So much love to my Quirk crew. Proud of my pals there who fought so hard. ❤️

My sixth and last book with Quirk comes out this week. Huge thanks to my fantastic editor @jamteayang.bsky.social and to all the Quirk Books Union members I have worked with over the past six years. I hope you all land in good places, and I'm so sad and disappointed about...well, all of this.

!!!! This is a DISGRACE and so deeply disturbing. Support Luke! Support Press Progress! Support journalism!!!

Important story for those interested in Canadian journalism and issues around media and free expression... and for anyone who doesn't think people should be sued for accurately reporting words politicians say.

This point seems important: "Students should not carry the responsibility of overturning book bans. This isn’t a mess they’ve created; it’s one created by adults who fail to recognize children & teenagers are autonomous individuals with their own rights."

What an incredibly satisfying way to finish this (insert multiple swear-y adjectives here) year.

there’s gonna be double the pups!! and some kitties too! 🎉💜🏳️‍🌈🐶🏳️‍⚧️💜🎉 also, a HUGE thank you to everyone who’s supported us through this wild, wild ride!!

Why are children’s books so important? Co-author of the “The 1619 Project: Born on the Water” Renée Watson has the answer. “Reading is a form of listening” and listening to others’ stories is crucial #Velshi #VelshiBannedBookClub

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

WE HAVE NEWS!!! 🏳️‍🌈🐶🎉 @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

As ever... the vast, vast majority of people don't want the hellscape the right is forcing on us. they really are the minority viewpoint. vocal? yes. powerful? unfortunately, yes. But there are so many more people who don't want to live in the world they're trying to make.

THIS. So much!

Two more days left in our online fundraising auction. Who wants their own custom pet portrait from PRIDE PUPPY illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social ? Or kaleidoscopes, or sequinned shoes, or a truly amazing green apple suit with zero bids on it so far?

I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members. At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.

Thread. 😠

this is awful. teen vogue has done such important work

Hold Them Accountable! Thank you to @librarianjones.com for the courage and conviction to stand up to those who spread hateful lies about librarians and educators. It was never about the money. It was always about the truth and integrity. Thank you, Amanda Jones. Courage is indeed contagious.

My sixth and final Kid Legends book is out in 10 days! Thanks to fabulous agent @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social and my great editors at Quirk- Jhanteigh, Alex and @jamteayang.bsky.social - I so enjoyed working with you on these books. Hoping this new one will find its way to lots of young readers!

A hallmark of this year's Banned Books Week? The censoring of Banned Books Week. That, plus this week's extensive roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/banning-bann...

Except the article says Trump CLAIMED that Carney apologized, which is not at all the same as Carney actually doing so. Do better, @thestar.com - Trump lies constantly and this headline is bullshit.

Just spitballing here, but maybe neither Christians nor Muslims should get taxpayer dollars to push religion — and instead we invest in strong, secular public schools where kids of every faith (and none) can actually learn together.

I’m moderating a panel of TB experts on the vlogbrothers youtube channel! Tune in on November 13th at 9 am EST.

A friend of mine has spent ten years as a refugee, in precarious conditions, hoping to be resettled. She was finally approved by the US, and was waiting for flight dates- and then Trump was elected and the door slammed in her face. We are working to bring her to Canada. Many have no other options 💔

Sickening words and ideas. A deeply disturbing but very important read. I think Canadians need to realize that our country also includes this kind of organized white nationalism and hate, and that we need to be doing all we can to work against it.

THE LIBRARIANS has been longlisted for the @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social Audience Choice Award! Vote thru Nov 3rd as many times as you like: cinemaeyehonors.com/audience-cho... @njasl.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.

Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, authors of THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED, had their elementary school author visit canceled when they arrived and students were waiting for them. Why? Because they wouldn't *not* talk about book bans–inspiration for their book. bookriot.com/the-day-the-...

Reading a picture book about a woman’s bicycle journey doesn’t seem controversial. But when her story time event was canceled, @boonewrites.bsky.social realized “the Commander-in-Chief... had effectively declared a woman on a bike too threatening for children.” www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-a...

This is exactly the same argument — and, in parts, even the same language — that segregationists advanced to argue that white people had a “right” not to live next to people who were different from them.

Why did @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social have their author visit for their book THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED (illus. by @dansantat.bsky.social) cancelled minutes before the school assembly was supposed to begin? bookriot.com/the-day-the-...

"Alberta’s use of the notwithstanding clause continues an alarming trend of provincial governments putting political expediency ahead of people’s human rights." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Look what arrived on my doorstep on this dark and rainy evening- my author copies, finally! This one comes out November 11th and I hope kids will enjoy it.

How is the attack on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canada? So many thoughts about this and I am looking forward to this conversation! Join us online Nov. 20. (Thanks @cfetmu.bsky.social @pencanada.bsky.social and Mass Culture!)

In this episode of Unbound Voices, Ira Wells, President of PEN Canada, sits with Samira Mohyeddin to reflect on the growing wave of book bans in Canada and the urgent need to safeguard the freedom to read. 🎧 Watch or listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=78X7...

I'm so looking forward to being a part of this Manchester UK event!

I cannot WAIT to share the illustrated cover of my next book (SOOOOON) and I promise to tell you who made it look so gorgeous 😍) (Thanks for the reminder @debbieohi.com !)

Our friends @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are gathering information about "soft censorship" happening in the US According to School Library Journal, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." If you've seen it in your community, please respond to their survey

I watched this twice. People’s brains!! Are!! So!! Cool!!!!!!

A homophobic parent complains...and this Arkansas school district instructs teachers to hide all the books about LGBTQ people. arktimes.com/wp-content/u...

PRIDE PUPPY illustrator Julie McLaughlin is helping me raise money to sponsor a Ugandan refugee friend to resettle in BC. Want her to create a portrait of your dog (cat, pony etc)? Our auction is here: www.facebook.com/share/1GgGAY... (And the dogs behind our book: my Tazza and Julie's Mr Pants!)

I still can't quite believe this is a thing that actually happened.

Let me draw your cat/dog/hamster/horse for a good cause! 💖

I'll be speaking as part of this livestream on Friday October 24 from 10:30am - 11:30am PT/1:30pm - 2:30pm ET :) It will stream live on youtube and twitch, details here: bit.ly/4gLpmh4

Want to get a custom portrait of your own very good dog from PRIDE PUPPY illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social (and also support refugee resettlement?) Here you go! www.facebook.com/share/16GdRb...

I have spots open in the small writing group I run! There are weekly write-ins on zoom, a monthly craft chat, and opportunity for one on one calls with me and edits on your page. I think it's pretty amazing but you don't have to take my word for it. Here's what current members say.

Lots going on so I forgot to share this, but I did an interview about book bans and Pride Puppy etc with AMI (Accessible Media Inc.) Audio Book Cafe, and the podcast is now up on Apple, Spotify etc: open.spotify.com/episode/0C4A...

Two of my books on this list, and many, many books by friends. Glad to see this decision and I hope our books will actually be returned to the shelves soon.

"Banning books is banning stories. Banning stories is banning existence. Banning existence is banning hope. . . . Stories ought to be shared, to be saved. They keep memories, hope, joy, and legacy alive from Hind’s Hall to library halls to bookstore halls." — @mychal3ts.bsky.social, librarian

Join the round tables of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social (GameRT, GNCRT, FMRT, IRRT, RRT, & IFRT) on 10/24 for a day of interactive sessions about intellectual freedom, popular media, and moral panic, as well as conversations about how libraries work to protect the freedom to read: bit.ly/4gLpmh4