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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · 23h

At our local No Kings demonstration, I chatted with a woman who’d brought her cute dog. A few minutes later she and her brother were introduced to the crowd of 1500 as Woody Guthrie’s grandkids, and they led us all in a heartfelt rendition of This Land is Your Land.

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, thanks for reading, and for your kind words! And thanks for that Goodreads review too!

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · 10d

What a lovely cover! Kids will grab it off the shelves!

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · 13d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | How to Save a Book Festival

www.nytimes.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 14d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · 23d

This Saturday!

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · 28d

Congrats on the new book! What a great cover! (And what a great blurb!)

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · 28d

💯 I always feel bad about saying no to blurb requests, but we do need to prioritize our own work. Especially these last few years, I’ve learned how important it is to protect time and energy.

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Sep 18

Next week’s New Yorker cover

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Sep 17

Excited to be part of this Right to Read Rally—organized by KIDS!!

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Sep 9

bookriot.com/the-libraria...

Award-Winning THE LIBRARIANS Documentary Sets Widespread Release

The award-winning documentary THE LIBRARIANS, which explores contemporary book bans and attacks on librarians, to release nationwide.

bookriot.com

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Aug 27

Agree with everyone telling you to treat yourself to something nice!

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Aug 27

Somehow I missed that Tuesday, August 26 was Women’s Equality Day—but The Center for Children’s Books didn’t. Here are 4 books they recommend for the occasion. Honored that TEAR THIS DOWN is one of them.

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Aug 26

Publishing has its own time zone. 😬

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Aug 23

Hope to see you there on Sept 27!

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Aug 16

Great to see MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU here! Love the audiobook performance.
www.audible.com/blog/article...

The best back-to-school audiobooks for kids in 2025

Class is back in session, and we're marking the occasion with educational, encouraging, and fun new recommendations.

www.audible.com

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · Aug 13

“It’s a complete knockout. There’s not a single issue that the court did not side with the plaintiffs on.”

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/13/j...

Judge strikes down parts of a Florida law used to ban school library books

The 2023 law prompted educators to pull classic literature, popular novels and even children’s picture books from school shelves.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Aug 10

The finish line is in sight! Keep going! ❤️

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Aug 9

I’m delighted to hear she chose Violets Are Blue! And how great is it when kids give books as gifts!

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Jul 30

No. It frequently specifies that I’m the MG author Barbara Dee. That much they got right.

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Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social · Jul 30

After seeing all the wrong info on Google about my age (including the charming fact that I passed in 2023), I asked it a few more questions. All these answers were bizarrely off—but I’d sure like to meet this crocheting, kayaking Floridian who spent 10 years in Costa Rica!