KidLitFaves #4: Celia C. Pérez
Author photo Biography Celia C. Pérez is a writer and zine maker from Miami. She now lives in Chicago with her family. Her books have been awarded a Pura...
January 2026
Hello, friends. 2026 has only been with us for a few weeks and it's already been incredibly intense on a personal and political level, as I'm sure you're all...
KidLitFaves: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Biography Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is an American children's and young adult book author. In 2016, her children's book The War That Saved My Life received...
2025 Favorite Books
It’s the end of 2025, which means it’s time for me to talk about my favorite books of the year! I have quite a few of them, which is both delightful and...
December 2025
Hello again, friends! It's the last full newsletter of the year (I'm planning to write a special edition with 2025 favorites) and I have a lot to talk about!...
KidLitFaves #3: Renée Watson
Hello, friends! Welcome back to another issue of KidLitFaves, where I introduce some of my favorite writers of books for kids, birth through middle grade....
November 2025
The beginning of November feels like it was about 25 years ago! But in fact, it was only three weeks? Huh. Anyway, we went to DC at the end of October for a...
KidLitFaves #2: Meg Medina
Biography Meg Medina is a Cuban American author who writes for readers from picture books to YA realistic fiction. She has received several Pura Belpre...
October 2025
Scenes from an autumn walk Overall, October has been a busy, stressful month. On the plus side, we went apple picking, which was delightful, especially...
KidLitFaves #1: Grace Lin
Hello, friends! Welcome to the first installment of KidLitFaves, a new series featuring some of my favorite children’s lit authors. We’re starting with Grace...
September 2025
Well, friends, it’s been another Month around here. I had a whole bit about hope and fear and the state of the world typed up here, but it felt very trite...
August 2025
Hocking Hills State Park If I had to sum up August in one word, it would be intense. We started off with a wonderful visit from my mom that included seeing...
July 2025
Purple Coneflower is having a moment Summer Reading is over at my library! (Kids go back to school on July 30 here.) We ended with an absolutely delightful...
June 2025
Milkweed blooming in the front garden Summer Reading Club is here at work and it’s been a wildly busy season so far. Exciting, but very draining! Writing...
May 2025
It is almost Summer Reading season in this librarian² household! Many libraries in the US have Summer Reading for adults, so check it out & sign up if you...
April 2025
Want to support your local library but don't know where to start? I've made a guide that walks through steps and pathways you can choose. Feel free to share!...
March 2025
Daffodils in bloom March has been a bit too tumultuous (a fun word, but less fun to experience) around here. I keep trying to come up with something to say,...
February 2025
Month in review February has been, largely, a difficult month. I won't go into all of it, but: UGH. I hope you are all as well, and safe, and warm as you can...
January 2025
This month’s newsletter is mostly about books! There’s also a recipe at the end. The rest of this intro talks about current events in the US; if you need to...
winter 2024
Well, friends, here we are, at the end of another year. It’s been…challenging, to say the least, and with another Trump presidency looming, I’m not feeling...