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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 13/04/2026

The Hooghly Review has given a home to my photo essay, Offerings to the Gods. Thank you Ankit & Tejaswinee RC for curating and editing such a wonderful space for creatives. thehooghlyreview.com/offerings-to...

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 01/04/2026

The paid #Substack post for March is now available to read! The time I presented Yuzuki Asako with a pineapple bun, when milk tea met Butter. Read about it at the link below: maureentai.substack.com/p/when-milk-te…

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 01/02/2026

One of the best things about working at The Children’s Book Bank is being surrounded by, and reading, children's books before they find their way to some little person's home library. I review THE MOON SEED, a cozy read for nature lovers with an “Aha!” twist at the end maureentai.com/2026/02/01/t...

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 20/05/2025

I love giving school talks using my own books but I rely on other creatives like @debbieohi.com who makes amazing gifs! It doesn't take much to credit other writers/illustrators but it means so much, so let's lift each other up! 🏋️‍♀️

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 13/05/2025

New in my series, The Invisible, on Substack. This month's story behind the photograph is about a game we used to play on taxi rides home. What is really going on in that little yellow house? Read at this link: maureentai.substack.com/p/the-bus-ma... Read, like and/or subscribe (all for free!) 😊

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 22/02/2025

As a round 1 judge for graphic novels, congratulations in particular to @samuelteer.bsky.social & @marjulia.bsky.social for BROWNSTONE, their 2024 Cybils Award for best YA graphic novel! @cybilsawards.bsky.social 🎉

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 22/02/2025

As a round 1 judge for graphic novels, congratulations in particular to Sherri L Smith and @christinenorrie.bsky.social for PEARL, their 2024 Cybils Award for best middle grade graphic novel! @cybilsawards.bsky.social 🎉

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 21/01/2025

Touched deeply by this gorgeous poem of Tim Tim Cheng’s in her collection THE TATTOO COLLECTOR published by @ninearchespress.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 08/01/2025

My prose poem, LIFE WE CAN NO LONGER SEE, is republished by @unchartedmag.bsky.social today. www.unchartedmag.com/stories/life... Grateful, honoured and humbled (and yes, very happy too!). Originally published in 2019, this remains mum's favourite 😊 @gwoltjer.bsky.social one of mine this time!

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 05/01/2025

Starting 2025 with the incredible A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING by Ruth Ozeki - a gripping, philosophical tale of Japanese teen angst, Zen Buddhism and the human condition. @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 03/01/2025

As a Round 1 judge for the 2024 @cybilsawards.bsky.social, it was really tough for our panel to get to our shortlist of 7 finalists for young adult #graphicnovels because the 125 nominated works were all so very good, but here they are! Congratulations!

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 03/01/2025

As a Round 1 judge for the 2024 @cybilsawards.bsky.social , it was really tough for our panel to get to our shortlist of 7 finalists for elementary/middle grade #graphicnovels because the 125 nominated works were all so very good, but here they are! Congratulations!

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 18/12/2024

As my @cybilsawards.bsky.social duties draw to a close, I think back to some of my favourite #youngadult #graphicnovels. Check out my GRAPHIC NOVELS ROUND UP (Young Adult) for 2024: some old, some new, all fabulous 🤩 maureentai.com/2024/12/18/g...

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 14/12/2024

Aside from reading & reviewing, I also write little monthly pieces, available for free on Substack. My last free story for 2024 is about The Girl in The Snow Globe, imagined from the point of view of my teenage daughter (who has given her blessing).Happy holidays! open.substack.com/pub/maureent...

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 14/12/2024

As my @cybilsawards.bsky.social judging duties draw to a close, I think back to some of my favourite #middlegrade #graphicnovels. Check out my GRAPHIC NOVELS ROUND UP (Middle Grade) for 2024: some old, some new, all fabulous 🤩 maureentai.com/2024/12/14/g... @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 13/12/2024

As I wind up my reading of #graphicnovels for the 2024 @cybilsawards.bsky.social, a short recap of a few of the incredible books I’ve had the honour & pleasure to read. What an amazing round of nominated works! 🤩 🙏🏼 @gwoltjer.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 12/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 60 Read: LOVING, OHIO 🩸✝️🔥 By @matthewerman.bsky.social @sambeckdraws.bsky.social Publisher Dark Horse Comics @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 10/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 59 Read: TIBBLES THE CAT 🐦🐱🇳🇿 By Michal Šanda & David Dolenský Publisher @booksalbatros.bsky.social @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 09/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 58 Read: FAKE CHINESE SOUNDS🇹🇼🇺🇸👵 By Jing Jing Tsong Publisher: Penguin Young Readers @gwoltjer.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 09/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 57 Read: TAXI GHOST 🚗👻🌨️ by Sophie Escabasse Publisher: Random House Kids Graphic @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 08/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 56 Read: COURAGE TO DREAM ✡️😶‍🌫️💔 by Neal Shusterman & Andrés Vera Martínez Publisher: Graphix Books @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 06/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 55 Read: DOUBLE BOOKING: THE TAIL OF THE MUMMY CAT🇪🇬👩‍👧‍👦🐈 By Chas! Pangburn, Kim Shearer, Nic Touris Publisher: @papercutzgn.bsky.social @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 06/12/2024

Only a few weeks to go before the holidays ... do you need help choosing the perfect picture book present? Here is a curated list of picture book titles old and new that might help .... t.co/Rnv0YG5ArA

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 05/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 54 Read: NO RULES TONIGHT 🇰🇷🎄🎭 By Kim Hyun Sook @ryanestrada.com @penguinteen.bsky.social @gwoltjer.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 05/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 53 Read: NAVIGATING WITH YOU♥️👩‍🦽📚 By @jeremywhitley.bsky.social & Cassio Ribeiro Maverick Graphic Novels @gwoltjer.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 03/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 52 Read: THE FOX MAIDENS 🇰🇷🦊⚔️ By Robin Ha Publisher: Harper Alley @gwoltjer.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 03/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 51 Read: THE GULF 💔🏕️🇨🇦 By @kumerish.bsky.social Publisher: Tundra Books @GW you will dig this I think

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 02/12/2024

I've YET to learn the ins and outs of Bluesky, but I'd like to introduce myself by sharing my revamped writer website! 🎉 Do check out maureentai.com for all my writing, photography and news 🙏 I'm passionate about diversity in kidlit. Looking forward to being part of the kidlit community here! 🥰

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 01/12/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 50 Read: BOG MYRTLE 🕷️👭👕 By Sid Sharp Publlisher: AnnickPress @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 30/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 49 Read: SAFE PASSAGE🔫💰🏃🏿 by G. Neri & David Brame Publisher: Lee and Low @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 29/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my irreverant DAY 48 Read: YOUTH GROUP ✝️👿🩸 by @jordanmorris.bsky.social & @bonesbunns.bsky.social Publisher: @01firstsecond.bsky.social @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 28/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 47 Read: JUST ANOTHER STORY 🇸🇻🇺🇸🛣️ by Ernesto Saade Publisher: Graphic Universe @gwoltjer.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 28/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 46 Read: LOST AT WINDY RIVER 🇨🇦❄️👣 by Trina Rathgeber, Alina Pete and Jillian Dolan Published by @orcabook.bsky.social @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 26/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 45 Read: PABLO & SPLASH 🐧⏰🏖️ By Sheena Dempsey Bloomsbury @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 26/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 44 Read: WE ARE BIG TIME ☪️🏀🧕 By Hena Khan & Saffiya Zerrougui @worldkidlit.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 24/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 43 Read: THE GHOSTKEEPER 👁️👻🗝️ by @johannamation.bsky.social GP Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 23/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 42 Read: WILDFLOWER EMILY 🌼🐶✍️ by Lydia Corry Macmillan Books @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 22/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 41 Read: WOE: A HOUSECAT’S STORY OF DESPAIR 🐈♥️🤩 by Lucy Knisley Penguin Random @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 22/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 40 Read: MISMATCHED: A MODERN GRAPHIC RETELLING OF EMMA 🌈🤳💞 by Anne Camlin & @imzeferino.bsky.social Little Brown Ink @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 20/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 39 Read: NELL OF GUMBLING: MY EXTREMELY TINY FOREST ADVENTURE 🤏🏕️🌈 by Emma Steinkellner @randomhousekids @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 20/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 38 Read: WAGNIFICENT: THE ADVENTURES OF THUNDER & SAGE 🐺🐶💕 by Bethanie Murguia Roaring Brook Press @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 18/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 37 Read: NEXT STOP 🚌🌵💔 by @debbiefong.bsky.social RH Kids Graphic

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 17/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 36 Read: PUZZLED 👦🏻🧠🧩 by Pan Cooke Rocky Pond Books @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 17/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 35 Read: BOY VS. SHARK 👦🏻🦈📺 by Paul Gilligan Tundra Books @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 15/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 34 Read: HALFWAY THERE 🇯🇵🇺🇸🫥 by @christinemari.bsky.social Little Brown Young Readers @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 15/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 33 Read: FRESHMAN YEAR 🏫🥳📖 by Sarah Mai Little Brown Young Readers @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 13/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 32 Read: IF YOU'LL HAVE ME 🏳️‍🌈👩🏿‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏽🏫 by @eunnieboo.bsky.social Viking Books for Young Readers @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 13/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 31 Read: STAND UP! 🎭🎤🏫 by Tori Sharp Little Brown Young Readers @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 11/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 30 Read: PIZZA FACE 😣🏫👨🏾 by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza Scholastic @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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Maureen Tai @maureentai.com · 10/11/2024

As a @cybilsawards.bsky.social 2024 round 1 judge, I'm reading lots of MG & YA Graphic Novels. In no particular order, my DAY 29 Read: CONTINENTAL DRIFTER 🇹🇭🇺🇸🦞 by Kathy MacLeod First Second @gwoltjer.bsky.social

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