Authors & illustrators! Want to Zoom into classrooms on 2/4/26 to help celebrate LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the info & a link to sign up! katemessner.com/getting-read...

Holy smokes - thank you, Texas librarians!!! I couldn't be more thrilled that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been named to the 2026-2027 Texas Bluebonnet Award List! And in such incredible company, too - congrats to all of the authors & illustrators! Here's the full list: txla.org/news/2026-20...

“I didn’t want to say immediately it was me,” he said. “With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last.” ❤️

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

🗣️Perfect for Fans of : 🤯 Myth-busting history 🏺 Ancient civilizations & archaeology 📘 Graphic nonfiction & visual learning 💥 @randomhousekids.bsky.social @katemessner.com #BlueSky #MGLit #NonFictionNovember

Our new WILDLIFE RESCUE chapter book series is featured on @alwaysinthemiddle.bsky.social this week! gpattridge.com/2025/11/07/h...

Masterpiece. Thank you, @katemessner.com . I hope the pizza blanket in the background does not take away from the sincerity I’m trying to relay. My favorite read of the year by far.

Cover reveal! HISTORY SMASHERS: THE SPACE RACE is the latest installment in our myth-busting series. I'm so excited for this one because kids have been requesting it for years. Out in July & available for pre-order now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768133...

Authors & illustrators! Want to Zoom into classrooms on 2/4/26 to help celebrate LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the info & a link to sign up! katemessner.com/getting-read...

This is my annual gentle suggestion to please stop teaching kids made-up stories about Thanksgiving and share actual (fascinating!) history instead. In case you need ideas... bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

MRS. Z'S CLASS is growing!! Happy book birthday to @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social & @marthabee.bsky.social whose new books THEO CHANG IS NOT A CAT and THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE are out today from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social, both illustrated by the inimitable @katfcomix.bsky.social!

This makes TEN books for THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS - with two more on the way in March! How many have you read so far?

Happy book birthday, @alexgino.bsky.social! So excitd for this one!

MRS. Z'S CLASS is growing!! Happy book birthday to @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social & @marthabee.bsky.social whose new books THEO CHANG IS NOT A CAT and THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE are out today from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social, both illustrated by the inimitable @katfcomix.bsky.social!

I've published more books since this feature interview came out a few years ago, but the headline still describes me perfectly. www.mackincommunity.com/2021/01/15/k...

My mom call this her "October tree" but I think it's doing a really nice job with November so far, too.

Authors & illustrators! LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day is Feb. 4th - want to Zoom into schools for read-alouds on that day? Here's the sign-up form: forms.gle/eN4FwA9HB4Fb... Teachers & librarians! My newsletter will have info soon! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...)

Authors & illustrators! LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day is Feb. 4th - want to Zoom into schools for read-alouds on that day? Here's the sign-up form: forms.gle/eN4FwA9HB4Fb... Teachers & librarians! My newsletter will have info soon! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...)

When your agent's dog Poppy dresses in the spirit of your new HISTORY SMASHERS book... (Thanks for the "Sphinxapoo" photo, @literaticat.bsky.social!)

If you read DAVE THE POTTER by Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier with kids, here's a great update to share, from @bostonglobe.com - www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/a...

For my Adirondack 46er folks - a new podcast that's becoming one of my favorites: Women Peaking: Friends Climbing Through Midlife. It's a thoughtful, informative, & sometimes funny look at these hikes and what signing up for them means for us as women, especially. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

A terrific @mainepublic.org piece to pair with THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES. There are a lot of Finns out there...and we could all use a good trail nanny. ❤️ www.mainepublic.org/education-ne...

Just landed after this week's school visits & turned on my phone to learn that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been named one of @publisherswkly.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025! I'm absolutely thrilled and honored to be in such great company - congrats to all of the creators on this year's list!

A terrific @mainepublic.org piece to pair with THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES. There are a lot of Finns out there...and we could all use a good trail nanny. ❤️ www.mainepublic.org/education-ne...

Have you seen @katemessner.com's newest release?! WILDLIFE RESCUE, a chapter book series about a family dedicated to rescuing animals, is out now! Stop in the store or shop our website to get yours today!

Just landed after this week's school visits & turned on my phone to learn that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been named one of @publisherswkly.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025! I'm absolutely thrilled and honored to be in such great company - congrats to all of the creators on this year's list!

Teacher & librarian friends! I'll be doing free school visits in selected cities when I hit the road for my CAMP MONSTER graphic novel tour the first two weeks of February- and if you're in CA, TX, NC, SC, GA, or FL I might be able to visit YOU! Details & request form here: forms.gle/5taUP2Zc87GQ...

HOW TO SAVE AN OTTER and HOW TO SAVE AN OWL are the first two installments of a delightfully sweet new chapter book series by @katemessner.com — WILDLIFE RESCUE is about two siblings, Ivy and Ezra, who are “critter couriers” and help animals in need! Perfect for young animal-lovers! ❤️❤️❤️

Teacher & librarian friends! I'll be doing free school visits in selected cities when I hit the road for my CAMP MONSTER graphic novel tour the first two weeks of February- and if you're in CA, TX, NC, SC, GA, or FL I might be able to visit YOU! Details & request form here: forms.gle/5taUP2Zc87GQ...

A new chapter book series from @katemessner.com! Congratulations on the release of the first two books in the WILDLIFE RESCUE series!

Was reminded today that one can no longer say, "I did at least six or seven total rewrites on this book" at a school visit. Tomorrow I'll tell the kids I did somewhere between five and eight revisions. 🤪

Happy #pubday to HOW TO SAVE AN OWL by @katemessner.com! Join critter courier siblings Ivy and Ezra as they learn how to save their animal friends in this new chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author, Kate Messner. On sale now in paperback! katemessner.com/wildlife-res...

Happy #pubday to HOW TO SAVE AN OTTER by @katemessner.com! From New York Times bestselling and award winning author, Kate Messner, comes an adventurous new chapter book series about a family dedicated to rescuing animals. On sale now in paperback! katemessner.com/wildlife-res...

My brand new chapter book series WILDLIFE RESCUE is out today, and I can't imagine a better way to celebrate this book birthday than spending it with these great South Carolina readers! (Amazing cover art is by Jen Bricking!)

Am I too late to call dibs on the Louvre Heist fedora guy for the star of my next mystery?

An amazing roundup of 2025 verse novels from @popgoesthereader.bsky.social - including THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES! popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd...

Thrilled to see HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT in this starred review roundup from @slj.com! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/45-out...

It’s okay, just crying over here about @katemessner.com’s perfect THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES #kidlit

Eight Nonfiction Books to Check Out for Halloween(Or any time you like your facts with a side order of scariness!) katemessner.com/eight-nonfic...

Remember when America's political leaders didn't like kings either?

An amazing roundup of 2025 verse novels from @popgoesthereader.bsky.social - including THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES! popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd...

Eight Nonfiction Books to Check Out for Halloween(Or any time you like your facts with a side order of scariness!) katemessner.com/eight-nonfic...

Ever wonder how an explorer who was wrong about most everything got his own day? Columbus Day isn't a long-standing tradition - it's a made-up holiday about a fictionalized "hero" who - even aside from the harm he did Native people - was so bad at his job he got fired & returned to Spain in chains.

Friends, we know many of you are looking for an alternative to Am@zon's Audible. We encourage you to check out @libro.fm, which supports indie bookshops like us — not billionaires. 😍 Today through October 13, shop their amazing Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale! buff.ly/jsMFA2U

It's a School Library Journal star for HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT by Kate Messner (@katemessner.com) 🌟 “Accurate, entertaining, and compulsively readable–a must-purchase for library and classroom collections alike!” 🌟 Read the Full Review here @literaticat.bsky.social

A new HISTORY SMASHERS book from Kate Messner! Congratulations on the release of HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT, the 11th book (!!) in the incredible myth-busting non-fiction middle grade series. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world! Congrats, @katemessner.com!

Whether your state officially recognizes Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day, this month is an important time to share the true history of Columbus and the Taino People with kids (and smash the myths!) bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

Pssst! If you order HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT on @bookshop.org today or tomorrow, you'll get FREE shipping!! So you should defiitely do that instead of ordering from that other place... 👀 bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

Last call to register for this virtual author visit!! Live webinar is today at 1pm EST - recording will be available for the school year, but you need to register in advance to get the link!

It's book release day for HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT!! With cover art by @dylanmeconis.bsky.social & interior art by @falynnk.bsky.social, it's book 11 in our acclaimed myth-busting series from @randomhousekids.bsky.social! Ask for it at your favorite bookstore or library!