Happy Summer Solstice! Splashing by with some fun ocean themed @steamteambooks.bsky.social titles to kick off the summer. 🪼🦈🐠 @katytanis.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @kaitwells.bsky.social @schaubwrites.bsky.social @mariehermansson.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

I’ve had the honor to read a lot of picture books this year. And I’m so excited for the official start of summer this weekend because that means UNDER THE CLAM MOON will be in great company with some wonderful beach-themed picture books! Here’s my roundup of some wonderful picture books:

I can’t tell you how delighted I was to hear that ParentMap Magazine had featured UNDER THE CLAM MOON in its June 2026 issue. This Seattle-area/PNW magazine really embraces everything fun and the outdoors with kiddos. Article: www.parentmap.com/article/kids... Magazine: www.parentmap.com/june-2026

@nytwirecutter.bsky.social is looking for paid product testers! If you're willing to travel to our Long Island City office monthly to provide feedback on everything from mattresses to standing desks to waffle makers then click here: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/t...

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! My #LLPick of the day is Love Under the Sea, a beautifully illustrated ocean board book about love in many forms by @katytanis.bsky.social. Great back matter, too. #BoardBooks #kidlit #amreading #amwriting #books #PrideMonth #LGBTQReads #writingcommunity #STEM

Under the Clam Moon was spotted at the North Bellmore Library! Thanks to Lisa Nantsis, young visitors will get to enjoy this book. 🥰 I love it when I get to see my books out in the world. #kidlit #library #readaloud #picturebookrecommendation #parents

Check out the EXCITING new releases from STEAMTeam authors!!! 📚@katiefurze.bsky.social @schaubwrites.bsky.social @christinevanzandt.bsky.social @lmperdew.bsky.social @kaitwells.bsky.social @maryhelenberg.bsky.social #STEAM #kidlit

Congratulations to Kaitlyn Wells on your delightful book about time spent with a special uncle hunting for clams on a moonlit evening. @kaitwells.bsky.social

4 fantastic @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share inspiration & insights into their spectacular NF books releasing in May. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @curtismanleyauthor.bsky.social @katiefurze.bsky.social @schaubwrites.bsky.social @kaitwells.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #STEM 📚👍

As part of a series on spring cleaning, @nytwirecutter.bsky.social senior staff writer @kaitwells.bsky.social offers more advice on how to organize and digitize life's most important documents - plus tips for organizing and digitizing the memorabilia you hold most dear: wnyc.org/browse/shows...

If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.

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Dumpster divers on social media post about their hauls of discarded merch. Why are retailers still throwing it all away? One journalist finds out. nyti.ms/4cD2X5b

Powerful and unsettling with a strong, cheeky female protagonist. This book sensitively deals with childhood sexual abuse. #kidlit

I developed the nerve condition neuropathy after suffering a life-threatening lung injury. The tingling and cramps come and go. Still, writing for extended periods can be exhausting. I wore this AI note-taking bracelet for two months and it was actually useful: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

I'm proud to share that Publisher's Weekly called UNDER THE CLAM MOON "a jubilant, anecdotal-feeling celebration of intergenerational bonding and the natural world." It's wonderful when reviewers truly ~see~ the book. Have you preordered your copy yet? DM your receipt to get a signed book plate.

Breaking news: Families of a half-dozen of the 27 campers and counselors who died at Camp Mystic in Texas during floods last summer urged state health regulators in dramatic and detailed letters not to renew the camp’s license with state investigations pending.

"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.

President Trump said that Pope Leo XIV, who has criticized the Iran war, was “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy.” Leo dismissed his insults, saying: “I don’t ​think that the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused ​in the way that some people are doing.” https://wapo.st/4tMOppu

Excited for my in-person panel with @penamerica.bsky.social at PT Knitwear on April 20 with amazing editors, agents & authors!

"A ghost is that thing we can’t shake, that moment that haunts us, and if we look closely at it, reveals why we engage a particular behavior or see the world the way we do," writes Jessica Handler. brevity.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/m... #onwriting #memoir #writing

There's a lot of writing and publishing advice on the internet. But what's really helpful is this advice on taking advice. www.agentsandbooks.com/one-thing-yo...

They do amazing work and deserve a fair contract!

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

"Although they didn’t know it, the authors I worked with became my unofficial gurus. They reminded me of just how long life is, and how many experiences it can contain. They reminded me of how wide the human heart can stretch, and how much pain it can absorb." brevity.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/g...

Some great advice on how to approach book marketing by @sweavermph.bsky.social for @dintywmoore.bsky.social. One of my approaches even made the list! Spend money on causes, not advertising: brevity.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/t... #onwriting #bookpromotion #author #memoir

These two decided to team up for a caturday post.

We’ve got unexpectedly great gifts for your … bathroom. Plus: 5 very pretty cordless sconces and mini (!) beauty products.

This was a thing years ago with the start of Task Rabbit 🤷🏽‍♀️

Anyone can order personalized Sharpie pens. 4imprint has a few: www.4imprint.com/tag/202/Shar... Pens: www.pens.com/us/c/custom-... Staples: staplespromo.com/product/6722...

Your cats don't have to roam to be happy, but you can give them safe outdoor access (if they enjoy it) with a catio, harness walking or even a pet stroller!

I like writing by hand but my hands cramp easily due to neuropathy. And as a journalist, I can't afford to slow down during interviews. So I put an AI wearable called Plaud NotePin S to the test. Here's how it went: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r... #ai #writing #aiwearable #technology

UNDER THE CLAM MOON will be here in less than two months. 😆 If you'd like to support the picture book (and me!) you should definitely preorder it. 😉 @barnesandnoble.com is offering 25% off until March 26. Just use the code PREORDER25 at check out. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-the-... #BNPreorder

Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said. “I think we’re really nervous about the trajectory of this outbreak, which, of course, we can’t predict.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/s...

“If you're just going to say, ‘Oh, I love the library,’ but you’re not actually supporting them, then that’s a real disappointment and, frankly, bulls---,” said Abby Emerson, a member of the NYC Public Library Action Network, or NYC PLAN. gothamist.com/news/taking-...

Just 2 weeks until this book of my heart enters the world. I began writing it in 2008. Phew, what a journey it's had. @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #edusky #kidlit

Under cover of darkness, it's a race to eat before being eaten! Attention #teachers #librarians #ocean lovers! Win a copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART, illus. by Khoa Le! Releasing March 3! 📚👍 kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #kidlit #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

"The bedrock of democracy is a free press, which includes the right of reporters to ask questions of and report on the government, including law enforcement officials." —@nyguild.bsky.social www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...

"Parents who ridicule, threaten or humiliate their children risk leaving them with a 64% higher chance of having poor mental health as an adult, a study has found." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Author/illustrator friends, take note! #DVpit is returning next week: To participate, marginalized creators must have a polished/query-ready manuscript or portfolio to pitch. Pitches must be within the 300-character limit and include the #DVPit hashtag.

Tom's mother said part of his liver went to Fatima, now 12, while his heart went to a 60-year-old man, Gordon, who is now 70." "It was surreal. I stood by two people who are alive because of Tom - and Tom's heart was beating next to me," she said. www.bbc.com/news/article... #organdonation

Don’t worry! If you need a scholarship, please send an email with “Scholarship request” to [email protected] This summer, we were able to fund more than 40 scholarships for Race, Media, and International Affairs 101. We can’t promise funds for everyone but we will try!

I spoke to Adriana Stephan for New America's report on AI deepfake pornography being used against women in politics. This is a serious problem that disproportionately affects women in politics, and I'm glad to see research go towards addressing it. www.newamerica.org/future-secur...

Giraffe plasma, bottlenose dolphins red blood cells, blood typing wild cat species. The future of medicine is here — and we're saving our beloved wild animals. #zoo #zoology #bloodbanks #medicine #animals www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/s...

A tiny study of med students, Allied Health Sciences students, junior and senior doctors looked at organ donation perceptions: "Notably, 11.4% of AHS students and 9.5% of junior doctors incorrectly believed that brain death is reversible."

Opinion: I'm alive today because of an organ donation. But since July, thousands of potential donors have reversed their decision. It's the wrong move.

Why is sitting all day bad for you? We talk the health risks and gear–including standing desks, walking pads, and more–that can help you move more at your desk.

Since news broke that an organ transplant hospital rushed to secure organs from patients who still showed a flicker of life, Donate Life America has seen a 700% increase in donor registration withdrawals. Here's my @usatoday.com op-ed on why that's the wrong move: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

President Trump has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, citing “corrosive ideology." #blackhistory #americanhistory #trump