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The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast
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The Book Fiare: Children's Literature for Grownups looks at contemporary literature for young audiences, the freedom to read, and interviews with YA and Middle Grade authors.
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This week on the Book Faire Podcast we have an interview with @swmessenger.bsky.social
#Middlegrade #kidlit #podcast

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Unlocking the Secrets of the Lost Cities: Kidlit Insights with Author Shannon Messenger
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December 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This week on the Book Faire Podcast, we have an interview with @alexgino.bsky.social author of Chris Makes a Friend!
#podcast #kidlit #middlegrade

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Exploring Friendship and Diversity in Children's Literature with Alex Gino
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December 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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

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Tennessee Library Director Sounds Alarm Over Patron Data Demand and LGBTQ Book Crackdown
A Tennessee library director seeks whistleblower protection after refusing a patron data request as LGBTQ books face renewed pressure across state libraries.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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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
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

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Inside Sora: Curating Children's Literature Digital Content for Schools with Kate Frick
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December 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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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!

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📖S2E8: Book #11 - The Forgotten (The Jungle Book) [featuring Anthony from The Book Faire]
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December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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

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Exploring Indigenous Art and Children's Literature with Steph Littlebird
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November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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

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Trump admin to ban book from Yosemite National Park, says author
The Trump administration's censorship directive has reportedly targeted Obi Kaufmann.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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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

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Crafting Adventures in Children’s Literature with Kathleen Troy
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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

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Crafting Adventures in Children’s Literature with Kathleen Troy
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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.

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Utah Quietly Bans Its 19th Book from All State Public Schools
Utah just quietly banned THIRTEEN REASONS WHY from all public schools across the state. It's their 19th state-sanctioned book ban.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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

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Kam Redlawsk on Creativity, Disability, and Children's Literature
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November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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

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Celebrating Family Diversity in Children's Literature with Mark and Scott Hoying | Fa La La Family
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November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is out now! Featuring an interview with Sandra Magsamen!
#Kidlit #podcast #childrensbooks

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The Heart of Children's Books: Insights from Sandra Magsamen
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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

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Illustrating the Dark in Children's Literature with Christy Mandin
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October 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A new episode of the Book Faire Podcast is here, featuring an interview with @alangratz.bsky.social
#podcast #Middlegrade #kidlit

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Exploring Middle-Grade Literature and Politics: Alan Gratz's 'War Games'
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October 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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)

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What is the Most Banned Book in America? | Banned Books Week 2025
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October 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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

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Exploring the Magic Maze Trilogy with Phil Proctor and Samual Joseph
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October 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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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.

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Geesebumps - a ”Did You Mean Goosebumps?” Podcast | Geesebumps!
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.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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.

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Melissa [Previously published as George] | Banned Books Week 2025
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October 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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

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The Devil's Arithmetic | Banned Books Week 2025
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October 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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

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To Kill a Mockingbird | Banned Books Week 2025
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October 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just in time for banned books week...
A devastating ruling that potentially impacts both public and school libraries.

"If the collection constitutes government speech, then [readers’ and authors’] speech rights are not implicated…This is because when the government itself is speaking, it is ‘entitled to say what it wishes.'”
Federal judge says "government speech" allows libraries to censor LGBTQ+ books - LGBTQ Nation
One free speech organization has said the judge's ruling allows "blatant viewpoint discrimination in publicly-funded libraries."
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October 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I absolutely love interviewing authors, and I take pride in the fact that I am just the right size to be able to still interview independent and self published authors...

But if your email proposal for an interview mentions AI, it's going straight into the spam folder.
October 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM