Travel portion of tour for SUPER BOBA CAFE: HOME SEA HOME is over! Next up: local events at Mrs Dalloways and Linden Tree 😊😍

Almost done with the travel portion of tour in New York and Minnesota!

Hooray for SUPER BOBA CAFE 2 by @nidhiart.bsky.social ! My 5th graders have been dying for book two, and they were *so* delighted to hear the wait was finally over. 📚👍 Jam-packed with action, underground adventure, and, of course ... boba! 🧋♥️ #kidlit #5thgrade ooks

Tour in St Louis and Chicago has been amazing!!

See you in St Louis tomorrow and Chicago on Weds!! www.bettysbooksstl.com/super-boba-c... www.eventcombo.com/e/author-eve...

Health update, tour is on!

Boba tour! 🧋🥰✨ I will be in St Louis, upstate New York, Illinois, St Paul and Portland. And of course California! Please comment if I'll see you on the road! 🥰

So happy to be part of the @santaclarasccoe library camp! The bookseller @hicklebees was there and it was my first time signing Super Boba Cafe 2: Home Sea Home! A few weeks early, too! 😍 (If you come to the fairylandca event on Sept 20 they will have early copies too!)

I worked diligently on my deadline for the thumbnail manuscript of my first YA graphic novel, Unfinished. The process of making a book is loooong and thumbnails are an important milestone.

This is an uninterrupted minute of Maruay the rescued tiger with his beloved ball..🥰😇 #bluesky

Can’t wait to hang up this awesomeness from @nidhiart.bsky.social in my classroom! We all have a voice.

Dear public restroom mirror mirror on the wall, so happy you face the toilet so I can watch myself go. What a special treat for my own personal horror.

Made Malai Kofta for Friday movie night w my kid 😊 90 mins and totally worth it! Watching Kpop Demon Hunters with delicious food 😍

The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.

Good morning 🫡

I worked at Planned Parenthood. They diagnose cancers while still treatable. They help women decide what birth control works for them. They help those working through mental health challenges.   Defunding them just harms people who already struggle to find places to get care.

Mergay 😊 Happy pride! www.inprnt.com/gallery/nidh... Mergay, an art print by Nidhi Chanani - INPRNT

Egg curry after a looong week

What's going on in Florida is a playbook that will be adopted by other red states.

The board book of I WILL BE FIERCE! is out today! I’m so thankful for all the love and support @nidhiart.bsky.social and I have received since our picture book released from @mackidsbooks.bsky.social six years ago, and I’m looking forward to connecting with a whole new group of readers! ❤️

It's always the ones you least respect!!! If I had a nickel for every time a book banner turned out to be the pedophile they accuse librarians and authors and educators of being...

Thank you to my son and his day care for this terrifying Father’s Day gift.

You can’t see me bc I’m holding a flag but guys I live in a 2k person extremely rural town in one of the reddest counties of WI. So many people showed up there was a line all the way to the highway. I often feel a bit afraid due to my identity in this area but #nokings brought out so many

Representing on #NoKingsDay with signs by @nidhiart.bsky.social

Immigrants make America great everydayloveart.com/product-cate...

Immigrants make America great everydayloveart.com/product-cate...

Rainbow originals available 😊😍🌈 1. Quiet queer 2. Happy flamer 3. Mergay 3 - SOLD 4. True colors These original drawings are posted on substack first. They’re 3x5, framed and available for $95 plus shipping (US only). Once they’re sold I will note it.

Ahhh! I WILL BE FIERCE is a BOARD BOOK yall! 😍 us.macmillan.com/books/978125... amzn.to/3HsmS9N

Trans pride 🏳️‍⚧️ 1. Finding me 2. I am here 3. Slay Happy pride month! These mini originals drawings are 3x5, framed and available for $95 each. Please reply here or email me at nidhinecco [at] gmail to purchase. Once they’re sold I will note it. #pride🌈 #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbt

Vagabond I will be sharing these original drawings for the next little bit on substack first. They’re 3x5, framed and available for $95 plus shipping (US only). Once they’re sold I will note it.

Happy camper Another rejected new yorker comic

It is still AAPI month and still time to preorder my next graphic novel! Super Boba 2 is out in Sept 😊🧋 amzn.to/4dGLJTx store.abramsbooks.com/products/sup...

Gay all day (sold)

Back in December when I knew divorce was imminent, I made this list of possible income sources. I applied to grants for murals and other art projects. In addition to working on my book deadlines and presentations, I used my stressed time to research and learn how to write proposals.

Baby queer 😍🏳️‍🌈 I will be sharing these drawings over the next little bit. They’re 3x5, framed and available for $75 plus shipping (US only) - first come, first served. Once they’re sold I will note it.

My library event was full. The excited kids and attentive grown ups fill my heart. But events in the bay area usually end with someone asking me to explain why AI is okay. I can't quiet their concerns. It is unethical and harmful to artists. And I am tired of talking about it.

New friends

I am in author hell because of this divorce IYKYK Get a pre-nup yall

Does this mean I've made it?! Twitch trivia question 😱

Love in each

My fam and I loved this sweet book by @nidhiart.bsky.social about a shy, thoughtful kid who is bursting with music -- the words sing and art is expressive and lovely. Check it out(!)

New things (Yes i know about the spelling mistake)

Still thinking of the fabulous time I had @yallfest.bsky.social !

See you TOMORROW in Santa Monica 😊😍 @yallwest.bsky.social

Divorce is hard and good and complicated. But I bought this tiny countertop air fryer and its bringing me SO MUCH JOY Its like a grown up easy bake oven and its pink 😍

A fantastic follow up to Super Boba Cafe! This #MG #graphicnovel releases 9/25: bookshop.org/a/102434/978... #librarian #bookrecommendation #library #books #librarians #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians @nidhiart.bsky.social

At the link below, you can learn about the case being argued at SCOTUS today, which will surely impact LGBTQ+ kids and families, and may also be devastating to authors of LGBTQ+ books in general. I'm not exactly optimistic, but you never know. I'm aiming to not be depressed in advance.

Packing up my office in my house to move to my new post divorce place, finding art everywhere