In episode 26, show host and I Love Libraries editor Phil Morehart speaks with award-winning author and illustrator Grace Lin. She joins the show to discuss her new book (and her first novel in nine years), “The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon” and its influences, her work as an illustrator, her podcasts, book bans, and of course, how she libraries.
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Host Phil Morehart speaks with one of today’s leading creators of scary literature, author Joe Hill. Hill joins the show to discuss his first novel in nine years, the frightening epic “King Sorrow,” his favorite horror movies and novels, writing for comic books, seeing his work adapted by others, book bans, and of course, how he libraries.
Libraries are more than books. From teaching critical literacy skills to protecting your rights, today’s libraries are dynamic and essential community hubs.
Library users are passionate readers, and we’ve got resources for all varieties of book lovers.
Schools with a strong school library program ensure their students have the best chance to succeed.
Libraries and schools are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to remove books from their shelves.
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Libraries are the heart of every community, but not everyone realizes their impact. Get involved to ensure libraries thrive for all.
Grace Lin, the lauded author and illustrator—and winner of a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, and a Children’s Literature Legacy Award—thinks libraries are places of wonder and magic for people of all ages. That’s why she proudly supports the American Library Association.
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