Kari Lavelle

@karilavellewrites.bsky.social

Author of the BUTT OR FACE? series, ODE TO GRAPEFRUIT: HOW JAMES EARL JONES FOUND HIS VOICE (illustrated by Bryan Collier), and WE MOVE THE WORLD (illustrated by @nabihaiderali.bsky.social)

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“Thanks to the Emmy® awards for celebrating and honoring this documentary and librarians across the country who are fighting against censorship on the frontlines of democracy.”

For the librarians. #Invictus

ilovelibraries.org/article/the-...

ilovelibraries.org'The Librarians' Documentary Wins an EmmyFilmmaker Kim Snyder’s documentary about public and school librarians in Texas, Florida, and other states who unite to combat book banning in the United States was awarded a 2026 Emmy® for Exceptional...
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European law enforcement agencies chasing leads from the U.S. investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein say that one year after the first batch of files was released, the Justice Department has yet to respond to their requests for help.

washingtonpost.comEuropeans investigating Epstein say DOJ has not agreed to requests for helpSome European law enforcement agencies chasing leads spurred by information in the so-called Epstein Files say the U.S. Justice Department has not responded to their requests.
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Also, on a related note - there was a chat in a neighborhood group post on Facebook about THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES and I just wanted to comment "Kate is my friend!" (I didn't.) But it will never not be thrilling to see my friend's books find their readers!