Are you a part of NY Public Library's Teen Banned Book Club? Download 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds News and Brendan Kiely for free and start reading now! nypl.org/spotlight/book… ✨

NYPL's first Banned Book Club pick of the year is ‘All American Boys’ by Jason Reynolds News & Brendan Kiely! Readers anywhere in the U.S. aged 13+ can borrow the book for free from SimplyE, NYPL's e-reader app. Start reading now! #UniteAgainstBookBans on.nypl.org/42aPUkN

NYPL's first Banned Book Club pick of the year is ‘All American Boys’ by Jason Reynolds News & Brendan Kiely! Readers anywhere in the U.S. aged 13+ can borrow the book for free from SimplyE, NYPL's e-reader app. Start reading now! #UniteAgainstBookBans on.nypl.org/3tGbkcx

📣📣 Just announced: our next Teen Banned Book Club pick from Jason Reynolds News and Brendan Kiely!

NYPL's first Banned Book Club pick of the year is ‘All American Boys’ by Jason Reynolds News & Brendan Kiely! Readers anywhere in the U.S. aged 13+ can borrow the book for free from SimplyE, NYPL's e-reader app. Start reading now! #UniteAgainstBookBans on.nypl.org/3vhmlRU

I’m so excited to be kicking off my release of The Way I Am Now in NYC at Barnes & Noble Union Square NYC with Brendan Kiely! Who will I see there? #booklaunch

Thank you to Elana K. Arnold Trung Lê Capecchi-Nguyễn (only kind of around) Nikki Grimes (she/her) Ellen Hopkins Buttered Jorts (fka kelly jensen) 🐱🐰 Brendan Kiely @billkonigsberg Kyle Lukoff MariNaomi (they/them) Marieke Nijkamp - updates isabelquintero Padma Venkatraman #TheBridgeHome #BornBehindBars and of course the incomparable Ashley Hope Pérez and Debbie Fong 🚌🌵 NEXT STOP is OUT NOW ✨ — what a book this will be

Why yes it is *my* #BookBirthday ! FORGIVE ME NOT is officially out in the world and MiP guests Renée Watson & Brendan Kiely provided such kind words and will be launching with me *tonight* in Queens! Excerpt, educator's guide, and more on my site: jennifernbaker.com/forgive-me-not…

Launch events for FORGIVE ME NOT coming at you on August 15th in Queens #NYC w/ Renée Watson & Brendan Kiely and August 17th in DC w/ Well-Read Black Girl Festival ™ & Ibi Zoboi! #2023debuts Free to register at the links on my events pg: jennifernbaker.com/events

Many titles on the list are stories by/about marginalized people, including:

We Still Belong by Christine Day (Upper Skagit), about a girl celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

All-American Boys by @jasonreynolds83 and Brendan Kiely, focusing on a violent racial incident and its fallout.

Say NO to soft censorship w/ us: 87 books are scheduled for review in Pinellas County, FL despite most being pre-vetted by librarians.

Read our joint letter to the superintendent & school board, signed by PEN America, Florida Freedom to Read Project & many of the authors: bit.ly/44qrBza

'FORGIVE ME NOT is an astute social commentary on the juvenile justice system and a powerful reflection on who deserves second chances. A groundbreaking debut that will stay with the reader long after the story ends.”

jennifernbaker.com/forgive-me-not…

“Unflinching and character-driven, FORGIVE ME NOT confronts difficult questions about identity, family, and forgiveness. A potent reminder of the personal and societal harm caused by dehumanizing systems.” #2023debuts #BooksWorthReading

jennifernbaker.com/forgive-me-not…

Exactly TWO MONTHS until FORGIVE ME NOT comes out! I'm eternally grateful to the amazing authors who've taken the time to read & provide a kind word. Thanks SO much Brendan Kiely Renée Watson Randy Ribay 🙏🏿! #Gratitude #fallreads #2023debuts #alttext

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I'm in tears. @FolioSF (women owned, incredible, indie) is doing a sales drive of LOVE IN THE LIBRARY. If you buy one, they'll buy one, and they'll donate it to a local school. Link below.

I wrote this book FOR schools.

foliosf.com/maggietokudaha…

Brooklyn Free School is hiring a new Executive Director! I’d be grateful if you could help share, friends. @meliadickerScott Martha Q jeanne boland ✨💀🌱 degrowth doula Brendan Kiely @xaymacagal ❤️🖤💚/🇬🇧🇯🇲🗽 April Dinwoodie Joyce McMillan Jennifer Thomson Victor Lin e brooklynfreeschool.org/executive-dire…

If you like orchestral music and speculative literary fiction and cutthroat teenage girls and 18th century Italy you're in luck, because you can enter to win an early copy of MADDALENA AND THE DARK right here.

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This is why, even now, I’ve never succumbed to hubris regarding the dangers of Covid. We REALLY want it to be “just a cold,” but it’s not a cold. It’s neurological, and it’s stealthier than us. Those who have friends with “long Covid” know it’s no joke: scientificamerican.com/article/long-c…

Kidlit roll call 🙌🏾 any kidlit authors, teachers, librarians or booksellers in Ft. Lauderdale or Miami who might be willing to talk to my college kid about a student film she’s doing called “what are the book banners so afraid of anyway?” Let me know!

My novel comes out this month, and Booklist calls it:
'A highly literary yet suspenseful debut from Oates, who weaves a stunning tale of obsession, with a surprising ending that begs for a sequel.'