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THE WORST RŌNIN available now! Author of a buncha books, some for little kids some for teens. Cohost @FailureAdapt . Cofounder @AuthorsABB she/her

Oakland, CA

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

I really appreciate everyone who has helped me and Yas get the word out about Love in the Library, but there's something that I'd like to clarify: Often, copy will say something "this shameful chapter" in American history or "this dark time" to refer to Japanese incarceration.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

4 years

Today's a great day to mute people who can't tell the difference btwn an imperfect set of candidates and literal fascism

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

3 years

Wunmi Mosaku appreciation post

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

OK. No more subtweeting. This is what happened. Full story at the link. I'm so disappointed and furious and unsurprised. But I also have receipts. Scholastic wanted to feature my book, but ONLY if I censored the word RACISM from the author's note.

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1 year

If you ever wondered what publishers are doing in the face of school book bans, it's not what you'd hope, and it's exactly what you'd think.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

THE PROPHESY HAS COME TRUE, a white person has gotten mad at me for saying racism is an American tradition in the author's note of my book about my grandparents meeting in a *checks note* Japanese incarceration camp

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

I just got this message on IG and was given permission to share it. I try not to be too self important, but like. These books fucking matter. She was horrified. She deserved to know. She wasn't protected as a child when no one told her. They were just setting her up.

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2 years

my favorite james patterson story is that, at my first BEA, i got seated next to the editor in chief of a very large trade review magazine, who proceeded to get white wine drunk at lunch and spend the whole hour we had to chat ranting about what an asshole jp is. i was rivited.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

I wrote about why, even after the apology and the offer to license my book in its full form, I still said no to Scholastic. I am still gutted to reject a great opportunity. But I'm still sure I'm doing the right thing.

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The Answer is Still No. — Pretty Ok Maggie

I would prefer, in all of this, to just take the licensing deal. I would like that better than solidarity, or kind messages of support, or retweets, or that flurry of sales that accompanied my...

www.prettyokmaggie.com

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An author was offered a deal with Scholastic, the largest children’s book publisher, but asked to remove references to racism. She refused. The case became an example of how the debate around book banning in schools has reached publishers.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

It is worth saying: I clarified that the offer was contingent upon this edit being accepted. The answer was yes, it is.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

6 years

Development through kidlit categories: Picture books: oh my gosh, the world! Early reader: it’s huge! Middle grade: wait, it’s dark and complicated, good thing there’s adults YA: wait, I’M dark and complicated AND I can’t trust adults, I should fix this! Adult: lol nm

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

apparently he complained to this editor, often and vociferously, about the lack of coverage for his books. "what does he want from us?" the editor moaned. "all his books are the same! BAD!" imagine my delight.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

anyway, i think about that story every time my book gets any trade review, but especially a starred one. sometimes, you don't getgood reviews / the jobs you want bc your mediocrity has finally caught up with you.

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6 years

It is a truth universally acknowledged that you will never sound less intelligent than when you’re trying to compliment an author you *really like* face to face

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

4 years

I don't know why white people insist on appropriating stuff they're not as good at when they COULD be doing this

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

5 years

My least defensible opinions are that Adam Driver is incredibly hot and also somehow looks exactly like this cat

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

I'm getting a lot of really lovely support and solidarity, which I am so grateful for. And for those who'd like action items: 1. Tell Scholastic how you feel about this. 2. Buy books by POC authors. 3. Support groups like @PENamerica that fight censorship / book banning.

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@emteehall This is unacceptable and you’re a badass. Let us know how to help.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

I'm sorry also the most TRULY HILARIOUS part is when she said my statements were "so non positive"

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4 years

There's a difference btwn: wow I'm personally disappointed a cop has been named the VP candidate, but I'm still voting dem bc I get that literally ANYTHING is better and Kamala is a cop guess I'm not voting Like... we can see and acknowledge the dif yes ???

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

fun fact: she is a TEACHER.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

If you ever wondered what publishers are doing in the face of school book bans, it's not what you'd hope, and it's exactly what you'd think.

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2 years

I disagree with this framing. It implies that the era in which the United States does not wrongfully incarcerate people (incl children) based on their race is over. And it simply is not. Mass incarceration is a uniquely American phenomenon and policy. And it's very current.

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2 years

I have been told I should not waste my time yelling at her and this is good and true advice, but also like she really really deserves to be yelled at

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4 years

Genuinely curious bc I'm Jewish so I grew up with this education from a young age: What age were you taught about the Holocaust, and was it in school?

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Nearly two-thirds of US adults unaware 6m Jews killed in the Holocaust – study

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4 years

To be clear this doesn't mean she doesn't deserve criticism? She does! Pls don't tag me in arguments about that???? Just that there are some people ready to make wildly false equivalences and I don't have the energy for them

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

the thing is B&N doesn't carry MOST books so -preorder books you're excited about -support your local indie -request books from your library

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

And if that connection feels too far a walk for you (it's not but I don't feel like arguing) then our borders provide a harrowing example as well. We have never stopped punishing marginalized people in this country. We have never stopped enforcing white supremacist laws.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

In my author's note and in my presentations I give to schools I am very clear on this point, and I continually catch bad feedback for it. But I wasn't interested in telling this story to affirm white folks that things worked out ok in the end. That's not the point.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

Also Love in the Library wasn't banned. Scholastic wanted to censor it in order to sell it to a larger audience. They're the same issue at their core, but details are important. And it doesn't need to BE banned. This history has already been hidden and erased enough.

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1 year

@Lionnesss @mattlibrarian Scholastic. Candlewick has been DEEPLY supportive and respectful of my work.

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2 years

I wrote it so that I could talk to kids about the harm that these policies do. And so that I could talk to them about how, even despite all that, marginalized people find joy, because we're just that powerful. But that doesn't seem to be what white readers want to hear.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

4 years

Timeline cleanser: spot the difference (Trick question, you cannot)

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5 years

Deciding to write a rhyming picture book is like deciding that gymnastics is too easy and adding a fire element Great when you nail it, but man, you better make sure you're practiced AF in gymnastics before you get on those uneven bars that you lit on fire #kidlit

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8 months

Raise your hand if you think @Scholastic 's CEO, Peter Warwick, should donate his $1.25m annual bonus to the fight against censorship-- maybe even directly to educators and librarians actually fighting this fight. (Don't worry he'll still have $2m of his yearly salary left)

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

2 years

That framing, that this was a time so long ago, an aberrant moment in history, belies that lie; that racism is in the past. That we're better than that now. We're not. So: this is not to say anyone who used that framing is wrong. This is just something I've been thinking about.

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

3 years

I love and appreciate everyone who's checked in on me, but I also think it's worth saying: I don't feel extra sad or furious that this time the victims were Asian. I'm this furious and sad every time someone is killed by white supremacy. This is just what happens here.

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2 years

February 18th, 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which put American citizens like my grandparents into incarceration camps during WWII. I tell their true story in my newest book with @yasimamura , which you can preorder now.

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I really don't mean to chastise people-- this isn't part of some larger conversation you didn't know about, it is simply something I've been reflecting on with each new complaint I get for being frank.

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2 years

shout out to epidurals

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4 years

Yesterday: what's ATLA I don't know what that initialism means Today, weeping: yip yip

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8 months

Capitulating to book banners, taking a passive role in this fight, and outsourcing courage to educators and librarians is, imo, cowardly at best and actively aiding the rise of fascism at worst. A dereliction of duty as a billion dollar publisher.

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A message from Scholastic on Book Fairs:

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2 years

Clara's first Halloween costume

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

I am so grateful to Candlewick in this mess. They've diverted people on staff to help me manage media, talked through decisions with me, and have helped at every stage. And as always, Yas is the greatest partner I could have asked for. Her talent is what makes this book work.

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Candlewick Press

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Here at Candlewick Press, we are committed to amplifying the work of writers and artists like Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura @emteehall @yasimamura #books #bookpublishing

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1 year

I have gotten a lot of mail about how it wasn't racism that put Japanese Americans into incarceration camps. Listen. Republican President Ronald Reagan is the one who authorized the payment of reparations to Japanese Americans. And this is what he said then:

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

1 year

yesterday I got to present Love in the Library to kids, and it was so good for my stupid little heart. kids are smart. kids are capable. kids deserve the truth. thank you @Candlewick , for the chance to tell this story in all its fullness and complexity.

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7 months

I signed this letter, and was deeply proud to do so. I do not disavow my Jewishness in this moment, but rather embrace the best of what it has taught me: to question authority, to stand with the oppressed, to value all human life. Please take a moment to read it if you can.

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“We are Jewish writers, artists, and activists who wish to disavow the widespread narrative that any criticism of Israel is inherently antisemitic.” New: an open letter.

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3 years

So, we lost my Uncle Butchie to covid. He was extremely dear, severely developmentally disabled, and easily the kindest heart in our family. My mother wrote a perfect obituary of him here: And if you're willing I'd love to ask something of you

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1 year

I was really proud to do this interview. If there's one take away I hope it's this: we don't have to accept symbolic apologies. We deserve more.

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Childrens book author @emteehall refused to take out references to racism in her book after a publisher asked her to. Now, she tells CNN's @jaketapper , even though the publisher changed its mind, it’s still a “no”

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3 years

Squad is the book of my secret ugly heart, and it has: -werewolves -tampons -parties -murder -betrayal -an acknowledgment of the sapphic history of all girls' schools -fab illustrations by @lisa_sterle Want a copy signed by me? Support my local indie!

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3 years

The Very Hungry Caterpillar visited our neighborhood, and I have to assume the visit was in honor of the late and great Eric Carle.

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3 years

Ah to be a squid, merrily propelling yourself through the world, ass first

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4 years

Wow it's working already

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6 years

Today is the 76th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, ordering American citizens of Japanese descent to report to internment camps. Just a reminder that as a nation, we have a terrible track record of correctly pinpointing who and what are true threats to our safety.

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4 years

We are learning to be buckaroos one paw to the face at a time

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5 years

I just realized that the two biggest crushes of my middle school years have so much in common that one got cast as the other on SNL and if that ain't bisexuality I don't know what is

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5 years

@megelison THE SOUND OF SOMEONE BREATHING????

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7 years

My weird, queer, hapa YA fantasy novel has a home. I wrote probably 75% of the 1st draft for #NaNoWriMo last year, so keep writing I guess. Most of that 1st draft is gone, but man all that hard work and whining feels a lot more useful now. Happy #NaNoWriMo2017 !

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1 year

Clara just slept 9 hours for the first time, everyone clap for a perfect baby

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2 years

I just wanted to say, as a literary hottie, I am available for sensitivity reads on books with characters who are 10s. I can't speak for the 9s community.

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2 years

@rMeredithc I just... what is the preferred language to describe that "racially inclined?"

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7 years

Everything is garbage today but don't forget, this bird exists

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7 months

I stand in complete and total solidarity with the striking workers of @Scholastic , who are asking for fair wages and for the publishing giant to stand by their ideals at the bargaining table and at their book fairs.

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Scholastic workers walk out to protest glaring hypocrisy by the children’s publishing powerhouse |...

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3 years

There are people who love Meg's song in Hercules and then there are liars

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5 years

I lost a very dear friend yesterday. She was one of the smartest and toughest humans I've ever known. And in order to honor her in the way I think she'd get a kick out of, a story, and also a dare:

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2 years

I just want A League if Their Own to get the kind of love Our Flag Means Death got, pls bring on all the horny fan art, the extremely close readings, the love for breakout stars

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2 years

@TXmoonspeak omg as a former bookseller, I gotta say this is the easiest way to spot a jerk

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1 year

this whole interaction was so interesting to me. she lives in WA state now, so her whole life she's been surrounded by this history and yet. she heard about this book bc of @kellyyanghk 's video, which had been posted to a local indigenous education group's IG page.

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4 years

@kibblesmith Wait is there a podcast about dolphin social hierarchies or

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2 years

@anneursu I was 23, and I am 37 now, I have never stumbled into such delicious goss since

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1 year

Me: im a chill mom. Also me: you can't watch paw patrol bc it's copaganda

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1 year

WHEN WE SAY DO SOMETHING THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN

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PEN America

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🧵PEN America Files Lawsuit against Florida School District over Unconstitutional Book Bans Lawsuit joined by @penguinrandom , parents, and authors asserts that Escambia County School Board unlawfully removes or restricts access to books about race, racism, and LGBTQ identities.

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2 years

if you're in the mood to decolonize your imagination and get hella queer with some mermaids and stuff, may I recommend my book The Mermaid, The Witch, and the Sea? It's .99 on your Kindle right now, and also you buying it will make me feel nice.

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4 years

PW is hiring book reviewers right now, so now's a great time for POC to get their voices in there

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3 years

Excuse me but I wore red lipstick and I require attention about it

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1 year

she said that one time she'd heard of the incarceration of some Japanese people in passing in a larger discussion about Pearl Harbor. So weird how LEADING w the state line of justification (which they admitted later was based on NOTHING) minimizes and effectively erases history.

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2 years

I am reading this incredibly upsetting history of violence perpetrated by the British Empire, and I keep being struck by how extra demeaning it is to be tortured and murdered by people with names like Lord Beaverbrook, Mr. Hardbottom, and Lord Pickles

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4 years

We seem to consistently forget that you can rip on Trump in a million ways without ever being fatphobic. To help, I'm creating a handy list you can refer to if you'd like to insult him: 1.) he wants to fuck his eldest daughter 2.) he's never met his younger daughter

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It's been a hold your nose ticket since Biden won the nom, but at least we can trust him not to go full tilt at authoratarianism.

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5 years

@megelison Hi early tho Zendaya's Bruno Mars is also a perfect performance of masculinity, the kids are alright

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4 years

@theferocity when someone's question is really more of a comment

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3 years

tell me how old you are by telling me who made you queer I'll go first

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4 years

🎉🎉🎉 the news is out! The text I wrote about lady samurais is coming 2024, with illustrations by the magnificent @faith_schaffer 🎉🎉🎉 This is the most fun writing a book I've ever had, and I can't wait for y'all to meet Tatsuo and Chihiro! Thank you @literaticat & @Lily_Kess

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3 years

My mom used to have us draw Christmas cards to send out and one year when I was like 14 I did one that said "save a tree, eat a beaver" and SHE SENT IT OUT WITHOUT TELLING ME WHAT THAT ALSO MEANS anyway it's good advice

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1 year

I don't mean to brag but a teenage boy with a skateboard TOOK A BOOK from my little free library today so. success.

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3 years

I've been sitting on this secret for so long!!! I know most of you haven't gotten to meet the girls yet but here's hoping you get to see them on TV, too 🐺🌕

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Picturestart, Lionsgate TV Tackling YA Horror Graphic Novel ‘Squad’ (Exclusive)

Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle wrote and illustrated, respectively, the title that will be released this fall.

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3 years

name your least favorite character of fiction, I'll go first

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bb totoro and the two tooths

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1 year

THE LAUNCH OF OUR LITTLE FREE LIBRARY!!! Built by the one and only @adamawolf 💛

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1 year

something to think about every time you read an article about a murder committed by the police! just a fun thing! to think about!

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3 years

We don't talk about Melissa from Top Chef and how incredibly hot and cool she is NEARLY enough

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5 years

WE STAN A KING WITH AN AGE APPROPRIATE GIRLFRIEND

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I love this!

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I'm in tears. @FolioSF (women owned, incredible, indie) is doing a sales drive of LOVE IN THE LIBRARY. If you buy one, they'll buy one, and they'll donate it to a local school. Link below. I wrote this book FOR schools.

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I have so many thoughts, and you know what I'm gonna do with them, put them in a little box and throw that box into the ocean where it belongs, not everyone's thoughts are helpful or necessary 🤗

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2 years

When you're 2 on Tuesday, 2/22/22

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4 years

This is my baby. He thinks you should preorder my debut novel, The Mermaid The Witch and The Sea. (the launch events and tour for which has been cancelled) Link here!

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hello fellow authors and illustrators, if you think @Scholastic 's "separate but equal" book fair plan is, perhaps, a BAD idea, please consider signing this open letter to them about it:

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2 years

my life has been an absolute fire hose for the last month, and so I haven't had a sec to flex: both my first books have earned out. I didn't think it'd happen for Also an Ocotpus, such a weird little book. Mermaid, the Witch and The Sea, earned out how? But I'm really proud.

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4 years

I asked earlier how people learned about the holocaust and it's 400+ responses later it's almost entirely from movies and kids' novels (if there weren't journalists, historians or survivors in the family) In case you were wondering why we go on about how kids need Diverse Books

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maggie tokuda-hall (updates only)

4 years

I took this picture of Noah this weekend and I can't get over it

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3 years

am I wrong in suspecting that the "Fuck Disco" attitude was a symptom of white dudes inability to not be centered in any art form

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