Nancy Castaldo Books
@nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social
Author and photographer of books for curious minds. 🇺🇸🇮🇹
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Andrea Brown Literary @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/NancyCastaldo
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SUFFER A WITCH is a memoir by @joymccullough.bsky.social, and working on it with her has been one of the most intense and rewarding experiences of my career. I'm so excited to begin sharing it with readers in 2026—and to share the cover today.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746826...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746826...
Suffer a Witch by Joy McCullough: 9780593855904 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
For readers of Know My Name by Chanel Miller and fans of Broadway’s John Proctor Is the Villain, a stunning memoir in verse about sexual abuse, survival, and sisterhood from the New York Times bestsel...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
SUFFER A WITCH is a memoir by @joymccullough.bsky.social, and working on it with her has been one of the most intense and rewarding experiences of my career. I'm so excited to begin sharing it with readers in 2026—and to share the cover today.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746826...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746826...
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Kidlit community, nothing fills me with self-doubt and disappointment more than these annual best of the year lists.
If you’re feeling blue, remember it’s subjective, and this year I’m seeing very few of my faves (the ones I didn’t work on) recognized.
Let’s all raise a glass to the unlisted!
If you’re feeling blue, remember it’s subjective, and this year I’m seeing very few of my faves (the ones I didn’t work on) recognized.
Let’s all raise a glass to the unlisted!
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Kidlit community, nothing fills me with self-doubt and disappointment more than these annual best of the year lists.
If you’re feeling blue, remember it’s subjective, and this year I’m seeing very few of my faves (the ones I didn’t work on) recognized.
Let’s all raise a glass to the unlisted!
If you’re feeling blue, remember it’s subjective, and this year I’m seeing very few of my faves (the ones I didn’t work on) recognized.
Let’s all raise a glass to the unlisted!
BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS 📚 💚
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS 📚 💚
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Camp A feeds them peanuts. Camp B calls them tree-rats. But no matter which camp you’re in, writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social reminds us: squirrels are just being squirrels—and that may just be the problem. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Camp A feeds them peanuts. Camp B calls them tree-rats. But no matter which camp you’re in, writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social reminds us: squirrels are just being squirrels—and that may just be the problem. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
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Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
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Get to know 3 of those teens here.
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Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
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We love them, we loathe them, and we built the world they thrive in.
Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We love them, we loathe them, and we built the world they thrive in.
Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience. thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
Register now for my SQUIRREL presentation at the Esopus Library in the Hudson Valley!
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Register now for my SQUIRREL presentation at the Esopus Library in the Hudson Valley!
Personalized, autographed books make wonderful holiday gifts!🎁 can’t wait to share my latest books with readers and see my Kidlit friends on Sunday! @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Personalized, autographed books make wonderful holiday gifts!🎁 can’t wait to share my latest books with readers and see my Kidlit friends on Sunday! @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social
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Squirrels chew our wires, raid our gardens, and crash our power grids—but the real disruptors are humans. Writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social offers an incisive look at what the critters reveal about human nature: thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Squirrels chew our wires, raid our gardens, and crash our power grids—but the real disruptors are humans. Writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social offers an incisive look at what the critters reveal about human nature: thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-dr...
An excerpt from SQUIRREL - my latest (and first) nonfiction book for adult readers! Hope you enjoy this bite!
@islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
🐿️🌍 Natural History
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@islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
🐿️🌍 Natural History
thewalrus.ca/why-squirrel...
Why Squirrels Drive Us Absolutely Nuts | The Walrus
They’re tiny agents of chaos and they know it
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November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
An excerpt from SQUIRREL - my latest (and first) nonfiction book for adult readers! Hope you enjoy this bite!
@islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
🐿️🌍 Natural History
thewalrus.ca/why-squirrel...
@islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
🐿️🌍 Natural History
thewalrus.ca/why-squirrel...
It's SQUIRREL time!
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SQUIRREL is out and about!
It is the season for scrambling, scurring squirrels and for the release of my latest book, SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's SQUIRREL time!
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It's a Booklist star for SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD by @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social!
⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
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⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
![“An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans . . . further deepening our fascination and affection for these ubiquitous backyard friends.” - A Booklist starred review for Squirrel: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World by Nancy Castaldo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sgdivrybqgecmizyw7dczskq/bafkreidcj27pfuym24zcyhxhuqomxz3a74hddxhlo2l7gnfwxf7nr2y37m@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's a Booklist star for SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD by @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social!
⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
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Happy Book Birthday to @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social and her first book for grownups: SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD!
If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
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If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
bookshop.org/p/books/squi...
Squirrel: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World
How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World
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October 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Happy Book Birthday to @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social and her first book for grownups: SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD!
If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
bookshop.org/p/books/squi...
If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
bookshop.org/p/books/squi...
My first book for grown-ups, SQUIRREL, published by Island Press, is now on bookshelves 🎉🎉🎉🐿️
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My first book for grown-ups, SQUIRREL, published by Island Press, is now on bookshelves 🎉🎉🎉🐿️
What does book banning mean for authors? Among many other things -- cancelled school visits.
Even books ABOUT book banning are banned. 😡😩😭
@joannahowrites.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social
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Even books ABOUT book banning are banned. 😡😩😭
@joannahowrites.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social
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Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What does book banning mean for authors? Among many other things -- cancelled school visits.
Even books ABOUT book banning are banned. 😡😩😭
@joannahowrites.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social
bookriot.com/the-day-the-...
Even books ABOUT book banning are banned. 😡😩😭
@joannahowrites.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social
bookriot.com/the-day-the-...
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Thanks so much for featuring my book @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social !!! @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks so much for featuring my book @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social !!! @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social
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Do you want a dog loving story chock full of authentic Aztec myths and a healthy dose of humor? Then are you in luck today! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/14/t...
The Original Dog Man: A Talk with Donna Barbra Higuera and Mariana Ruiz Johnson About Xolo
Do you want the original Dog Man, chock full of authentic Aztec myths and a healthy dose of humor? Then are you in luck today!
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October 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Do you want a dog loving story chock full of authentic Aztec myths and a healthy dose of humor? Then are you in luck today! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/14/t...
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In need of a picker upper? How about a book for kids that documents how Field Museum scientists do fieldwork to save the Amazon rainforest? A talk and a trailer premiere with @jenswanbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...
Book Trailer Premiere: 3 Weeks in the Rainforest and a Q&A with Jennifer Swanson Q&A
In need of a picker upper? How about a book for kids that documents how Field Museum scientists do fieldwork to save the Amazon rainforest? A talk and a trailer premiere.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In need of a picker upper? How about a book for kids that documents how Field Museum scientists do fieldwork to save the Amazon rainforest? A talk and a trailer premiere with @jenswanbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...
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RIP Dr. Jane Goodall 🙏🏻❤️ A life well lived, and a great legacy left behind 🫡
October 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
RIP Dr. Jane Goodall 🙏🏻❤️ A life well lived, and a great legacy left behind 🫡
Loved sharing my books with young readers at the Chappaqua Book Festival! #kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Loved sharing my books with young readers at the Chappaqua Book Festival! #kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
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Loved diving back into my book, THE WOLVES AND MOOSE OF ISLE ROYALE, for this #STEMTuesday interview.
#wolvesareessential
@clarionbooks.bsky.social #NationalPark @altnps.bsky.social
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#wolvesareessential
@clarionbooks.bsky.social #NationalPark @altnps.bsky.social
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STEM Tuesday– National Parks– Author Interview- Nancy Castaldo - From The Mixed Up Files
Welcome to STEM Tuesday: Author Interview, a repeating feature for the last Tuesday of every month. Go Science-Tech-Engineering-Math! Today we’re interviewing Nancy Castaldo, author of The Wolves and ...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Loved diving back into my book, THE WOLVES AND MOOSE OF ISLE ROYALE, for this #STEMTuesday interview.
#wolvesareessential
@clarionbooks.bsky.social #NationalPark @altnps.bsky.social
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#wolvesareessential
@clarionbooks.bsky.social #NationalPark @altnps.bsky.social
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Congrats, @jenswanbooks.bsky.social !
#kidlit #books #STEAMTeamBooks
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#kidlit #books #STEAMTeamBooks
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Congratulations, Jen Swanson, on Atlas Obscura!
Thank you so much for sharing the recent release of Atlas Obscura: The Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World with us! Young readers lov...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM