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The Book Fiare: Children's Literature for Grownups looks at contemporary literature for young audiences, the freedom to read, and interviews with YA and Middle Grade authors. https://open.spotify.com/show/4yh3qiSM0aE3e9vcP1GsT2?si=541dbda8c7e94aca
This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with author and illustrator duo Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis!
#podcast #interview #childrensbook #illustrator #author
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Ever go through an entire interview about a book and called the main the wrong name for 20 straight minutes?
Cool, me neither...
This week on the Book Faire Podcast we cover the latest new releases, including one from debut author René Peña-Govea, as well as a book banning bill in the federal House of Representatives.
#podcast #middlegrade #kidlit #YA #bookbans
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We have a federal book banning bill introduced in Congress. The bill cites articles from Compass Classroom, a homeschooling resource site that has "Teach your kids to think Biblically about the world" right on their homepage.
#bookbans #censorship
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with Maureen Devlin talking about the "Let's Go Backer and Backer" series!
#podcast #kidlit #picturebook
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One challenged book, Alice: La Liste by Cècile Lainé, was proposed to be used in an intermediate French language class. The school board president voted AGAINST using the book in classes, despite having no knowledge of the content of the book due to the language barrier.
This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have TWO different stories about school boards holding votes over including controversial titles as part of a high school curriculum.
#podcast #kidlit #middlegrade #YA #bookbans
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with Danna Smith, author of more than 20 books for young readers, including her newest release Zenguin!
#podcast #childrensliterature #picturebooks #interview
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have a bunch of exciting new releases, as well as an inspiring story of students from Columbia High School standing against censorship.
#podcast #middlegrade #kidlit #bookbans
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It's that time of year again, so here is your reminder:
If you think the Shamrock Shake from McDonald's is gross, just admit you don't brush your teeth.
This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with @greghowardbooks.bsky.social discussing his book The Visitors, coming out in paperback on April 7th
#pocast #middlegrade #interveiw
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast, a middlegrade debut by Natasha Bowen, more updates from the Rutherford County Library Board, and a surprising amount of positive news for the freedom to read!
#podcast #childrensliterature #middlegrade #bookbans
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I can confirm this is true and I can also say that the lack of an eviction moratorium is fueling this trend.
This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with @pmgmcgee.bsky.social discussing Not Your Granny's Grammar: An Innovative Approach to Meaningful and Engaging Grammar Instruction
#podcast #EduSky
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast: Mychal Threets, host of Reading Rainbow has a debut picture book relasing, New Hampshire libraries are instructed to implement policies that potentially violate privacy of library patrons, and more!
#podcast #kidlit #middlegrade
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@jovanbradley.bsky.social
Did you know Minnesota is doing a book drive? For the KIDS?
Check out Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul where they partner with Community Aid Network MN is taking my donations to distribute books to students staying home from school due to ICE presence.
This week on the Book Faire Podcast I interview Charlotte Jones Voiklis, the granddaughter of Madeleine L'Engle about the generational impact of A Wrinkle in Time
#podcast #Mgfiction #kidlit
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A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is out now! check out
@redballoonbookshop.bsky.social
for a book drive being operated with Community Aid Network MN to help get books to people students impacted by ICE.
#Podcast #kidlit
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Recent events in Minnesota are shocking and evil. The people in these communities most impacted are families, with schools offering remote learning for parents and students worried about ICE presence in their city. Help Red Balloon Bookshop bring books to families in need of comfort.
Community Aid Network MN is partnering with a local bookstore for a book drive. Check out redballoonbookshop.com and use code CANMN20 to purchase a book for a donation, or make a monetary donation on the website for @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social
Check out the newest episode of the Book Faire Podcast, featuring and interview with Denise Cesare, author of Moments in Motion with Love and the upcoming book I Love You More Than Chocolate!
#podcast #kidlit #picturebook
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The Book Faire is back with the first episode of the new year! New releases, a controversial library budget vote, and an elected representative joking about bringing back segregation?
Listen now! #podcast #MGfiction #kidlit
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Back in the office with a new format, new music, and more news focusing on the Freedom to Read! The first episode of 2026 will be up on Wednesday, but will go live early on Patreon.com/thebookfaire
#podcast #kidlit #MGfiction
What a wild way to start out the new year. ICE needs to go, and the story about daycare's in Minnesota is approaching Pizzagate levels of conspiracy theory
Two statements that should be clear:
- The state should not hold the power to kill people.
- Do NOT go to a daycare and demand to see children!
This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with @swmessenger.bsky.social
#Middlegrade #kidlit #podcast
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast, we have an interview with @alexgino.bsky.social author of Chris Makes a Friend!
#podcast #kidlit #middlegrade
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Tennessee had a library board director request names, addresses, number of children, titles checked out, etc of patrons. Board voted to keep the chair in his position in a 7-2 vote.
#library #censorship
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We are experiencing a civil war. Not one fought with guns and bullets but one fought with paper in legislatures and courts.
The country has fractured into Blue and Red states, where your rights and protections vary widely. We are no longer one country, but two.
I have completely written off Goodreads as a source when researching topics about children's literature. Just about any review source is laregely irrelevant for my purposes. I'm not concerned with what adults that review many topics think of a title written for a specific audience.
A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is here, featuring Kate Frick, a digital content librarian for @libbyapp.com representing dozens of schools in California.
#podcast #kidlit #libby
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