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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The best people in this city showed up for Black books, Black bookmakers, and Black booksellers. We are so proud (thanks to funding from the MNHC) to have sponsored members of the MN BIPOC KidLit Creators at this event. What a beautiful day!!

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

If you’re in Minneapolis, come meet some of the most talented artists making books for children in our region.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Join me at the festival. Let’s make some noise! ordway.org/festival/

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giannyh.bsky.social @giannyh.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🚨 The firing of Carla Hayden, the first Black and first woman Librarian of Congress, is a direct hit on intellectual freedom and access to unbiased historical records. This raises concerns about political control over cultural institutions, book bans, & restrictions on education. #CarlaHayden #ICYMI

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Join Nasra and me at the Flint Hills Family Festival! Nasra’s storytelling will rock your world!! Details 👉🏽https://ordway.org/festival/

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MN BIPOC KidLit Creators @mnbipockidlit.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Come find us at the Flint Hills Family Festival in Saint Paul on May 31. Details👉🏽 ordway.org/festival/

Come find us at the Flint Hills Family Festival on May 31st! Details at https://ordway.org/festival/

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

So excited to toast myself at this event!!

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Hey Minneapolis! The Book Ladies will be back at the Midtown Farmers Market on opening day with a story stroll, story time and free books!! Details👉🏽 midtownfarmersmarket.org find out more about us at picturebookparade.com.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Visit ordway.org/festival/ for details!

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I’m out here Minneapolis! Come to the Midtown Global Market. Let’s have some fun!

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

This month I toured elementary schools in the Waunakee Community School Distract. What an honor! Picture book bios show us how we all have the ability to make a difference. I also got to talk about the greatest organizer on the planet. What a fun week!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A reminder for these times.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Psst…is anyone else going to the Minnesota Book Awards? Let’s sit together! Look at these fantastic PB titles. Who will win? I’m already on the edge of my seat! #kidlit #mnbookawards

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The city of Minneapolis has a new poet laureate. Congratulations, Junauda Petrus! ❤️⚖️🎤

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/02/2025

i am 100% certain that they are weekend at bernie-ing trump and just handing him papers to sign, the content of which is determined by whoever happens to want something to happen

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Minnesota is on this list specifically targeting LGBTQ+ books. We need to step up!

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Four years ago my brother sent this pandemic-era message to my son and achieved best uncle in the universe status. Sorry other uncles, Noah wins. ❤️🙃🍌

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

From @malindalo.bsky.social’s superb statement at the press conference announcing the new lawsuit in Idaho to block their book ban law. Full press conference here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9b...

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This book makes me want to get back into teaching preschool. What an incredible tool for educators! Thank you Paul Fleischman! #picturebooks #kidlit

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

WNDB is proud to join more than 50 organizations representing authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, distributors, and more signed a joint letter expressing concern that the Trump Administration’s executive order from January 20th will lead to censorship of literature. 🧵

A red-orange promotional graphic titled, “A Joint Statement.” Beneath the title is a large subtitle that says, “Objecting to Censorship in Executive Order on Gender Identity.” Beneath the text is a yellow button that says, “learn more,” with a right-facing arrow next to it, indicating that folks can swipe through the post to read the full statement.

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A fun part of winter is when you walk up to your desk, touch it, and get a static shock so bad your monitor goes blank for a moment.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 05/02/2025

It's a good day to pre-order some books! @barnesandnoble.com is offering 25% off of pre-orders with the code PREORDER25. That includes my Spring releases, HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT and THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-troubl...

Book cover with a white title, HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT, over a lime green background and a blue sky with the ocean below. In the sea are an island with palm trees, a leaking oil tanker, a penguin standing on an iceberg, and a scuba diver washing oil off a dolphin, whose speech bubble reads: There's a lot more to this story!" Kate Messner

Graphic shows a light blue cloud with dark blue text that reads: Get 25% off when you preorder from Barnes & Noble 2/5-2/7. An orange banner reads ON SALE APRIL 29, 2025. Above the banner is a Bernese mountain dog with his tongue hanging out and a book cover. Yellow title: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES against a blue sky with puffy white clouds. Below is a middle school boy with an orange backpack on a rocky mountaintop. A Bernese mountain dog is gazing up at him.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Attention beauty enthusiasts: Minnesota is offering free cryotherapy facials for the next four months. Use offer code “WINTERNOW” at checkout.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Thank you, @tasslyn.bsky.social , for speaking out as Anoka County schools vote to use Booklooks.org ratings to ban books, bypassing their locally chosen review committee. The website was started by a former member of M4L.

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Anoka County book ban ratings and concerns

An Anoka County school district is allowing a conservative-aligned national group to decide which books are allowed in its libraries.

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Here is a roundup of all of the YA "best of" lists from the big publications as of last week. The spreadsheet in the Hey YA show notes is even more up to date. bookriot.com/the-best-ya-...

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The Best YA Books of 2024, According to All The Lists

What are the best YA books of 2024? Here's a look at the titles earning the honor from all of the biggest book outlets, including fiction, audiobooks, comics, and more.

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Want to become the star of your book club? For a limited time, you can bid on exclusive book club visits from some of your favorite authors in our #AFVOC2024 auction! ⌛ December 2nd - December 10th (closing at 9 PM EST) 💻 afvoc2024.givesmart.com

A promotional graphic with a background of wavy pink, orange, and yellow lines. There’s a computer pop-up window at the center of the graphic that says “afvoc2024.givesmart.com” at the top. At the center of the pop-up window is black text that says, “Become the Talk of Your Book Club!”

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

My son is so impressed to see one of my books featured at his school’s book fair! 😝

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Aspiring writers! Want to get professional feedback on your query letters, manuscripts, or chapters? You’ll find a ton of wonderful authors, editors, agents, and publishing professionals offering up their critiques in our AFVOC auction! ⌛ Dec 2nd - Dec 10th (9 PM EST) 💻 afvoc2024.givesmart.com

An orange promotional graphic designed to show a cutesy illustration of a desktop displaying a white computer monitor, computer keyboard, and small vase of orange flowers. On the computer screen is white text that says, “Win a Query or Manuscript Critique!” Beneath the screen on the bottom of the computer monitor is a light orange search bar noting the URL for the auction website: “afvoc2024.givesmart.com”.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Not sure his jowls will be able to reach high enough, but he’s determined to help decorate the tree.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I can’t stop wondering what kind of ghostly shenanigans this cat is going to get up to next.

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

There are tons of signed and personalized books up for grabs in our #AFVOC2024 Auction! Here’s a small 🧵 of signed copies, series bundles, and book sets you can bid on! ⌛ December 2nd - December 10th (closing at 9 PM EST) 💻 afvoc2024.givesmart.com

A purple promotional graphic titled “Signed Books Up for Auction.” Beneath the title text is an illustration of four books piled in a stack, and at the bottom is a gold bubble that says, “December 2nd to December 10th,” denoting the bidding window for WNDB’s Authors for Voices of Color auction.

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Apparently Charles Schulz is alive and well and has taken the form of my 2nd grader.

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🔔 The 5th annual Authors for Voices of Color Auction is NOW OPEN! Proceeds will help support WNDB programs like internship grants, that help to diversify the publishing industry, and Books Save Lives, which fights book bans nationwide. ⌛ Dec. 2nd - Dec. 10th (9 PM ET) 💻 afvoc2024.givesmart.com

A green checkered promotional graphic with a light purple square at the center. At the top of the purple square is a green bubble that says, “Now Open!” and beneath that is a big white title text that says, “Authors for Voices of Color Auction.” At the bottom of the purple square is a green search bar containing the URL “afvoc2024.givesmart.com”, followed by a black computer cursor that mimics clicking on the URL.

A green checkered promotional graphic with a light purple square at the center. The purple box is titled “What you’ll find,” and underneath is a short list of five main categories you’ll find in the Authors for Voices of Color auction. From top to bottom, the category list reads as follows: “1) Signed and Annotated Books, 2) Book Club Visits, 3) Query and Manuscript Critiques, 4) Author and Industry Chats, and 5) Exclusive Book Swag and Merch. At the bottom of the purple square is a blue search bar containing the URL “afvoc2024.givesmart.com”, followed by a black computer cursor that mimics clicking on the URL.

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Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

We don't stop book bans by moderating or trying to explain how something isnt really porn. You stop book bans by arguing for the value of diverse inclusive amazing stories that give us the world in a page. You make an affirmative argument for the world you believe in and dream of

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

First, subscribe to the Literary Activism newsletter from Book Riot and get the latest in book censorship news to your inbox every week: bookriot.com/newsletter/l...

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Literary Activism - BOOK RIOT

News you can use plus tips and tools for the fight against censorship and other bookish activism!

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like

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SarahWBooks @sarahwbooks.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

“You can publish as many diverse titles as you want, but if you don’t market those titles, they don’t find readers...” wise words from Dhonielle Clayton! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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We Need Diverse Books Marks 10 Years and Looks to the Future

The nonprofit celebrates a decade of expanding representation and discusses its next challenges.

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