Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of books such as Enchanted Air, Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Surrender Tree, which received a Newbery Honor. She served as the national 2017-2019 Young People’s Poet Laureate. Other awards include Pura Belpré […]
Do libraries need to be protected in 2024? The answer that surprises no one is that they most certainly do. In this podcast, John Chrastka and host Tom Nixon take a look at the current state and what it […]
Nikki Shannon Smith is an educator, presenter, and the award-winning author of over 20 published and forthcoming children’s books. Her titles include OUR BEAUTIFUL COLORS (Little Golden Books), and the board book series Brown Baby Parade (Crown Books/Random House). […]
Shawn Thrasher is the president of the California Library Association. In the podcast, Thrasher discusses his career trajectory, the goals of CLA, and the upcoming conference on October 17 – 19 in Pasadena, California. Organization: […]
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For our inaugural Book Flood Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing library leader Amanda Jones about her new book, That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America (2024), and about her journey battling […]
Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day. While bookstores and libraries can sometimes seem to be competitors, it really is not so. We are partners in providing books to our communities. Golden Libraries does have a local […]
Margarita Engle may well be the most awarded children’s and YA author in California, with, according to TeachingBooks.net, 172 awards and distinctions. “Wild Dreamers” is the latest book by the Cuban-American author Engle. As has […]
I have lately been reading books related to libraries and/or booksellers. A disproportionate number of these books are related to World War II. Why? No earthly idea. It does make me think that I should […]
I had the opportunity today to do one of my favorite things: I got to read books to students at an elementary school. It was a follow-up to Read Across America. Which book did I […]
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