Huge congrats to @karenvalby.bsky.social, longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography for The Swans of Harlem! 🩰 A stunning tribute to five trailblazing ballerinas who changed the stage forever. pen.org/announcing-t...

Happy #bookbirthday to THE SWANS OF HARLEM (ADAPTED FOR YOUNG ADULTS) by Karen Valby! Karen talks "A Writer's Best Gift" today at Teen Librarian Toolbox: teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/01/13/a... @karenvalby.bsky.social @tltkaren.bsky.social @getunderlined.bsky.social #yalit #nonfiction #blackhistory

Delighted to my core to see The Swans of Harlem in this fine company.

Grateful to this lover of dance.