a COLLECTIVE of authors and illustrators creating books for kids and teens. Visit us and sign up for our newsletter: mnbipockidlit.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3muazbhuiok2sCongratulations to collective member Derek Francis, whose book was recently highlighted by MPR! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/28/our-first-bus-ride-tells-the-story-of-the-1971-halefield-school-integration-in-minneapolis29 Aug 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muazbhuiok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mtpldvbadk2z@mnbipockidlit.bsky.social was in full effect at the Midwest Black Book Fair this afternoon! We were tabling, sharing our books, and talking Black Midwestern literary aesthetics. All in all, a great day. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpldvbadk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3msqxroewyk2yHeads up! 🙌🏽🤩 MN BIPOC KidLit Creators will be at the Landmark Holiday Bazaar in early December, selling personalized copies of our books. Come out and find the perfect holiday gift for the young reader in your life.10 Aug 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqxroewyk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mrfolnflvk2bMN BIPOC KidLit Creators will be at the upcoming Midwest Black Book Fair, on August 22! We’re a vendor, selling our books, and our members are also on a panel. ✌🏽✊🏽 Come check us out!24 Jul 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfolnflvk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mk46hngtm22pWhat could this beautiful package from Penguin Random House be? Why, it’s an advance copy of our new favorite book by Meenal Patel! To find out more about Meenal and her upcoming events visit www.mnbipockidlit.com/meet-us-222 Apr 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk46hngtm22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mjk2nd7r4s2aYour best MN BIPOC Kid Lit buds will be at at this book festival for all ages!! Come in from the cold this weekend and buy some books! Find out more at rewindbookfair.com15 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk2nd7r4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mjiygtv7i22mSee you at the Rewind Book Fair this weekend!15 Apr 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiygtv7i22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mivxyfk7222sHappy Black Bookstore Day!!! ❤️07 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivxyfk7222shttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mitbxpk6lk2oWe will be tabling at iFest in downtown St. Paul next weekend! ✌🏽 Commmeee thrrrouggghh www.ifestmn.org https://www.ifestmn.org/06 Apr 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitbxpk6lk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mffecie4ec2fMN BIPOC KidLit Creators is at the Sabathani Wall Street event for Black History Month this afternoon! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽21 Feb 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffecie4ec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3me5de55fjs2vSo excited to see books by MN BIPOC Kidlit Creators highlighted in this exhibit at the Minnesota Children’s Museum!! 📚❤️✊🏽05 Feb 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5de55fjs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mcsrx4bmws2wShannon Gibney shared her wisdom with the young folks at Sweet Potato Comfort Pie’s annual Martin Luther King Jr Holiday of Service. There was so much wisdom, unity, and love in this space. Our Beloved Community!19 Jan 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsrx4bmws2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mcgd66jv722i15 Jan 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgd66jv722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mbi333gfjs2nJoin Sweet Potato Comfort Pie in partnership with Picture Book Parade as we celebrate the 11th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday of Service. Registration 👉🏽 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-wisdom-pathways-to-peace-the-annual-mlk-jr-holiday-of-service-tickets-177090846789902 Jan 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbi333gfjs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3marocl6vu22hCheck out Episode #259 of PR From The Heart’s Children’s Books Spotlight Series to hear Art Coulson!25 Dec 2025 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3marocl6vu22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3mabkgkxd5223Join authors Sarah Warren and Karen Latchana Kenney tonight for Lit & Libations, a book fair celebrating great reads, local authors, and perfectly crafted cocktails. 🍸📚🎄18 Dec 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabkgkxd5223https://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3m4mfbqvjfk2aThis book! These artists! We got to celebrate the launch of Revolutions Are Made of Love by Sun Yung Shin, Mélina Mangal, and Leslie Barlow. The room was packed full of the best people in town 🎉. Thanks to AmazeWorks and the Loft Literary Center for hosting. What a beautiful day!❤️02 Nov 2025 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mfbqvjfk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3m2dbqd4skc2lMN BIPOC KidLit Creator members Shannon Gibney, Rosemond Owens, and Phuoc Thi Minh Tran will be at this event with an activity, story times and free signed books! #YWCAminneapolis #RootedInMidtown04 Oct 2025 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2dbqd4skc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3m25x3lno5c25We’d love to see you at one of our upcoming events, in partnership with More Than a Single Story and @hclib.bsky.social !01 Oct 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25x3lno5c25https://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lztjbavkzs2wIt’s a beautiful day at One Woodbury where folks have come out to celebrate the vibrant diversity in this community! What a perfect place to share books by BIPOC MN authors!!27 Sep 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztjbavkzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lzqsw5lnyc25MN BIPOC KidLit Creators is tabling at One Woodbury tomorrow! 🙌🏽👍🏽 Coommmeee thrrouuuuggghhh. https://www.onewoodburymn.com/26 Sep 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqsw5lnyc25https://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lz7rtnohyc2uMN BIPOC KidLit Creators is thrilled to take part in Midtown Strong!💪🏾 It’s a free community event on Oct. 11, celebrating health and wellness, and 25 years of the Midtown YWCA. We’ll have story times, interactive story and arts activities, and book giveaways!19 Sep 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7rtnohyc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lyq2sef3c22hWriters are hot13 Sep 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyq2sef3c22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lypyqoiamc2qA story time with the great Nasra Noor!!13 Sep 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypyqoiamc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lypyo5syys2qReaders are leaders! And princesses. And storm troopers. And Grogus.13 Sep 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypyo5syys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lypxz3x43c2qPeople go bananas for our books!13 Sep 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypxz3x43c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lypsg3axg22qA beautiful day in Minnesota!13 Sep 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypsg3axg22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3lypscdisj222So excited to be here connecting with community folks at the Make a Wish Foundation’s Walk for Wishes!! Special thanks to Betsy King for inviting us to join in on the fun. We couldn’t have wished for a more beautiful day!!13 Sep 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypscdisj222https://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3ly6yjbw4ps2vA community story time with the Amazing Shannon Gibney!06 Sep 2025 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6yjbw4ps2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mnbipockidlit.bsky.social/post/3ly6dn5tvcs2xCome out to the Midtown Farmers Market and get a signed book from author Trisha Speed Shaskan, Shannon Gibney, or Ty Chapman. Story time with Shannon at 10:30! More at picturebookparade.com06 Sep 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:ariwdclehphjldrt66flyzqn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6dn5tvcs2x