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Ambassador Turncoat?

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:May 27, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
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The controversy surrounding Mac Barnett, picture book author/illustrator and children's literature ambassador, and how we can defend children's books and their creators.

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Read more about the article The 2026 We Are KidLit Summer Reading List

The 2026 We Are KidLit Summer Reading List

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:May 19, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
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Overview and links to the 2026 We Are KidLit Summer Reading List.

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Read more about the article 21st Century Democracies, Lost and Found

21st Century Democracies, Lost and Found

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:May 10, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/International
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What Hungary's election ending Orban's rule can teach us in the U.S.

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Read more about the article Graphic Novels for Kids at the 2026 PEN World Voices Festival

Graphic Novels for Kids at the 2026 PEN World Voices Festival

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:May 3, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/Serialized Fiction/Writing
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A report on "The Transformative Power of Graphic Novels for Kids" panel at the 2026 PEN World Voices Festival.

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Read more about the article Social Media Hiatus

Social Media Hiatus

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:April 23, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/International
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Why I've dropped off social media and what I'm reading instead, plus two discount offers for a good cause.

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Read more about the article Tax Day

Tax Day

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:April 15, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/International
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I'm among those who stand to lose my right to vote if the SAVE Act passes, and what that means at tax time.

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Read more about the article An East Village Unicorn

An East Village Unicorn

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:April 8, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/International/Uncategorized
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Happy first birthday to Pavlo Mochi, already an East Village treasure.

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Read more about the article No Kings! in Houston

No Kings! in Houston

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:March 31, 2026
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The contrast between the No Kings! rallies in New York City and the one in Houston, Texas.

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Read more about the article The Price of a Vote

The Price of a Vote

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:March 24, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/International
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The TSA funding logjam, airport chaos in Houston, and what it means to lose voting rights.

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Read more about the article When Everything Shut Down

When Everything Shut Down

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:March 15, 2026
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
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Remembering the Covid shutdowns on the sixth anniversary, and looking at two outstanding books for teens that portray those difficult months.

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