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Julie Snider
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Writer, Buddhist, lover of dogs
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In the small, idyllic coastal town of Chapel Bay, California things are not what they seem to be. Threats of a book ban, a blackmailing author, and a lesbian Japanese American librarian who is desperate to find her missing father. Perfect for book clubs. To order: juliesniderauthor.com
Picture of shoreline with tide coming in, question: "Have you ever found yourself all alone, burdened by secrets and fears, wishing for people who could support you?" #Foundfamily
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
In the small, idyllic coastal town of Chapel Bay, California things are not what they seem to be. Threats of a book ban, a nefarious author who blackmails an old friend over a failed love affair, a Japanese American librarian who is desperate to find her missing father. And that's just the start!
Picture of shoreline with tide coming in, question: "Have you ever found yourself all alone, burdened by secrets and fears, wishing for people who could support you?" #Foundfamily
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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#Japaneseinternment
#Saroyanprize
#CaliforniaWritersClub
#KiyoSato
Respect, Endurance, and the Terrible Price of Fear
A Veteran's Day reflection
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November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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An Ode to A Feathered Friend
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Hangin' with the wild turkeys just before Thanksgiving!

#wildturkeys
#turkeyinthestraw
#writersonthanksgiving
#gratitudefornature
An Ode to A Feathered Friend
Some of us are lucky to live with wild turkeys, others just dream of them. Either way, they can be a mixed blessing!
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November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
An Ode to A Feathered Friend
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Hangin' with the wild turkeys just before Thanksgiving!

#wildturkeys
#turkeyinthestraw
#writersonthanksgiving
#gratitudefornature
An Ode to A Feathered Friend
Some of us are lucky to live with wild turkeys, others just dream of them. Either way, they can be a mixed blessing!
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November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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#poems
#novelexcerpt
#booksky
#debutnovel
The Grace of Impermanence
Changing for the good
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November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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#Japaneseinternment
#Saroyanprize
#CaliforniaWritersClub
#KiyoSato
Respect, Endurance, and the Terrible Price of Fear
A Veteran's Day reflection
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November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Public libraries are receiving a clear mandate from voters this November: when presented with the choice, communities are willing to invest in their information infrastructure, programming, and future.

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What A Week for Libraries
Your donations and support helped make these wins possible!
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November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Sign the petition to support H.R.5527 and stop Trump's book bans in schools on military bases in the US and abroad.

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#nobookbans #liberty #freedomtoread
PETITION: Restore the Right to Read at DoDEA Schools
Sign the petition to support H.R.5527 and stop the DoDEA book bans in schools on military bases in the US and abroad.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Photographer Alice Austen was the queer star of the Gilded Age www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

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Photographer Alice Austen was the queer star of the Gilded Age
Austen broke from convention to capture New York City street life through a Victorian lens — and to share 55 years with her partner, Gertrude Tate.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Saving Books, Saving Lives
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#Bannedbooksweek
#LGBTQlives
#Blacklives
#Authorsforfreedom
Saving Books, Saving Lives
“The impetus behind even the U.S. based wave of book bans is the total erasure of LGBTQ people and Black cultural and historical life. . .”
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October 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Saving Books, Saving Lives
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#Bannedbooksweek
#LGBTQlives
#Blacklives
#Authorsforfreedom
Saving Books, Saving Lives
“The impetus behind even the U.S. based wave of book bans is the total erasure of LGBTQ people and Black cultural and historical life. . .”
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October 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Every secret has an expiration date.
Librarian Brenda Kato has always felt safe in the idyllic town
of Chapel Bay, but not anymore.

In CHAPEL BAY SECRETS, the suspense builds as bigotry,
book bans, and battles of the heart collide.
Will the power of love be enough to heal
the wounds of the past?
Cover of book: Chapel Bay Secrets. Sunset over the ocean.
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Greenwood: A lesson in hatred and healing in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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#blackhistory
#discrimination
#narrativenonfiction
#Tulsa
#womensfiction
Greenwood: A lesson in hatred and healing in Tulsa, Oklahoma
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Greenwood: A lesson in hatred and healing in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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#blackhistory
#discrimination
#narrativenonfiction
#Tulsa
#womensfiction
Greenwood: A lesson in hatred and healing in Tulsa, Oklahoma
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Every secret has an expiration date.
Librarian Brenda Kato has always felt safe in the idyllic town
of Chapel Bay, but not anymore.

In CHAPEL BAY SECRETS, the suspense builds as bigotry,
book bans, and battles of the heart collide.
Will the power of love be enough to heal
the wounds of the past?
Cover of book: Chapel Bay Secrets. Sunset over the ocean.
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
#booksky

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When two old friends meet along Chapel Bay's waterfront, a storm brews
SHIFTING SANDS is a short story featuring Harriet Conley, a lead character in Julie Snider's debut novel CHAPEL BAY SECRETS. Harriet and her old friend, Elise, chat as they watch the waves along the b...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Belonging: Us versus Them
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Belonging: Us versus Them
Who are “we?” When does the choice of belonging become toxic?
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August 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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#Booksky
August 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Cover Reveal!!
August 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Cover Reveal!!
August 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Julie Snider (@juliesnider1)
https://open.substack.com/pub/juliesniderauthor126/p/shattering-preconceptions-in-tulsa?r=3zlo8c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false A look at three incredible museums in Tulsa ...
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July 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from military Academy libraries under orders from Pete Hegseth.

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The 596 Books Banned by the Department of Defense
This is a coordinated purge of literature that reflects the diverse realities of American families and students.
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July 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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CA Update - Julie Snider
Julie Snider is a retired teacher living in Gold River, CA. A lifelong lover of words, she writes short fiction and nonfiction pieces and has completed a novel.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A Bob Dylanism,as seen in the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK. I’m not sure how I feel about it. Any thoughts?
July 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM