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Author: Dean Robbins

Appearances/News

April 19 Book Launch Party in Madison

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dean Robbins

Join four friends--Dean Robbins, Kevin Henkes, Jane Hamilton, and Laura Dronzek--for a joint book-launch party at A Room of One's Own bookstore in Madison, Wisc...

Cover of the book 'Miss Paul and the President'
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Two Friends and Miss Paul and the President nominated for Amelia Bloomer List

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Dean Robbins

The American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer Project selects the best feminist books for young readers.

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Two Friends on National Public Radio

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Dean Robbins

Listen to Dean Robbins discussing his new picture book on "To the Best of Our Knowledge."

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USA Today: Two Friends is ‘lively and dynamic’

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Dean Robbins

USA Today says "Two Friends" is "remarkably light on its feet, the composition of the pages lively and dynamic and the political figures rendered with high-beam...

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New York Times praises Two Friends

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Dean Robbins

The New York Times calls TWO FRIENDS "a charming book about the intersections of women’s rights and African-American rights."

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February Appearances in Wisconsin

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Dean Robbins

I’ll read from "Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass" at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee on February 2, Mystery to Me in Madison on February 6...

Contact

You can reach me at dean@deanrobbins.net.

If you’re interested in booking me for a school visit, you can learn more about my presentations here.

I am represented by Marietta Zacker at the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, marietta@galltzacker.com.

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