Deborah Heiligman (she/her)

You will LOVE Loudmouth by @dheiligman.bsky.social!! 💛

You can register for the event here: www.eventbrite.com/e/deborah-he...
I think there are free books until they run out. Just saying. #booksky www.instagram.com/prattlibrary/

Emma Goldman and I are taking our "show" live to Baltimore. Well, one of us will be live. Hope you can come! @mackidssl.bsky.social

18 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, February 27, 2026 Catch up with five years of censorship writing, ranging from how to fight book bans to the growth of unprofessional book reviews.

18 book censorship posts from the last five years to revisit. That, plus this week's extensive roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...

Like she was throughout her own life, she'd be persecuted by the government today for all the same reasons she fought against.

Thank you, Kelly, for reading Loudmouth and loving Emma (flaws and all!) And yes, we need the anger and the loudmouths now more than ever!

"A love letter to America & a stirring rallying cry."

Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @dheiligman.bsky.social & @fsgbooks.bsky.social!

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Thanks to my wonderful publisher for this great interview. Loudmouths needed now more than ever! #EmmaGoldman

2026 YAL Summit Program February 26-27, 2026 Welcome! Welcome to the 2026 Young Adult Literature Summit, Investing, Creating, and Problem-Solving: Building the Next Era of YA Literature Scholarship and Pedagogy. We are gra...

I will be presenting at the #YALSummit2026 on Friday. Here's the program: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

YAL Summit - Breakout Sessions & Descriptions Block A Breakout Rooms (Thursday, 6:40-8:10pm - CT)

In which Sharon Kane and I will talk about looking at the lives of famous people through the "youth lens." Why I wrote about the childhoods of Charles and Emma Darwin, Vincent and Theo van Gogh and Emma Goldman. sites.google.com/view/yasummi... #yalsummit2026

This was a fascinating conversation!

We talk a bunch of craft and politics and of course lots of Emma Goldman. #nonfiction #kidlit #booksky #librariansky are there other skies?

What We Can Learn From America's Most Famous Dissident An interview with author Deborah Heiligman about Emma Goldman, plus a discount on the Accountable e-book!

I think Emma Goldman has a lot to teach us about our times. See what @dashkaslater.bsky.social and I said about this here:
dashkaslater.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...

Author Spotlight Deborah Heiligman Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs America

"My main goal was to present a fully-realized, well rounded person to my readers"

This month’s Author Spotlight is on two-time Printz Honoree and National Book Award Finalist, @dheiligman.bsky.social! Tap the link to read the rest of our interview on her latest book, LOUDMOUTH! tinyurl.com/548t744n

What We Can Learn From America's Most Famous Dissident An interview with author Deborah Heiligman about Emma Goldman, plus a discount on the Accountable e-book!

open.substack.com/pub/dashkasl...

I've had a crush on @jwaonline.bsky.social for years. I put up this poster when I first started working on Loudmouth. And I get to talk about Emma Goldman with Judith Rosenbaum on Thursday. Register here to watch live or later.
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I've had a crush on @jwaonline.bsky.social for years. I put up this poster when I first started working on Loudmouth. And I get to talk about Emma Goldman with Judith Rosenbaum on Thursday. Register here to watch live or later.
lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/m22nFUs/J... @fiercereads.bsky.social

Thank you! I hope it will resonate… and inspire!

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I love love love talking craft! And @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social is a fabulous interviewer as well as writer!

Thank you, our champion!

Thank you! So glad you did!

Congratulations!

Tan graphic with drawn lion heads and green leaves in the background. The text "New York Public Library's Best Books of 2025 from Pennsylvania Authors: Young Adult Selections" is included along with the white version of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book's logo.

Tan graphic with drawn lion heads and green leaves in the background. Two book covers, They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran and Ban This! by Christina Ellis, Renee Ellis, Edha Gupta, Ben Hodge, Patricia Jackson, and Olivia Pituch from, are featured.

Tan graphic with drawn lion heads and green leaves in the background. Two book covers, Fight AIDS! by Michael G. Long and Loudmouth by Deborah Heiligman, are featured.

🦁 The New York Public Library announced their best books of 2025! Their teen list includes the following books from Pennsylvania authors:

📙 They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social

📙 Ban This! by Christina Ellis et al.

📙 Fight AIDS! by Michael G. Long

📙 Loudmouth by @dheiligman.bsky.social

www.nypl.org/blog/2025/11...

I am thrilled that Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs. America (A Love Story) is on the JWA Book list for winter! @mackidssl.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social You can read it or LISTEN to it!

Signing at 2:30 today! @ncte.org @mackidssl.bsky.social #kidlit #nonfiction #emmagoldman #loudmouth

Hope to see you in Denver! A Loudmouth badge is waiting for you.

Lots of great books here! Shoutout to fellow #nonfiction #kidlit #authors @dheiligman.bsky.social @CandaceFleming @debbielevy.bsky.social @annbausman.bsky.social Thank you @ala-booklist.bsky.social #WhoOwnstheMoon #spaceexploration #spacelaw #MegaKidLitFeed www.booklistonline.com/products/981...