Book Flood Podcast

Sarah Lamdan is the Executive Director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom AND of the Freedom to Read Foundation. Sarah is both an attorney and a librarian.

For more information about Sarah Lamdan: https://www.sarahlamdan.com/

For more information about the American Library Association: http://ala.org

For more information about the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif

For more information about the Freedom to Read Foundation: https://www.ftrf.org/

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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Deborah Salyer is a long-time lover of YA and children’s lit with 30 years of teaching and library experience. Her seminars and workshops have created piles of books to be read on nightstands from the east to west coasts. She’s also an Implementation and Training Specialist for TeachingBooks and a senior presenter at BER.org for What’s New in Children’s Books, K-6. She’s been a member of CSLA since 2001.

For more information about Deborah Salyer: https://school.teachingbooks.net/support.cgi?f=support_staff_deb

For more information TeachingBooks: http://TeachingBooks.net

For more information about OverDrive: http://OverDrive.com

For more information about Junior Library Guild: https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/

For more information about Bureau of Education & Research: https://www.ber.org/

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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Rebecca Langston-George is the author of nineteen books for children including For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story and Rover Rolled Over.

A retired teacher and board member of the California Reading Association, Rebecca is the Regional Advisor for the Central-Coastal California chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI CenCal), helping other writers learn the craft.

For more information about Rebecca Langston-George: https://www.rebeccalangston-george.com/

For more information Rebecca's books: https://www.rebeccalangston-george.com/books

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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Padma Venkatraman discusses her new book, "Faraway Family," as well as the writing life.

For more information about Padma Venkatraman: https://padmavenkatraman.com/

For more information about Padma's books: https://padmavenkatraman.com/books/

For more information about "Faraway Family": https://padmavenkatraman.com/2026/08/21/faraway-family-teacher-resources-author-events/

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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Daniel Gumnit is the CEO/Executive Director of Little Free Library, an international non-profit that focuses on supporting and creating little free libraries in neighborhoods.

For more information about Daniel Gumnit: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5411
For more information about Little Free Library: https://littlefreelibrary.org
For more information about starting a Little Free Library: https://littlefreelibrary.org/start/

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon
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Tracey Baptiste is a New York Times bestselling author. Her books have received starred reviews from School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus and have been named in best books of the year roundups for NPR, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, the New York Public Library, Brightly, We Need Diverse Books, and Bank Street. They have also been on shortlists for several awards such as the Jane Adams Children’s Book Award, the Massachusetts Book Award, and the Texas Topaz Reading List with a unanimous recommendation.

For more information about Tracey Baptiste: https://www.traceybaptiste.com/

For more information about Tracey's books: https://www.traceybaptiste.com/books

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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This podcast originally aired on November 19. 2025.

For more information about Ryan Estrada: https://www.ryanestrada.com/

For more information about Ryan's books: Ryan's Books

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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This podcast originally aired on December 11, 2024.

For more information about Varsha Bajaj: https://www.varshabajaj.com/

For more information about Varsha's books: https://www.varshabajaj.com/books/

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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This podcast originally aired on February 17, 2025.

For more information about Ernesto Cisneros: https://www.ernestocisneros.com/

For more information about Ernesto's "Queso, Just in Time": https://www.ernestocisneros.com/queso-just-in-time

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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This podcast originally aired on January 13, 2025.

For more information about Padma Venkatraman: https://padmavenkatraman.com/

For more information about Padma's books: https://padmavenkatraman.com/where-to-buy-padmas-books/

For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon

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