Dear Librarians: A Letter from Char Adams, Author of Black-Owned

As I prepare now to release Black-Owned, my greatest hope is that readers will find in these stories that same sense of community. My hope is we will gain a deeper understanding of just how much we need one another. Prison abolitionist and organizer Mariame Kaba often says, “Everything worthwhile is done with other people.”

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Read a Q&A with Boy from the North Country Author Sam Sussman

“Right now, in a library in this country, there is a child whose world is being transformed by the book she is reading. That child is laughing, or crying, or understanding herself in a new way––and that is thanks to the dedication and love of all those who have given their lives to our precious libraries.”

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Dear Librarians: A Letter from Sarah MacLean, Author of These Summer Storms

“Raised on saltwater and sand and the particular force of New England summer storms, it was probably inevitable that my writing would eventually return there, but after a decade of writing about 19th Century London, 21st Century Rhode Island came as a surprise (though writing modern-day billionaires doesn’t take you too far afield from robber barons of old). Either way, sometimes an idea takes hold and refuses to let you go—that’s These Summer Storms.”

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Check out our ‘Dear Librarians’ author letter archive!

Happy National Library Week! We love sharing the library love on our blog all year long. What better week to make sure that you know about our blog archive of over 25 “Dear Librarians” letters from your biggest fan club: authors who were inspired to become writers —and readers—thanks to libraries! From LibraryReads favorites, to

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