You wanna know who has made a singular difference in fighting book bans - @authorsabb.bsky.social - they are doing rock star things but they bring hope. Needed hope. To communities under fire.

Does anyone in Baltimore need (or could use) a 20 lb turkey? Because reasons, we have acquired one, and while we can come up with uses for it, it's A Problem for my allergy issues and if someone needs it more, Sarah is happy to deliver anywhere in Baltimore

All those hours of play visible in their patina.

My team and I have been able to discern that sperm whales have their own alphabet and that this alphabet seems to be pillared by their own version of vowels. I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture.

Loving these award eligibility posts. It's so fun to know and celebrate these hard won accomplishments.

Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now. "Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.

❄️ Good Night, Good People Everywhere! ❄️ VIENNESE IMPRESSIONS The Lion Sleeps Tonight Under a Blanket of Snow Still Guarding Schönbrunn Palace Image © Merisi Vienna #EastCoastKin #Photography #Snow #StunDay #Scape #ImageAndVerse

See? There is good news.

It is time to call your Reps and Senators about the destruction of our health care system and ask for this man's impeachment. And yes, I would much rather be posting about children's books and nature, but children and nature are under threat, so I guess I am.

I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago. Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑

Nonetheless it is quite pleasing.

on this week of trans awareness week pls consider supporting a trans artist, thank you! 🏳️‍⚧️

Wilderness is not a tree farm! The deceptively-named "Save Our Sequoias Act" would weaken the Wilderness Act and allow for logging, burning, and roads through giant sequoia groves in designated Wilderness areas in California. Urge you rep to oppose >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...

What a fabulous project.

Incredible read.

The Fiddlehead is accepting submissions through Nov. 30 for a summer 2026 disability-themed issue. thefiddlehead.ca/submit

All the ways the next generation gives me a lot of hope. A thread/

Then Frog and Toad ate a big breakfast. And after that, they spent a fine, long day together.

I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone. Killing IMLS could have killed ILL. This is great news. 📚

ARTISTS! I need your help! In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend. Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...

Seals singing in a sea cave #Orkney 🦭🎧

CFP: The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife 2026: Futurecasting, Futurekeeping: New Englanders Imagine Worlds to Come. June 26–27, Deerfield, Massachusetts. dublin-seminar.org/2026-call-fo...

gamenian, wk.v: to play; to jest. (GA-men-i-ahn / ˈga-mɛn-ɪ-an) Image: Book of Hours; Flanders, 14th century; Walters Art Museum, W.88, f. 115v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

So, do we need to write an explainer on what it takes to officially quit as a member of Congress?

was already feeling insane from the Trump/Mamdani meeting but I now worry that my brain chemistry will simply never be the same

It’s that time of year again. I’ll have a handful of slots open for needle felt creatures. Most people give them as gifts or hang them on tree. Message me if you are interested.

Book Cover of the Day: (Zoology of New York, 1844.)

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Daniel Nayeri’s NBA Win; NBAs in Photos; Children’s Book Creators for Conservation Trip + more in the latest Children’s Bookshelf! buff.ly/wcQ7NHK

The 2026 SCBWI Winter Conference is coming this January and registration is now open. Are you planning to attend? Register at scbwi.org #SCBWI #KidLit #WritingCommunity

This has got to be the most fun chess game #xmas #chess #medievalsky #chocolate

#KidLitArt chat is tonight! Come chat!

Now that’s a lede. Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social. Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

"By the time Andrea had contacted Melbourne Books, Tenenbaum had already posted a public warning on his company’s website."

My best #thrush photo for #BirdOfTheDay! Hermit thrushes winter in our county and we get the joy of hearing them 🎵 chup chup 🎵 all winter 🥰 📷🌿🪶#BOTD

In a handbasket.

Worth waiting in line for!

A year ago today the bomb cycle visited itself on Tiger Mountain and kicked all of our asses, especially trees, two of which deposited themselves on our studios. Glad that is in the rear view mirror.

Writing friends are excellent. No one cheers harder for you.

Wonderful.

#callforsubmissions #writingcommunity #kidlit #edusky

For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days

As someone who is hosting and cooking several Thanksgivings this year, including one this weekend, and therefore has already been turkey shopping: Holy, and I can not stress this enough, shit.

A.A. Milne (creator of Pooh Bear) had H.G. Wells ('The Time Machine', 'War of the Worlds') as a primary school teacher.

Angie Lewin - Winter Berries. Wood Engraving.

You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution. That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk. Wow.