cylev.bsky.social
Cynthia Levinson
@cylev.bsky.social
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Kidlit author/presenter specializing in nonfiction and social justice--and now STEM! See more at cynthialevinson.com. Contact me at [email protected]. Rep’d by EMLA.
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 21m
New York friends of #kidlit, this book talk with @DeborahHeiligman @libbabray.bsky.social is not to be missed! #nonfiction #activist #Loudmouth fountainbookshop.com/event/2025-1...
Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs America (A Love Story)
Indie bookstore located in the heart of Washington Heights, featuring a broad selection of books, handmade gifts, cards, and an in-store ice cream and soda fountain.
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Cynthia Leitich Smith (Indigenous Books for Young Readers) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · 17h
“...issues that are universal and, therefore, always timely…include the quest for justice. In some cases, the lens is civil rights or immigration or the role of democracy.”
— @cylev.bsky.social interviewed by @gayleenwrites.bsky.social for Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth...
Quote from post, plus photo of Cynthia and Gayleen holding a copy of FAULT LINES IN THE CONSITUTION, pus covers of FREE TO LEARN and WHO OWNS THE MOON?
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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 5d
It's the perfect time to pre-order our upcoming book. Copies signed by both of us are available from the @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
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#edusky #kidlit #TLsky #skybrarian
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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 6d
Teachers! Librarians!
Tips for Exploring NonfictionMentor Texts in the School Library
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#TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries #educsky #kidlit
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 18h
PHEW!!
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you @BetsyGroban for sending me a copy of your latest book! It’s as cool as the Fonz! #kidlit #nonfiction #dyslexia
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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 5d
I’m very happy to see this story about the launch of @pubprosabb.bsky.social in PW especially this quote:

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"While we rightfully focus on the impacts of censorship across our communities, including to students, teachers, readers, booksellers, librarians, languages, cultures and more—there is only one thing needed for storytelling, and that's a storyteller," she said. "At its heart, storytelling is truth, it is authenticity, and there is no greater threat to fascism."
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 5d
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 6d
Our book FAULT LINES IN THE CONSTITUTION took a field trip to visit the #Constitution @usnatarchives
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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 7d
Last night at our #MassFreedomToRead event, we were asked how school districts find books to ban. The answers to this have evolved over the years, but in 2025, ”AI” is increasingly involved. Read this story from @heykellyjensen.bsky.social about what’s happening in TX: bookriot.com/leander-sb-13/
Texas School Administrators Use A.I. To Ban Books Like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Leander Independent School District's administrators tell educators to "pause" use of 40 books, including numerous classroom classics.
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 7d
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Thank you @AnOpenBookFoundation, for inviting me to talk about FAULT LINES IN THE CONSTITUTION with kids @BallouHighSchool! #kidlit #constitution
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 10d
@Texas #kidlit #writers, heads up! texasinstituteofletters.org/til-2025-lit...
TIL Literary Contest Guidelines for 2025
[PDF version of guidelines] The latest slate of TIL literary contests is now open with prizes adding up to $25,750. In addition, the TIL will bestow a lifetime achievement award ($7,000) and the Jo...
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 11d
#loudmouth about Emma Goldman by my friend @dheiligman is a must-have for all #teen #activists! #kidlit
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 14d
And good riddance to those who were lifted
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 14d
@giemma321.bsky.social thank you for the repost!
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 14d
A beautiful and important new #kidlit #nonfiction book coming from @gailjarrow.bsky.social @CarolynYoder @CalkinsCreek @AstraPublisher #WhiteHouseSecrets #medical
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 14d
@debbieohi.com thank you for the repost!
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 15d
Absolutely. My books would just be words on a page without illustrations.
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 18d
@laurak-pbwriter.bsky.social thank you for the repost!
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 18d
Thank you so much @gayleenwrites.bsky.social @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social for interviewing me for @cynsations! #kidlit

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Author Interview: Cynthia Levinson on Timely Topics & Finding Hope in Readers - Cynthia Leitich Smith
By Gayleen Rabakukk I’m excited to welcome Cynthia Levinson back to Cynsations. Last month, I attended an Austin book talk with Cynthia and her husband and co-author Sandy Levinson discussing the new ...
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 21d
It's happening, just as I predicted in #WhoOwnstheMoon @margaretquinlin.bsky.social @PeachtreePub #kidlit #spaceexploration #spacepolicy #spacelaw #nonfiction www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 21d
Yay! Deb Heiligman’s newest gem is out! #kidlit #activist #socialjustice #workersrights #loudmouth
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 22d
Come! Sunday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 at the Jewish Museum. The curator and I are doing a program for kids and their grown-ups.
thejewishmuseum.org/program/0921... #kidlit #kidart #socialjustice #kidlustrator
Family Event: Author Reading, Kids Art Workshop, and Curator Tour | The Jewish Museum
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 22d
This is The Best Review of anything I’ve ever read. The book, LOUDMOUTH, by @dheiligman.bsky.social is out Sept. 16. Get it. #kidlit #nonfiction
★ “Heiligman’s latest YA biography, about Emma Goldman, solidifies her as one of the absolute best in the business. …” —Booklist, starred review
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Reading Teacher Writes @jennifersniadecki.bsky.social · 22d
Happy (?) Constitution Day! We really need to spend more time with this document.
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Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social · 22d
Happy Constitution Day. This would be a good time to read the Constitution. Also this book. Also our blog. #kidlit #nonfiction #Constitution #ConstitutionDay #votingrights #ElectoralCollege #Congress #executivepower #emergencypowers #executiveorders #habeascorpus faultlinesintheconstitution.com
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