Let's go, Reds & Marlins!

Does *anyone* want the third NL wild card spot? Asking for a friend.

Autistic children--and non-autistic children--deserve thoughtful representation at a time when our "leaders" are spreading misinformation. Think about reading my award-winning novel about an autistic girl who becomes a knuckleball pitcher: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602207...

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

I'm still sitting here smiling because Jeff Hiller won an Emmy. If you haven't watched SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE yet, I'm actually jealous of you, because you can still experience it for the first time.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

Game On! Compelling Middle Grade Books for Sports Fans | Book Riot

Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include: Going anywhere Calling anyone Writing anything If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....

🚨| Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers game tonight!

If you have a Switch and like relaxing games, I recommend Tiny Bookshop. You run a mobile bookstore in a seaside town and can decorate it, manage the inventory and hand-sell books to customers. All the good things about bookselling, no vacuuming or trash. 🥰 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I had way too much fun writing this edition of my author newsletter. I'm running a back-to-school #giveaway for one lucky subscriber, so make sure to sign up here if these books look good (and how could they not?): jennbishop.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe/po...

Happy book birthday to @barbaraoconnor.bsky.social's Dream!

We shall not be swept!

I still believe in books. I will always believe in books. Books change lives. Books save lives. Reading is resistance.

Happy Birthday, Sister Jean!!

If you find any of your book or article titles in this database, you are probably a party to the class action lawsuit and it would be a good idea to fill out the contact form linked in the @authorsguild.org article: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details: LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au... (This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)

Publishers, authors, and readers are claiming a “sweeping victory” in the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Penguin Random House v. Gibson

Wow. The University of Chicago, a world-class institution whose humanities faculty in the past has included Homi Bhabha & Lauren Berlant & Ralph Ellison & Hannah freaking Arendt, is getting rid of basically every graduate department involving the acknowledgment that other cultures & languages exist.

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

Growing Up And Stuff, a guest post by Barbara Carroll Roberts I once heard an accomplished children’s author say, when asked what her new novel was about, “Oh, you know, growing up and stuff.” teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/07/23/g... @tltkaren.bsky.social

Talk about The Wire, Sopranos, Game of Thrones all you want, but the greatest US television program ever made is Sesame Street. It's not even close. 50+ years of treating kids across class, ethnicity, religion not as mini-consumers...but as citizens with a stake in this world.

The Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor is going to have a devastating impact on public schools, teachers, and most importantly, young people. @tasslyn.bsky.social and Jonathan Friedman have written an important post about the decision and its underlying cruelty. www.slj.com/story/The-Ug...

Take some writing advice from E.B. White (in honor of his birthday).

So what happened in libraries nationwide during Pride last month? Two library workers were fired over book displays, several drag story hours saw protests, and most glaringly, there was FAR LESS programming for Pride than in any recent memory. That + censorship news. bookriot.com/pride-in-lib...

One thing you can do Right Now is be extremely vocal when you have librarians stocking inclusive collections. Call and tell them how happy you are, show up to board meetings. Bc the other side is *always* complaining and doing it in an organized way. also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:

Lavonnia Moore, the librarian fired for including one of my books on a display after a child requested it, sounds incredible and what happened to her should be a crime. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/l...

There are a million ways to fight fascism. A million small acts that create a resistance. Action is critical. Maybe it's the insubordinance of civil servants, or teachers & librarians sharing books w kids, maybe it's you calling your electeds every damn day. It's shouting & marching & showing up.

Sad news: Susan Beth Pfeffer, who wrote complex stories for young adults, has died at 77 | NYT

Overheard on this morning's run as I passed two young women gabbing: "What am I supposed to *do* with a *bookshelf*?" Girl.

ALYSA LIU WITH THE GOLD MEDAL AT WORLDS! First women’s gold medal at the World Championships since 2006!

TFW after years of thinking about it, you start reading The Artist's Way and go on Instagram to see that so is your favorite pitcher, Hunter Greene, is also reading it!

IF YOU FOUND YOUR NOVEL IN THE LIBGEN DATABASE, YOU MAY BE A CLASS MEMBER FOR THE KADREY ET AL V. META PLATFORMS CLASS ACTION Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member: Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800 Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 [email protected]

It was more than a little weird to go from Hugh Grant in the new Bridget Jones to Hugh Grant in Heretic. #doublefeature

Not my cat, upset with me because I told her she couldn't sit on my Oscar ballot where I'm keeping track of my predictions.

Timmy Chalamet in the banana suit.

Is there an internet service that just blocks the internet for you for a part of the day? I genuinely would pay for that one.

Whew, the amount of time I have spent disassociating and half-watching Real Housewives of SLC.

Live read-aloud opportunity for #teachers, #librarians, and their students with @mgcoast2coast.bsky.social author Erik Jon Slangerup on Friday, Feb 28! Register at * bit.ly/MGC2C_FreeDay * for the Zoom link and the chance to win signed copies of Molly and the Mutants for your class! #kidlit #mglit

This has been 4 years in the making at least. Nobody should be surprised this is among the first actions taken in this new administration. Nobody better think book bans are a badge of honor anymore. Nobody better say "book bans sell books." We have been warning you. This was a long time coming.

One month to go ‘til Selection Sunday and it seemed like the perfect day to finally start this book by @buffalojenn.bsky.social

Andy Samberg medley *and* the Mohan-Culps! Of course loving all the musicians/bands, but these SNL favorites are really bringing it!

Wasn't so sure about the SNL concert but it's turning out to be pretty fun. Watching so many of my favorites flip for Backstreet Boys was the joy I needed tonight at the end of a crappy week.

This. Ana on the Edge has been challenged or banned in more US states, counties, school districts, and libraries than I can even keep track of. My sales don’t rise because of them, they stagnate. And fewer trans and nonbinary kids get to see themselves in stories as a direct result.

Is there a less relatable human being than Tom Brady? He feels like AI.

@wendyshang.bsky.social @scholastic.bsky.social THE BEST WORST SUMMER OF ESME SUN (6/3/25) is the perfect #MGLit summer read. Summer hanging out at the pool, with some realistic angst. 💙💙💙💙💙

"Story is where empathy and understanding bloom. The trappings of a story may be fictional, but the internal experience of each character is rooted in truth." —Newbery Honor author @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...

This morning, while I was reading this fantastic picture book, it occurred to me that though I've read plenty about James Baldwin and watched I Am Not Your Negro, I somehow haven't read any of his books. Where should I start?

Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day! A great day to read or share a sporty book--or two, or three!

I never thought I'd get to this point but I actually *need* a new notebook.