The time of year when all my runs are fueled by gingerbread men.

And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

Tis the night before Christmas And all through the house The AC is running ‘Cause we live in the South.

GUS AND GLORY is on this list with four stars! 🤩

2025 has brought us and our authors many glowing starred reviews. Looking to add acclaimed middle grade titles to your young readers' shelves? Consider BUSTED (5 🌟), A SEA OF LEMON TREES (4 🌟), and THE FIVE WOLVES (4 🌟). bit.ly/4otrbSX

HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!

Generative AI is a poison that kills everything it touches all so people who are already rich get to be richer while you have to be poorer

This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)

my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides

Jesse Hamm had the take to end all takes on children's media. "People who disdain writing ‘just for children’ fail to realize that those children will remember what they read, maybe for the rest of their lives. You’re not writing for permanent children; you’re getting an early start on adults.”

🩵📚 Book 54 of 2025- Nowhere Better Than Here ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ /5 💫 ⚜️After a flood distroys her small Louisiana bayou town, a young girl looks at climate change and a way to save her home As a Louisianian who lived through a similar event, this was a little triggering, but a great middle grade read #Booksky

⭐ Stargaze with Mackids ⭐ Gus and Glory is award-winning author Sarah Guillory's latest middle grade tale of found family and the unshakable bond between a girl and her beloved dog. Out now! bit.ly/4koYDaF #edusky #booksky #kidlit

One of my top #mglit for the year I think!! Don’t let the cover fool you, this isn’t some saccharine little story about a girl and a dog. Emotional depth, growth, joy, trauma, and the most lovable fictional dog I’ve read in a long time

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

Looking for books to gift? My middle-grade novels feature fierce girls, small Louisiana towns, and complicated families. And dogs! #mglit us.macmillan.com/author/sarah... @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. . Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL

Know someone who loves dogs? Gus and Glory was named a JLG Gold Standard and earned four starred reviews! @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

GUS AND GLORY has earned four starred reviews! If you love dogs, you will adore Gus, a drooling, sniffing, trouble-finding bloodhound! 📚 @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @ashliterary.bsky.social

Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶

#Freedomofspeech doesn't mean freedom from consequences. Ryan Thames tried to bully a dedicated educator simply because she supported #freadom. What he didn't expect was for her to fight back. #truth #supportlibrarians @librarianjones.com @uabookbans.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

I think that there should be a mandatory civics education course and exam that elected officials are required to pass before they can take office, at the city, state and federal levels. They should have to retake it at the beginning of every term.

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

the secret message of all art and politics is “you are not alone”

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases. Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

This makes my stomach hurt.

you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am

Exactly this.

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It's #portfolioday!! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️‍⚧️ illustrator from the foggy Finger Lakes of Upstate NY. I work in traditional gouache & promise I know colors that aren't green. I'm rep'd by Naomi Davis @ BookEnds Literary! 🌿 julianplum.com 🐌 [email protected] #kidlitart #picturebooks #illustration

You can now request an arc of my next middle grade from Netgalley!

You can now request an arc of my next middle grade from Netgalley!

I’m so excited to share the cover of my next middle grade! A WISH WITH WINGS is out in May. I am so grateful to @julianplum.com for this gorgeous artwork and to the designers L. Whitt and Emma Schoeni! @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Ahh my first cover reveal!! HUGE huge thank you to the team at Macmillan for working with me on this project! It's my first-ever MG cover and a huge dream to paint as a person who really IDed with the main character of this gorgeous novel and also as a certified bird lover.

I’m so excited to share the cover of my next middle grade! A WISH WITH WINGS is out in May. I am so grateful to @julianplum.com for this gorgeous artwork and to the designers L. Whitt and Emma Schoeni! @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

GUS AND GLORY has earned four starred reviews! If you love dogs, you will adore Gus, a drooling, sniffing, trouble-finding bloodhound! 📚 @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @ashliterary.bsky.social

Fall festivities! 🍂🍁🍂🍁 #ablartfest #kidlitart #kidlitartist

Kind of want to put this bit on a billboard somewhere (or, idk, replace every web ad everywhere with this text) bsky.app/profile/edzi...

If there’s an author you appreciate, one of the simplest, most helpful, least expensive things you can do for them is ask your public library to add that author’s newest book to their collection. Many library websites have a form for that. So give it a try, and make an author’s day!

They tried to silence these stories, but they live on. Banned Books Week is almost here! Join us October 5-11 to celebrate the freedom to read and discover books that sparked debate and change. Stay tuned for events and reading lists! #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #aasl https://bit.ly/3XXdrFi

GUS AND GLORY earned its fourth starred review, this time from @slj.com! 🤩 @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Dogs love GUS AND GLORY! Head over to my Instagram to learn how to win some @mackidsbooks.bsky.social dog books! 📚 @mackidssl.bsky.social

Dogs love GUS AND GLORY! Head over to my Instagram to learn how to win some @mackidsbooks.bsky.social dog books! 📚 @mackidssl.bsky.social

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

We stand in support of the librarians and teachers who are doing their part to share a love of reading with their students, and we believe that all readers deserve access to an inclusive selection of titles. Prepare to celebrate Banned Books Week this coming Oct 5-11: bit.ly/4gBiTp4 #edusky