This was the plan the entire time and it was always going to be targeted towards Democratic run cities. It’s not about law and order. It’s about controlling by force the areas where Trump does not control by ideology.

We are thrilled that THE SONGBIRD AND THE RAMBUTAN TREE by Lucille Abendanon is the #ForewordINDIES Gold Winner for Juvenile Fiction! ❤️ www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winne...

The Fault Lines in Our Constitution should be read by every single adult who lives in America. And then we need to meet in small book clubs to discuss it. With cookies. And soothing beverages. This book is EVERYTHING. @msnbc.com @velshimsnbc.bsky.social @velshi.com

I appreciated the last four years, knowing that our government wasn’t actively trying to cull us.

Don't forget to register for our in-community retreat @highlightsfound.bsky.social champ.ly/jb7W_MNy #pictu#picturebooks #diversebooks #childrensbook #autism #AutisticPride #adhd #adhdsupport #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #writingcommunity #WritingJourney #writinghelp #ptsd #mentalhealth #booksky

There's magic in being surrounded by other neurodivergent authors. Our retreat at Highlights Foundation gives you that opportunity and more! Join us July 3-6, 2025! - Tips and tools to help w/ writing - Communication techniques - Retreat time with others who understand you! champ.ly/jb7W_MNy

Yes, we included chapter books on the WeAreKidlit Summer Reading list! @sujeilugo.bsky.social @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/8-incl...

Don’t fire the librarian of Congress! bit.ly/4jOmvEZ

17 picture books for summer from We Are Kid Lit Collective. More: www.slj.com/story/17-joy... @sujeilugo.bsky.social @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social @antwaneady.bsky.social @carolelindstrom.bsky.social @erikadraws.bsky.social @aidawrites.bsky.social @authorjamilah.bsky.social

No notes. h/t @ianbremmer.com

We've added 6 of the cutest board books to the We Are Kidlit Summer Reading List. Find out more about them www.slj.com/story/6-ador... @sujeilugo.bsky.social @sambloom28.bsky.social @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social #summerreading #inclusive #weneeddiversebooks #kidlit #boardbooks

This essay is damning and terrifying. You should read it. www.damemagazine.com/2025/04/29/w...

Periodic reminder that there is nothing you can give the far right that will satisfy them. Remove a right, they’ll go after another. Attack a minority, they’ll want worse attacks and find new groups to attack. There’s no end to the authoritarianism. Just more, and worse, until everyone’s crushed.

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Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.

I’m so glad to see this recommendation — thank you, Katie! Folks in Austin, mark your calendars for June 1 when fellow contributors Liz Garton Scanlon, Sean Petrie (he’s also the publisher), and I discuss SPINNING TOWARD THE SUN at Birdhouse Books.

This was the book I didn't know I needed but really needed to read during these difficult times as a writer. Highly, highly recommend this book of essays. And best of all, all proceeds go to helping with Hurricane Helene relief. ❤️

Why are we doing this? Find out why a scholarship to Highlights Foundation is so important to @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social here: champ.ly/7-Pbc5Sk #diver#diversebooks #autism #autismacceptance #adhd #neurodivergent #kidlit #writingcommunity #ptsd #ocd #anxiety #mentalhealth #booksky #actuallyautistic

FIFA and the IOC should start making noises now about moving the World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics in 2028. If other countries cannot send their athletes & fans into the US without fear for their safety, we are not fit to host international sporting events.

*A company that sells foreclosed farms to overseas investors. Acretrader by the Traitor.

Attn: Trump stated, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GET RICH, RICHER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!” Many have interpreted this as an indication that he or his allies are using knowledge of tariffs for personal financial gain. This raises serious concerns about insider trading and market manipulation.

I’m at the Hands Off rally fighting for our democracy and freedom. I’m a student of history and know that dictatorships target the neurodivergent and disabled first. Stories are how we fight back for our dignity and humanity. #neurodiverse

First up for our #Fundraising Auction is our very own @medenkuyatt.bsky.social All proceeds fund our Scholarship at @highlightsfound.bsky.social Auction Preview: champ.ly/xSRrqf-V #autis#Fundraising#autismacceptance #autismsupport #adhdsupport #neurodivergent #kidlit #childrensbooksauthor #writingcommunity

Congratulations to #SCBWI members Eva Apelqvist, @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social, @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social and Claire Storey, whose translations appear on the 2025 GLLI #YA Translated Book Prize shortlist! #SCBWITranslation #xl8 #kidlit #worldkidlit @scbwi.bsky.social glli-us.org/2025/03/20/2...

If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.

If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you. If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you. If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you. We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.

📣 Who’s going to #TXLA25? 📌 I hope you’ll join @kerryomalleycerra.bsky.social @alitereseauthor.bsky.social @nancytandon.bsky.social & @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social & I on Thursday 4/3 for our #kidlit panel from 2-3 pm

Also on this list and from @enchantedlion.bsky.social is my translation of Our Beautiful Darkness, the first book for young readers translated into English by the acclaimed Angolan author Ondjaki, with luminous illustrations by António Jorge Gonçalves. Congratulations, Lawrence! Great company!

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Today is the launch of a new #anthology to which I contributed, SPINNING TOWARD THE SUN: ESSAYS ON WRITING, RESILIENCE & THE CREATIVE LIFE. Proceeds benefit 2 organizations helping western NC recover from Hurricane Helene. lynmillerlachmann.com/anthology-launch-day-spinning-toward-the-sun/

If you're an author who has or will be publishing a books and you'd like to fight for the freedom to read & against book bans, we'd love to have you join Authors Against Book Bans. (OK, not the most creative name, but, you know, communicative!) All the info & the sign up form at

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Sharing more townhall videos today because they’re giving me hope. THIS is good trouble! Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.

We are excited for the #nErDcampCT in just over a week in New London, CT! Check out our amazing list of #authors who will be joining us, along with almost 100 educators and/or lovers of #literacy. @tcasl @aasl @americanlibraryassociation #bookjoy #nerdcamp @msthombookitis @mrslussierlibrary

European Parliament member 👇🏽

Following a devastating year of violence against children, our deepest hope is that these 40 outstanding international titles, and the words within them, can inspire bridges of understanding and peace. Download the full list here.

Just when you think Donald Trump cannot sink lower or be more shameful, today he's blaming Ukraine for the war and calling Zelinsky a dictator, when he knows perfectly well that Putin's constant re-elections are put-up jobs.

You know what, credit where it's due.

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

Zetta Elliott is a prolific written who has paved the way for self published writers by challenging many of the barriers that exist in the publishing industry. Her books include fiction for all ages of readers. poetry collections, plays, and a memoir. pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/02/10/9...

Speaking of Zetta Elliott, here is a wonderful interview regarding her poem Moonscape. www.ethicalela.com/a-poem-for-y... #yalit #poetry #booksky

What a lovely No Rules Tonight review from @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social for the Global Literature In Libraries Initiative! @penguinteen.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

Thank you to @maggietokudahall.bsky.social and www.authorsagainstbookbans.com for giving us one concrete way to fight back. Direct action can produce results--I just got news of that happening in an AABB letter-writing campaign I participated in Visit the website to find out more and get involved

The Dictator's Handbook describes your keys to power as the people you need to keep happy to remain in power. In democracies it's constituencies, in autocracies it's generals. Trump replacing military, police, and intelligence agencies with loyalists removes his constituents as a key to power.

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

Kudos to #SCBWI members Tal Goldfajn, @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social, @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social, Lena Traer, and @kellyzhang.bsky.social, whose translations appear on the USBBY Outstanding International Book List, 2025! www.usbby.org/outstanding-... @usbby.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social

NEW 2nd EDITION -- with a “PARDON” for Homer Plessy-- of the book about the historic 1896 “Plessy v. Ferguson” Supreme Court decision: "TOGETHER: An Inspiring Response to "Separate-but-Equal" www.pauldrybooks.com/products/tog...