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Lesléa Newman

@leslea.bsky.social

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Creator of 87 books for readers of all ages including the children's books, "Joyful Song: A Naming Story," "Sparkle Boy," "The Babka Sisters," and "Heather Has Two Mommies" and the poetry collections for adults, "I Carry My Mother" and "I Wish My Father."

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · May 26

New poetry column about where ideas come from (may or may not be the Idea Store) www.news-leader.com/story/entert...

Poetry from Daily Life: Does a blank sheet of paper give you 'page fright'? Try this

In this week's column, author Lesléa Newman offers some advice for overcoming the anxiety that stems from struggling to start a new poem.

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thank you for your kind words about "Welcoming Elijah"!

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Apr 15

Wishing all who celebrate a sweet Passover.

Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Apr 15

Honored to be included.

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Apr 13

I joined 7 other banned authors on @readswithrachel.bsky.social to discuss why our books were banned, and why book banning is dumb and dangerous.

Also featuring @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social @lillielainoff.bsky.social @jonahnewmancomics.bsky.social @leslea.bsky.social and @dashkaslater.bsky.social

BANNED AUTHORS SPEAK OUT

YouTube video by Reads with Rachel

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Apr 11

Quick trip to NYC!

Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Apr 2

From last night's Jeopardy, and yes, a contestant did know the answer.

Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Mar 23

Thank you to UGA children's literature conference for inviting me to be Keynote Speaker. I had a wonderful time!

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Matthew C Winner @matthewcwinner.bsky.social · Mar 16

"What gives me hope is being in community with other people... people who are taking action, people who are writing letters, writing editorials, showing up at marches and protests, but most of all being kind to one another." - Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social deepcast.fm/episode/what...

Quote from The Children's Book Podcast - What Gives Lesléa Newman Hope

What gives me hope is being in community with other people... people who are taking action, people who are writing letters, writing editorials, showing up at marches and protests, but most of all bein...

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Mar 15

Thank you @matthewcwinner.bsky.social for inviting me to say a few words about hope. Have a listen: www.livewriters.com/podcast/what...

What Gives Lesléa Newman Hope – LiveWriters

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Mar 6

Here's my quarterly e-newsletter, chock full of news! mailchi.mp/lesleakids/f...

Picture Book Previews, Poetry, and a Bit of Joy!

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Feb 27

Grateful to @mohnslate.bsky.social for featuring me on her "Be Where You Are" substack talking about the daily practice of writing, breathing, just being. emilymohnslate.substack.com/p/one-never-...

"One never becomes perfect at it. That’s why it’s called practice!"

author Lesleá Newman on the power of first thoughts, writing as a way to cope with grief, and what she learned from studying with Allen Ginsberg

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Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social · Feb 19

More wonderful #Bookmail heartfelt poetry books written by @leslea.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 October Mourning A Song for Matthew Shepard
📘 Always Matt A Tribute to Matthew Shepard
👠👠 I Carry My Mother
🩶 I Wish My Father
Thanks Lesléa for supporting @kidlitforla.bsky.social

Four poetry books by author Lesléa Newman

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Feb 17

Happy to be featured on the blog of @deborahkalb.bsky.social talking about my #picturebook "Joyful Song" deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/q-wi...

Q&A with Lesléa Newman

Lesl é a Newman is the author of the new children's picture book Joyful Song . Her many other books include the c...

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Feb 11

So grateful to be part of the Sydney Taylor Book Awards blog tour! Thank you to all the judges for selecting "Joyful Song: A Naming Story" as an Honor Book. See what my fabulous illustrator, Susan Gal and I have to say about the creation of this book. www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Joyful Song: Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour 2025

Interview with Leslea Newman and Susan Gal, author and illustrator of Joyful Song, a 2025 Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Picture Book category.

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Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · Feb 9

February Reader @leslea.bsky.social's books include the memoirs-in-verse, I CARRY MY MOTHER and I WISH MY FATHER, the novel-in-verse, OCTOBER MOURNING: A SONG FOR MATTHEW SHEPARD, and the children’s book, JOYFUL SONG. Get micros in to Lesléa & the rest of the Feb team: fiveminutelit.com/submissions

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Feb 7

I love this so much!

Gail Thomas @gthomaspoet.bsky.social · Jan 26

My Bright Spot therapy dog, Sunny, loves to read children's books by Leslea Newman. And, poetry, of course.

Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thrilled and honored to be part of this collection with so many fantastic poets!

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Jan 27

So excited to share the thrilling news that my children's book, "Joyful Song: A Naming Story" has received the Sydney Taylor Honor! Check out the shiny silver sticker!

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Elizabeth Metz @thefinestmuffins.bsky.social · Jan 26

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"...Susan then used Photoshop to digitally layer colored pencil drawings and painted textures with the watercolors to create the vibrant landscape." -Joyful Song: A Naming Story (2024) by Susan Gal and @leslea.bsky.social

🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photograph of a picture book cover: Joyful Song: A Naming Story, written by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal. Cover depicts the title in exquisitely textured multi-color, with birds and flowers nesting around the words. Below and in front, two dogs chase after a small child holding a baby sibling.

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Jan 26

Remember to watch the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Youth Media Awards tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. east coast time. Always exciting and full of surprises. Livestream here: www.ala.unikron.com

Awards 2025 | ALA Webcast Video Production by Unikron

This ALA award video production will be provided by Unikron webcast services

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Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · Jan 25

I didn’t think she’d want me to come; nevertheless, I boarded a plane. —"I'm Here" by @leslea.bsky.social in case you missed it

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Jan 24

My Grandmother's Chutzpah: onbeingjewishnow.substack.com/p/my-grandmo...

My Grandmother's Chutzpah

Everything I need to know about being Jewish came from her

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Jan 20

So proud of you!

Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Dec 29

Matching fortunes!

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Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social · Dec 28

Email me through my website and I'll see what I can do.