Black Choctaw boy finds strength in his ancestral history. @harperstacks.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #BookSky

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If you also believe that #ReadingIsResistance, don’t miss your chance to snag this limited edition Reading Is Resistance tee from our partners at Jessica Kingsley Publishers! 25% of profits go directly to support We Need Diverse Books 📚❤️ 🛒 bit.ly/ReadingIsResi...

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🚨There's just ONE WEEK left to submit your picture book manuscript to Lee & Low's New Voices Award writing contest! 📚Don’t miss out on having your work considered by a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent: bit.ly/EnterNewVoices

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JUST LIKE GRANDMA by @kimrogerswriter.bsky.social & Julie Flett (Heartdrum) received the Krout and Elmore Children's Book Award for Best Portrayal of Aging! #KidLit @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #grandmothers #grandparents #indigenous #nativeamerian #aging

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A helpful reading guide to expand your TBR – and your imagination – this #Juneteenth and beyond!

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A broad coalition representing parents, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and First Amendment advocates are calling on the FL Legislators in the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee to investigate the actions of the SBOE. Send your own email ⬇️ 📧 bit.ly/Hillsborough...

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Laughter and joy, information and inspiration, wisdom and reflection. Indigenous writers gathered last weekend at the Texican in Irving, Texas for the @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social Native Children's-YA Writing Intensive, and the future of Indigenous books for young readers is bright! #KidLit

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🔔 OPEN APPLICATION REMINDER! Unpublished Black authors are encouraged to apply for our 2025 Black Creatives Revision Workshop in collaboration with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social ! Apply below ⬇️ Applications close on July 1st, 2025. 💻 bit.ly/BCRW2025

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WNDB is proud to celebrate the fact that #ReadingIsResistance with Jessica Kingsley Publishers, a publisher that is breaking ground in publishing educational materials focusing on mental health, gender diversity, adoption, and neurodiversity. 🛒 bit.ly/ReadingIsRes...

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WNDB is proud to unveil the beautiful cover for A YEAR WITHOUT HOME by V.T. Bidania, forthcoming from Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin Kids) on January 6th, 2026! 🎨 Cover illustration by Christina Chung 📖 bit.ly/3HKh4sf

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