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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · Aug 8

1/3: Double immense thanks to @npr.org for featuring Together in Manzanar a second time! This spotlight, alongside Julia Riew's latest, is especially meaningful given the topic of Riew’s book: the Japanese occupation of Korea. www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · Jul 24

An absolute thrill to get to talk to Sacha Pfeiffer on @npr.org's Morning Edition about the new book and some of the parallels between the history it reveals and the place we are today. #booksky #skystorians

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New book 'Together in Manzanar' reveals life inside WWII Japanese detention camp

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Tracy Slater, author of "Together in Manzanar," which tells the true story of a family of mixed heritage sent to a Japanese internment camp during World War II.

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 3d

Photos sent by a reader of Together in Manzanar, a lifelong friend of the Yonedas. She wrote me: "We shared many things ...[but] after reading your book, I am so sorry we never talked about that dark time during the war...I thank you for waking me up to an important part of American history" 🗃️ 📚💙

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 3d

Photos sent by a reader of Together in Manzanar, a lifelong friend of the Yonedas. She wrote me: "We shared many things ...[but] after reading your book, I am so sorry we never talked about that dark time during the war...I thank you for waking me up to an important part of American history" 🗃️ 📚💙

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David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 3d

Here are the ones I made for my book and the company that printed them, which I can enthusiastically recommend.

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 3d

David!! I'm always learning from you... These look great. Thx for posting!

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 3d

Is that a printed signature in black at top, and then an original signature in red? Interesting idea.

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Thisfox @thisfoxhere.bsky.social · 4d

The ones for the Girl Genius books are pretty, and I am increasingly tempted to plate the wrong books with my ones for some silly reason! Studio foglio offers them as KS extras.

A Siege of Mechanicsburg bookplate in the right book.

A Beast of the Rails bookplate not yet stuck in the book.

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 3d

These look great!!! Thanks so much for sharing. I’m inspired.

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

Thx! Makes sense. Appreciate the info!

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

Think I can at least try to beat that!

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

Meant to write “a line for your signature”

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

Thx, Elise! So is there a line gif your signature? Or you would just sing somewhere on the bookplate/sticker?

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

Thx @tmshannonauthor.com!

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

@jeffreyyamaguchi.bsky.social - I know you have a whole, excellent post on your substack about them, but I couldn't find examples of ones w/author signatures. Would love to see some if you or any of your clients want to share!

Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

Any writers here who've used bookplates as a way to provide a signed copy of books, even if you're not there to sign them yourself? An event venue just asked me if I have them...and I don't. Would love to see other writers' versions if you're willing to post here! #writingcommunity #booksky

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 4d

Any writers here who've used bookplates as a way to provide a signed copy of books, even if you're not there to sign them yourself? An event venue just asked me if I have them...and I don't. Would love to see other writers' versions if you're willing to post here! #writingcommunity #booksky

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 10d

Listen @ jwa.org/podcasts/can... 🗃️ #booksky

"When the discussion about the west coast Japanese American community began…it was a discussion of what to do about immigrants, and it very quickly morphed into a discussion about…a whole category of people living in the US, and citizenship quickly became irrelevant. And that is a real warning we need to heed today."

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 7d

Watch @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcMI... 🗃️ #booksky

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 6d

Next event on 10/20, exploring the story of the only Japanese Jewish family on record in any of the US WWII homeland concentration camps. Free, online, & open to all. Register @ morristownjewishcenter.shulcloud.com/event/adult-... 💙📚 🗃️

Graphic with list of forthcoming events, highlighting next one, happening in 2 weeks: Monday, October 20, 2025, 7-8pm ET, Morrisontown Jewish Center & the Morristown & Morris Township Library of New Jersey (online) Reading, discussion, and Q&A about the only Japanese Jewish family in a WWII US concentration camp for Japanese Americans, based on the book Together in Manzanar. Co-sponsored by Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael Adult Ed, Gottesman RTW Academy, National Council of Jewish Women - West Morris Section, Or Hadash, Pine Brook Jewish Center, Temple Beth Am, & Temple Shalom. Free & open to the public, but pease register here to get zoom link.

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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 6d

Hey! I managed to write a newsletter! buttondown.com/draftingthep...

Drafting the Past is Back, Baby

A new interview with Ruby Lal, why you need a website, and a writing opportunity!

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 6d

Next event on 10/20, exploring the story of the only Japanese Jewish family on record in any of the US WWII homeland concentration camps. Free, online, & open to all. Register @ morristownjewishcenter.shulcloud.com/event/adult-... 💙📚 🗃️

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 7d

Watch @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcMI... 🗃️ #booksky

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! Really love what you guys do. And congratulations on your new book!

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 7d

👍🏻👍🏻 I should have thought of that myself!

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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! So grateful for your support of all these great projects.

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