Happy sales to @jrbarr.bsky.social! I'm making a note of the release date for this one. I love me some female spies.

I was just about to make my own post when I saw this. @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social said it all.

Happy sales to @carrenjao.bsky.social! Love can have many forms. It can be an act of kindness stretching across the distance. That's one aspect in this book.

LOTS going on with the NY Freedom to Read Act. Something needed right now from *librarians and educators who work in NYS only*. Can you fill out this survey for @nyclu.org and share it with other NYS librarians/educators? Sent it to each other please! x5h4gde8rss.typeform.com/to/cRdPf2Gp

Happy sales to all the #PBParty finalists, be they illustrators or authors! May you get many likes and may those turn into offers.

Do you want the Federal Government controlling your local school libraries? I know I don't. Help stop the Federal Book Ban Bill today!  action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Don't let the Federal Government regulate your reading! Democracy depends on the freedom of speech and the right to vote. Stand up! Sign and share the petition against the Federal Book Ban Bill. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social #read #reading #library #libraries action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661

Libraries are shaped by elected officials. Let’s elect people who actually use them. #nationallibraryweek #Libraries #Democracy @everylibrary.bsky.social www.everylibrary.org/readleadrun

The freedom to read is under attack in America? HR 7661, a dangerous national censorship bill steals the freedom to read from kids and families and holds school funds hostage, is moving through Congress. Pick up the phone, use the script, and call your rep today! action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661

Happy sales to @sguillory262.bsky.social! When everything feels like it's falling apart, what we do tells us the most about who we are. I suspect this book explores that through a girl on the brink who finds an egg.

Sorry to see this has spread to Canada.

Spreading awareness of HR 7661, a book banning bill before Congress. This bill would remove local control from what our children can read. Use the link to call your representatives and stand up for your decision-making powers: action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661 #authorsagainstbookbans

Happy sales to @mustachebabs.com! This looks like a great caper comic. Teens attend a conference and uncover a mysterious plot to destroy the world. Can they stop it? I'm sure they can, but I bet the reading will be fun while they try.

I'll be on the ground in Medford, NY. Where will you be?

Happy sales to everyone who submitted to #PBParty! It's such a great learning experience to try even if you don't make the showcase. And the team is fantastic.

This makes me so sad. Here is a link for folks to use to call: 5calls.org/issue/federa.... I'm calling daily.

A bill to dictate what books can be in libraries and and schools is headed for a House vote. Call or write your representative to preserve local control and free speech. Find them contact info: www.house.gov/representa...... Talking points: 5calls.org/issue/federa.... I'm getting on the phone.

Proposed censorship measures could deny your right to read some books in our libraries and lead to librarians face criminal charges for what's on shelves. Censorship is the root of totalitarianism. Protect you right to read. action.everylibrary.org/nationalaccess via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬

Happy sales to @bevtwomey.bsky.social! How far would you go to save your father? How about going so far as to resurrect your mother?

Terrifying to see how easy it is to take power from the people.

Happy sales to @amydominy.bsky.social! This is an adventure book about a girl who tries to save her father's aquarium by finding a lost necklace. Instead she finds a fish.But it's not any fish. It's a fish capable of narrating the story!

The federal government should not decide what your kids are allowed to read. Oppose the Federal Book Ban bill! Sign the petition and defend the freedom to read. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

This is terrifying. If it passes, what stops them from adding topics to the list?

Happy sales to @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social! We can all enjoy the music and we can all dance, even if our moves may not be the same. Yep, even a walrus can get into the groove.

Happy sales to @historycomics.bsky.social! I don't think I've promoted a book for it's teacher's guide before. But Tim is right. Also, the topic about how people help a neighbor across cultures is spot on for our time. And a true story to boot.

Happy sales to @artoftoshi.bsky.social! And happy dream come true too. Who wouldn't want to work on a Little Golden Book? (If they call me, I'm in.) And this is a baseball bio to boot.

Happy sales to my friend Selene Castrovilla and everyone else on this list! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Happy sales to @booksbycindy.bsky.social! This is a book on nature and imagination with a sibling relationship at its heart. Sounds like the kind of book that will inspire young readers to tell their own stories and maybe grow up like I did, to be an author.

Happy sales to @laurabontje.bsky.social! This sounds like just the break from the world I need today. Give me ocean and space. Maybe we all need more training to live where we are and get along.

Happy sales to @barbaradee.bsky.social! This won't be out for a little while, but it is such an important concept for our times. I suspect even adults fall prey to the kinds of social media fakes these eighth graders create to try to educate others to stop spreading rumors. What could go wrong?

Happy sales to @hiddenpoetmusic.bsky.social! This one's hard to distill into a sentence. Coming out when you don't want the world thinking gay parents make you gay. Love. (And I don't know what to make of the secret alien attacks. Maybe mental health, maybe real aliens.) Waiting to see.

Truth!

Happy sales to @mattforrestvw.bsky.social and congratulations! Stargazing develops a sense of wonder and reminds us of how small we are in the grand scheme. But that's not the thing to remember. Read to find out more.

Happy sales to @artbyann.bsky.social! I love me a good tall tale, though I've actually never had matzoh pizza. I used to make matzoh cereal (crumble matzoh and add sugar and milk).

I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season, whatever holidays you celebrate. May the new year allow us to come together for the greater good. And may we all be healthy as well as a little wealthier and wiser. Joy to the world!

Happy sales to @bendavisauthor.bsky.social! This sounds as funny as it looks. I mean, of course, the planet of fluffy unicorns is inflatable.

Happy sales to @anniecardi.bsky.social! It has romance, roots in Shakespeare, coming-of-age themes, and a hint of mystery. Sounds like a good mix to me.

The moment when you read the opening to a scene you wrote and go "This sucks. What does this scene need to be?" and then start writing it ... #amwriting

Happy sales to @johannamation.bsky.social! What a fun concept! When doomsday is coming for ghosts, only a young medium, who acts as their therapist, can help them get the key to reopen death's door.

On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal. On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums. bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Happy sales to @catherinehapka.bsky.social and congratulations! This little pup needs help getting home to the North Pole.

Adding: This group is the real deal on the front lines of the fight for the right to read. Whatever help you can manage is appreciated, so we can all one day have happy sales.

Happy (furute) sales to @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social! I have found camping a terrible idea only once. I got no sleep because it rained off and on. Whenever it started, the noise of it hitting the tent woke me. But I don't think that happens in this story. And other camping trips were fun.

Happy sales to @caseylyall.bsky.social! This looks like so much fun. As a little sister myself, I'm rooting for the littles (unless they are too young to be safe). But then my brother was the one I had to run from most. Also, there be cookies in here.

Happy sales to @stormsy.bsky.social! I love a book with a tune. Add Halloween, counting, and bright detailed art. What fun!

It’s Banned Book Week. A time to call out the real enemies of freedom.  Our fight is not just to stop the banning of books. It is not just to preserve our right to speak.   Our fight is to secure democracy and ensure the freedom of all of us to live. Join us now.

The majority of Americans oppose book bans. Let’s prove it. ✍️ Sign the pledge & share during #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge

Happy sales means the books finding the readers who need the books. People being willing to explore outside their comfort zones with open minds and hearts. No one being afraid to explore any topic (age appropriate please). It's no longer needing #bannedbooksweek. Happy sales to all!

Happy sales to @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social! I wish I could read in every language to better understand other peoples. But since I can't, I'm so happy someone else can translate for me.