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The back-to-school season can sometimes be as exciting as it is overwhelming. Educators need to get their classrooms ready, plan lessons and dream up ways to inspire their students. #partner

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It was so great to finally meet a few bookish babes in-person at the @oprahsbookclub event hosted by @strandbookstore last week.

Featured here are: @thereadingninja, @lupita.reads, @blackgirlbookadventures and me @hereweeread.

Eva Chen interviewed @oprah to discuss @lizstroutauthor Elizabeth Strout’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ as her latest book club selection. Everyone in attendance went home with a copy of the book.

Have you met any fellow book lovers who you follow online in-person? Tag them in the comments of this post.

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September 10th will forever be marked as Etta Day and Oprah Day in my calendar. Not only did I launch my picture book Etta Extraordinaire Goes to the White House, but I also had the unforgettable opportunity to attend an Oprah’s Book Club @oprahsbookclub event at @strandbookstore, hosted by @meta.

Meeting @oprah in person and listening to her speak about Elizabeth Strout’s @lizstroutauthor Tell Me Everything with Eva Chen @evachen212 was just surreal. The energy in the room was inspiring, and I felt the power of storytelling on a whole new level.

Launching my book on the same day I met Oprah feels like a full-circle moment in my journey as a writer. I’m beyond grateful for the experience. Thank you, @meta for the invitation.

Etta Extraordinaire Goes to the White House is available for sale now wherever books are sold. Published by @harperkids @wmebooks.

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Dear @iammarleydias,

Thank you for your relentless work advocating for representation in children’s books. At just 11 years old, Marley launched the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign, determined to bring attention to stories where Black girls are front and center.

Thanks to her, thousands of young Black girls now have books where they see themselves as the heroes of their own stories. Your passion, Marley, is inspiring generations of readers and changemakers. We can’t thank you enough for the impact you’re making.

I absolutely LOVED meeting you today at the @oprahsbookclub event at @strandbookstore.

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In case any of you were wondering if @oprah would start an @oprahsbookclub for kids…

Oprah said “immediately No!” #oprahsbookclubselection #oprahwinfrey #oprah @strandbookstore #readwithus