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Check Out These Lovely Children's Books by Palestinian Creators

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 20d

The Nashville Public Library also has a whole lot of streaming content awaiting your eyeballs:

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · 29d

My latest #KidLit reviews: children’s books by Palestinian creators. bookriot.com/childrens-bo...

With the horrific conflict in Gaza, it's more important than ever for kids to read children's books by Palestinian creators like these.

Which Will You Choose? 5 Excellent Pick-Your-Path Books for Kids

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Aug 19

For Choose Your Own Adventure fans, here are five other similar children's books, in my latest for Book Riot. bookriot.com/pick-your-pa...

Explore fairytales, jungles, and treacherous mountains with these pick-your-path children's books, where kids can decide the outcome.

We're Hiring a Digital Content Specialist

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Jul 30

Book Riot is hiring a digital content specialist based in Portland, Oregon. Consider applying and/or passing along to those who might be interested!

bookriot.com/hiring-digit...

Good at making internet? Love books? Come work with us as a digital content specialist.

5 New LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Novels for Pride Month and Beyond

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · Jul 29

Listening to final mix now. Y’all. If you want to know EVERYTHING about the Elon Musk Tesla Tunnel that they’re planning to build in Nashville, you need to listen to tomorrow’s @citycastnash.bsky.social.

(We cannot tell you where it’s gonna start or go or end, though, bc I don’t think THEY know.)

whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · Jul 29

Tomorrow’s @citycastnash.bsky.social / @oyvegas.bsky.social crossover episode is gonna be something special but good lord can we please never hold a press conference at 4pm again

whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · Jul 28

Tesla Tunnel press conference becoming strikingly similar to public hearings about stadium and downtown partnership

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

**Libraries & Mental Health Survey**

I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Image of a Canva graphic. It says "Survey! Librarianship & Mental Health" with the link to the survey via Google docs at tinyurl.com/library-mh-25. It has an image of books on shelves. Below the image, it says "Open through August 1. Answers anonymous and encouraged from *all* levels of library workers."

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 28

Looking for some excellent LGBTQ+ middle grade? Here are some of my recs! bookriot.com/new-lgbtq-mi...

These new LGBTQ+ middle grade novels include gentle fantasies, powerful dystopians, creepy horror, and more.

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · Jun 24

Let the record reflect that @citycastnash.bsky.social newsletter editor @areaderlymom.bsky.social did indeed wear cat ears to morning meeting

Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 24

If you want I can start dressing up as a cat for our morning meeting.

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 24

If you want I can start dressing up as a cat for our morning meeting.

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 21

Maybe I should’ve snuck it in there!

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 12

I agree to the terms. Thanks for managing!

What To Do With Your Kids This Summer in Nashville - City Cast Nashville

Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 8

Congrats to my friend, @laurabontje.bsky.social, on her newest picture book, WHEN THE AIR SANG, a beautiful, intergenerational celebration of cicadas! Perfect for curious kids. #KidLit

1. My hand holds the book in front of trees. The white cover shows a brown skinned, black haired child running through an oversized garden, a cicada on a yellow flower.

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 6

My daughter Marian joined me on the @citycastnash.bsky.social podcast recently to chat about things to do this summer! nashville.citycast.fm/podcasts/wha...

What should you do with your kids this summer? Our Hey Nashville newsletter editor and token parent Margaret Kingsbury i...

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Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social · May 31

It's a BIG day at Picture Book Summit as we reveal the theme of this year's online #writingconference for #picturebook creators. Join us on Oct 4, 2025, for:

BIG, BOLD, & BRAVE: SUPERCHARGE YOUR PICTURE BOOKS!

Early Bird registration begins 6/12!
#amwriting #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 5

It sucks. Should not be legal.

Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 4

I should add we’re on Ryan’s insurance.

Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · Jun 4

They would only cover one inhaler brand for Marian, not the ones her doctor recommended. 🙃

Take the Nashville Weekly Trivia Quiz! - City Cast Nashville

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City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · May 30

Could you pass the third grade TCAP test? Here are five questions from it. Let us know your score; very few people have gotten a 5/5! 👀 nashville.citycast.fm/explainers/n...

Nashville third graders must pass the TCAP test to proceed to fourth grade. Could you pass it? Take this quiz to find out!

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Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · May 24

I love Lei and the Fire Goddess! There’s a second book in that series out now. I have both the latest Misfits novel and Grace Lin on my shelf waiting to be read. I am behind on the Front Desk series! 😅

8 New Middle Grade Books Featuring AANHPI Voices

Margaret Kingsbury @areaderlymom.bsky.social · May 24

Here are my reviews of 8 new AANHPI middle grade books! What would you add to the list? #kidlit bookriot.com/new-middle-g...

Here are eight great new middle grade novels to read for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

A First-Hand Account of the ICE Detainments in South Nashville - City Cast Nashville

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City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · May 6

Today on City Cast Nashville, Brenda Pérez from The ReMIX TN gives us her first-hand account of Sunday’s ICE/TN Highway Patrol detainment dragnet in South Nashville.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

On Sunday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement partnered with the Tennessee Highway Patrol to make as many as 150 traffi...

2025 Tennessee Legislative Wrap-Up: The Bills That Passed - City Cast Nashville

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City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · Apr 28

Wondering what new laws are heading our way? Here's a summary of some of the most important bills that passed during this legislative session. nashville.citycast.fm/explainers/2...

The 2025 Tennessee General Assembly has adjourned, and our legislature passed almost 600 bills. Here are more than 30 of them.

Your Guide to Nashville's Independent Bookstores - City Cast Nashville

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City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · Apr 24

Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day! Here are our favorite local indie bookstores. nashville.citycast.fm/best/indepen...

Here's Nashville's best independent bookstores, from used extravaganzas to neighborhood hubs and children’s book nooks.