Hey, educators and library champions! It's time to book your author visits! I'm booking local and national author visits now. And I'm sharing some handy-dandy general resources for you. Click the link in the comments to download a step-by-step guide to organizing an author visit & find grants.

@scbwi.bsky.social members, you have until July 18 to vote for your favorite finalist in your region and all 15 international regions. My own Wings of an Eagle, with Olympian Billy Mills, is a Texas/Oklahoma finalist, as is @karilavellewrites.bsky.social's Ode to a Grapefruit. So many great books!

Hey, the "cool kids" are coming together at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference in Philadelphia this week to revel in books and their creators, libraries and their champions, and the glorious abundance of information and imagination. If you're gonna be there, come by and say howdy.

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause! Sign the petition to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress. Help show that Americans will not stand for another attack on our library institutions. action.everylibrary.org/congresshayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Looking forward to signing and speaking at #TXLA next week! April 2 - I'm free to mingle. (Let's meet!) April 3 - 9 AM - 9:30 AM—SIGNING WINGS in Aisle 2 2 PM - 3 PM— TX Authors & Illustrators panel, room C-156, with Nancy Churnin, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Leslie Weidner.

Hooray for our Texas state award books! We'll have all of these books and more in LBYR Booth 1232 at #TXLA in Dallas next week, so come on by. Plus, don't miss panels and signings with authors Janet & Jake Tashjian and @donnajanellbowman.bsky.social!

Austinites, heads up! Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills will be in Austin for the March 11th movie premiere of Remaining Native, which he co-executive-produced. Join us for the 5 pm meet-and-greet with Billy and Ku Stevens, the star of the documentary. Billy & I will sign WINGS OF AN EAGLE, too!

Hello, BlueSky peeps! I'm slowly migrating into this new space. Happy to connect with friends old and new!