This week on The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast, we sat down with Caleb Masters and Lupe Penn from Bookmarks, NC: Books with Purpose, one of the nation’s only nonprofit independent bookstores. ✨ What it really takes to choose which books land on shelves 📚 How schools can partner with nonprofits to bring authors directly to kids ❌ Challenges with censorship and book access in 2025 🌟 Why representation and community matter in children’s reading journeys☕ Support the podcast: KOFI → https://ko-fi.com/storytellersshelfpodcast GOFUNDME → https://www.gofundme.com/f/storytellersshelf✏️ Give this Scrivener a try → https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-affiliate.html/storyteller?fpr=storyteller

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