Book Ban Debate: PEN America vs Huntington Beach Mayor
“Should there be appropriate books in the library? Yes. And that is what trained librarians and professionals do every day. That’s what we trust them to do. That’s what we’ve always trusted them to do.”

I asked the brilliant Gabi Snyder to share the picture books inspiring her now (including picks from @jyotigopal and Svabu Kohli, Rebecca Gardyn Levington-AFIKOMAN is HERE! and Mariona Cabassa, and @annsukwang and Hanna Cha) open.substack.com/pub/lisatolin/…

Wow, now we’re worried about tree gender.

Ok, friends, I'm doing it. My Substack of Guilt open.substack.com/pub/lisatolin/…

Reminder: “feisty” is ageist. What word would you have used for Obama? Find that one.

How interesting they don’t want to repeat themselves on national TV.

Like so many other authors, I was recently disinvited from a school. They cited “recent events” and “the content of my book”—which is the Kindertransport and WWII spies. This is what I think is really going on here: jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/its-b…

'When you give a child a book by a celebrity, you are feeding their minds with advertising. When you buy a book by a celebrity, a children’s author, somewhere in the world, is forced to work as a seasonal turkey wrangler.' thespectator.com/book-and-art/f…

✨Happy #bookbirthday to RAMADAN KAREEM!✨ To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed copies!
To enter:
RT/QT, comment on this post, & tag a #teacher or #librarian who would ❤️ this book.
Winners will be announced Monday, 2/26.
#Giveaway #Ramadan2024 #eid

Everyone please help celebrate Yoko Ono ‘s 91st birthday by sharing and retweeting and making a wish and planting a tree in her honor at: wishtreeforyokoono.com

Just saw a New Yorker in a cowboy hat. Please, Beyoncé, don’t make this happen.

They’re putting Once Upon a Potty in the adult section.

It's been hard to keep this news in for the past 2 years but here we are 🥳🥳🙏🏾! I am so proud of this book and so excited to partner with Union Square Kids & Olivia Sua to bring it to the world. 2025 here we come!

Padma Venkatraman #TheBridgeHome #BornBehindBars 🏳️‍🌈Phil Bildner🏳️‍🌈 scbwi Angie Thomas I. Marlene King Paramount Stacy Whitman sydnee Laurent Linn Jan 31: So you want to write a children's book?

Hear what Elana K. Arnold Melissa de la Cruz Aditi Khorana & Lilliam Rivera wish they knew before entering the world of publishing—& their insights into launching and sustaining a rewarding #writing life.

Register: pen.org/event/you-are-…

Happy birthday to this beautiful book! 🌼

Thank you for the shoutout in this great scbwi article Megan Woodward--THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY NOT CURSED! I’ve also thought about using initials for my name … or growing a mustache? (But like, intentionally.) scbwi.blogspot.com/2024/01/female…

Big congrats to all of the winners today, especially queen Jyoti Rajan Gopal AMERICAN DESI! 👑

Happy day! Don’t miss Jyoti Rajan Gopal AMERICAN DESI’s beautiful new book.

My critique partner @fictioncity is wise about writing and life! Can’t wait to see this book in kids’ hands.

Storystorm 2024 Day 3: Lisa Katzenberger Mines Her Emotions taralazar.com/2024/01/03/sto…

Ring in the new year with PEN America and @SCBWI’s free online YOU ARE A WRITER series!

Featuring trailblazing authors, editors, and multi-industry creatives, it will be a series not to be missed!

5pm PT on four consecutive Wednesdays, starting 1/10!

pen.org/you-are-a-writ…