Thank you to everyone who is helping make the auction happen. Ever day we see and hear about the most terrible things happening to our global readers and fellow human beings. To everyone rising up to help, truly, the world needs people like you and I am grateful for your support.

Mark your calendars! Almost 300 incredible items will be up for auction!

I don’t have words anymore honestly. I’m focusing on the KidLit4Ceasefire fundraiser and doing what I can do to help our global community right now. And if you’re doing the same, I’m sending you all the 💛

April is Arab American Heritage Month. What are you planning to do in your workplace, libraries, or schools to spotlight Arab nations, esp Palestine, Sudan, Yemen, and Syria?
#education #culture #awareness
#arabamericanheritagemonth

Always, always, always pre-order Traci's books and wait with SUCH anticipation for her words. She's a master storyteller 💜

TONIGHT! join this gorgeous bunch for the Relit Book Launch 7pm Eastern!

LATINX VOICES: AN IN-COMMUNITY RETREAT FOR STORYTELLERS w. Alex Villasante, NoNieqa Ramos Connect @ www.nonieqaramos.com & IG, M. García Peña / Mia García 🇵🇷, & Alyssa Reynoso-Morris. Pre-order Plàtanos Are Love

🗓️October 27 - October 30

highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/latin…

🚨Our 2024 Scholarship Application Period is NOW OPEN!🚨

My dear friend AL is on a long health recovery journey, and in the US, that also means money. If you can help, we can get her in a better place to share more stories with us. -AG

We’re two months away from Relit! Eeep!!

I’m excited to announce the Relit preorder campaign is now live (details below) 🥳

I’m just a debut, but if anyone is planning an NCTE panel about queer middle grade, novels in verse, etc. please consider me or reach out. I can almost definitely go. 🎉🎉🎉

Call for short YA! #kidlit #yalit #justYA #youngadultliterature
sites.google.com/view/justya/ho…

Thrilled and honored to have been featured in Publishers Weekly on behalf of Latinx KidLit Book Festival discussing the obstacles of book bans and the significance of diverse stories in showcasing our shared human experiences. Check it out! #BookBans #DiverseStories buff.ly/3GnJGDI

I'm proud to be a part of this lawsuit.

Parents choose the books that their kids can read. They don't have the right to dictate which books other people's children can or can't read. Neither do politicians.

PEN America MacKids Books S&S EducationLibrary House Democrats Buttered Jorts (fka kelly jensen) 🐱🐰

I'm so proud of this short story—I channeled my art school past and my love of NYC to write Prefiero No - not to mention my strange attachment to Bartleby The Scrivener! thank you Sandra Proudman 🇵🇸 for including me in this incredible anthology!!

'The most important thing is to stand up and be counted. Resist, resist, resist.'
— #BannedBookWeek Honorary Chair LeVar Burton on The ReidOut with Nope..
#LetFreedomRead
msnbc.com/the-reidout/wa…

Thank you MSNBC for having me on 'The Eleventh Hour' with Stephanie Ruhl to talk about 'Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard.' If you missed it, you can watch it here: #LGBTQ ABRAMS Books #LGBTQ IA msnbc.com/11th-hour/watc…

she's incredible 💜

Thrilled to be a “Best Author” finalist for WV Living BEST OF WV Awards! Starting today through Oct 15th, you can vote once a day in this FINAL round (and while you are there, vote for my friends at WordPlay for Best Indie Bookstore!) 📚❤️🎩
Link -> wvliving.com/best-of-west-v…

The Highlights Foundation is a beacon for so many #kidlit creatives, and the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is deeply honored to continue to count on their support.

#LKBF23