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  • A woman with long braided hair and beaded jewelry looks thoughtfully to the side, next to the book cover The Lost Songs of Nina Simone by Shonda Buchanan, featuring an illustrated portrait of Nina Simone.

    Embodying Performance in a New Poetry Collection on the Life of Nina Simone

    Thursday May 29
    Ayana O’Brien
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  • A person with short brown hair, glasses, and a black shirt smiles next to the cover of a comic novel titled Spent by Alison Bechdel, featuring two illustrated characters—one in an apron and another with a pitchfork.

    Alison Bechdel is Covering Her Tracks

    Wednesday May 21
    Claire Mehrotra
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  • A man with gray hair and glasses wears a plaid jacket and poses against a brown background. Beside him is the colorful book cover for Pedro & Daniel by Federico Erebia, featuring illustrated faces and various scenes.

    Federico Erebia: Encouraging Underrepresented Voices in Children’s Literature

    Wednesday May 21
    Aleah Gatto
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  • A person with short hair, glasses, and a hand resting on their chin is shown next to the book cover for So Many Stars by Caro de Robertis. The book highlights trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two-spirit people of color.

    ‘We Exist’: Caro De Robertis’ New Book Is a Collection of Oral Histories of 20 Gender-Diverse Elders

    Thursday May 8
    Aleah Gatto
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  • A woman in a gray beanie and puffer jacket stands in front of a red circle. Next to her is the book cover for Fireweed by Lauren Haidab, featuring red plants on a vibrant pink background.

    ‘Society Values Those Women Less’: Lauren Haddad’s Debut Novel Takes on Tough Truths

    Thursday May 1
    Aleah Gatto
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  • Two smiling women, one hugging the other from behind, sit next to the cover of the book “Autoboyography” by Christina Lauren, which depicts two figures standing on an open book against a starry sky.

    Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs: ‘We write romance for ourselves, for each other, and for readers’

    Friday April 25
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  • A man with glasses and a plaid shirt stands in front of a red circle, next to the book cover for Lovers of Franz K. by Burhan Sönmez, featuring a blue-toned portrait split by a graphic line.

    Burhan Sönmez Asks the Question “Who Owns a Book?”

    Thursday April 24
    Summer Lopez
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  • Illustrated book cover for Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild, showing a girl in a purple coat and hat holding a heart-shaped card, while another girl in a blue coat and yellow hat stands nearby. A Stonewall Book Award sticker is on the cover.

    ‘All I want is for children to know they belong’: Charlotte Sullivan Wild on writing books children can see themselves in

    Friday April 18
    AJ Connelly
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  • A woman with curly hair, glasses, and a brown jacket smiles in front of a blurred background; next to her is the colorful cover of A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera, decorated with flowers and a couple.

    Adriana Herrera Is Unapologetic About Happy Endings

    Friday April 18
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  • Cover of the book What Are Your Words? A Book About Pronouns showing five diverse children standing together, each with different pronouns written near them, on a light background with colorful stars.

    ‘These books are all joyful’: Katherine Locke wants to help everyone find their words

    Thursday April 17
    AJ Connelly
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  • A man with short, wavy, gray hair and a trimmed beard is shown in profile against a red circle. Next to him is the cover of a book titled Open Heaven by Seán Hewitt, featuring abstract art of a tower and a pink sky.

    The Power and Freedom of Books: Poet Seán Hewitt on his novel Open, Heaven

    Thursday April 17
    Clare Carter
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  • Illustrated book cover titled Pride Puppy! shows a diverse group of people and children marching in a pride parade with rainbow and pride flags, balloons, and a dog leading the way. Authors: Robin Stevenson, Julie McLaughlin.

    ‘All kids deserve to see families like their own in the books they read’: Robin Stevenson writes books she wishes she had read growing up

    Wednesday April 16
    AJ Connelly
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  • The cover of the book Jacob’s Room to Choose shows nine colorful illustrations of a child with short blond hair and another with darker hair. The title is in bold blue letters at the top. Authors and illustrator are credited below.

    ‘All children should feel safe to use the bathroom’: Sarah and Ian Hoffman on writing to create a culture of kindness

    Tuesday April 15
    AJ Connelly
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  • Cover of Uncle Bobbys Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen, illustrated by Lucia Soto. It features two men in suits holding hands, surrounded by greenery and flowers, with a smiling child below them.

    ‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding is a gentle little story about a family’: Sarah S. Brannen’s 20-year fight for LGBTQ+ children’s books

    Monday April 14
    AJ Connelly
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  • Portrait of a smiling person against a red and gray background, next to a textual image about Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara. The text mentions themes of technology, art, and human experience with a still life painting.

    Vauhini Vara is Closing the Distance between Creative Writing and Journalism

    Thursday April 10
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