Sara | Novel Novice 📚

An illustrated graphic depicting a forest underneath a bright blue sky. At the top of the graphic is purple title text that says, “cover reveal,” followed by a thumbnail image of the book cover for “V. Malar: Greatest Ranger of All Time,” written by Suma Subramaniam and illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan. The cover illustration shows a young Indian girl and a group of friends standing in a forest and admiring nature. They’re also accompanied by an adult forest ranger. At the bottom of the graphic is a yellow bubble containing the book’s release date: November 4th, 2025.

An illustrated graphic depicting a forest underneath a bright blue sky. There’s an open journal page at the center of the graphic containing a short plot summary of “V. Malar: Greatest Ranger of All Time.” The summary reads as follows: “When Malar wins a weekend at an animal reserve, she really wants to see a tiger—but the bigger challenge might be adjusting to being away from home and getting along with the other campers! V. Malar is headed to Camp Kurinji, a well-known tiger reserve in South India, and she couldn’t be more excited—or nervous. She’ll be participating in a program for students to learn more about nature conservation and the animals that call the reserve home. Malar wants to see a tiger more than anything, but it’s also her first time away from home. Will the other kids want to be her friends? Will she miss Amma and Appa and the farm?”

WNDB is thrilled to share a first look at the cover for V. MALAR: GREATEST RANGER OF ALL TIME, written by @suma-subramaniam.bsky.social and illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan!

Malar’s next great adventure comes out on November 4th, 2025 from @candlewickpress.bsky.social!

📖 bit.ly/VMalarBook2

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A little satisfying before & after from my #littlefreelibrary tidying sesh this morning.

Also added a few more children’s books & replenished my little free trinket bin with nee bookish stickers.

#littlefreelibraries

Yes yes yes!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Let’s chat about ways to support & save our libraries over on today’s insta post: www.instagram.com/p/DIOyqs4Juo...

#NationalLibraryWeek #savelibraries #booksky

Thank you!!!

Oh this looks darling!

Friendly reminder that there are lots of amazing books that are NOT written by hateful TERFs who use their vast wealth & fame to perpetuate hate.

It’s long past time to let go of that series & find a new fandom to funnel your passion, attention & money towards.

#booksky

Spring has sprung at our #LittleFreeLibrary! I’ve added books for Arab Heritage Month, Easter, and Earth Day, plus decorations to help celebrate even more things in April. Also a couple blind date books & more free stickers.

#littlefreelibraries #booksky

And if I remove them, do I donate the books or just recycle them?

Advice needed! Someone left books 3-7 in the HP series in our #littlefreelibrary. We don’t support that author in our home & I firmly believe that any support of her work (direct or indirect) does harm to the trans community.

Do I just leave the books, remove them, or something else?

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

Are you attending any #HandsOf2025 protests today? I’m home with two sick kiddos, but there in spirit — and reading these #picturebooks to teach those same kiddos about the power of protest & using our voices to speak up!

Don’t forget to go enter this book giveaway!!!

Happy We Need Diverse Books Day! 📚 Celebrating over here with a pile of diverse books for all ages. Be sure to follow @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social for more recs all year long & seek them out in your bookstores, schools, and libraries.

#weneeddiversebooks #weneeddiversebooksday #booksky

GIVEAWAY ALERT!!! 🚧 I’m teaming up with @familiusbooks.bsky.social today to reveal the cover for C IS FOR CONSTRUCTION: A CONSTRUCTION ABC PRIMER & if you head over to the post on Instagram, you can enter to win one of three copies! #booksky #bookgiveaway #kidlit

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Been largely MIA after a couple of rough weeks, but here’s my March #bookhaul — which is definitely evidence of retail therapy/reading books as escapism therapy.

#booksky

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

Minnesota: A student from St. Francis High School testified to her school board Monday about the restrictive policy that led to at least 47 books—including Beloved, Brave New World, and The Handmaid's Tale— being banned in her district.

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Apparently my Trans Rights Readathon Latinx recommendations video is too long to post on #Booksky so here are the links to where you can find it—

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Tidied up the Little Free Library today. Neighbors have been leaving a lot of books this week, so it is VERY well stocked right now. Come & grab your next read!

#littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries

Overwhelming response here & on IG was for Sarah MacLean, and I can’t argue with that.

#currentlyreading #booksky

Help! What do I read next??? 📖 I finished (& loved) FAN SERVICE by Rosie Danan last night, but I am stumped on what to pick up next. Some top contenders are featured in this photo but I’m really just not sure what I’m feeling. So tell me if any of these scream MUST READ NOW to you. #booksky

Make it make sense!!!! Like, this just seems like a common courtesy thing.

I’m 99% sure I’m not contagious, and I still wore a mask. I do not get this lack of empathy for others.

Took myself to urgent care this morning for a lingering viral infection (I’m fine, just needed meds). A mother and her teenage daughter come in; mother explains her daughter has been sick for weeks, has a fever, cough, sniffles, etc.

And yet … she waltzes in without a mask. 😡

I know we’ve been listening to a lot of Chappell Roan lately, but in case I forgot, today my daughter said, “Our bagel is HOT TO GO!”

#momsky

It’s called Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, if you want to request it from your local library.

Save the Institute of Museum & Library Services ⭑ 5 Calls

Want to show up for our libraries? Use @5calls.org to contact your senators and congress people, and urge them to protect federal funding for libraries and museums.

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Three wall-mounted shelves with various green-covered and/or St Patrick’s Day kids books facing out.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 kids #bookshelfie edition! #booksky #kidlit #kidsbooks

Kids (almost 5yo) are putting body shimmer on. Husband says, “Lay off or you’re going to give the Twilight vampires a run for their money.”

Kids: “Toilet vampires!!!”

#momsky #booksky #twilight