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  • A woman with curly hair, glasses, and a brown jacket smiles in front of a blurred background; next to her is the colorful cover of A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera, decorated with flowers and a couple.

    Adriana Herrera Is Unapologetic About Happy Endings

    Friday April 18
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  • Cover of the book What Are Your Words? A Book About Pronouns showing five diverse children standing together, each with different pronouns written near them, on a light background with colorful stars.

    ‘These books are all joyful’: Katherine Locke wants to help everyone find their words

    Thursday April 17
    AJ Connelly
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  • A man with short, wavy, gray hair and a trimmed beard is shown in profile against a red circle. Next to him is the cover of a book titled Open Heaven by Seán Hewitt, featuring abstract art of a tower and a pink sky.

    The Power and Freedom of Books: Poet Seán Hewitt on his novel Open, Heaven

    Thursday April 17
    Clare Carter
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  • Illustrated book cover titled Pride Puppy! shows a diverse group of people and children marching in a pride parade with rainbow and pride flags, balloons, and a dog leading the way. Authors: Robin Stevenson, Julie McLaughlin.

    ‘All kids deserve to see families like their own in the books they read’: Robin Stevenson writes books she wishes she had read growing up

    Wednesday April 16
    AJ Connelly
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  • The cover of the book Jacob’s Room to Choose shows nine colorful illustrations of a child with short blond hair and another with darker hair. The title is in bold blue letters at the top. Authors and illustrator are credited below.

    ‘All children should feel safe to use the bathroom’: Sarah and Ian Hoffman on writing to create a culture of kindness

    Tuesday April 15
    AJ Connelly
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  • Cover of Uncle Bobbys Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen, illustrated by Lucia Soto. It features two men in suits holding hands, surrounded by greenery and flowers, with a smiling child below them.

    ‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding is a gentle little story about a family’: Sarah S. Brannen’s 20-year fight for LGBTQ+ children’s books

    Monday April 14
    AJ Connelly
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  • Portrait of a smiling person against a red and gray background, next to a textual image about Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara. The text mentions themes of technology, art, and human experience with a still life painting.

    Vauhini Vara is Closing the Distance between Creative Writing and Journalism

    Thursday April 10
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  • A woman with glasses and braided hair speaks into a microphone. She is wearing a black suit. Behind her is a banner with text and logos. The setting is a well-lit room with decorative walls.

    Jamia Wilson Wants to Call All the Troublemakers of the World

    Thursday April 10
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  • A woman with long hair smiles next to a book cover titled These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean. The cover shows a beach scene with three figures walking along the shore under a blue sky.

    ‘Romance Will Take You On The Wildest Of Rides’: Sarah MacLean

    Thursday April 10
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  • A smiling woman with long gray hair and red glasses holds a microphone. She wears a red scarf and a mustard yellow top. The background is softly blurred with decorative elements.

    ‘When Life is Hard, Books Help’: An Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson

    Monday April 7
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  • A person with long dark hair and a bright smile is next to the cover of Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez. The book features a colorful illustration of a beach scene with two people running by the water.

    ‘Romance Novels Teach Empathy’: Abby Jimenez Cooks Up Love Stories

    Thursday April 3
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  • A person with short curly gray hair stands beside a book titled Our City That Year by Geetanjali Shree. The book cover features a stylized window with abstract red and purple shapes. The background is a red circle on a gray backdrop.

    Booker Prize Winner Geetanjali Shree is ‘Untrammeled and Untamed’

    Tuesday April 1
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  • A diverse group of smiling people stands outside a building with ornate pillars. They wear matching green and black shirts with DAYL logos. Some hold bags and water bottles. The atmosphere is casual and friendly.

    South Carolina Students Fight Back Against Book Bans: ‘As Students, We Have to Speak Twice as Loudly, Twice as Eloquently’

    Friday March 28
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  • A person with long hair and glasses smiles, alongside the cover of the book 1001 Dark Nights: The Wild Card, A Rivers Wilde Novella by Dylan Allen, featuring an island scene with a tarot card on it.

    ‘These are Human Stories that Resonate with Everybody’: Dylan Allen on the Power of Romance

    Friday March 28
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  • A grayscale portrait of a man with white hair and a beard is on the left. On the right is the book cover of Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah, featuring colorful figures in various poses and a visible Nobel Prize sticker.

    Nobel Prize Winner provides a glimpse into his new novel Theft

    Thursday March 27
    Hanna Khosravi
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