this was HR 2616 which also bans books by or about trans and nonbinary people from schools START CALLING YOUR SENATORS NOW CIS FRIENDS TRANS KIDS NEED YOU

Members Maia Kobabe and Malinda Lo, and others spoke with The Guardian about book banning. I think the pull quote really gets to the heart of it, "They're trying to narrow the worldview of young people."

Have you all seen this "syllabus" of queer adaptations of classics? I am in love. (Also super excited that my September release is on it.) lgbtqreads.com/guides/sylla.... @lgbtqreads.bsky.social is amazing.

This is one of the best interviews I’ve had the chance to do, with YA author @rebeccabendheim.bsky.social. Not going to lie—it got me a bit choked up. Her debut novel When You’re Brave Enough is phenomenal. franklinstrong.substack.com/p/books-abou...

Congratulations to Susan Metallo! REASONS TO HATE ME, made the short list for the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association "Reading the West" Award! Vote here before May 31. readingthewest.com/36th-annual-... #books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit @metallowrites.bsky.social

March #NotesfromtheHornBook: 4 novels for #YA readers with creative narrative structures www.hbook.com/story/fluid-... @simonteen.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @penguinteen.bsky.social @adibkhorram.bsky.social @metallowrites.bsky.social

HR 7661, the national book banning bill passed out of committee in the US House. Please, please call your reps!

Cover Reveal time!! So excited to share this YA historical romance with the world. :)

My queer, neurodivergent, WWI Shakespearean rom com comes out in September and the cover is heeere!!! Full reveal on Wednesday, but here's a teaser... I cannot wait for this book to hit shelves; it makes me deliriously happy.

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek REASONS TO HATE ME by @metallowrites.bsky.social ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ): "Sympathetic readers will find many reasons to love this book..." www.hbook.com/story/review...

Young Adult Books with Autistic Characters written by Autistic authors. Published September 2025.

Check Your Connection: Character in YA literature, a guest post by Susan Metallo teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/09/05/c... @tltkaren.bsky.social @metallowrites.bsky.social

Thing that will never get old: googling "Susan Metallo book" and getting a bunch of Superman comics in return. #supervillain #alterego

@jodimeadows.bsky.social and I had a conversation for PW about tween and teen girls, social groups and gossip. Check it out!: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #booksky #yabooks #kidlitmegafeed

This book is so good! And Stan is awesome. Check him out, librarian friends!

I have such wonderful news to share. Over the weekend, Reasons to Hate Me received its first trade review...and it's a STAR from Publishers Weekly! 🤯🥹😭I'm so honored by this reviewer's kind words. See the whole review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781536240351

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4

So exciting to be in PW again! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

"People assume gay men are weak and bad at sports, but here was Rob proving them wrong. I wondered what my life would have been like if I had seen someone like Rob when I was in school." Representation in Kidlit matters! www.scbwi.org/stepping-up-... #kidlitmegafeed @authorsabb.bsky.social

Oregon! You're getting closer to protecting the right to read! Contact your House Reps & urge them to vote for SB 1098! olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/C...

The Texas Legislature is working through the holiday weekend. Those driving book bans and censorship in our state are activating their supporters to pressure lawmakers to move Senate Bill 13 (school library bill) and House Bill 3225 (public library bill) forward.

Danielle shares why she is one of the #MillionsMissing who are showing up in DC, online, and around the world this Monday- May 12th to send out a #DisabilitySOS. Join us: www.meactions.org/millionsmiss... youtube.com/shorts/xTmn6... #longCovid #pwME #MECFS #ProtectMedicaid

I'm so excited to share that REASONS TO HATE ME was selected by the American Booksellers Association for Indies Introduce! I'm so honored and I can't stop happy-dancing! @americanbookseller.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Texas Friends, call your reps & tell them to vote NO on book banning bill HB3225. The gov't doesn't decide what my kids are allowed to read. Other parents don't either. I do. *THAT'S* what "parental rights" means. #kidlitmegafeed franklinstrong.substack.com/p/screaming-...

‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’ One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.

Hi Everyone! If you’re in need of a query critique, AMA call, bookmarks or social banners, 50-page critiques, Canva website, or a date-with-a-book, I’m continuing to fundraise here: www.32auctions.com/KL4CAuction <3 Sandra

Dear Robert F-ing Kennedy. My family is not a tragedy. Being who we are is not suffering. My kids play sports. I write poems for a living. I am married. We all use toilets. And yes, to the first and presumably most important item on your list, I pay taxes. But let's be real: 🧵 [1/3]

More student action against book bans! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Imagine browsing your favorite indie bookstore's website and all of a sudden there's a book with your name on the cover 😍 @page1books.bsky.social

It's COVER REVEAL TIME!! I love this design and I'm SO excited to see this book out in the world. 🙂 Preorder links are here: susanmetallo.com/books It's also up on Goodreads, so you can add to your "want to read" shelf! www.goodreads.com/.../22213316... Ahhh I love it so much!!!!!!!

Yes, yes, yes!! It is NOT librarians and teachers vs. parents rights!! It parents like me vs. the political extremists who don't want my kids to have access to books. Parents overwhelmingly support the freedom to read! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

“Books don’t make kids become anybody else. Books make kids think.” Amen, Judy Blume! 👆👆👆

Ohio peeps, get on the horn to your state reps, they're trying to cut the budget for our public libraries. Tell them to restore the Public Library Fund (PLF) to 1.75% of the Ohio General Revenue Fund!

Friends in Rhode Island! You can still submit written testimony in support of H5726 The Freedom to Read Act. Send an email to [email protected] before Thursday at 4:45! (House testimony is published online, so avoid including personal info) @aabbri.bsky.social

@kathleea.bsky.social Did you ever find a YA debut group and if so can you point me in the right direction? My debut is Contemporary (although I do love to read Gothic horror!) and it comes out in September

President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders. Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

Show up for libraries. Vote for bond initiatives & in local elections. Ask ur librarians how u can help. We often can't accept book donations for collection (tho friend groups can sell them) but program supplies we can take. Not that individual donations can replace IMLS. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

Keeping my eye on this bill. Grateful to NM for moving in the right direction! www.kunm.org/local-news/2...

We parked next to a 2-seater Corvette today. My 8yo: "That car is cool but small." Me: "Cool cars aren't always big enough for families." My 8yo: "Yeah. They're mostly for cool guys and babes."

Illustrator, help out Debbie (and each other)!

NJ did a good thing! & THANK YOU to the journalist for this: "Librarians, who must earn their master’s degrees in library science & receive training in how to curate an age-appropriate collection, said library materials are developmentally appropriate." Amen. www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/12/nj-l...

This is me in every conversation since Nov 5.

A message from one of SCBWI's partners

Tonight was a double feature for my 5 y.o.'s miraculous injuries: dropping a book on her foot and banging her ear on a doorknob. Why are injuries like these miraculous? Because she insists that she obtained said injuries while she was definitely, 100% in bed like she was supposed to be...

A caution: copy edits (like an added comma) can change the rhythm. Tameka Fryer Brown reminds us we can say STET (meaning keep as is): "You get poetic license when you're writing in poetry." Craft from #summerSCBWI24 #kidlit More at the official blog: scbwiconference.blogspot.com

Hey #kidlitmegafeed. Attended SCBWI this weekend and am now a conference zombie (conbie?) so thought I'd finally join bsky. My debut YA novel REASONS TO HATE ME comes out Fall 2025 from Candlewick and I'm also the RA for SCBWI New Mexico, so hit me up if you're ever in the area :-)