New book deals on the way from @sudiptabq.bsky.social @anneappert.bsky.social @rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social + more buff.ly/JPLQ8ig

I am so, SO excited to finally share my *fiction* debut!! I can't wait to tell you more about Lily, Charlotte, Rose, and Rhys. Huge thanks to @michaelbourret.bsky.social!

How would I even begin to quantify the other forms of research for a book? Interviews? Museum visits?? If only there was a way to easily describe it... 😂 (I could count the books, add up pages, tally interview minutes, number visits and trips. Heavens, no. That would be way too convenient 😉 )

There is nothing - nothing, I tell you! - more frightening than a blank page! Anyone else sit down to turn an idea into an outline...a draft...an anything!... and spend the first bit just panicking?? Anyone? Just me? 😬🤦🏼‍♀️

DOUBLE CROSSED is up on NetGalley! So excited for this book to have its first readers!! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

#TLSkyChat A7: I'm an author, and author visits drop *way* off in the summer. Are you involved with any book clubs - even virtually! - that authors could visit? I see so much reading joy being generated when I visit with students. How can we authors help spark this joy over the summer?

Things I did not have on my Bingo card: editing a book about WWII spies while quietly singing "Row, row, row your boat" to myself.

The L'Engle!! ...there aren't many time I'll get an XKCD comic before my husband does, but this will be one of them! (The one and only other time I can think of was back in the 2000's where the caption text had a joke about Renesmee 😂 )

Just under the headlines: "Being a spy is like watching paint dry." 😂

If you're looking for a fun twist on the usual summer reading lists, try this! You and your readers can mark off a box by reading in a blanket fort (how fun!) or reading past your bedtime 🙋‍♀️ booksforkids.substack.com?utm_source=n... #tlsky #kidlit #summerreading

Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Today is not Tuesday. Brought to you by a holiday weekend.

Coming April, 2026! Goodreads: tinyurl.com/4ym8wj9y Indiebound: tinyurl.com/yzees4jn Amzn: a.co/d/1NzpjEt A thrilling WWII middle-grade narrative nonfiction account of Operation Bodyguard, in which the Allied forces used spies and double agents to deceive the Nazis about their true plans for D-Day.

I've been working on a non-writing project all year! This is very much a learn-as-I-go hobby, and I had a big day yesterday - finally staring to quit the quilt! Is it messy? Yes! Do I love it? Yes 😊

There's a cover-shaped surprise coming next week!! 👀

Thank you so much!! I'm thrilled you loved this book! It's wild to think about what was going on in and around Mount St. Helens 44 years ago...

Might be a personal best for Number of Books Open While Drafting 😂 Thought I was leveling up when I got an actual book-holder-opener (a technical term 😉), but apparently one wasn’t enough.

Back from an absolutely incredible spring break!! Paris, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Munich. So much walking 😂 I think after a week away, we're finally in shape for our European vacation!

Such a fantastic start to March is Reading Month! I managed to sneak in a bit of (very cold!) sightseeing in NYC. Then, it was off to Long Island for visits with Plainview-Old Bethpage SD. I had a great time talking with the students, and they asked some truly insightful questions!

I doubt this is how I look when I'm reading, and it's definitely not how I feel on the inside 😆👇👇

Awesome visit with @rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social ! We loved talking 🌋, #nonfiction, and research. MOUNTAIN OF FIRE is an amazing #5thgradebooks, super engaging and well-researched. 💕 #kidlit #WRAD #WorldReadAloudDay

Writers - who can write with music on?? How do you do it?! Any recommendations for integrating music while I write? Signed, A writer tired of silence

Thrilled that MOUNTAIN OF FIRE: THE ERUPTION AND SURVIVORS OF MOUNT ST. HELENS is a 2025 Texas Topaz selection!! Huge thanks to the Texas Library Association! Check out the entire list at txla.org/wp-content/u...

There are huge snowflakes gently falling out my office window while I drink tea...and research pictures of D-Day. I'm struggling with the awful contrast.

I'm working through copy edits, and I no longer feel any frustration that I get prepositions wrong in Duolingo. Apparently I'm not doing too well with them in my native language, either!

Good morning! ☀️❄️ For all of my teacher librarian friends - did you see this? Looks like a great way to connect! (I might even have to lurk somewhere close by 😉)

#kidlitchat - Sam has put together some amazing conclusions from a HUGE amount of research he's done on what's published in the MG world. You definitely want to hear what he has to say!

Oooo! This is a tough one! I think I'd have to say more opportunities to meet with other writers and book-ish friends. The past 12 months or so have been amazing, and I didn't realize how much getting together IRL means to me #kidlitchat

Hi #kidlitchat! Glad to be here tonight! I write MG narrative nonfiction, and my latest book 👇 came out in May! rebeccaefbarone.com/books/mounta...

Boosting this #giveaway! #EduSky, check this out!

This is such valuable advice, which is made in @brianlarossa.com's original post, too: Read in a way that works for YOU! No need to criticize anyone else's choices, but read in a way that makes you want to read more

Oh my goodness!!! What a huge, fantastic surprise to see @fuse8.bsky.social talking about MOUNTAIN OF FIRE!! Stunned and so happy to see my book on TV with these other amazing #MG #kidlit titles!

I LOVE cranberry sauce! (It's my third favorite Thanksgiving dish - after mashed potatoes and stuffing) (and that's a ranking of food not including desserts, obviously 🙄) Today was my first time making it! Hope it turns out okay!! 🤞

Ever have one of those days where words just aren't working?? Think I'm going to crawl into a hole and try talking maybe tomorrow 😜

Love this question! #kidlitchat My husband, parents, and kids would top the list, but I also have to mention my editor. It's absolutely incredible to have someone look at your work, see what it needs, and help you get it to the best it can be. And to do that all with kindness and care is amazing!

Hi #kidlitchat! I write MG narrative nonfiction, and my latest book 👇 came out this May! You can check it out at rebeccaefbarone.com/books/mounta... Excited to chat with you all tonight!

There is a metaphor here somewhere

Such a fantastic list of books, and I'm honored that MOUNTAIN OF FIRE is one of SLJ's Best Books of the Year!! Congratulations to all of the authors - I'm thrilled to be in your company! #kidlit #middlegrade #YA #MG #EduSky #library www.slj.com/story/best-n...

This was a fun morning read!

I support this 10000%

I haven't seen anyone mention Bruce Coville's books yet, and I spent so much time with those books as a kid. JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER and MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN #kidlitchat

#kidlitchat I loved books before it, but the ONE was THE GIVER. The story had already turned my world upside down, but...that ending! It wasn't fair! And I wanted to talk to the person who wrote it! Demand to know! So I started thinking about writing.

Hi #kidlitchat! So excited to join tonight!

I don’t need to go on social media to have my worldview challenged I am in theoretical physics I have a new existential crisis daily

Boosting this #giveaway!

I think I have too much anxiety to use emojis that automatically popup with descriptions Do I want "beaming face w/smiley eyes?" Is that too intense? What's the difference between that and "grinning face w/smiley eyes?" Does "smiley face w/big eyes" indicate I've had too much caffeine? Gaahhh!!

😳 That happened a lot faster than I thought it would

Laurie has fantastic starter packs! The #mgbookchat one is my favorite 😉 but if you're looking to follow MG authors in any way, head to Laurie's profile!

Created my second starter pack of the day! Here's an initial list of #kidlit #nonfiction authors. Let me know if I should add you! go.bsky.app/5ytpEUA

I couldn't find one, so I started it myself. Here's a YA starter pack. Hope this helps the #kidlit and #writingcommunity! This is based on a search of people who have "YA author" in their profile and a few others. Let me know who I'm missing! go.bsky.app/UQjX66G

An amazing list of fascinating science! Congratulations, @laurahelmuth.bsky.social, and all the best on your next adventure! (if this isn't a goldmine for kidlit ideas - nf and fiction - I don't know what is!)