Bath Book Bash

Bath Book Bash A Celebration of Children’s Literature. Coming: September 13, 2025

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Lauren Wolk is best known for her novels, including the New York Times bestselling and Newbery ...
07/10/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Lauren Wolk is best known for her novels, including the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning WOLF HOLLOW, its sequel, MY OWN LIGHTNING, the Scott O’Dell Award-winning BEYOND THE BRIGHT SEA, the “6-star” ECHO MOUNTAIN, and CANDLE ISLAND, which won the 2026 Lupine Award and is a 2026 Judy Lopez Award Honor Book. Dutton published her first picture book, THE OUTERMOST MOUSE, in May 2026. Wolk is also a published poet, filmmaker, magazine writer, educator, arts advocate, and visual artist represented by the Larkin Gallery (Harwich Port and Provincetown, MA). She lives with her family on Cape Cod.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Lisa Wentzell is a full-time mom living in North Yarmouth, Maine, with a full-time career carin...
07/10/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Lisa Wentzell is a full-time mom living in North Yarmouth, Maine, with a full-time career caring for Scotty, her special-needs son. Together with her husband, Scott, they are dedicated to assuring Scotty enjoys all that life has to offer. Everyone's life journey is different, and although their family journey is challenging, Lisa triumphs in uncovering hidden joys. She feels blessed with loving and supportive family, friends, teachers and community, and the amazing programs that allow Scotty to downhill ski, ride horses and surf. Lisa's empowering message in A Dog and His Boy is inclusion for children like Scotty.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️A central Texas Tejano, Andrés Vera Martínez is the co-creator and illustrator of the award win...
07/10/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

A central Texas Tejano, Andrés Vera Martínez is the co-creator and illustrator of the award winning graphic novel series, Monster Locker. He is also the illustrator of Neal Shusterman’s Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust and the co-author and illustrator of the memoir Little White Duck: A Childhood in China. His latest releases include Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble. A recipient of the ALA Sydney Taylor Honor and the Texas Institute of Letters Frederick Luis Aldama Award, Andrés’s work has been recognized by The New York Times, NPR, and the Society of Illustrators. He now resides in coastal Maine with his family.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Wendy is a former music and English teacher from Arrowsic, Maine. She has written ten books for...
07/10/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Wendy is a former music and English teacher from Arrowsic, Maine. She has written ten books for children including several award winners. Her books include titles from newborn to middle grade.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️P**C TRAN—writer, tattooer, and classicist—has a train wreck résumé. His memoir SIGH, GONE won ...
07/10/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

P**C TRAN—writer, tattooer, and classicist—has a train wreck résumé. His memoir SIGH, GONE won the 2020 New England Book Award and the 2021 Maine Literary Award. He has been a high school Latin teacher and tattooer for over twenty years, for which he has won no awards. Phuc’s 2012 TEDx talk was featured on NPR’s TED Radio Hour. He has a children’s book series with bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald entitled CRANKY and has been occasionally seen on The Moth's MainStage as a storyteller. He lives in Maine with his wife and two daughters.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Alexandra Thompson is the creator of A Family for Louie and the illustrator of Ben & Emma’s Big...
07/10/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Alexandra Thompson is the creator of A Family for Louie and the illustrator of Ben & Emma’s Big Hit by California governor Gavin Newsom and I Am a Masterpiece! by actress and Down syndrome advocate Mia Armstrong. When she’s not in the studio, she can be found exploring the great state of Maine, where she lives with her family. Visit her online at alexandraco.com and follow her on Instagram .

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Nancy Tandon is the author of The Way I Say It, a Junior Library Guild Selection and Indies Int...
07/10/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Nancy Tandon is the author of The Way I Say It, a Junior Library Guild Selection and Indies Introduce Kids Pick. Her novel The Ghost of Spruce Point, a companion to The Haunting of Walker Pond, was nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet and Hawaii Nēnē state book awards. A transplant from the Midwest, Nancy now lives in Connecticut with her family and enjoys spooky summers on the coast of Maine.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Ryan Bani Tahmaseb is an author, academic coach, and curriculum developer who specializes in su...
07/09/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Ryan Bani Tahmaseb is an author, academic coach, and curriculum developer who specializes in supporting twice-exceptional (“2e”) students, particularly those with ADHD. His debut picture book, Rostam’s Picture-Day Pusteen, was selected for the Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025 and chosen by the Maine Humanities Council to represent the state of Maine at the Library of Congress’ National Book Festival. His debut middle grade book, Persian Mythology: Epic Stories of Gods, Heroes, and Monsters was selected for the Children’s Book Council’s 2026 OMG: Only for Middle Graders Recommended Book List. His next picture book, I Want to Eat (With) You, is forthcoming from in 2027. He lives in Southern Maine with his wife and two young children.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Melissa Sweet is the Caldecott Honoring–winning author and illustrator of many fine children's ...
07/09/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Melissa Sweet is the Caldecott Honoring–winning author and illustrator of many fine children's books, including Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, Balloons Over Broadway and Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White. Her newest book is The Duck Can't Sleep, also by E. B. White. Reviewers have described her unique mixed–media illustrations as "exuberant," and "a creative delight."a "In addition to making books Melissa is an avid birder and Maine Master Naturalist.

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️Melissa Stewart is a leading voice in children’s nonfiction, with more than 200 science books t...
07/09/2026

⭐️ Author Announcement ⭐️

Melissa Stewart is a leading voice in children’s nonfiction, with more than 200 science books to her name. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and garnered such awards as the Sibert Honor, two Green Earth Book Awards, and four ALA Notables. Melissa is a popular presenter at schools and libraries, and her highly-regarded website features a rich array of nonfiction reading and writing resources.

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