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All new furniture this summer means I’m packing things up and storing them in various places for the summer. Remembering where they are is a problem for Future Amanda. End of Year Amanda just wants them moved.

Charlie had two teeth pulled today and is the World's Saddest Chiweenie. No picture as he is tucked safely in Callum's bed enjoying early bedtime.

Carey C, this amazing adventure is on its way to you! Much gratitude to @jennylundquist.bsky.social‬ and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social ‬ for sharing with #bookposse

A couple years ago, I went to urgent care with a panic attack. Thinking it might be my heart, they ran an ECG. I wasn’t having a heart attack, but the doctor said, “You have a weird ECG.” When I asked what that meant, he just shrugged. Anyway, I think about that every day. #anxiety

Love this take on mythmaking and storytelling by @maurajortner.bsky.social! “My book, Keepers of the Marsh, might have a smaller scope than, say, Middle Earth, but it still contains a myth, and I had to learn how to create a myth to write it.” teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c... #booksky

Thanks, Patrick!

Creating a Myth: A Writer’s Task, a guest post by Maura Jortner It took many drafts to get the Alligator Witch of West Bay right; mythmaking takes time and energy. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/21/c... @tltkaren.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social

Ahh! Thank you. ❤️❤️

Had a good weekend. #WSFerrys

#Writers #Educators #Librarians I'd love to get the chance to attend/present at a conference this year to talk about #teaching #pedagogy or #CreativeWriting Does anyone know of a conference with calls for papers/a submission deadline still open?

Thanks, Cindy!

Is it me, or is AI hallucinating more often? Warning to all students out there: I think AI is starting to want you to get caught cheating. It might just be a little sentient and a little evil now.

Cat in a box… in case you need it

I got to be a guest on a podcast. So exciting! I loved talking to @tracyatownsend.bsky.social and @atfmb.bsky.social about my #new #book, Keepers of the Marsh, which comes out in two weeks. Give it a listen, and send Patrick and Tracy cookies. functionalnerds.com/2025/05/epis...

Ooooh! That should be a good listen!

I got to chat with @tracyatownsend.bsky.social and @patrickhester.bsky.social today about “Keepers of the Marsh” (out May 20). So fun!

Looking real!

Shiloh is keeping my box of books safe. What a good boy! KEEPERS OF THE MARSH comes out May 20. @smorgridge.bsky.social

KEEPERS OF YHE MARSH comes out May 20. Thank you @smorgridge.bsky.social

Looking forward to rea sing this! Those eyes on the cover, they scare me a little! #bookposse @maurajortner.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social

Are you ready to join the Keepers, @jenniferhalbur.bsky.social @maurajortner.bsky.social's Keepers of the Marsh is dropping in the mail to you today! Thank you to Holiday House Books for sharing with #bookposse

Look at all the people in the audience! #TLA

Excited to start reading Keepers of the Marsh by @maurajortner.bsky.social Thanks to Holiday House books for sharing with #bookposse

All checked in and ready for #TLA tomorrow

@julieskelleher.bsky.social is a good friend and an AMAZING writer. Be watching for this title! I've read this book and I love it. www.forestavenuepress.com/news/acquisi...

Loved this one by @maurajortner.bsky.social Fascinating lore! Girl powered adventure! Page turning mystery! Get ready @jenguyorjowett.bsky.social Lana & Gracie are headed your way! #bookposse @holidayhouse.bsky.social

Up Next! Author @maurajortner.bsky.social has a new mg coming out in May! Can’t wait to read about the Alligator Witch & the captivating lore-turns out she’s very real! Love the setting-Galveston Bay! An adventurous girl powered story! Thanks for sharing w/ #bookposse @holidayhouse.bsky.social

How's your writing going? I'm in the thinking about the plot phase. #amwriting

Is there anyone from #BookPosse here?

spearmint bubblegum carried on the breeze evergreen memory #DailyHaikuPrompt (evergreen) #haiku

SPARK COVER RE-REVEAL! With new words🔥 “A deftly woven & poignant story…of a family & a community grappling with the aftermath of a fire, & the activism of young people to protect what is closest to their hearts.” ~Pam Muñoz Ryan, Newbery Honor Winning author of ECHO

Check out the hilarious new picture book, DO NOT TURN THE PAGE, by Jane Blondie & @marcuscutler.bsky.social! @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit #picturebookreview

🎉 My book, Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers, illustrated by Melissa Castillo, was selected for the Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2025 list! 🎉Thank You to the Children’s Book Council and NCSS for this amazing honor and recognition! ❤️ @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @lynnettenovak.bsky.social

"we ride at dawn" Have you read Warrior Fairies 2 yet? This time around, it's Summer's time on the throne...but revolution is stirring. 👀 www.harpercollins.de/products/war... #kidlit #mg

My parents think I’m just a kid, a silly, flighty sprite, a child with neither will nor way who couldn’t win a fight. It’s weird, I think, how much they fret and can’t go with the flow. I’m pushing fifty, after all. They really should let go! #poetry #wordoftheweek #poetsofbluesky

Today I found out that 102 DAYS OF LYING ABOUT LAUREN was nominated for a Young Hoosier Book Award. Thank you! www.ilfonline.org/assets/2025Y...

Today I learned that 102 DAYS OF LYING ABOUT LAUREN has been nominated for a 2025-2026 South Carolina Junior Book Award. Thank you so much!!

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Salve your soul with a book from your #tbr.

Looking for a #ValentinesDay book gift? I have two WILDLY different options for you (although both have tuxedo cats)! LUIS AND TABITHA is purrfect for cat lovers of all ages! THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF TERRORS is a horromance perfect for coffee lovers (and billionaire-haters)! #booksky

Have you ever struggled to write a character? What made them difficult? #writers #writingq #WritingCommunity

Hey friends, if you're in NYC on Feb. 25th I'm doing an event at NYPL for the Other March Sisters! Come swing by www.nypl.org/events/progr...

Just me writing a YA fantasy here. I'm trying to come up with a name for denomination of money similar to the English pound. What should I call it?

I’m at the Cen-Tex Book Festival today ❤️

There's inches of snow in my neck of the woods, so I guess it's really happened, folks: hell has frozen over. ❄️🔥😂

I feel like I say this a lot lately, but if you're mad at bajillionaires, this book may bring some catharsis. It is currently 50% off at B&N. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guillotine...

Welcome to Bluesky! There are a LOT of ways to curate your feed (i.e. see genuine stuff without having to put up with bots, trolls, etc.). Biggest suggestion: start with @debbieohi.com and her Bluesky wiki, publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... (next)

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