Alexandra Ott

A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

A nationwide book ban bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Here's what you need to know about HR7661, including who is behind it, the history behind such bills, and what you need to do to stop it.

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The Wish Ring Cipher by Alexandra Ott book cover, featuring an illustration of five kids ready to solve codes!

The Wish Ring Cipher is officially out in the world today! I’m so excited to share the beginning of the Codebreakers series with you. Thanks so much to everyone who has shared their enthusiasm and support so far. I can’t wait for you to meet Emma and Nate!
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Organizing Reading List — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory

An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities.

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Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

WOW there are some amazing things to bid on over at www.32auctions.com/publishingformn ! Help Minnesota resist and get yourself something extraordinary!

An image of The Wish Ring Cipher book cover, featuring five kids eager to solve codes, and the JLG Gold Standard seal.

I’m so honored to share that The Wish Ring Cipher has been chosen as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! The Junior Library Guild does so much work to support librarians, and I’m so grateful that The Wish Ring Cipher will now reach even more young readers in libraries across the country!

A promotional image for The Wish Ring Cipher book event at Magic City Books in Tulsa on February 7th at 3 pm.

Oklahoma friends! The launch event and book signing for The Wish Ring Cipher will be held Saturday February 7th at 3 pm at Magic City Books in Tulsa. See their website for more details and to pre-order a book. Can’t wait to see you there! 🎉📚🖊️

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Happy Friday! In order to continue fighting on behalf of all books, all authors, & all readers Authors Against Book Bans is fundraising. No donation is too small & all are tax deductible!

A compilation of twenty-one 2026 middle grade book covers organized by colour, moving from bright reds and purples to yellows and oranges, then to green, and finally from dark to light blue.

🎉 Pop! Goes The Reader's 40 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books: January-March 2026 🎉
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Image of a stack of advanced copies of The Wish Ring Cipher by Alexandra Ott.

Image of a stack of copies of The Wish Ring Cipher by Alexandra Ott.

Image of a copy of The Wish Ring Cipher held up next to a cute puppy.

ARCs of The Wish Ring Cipher have arrived! They’re so beautiful 😍 I will be giving away one of these advanced copies to a lucky newsletter subscriber this week, so make sure you’re subscribed to my author newsletter for a chance to win! eepurl.com/bLGzxb

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A collection of ten 2026 middle grade book covers. Books featured include Sparrow, Always, Georgia Watson and The 99 Percent Campaign, Ms. Pennypickle’s Puzzle Quest, The Last Hope School For Magical Delinquents: The Forbidden Room, The Mighty Macy, The Star of Moon Village, Sprout, The Pumpkin Princess and The Buried Castle, Mythspeaker and The Treasure of Ocean Parkway.

It's time for another edition of Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover! In the newest post, I'm sharing 25 of my favourite early 2026 middle grade book covers along with the names of the designers and artists responsible for creating them!
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Lovely list! Thank you so much for including The Wish Ring Cipher!

An illustrated book cover featuring five children centered under the title “Codebreakers: The Wish Ring Cipher.” The kids are all wearing school uniforms and look ready for adventure. Swirls of magic, forest plants, a stone archway, and encoded symbols surround them. A series of these coded symbols is placed vertically along the right-side margin, providing a code for readers to solve.

Excited to share the beautiful cover of The Wish Ring Cipher, book 1 in the Codebreakers series! Emma & her fellow Codebreakers were brought to life by Jared MacPherson. There’s also a surprise encoded on the cover! Coming Feb 3rd, 2026. Info & links to preorder: alexandraott.com/books/codebr...

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All sale audiobooks Check out the selection of Libro.fm’s on-sale audiobooks!

Also worth noting, on Indie Bookstore Day, that Libro.fm is having an incredible sale which will directly support the local bookshop of your choice. libro.fm/sale/all

Today is #IndieBookstoreDay, and I hope you're planning a trip to your local bookstore to celebrate these irreplaceable community spaces. ❤️

Not sure where your nearest @indiebound.bsky.social shop is? Use their bookstore-finder tool and hit the road: www.indiebound.org/indie-store-...

Graphic with a deep purple ombre background. White title text says, “Celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day with Bookshop.org”. Beneath the title is a row of white perforated tickets, the centermost which says, “15% Off using the code WNDB25” in dark purple lettering. Beneath the ticket in small white font is a note with an asterisk that says, “only active Thursday, April 3rd” and “excludes e-book purchases”.

It’s no joke, our friends at @bookshop.org are helping us celebrate #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay with a special promo code! 🛍️📚

Shop Bookshop.org on April 3rd and use the code “WNDB25” at checkout to get 15% off your purchase!

Multi-colored pastel graphic showing a shower of bright white fireworks at the top. Beneath the fireworks is title text that says, “Happy We Need Diverse Books Day!” Beneath the title is a light blue bubble containing the text, “Special Giveaway!” At the bottom of the graphic is an illustration of a book with its pages splayed open.

Multi-colored pastel graphic with black title text at the top that says, “Want a chance to win ALL of our recommended #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay books?” Beneath the text are twenty-six thumbnails of the titles WNDB officially recommended to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day. The titles include: “Miles of Style,” “The Wedding Shoe Snatch,” “Piano Wants to Play,” “Laolao’s Dumplings,” “Berry Song,” “Freewater,” “The Beautiful Game,” “Nic Blake and the Remarkables,” “Boy, Everywhere,” “Eagle Drums,” “Time and Time Again,” “Warrior Girl Unearthed,” “When the Mapou Sings,” “This Ravenous Fate,” “The Black Girl Survives in This One,” “All We Were Promised,” “The Rodeo Queen,” “The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina,” “Our Missing Hearts,” “Ayiti,” “The Reading Adventure,” “Fresh Ink,” “Flying Lessons & Other Stories,” “The Hero Next Door,” “A Universe of Wishes,” and “On the Block.”

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Unsure of what to read? We’ve recommended titles for all ages, and you can win ALL of them in our special giveaway, only on Instagram 🎉

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“Grab an autism acceptance month read” “scroll for recs by genre/category” surrounded by book covers (listed in thread)

Heck yeah it’s Autism Acceptance Month, can you believe we have so many wonderful, authentic books these days? (And this is a very non-exhaustive roundup.)

These books are so important for autistic readers AND for others so we can make a more accommodating world. Thanks for reading and sharing!

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Book deal announcement for The Wish Ring Cipher by Alexandra Ott, coming in 2026 from Norton Young Readers, and two more books in the Codebreakers series.

Book news! The Wish Ring Cipher, Book 1 in the Codebreakers trilogy, features secret codes, magical artifacts, and an autistic protagonist. Coming in early 2026! 🎉📚🔎

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Los Angeles Wildfire Book Donation Match Form Los Angeles teachers, if you lost your classroom library in the fire, please respond to this form. I am a HS English teacher and YA author and I will get you books whenever you're ready for them. The ...

Authors and/or bookish people, if you have spare ARCs, author copies, or kidlit books in general, we will need them. Please fill out the form so I can coordinate gathering and delivering the books.

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