I've had (more than once) the experience of incompetent, arrogant fuckwits hollowing out & trashing a storied journalistic institution, but it never gets easier to watch it happen elsewhere. To Bari, Nick &assorted bootlickers: Those of us with spines may be underpaid but we also have long memories.

Happy Book Birthday, Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams @kauawrites.bsky.social! AN EXPANSE OF BLUE (Heartdrum, 2026) is Kaua’s debut YA novel and has received starred reviews from Booklist, PW and Shelf Awareness. ★★★ #BookSky @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

Today’s book purchase in Ann Arbor, Michigan

@elanakarnold.bsky.social's HOLLOWAY is a stunning, honest tale about grief and finding your true self where you least expect to. Check out Mandy C.'s review at foreveryoungadult.com/book-report/....

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Southern California readers, here's one you won't want to miss: The one and only @elanakarnold.bsky.social, in conversation with Nina LaCour, discussing Elana's new YA novel, HOLLOWAY. Doesn't get much better than that! belcantobooks.net/events @belcantobooks.bsky.social

Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer “blend technological horror with a cautionary fable” in their “brisk, unnerving” middle grade series launch CAMP ZERO, illustrated by Jeannette Arroyo

★ “Via distinctive and emotionally resonant verse, Adams crafts an evocative story about identity, devotion, and belonging.“ —Publishers Weekly, starred @kauawrites.bsky.social (Heartdrum) @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Congrats, @veerawrites.bsky.social and @nadiaalam.bsky.social !

Katie Bernet spoke with PW about her debut YA novel ‘Beth is Dead,’ , and retelling ‘Little Women’ as a modern murder mystery buff.ly/X9cAptd

★ Debut author Katie Bernet delivers a “brilliantly snappy contemporary riff on Little Women” in her “electrifying” YA whodunit, BETH IS DEAD buff.ly/kEisWEJ

Total instances of book bans: I'm #6. Number of unique titles affected by book bans: I'm tied for #9 with @halseanderson.bsky.social. Number of districts in which the author is banned: I'm #3. Please don't say "Good for you." It's "Shame on them."

I'm THRILLED to share this exciting news!! PARK DAY makes me SO HAPPY!!!

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

"Tangerine Tyranny" When a lifelong Republican wakes up and turns on the GOP

“Writing, putting words on paper, became my vehicle to feel more visible”: Jeannine Atkins on the power of writing and her new memoir in verse, ‘Knocking on Windows’ buff.ly/3BIcpaY

COMMENTARY: It takes a great country to admit its mistakes. The Trump administration's new signs at Colorado's National Historic Sites reflect weakness and insecurity.

Hello, hello! @ninalacour.bsky.social & I are teaming up again, this time for Summer Writing Nights! I hope you'll join us! howtosayit.teachery.co/howtosayit?f...

After working on this book for years, I'm excited that LITTLE BIG MAN, my debut picture book with @reggiebrownart.bsky.social, is almost out in stores. More details are coming soon concerning preorders, the tour, and other events, but for now, here's a bit from the book! youtu.be/QFh9_dYVTec?...

he did this just *after* going to the funeral of an 8 year old girl. he walks away from where the hearse is idling and immediately starts hyping this stuff again. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Cory Booker, winding down: "We need a greater love in this country a greater fight in this country a greater determination." And re: Strom Thurmond: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. The people are more powerful."

!!!!!! GHOSTS !!!!!!

Preparing to frighten all your children!

Joe Ledger is back!!!! BURN TO SHINE is out TODAY!! Hooah!! Print and ebook from @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social Audiobook by @macmillanaudio.bsky.social -read by Ray Porter GRAB YOUR COPY AND JOIN THE HUNT!

Holy shit. This is scary. Senator Chris Murphy just revealed on the Senate floor that Republicans now have the votes to cut $2 trillion in services for seniors on Medicare and kids on Medicaid. Tomorrow is the House’s vote. $2 TRILLION IN CUTS. The worst part 👇

I just found out that Coyote Queen has been selected for the 2024 MISelf in Books List! Fud's journey is one that is going to resonate with young readers now more than ever before. Thank you all to the committee members for this honor! #kidlit

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

If the biggest money man in the Democratic Party was a racist weirdo who was obsessed with impregnating women we would never hear the end of it

A picture tells 1000 words

Says powerful man who voted to give the unqualified drunk the job

Yes!! And while it’s primarily a biography of Effa Manley, owner of the Newark Eagles of the 2nd Negro National League, my book BASEBALL’S LEADING LADY is also a great primary on the history of Black baseball in America, for kids *and* adults: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

We welcome the return of Bixby Alexander Tam (BAT)! www.harpercollins.com/products/bat... @elanakarnold.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

The luminous Nina LaCour and I are offering a new course, Listen In: Conversation and Cultivation! Learn what the class is about and listen in on a sample: listen-in-2.teachery.co/listen-in Please email me with questions: [email protected]

The new JOE LEDGER novel, BURN TO SHINE, debuts March 4. You can pre-order now --go here for all the links and more info. #burntoshine #joeledger #PreOrderHere static.macmillan.com/static/smp/b...

Brilliant. @borowitzreport.bsky.social

Wow! A new BAT book is here! Congratulations to @elanakarnold.bsky.social on the release of BAT AND THE BUSINESS OF FERRETS. Happy book birthday and welcome to the world! A BOY CALLED BAT is one of the most celebrated middle grade books of the last decade. Now’s a great time to discover the series!

"Story is timeless." —Two-time Newbery Medalist @erinentrada.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/two-...

I read INSIDE THE PARK by @andreawillwrite.bsky.social tonight in one sitting! Oh my goodness-what a riveting middle grade. If you have a sports fan in the home, place this one in their hands.

Jamelle Bouie hits it out of the park. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary: "I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it." BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

INSIDE THE PARK drops TOMORROW! Which means there’s still time to get your preorder in today! www.harpercollins.com/products/ins...

@erinentrada.bsky.social ✨✨✨

I found this journal from 2015. At the time I was in a deep depression. I don’t remember writing this, but it is a letter to myself. Sending it to you in case you need it. 💕

Happy book birthday to @veerawrites.bsky.social and Nadia Alam's Many Things at Once!

My new middle grade novel, INSIDE THE PARK, drops ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! 🧵 👇🏽 www.harpercollins.com/products/ins...

Absolutely surreal.