Stewart Copeland, acclaimed drummer for The Police, teams up with naturalist Martyn Stewart for a pioneering album featuring laughing hyenas, Asian owls, and howler monkeys. 60 Minutes, Sunday.

Illegal logging. Mining. Drug trafficking. Deforestation. How do journalists connect the dots? Mongabay’s webinar How to Cover Nature Crime brings together Daniela Quintero Díaz (@mongabaylatam.bsky.social) and Richaldo Hariandja (@mongabayid.bsky.social). 📅 May 5, 2026 Learn more and register! 👇️

We do a final dive into books being released in the earlier part of 2026. Pluck out your favs! Books from @pajamapress.bsky.social, @postwavebooks.bsky.social, @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social & @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social c/o @pubspotlight.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/04/17/p...

THE SENATE IS VOTING ON THE BOUNDARY WATERS RIGHT NOW! Tonight, while most people are watching TV or putting their kids to bed, the U.S. Senate is taking a vote that could permanently end protections for one of the most beloved wilderness areas in America.

The Queen of the Boardwalk, a Northern Cardinal, is busy working on her nest!

April is designated as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Sexual assault is an issue that affects our entire community. Looking for resources to help raise awareness through reading? Take a look at our Teacher's Guide for Speak: The Graphic Novel at the link. tinyurl.com/y7rncpuu

Book censorship has so many far-reaching consequences, especially in the world of children’s publishing. Whoever your audience, if you’re an author you should be screaming about this.

Destroying the future health for all, for the greed of a few. On March 31, 2026, the Trump administration announced the largest forced purge of a federal land management agency in American history. saveusfs.org

What a great photo just added on the NASA Johnson Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

🌎 Watch the return of NASA's Artemis II mission live with us--just an hour to go until the astronauts splash down! www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...

This infuriating attitude shows up on the bookshelves in learning environments, too. We expect girls to empathize with boys, but we kneecap every opportunity to let boys empathize with girls. And look where we are.

Short-Sighted Massive Destruction! “Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

AUTHOR DIANE MULDROW ON ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES AND CELEBRATING EARTH DAY WITH HER PB ONCE A WASTELAND: FROM TOXIC DUMP TO NATIONAL PARK "It was challenging to write –and for Sleeping Bear to publish–a picture book on this sobering topic, even with its happy ending." writersrumpus.com/2026/04/10/a...

“Broadly trust in journalism is in a really fragile place,” said Campbell, noting the rise of “AI slop” and AI-generated disinformation on social media. #AISlop www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/prop...

What Nobody’s Telling Querying Writers About What’s Happening to Publishing #kidlit Marginalized writers who fought harder to get in the door in the first place are often the first ones pushed back out when the industry decides it needs to “focus.” vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/what-nobod...

After six weeks of fighting, President Trump says the fragile ceasefire is a victory — but Iran has learned it has the ability to put a stranglehold on the global oil trade. Elena Casas explains how Tehran may have gained an advantage it didn't have before the war

"When you are little in front of a big world, how do you make changes for the well-being of everybody?" Yuyi Morales asks the big questions today in a guest post that I am honored to host. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/04/09/t...

The C.I.A. director used one word to describe the Israeli prime minister’s regime change scenarios: “farcical.” At that point, Mr. Rubio cut in. “In other words, it’s bullshit,” he said. And here we are.

The underlying problem with overemphasizing the antagonist’s culpability in the external conflict is, in a word, projection. #kidlit www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/internal-con...

“Every creature belonged to the whole,” echoing an earlier line, “Every gift mattered to the whole.” #kidlit afuse8production.slj.com/2026/04/07/n...

After emerging from the far side of the moon, the Artemis II astronauts witnessed something few have ever experienced—a total solar eclipse in space. 📷 NASA

Protect Chaco Canyon! Trump’s DOI has announced a proposal to open it to oil and gas drilling—potentially destroying sites that have been sacred to Pueblo and Diné indigenous communities for generations. Say NO to revoking protections for this sacred place: eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home...

I vote NO!

We need your help. The Trump administration is dismantling the U.S. Forest Service. 193 million acres of public land (bigger than Texas) is being handed over to political operatives and industry insiders.

NEW: The President once again called to eliminate federal library funding in his federal budget proposal. We have been here before. And when we make our voices heard, we can overcome this again. Tell your Senators to reject the cuts & #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget: ala.org/showup

Eligible voters of INDIANA and OHIO: There are less than three days left to register by April 6 to vote in the May 5 primary elections. Already registered? You may want to check your status, especially if you have moved, changed your name or haven't voted in a while. More at npr.org/vote

if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships

Ann Telnaes

Trump’s second term is a speed run of exploiting loopholes. On an all-new episode @hcrichardson.bsky.social joins us to look at how citizens can move past this moment. Out now!

LAUNCH! ARTEMIS II LAUNCHES WITH A CREW OF 4 TOWARDS THE MOON

Counting Down www.npr.org/2026/04/01/n...

Jason Reynolds: I think of place as people. I personify enviroment. For example, I don't think of the New York City subway system in descriptors like "loud" or "grimy." I think of it as "grumpy" and "eccentric." #kidlit www.slj.com/story/an-slj...

Doubling up on Luck this April 1st

A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment. n.pr/3PUBm6t

Roaring Brook Press imprint has been shuttered, resulting in layoffs and moves within the children’s division. #Kidlit www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

📚 “I stand by my decision. I will not change my mind.” RUTHERFORD COUNTY library director LUANNE JAMES 🦸‍♀️ was just fired for refusing to move kids books into the adult section simply because the board doesn’t like what they’re about. Full: www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

☀️ Happy book birthday to THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN! ☀️ New in our Stories from Latin America series. ⭐ "An origin epic brilliantly retold." —Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW) ⭐ "Wondrous." — @thehornbook.bsky.social (STARRED REVIEW) #newbook #legend

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Need help with your story or characters? Free Writing Tools & Worksheets | Writers Helping Writers® writershelpingwriters.net/writing-tools/ #writingcommunity

Thanks to those leading this effort! National Strike on May 1st www.rawstory.com/date-announc...

NO techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/b...

We’re inviting you to Give an Hour for Earth this year with WWF! We all have the power to make a positive impact on our planet, one action at a time. Learn how to participate in our global effort to give an hour or more for Earth this spring: https://wwf.to/4rRDpWu.

LICE protesters at #nokings DC

Fact checking fraud claims: Heritage Foundation documented 1,620 cases of voter fraud from 1982-2025, including 100 cases of noncitizens voting. That's about 0.000008% of more than 1.3 billion votes cast in presidential elections in that time. Linda Qiu www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

Thanks #NPR! More intelligent conversations like this one, less repeating POTUS making stuff up. #TruthMatters www.npr.org/2026/03/27/n...

Skyline, near Mt Rainier #forestfriday #scape #photography

The arrival of AI-generated research papers marks a turning point that could radically accelerate discovery—or drown it in automated mediocrity

New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of March 30, 2026 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Mel used his jokes as a weapon to fight everyone from childhood bullies to racists and dictators. #kidlit kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/b...