Awesome time with @mindymcginnis.bsky.social this week. Kids and adults were extremely engaged!

Finally reading A Long Stretch of Bad Days by @mindymcginnis.bsky.social Every time I open up one of her books, I'm reminded how amazing her skill is with making realistic teen characters who act in ways that aren't watered down or "nice". If you haven't checked her books out yet, HERE'S YOUR SIGN.

A gritty #YA #adventure story by the queen of gore @mindymcginnis.bsky.social This one has been out a while, but I think it was the only one I’d yet to read from her. Amazing, as always. amzn.to/4cqGjea #library #books #librarian #librarians

This is a good example of what all your selfies look like when you have a Dalmatian.

Enter to win a copy of A Long Stretch of Bad Days. It's one of my books that hasn't been banned or challenged yet. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent... #book #booksta #bookstagram

Happy to announce that A Long Stretch of Bad Days is a 2024 Rise Honoree! Congrats to fellow YA nom @joymccullough.bsky.social #feminist #feministbooks

Typo changed a character's "brown hair" to "brain hair" and now I can't shake the visual.

Welp, you can add A Madness So Discreet to the list of my books that have been banned. pen.org/escambia-cou...

I’m currently in Georgia, Gus is at home obstructing my mother’s birdwatching

Happy to share that A Long Stretch of Bad Days made the 2024 TAYSHAS Reading list! Full list here: txla.org/news/2024-ta...

Thank you Publisher's Weekly for the starred review! Under This Red Rock releases 3/19/2024! Pre-order now: www.mindymcginnis.com/under-this-r... Read full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-0632-3...

Post-thanksgiving activities. I’ll probably aim to do this in every major shopping day in the future.

My buddy Natalie D. Richards and I both write dark, terrible, murder mysteries where horrible things happen. But when we talk about them, it's funny. We're complicated people. #ALAN #NCTE

Congrats to my fellow list-hitters for the 2024 Indiana Library Read Aloud!

Having the McRib and the Holiday Pie available at the same time is flat out manipulative.

The actual look I got when I stated that the chair is not for scratching. #cat #catsofinstagram #catlife #catlovers #catmom

When fans bring book gifts it’s a good day.

Today at NCTE an educator told me a student read Heroine in class and then checked herself into rehab. Heroine is banned for “glorifying drug use.” Square that for me.

Conversation about what it takes to survive as a writer : Current workload - YA ms due 1/15, 2 adult projects, 2 ghostwriting projects. I also have done 87 events this year. You don’t get to stop and there are no breaks.

Welcome to my office. #writer #writerlife

Met Henry Winkler last night!! Thank you @thurberhouse for the opportunity! I use Henry as my social media litmus test - if my feed starts getting too dark, I follow him and the algorithm promptly cleanses itself.

It’s always a toss up what’s going to be in my backseat any given day.

Gus, spotted demon, professional photo bomber

The face of a dog who peed on his mother the second the vet touched him.

I put together a #booksivewritten post! This covers 26 years of my writing, from age 19 to (almost!) 45. Short stories aren't included. No, I won't tell you my pen name.

I may have had therapy yesterday, and my therapist may have used the word "stubborn" ... twice.

I mark favorite passages in books that I read, so seeing students who have done the same with my titles is pretty incredible!

TONIGHT 6PM Wooster, OH! www.mindymcginnis.com/events/bucke...

Did the Fatal 40 workout this morning. 400m run to begin, then 400m run after each movement, total distance 3.5 miles: Still alive.

Someone asked for my skincare routine: drink water, wear sunscreen, don't smoke.

This Monday I'll be in Wooster, OH for the Buckeye Book Crawl! www.facebook.com/events/10730...

This is how your dog looks at you when you come home at one in the morning.

Here's some really wholesome promo about the Buckeye Book Fair. Just be aware that I'll also be present. buckeyebookfair.org

Tonight at 6PM, Williams Co. Public Library, in Bryan, OH! www.mindymcginnis.com/events/blood...

This is my luggage, a present for my confirmation at age 13. I asked for a shotgun. I got this and a Bible. I’ve never leveled up. I enjoy checking into 5 star hotels with it, especially when it still has some bird shit on it from errant visitors in the attic.

Stuck in Chicago. Got a hotel room but seriously considered spending the night in one of those lactation pods at the airport.

Running my great-great-grandfather’s cider press.

Putting banned books in little free libraries because it’s Friday. #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBook @EpicReads

Ohio librarians and educators - if you’re at OELMA, I am too!! Come find me for download codes for Under This Red Rock!!

Caught these babies eating apple drops in the side yard this morning. #whitetail #fall #autumn #autumnvibes🍁 #ohio

Ren Faire weekend!

I am probably going to close to queries again sometime in November, so get those manuscripts in! I am looking for a ton of different things, but at the top of my list right now: —Adult Suspense —Adult Bookclub Fiction —YA & Adult Romantasy —MG Graphic novel from author/illustrator

Post workout snuggles. #dogmom #dalmatian

New Plan: Tell Moms for Liberty that OpenAI is using banned books to train the chatbots their kids are talking to.

TONIGHT! www.mindymcginnis.com/events #book #books #bookworm #authorlife

These idiots.

Mindy McGinnis | Monday 10/30 at 6pm Books in Stock Used and Rare Books: 140 E Liberty St, Wooster, OH 44691 Catch the wave of intrigue! Join us at Books In Stock Used and Rare Books for an exclusive book signing event with Mindy McGinnis!

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I get passive aggressive pics of depressed Gus when I’m gone. #dogmom #doglife #saddoggo

I make a living writing down my intrusive thoughts.