Barbara Dee
@barbaradee.bsky.social
Award-winning author of middle grade novels like TEAR THIS DOWN, UNSTUCK, MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU, and VIOLETS ARE BLUE.
Three things wrecking baseball: 1-The daily search for the game on multiple channels and streaming services 2-In-game interviews with position players 3-The Dodgers hoarding superstars like Skubal
NOTHING TO SEE HERE publishes 3 months from today! Honored to share these words from one of my favorite middle grade authors.
Huge scandal at Brown, as students use AI to cheat on a take-home midterm exam. Teachers, what steps are you taking to counter cheating via AI? www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat
Brown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.
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www.theatlantic.com/press-releas... America is a postliterate civilization? Explains a lot about where we are politically.
The Atlantic’s August Cover: Rose Horowitch Writes “The Age of Reading Is Over”
Horowitch examines whether civilization can survive our postliterate era.
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The Librarians Film is officially a nominee for an EMMY! So proud to be a part of this film and its message is more important than ever. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @pbs.org
Groundbreaking. Illuminating. Changed the way I think about the world. RIP Marjane Satrapi. Thank you for this masterpiece.
Need an audiobook for a family road trip this summer? @bookriot.bsky.social recommends the STAR-CROSSED audiobook as enjoyable for the whole family! bookriot.com/lgbtq-audiob...
The Best LGBTQ+ Audiobooks for the Whole Family
These middle grade LGBTQ+ audiobooks are ones the whole family can enjoy: they're the perfect accompaniment to road trips this summer!
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So exciting to see ARCs circulating, and getting read! 📱Thank you, @thenextgenlib.bsky.social !
Amanda Hunt@thenextgenlib.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe need this story in #kidlit about the dangers of social media, inappropriate use of AI and mis/disinformation. This title by @barbaradee.bsky.social releases October 20: bookshop.org/a/102434/979... #mg #library #books #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarian #librarians #bookrecommendation
Next Saturday at the Gold Coast Book Fair in Oyster Bay, NY!
My hero, Amanda Jones (@librarianjones.com) and I chat on the podcast Always Authors—about Judy Blume, dogs, social media, the terrors of public speaking, and why kids aren’t reading these days.
Today is the 20th anniversary of my first book, and as anniversaries do, this one has me thinking. Between 2006 and 2016, six of my middle grade novels were published. Only half earned out. Three got hardly any trade reviews. None of them got much attention. It was only in 2017, with
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.
Rumors-gossip-cattiness-back stabbing- occasionally positive-all part of being on social media unfortunately! What happens when a small group of students start posting fake content to prove a point? Gotta love how author @barbaradee.bsky.social thinks!! #bookposse #kidlit #mglit
bookriot.com/book-bans-an... Book bans affect us all, even those of us in “safe” blue states. And they’ve had a toxic effect on #kidlit publishing.
Where and How Book Censorship Is Impacting Children's Publishing Right Now: Book Censorship News, April 10, 2026
Publishing imprints for young readers are shuttering thanks to a softening school and library market. That's the result of book censorship.
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ARCs for NOTHING TO SEE HERE (Scholastic/Oct 20, 2026) have landed! Also available on Edelweiss and next month on NetGalley!
Kid: What’s the hardest part about being an author? Me: To write fiction, you need to be a sensitive person, bc you need to be hyper aware of people’s feelings, including yr own. But you also need to be tough, bc an author’s life is full of rejection & criticism. And that combo is hard to pull off.
For Women’s History Month, the ALSC recommends “four engaging middle grade novels…that bring women’s history to life.” And one of them is TEAR THIS DOWN 🗳️! www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026/03...
March! Women in History
Celebrate March Women's History Month by exploring impactful middle grade stories and graphic novels about trailblazing women.
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I refuse to watch him on Tuesday. But I’m still enjoying this.
a woman in a white suit is standing in front of a red white and blue flag
ALT: a woman in a white suit is standing in front of a red white and blue flag
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Honored that TEAR THIS DOWN is nominated for the 2017 Oklahoma Library Association intermediate Sequoyah Award (Grades 6-8)!
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Happy news—TEAR THIS DOWN is on the ALA’s 2026 Rise:A Feminist Book Project List! www.ala.org/srrt/2026-ri...
2026 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List
2026 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List
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National Basketball Players Association issued this statement.
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
TEAR THIS DOWN is putting paperback today‼️ When I wrote this book in 2024, I was thinking about the upcoming election, and the attacks on women’s rights and voting rights. Of course I couldn’t foresee what’s happening in Minneapolis. So for me, this book hits different now.
