New Braunfels schools, by San Antonio, TX, closed their middle & HS libraries - a library-wide ban - to assess which books to remove under SB 13. See article for action steps. School board meets Nov. 10. Thanks for speaking out! #kidlit #bookbans @bookriot.bsky.social bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

🥰💜 Thanks @isabellepopp.bsky.social and @bookriot.bsky.social for this great shout-out for #LoveViolet! So many gems on this list! @charlenedraws.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #lgbtqiakids #pridebooks bookriot.com/recent-award...

This library needs your support today! 700 books have been challenged. Please sign the petition and help @everylibrary.bsky.social fight for libraries in the United States. #bookbans #booksnotbans www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st... @everylibrary.bsky.social

Here's how I met Plymouth Congregational Church, which supported me personally (see below!), 2LGBTQIA+ and marginalized people generally, and reading freedom boldly during #MahmoudvTaylor. Organized religion is complicated for me, but I found love among these people. That gives me hope!

🌈💜📚 This is beautiful: In response to #MahmoudvTaylor, Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis not only purchased 100 copies of #LOVEVIOLET to donate, but raised 2k for #LGBTQIA+ causes! charlotteswild.com/plymouth-con... #kidlit #bookbans @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social

We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

What a great chat with @katherinelocke.bsky.social & #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social & @everylibrary.bsky.social ! YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX... Event Schedule: www.everylibrary.org/everylibrary... #kidlit #lgbtqiakids @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

What a great conversation with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social about the power of LGBTQIA+ picture books! Thanks to @everylibrary.bsky.social for hosting! #kidlit YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX... Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/11842...

I can't wait for this FREE conversation with my SCOTUS Book Club pal @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of Drinks in the Library! Oct. 7 @ 7PM Eastern www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX... * @everylibrary.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Check out @everylibrary.bsky.social's week of FREE events for #BannedBooksWeek! I chat with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward on Tues. 7 PM Eastern. Here's to #FReadom #BooksNotBans #kidlit #lgbtqkidlit Sign up here: www.everylibrary.org/everylibrary...

Ira Wells' powerful response to book banning efforts in CA lays bare the true aim: to erase and degrade anyone of a marginalized identity. I appreciate this clarity that applies to so much banning. #booksnotbans #kidlit #FReadom #readingliberty @pencanada.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social

Want to support #FReadom? For a short time, the book creators named in #MahmoudvTaylor are offering shirts, hoodies, & sweatshirts with art from @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social - to raise funds for @penamerica.bsky.social, who supported us during this case! #kidlit www.customink.com/fundraising/...

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books. bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

There is so much I could say for The Pink Pajamas, but so little time! So this short video is just summarizing the story, and my hope for the book! #kidlit #books #booksky

Congrats @charlenedraws.bsky.social on your beautiful new #picturebook THE PINK PAJAMAS! This tender story about a pj-making aunt, loss, and love is so beautiful! (Charlene created the gorgeous illustrations for Love, Violet) #kidlit #weneeddiversebooks www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I had the time wrong - it starts tonight at 8 pm Eastern and goes for 24 hours. I'll be reading at 2:45 pm tomorrow! #ReadOUTLoud

This weekend Read OUT Loud as part of a national day of action to support Queer Kids Books. Find in-person events near you or sign up to participate in an online action!

"given Mahmoud’s award of temporary relief to a single school district, it has no effect on the fundamental values of our State" BOOM!! There it is!! Let this be the banner on every school board thinking their being pressured to follow crooked bans...

Just a reminder, #MahmoudvTaylor is not a ban. Schools are still free to present #inclusiveeducation and to make sure every student is welcome and supported. See what NY is doing... #kidlit ##booksnotbans #lgbtqia #@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social www.nysed.gov/news/2025/st...

If you’re craving more on this topic, I interviewed the author of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding about Alito’s homophobic butchering of its message: slate.com/news-and-pol...

This may seem amorphous, but it is something that I and two of the authors in the case, @cswild.bsky.social and @katherinelocke.bsky.social, have all noticed, and I think it's very real.

My statement on the decision and dissent in Mahmoud v. Taylor. Please also read statements by all the authors via @penamerica.bsky.social, and statements by @robinstevenson.bsky.social, @katherinelocke.bsky.social, +Charlotte Sullivan Wild. 100% agree with everything they said.

"We would not expect schools to put Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day in the sex education curriculum simply because it features a straight mom and dad. Why would Justice Gorsuch or others believe stories about families with two moms or two dads belong there?"

I love this article by @mombian.bsky.social about #mahmoudvtaylor & the importance of joy. There is power in sharing our joy & need for inclusive books with educators, school boards, & those deciding whether or not to include everyone at school. #kidlit #lgbtq+ mombian.com/2025/07/10/t...

Finally sharing this interview with one of my favorite humans @cswild.bsky.social. I talk about my agent, balancing #chronicillness and creating #kidlit, and what it feels like to win a Stonewall Honor as a Black nonbinary human. #writingcommunity #edusky scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/06/inte...

We Cannot Give Up on Each Other buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

Thank you for doing this interview @joelleretener.bsky.social ! You happen to be one of my favorite humans, too! #kidlit #Stonewallbookaward #LGBTQIAP2

What does the Mahmoud v Taylor Supreme Court case actually mean? A look at the ruling, its implications, understanding the Establishment Clause through the eyes of the far-right, and why we should be concerned about school voucher schemes with this outcome: bookriot.com/supreme-cour...

@katielocke.bsky.social wrote a beautiful, clear-eyed essay about #MahmoudvTaylor Great suggestions about what we can each do now. SO GOOD. #kidlit @aabbri.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #booksnotbans #lgbtqiakidlit #freadom

Thanks @penamerica.bsky.social for this clear explanation of how SCOTUS confused persecution and religious liberty. It's up to us to keep including everyone, to keep supporting educators & #inclusiveeducation. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/06/30/s... #MahmoudvTaylor #kidlit #BooksNotBans #Freadom

Thanks @onceuponaban.bsky.social for offering time to discuss #MahmoudvTaylor! www.onceuponaban.com/p/i-joyfully... #kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social #lgbtqiakidlit #FReadom #Booksnotbans

Thank you for the chance to share about #Mahmoudvtaylor 💜🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #kidlit #lgbtqia @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @glaad.bsky.social @mombian.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

This is a must read. It's great analysis and it's a great piece about what this does mean, and what it doesn't. Importantly, Kelly calls out that schools and teachers should not obey in advance by pulling LGBTQ+ books off the shelves. Read and share, please!

A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education. This is updated regularly!

Fantastic article by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social on what #MahmoudvTaylor does/ doesn't do & a call to action. Religion can also be used to support #LGBTQ+ people and #inclusiveeducation. The need for #FReadom advocates to show up is greater than ever. #kidlit bookriot.com/supreme-cour...

🌈 Response to Mahmoud v. Taylor 💜 Love, Violet was inspired by the joy of my own childhood crushes... @penamerica.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @tasslyn.bsky.social @charlenedraws.bsky.social #kidlit #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQkids #LoveViolet @glaad.bsky.social

Pride Puppy illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social and I wrote a statement on today's SCOTUS decision in the Mahmoud v Taylor case. Here it is.

Our books, our life stories are the best way to help people move past prejudice and realize, whatever our differences, we are human family. We can exist in friendly community together--if you let us. #mahmoudvtaylor #SCOTUS @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social #JodiePatterson #kidlit

Authors and Illustrators of Books in Mahmoud v. Taylor Case Respond to Supreme Court Ruling pen.org/press-releas...

The Supreme Court ruling today mandating opt outs for children whose parents object to LGBTQ+-relevant picture books in public schools deals a deeply disappointing blow to the right to read under the First Amendment and is a betrayal of public education. pen.org/press-releas...

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I updated by @scbwi.bsky.social post to briefly comment on the #MahmoudvTaylor decision at the end. Justice Alito called our #LGBTQ+ books coercion because they show queer joy. Joy is for everyone! These days are brutal. Never give up, friends. xo💜 scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/06/supr...

Want to support #FReadom ? I love the ideas here & @tasslyn.bsky.social & #SabrinaBaêta ! For example, quick emails to libraries & schools about why you love specific #BIPOC, #LGBTQ+ & #InclusiveBooks & displays really helps! @penamerica.bsky.social #kidlit thisqueerbook.com/lgbt-book-ba...

🌈 This episode of @thisqueerbook.com with @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social about Uncle Bobby's Wedding is full of queer joy and love! 💜 I love the story about a real child who bascially lived the plot of this book! #kidlit #pridebooks #lgbtqia thisqueerbook.com

Great background on #MahmoudvTaylor and also the bizarre ways #LGBTQ+ children, families, and books are misrepresented. @robinstevenson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-rH...

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 As we wait for the #MahmoudvTaylor #SCOTUS decision... maybe in moments, here are surprises & silver linings of having a book involved in this case. 💜 #kidlit #lgbtqia+ @scbwi.bsky.social @leewind.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/06/supr...

🏳️‍⚧️📚🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to #picturebook author @joelleretener.bsky.social for this great interview about the #ALA #StonewallBookAwards, #BlackRepresentation, agents, disability, & activism! @scbwi.bsky.social @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social #kidlit #lgbtqia+ @leewind.bsky.social scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/06/inte...

Reactions from the ACLU on Skrmetti, line with my thinking: The decision is a little more limited and leaves many rulings against anti-transgender laws in tact. However, it also creates huge loopholes to target transgender people, and the medical care ban will cause horror.

We call for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian poet and #FreedomToWrite honoree Galal El-Behairy ahead of his hearing tomorrow, when the Egyptian government is likely to extend his unjust and arbitrary detention for another 45 days. #FreeGalal