It may be a little later than usual, but we're just as enthusiastic to bring you all the news and writing successes from our community for March 2024!

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Here’s the latest: Andrew Foster claims he was fired after these emails about the library board’s book removal were shared with a journalist through an open records request.

Tune in at 10 to see reaction from Read Freely Alabama and the president of the Alabama Library Association

The Autauga Prattville Public Library is now closed until further notice. An employee has made a statement against the board’s decision of terminating Foster.

Ellen 오 Oh Random House Children's Books Tracey Baptiste Adam Gidwitz Dr. Sayantani DasGupta Andrea Wang 陳郁如 Adrianna Cuevas isn't here. Find her elsewhere. David Bowles Debbi Michiko Florence⁷ Minh Lê Erin Entrada Kelly Our new middle grade anthology, ON THE BLOCK: STORIES OF HOME will be released on October 22nd!

Learn more below and pre-order a copy today! 🏢

📚 bit.ly/OnTheBlock2024

I'm over at The Brown Bookshelf talking about upcoming books and my new website!
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AFRICAN ICONS by Tracey Baptiste is only $2.99 all February! tinyurl.com/kindleicons

PLEASE COME TO MY PARTY FOR LUIGI! It's free and all ages are welcome! We'll have treats and giveaways and I'll be in conversation with special guest and superstar author Tracey Baptiste. Link to reserve a spot in bio! You can preorder a book there too. ❤️🕷️

Introducing Cambridge Common Readers! This virtual book club is open to any member of the Lesley MFA community. There is no long-term commitment, so please come check us out if you are interested!

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If you have not seen African Icons yet, HI LET US INTRODUCE YOU. Tracey Baptiste's words paired with Hillary D. Wilson's art is PERFECTION—and we're giving you a chance to win that perfection over on Goodreads: tinyurl.com/baptistegr

Big news today! Kwame the Gr8 has a brand new imprint for kids out this fall, and we've got the starting line-up (and their authors!) here to talk all about it. Let's chat with Kwame Mbalia, Tracey Baptiste & Leah Johnson : afuse8production.slj.com/2024/02/14/tal…

This month only, the mind-blowing true tales of AFRICAN ICONS by Tracey Baptiste is only $2.99! tinyurl.com/kindleicons

In case you missed it…
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I confess that I do not enjoy most videos with women telling random stories as they do their makeup - if I don’t know you well enough to come in the bathroom with you and gossip as you’re getting ready, it’s too much. But I enjoyed this one. It’s WILD. She’s adorable.

Let us give thanks for the abundant accomplishments of Lesley MFA alums and faculty in the month of November: new books, stories, interviews, awards, and more! Also, upcoming events!

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So many authors at #NCTE23 . Here are even more that I got to see! Katherine Applegate, DebbieRigaud, John Schu, Gordon korman, Alison L. Morris, Susannah Richards, Grace Lin, Tracey Baptiste, Nikki Grimes (she/her), Matthew Swanson, Robbi Behr, The Bus. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Random House Children's Books #KidLit #authors

One of the things I loved about #NCTE23 was that even though everyone was super-busy with panels and signings and essential conversations about protecting kids' right to read, there was time for a little silliness, too. Thanks, Grace Lin & Tracey Baptiste!

Day Two of #ALAN23 workshop was just as awesome: keynote by #RoshaniChokshi and panel with Supriya Kelkar Tracey Baptiste Alex Brown is writing?!? talking about folklore v. myth of many cultures represented in their books. Roshani shared her myth-inspired nightmares with us. ALAN

Folks fascinated by this Forbes article will love African Icons by Tracey Baptiste! tinyurl.com/africanicons

Here's a clip from my chat with Tracey Baptiste, talking about about the soucouyant who might have lived next door and visited at night to suck her blood! On Our First Fears. Listen to the full episode: ourfirstfears.buzzsprout.com/share