We need to keep talking about how weird it is for people to think they should have a say in reading choices for anyone's kids but their own. You're not in charge of what other people's children eat or wear or when they go to bed. Why on earth would you get to choose what they read?

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT Free: bit.ly/41llRZh Sam Subity, MG author and Data Analyst,will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump and what's needed to turn it around.

So exciting!! The Book FairyTeam is growing!!🎉📚🧚

Today on the blog, I'm sharing the Middle Grade Books I read this year that I'm recommending for gift giving! Books make great gifts... yabooknerd.blogspot.com/2024/11/holi... #middlegrade #MMGM

One of my fave plotting methods is the Sticky Note method that I learned at a workshop taught by David Macinnis Gill. I've used it for every novel that sold & now there's a craft book about it! I've tweaked the method to work for me (a pantster), but I swear by it! www.stickynoteplot.com/snpbp

Life is short. Have a scone.

Team Howland is so excited to have you!!!! And I can’t wait to bring more Jackie books to the world ❤️

Best Day Ever! My former agent is now my current agent and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Publishing is a wild ride and @bookfairyangus.bsky.social and I are proof! 🎉🥰📚

It’s been more than a little while since I’ve had writing or bookish news to share. But after 4 long years, I finally do!! 💕✨ #writingcommunity #middlegrade #kidlit

Excellent guest post by Shannon Messenger on the slow burn of Keeper of the Lost Cities. It’s absolutely my favorite #mglit series…To hear about its humble beginnings is shocking but so inspiring!✨ teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/11/20/s...

Behold my classroom book prints! They’re colorful, motivational, AND free. What could be better than that? swirlandspark.com/classroom-pr.... #Edusky #teachers #librarians #SpintheGoldenLightBulb

A writer’s vibe may be calm and serene on the outside. We think up stories. We write words. But on the inside our minds are swirling all the time, creating a universe, building a giant puzzle, being a puppet master. It’s a fun, sneaky life! #mglit #kidlit #writingcommunity

If you write MG, you should know of Greg Pattridge and his blog Always in the Middle, with a “Marvelous Middle Grade Monday” review compilation. Reading those reviews provides a great overview of the current market and can inform mentor text and comp title lists. gpattridge.com/2024/11/18/m...

Hi #kidlit peeps! This starter pack is for educators, librarians, authors/illustrators, and MG enthusiasts in the FB group For the Love of Middle Grade. If you're in that group and not in this pack, comment and I'll add you. And if you're not in that group and love MG, join us! go.bsky.app/3KWmQJs

Sometimes I get to do author-ly type things and the Rochester Children’s Book Fest was one of the best. 🥰 Wish I could chat about stories with readers every day! ✨📚

Writer friends! If you're having a tough time focusing on your novel right now, try doing some writing off-draft, in a separate document. Here are three Small Assignments you can try to keep working, even when it's hard to focus: 1/4

Hello again! ☺️ Just finding my way back here, looking to reconnect with the #writingcommunity. I write #MG whimsical sci-fi with heart. ✨I guess that’s my superpower! What’s yours?

The Rochester Children’s Book Festival is happening soon! This is such an amazing event and I’m thrilled to be a part of it. 2 weeks to go! #teachers #educators #bookfestival

Pouring my heart and soul into this manuscript is one thing. Sifting out a few sentences that describe it for a longline or query? That’s next level brain-bending. #writingcommunity

Hello! I have such high hopes for this new land with a dreamy blue sky. I’ve missed the writing and bookish community! 💎

Rereading my manuscript today and thinking of new ways to get my characters into trouble. Send them to a forbidden, misty, underworld market? Okay. 🤷‍♀️ Lock them inside with Alice in Wonderland-inspired creatures? Absolutely. 💫