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A ton of other great items to win too: crits or AMAs with @maggielehrman.com & @alvinaling.bsky.social, MANY signed books (including a signed copy of WICKED!), original illustration art & more! $$$ -> scholarships for this creative retreat. Check it all out! www.32auctions.com/KindlingWords
KW Scholarship Silent Auction
Silent auction 'KW Scholarship Silent Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A ton of other great items to win too: crits or AMAs with @maggielehrman.com & @alvinaling.bsky.social, MANY signed books (including a signed copy of WICKED!), original illustration art & more! $$$ -> scholarships for this creative retreat. Check it all out! www.32auctions.com/KindlingWords
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Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great reads. n.pr/44gSAPS
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great reads. n.pr/44gSAPS
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This is a massive victory and one worth celebrating.
The fight, however, is far from over. We do not know what the actual budget of IMLS will look like in 2026, as it's only funded through January 2026 right now.
We also know Trump's spent IMLS money on propaganda.
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
The fight, however, is far from over. We do not know what the actual budget of IMLS will look like in 2026, as it's only funded through January 2026 right now.
We also know Trump's spent IMLS money on propaganda.
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
A Major Court Win for IMLS, Libraries
Trump and his administration are barred from dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services, thanks to a judge's ruling.
bookriot.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is a massive victory and one worth celebrating.
The fight, however, is far from over. We do not know what the actual budget of IMLS will look like in 2026, as it's only funded through January 2026 right now.
We also know Trump's spent IMLS money on propaganda.
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
The fight, however, is far from over. We do not know what the actual budget of IMLS will look like in 2026, as it's only funded through January 2026 right now.
We also know Trump's spent IMLS money on propaganda.
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
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Now and again, especially in Autumn, I think of Strega Nona—and how clutch it would be if someone made Tomi DiPaola branded pasta shapes
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Now and again, especially in Autumn, I think of Strega Nona—and how clutch it would be if someone made Tomi DiPaola branded pasta shapes
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New York Public Library recently shared their best books of 2025, which included these 12 ABLA titles!
For the full list of these titles plus the authors & illustrators who created them, check out our IG post.
Congratulations to all our clients and their agents! We are one proud agency!
For the full list of these titles plus the authors & illustrators who created them, check out our IG post.
Congratulations to all our clients and their agents! We are one proud agency!
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New York Public Library recently shared their best books of 2025, which included these 12 ABLA titles!
For the full list of these titles plus the authors & illustrators who created them, check out our IG post.
Congratulations to all our clients and their agents! We are one proud agency!
For the full list of these titles plus the authors & illustrators who created them, check out our IG post.
Congratulations to all our clients and their agents! We are one proud agency!
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Nova and Neptune are adjusting quickly to their new surroundings. We're thinking they'll have the run of the house by this afternoon
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Nova and Neptune are adjusting quickly to their new surroundings. We're thinking they'll have the run of the house by this afternoon
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The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
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Now daydreaming who would go on these stamps in the US (kids’ edition): Dav Pilkey, Raina Telgemeier, Jerry Craft, Jeff Smith, ND Stevenson … I’m sure I’m forgetting people
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Now daydreaming who would go on these stamps in the US (kids’ edition): Dav Pilkey, Raina Telgemeier, Jerry Craft, Jeff Smith, ND Stevenson … I’m sure I’m forgetting people
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Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
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★★★★ Review: The Firework-Maker's Daughter – Evocative firework theatrics delight in this lively version of Philip Pullman’s tale for children 👇
The Firework-Maker's Daughter – lively play of Philip Pullman's tale
Read our review of Philip Pullman's The Firework-Maker's Daughter at London's Polka Theatre: a shimmering show with moments of sheer wonder
www.thestage.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
★★★★ Review: The Firework-Maker's Daughter – Evocative firework theatrics delight in this lively version of Philip Pullman’s tale for children 👇
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You can read my books for free by requesting it for purchase from a library. The library buys it, I get royalties, and you get it for free. And future readers also get my book for free. Easy! Everyone wins!
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
You can read my books for free by requesting it for purchase from a library. The library buys it, I get royalties, and you get it for free. And future readers also get my book for free. Easy! Everyone wins!
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The GOP cuts to Medicaid have cut rural Granite Staters off from basic health services. Nasty, nasty business. #NHPoli #NHPol
www.wmur.com/article/rura...
www.wmur.com/article/rura...
Health center closure in New Hampshire town reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities
Last month, the Ammonoosuc Community Health Services location in Franconia, a town of around 1,000 people, closed for good.
www.wmur.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The GOP cuts to Medicaid have cut rural Granite Staters off from basic health services. Nasty, nasty business. #NHPoli #NHPol
www.wmur.com/article/rura...
www.wmur.com/article/rura...
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It’s crazy to have SIX dedicated security lines at LaGuardia airport just for Clear & give them priority at the THREE general boarding lanes. This is a tax-payer funded airport that seems to be trying to force people to give their biometric info over to a private company or get squeezed & squeezed.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s crazy to have SIX dedicated security lines at LaGuardia airport just for Clear & give them priority at the THREE general boarding lanes. This is a tax-payer funded airport that seems to be trying to force people to give their biometric info over to a private company or get squeezed & squeezed.
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somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
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Dear politicians: (Or really, your digital team) I have never given you permission to text me. So don't.
I don't care how much I like or agree with you... spam you will be marked.
I don't care how much I like or agree with you... spam you will be marked.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dear politicians: (Or really, your digital team) I have never given you permission to text me. So don't.
I don't care how much I like or agree with you... spam you will be marked.
I don't care how much I like or agree with you... spam you will be marked.
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it requires time and effort and money to coordinate ILL requests, to pack books and ship them, and to process and keep track of loans.
and it requires mutual trust.
ILL is such an extraordinary example of the goodness of mutuality that I remain a little astonished that it exists.
and it requires mutual trust.
ILL is such an extraordinary example of the goodness of mutuality that I remain a little astonished that it exists.
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
it requires time and effort and money to coordinate ILL requests, to pack books and ship them, and to process and keep track of loans.
and it requires mutual trust.
ILL is such an extraordinary example of the goodness of mutuality that I remain a little astonished that it exists.
and it requires mutual trust.
ILL is such an extraordinary example of the goodness of mutuality that I remain a little astonished that it exists.
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Postwar patterns set up by GI bill and govt. subsidy of roads/airports vs. strangulation of railroads are harder to get out of here because they fit the cultural sensibilities of people whose votes count for more than transit users.
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Postwar patterns set up by GI bill and govt. subsidy of roads/airports vs. strangulation of railroads are harder to get out of here because they fit the cultural sensibilities of people whose votes count for more than transit users.
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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Amsterdam/Paris/London figure a lot more prominently for those countries' average citizen than big cities do here, and those for whom city transit is important in U.S. have their vote watered down by EC/Senate/filibuster.
In a lot of other countries, national pride is invested in making metropole (often singular capital or a few big cities) look good and function effectively, here rural/exurban areas that hate/fear cities play on historical agrarian ideals.
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Amsterdam/Paris/London figure a lot more prominently for those countries' average citizen than big cities do here, and those for whom city transit is important in U.S. have their vote watered down by EC/Senate/filibuster.
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I do not want to create an account for a one-time purchase. Yes, I want a bag. Yes, I want a receipt, printed out, not emailed or texted. No, I will not download your app for future weak discounts.
Please just let me be a customer like it’s 1987
Please just let me be a customer like it’s 1987
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I do not want to create an account for a one-time purchase. Yes, I want a bag. Yes, I want a receipt, printed out, not emailed or texted. No, I will not download your app for future weak discounts.
Please just let me be a customer like it’s 1987
Please just let me be a customer like it’s 1987
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Booth visitor royalty! @davidbowles.us author & translator posing here with his @leeandlow.bsky.social: Tales of the Feathered Serpent, of which he's the author, and El otoño de las luciernagos which he translated #NCTE25 Booth 504
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Booth visitor royalty! @davidbowles.us author & translator posing here with his @leeandlow.bsky.social: Tales of the Feathered Serpent, of which he's the author, and El otoño de las luciernagos which he translated #NCTE25 Booth 504
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Daniel Nayeri Wins 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature buff.ly/Y234xTX
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Daniel Nayeri Wins 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature buff.ly/Y234xTX
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NCTE 2025: Teachers Want More Than the Same Old Books
A recent NCTE survey shows educators overwhelmingly value diverse literature—but need help getting it into classrooms.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Happy Fran Allison's birthday!
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy Fran Allison's birthday!