Tara Dairman

Thank you! 💜

The Latest in Children's and YA Deals: New projects this week include The Gods Will Sing Our Song by Autumn Krause, a YA historical fantasy pitched as Divine Rivals meets Lovely War, about two Japanese American teenagers in a WWII incarceration camp, who collide with ancient magic and confront heart-wrenching injustices; Tara Dairman’s We Are the Devils, a darkly humorous YA novel about five cheerleaders who resolve to bully a new teammate off the squad—until that teammate's violent agenda starts to transform their lens on femininity, perfection, and themselves; and Livia Blackburne’s middle grade fiction debut, Echoes Across the Water, set in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War, in which two girls, one in Mao’s China and one in Kuomintang-ruled Taiwan, find their lives intertwined through dreams as they navigate a secret that may heal their families or tear them apart.

Hey, that's my YA debut--WE ARE THE DEVILS--getting a mention in the @publisherswkly.bsky.social Rights Roundup! 😈

publishers weekly book deal announcement: Lynne Missen at Tundra Books has acquired world rights, in a preempt, to two novels by Tara Dairman. We Are the Devils is a darkly humorous YA about five cheerleaders who resolve to bully an ugly, messy new teammate off the squad—until that teammate's own violent agenda starts to transform their lens on femininity, perfection, and themselves. It's All Kosher in North Dakota is a contemporary middle grade novel that follows "Jewish-ish" Danny Fishbein-O'Donnell from Brooklyn to rural North Dakota, where his family has inherited an old restaurant—complete with family history and mysteries, and tough questions about what being Jewish means to him. The first book will publish in fall 2027; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Aevitas Creative Management did the deal.

Two new books coming from me in 2027 and 2028! My YA debut, and my next middle grade.

New books!!! Including new books from @taradairman.bsky.social !! Going on my to read list already.

Thanks, Sam!

Two new novels from @taradairman.bsky.social! The holidays have come early for me this year! 🥳

Awwww, thanks, Jen! 🫶

Thanks, Elana! 💗

That's me!

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Oh, this means so much to me!! Thank you for recommending, I'm so glad you connected with the story 💜

SCBWI Rocky Mountain Region Apply Now! Michelle Begley Mentorship Program

Michelle Begley Mentorship Program Mentor SCBWI Rocky Mountain Region

So thrilled to be a mentor in the SCBWI Michelle Begley Mentorship Program for writers and artists this year. If you're in the Rocky Mts, apply!

I've been a mentee a few times, last year with the fabulous @taradairman.bsky.social. Highly recommend!

#rmcscbwi #writersky #booksky #artistsky #kidlit

banned books week image: The word "censorship" written in all caps in black seven times, with a red paint strikethrough through every word. at the bottom it says "is so 1984."

Banning books is as unAmerican as you can get. Thank you to everyone who takes action and pushes back.

If you're a book creator (traditionally or independently published), please join @authorsabb.bsky.social.

#bannedbooksweek

Authors Against Book Bans Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...

And learn more about @authorsabb.bsky.social, and how you can help fight censorship, here: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Celebrate (and Protect) Your Right to Read Stand up for free speech during Banned Books Week, October 5-11.

Read our op-ed in Denver Westword here: www.westword.com/opinion/cele...

Thank you for sharing this, and I love working with you, Emily!

Celebrate and protect your right to read, an excerpt from an op Ed in Westword magazine about banned books week

This year for Banned Books Week, I teamed up w @taradairman.bsky.social & Kellye Crocker, my co-leaders of the Colorado chapter of AABB, to showcase some of what we've been up to in Colorado this year, as well as why everyone should be thinking about banned books and some next steps for our state.

That's me, talking about turning ideas into books, relying on my critique partners, and GO, BABY, GO's path to publication at @boonewrites.bsky.social's blog! Thanks for having me, Mary :)

Thanks, Jenn! ❤️

Picture of Tara holding a copy of their picture book Go, Baby, Go! and a delicious-looking mangonada

Book birthday mangonada!

Cover for the picture book Go, Baby, Go! by Tara Dairman and Olivia Amoah. Shows a mom jogging, pushing an exuberant young child in a jogging stroller.

Cover for the picture book Go, Baby, Go! by Tara Dairman and Olivia Amoah. Shows a mom jogging, pushing an exuberant young child in a jogging stroller.

spread from the picture book Go, Baby, Go! showing a rainbow and a mom jogging pushing a jogging stroller with an excited kiddo inside. text reads: Rainbow arcs across the sky. Final stretch now. Fly, Baby, fly!

My 2nd picture book, GO, BABY, GO! hits shelves today! A great read-aloud for ages 3-7, or new-baby gift for runners.
If you see it out in the wild, I’d love a pic 😊

Biggest thanks to wonderful illustrator @modoodles.bsky.social and lovely publisher Peachtree for bringing this book to life.

Oh, what a nice mention! Thanks!

I was running my mouth offline and missed the #kidlitchat, so I'm late to the party.

Without a doubt the two #kidlit books I would be excited to see get the movie treatment are

Boy 2.0 by ‪@traceybaptiste.bsky.social‬ and

The Girl from Earth's End by @taradairman.bsky.social‬

Fort Collins book events for...Go, Baby, Go! Launch party - treats, trivia, & fun! Sunday, July 27, 1pm, Old Town LIbrary Outdoor local author reading & crafts Wednesday, July 30, 3:30-5:3opm (I read at 5pm), The Gardens on Spring Creek Storytime! Sunday, August 3, 1pm, Barnes & Noble on College Ave.

Colorado friends, please mark your calendars: I have THREE book events in the next month to celebrate the publication of @modoodles.bsky.social's & my new picture book, GO, BABY, GO! - a mom-and-kiddo jogging-stroller adventure set in our beloved Rocky mountains. I'd love to see you there!

A self-portrait drawing, mostly in black and white graphite pencil, but with a rainbow colored scarf detail added in pastel and prismacolor pencil. Subject has short hair and glasses and is wearing an open fleece jacket over the rainbow scarf.

Been arting!

(Self-portrait in graphite pencil, pastel, and prismacolor pencil)

Happy happy book birthday, @annbraden.bsky.social and INTO THE RAPIDS! This book is wonderful!

FREEDOM READ-IN MORNING 10:00AM-12:45PM ET BIT.LY /READ-IN-AM 10:00: Padma Venkatraman & Jeanette Bradley Introductions & Tribute to Floyd Cooper 10:15: Federico Erebia, Pedro & Daniel 10:30: Suma Subramaniam, Namaste Is A Greeting 10:45: Rajani LaRocca, Your One and Only Heart 11:00: Tara Dairman, The Girl from Earth's End 11:15: Debbi Michiko Florence, Jasmine Toguchi Flamingo Keeper 11:30: Sarah Brannen, Uncle Bobbys Wedding 11:45: Martha Freeman, The Trouble with Babies 12:00: Robin Stevenson, Pride Puppy & A Hug on the Wind 12:15: Lesa Cline-Ransome, One Big Open Sky 12:30: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Love in the Library AFTERNOON 1:00PM-3:00PM ET BIT.LY / READ-IN-PM 1:00: Veera Hiranandani, The Night Diary 1:15: Samantha Clark, Arrow 1:30: Juana Martinez-Neal, Alma and How She Got Her Name 1:45: Alison Green Myers, A Bird Will Soar 2:00: Lisa Stringfellow, Kingdom of Dust 2:15: Dana Alison Levy, Not Another Banned Book 2:30: Carol Boston Weatherford, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 2:45: Margarita Engle, Drum Dream Girl IN SUPPORT OF FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3 ET

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FREEDOM READ-IN MORNING 10:00AM-12:45PM ET 10:00: Padma Venkatraman & Jeanette Bradley Introductions & Tribute to Floyd Cooper 10:15: Federico Erebia, Pedro & Daniel 10:30: Suma Subramaniam, Namaste Is A Greeting 10:45: Rajani LaRocca, Your One and Only Heart 11:00: Tara Dairman, The Girl from Earth's End 11:15: Debbi Michiko Florence, Jasmine Toguchi Flamingo Keeper 11:30: Sarah Brannen, Uncle Bobby's Wedding 11:45: Martha Freeman, The Trouble with Babies 12:00: Robin Stevenson, Pride Puppy & A Hug on the Wind 12:15: Lesa Cline-Ransome, Before She Was Harriet 12:30: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Love in the Library FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3 ET

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Here’s the bill. It’s currently been passed by both the House & the Senate, and it’s just waiting for the governor’s signature to make it a law.