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Books that cover the themes of grief and loss are so important because sometimes it can feel so lonely to lose someone and you might not even want to talk about it, but it might help to read about it.
I am here on my knees begging the publishing industry not only to publish books for younger teenagers, but to create a new publishing category that encompasses that unrecognized in-between age.
In an industry (and more widely, society) which narrows our modes of self-expression to the economically viable, I consider myself very privileged to have enjoyed the time and space to tell my story via a medium so tied to my authentic self.
14 speedy little reviews of new and forthcoming books!
Books set around the globe allow readers to travel and learn about different people, places, and cultures all from their home. Also, and most importantly, books set around the world provide important representation to children who come from those places.
I know I wouldn't be where I am today if it weren’t for the people who helped me get through that early, rough period of trying to figure out how to be a writer.
Centering dignity and equity, authors strive to normalize the topic of menstruation and show how different people experience it.
I hope that reading the book will give readers living with chronic illness a little bit of the gift it gave me as I wrote it.
Part of why we're focusing on middle grade this year on TLT is because discoverability can feel so challenging, with chain stores stocking less MG than ever before. New authors face an even bigger challenge because kids (and their grown-ups) often gravitate toward established authors they know they will like.
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