Alex Villasante

Time to get MUY excited! This year, bring the @LatinxKidLitBF LIVE to your classroom, library or home for FESTIVAL FRIDAYS September 22nd through October 13th! FOUR Fridays (9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13) of content for students and readers of all ages. #LKBF23 youtube.com/watch?v=7sAqUe…

Happy #BookBirthday, @magpiewrites! FIREBLOOMS is on shelves now. 🎉

I'm a co-founder, with the inimitable Mayra Cuevas, of this brand new, in-person storyteller conference in NYC in September. A small & mighty team is working tirelessly (so much cafecito!!) and the agents, authors, editors - OH MY! Join US! t.ly/QiG6C

honestly, this is one of the most gorgeous, feelings-forward, glittering and gem-cut YA books I've read in a long time. Like all of @LaAnnaMarie books, FLAWLESS GIRLS seeps into my dreams and stays there, flickering with secrets. ✨Sigh💎.

Find #kidlitbooks for #pridemonth in the LKBF Bookshop bookstore 🌈❤️ #Pride2024 #LoveIsLove #LKBF24 bookshop.org/shop/LatinxKid…. @aida_writes @mgenhart @magpiewrites

Join @jacquillo_, @lucyruth, @mbifebooks and me at this @HighlightsFound VIRTUAL Gather hosted by @magpiewrites. We'll chat about our swimming #picturebooks! Register here: highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/free-…… @ChronicleKids @kaylanijuanita @BookishAriel @KidlitInColor @Soaring20sPB

@misstrishtobias @Tiff_Liao @chelseberly @zandoprojects @OhlerTJ SCREAMMMMMMING!!! this is the most amazing news! Felicidades!!!!

It's happening. Really. A book deal announcement. HONEYSUCKLE AND BONE is the story I wish I could have read a decade ago. I can't wait to share it with you.

Always, always, always pre-order Traci's books and wait with SUCH anticipation for her words. She's a master storyteller 💜

TONIGHT! join this gorgeous bunch for the Relit Book Launch 7pm Eastern!

@LatinxKidLitBF is now in it's 5th year of amplifying Latinx authors & illustrators, providing free educational content to kids and educators. We want to keep going, and we can, with your help. Pls bid on a prize like this one with me and @NoNieqaRamos 💜 32auctions.com/LKBF2024

LATINX VOICES: AN IN-COMMUNITY RETREAT FOR STORYTELLERS w. @magpiewrites, @NoNieqaRamos, @MGarciaWrites, & @AReynosoMorris 🗓️October 27 - October 30 highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/latin…

🚨Our 2024 Scholarship Application Period is NOW OPEN!🚨

Thrilled and honored to have been featured in @PublishersWkly on behalf of @LatinxKidLitBF discussing the obstacles of book bans and the significance of diverse stories in showcasing our shared human experiences. Check it out! #BookBans #DiverseStories buff.ly/3GnJGDI

I'm so proud of this short story—I channeled my art school past and my love of NYC to write Prefiero No - not to mention my strange attachment to Bartleby The Scrivener! thank you @SandraProudman for including me in this incredible anthology!!

@catgaleano 👀

I love Latinx YA anthologies but I can’t wait for the day when I can read an all South American Latinx collection 🥹 How do we make this happen? 👀

@capaciousmood @PublishersWkly whooo hooo! felicidades!!!

It’s @PublishersWkly official ! Guess they’re gonna let me keep doing this book thing :)

"The most important thing is to stand up and be counted. Resist, resist, resist." — #BannedBookWeek Honorary Chair @levarburton on @thereidout with @JoyAnnReid. #LetFreedomRead msnbc.com/the-reidout/wa…

Thank you @MSNBC for having me on "The Eleventh Hour" with Stephanie Ruhl to talk about "Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard." If you missed it, you can watch it here: #LGBTQ @ABRAMSbooks #LGBTQIA msnbc.com/11th-hour/watc…

she's incredible 💜

@HighlightsFound is a beacon for so many #kidlit creatives, and the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is deeply honored to continue to count on their support. #LKBF23