Megan Ciskowski

They Thought They Buried Us: An Interview with Author NoNieqa Ramos

In They Thought They Buried Us Yuiza knows every horror movie trope and plotline. But when they receive a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school they must uncover the school’s sinister secrets and try to get out alive. Today author NoNieqa Ramos joins us to discuss the first spark of this story, genre fiction, and […]Read more

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Rats to the Rescue: An Interview with Author Scott Riley and Illustrator Huy Voun Lee

Sometimes heroes come in the smallest packages! In Rats to the Rescue: The Unlikely Heroes Making Cambodia Safe discover how how human deminers are working with specially trained HeroRATs to locate landmines and make Cambodia safe for everyone. Today author Scott Riley and illustrator Huy Voun Lee join us to share their creative processes, their […]Read more

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Bear’s Big Idea: An Interview with Author Sandra Nickel

The creators of Big Bear and Little Fish return for another sweet story of friendship and adventure. In Bear’s Big Idea Fish always has great ideas for what to do. Now it’s Bear’s turn and she promises to have a brand new BIG idea…if only she can find out where ideas come from. Today author […]Read more

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Happy Book Birthday: September New Releases

Time to turn a new page with these book birthdays! Check out these spectacular September releases!Read more

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The Rule of Three: An Author Interview with Heather Murphy Capps

In The Rule of Three, seventh grader Wyatt has a three-part plan: play travel baseball, letter on the varsity team, and play college ball at a Division One school. But when travel team tryouts get tense, mysterious wisps of smoke surround him. As Wyatt tries to figure out what’s causing this mysterious smoke and how to […]Read more

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The Gender Binary Is a Big Lie: Author Interview with Lee Wind

Undertake a journey to examine gender identity and representation throughout history in The Gender Binary Is a Big Lie: Infinite Identities around the World by Lee Wind. The idea that all humans fall into one of two gender categories is largely a construct created by those who benefit from that belief. Historical evidence and primary […]Read more

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Happy Book Birthday: August New Releases

Bring out the cake and light the candles! We have a bevy of book birthdays to celebrate. Read on to find the August new releases.Read more

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2024 ALA Annual in Review

From June 27th to July 2nd the San Diego Convention Center bustled with librarians, authors, and publishers from around the world as they attended the 2024 ALA Annual Conference. As soon as the Library Marketplace opened on Friday, the exhibit hall flooded with eager attendees, and we were ready to greet them! Over the next […]Read more

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LIBRARIAN PREP POST: BIOGRAPHIES

In an everchanging world, the often-difficult concept of understanding different perspectives is more important than ever. The well-rounded selection of biographies depicted in this blog post provides insight and offers simplicity while also answering difficult questions for younger readers learning how to put themselves into somebody else’s shoes.Read more

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