The Author Village
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An in-person and virtual booking agency, bringing like-minded authors, educators, and creators to your school, conference, group, organization, or community.
Newburgh, NY
Joined August 2017
The book creators, educators, and librarians from The Author Village are currently scheduling both in-person and virtual programs and experiences for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. https://t.co/XdUDyRpq1E
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The Author Village is a community of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book authors and illustrators available for school visits, library visits, festivals, conferences, panels, worksho...
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Accepting an award from the Children's Literature Council of Southern California for Distinguished Body of Work. Twenty years ago I published my first book and was happy to simply just be a published author. Over 120 books later this is an honor far beyond words ❤️
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A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga is the most delightful mystery for young people. So warm and rife with teachable directions for classroom practice- or to read with your own kiddos. Loved loved loved. 2024 reads. @AuthorVillage
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RISING FROM THE ASHES 🔥📚 Chosen as one of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY's Best Books of 2024: "Messages of empathy, progress & resilience following tragedy resonate throughout this moving account of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Via vivid prose, Yoo contextualizes the history." @NYRBooks #YA
We’re a week away from another election that’s too close to call and too momentous to tune out. Luckily, PW has just the thing to help get you through it: our 150 best books of the year. https://t.co/J4sxIXn9tA
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SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY, has won the gold medal from the International Latino Book Awards Children’s, Chapter, & Young Adult Books: Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book. @HolidayHouseBks @Empower_Latinos @MGenhart @NealPorterBooks
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The next @diversebooks anthology is here! Congratulations to @ElloEllenOh, everyone at We Need Diverse Books, and all the author contributors to ON THE BLOCK: STORIES OF HOME. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!
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"The novel is a must-read for those who appreciate lyrical storytelling with emotional depth." SLJ's starred review of Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman Penguin/Nancy Paulsen. Jan. 2025. https://t.co/olGAP55rhb
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I'm happy to announce that I have two books included in the Barnes and Noble Best Books of the Year for 2024. The first is THE MISFITS by @LisaYee1 and the second is LEFTY by @The_Pigeon
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Halloween Is Coming: 31 New Books to Celebrate Spookytime | 100 Scope Notes https://t.co/WuNHVnDkCG
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Huge congratulations to Pedro Martin. MEXIKID is the winner of the 2024 Harvey Award for Best Children’s Book. The Harvey Awards are one of the comic industry’s oldest and most prestigious award. @HarveyAwards
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Cover Reveal: At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom by Newbery Medalist @erinentrada
https://t.co/2UUXcCSdho Illustration Credit: @balbusso_twins | Design Credit: Sylvie Le Floc’h
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The new #DetectiveDuckSeries from @hwinkler4real, @linoliver, and @dsantat looks like SO much fun! Happy book birthday, friends!
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I have TWO books out in the world today. The first is my rerelease of my first graphic novel, SIDEKICKS, which features 16 new pages which will lead into a bigger 4 book story arc. The second is the newest DETECTIVE DUCK book written by @hwinkler4real and @linoliver
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We sure are celebrating a book birthday this week! Congratulations to @nidhiart on the release of her new picture book QUIET KARIMA. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!
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It’s a book birthday! Congratulations to @stacymcanulty on the release of NEVER THIRTEEN. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!
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Wow!! Congratulations to Erin Entrada Kelly! THE FIRST STATE OF BEING is a National Book Awards Finalist! Way to go @erinentrada! Well done, @nationalbook!
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We’re celebrating a book birthday! Welcome to the world, A SPLIT SECOND. Congratulations to @JanaeMarksBooks on the release of your next middle grade novel.
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Happy book birthday to BOY 2.0. Congratulations to @TraceyBaptiste on the release of your next middle grade novel. Welcome to the world! Huzzah!
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Happy book birthday to WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE! Congratulations to Liz Kleinrock, Caroline Kusin Pritchard, and Iris Gottlieb on your new non-fiction picture book. Welcome to the world!
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