Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
@kimbbbradley.bsky.social
Writer. Co-founder of Appalachian Literacy Initiative. Passionately believe that truthful books save lives.
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Thank You For Attending Our Storyteller Spotlight With @kimbbbradley.bsky.social! 📚🎙️

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March 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A huge thank you to @kimbbbradley.bsky.social and @penguinschoollib.bsky.social for your live classroom visit! Stay tuned for the link to the recording. 📚🎙️
March 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Not gonna post a link, because this doesn't feel like that kind of space....but if on "Giving Tuesday" you're wanting to give books to low-income kids in Appalachia, here's your spot: Appalachian Literacy Initiative, readappalachian.org.
OK that linked and I don't know why. Sorry.
November 28, 2023 at 3:20 PM
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Recently read "The Night War" - and loved the ghost character! Looking forward to welcoming Kimberly Brubaker Bradley @kimbbbradley.bsky.social to my hometown tomorrow for the National Writers Series. nationalwritersseries.org/kimberly-bru...
December 3, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Join me at #NCTE24! I’m moderating a panel on humanizing history…a topic we need spotlit now more than ever. Presenting with @barbaradee.bsky.social @veerawrites.bsky.social @kimbbbradley.bsky.social @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social!
November 19, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Not gonna post a link, because this doesn't feel like that kind of space....but if on "Giving Tuesday" you're wanting to give books to low-income kids in Appalachia, here's your spot: Appalachian Literacy Initiative, readappalachian.org.
OK that linked and I don't know why. Sorry.
November 28, 2023 at 3:20 PM
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I cannot overstate what a terrifyingly big deal this is.

Here is a Tennessee MAGA mayoral candidate posing with a Nazi.

Not just any Nazi, but Sean Kaufmann.

The Nazi I watched sharing bombmaking plans in terror Telegram channels.

Receipts below.
Franklin's MAGA mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson poses with self-proclaimed neo-Nazi in new post
A photo posted Tuesday on the Telegram social media app shows controversial Franklin mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson posing with a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi.
www.newschannel5.com
October 19, 2023 at 2:11 PM
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You will not read a better essay on the state of book banning in America. I implore you to give Malinda Lo’s words your attention. www.malindalo.com/blog/2023/10...
My Books Have Been Banned or Challenged in 16 States — Malinda Lo
Since 2021, there has been an extremely disturbing surge in book bans in school districts and libraries in the United States. The most frequently targeted books are about people of color, LGBTQ+ peo...
www.malindalo.com
October 3, 2023 at 4:22 PM
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#MiddleGrade I don't tend to curse myself, so it doesn't usually show up in my books. But I also really love the way @kimbbbradley.bsky.social approaches language in Fighting Words.
October 1, 2023 at 4:36 PM
September 27, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Also all kidlit folx please follow me so I can find you here.
September 27, 2023 at 3:10 PM