Incredible post by @joknowles.bsky.social in the R(ev)ise and Shine Newsletter! If you struggle with the feeling that you are not being productive enough with your writing time, then this post is for you! Get ready for some fine-tuning! Can't wait to try it! #kidlit #writers #amwriting

Well. Things are pretty bad for the current regime. Look who they've pissed off NOW. (Watch to the end, it's not just footage from Portland. Surprise musical guest!) youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

Free cat hug. (Was going to post something political but thought better of it.)

People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.

This is how to be

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

I believe the true the motivation behind banning books is to keep readers in the dark. To keep them isolated and alone. Banning books disempowers readers, especially children. That's what this has always been about. That's why we can't stop fighting it. #BannedBooksWeek #kidlit

When a child reads a book and sees how a character experienced something similar and survived, it provides a lifeline to that reader. They go from feeling completely alone in the world to receiving a shred of hope. #BannedBooksWeek #kidlit

All I ask is that you watch and listen for 2 mins. youtu.be/AxZDE8PBhFk

FYI - @authorsguild.org has an upcoming webinar for authors & illustrators. "Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know" looks very worthwhile for those whose books were involved. authorsguild.org/event/anthro...

What is the definition of a War Zone in the United States? Who is the enemy within? What is the scope of "domestic military action"? How can a concept/ideology be a terrorist organization? How did peaceful protestors become "domestic terrorists"? Why is the GOP allowing a madman to destroy America?

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

AUTHORS: It’s time to submit your claims for the Anthropic copyright settlement. 1. Look yourself up here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup 2. File your claim here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com Form asks for ISBN and copyright reg # for each work. Can find in step 1.

Picked a tomato to save it from tonight's frost. Forgot it was there. Bent down. Tomato exploded in pocket. Could be worse. Could be better. How's your day going?

🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country. Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...

If these colleges agree to this, where do we go from here? Hey kids: Guess which schools you might want to consider NOT applying to unless they confirm they won't comply? Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Authors & illustrators - the Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website is up now & you can search for your titles here to see if you're part of the class action: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com (Early note: this does not match up with the full LibGen database so there are going to be questions.)

Bought some coffee got some change

I know we're desensitized, but it's important to note, again, that today's events would have led to the immediate impeachment & removal of any president from at least Truman to at least Obama. We're hundreds of miles on the interstate past Richard Nixon's high school prank-level crimes compared to 👇

Today I spent time w/ students at the Center for Cartoon Studies brainstorming picture book ideas and it felt SO GOOD to just delight in stories and their endless possibilities. I share this b/c I needed to be reminded of the power of PLAY and imagination and the deep need for joy in these times.

@atp.fm @siracusa.social @liss.bsky.social @marcoarment.bsky.social 🧵 Book editor here. Most author contracts with traditional large and medium-sized publishers have standard language that stipulates that the author and the publisher share proceeds from copyright breach suits equally. 1/10

I get asked all the time, “Does my voice even matter? Does calling my members of Congress even do anything?” YES! Your calls are the reason why the public lands sale was taken out of the big, ugly bill. So keep calling, speaking up, and using your voice!

Speak out against #censorship!

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

Silencing authors leads to silencing kids. Many of us have witnessed the way a book has empowered a child to speak up for themselves or others. To get help. This is how change happens. Predators want to shut this down. That’s the tragedy of censorship. And it’s happening everywhere.

If you ever find yourself losing faith in people, or wondering “do people even CARE anymore?!”, visit your local library. I say this without hyperbole, I am always struck by how much librarians care, every time I’m there. Always helping. Always tending. Always reaching out. We owe them so much. 💙

My town's list serve is getting exciting! --- "Pig was just spotted on Jenneville Road, near Martin/Ploof driveways." --- "Hello we just saw a tan pig with black spots, near Tinkham hill off the Rice rd. It ran down the hill and into the woods I hope this helps [poetic line breaks original to post]

On the bright side, I'm playing roller derby this weekend! Vixens vs Yankee Brutals, Saturday, 4pm, Woodstock Union Arena!!!

Learned yesterday about more of my books going out of print and feeling blue but grateful for the long run some had. Also a big FU to the groups who have intimidated teachers and librarians from having books like mine in their spaces. Keeping kids in the dark is what’s truly harmful, and you know it

This is what made me a dog person ❤️

Feeling like your feed could probably use a double cat ball today.

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

If you found that Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled due to FCC coercion was a heinous attack on free speech (& it sure as hell is!) wait till you hear about the 10,000 books that have been banned in schools & libraries! If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social We're stronger together!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. This is a must-watch. 🔥 #cdnpoli

None of us can stop all the bad things. But we can each do something. And that adds up. Don't let what you can do get subtracted because it all feels too overwhelming and you stop. That's what they count on. Push on in your specialty. Keep that determined light within you lit.

There is a LOT of panic on the TL today, so log off and do good if you are able. Today, I've been working on the Book Fair at my kid's school. Last year, I switched from Scholastic to a small vendor now we get so many excellent diverse books and kids can be SEEN. There are many ways to resist.

An excerpt from "Facts and Fascism" by George Seldes, from my small town of Hartland, VT, published in 1938. Ever more relevant in 2025.

Wow. “ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

I don't know if this is a sign of the times but I've had 3 book-related events canceled in the past week. Various reasons given. It feels extremely worrisome given these times we're in. #booksky #kidlit

Happy book birthday, @willalex.bsky.social!!

This Saturday at Bear Pond Books!

AND the books are DRM free, AND customer service is actual human beings who love books ❤️

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Pics from my garden this morning. Bees are still buzzing and somehow nature thrives despite the daily blows it endures.

Absolutely loved this mystery by @debbimichiko.bsky.social thanks for sharing with #BookPosse. @simonkids.bsky.social

Know what creates empathy? Books. Reading about people unlike ourselves and experiences we'll never have. Which is why some people want to remove those books and discourage reading. Kids and adults should read widely. Most spend their spare time online, which is where indoctrination often begins.

Cat spoon eyeball cleanse.

We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent. - Sonia Sotomayor

SCOTUS’ cowardly unsigned ruling allowing ICE to make stops based on racial profiling may be their most unAmerican opinion since they declared Presidents above the law. Read highlights of Sotomayor’s powerful dissent: newrepublic.com/post/200140/...