That feeling on the first sunny 60+ degree day of the year driving with the windows down and your music blaring is ✨ unparalleled ✨

Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.

thank you to whatever AI program Microsoft Word is using to make grammar suggestions because it's a constant reminder that we'll always need humans who write/edit

THE meme of 2025 for me.

Why are we the people paying taxes this year for government goods and services that are being stolen from us by a billionaire who himself doesn't pay a goddamn cent in taxes?

We have to get out of the mindset that these people are going to follow the law. Yes that’s how it’s supposed to work, but we are entering a different paradigm. They believe they are the law, not subject to it

✨PLEASE SHARE✨ It is live!!! There are over 260 AMAZING items to bid on in the 2nd annual #KidLit4Ceasefire auction from year-long mentorships to signed books to full manuscript critiques to art commissions the fundraiser has you covered! 🇵🇸 Link: bit.ly/KidLit4Cease...

So excited to be part of this panel on The Power of Romance on Saturday, 2/8, 4-6 p.m., with romance authors Sarah MacLean, Jenny L. Howe, and Carissa Broadbent—just in time for Valentine's Day! Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-...

Arcs of GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES have arrived, and I'm doing a giveaway over on Instagram! Enter: www.instagram.com/p/DFIqwSpTemz/ I'll randomly choose one winner on Monday, Jan. 27, at noon ET. Giveaway is open internationally. 🦋💛 Cover art: Saniyyah Zahid Jacket Design: Chelsea Hunter

Another fun read from @crystalwrote.bsky.social, hitting shelves in May. Three brown girls who used to be besties are now on a cross country road trip to see their (former) favorite band play one night only. Will old hurts rekindle? Can the girls become friends again? Is love about to bloom?

TikTok time of death: 1/18/25, 10:30pm ET 😭😭😭

there are a bunch of sweet little birds chirping outside my window this morning and it's making me so happy 🥲

Fluorescent lights in the workplace are a crime

I want to remind everyone that your local library is both physical AND digital. You hate streaming everything because the price is ridiculous? Library. You hate ads because they're every 3 mins or less? Library. You want to reduce your digital footprint? Library. You want sourced info? Library.

Rhode Island friends! Follow our new AABB account for legislative updates and event listings! (Also everyone in #kidlit - if you haven't already joined AABB, please join!)

working on book edits humbles me every time as I realize I don't, in fact, know how to spell as well as I think I do 😳

In today's newsletter, I wrote about how 2024 was the year I went into hiding — and how I'm trying to be better about nurturing myself in 2025. crystalwrote.substack.com/p/nurturing-...

If you were interested in reading "Get Real, Chloe Torres," it's now up on NetGalley! Request it here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Happy reading! 🦋

spending every spare moment this week watching tiktoks set to bad bunny's dtmf and crying

NO ONE does it like Beyoncé

Beyoncé brings out Tiera Kennedy, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer and Reyna Roberts

Beyoncé. Bitch.

“BANG!!!” Beyoncé stands with Luigi 😌

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January-June 2025 lgbtqreads.com/2024/12/16/m... 🌈📚

Every conservative columnist right now.

400+ years after the "First Thanksgiving" most Americans have no idea that the Wampanoag people are still here. My tribe, the Aquinnah Wampanoag, is on Martha's Vineyard and we're still fighting for our land and rights. We’re also doing some cool stuff. 🧵👇 if you’d like to learn more & support us

The cover for my next YA romcom, GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES is here!!! Thank you to the wildly talented team who created this cover: Saniyyah Zahid, cover illustration, and Chelsea Hunter, jacket design. Special thank you to BookRiot for sharing the cover and an excerpt! bookriot.com/cover-reveal...

GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES is a YA romcom that reimagines the iconic 2002 Britney Spears film “Crossroads” and features: ✨ Sapphic romance ✨ Body diversity/fat MC ✨ Second-chance friendships ✨ Latine/LGBTQIA+ rep ✨ Boy bands and fangirls Coming May 13, 2025! Preorder: holidayhouse.com/book/get-rea...

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If you are interested in the fight against book bans, I'd love to invite you to listen to this episode, where we had a chance to deep dive into the philosophy of fighting for our kids' freedom to read. Kelly is one of the nation's foremost experts on bans, and it was a pleasure to chat with her!

The cover for my next YA romcom, GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES is here!!! Thank you to the wildly talented team who created this cover: Saniyyah Zahid, cover illustration, and Chelsea Hunter, jacket design. Special thank you to BookRiot for sharing the cover and an excerpt! bookriot.com/cover-reveal...

i didn't know kate hudson had a christmas song but it just came up for me on spotify it's unfairly good??

I'll have another big (& frustrating) story on my personal substack, Well Sourced, this weekend. If you're not subscribed, get it right to your inbox here --> wellsourced.substack.com Everything I post is free, but paid subscriptions help keep my daughter in books and books and books <3

An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4

Got 3 min? Learn how @brainpop can support Ts Ss & #librarians in grades K-8! Watch here: tiny.cc/TAE27 #edtech #librarian #library #brainpop #gamification #gamify #teachers #teacher #educators

Wow, I really needed to read both of these poems — They’re by Jocelyne Jam @goodthings4blackgirls on TikTok And ThePosterandPostcard on Etsy, where you can support her work

I’m due for an intro post, so hi! I’m Crystal Maldonado, a YA/MG author who writes stories featuring fat, Puerto Rican main characters! I mostly write YA romcoms for people with lots of feelings. My next YA romcom, GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES, arrives spring 2025! 🫶🏽

25% of kids in the US are Latinx, so here’s your Latinx KidLit starter pack and make sure to read, boost, and support Latinx stories all year long! go.bsky.app/CGXLiaz

Think about this before you make a shitty AI meme.

Sabrina Carpenter’s glittery on stage wardrobe is exactly what I would spend my money on if I was rich

i've rewatched gilmore girls a zillion times now and i cry like a baby during the finale every single time 😭 "mom. you've given me everything i need."

I can finally show everyone my ZOMROMCOM cover! It captures the fun, funny, romantic, action-y, and slightly goofy tone of my book so perfectly, and I can't stop staring at it. I hope you love it too! AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz Other vendors: go.oliviadade.com/Zprh Goodreads: go.oliviadade.com/Zgr

For our (FREE) December writing classes, I kinda felt like we'd need some self care themed ones for December... Find them all at www.ocls.org/writerscorner and remember that the library card field can be left blank. @pageturnerlit.bsky.social @ginnymyerssain.bsky.social @deanalisenby.bsky.social

Books Unbanned is a response to an increasingly coordinated effort to remove books from library shelves "We invite individuals ages 13-21 to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook/audiobook collection as well as our learning databases." Apply here www.bklynlibrary.org/card/

Netflix announces Beyoncé will perform at halftime for the Texans-Ravens game live on December 25

I’ve been away from any Twitter-ish app for so long I forgot how much I missed it 😭

things breaking my heart in britney spears's new memoir (spoilers):

i'm 5,000 years late to this place but it looks just like og twitter and i think that's cute!!