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Exploring Friendship and Diversity in Children's Literature with Alex Gino

December 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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This week on the Book Faire Podcast, we have an interview with @alexgino.bsky.social author of Chris Makes a Friend!
#podcast #kidlit #middlegrade

open.spotify.com/episode/2CPs...

Tennessee Library Director Sounds Alarm Over Patron Data Demand and LGBTQ Book Crackdown

December 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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Tennessee had a library board director request names, addresses, number of children, titles checked out, etc of patrons. Board voted to keep the chair in his position in a 7-2 vote.
#library #censorship

gayety.com/tennessee-li...

A Tennessee library director seeks whistleblower protection after refusing a patron data request as LGBTQ books face renewed pressure across state libraries.

gayety.com

December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM

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Allison Chapman (she/they)

@alli.gay

We are experiencing a civil war. Not one fought with guns and bullets but one fought with paper in legislatures and courts.

The country has fractured into Blue and Red states, where your rights and protections vary widely. We are no longer one country, but two.

December 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is here, featuring Kate Frick, a digital content librarian for @libbyapp.com representing dozens of schools in California.
#podcast #kidlit #libby

open.spotify.com/episode/4xW2...

Inside Sora: Curating Children's Literature Digital Content for Schools with Kate Frick

📖S2E8: Book #11 - The Forgotten (The Jungle Book) [featuring Anthony from The Book Faire]

December 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM

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Animorphs55Podcast

@animorphs55podcast.bsky.social

It’s an exciting day! There’s a new episode of Animorphs 55: The Podcast, and we have a special guest! Anthony (@bookfairepod.bsky.social ) joins us to talk Book 11 - The Forgotten!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kXgteXECQhspCKHteZHu7?si=J41fyd3tQOGQ2Dhgf2wAaA

Exploring Indigenous Art and Children's Literature with Steph Littlebird

December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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This week on the Book Faire Podcast I sit down to interview @stephlittlebird.bsky.social to discuss her upcoming children's book You Are the Land
#kidlit #podcast

youtu.be/RoKWav-ULT8

Trump admin to ban book from Yosemite National Park, says author

November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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This is one of the most blatent examples of book bans, where an executive order has led to a national park being unable to order a book based. The order in question seeks to remove historical information critical to the United States.
#bookbans #freedomtoread

www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The Trump administration's censorship directive has reportedly targeted Obi Kaufmann.

www.sfgate.com

November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM

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The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with author Kathleen Troy, author of the Dylan and Friends Series!
#kidlit #podcast #interview

youtu.be/CXLQDb7S6YY

Crafting Adventures in Children’s Literature with Kathleen Troy

Crafting Adventures in Children’s Literature with Kathleen Troy

November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

@bookfairepod.bsky.social

This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with author Kathleen Troy, author of the Dylan and Friends Series!
#kidlit #podcast #interview

youtu.be/CXLQDb7S6YY

Utah Quietly Bans Its 19th Book from All State Public Schools

November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

@bookfairepod.bsky.social

Utah is one of few states where the State's Board of Education is able to set restrictions on titles state-wide. Even Texas and Florida's laws give that power to school boards on a local level.

bookriot.com/utah-bans-th...

Utah just quietly banned THIRTEEN REASONS WHY from all public schools across the state. It's their 19th state-sanctioned book ban.

bookriot.com

November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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This week I interviewed author and illustrator Kam Redlawsk. Her debut children's book is likely to be her last due to the loss of the use of her hands due to a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
#kidlit #podcast

open.spotify.com/episode/3bYi...

Kam Redlawsk on Creativity, Disability, and Children's Literature

Celebrating Family Diversity in Children's Literature with Mark and Scott Hoying | Fa La La Family

November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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Kicking off the holiday season with this week's episode of the Book Faire Podcast, featuring an interview with Mark and Scott Hoying about their new picture book Fa La La Family!
#kidlit #picturebook #podcast

open.spotify.com/episode/42FH...

The Heart of Children's Books: Insights from Sandra Magsamen

November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is out now! Featuring an interview with Sandra Magsamen!
#Kidlit #podcast #childrensbooks

open.spotify.com/episode/64L1...

Illustrating the Dark in Children's Literature with Christy Mandin

October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is out now, featuring an interview with author and illustrator @christymandin.bsky.social for her new book Millie Fleur Saves the Night!
#Kidlit #Podcast

open.spotify.com/episode/64c1...

Exploring Middle-Grade Literature and Politics: Alan Gratz's 'War Games'

October 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is here, featuring an interview with @alangratz.bsky.social
#podcast #Middlegrade #kidlit

open.spotify.com/episode/34mQ...

What is the Most Banned Book in America? | Banned Books Week 2025

October 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

@bookfairepod.bsky.social

The final mini episode for Banned Books Week is here! What is the most banned book in the United States? Should it be banned?
(Spoilers: no)

youtu.be/eqP6gydrXpQ?...

Exploring the Magic Maze Trilogy with Phil Proctor and Samual Joseph

October 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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Another episode of the Book Faire Podcast is out now, featuring an interview with Phil Proctor and Samuel Joseph, authors of the Magic Maze trilogy.
#MGLit #podcast #Kidlit

open.spotify.com/episode/56ff...

Geesebumps - a ”Did You Mean Goosebumps?” Podcast | Geesebumps!

October 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM

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Mom Hat Studios

@mom-hat.com

Today there's a new episode of GEESEBUMPS in the wild! This one is a listener request!

We read and chat about CHICKEN, CHICKEN!

We are sorry.

geesebumps.podbean.com

Two PhD/comedians and one comedian/comedian return to R.L. Stine’s series to bring adult eyes to old-school classics. It’s your Goosebumps, but funny.

geesebumps.podbean.com

October 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

@bookfairepod.bsky.social

Melissa by @alexgino.bsky.social is a frequently challenged book in the United States about a nine year old trans girl discovering her gender identity.

youtu.be/ItAv_Q0auJM

Melissa [Previously published as George] | Banned Books Week 2025

The Devil's Arithmetic | Banned Books Week 2025

October 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

@bookfairepod.bsky.social

It is day two of #BannedBooksWeek

Here is today's mini episode about The Devil's Arithmetic, why it matters, why it's banned, and why it deserves its place in schools.

#Bannedbooks #kidlit @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

youtu.be/4aGWYzwXHbE

To Kill a Mockingbird | Banned Books Week 2025

October 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

@bookfairepod.bsky.social

This Banned Books Week is a good time to reiterate: This is not a good position to hold. The advice is only going to benefit children with the privilege to purchase books independent of their parents.
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social @txfreedomread.bsky.social

October 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM

The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

@bookfairepod.bsky.social

For Banned Books Week, I am releasing a series of short bonus episodes covering some of the most banned books in America, starting with the classic, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social #bannedbooks #kidlit #podcast

youtu.be/MQpiNgxxFr8