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Here Wee Read — 64 episodes

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Mighty Mara: Celebrate Disability Pride Month with Author Carino Ho

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Miss Edmonia's Class of Wildfires: Author Victoria Scott-Miller

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Mental Health Awareness Month with Author Lynn Joseph: My Code Word

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The Switch: Kickstart Your Summer Reading with Author Jesse Byrd

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Bunso Meets a Mumu - Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month with Author/Illustrator Rev Valdez

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Look Up!: Fontaine the Pigeon Starts a Revolution (Screen Free Week) Britt Gondolfi & Amanda Romanick

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Jeet and Fudge: Get to Know Author, President, & CEO of Baker & Taylor Amandeep Kochar.

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Like Lava in my Veins with Author Derrick Barnes

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Always With You, Always With Me Kelly Rowland and Jessica McKay

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My Fade is Fresh: Getting to Know Shauntay Grant

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Mi Cuidad Sings: Getting to Know Debut Author Cynthia Harmony

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Black Boy, Black Boy: Jorge Redmon and Ali Kamanda

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To New Heights: Tacko Fall and Justin Haynes

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50 - American Desi: Jyoti Rajan Gopal and Supriya Kelkar

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49 - The First and Only Openly Gay Strongman in the World: Rob Kearney & Eric Rosswood

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48 - Why I’m Planning to Pivot on Social Media to Share Bookish Content

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47 - The Bad Guys: Live Interview with Aaron Blabey and Pierre Perifel

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46 - Twelve Dinging Doorbells: Book Chat with Author Tameka Fryer-Brown

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45 - Mango and Marigold Press: Chatting Books and Diversity with CEO Sailja Joshi

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44 - Here Wee Read Live: New York Times Bestselling Author Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton – The Queen of Kindergarten

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43 - 10 Children’s Books Publishing in 2022: JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD

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42 - Here Wee Read Live: Black Children’s Book Week Author Panel

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41 - We Got the Spirit: Up Close and Personal with Frank and Connie Morrison

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40 - When the World Feels Heavy: Children’s Book Recommendations

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39 - Blackout: Chatting Books with NYT Bestselling YA & Picture Book Author Tiffany D. Jackson

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38 - Marley and the Family Band with Author, Singer, & CEO Cedella Marley

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37 - Saving the Day with Author, Actress, Comedian, and Founder Karyn Parsons

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36 - Black History Month: Teaching Beyond Slavery, Racism, Oppression, and Struggle

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35 - Everything is Figureoutable: Jumpstart the New Year with NY Times Bestselling Author & Thought Leader Marie Forleo

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34 - Just Us Books: Chatting Books with Wade & Cheryl Hudson

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33 - Poetry Matters: Up Close and Personal with Author & Poet Nikki Grimes

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32 - Santa in the City Illustrator Reggie Brown

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31 - A Friend Like You: Frank Murphy, Kayla Harren and Charnaie Gordon

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30 - Practice Finishing: An Intimate Conversation with Lamar Giles About Books, Staying the Course, and Fatherhood

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29 - Everybody in the Red Brick Building: Up Close and Personal with Anne Wynter

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28 - Operation Sisterhood: Chatting Books with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

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27 - I is for Immigrants: A Conversation with Selina Alko

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26 - Laundry Love with Patric Richardson

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25 - Laila Ali: Being the Best Version of Yourself

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24 - Do It Yourself Public Relations with Author, CEO and “PR Ninja” Nikkia McClain

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23 - Nadia Odunayo, Founder of The StoryGraph

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22 - We’re Still Here: Bookish Chat with Author Traci Sorell

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21 - Too Small Tola: Getting to Know Award-Winning Author Atinuke

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20 - Zonia’s Rainforest: A Conversation with Peruvian Author-Illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal

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19 - Getting to Know Debut Author Nandi Taylor

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18 - Becoming Vanessa: An Intimate Chat with Author-Illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton

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17 - Brave Bessie: Queen of the Sky: Bookish Chat with Author Roda Ahmed

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16 - The Pumphrey Brothers: Making Stuff Together Since 1981 Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey

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15 - I Am Brown: Let’s Talk Illustrations with Animator & Illustrator Sandhya Prabhat

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14 - The ABCs of Black History: An Interview with New York Times Bestselling Author Rio Cortez

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13 - My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World: Up Close and Personal with Superbowl Champion Malcolm Mitchell

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12 - I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! Interview with Alissa Holder & Zulekha Holder-Young

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11 - William Still and His Freedom Stories: Interview with Don Tate

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10 - Celebrating 10 Years of Chocolate Me!: Interview with Shane W. Evans

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9 - Thank You, Omu!: Interview with Oge Mora

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8 - The Magnificent Makers: Interview with Dr. Theanne Griffith

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7 - We All Have a Voice: Interview with Cozbi A. Cabrera

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6 - Ty’s Travels: Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons and Nina Mata

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5 - Roxy The Last Unisaurus Rex: Interview with Eva Chen

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4 - Meeting Michelle Obama: Interview with Parker Curry and Jessica Curry

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3 - Eyes That Kiss in the Corners: Interview with Debut Author Joanna Ho

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2 - I Am Every Good Thing: Up Close and Personal with Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James

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1 - I'm Not a Fan of Diverse Books, I'm a Fan of Diverse Thinking People, a conversation with Kwame Alexander

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