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March 22, 2024

Empowering Educators: Insights from the 55th Annual Illinois Reading Council Conference

The 55th Annual Illinois Reading Council (IRC) Conference, which took place from March 14-15, 2024, was indeed an enriching experience for educators across grade levels and subject areas. Held at the Bank of Springfield Center, President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, and the Wyndham Hotel in Springfield, Illinois, the conference provided a valuable platform for teachers, specialists, […]

November 29, 2023

LeVar Burton Reads Those Fantastic Lives

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March 3, 2021

“Kite to Freedom” Author and Illustrator Share Their Inspirations in the Wake of Women’s History Month

I hope that children will enjoy learning a number of things from my book. I believe that Kite to Freedom provides an engaging fictionalized historical perspective of how the Underground Railroad functioned. My book brings to life how Harriet Tubman used the Niagara Falls International Bridge to help slaves escape to Canada in order to live as free people…

December 8, 2020

Single Sentence Novel Anthology

November was NaNoWriMo–that’s National Novel Writing Month. Normally a contest devoted to the creation and completion of a single novel in one month. Ever the over-achiever, City of Light Publishing’s Johnny Payne set out instead to complete 30 novels in one month! Each one consists of a single, singular sentence!

November 12, 2020

Celebrating Children’s Book Week, City of Light Style

It’s Children’s Book Week! At City of Light we are especially proud of our beautiful children’s books this week, and we celebrate our very talented, creative authors and illustrators.

May 18, 2020

How this publisher hopes to do well by doing good

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May 4, 2020

How One Book Inspired My Mom to Find Her Grandmother’s Lost Grave

In early March, I brought home a few advance review copies of City of Light’s forthcoming books to show my mother. She instilled in me my love for reading, and she loves getting a sneak peek at the books we are publishing. Her favorites are usually the children’s picture books. She is, after all, a […]