Hey Instagram people! We have a six author group virtual school visit giveaway happening there so I hope you’ll check it out! #kidlitmegafeed #teachers #edusky #libsky

This is exactly why we need to be organized in our defense of the freedom to read. The book banners are organized & we'll funded. But they are also unpopular. Our numbers can beat their money

🤩🌟 There’s so much to admire in MIGUEL MUST FIGHT!, especially the encouragement to stay true to yourself despite what others dictate. Such a delightful book! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky #MIGUELMUSTFIGHT @jamieofelia.bsky.social #SaraPalacios @littlebrownyr.bsky.social *pbstudybuddy.com

Georgetown scholar Dr. Khan Suri, who was abducted by ICE, was refused food/water to break Ramadan fast, housed in a room without a bed, and issued *used* underwear. His child cried for days after he was taken and has since stopped speaking. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...

Earth Day is just two weeks away! This is a great time to read about how we got to this moment in time & all of the challenges we're facing. HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT is recommended for kids in grade 4 and up (and their grownups, too!) bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

Worst two-day stock market crashes in the U.S. by percentage loss: 1. 1929 (the Great Depression) 2. 1987 (Black Monday) 3. 2008 (the Great Recession) 4. YESTERDAY AND TODAY And while this happened, the man responsible for it was golfing and dining with enemies of America.

If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

we all understand that this just means we have to yell at our reps more, right

Way to go Wisconsin! ✊🇺🇸💚

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

Many libraries have Friends of the Library organizations that work as fundraisers & advocates. Libraries are going to need more friends than ever, so be sure to join your local chapter.

We need rich people to go back to supporting artists and writers. Become a patron of the arts today.

I haven't seen a study that shows causation, but the states that ban the most books also have the worst rates of literacy and that isn't a coincidence. book bans don't protect kids, they're about defunding public institutions of learning, & are often paired with vouchers, which are *also* unpopular

Some people think when I say “nobody cares about your word count if your book is great” that I’m advocating for Going Buck Wild and writing ten million page books. Nope! In fact, there are norms. Just stay within them and don’t *freak out* 😀 Here: literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/word...

The employees who attempted to stop Musk staffers at the U.S. African Development Foundation have been placed on administrative leave “effective immediately.” The email also stated that during the administrative leave, USADF employees are prohibited from

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

(🔐) Please understand that this is neither a stunt nor a casual conversation. It’s long, fully sourced, includes reams of hard data—among much else, on anticipated casualties—and takes into account the best intel we now have on Trump, Musk, and their political plans. I hope you’ll share this widely.

Ella & her mom Kat win the prize for driving the longest distance to come see me on book tour - 4.5 hours from Steamboat Springs, CO to my event at The Bookies Bookstore in Denver! So grateful for them & for all the readers who helped celebrate HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT!

‘Rhythm’ has two h’s and no vowels. Just remember: Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.

I thought I should let you all know what is going on over at Twitter ASAP Spread the word: Elon Musk is indeed deportation-eligible

Great work everyone

One thing I'm fucken sick of hearing is that people on the poverty line "don't want handouts." Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them. This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD

This was a hard one to condense into four panels

REASONS TO KEEP WRITING DESPITE POLITICAL UNREST: -gives people ideas -gives people hope -gives people a break -changes minds -inspires future generations Keeps you sane. Your work matters more than you know. Keep writing, fam. #writerslife #blueskywriters #WritingCommunity

Everybody was kung fu fighting… and reading The Legendary Mo Seto by A.Y. Chan! Check out this action-packed book and get ready for the sequel. 📚 www.instagram.com/share/BAk7lS... #kidlit #mglit

It is OK for us to acknowledge (briefly) that the scope of the evil overwhelming America right now is "awesome" in the oldest sense of that word—it produces a momentary, _paralyzing_ awe. It's hard to know what to talk about or write about or fight back against first due to the size of the assault.

A plus size Cinderella story with a good amount of x rated adult activites...Check out SO SWEET today! 🍭💖 amzn.to/3TgyJuX books2read.com/u/brg1q7 #irromance #booksky #plussizeheroine

🎉Another big milestone! We've passed $75K! 🎉 These donations are going to make such a big difference for people whose lives have been devastated by the fires. Thank you! But we know we can raise even more to help the wildfire victims. Let's keep pushing toward our goal of $120,000! #kidlit

I’m subbing in a school library for a few weeks & couldn’t pass up making diary comics of some memorable moments. Here’s the first one! ❤️📚❤️📚 #comics #schoollibrary #libraries #librarian

An Executive Order won't stop PRIDE & it definitely won't stop MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT PRIDE by Kyle Lukoff and Michelle Jing Chan. Informative, age appropriate, & unashamed, it reinforces the idea that Pride is for everyone. Illustrations are gorgeous, vibrant, & a perfect match for the prose.

Btw Authors Against Book Bans ( @authorsabb.bsky.social ) might seem kid lit driven bc so many challenges are happening in schools, but I think every author should consider joining. Book bans are bad for everyone. www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

This morning I reached 250,000 followers here on Bluesky, which is a gobsmackingly large number for me. Thanks so much for following me; I hope I make your experience in the sky better. To celebrate, I've donated to @aclu.org, which helps defend immigrant rights. www.aclu.org/issues/immig...

President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them. So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.

Everyone was warned about this, and it’s happening just as we feared.

Without a doubt, the best way to clear up what you intended with your two Nazi salutes at the Inauguration is to give a virtual address to Germany's neo-Nazi party less than a week later

I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.

The public has a right to know the full truth about who Trump sprang.

Working on smoky effects always feels like a moment of pure meditative relaxation. ✨️⁠ ⁠ #oilpainting #oilpaintingprocess

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150,000 trees have been planted and 45 hectares of parks created in the city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to and manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Plant a lot more urban trees.

Holy shit, I am so excited for this!!

The bishop who publicly begged Trump to have empathy received exactly the reaction you would expect from a man who is thoroughly evil and has never had empathy for anyone

Arcs of GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES have arrived, and I'm doing a giveaway over on Instagram! Enter: www.instagram.com/p/DFIqwSpTemz/ I'll randomly choose one winner on Monday, Jan. 27, at noon ET. Giveaway is open internationally. 🦋💛 Cover art: Saniyyah Zahid Jacket Design: Chelsea Hunter

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

The KidLit for Los Angeles auction is now live! There are many, many amazing items including school visits, signed books, original artwork, and opportunities to connect with renowned editors and agents. 📚💕 #kidlit #fundraiser #kidlitforlosangeles #kidlitforLA #childrensbooks #auction #la

needed some peace and quiet yesterday but now i’m ready to chat. as a trans author, i’ve spent years celebrating the beauty, resilience and complexity of trans lives through my work.