Couple things I want to focus on this year-debuts and backlists. I may have to create or look for a backlist bingo-if anyone finds one tag me! #bookstagram #readmoredebuts #2023debut #teacherswhoread https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm43zEIrui_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Time to journal in the new year. Happy New Years everyone! #happynewyears #bookstagram #journallife https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4IBVTrcZw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A memoir told in essays that read like letters and journal entries: heartfelt, traumatic, true. It might not have been the best time for me to read about someone else’s trauma, but I’m glad I did. I’ll also be thinking about the ways in which self-esteem is identity capitalism for a long, long time. |Completed 2022.11.30

Tonight I gave Art Spiegelman the National Book Awards Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. And we're both being banned. Some of you may think this is a good thing because you don't like my books or you don't care for Maus. But I guarantee that there are books you love on the banned lists too. That's why libraries and librarians fight for their rights to have all the books on the shelves and for your rights to read them. And it's why I support them.

📖The People Remember

The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Ibi Zoboi

Loveis Wise

Balzer + Bray (2021)

Available here👉🏿Amazon | Bookshop 

BCBA is a 501©3 nonprofit. Our mission is to promote children’s and young adult literature by Black authors. Please consider an end-of-the-year donation. Thank you!

I love Queen NoFuzzball and love the new princess that was introduced to the family! Thank you @isabellakungill for sharing this with @litreviewcrew -we love the cats, your beautiful illustrations (seriously, such talent), and the humor. It’s a pretty stinking adorable book! @scholasticinc #bookstagram #litreviewcrew #teacherswhoread #catsandbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm0KvvCL92e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Can you guess which historical fiction my WHEEL OF WINTER READING chose for me? Swipe to see! And thank you to the author KATE ALBUS who has been on @legitkidlit and shared her book with @litreviewcrew! We are so thankful to get to read your books-although I’m sad to say this one got lost in my kindle for awhile. EARCs are harder to manage. 😵‍💫 #bookstagram #booktube #reading #winterreading #teacherswhoread https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmz6uYMr2MJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The wheel chose Babel by @kuangrf for my third book during my winter break reading and I am so excited!!! I definitely wanted the wheel to choose this one. 😻 #bookstagram #winterreading #fantasy #ilikebigbooksandicannotlie https://www.instagram.com/p/CmsbjodL0A-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Day 2 of a wheel determining my winter break reading chose CHAOS THEORY by @nicstone !!! This book comes out in late February ‘23 and I am so excited that I got an arc (thank you @penguinrandomhouse @crownpublishing @netgalley ) #bookstagram #bookvlog #booktube #winterreading #yalit #2023books https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrMsTqrCi6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

First book from my winter break reading wheel is…INCITING JOY by Ross Gay! This was sent to me by @algonquinbooks and seems to be a perfect book to kick off my reading week. #bookstagram #essays #bookvlog #booktube https://www.instagram.com/p/CmpoGZird-0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

You’ll have to wait a week or so for for the entire episode, but I’ll update here a bit too. My next reading vlog features letting a wheel decide my reading for winter break! #bookstagram #bookvlog #booktube #reading #tbr https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmpn7sDrfUB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Two things I love: -my daughter’s bookshelves are looking a lot like mine - @booksofwonder has signed copies of her fav authors @jamespontibooks and @karinaisreadingandwriting #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CmnQkKiLhtb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

To all who celebrate, merry Christmas! #bookstsgram https://www.instagram.com/p/CmnQUQIL5HI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Storystorm is one of my favorite times of the year! Who’s with me? #storystorm #amwriting https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmj4o2KLVWH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Posted @withrepost • @legitkidlit LKL Ep. 118 🤩 Happy Sunday! Get inspired to write your story, speak up and change the course of history in this incredible episode with author of Mightier than the Sword, @writenowcoach ! Enter to WIN a 30m virtual visit for grades 3-5. (Rules and giveaway on our Twitter) youtu.be/0KQThZG9sPM Viewers can get access to the ebook, PROMPTS FOR MIGHTY WRITERS, by going to her home page and scrolling down for the sign-up: https://rochellemelander.com/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CmETefdLnvo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Posted @withrepost • @legitkidlit We welcomed @jessica_speer_author for episode 117 and we had so much fun! We played madlibs with the first page of her book (and if you click to the next images you can do your own madlib!) and talked about friendships and how to be active in school. This is a perfect episode for middle schoolers and helping them navigate this wild world of middle school life. Thank you Jessica! Make sure to COMMENT below to enter to win a copy of her book, MIDDLE SCHOOL: SAFETY GOGGLES ADVISED. You can also enter to win on Twitter and YouTube. Thanks for watching! #bookstagram #booktube #mglit #kidlit #authorlife #middleschool #schoollife #survival #madlibs https://www.instagram.com/p/ClwF89ULrFB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=