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What is Tom reading for “Read Across America”
Being a former manager of school libraries for a large California school district, I always get asked to be a reader for Read Across America. This year I was asked by two schools to come […]
Month: February 2025
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Three Questions for Authors and Illustrators
Have you wanted to be on the Book Flood Podcast but not sure you would have enough to say? Have you already been on the Book Flood Podcast but have more to say? Today marks […]
PODCAST
Book Flood Podcast (E27): Charlotte Cheng on “Icy Fruit” and Other Books
Apple Podcast Amazon Music Spotify iHeart Radio YouTube Charlotte Cheng has written and illustrated a variety of books including Night Market Rescue, Roar-Choo!, I Miss You Most, and BoBo Loves Dumplings. Represented by Red Fox Literary, Charlotte has spoken at […]
AWARDS
ALA announces John Newbery Awards recipients
The American Library Association has announced the recipients of the 2025 John Newbery Medal and Honor Books. It honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Title Author Publisher Award […]
EVENTS
Save the Date for SLJ Day of Dialogue
From a School Library Journal email: Registration has begun for SLJ Day of Dialog! Join us May 22nd for an exclusive online gathering featuring some of the most celebrated creators in the pre-k through YA literary world. This […]
PODCAST
Book Flood Podcast (E26): Ernesto Cisneros on “Efrén Divided”
Apple Podcast Amazon Music Spotify iHeart Radio YouTube Ernesto Cisneros (https://amzn.to/4b7VQzd) is the nationally acclaimed author of EFRÉN DIVIDED. He was born and raised in Santa Ana, California, where he still teaches. As an author, he believes […]
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Re-Branding headed toward completion
Over here we discussed about the changes coming to the website. While there is still some work to do on the backend, readers should see that the website is morphing from “Golden Libraries” to “Book […]
STORE
“That Librarian” (Amanda Jones) on sale!
Oprah Winfrey said it all at the 2023 National Book Awards: “Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read…but she’s not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped […]
PODCAST
Book Flood Podcast (E25): Sara Smith on Manga & Graphic Novels
Apple Podcast Amazon Music Spotify iHeart Radio YouTube Sara Smith is the District Librarian in California’s Central Valley. Previously, she was a high school teacher librarian and a high school English teacher. She has also […]
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Book Flood Podcast welcomes new guests
Are you interested in being a guest on the Book Flood Podcast? We are always looking for potential guests who are active in the book trade whether as authors or as practitioners. Our typical guests […]