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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

🙉 We never monkey around when it comes to our favorite Pennsylvania authors and books!

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Photo of Punch the Monkey with the text "Me" while sitting on a stuffed animal monkey with the text "My emotional support book set in PA.”

Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

📚 On Thursday, March 26th at 6:00pm, join Spotlight PA ( @spotlightpa.org ) and author Jeannine Cook for a virtual Q&A about Cook's new memoir, Shut Up and Read. To learn more and register for the free event: www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02...

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

📚 We recently visited the Schlow Centre Region Library in State College to see the new Library of Congress Information Kiosk! Thank you to the Library of Congress for helping connect Pennsylvanians with our national library!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

📚 We recently hosted our second jury meeting for the 2026 Baker’s Dozen booklist! The Baker's Dozen jury is tasked with identifying the top 13 books that support family literacy. During our February meeting, the jury reviewed 211 children's books! The 2026 booklist will be available this spring.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

⛸️ Missing the Winter Olympics? Check out these sports romances from Pennsylvania authors: 🏒 It's a Love/Skate Relationship by @icarli.bsky.social 🏸 Pick Me by Victoria Schade @victoriaschade.bsky.social 🏈 Claiming Carter by Jennifer Bonds 🏀 A Sharp Endless Need by @mcrane12.bsky.social

Light blue graphic with sports icons. The cover of It's A Love/Skate Relationship by Carli J. Corson is above the text "Hockey & Figure Skating" and the cover of Pick Me by Victoria Schade is above the text “Pickleball.”

; Light blue graphic with sports icons. The cover of Claiming Carter by Jennifer Bonds is above the text "Football" and the cover of A Sharp Endless Need by Marisa Crane is above the text "Basketball.”

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

🎉 Happy 171th birthday, Penn State! We are proud to call the University Libraries our home! Celebrate with books by alumni: 📘 Take Care of Them Like My Own by Ala Stanford 📘 Mind and Matter by John Urschel and Louisa Thomas 📘 Spoil by Alyse Bensel 📘 Pennsylvania Furnace by Julie Swarstad Johnson

White graphic with paw prints in different shades of blue and the text, "Nonfiction." The book covers of Take Care of Them Like My Own by Ala Stanford and Mind and Matter by Josh Urschel are featured.

White graphic with paw prints in different shades of blue and the text, "Poetry." The book covers of Spoil by Alyse Bensel and Pennsylvania Furnace by Julie Swarstad Johnson are featured.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

📚 Celebrate African American Read-In Month with these Pennsylvania based stories for adults following African Americans: 📗 Discipline by Marc Avery 📗 It's Me They Follow by Jeannine A. Cook 📗 The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper 📗 I: New & Selected Poems by Toi Derricotte

Blue graphic with white flowers and the text, "Contemporary." The book covers of Discipline by Marc Avery and It's Me They Follow by Jeannine A. Cook are featured.

Blue graphic with white flowers and the text, "Nonfiction." The book covers of The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper and I: New and Selected Poems by Toi Derricotte are featured.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

📚 Earlier this month, we attended the State College Area School District's SCASD Reads: Building Stories Family Fun Night! It was wonderful meeting so many families and helping them 'build' their young reader’s bookshelf with award-winning titles from the Center!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

🐦‍⬛ Looking for a book to start off the new year? We recommend the 2026 Centre County Reads selection, Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin! It is an achingly beautiful story of love, grief, and friendship. Eileen Garvin will also be participating in a virtual author visit on Wednesday, April 1st!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🎉 Happy book birthday to Better the Devil by @erikjbrown.bsky.social from @epicreads.bsky.social! This young adult psychological thriller follows a runaway teen who assumes the identity of a boy who went missing ten years ago, but soon learns his new home is anything but a safe haven.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

📚 We asked our staff for their favorite books of 2025! Our intern Abby's picks were: 📕 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 📕 The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden 📕 Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand 📕 Ward D by Freida McFadden What were your favorite books of 2025?

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🎉 Celebrate the start of 2026 with a book from one of these (potentially) new to you Pennsylvania authors: 📙 Cordelia Allen Jensen ( @cordeliajensen.bsky.social ) 📙 Terry LaBan 📙 Jeff Bogle 📙 Xio Axelrod ( @xioaxelrod.bsky.social )

Orange graphic with white flowers and two book covers, Lilac and the Switchback by Cordelia Jensen and Mendel the Mess-Up by Terry LaBan. The name of each author is listed under their book cover.

Orange graphic with white flowers and two book covers, Street Cats & Where to Find Them by Jeff Bogle and The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod. The name of each author is listed under their book cover.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

🎉 Happy book birthday to Hattie Mae Begins Again by Sharon G. Flake! Hattie Mae sticks out like a sore thumb at her elite girls boarding school in Philadelphia, but she knows that she belongs. She just has to prove it to the rest of the girls—and maybe even to herself.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

📚 We asked our staff for their favorite books of 2025! Casey's picks were: 📕 Kissing Girls on Shabbat by Sara Glass 📕 Weirdo by Tony Weaver, Jr. and illustrated by Cin Wibowo and Jes Wibowo 📕 You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian 📕 The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman What were your favorite books?

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

📣 New from Pennsylvania author Jim Daniels! 📖 Late Invocation for Magic In his new poetry collection, Daniels focuses on issues of class, race, and justice in Rust Belt cities. He examines cultural and economic divides, often focusing on those who can’t afford or have access to “magic.”

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

📚 Last month, we hosted our first jury meeting for the 2026 Baker’s Dozen: 13 Best Books for Family Literacy booklist! Jurors reviewed an initial 250 children's books published in 2025. The 2026 booklist will be available this spring!

Close-up photo of children's book spines with the "Baker's Dozen: 13 Best Family Literacy Books" seal superimposed over the image with the year 2026.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

👽 Celebrate National Science Fiction Day with one of these sci-fi books from Pennsylvania authors: 📘 The Star of Moon Village by @jenniferannrichter.bsky.social 📘 The Mighty Odds by Amy Ignatow 📘 Proxy by @alexlondon.bsky.social 📘 Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

Dark blue graphic with light blue lines and the text "Middle Grade." Two book covers, The Star of Moon Village by Jennifer Ann Richter and The Mighty Odds by Amy Ignatow, are featured.

Dark blue graphic with light blue lines and the text "Young Adult." Two book covers, Proxy by Alex London and Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore, are featured.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

📣 New from Pennsylvania author Quiara Alegría Hudes! 📖 The White Hot April finds herself spiraling one day and decides to walk away from her family. In The White Hot, a letter from April to her daughter, she explains why she left, but does not apologize.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

📖 We are currently searching for books to represent Pennsylvania in the Library of Congress' 2026 Great Reads from Great Places program! The books must have some relevancy to Pennsylvania and be published in either 2024 or 2025. Submit your nomination to pacftb@psu.edu by Wednesday!

Graphic with a light blue background with the text "Nominate a book for the Pennsylvania Great Reads 2026." Part of a single bookshelf is visible on the right-hand side with books spine of different colors. The logos of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Humanities, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, and Pennsylvania Center for the Book are at the bottom.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

🎉 We are celebrating Kwanzaa with A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook by Jessica B. Harris from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social! A Kwanzaa Keepsake provides a themed feast for all seven days of Kwanzaa that reflects the principle of each day. Happy Kwanzaa!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

🎄 We are celebrating Christmas with An Anishinaabe Christmas by Wab Kinew and illustrated by Erin Hill! This festive picture book explores both Christmas traditions and Anishinaabe culture. Merry Christmas!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

📣 New from Pennsylvania author Stewart O’Nan! 📖 Evensong from @groveatlantic.bsky.social The novel follows members of the Humpty Dumpty Club, a group of older women living in Pittsburgh, as they support one another through life's challenges.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

❄️ Celebrate the start of winter with one of these winter inspired books from Pennsylvania authors: 📘 A Snow Day for Plum! by Matt Phelan 📘 The Haunting of Bellington Cottage by @lauraparnum.bsky.social 📘 The Judgment of Yoyo Gold by Isaac Blum 📘 It's a Love/Skate Relationship by @icarli.bsky.social

Blue and white polka dot graphic with the text "Middle Grade." Two book covers, A Snow Day for Plum! by Matt Phelan and The Haunting of Bellington Cottage by Laura Parnum, are featured.

Blue and white polka dot graphic with the text "Young Adult." Two book covers, The Judgment of Yoyo Gold by Isaac Blum and It's a Love/Skate Relationship by Carli J. Corson, are featured.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

📚 We asked our staff for their favorite books of 2025! Our director Ellysa's picks were: 📗 Sandwich by Catherine Newman 📗 The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan 📗 Tender by Beth Hetland 📗 Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner What were your favorite books of 2025?

Photo of a smiling woman outside with the text "Ellysa Cahoy, Director." The book covers of Sandwich by Catherine Newman, The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan, Tender by Beth Hetland, and Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner are included.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🦁 The New York Public Library announced their best books of 2025! Their teen list includes the following books from Pennsylvania authors: 📙 They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social 📙 Ban This! by Christina Ellis et al. 📙 Fight AIDS! by Michael G. Long 📙 Loudmouth by @dheiligman.bsky.social

Tan graphic with drawn lion heads and green leaves in the background. Two book covers, They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran and Ban This! by Christina Ellis, Renee Ellis, Edha Gupta, Ben Hodge, Patricia Jackson, and Olivia Pituch from, are featured.

Tan graphic with drawn lion heads and green leaves in the background. Two book covers, Fight AIDS! by Michael G. Long and Loudmouth by Deborah Heiligman, are featured.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

📣 New from Pennsylvania author Ally Russell! 📖 Down Came the Spiders 🕷️ Twelve-year-old Andi loves everything about spiders! She is super excited to find a new spider species until they begin acting strange. It is up to Andi and her friends to take on the spiders before it's too late!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

🕎 We are celebrating Hanukkah with You're My Little Latke by Nicola Edwards and illustrated by Natalie Marshall! Part of the You’re My Little series, this festive board book allows children to interact with the story and join the Hanukkah celebration. Happy Hanukkah!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

📚 We asked our staff for their favorite books of 2025! Our intern Erin's picks were: 📕 The Spellshop by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social 📕 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 📕 The Thursday Murder Club by @richardosman1.bsky.social What were your favorite books of 2025?

Photo of a laughing woman outside in the snow with the text "Erin O'Connell, Intern." The book covers of The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman are included.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📚 TIME recently announced their 100 Must-Read Books of 2025! The list includes the following books from Pennsylvania authors: 📕 Black in Blues by @imaniperry.bsky.social 📕 Strangers in the Land by @michaelluo.bsky.social 📕 Stay Dead by Natalie Shapero

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Red graphic with a white rectangle at the top with the text "Michael Luo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." It also includes the cover of Michael Luo's book Strangers in the Land and a quote from Hamilton Cain for TIME about the book.

Red graphic with a white rectangle at the top with the text "Natalie Shapero, Chester, Pennsylvania." It also includes the cover of Natalie Shapero's book Stay Dead and a quote from Rebecca Schneid for TIME about the book.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

📣 New from Pennsylvania author @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social! 📖 Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel (illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey) from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social The New York Times bestselling novel Ghost Boys is now a graphic novel!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🦁 The New York Public Library announced their best books of 2025! Their adult list includes these books from Pennsylvania authors: 📙 Fresh, Green Life by Sebastian Castillo 📙 Heartwood by Amity Gaige 📙 The Afterlife of Malcolm X by Mark Whitaker 📙 Black Arms to Hold You Up by Ben Passmore

Tan graphic with drawn lion heads and green leaves in the background. Two book covers, Fresh, Green Life by Sebastian Castillo and Heartwood by Amity Gaige, are featured.

Tan graphic with drawn lion heads and green leaves in the background. Two book covers, The Afterlife of Malcolm X by Mark Whitaker and Black Arms to Hold You Up by Ben Passmore, are featured.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🎉 Happy book birthday to BLACKPINK: A Little Golden Book Biography by @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social and illustrated by @honeej.bsky.social! Since their debut in 2016, BLACKPINK has taken the world by storm! This Little Golden Book provides biographies for each member and is perfect for all ages.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🕯️On World AIDS Day, we remember the more than 32 million people who have died from AIDS-related illness and the continued fight against HIV. We are commemorating the day with Fight AIDS! by Pennsylvania author Michael G. Long. Fight AIDS! is designed to introduce the AIDS crisis to young readers.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

📚 Celebrate Nonfiction November with one of these memoirs written by a Pennsylvania author: 📖 Sink by Joseph Earl Thomas 📖 Sign, Gone by Phuc Tran 📖 The Shoemaker by Mark Saba 📖 Cinderland by Amy Jo Burns

Brown background with book spines in different colors visible on four shelves. Two book covers, Sink by Joseph Earl Thomas and Sign, Gone by Phuc Tran, are featured with "Philadelphia, PA" under Thomas' book cover and "Carlisle, PA" under Tran's book cover.

Brown background with book spines in different colors visible on four shelves. Two book covers, The Shoemaker by Mark Saba and Cinderland by Amy Jo Burns, are featured with "Pittsburgh, PA" under Saba's book cover and "Mercury, PA" under Burns' book cover.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

🦃 We are celebrating Turkey Day by reading Two-List Thanksgiving by Christine Whan and illustrated by Sienna Youngsun Kim from @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social! Happy Thanksgiving!

Photograph of a hand holding a copy of Two-List Thanksgiving by Christine Whan and illustrated by Sienna Youngsun Kim in front of blurry bookshelves.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🥺 Our Social Media Manager is currently away for Thanksgiving. Please make her happy and read some Pennsylvania books!

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📣 New book from Pennsylvania author Erin Frankel! 📖 Mary Oliver, Holding on to Wonder by Erin Frankel and illustrated by Jasu Hu This lyrical picture book biography of poet Mary Oliver focuses on her love of nature and the sense of wonder that inspired her.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

📚 Casey Sennett, our Outreach and Social Media Coordinator, recently attended the Library Marketing and Communications Conference in St. Louis! She attended sessions related to video production, establishing healthy relationships and boundaries with social media, and accessibility.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

📚 Honor and celebrate Native American Heritage Month with one of these books by an indigenous author: Nonfiction: 📕 Thunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 📕 Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa Fiction: 📕 We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon 📕 The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson

Graphic with a light pink background and red poppies with the text “Nonfiction" at the top. Two book covers, Thunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe and Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffar, are featured.

Graphic with a light pink background and red poppies with the text “Fiction" at the top. Two book covers, We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon and The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson, are featured.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📚 To celebrate National Picture Book Month, we are highlighting a few picture books by Pennsylvania authors: 📙 Unstoppable by Michael G. Long 📙 Just Ducky by @berrietr.bsky.social 📙 Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by @annettewhipple.bsky.social 📙 Wonderful You by Lisa Graff

Graphic with a white background and blue and yellow birds, red lady bugs, green leaves, red and green butterflies, and yellow, pink, red, and blue flowers. The covers of Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington by Michael G. Long and illustrated by Bea Jackson, Just Ducky by Berrie Torgan-Randall, Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by Annette Whipple and illustrated by Juanbjuan Oliver, and Wonderful You by Lisa Graff and illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki Illustration are on top of the background with thin pink frames around each cover.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

📣 New book from Pennsylvania author @carolinecarlson.bsky.social! 📖 The Tinkerers When two Tinkerers visit Stargazers Valley, Peter learns they have created a not-a-clock that can turn back time for a few minutes. Peter soon realizes that not everything that feels like a mistake actually is.

Graphic with a light blue background and "New from Pennsylvania Authors" in a white box at the top of the image. The cover of Caroline Carlson' The Tinkerers is included with a white box next to it with the book's publication information (book title, author, and publisher).

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🎉 Happy book birthday to Ravishing by @eshanisurya.bsky.social from @groveatlantic.bsky.social! Eshani Surya's debut highlights the dark side of the beauty industry and how far will we go in exchange for beauty, love, and acceptance.

Graphic with a light blue background and "New from Pennsylvania Authors" in a white box at the top of the image. The cover of Eshani Surya' Ravishing is included with a white box next to it with the book's publication information (book title, author, and publisher).

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

📖 We recently hosted graphic novelist Beth Hetland, the 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, for an author talk at Penn State! Her visit also included presenting at the Delta High School in State College and a first-year graphic design seminar at Penn State. Thank you to Beth for such a wonderful visit!

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Photo of a smiling woman sitting and holding up a copy of Tender by Beth Hetland. She is seated in front of a projection of a drawing of a woman's head with the words "Blah Blah Blah" around the face.

Photo of five smiling people. The woman in the middle is wearing a sash and holding a framed certificate. The left most person is holding up a copy of Beth Hetland's Tender.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📚 Our Outreach and Social Media Coordinator, Casey Sennett, attended the Pennsylvania Library Association's Annual Conference last week in Erie! She presented a poster about the PA Center for the Book and our various initiatives. She also got a library card at the Erie County Public Library!

Photo of a woman smiling in front of a table with bookmarks, the picture book The Yellow Bus by Loren Long, and a blue and white poster board reading "Outreach, Awards and More: Getting to Know the Pennsylvania Center for the Book!”

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🎉 Happy book birthday to Black-Owned by Char Adams! Black-Owned celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. It documents Black political movements through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have served as centers for organizing since abolition.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

🕯We are celebrating Día de Muertos with Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson! Ramón Montez and Julieta Campos meet on Día de Muertos, but lose each other until Ramón acquires Julieta's closing taqueria. Forced to work together, can they overcome their differences and divided families?

Photograph of a hand holding a paperback copy of Ramón and Julieta by Alana Albertson in front of blurry bookshelves.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

👻 Happy Halloween! The Center's friendly ghost is celebrating with our 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, Tender by Beth Hetland! This body horror graphic novel follows a woman who is obsessed with curating a picture-perfect life. What are you reading for Halloween?

Photo of a person sitting in a chair with a white sheet over them wearing sunglasses. The person is reading a copy of Beth Hetland's Tender and is seated in front of two bookshelves and a display case with books.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

📚 Celebrate #TeenTober with one of these young adult novels from a Pennsylvania author: 📖 It's A Love/Skate Relationship by @icarli.bsky.social 📖 Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas 📖 They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social 📖 The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum

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