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8 Badass Librarians We Need to Celebrate This International Women’s Day In the late Victorian era, Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system (and a womanizer) argued that women make excellent librarians because we have “a clear head, strong hand… and great hea…

Another wonderful article by Jess DeCourcy Hinds and I am happy to see so many librarians that I’m honored to know, being recognized!

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Women's History Month 2026, Week 1 March is Women's History Month. To celebrate the accomplishments of women and female-identifying people, we will be highlighting recent recommended books

#HBOutoftheBox: #HBWomensHistoryMonth Week 1 roundup www.hbook.com/story/womens... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit #yalit

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag Table of Contents, Editorial, and cover surprise; @jashar.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #HBWomensHistoryMonth; #InternationalWomensDay; #Purim; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Censorship comes to Congress (This week in books) This week! Books! Lots and lots and lots of links saved up. Limited captions, but enjoy the bounty. Also, a quick housekeeping matter. I’m having an issue with my discussion forums, which will likely ...

A chilling book censorship bill, the industry loses two legends, the perils of writing when you don't read books, and many more of the best writing and books links from the past few weeks!

Really interesting! Thanks for sharing this!

Cover of the "Intellectual Freedom Manual" by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, Eleventh Edition. The design features colorful, patterned triangles overlaying text snippets.

When facing a tough intellectual freedom issue, you don’t have time to wade through dense text to find the answers you need. Designed as a real-world reference, the new edition of OIF’s "Intellectual Freedom Manual" provides trusted, comprehensive guidance in plain language. https://bit.ly/46Jfn8i

This Q&A and Cover Reveal Has Nine Lives: We're Talking The New Cat with Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic - A Fuse #8 Production 2026 may officially be The Year of the Horse, but in the picture book world it seems a lot more like The Year of the Cat. Take a gander at what may be one of the coolest (and most touching) feline con...

2026 may officially be The Year of the Horse, but in the picture book world it seems a lot more like The Year of the Cat. Take a gander at what may be one of the coolest feline contributions to kidlit as I talk to @grubreport.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/03/04/t...

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‘Same Ingredients, Different Recipe’ in Proposed U.S. Book Ban buff.ly/QboQ5NI

Have you read the latest Children's Bookshelf? buff.ly/Dgi34gR

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The Disappearance of Young Adult Books and Services in Public Libraries: Book Censorship News, February 20, 2026 Teen collections in public libraries are disappearing. So, too, are professionals dedicated to serving this demographic.

Book banners are trying to create a world in which no one is able to imagine living lives different from their own

Editing Like a Journalist Will Make Your Publishing Journey Easier | Jane Friedman Making the leap from short online articles to longer, narrative work brought one writer into contact with a new challenge: being truly edited.

Making the leap from journalism to book-length work brought one writer into contact with a new challenge: being truly edited.

@julietizon.bsky.social shares lessons.

Join us for a celebration of the USBBY 2026 Outstanding International Books List, featuring members of the selection committee who will highlight the exciting international children's titles on this year's list

‘Same Ingredients, Different Recipe’ in Proposed U.S. Book Ban House Resolution 7661, introduced on February 24, would withhold federal funds from public classrooms and school libraries alleged to have “sexually oriented material” on their shelves.

‘Same Ingredients, Different Recipe’ in Proposed U.S. Book Ban

I don’t even know anymore. War, the senseless murder of civilians, pedophiles in power, just a whole lot of fuckshit.

Becky Calzada for ALA President

Libraries are under attack and Becky is a fearless defender of intellectual freedom and the right to read, standing strong for libraries and the communities we serve. Becky leads with courage, clarity, and conviction. I am proud to vote for Becky!

A gathering of editors! What a rare treat it is to talk shop and dish with the best colleagues! Kindling Words East 2026 with @alvinaling.bsky.social, @carolhinz.bsky.social, @armyvet5.bsky.social, @puddlereader.bsky.social Samantha Gentry, Bunmi Ishola

Guess who is now on Bluesky? #kidlit editor and author Eileen Robinson! Follow her at @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social

EPISODE 101 Mastering Submission Strategies with Harold Underdown YouTube video by Way-Word Writers

Harold Underdown gives Way-Word Writers great advice for Mastering Submission Strategies!
Make 2026 the year YOU get published!
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Lois Lowry Shares Excerpt from New Book, ‘Building 903,’ Announces ‘The Giver’ Deluxe Edition | People buff.ly/vUEkVXe

Keep this kind of beauty around you!

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Book Bans ‘Kill Creativity,’ Sow Self-Doubt in Authors For the past few years, author Charlotte Sullivan Wild has been working on a picture book about an LGBTQ+ family who learns to cope with one member’s deployment to the military. The story is inspired…

As hard as we are fighting, book bans are having an impact on the books being written and published. To put this another way, a very small number of well-funded people who don't write books, don't teach books, don't work in libraries are trying to decide what books are available for everyone else

I appreciate Debbie calling this out, & I will say the advice “Work with what makes you weird” is only more salient in the age of AI. What is strange, what is tender, what is joyful, what is unique, what is real, what is most human about you? Write about that, because the robots sure can’t.

The American Library Association strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation proposed in Congress. Call your Reps. Tell them to oppose H.R. 7661. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121 American Library Association, Show Up For Our Libraries

"Parents, not politicians, should guide their children’s reading. In our school, campus, and public libraries, materials are selected by trained literacy professionals who understand child development and community needs. Their work is grounded in one clear purpose: helping young people become lifelong readers. H.R. 7661 isn’t fundamentally about protecting kids. It’s about giving politicians broad authority to restrict whose stories are allowed on the shelves. That should concern anyone who believes in the freedom to read and the right of families to make decisions for themselves.” - ALA President Sam Helmick

"Rather than targeting librarians and teachers, Congress should invest in them. The Right to Read Act offers a better path, supporting well-staffed and well-resourced school libraries, strengthening evidence-based literacy instruction, and protecting the dedicated professionals who help young people discover books that open doors and expand horizons. When we trust families, support educators, and protect the freedom to read, our young people thrive.” - ALA President Sam Helmick.

NEW: ALA strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation introduced in Congress, HR 7661.

As ALA President Sam Helmick said, "Parents, not politicians, should guide their children's reading." Call your Rep and tell them to oppose this new bill.

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The Weekly 411 (2/27/26) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Feb 27): kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentorship, indie publishing, SCBWI SF conference, more. Thanks @ellenweinstein.bsky.social for the illo, @kbiddle.bsky.social @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social
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Jason Low, publisher of Lee & Low Books, issues a call to action to fellow members of the industry to focus their efforts on fighting book bans buff.ly/Jc7UGNu

Thank you so much!