You know what's annoying? When someone reaches out with a professional Q and I take the time to answer it, and then they don't bother to respond. Is my time not valuable? But if I don't respond...

Happy book birthday to: Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social Wildlife Rescue series @katemessner.com Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

Are you familiar with @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's MOKO MAGIC middle grade mystery series? Well, book two, MUSEUM MAYHEM, came out this week. If the young people in your life enjoyed THE JUMBIES series from Tracey, they're going to love these books, too!

I’d add @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's Jumbies books, @anneursu.bsky.social's Cronus Chronicles & @authorgracelin.bsky.social's novels for MG readers, & @tracydeonn.bsky.social's LEGENDBORN, Kristin Cashore’s GRACELING, & Garth Nix’s Abhorsen trilogy for YA.

As we work our way into autumn, transport yourself to sunnier weather by checking out our book recommendations from over August! We had quite the reading haul last month, so there really is something for everyone 👀 www.libraries4schools.com/2025/09/05/b... #BookSky #ChildrensBooks #BookReview

Tiffany D. Jackson At a Crossroads | Margaret A. Edwards Award In a deeply personal acceptance speech at ALA Annual in Philadelphia in June, the YA author discussed her life influences, racism in publishing, and professional uncertainty. www.slj.com/story/Tiffan...

Librarian Leads Reading Garden Project www.slj.com/story/Librar...

Hey #KidLit friends, the #KidLitforCeasefire auction items are live & will open for bidding on the 18th! I'm offering a 30 minute AMA, and a custom crocheted basket based on the book cover of your choice, a la the examples below. Peruse all the items at the link! www.32auctions.com/organization...

'Bout to take some ginger ale and robitussin for this anxiety cuz nothing else is working.

James Ransome spoke with PW about his new picture book, ‘A Place for Us,’ destigmatizing the rising unhoused population, and his advocacy for the working class buff.ly/Hr0GVoL

Good news! After last week's hearing, which 100+ people attended, the picture book "A Map for Falasteen" by Maysa Odeh and illustrated by Aliaa Betawi remains on the Watertown library's suggested summer reading list! Thanks to @wbur.org for reporting on this story: www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

It appears that the Constitution, as it is on Congress's website, has been altered. The Constitution. The original: web.archive.org/web/20250601... Today's: web.archive.org/web/20250806... Note Article One, Sections 9 & 10.

honestly thinking hard about the rational philanthropists out there who could easily step up and provide $500 million in funding to keep mRNA vaccine research on track

It's a literal black hole sun, for all those who remember 90s grunge www.science.org/content/arti...

I'm trying to understand why, given what's happening in Sudan, the most recent @theguardian.com article is from July 17th.

OMG @heathanay.bsky.social

This is a banger

Baby chose chaos! 😍

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to? HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

Just dropping by to say that ACCOUNTABLE, a nonfiction page-turner about a racist social media account at a public high school, is currently downpriced as an ebook for $2.99. bit.ly/3GsVtoe

What states passed anti-book ban bills this year? What states are poised to pass them soon? What's the full roster of such bills nationwide? I've got you covered–with the usual caveat of what these bills do and do not do, as well as caution related to how they may apply in the future.

Get it get it!!!

With Republicans banning books nationwide, I'm grateful for local bookstores preserving underrepresented voices in literature. The freedom to pursue boundless knowledge must remain just that: a freedom. Thank you to @allshewrotebks.bsky.social in Somerville for letting me drop by.

SEAT is one such group pushing for student rights in Texas (their home state). They are one of many many youth-led groups advocating for student rights. bookriot.com/envisioning-...

Saint Lucia court strikes down laws punishing gay sex, rights groups say reut.rs/4oc53g7

The early closure of the House of Representatives leaves the future of the only agency dedicated to public libraries in question. What this means and what you can do right now: bookriot.com/imls-funding...

With many postdoc grants like the NSF PRFB, Ford Fellowship, and Hanna H. Gray fellowships disappearing, I am currently looking for grants that could fund incoming postdoctoral scholars. Here is a thread of some of them 🧵

Why read books? Because there's a book for EVERYONE out there. And once you find the right book - reading will change your life forever! #literacy (Art: Charles M Schulz)

"Minimal aid" is hardly a moral response when children are starving. This should not be political or controversial - we're talking about the most basic of all human rights. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

I work in healthcare. This is going to ROCK y’all’s worlds. Anything these companies don’t HAVE to cover, they WILL not cover. A nation will be thrust into poverty for accidents and simple illnesses much less chronic diseases.

Federal funding for public media is gone, and I’d like for someone to tell me how Kamala Harris would have done the same thing, since y’know they’re all the same

Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.

I've never seen *anything* like this, either. Joint statement from BBC, Reuters, AFP, AP about their journalists literally starving.

So interesting. The Tale of Genji translated poems are online here for free. There are different versions of the English translation alongside the Japanese original. It really shows translations are an art, not a science. genjipoems.org/search/searc...

Got this today. Super Goat Girl is super cute! Great work @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and @dapsdraws.bsky.social . . . #supergoatgirl #kidlit #recommendations

A rare statement from former President Obama's office regarding Trump's latest attempt to distract from Epstein

Friends, we got a call to action 👇 We have the right to know when and how our creative works are used, especially when it comes to GenAi! This is why we need regulation like California’s Ai Copyright Transparency Act #AB-412 ! If you agree, especially if in CA, please sign & share this petition!

In Maryland, more juveniles are tried as adults than in almost any other state. State Sen. William Smith is on a mission to change that.

I offered this to my class this week for some 'whimsy' (not directly related to what we're up to, but interesting nonetheless) ... Thought you might appreciate as well. www.themarginalian.org/2025/07/04/m...

Yeah but it was Hunter is a fucking hilarious admission

Librarians, Legislation, and Media Training: Successfully advocate for libraries in legislature and your local community. Speakers include: John Chrastka, @everylibrary.bsky.social Stephana Ferrell, ‪@flfreedomread Lynette Mejía @la-cac.org bit.ly/4f373mM

In case you missed it, mines and @traceybaptiste.bsky.social’s new picture book dropped last week. 😊 SUPER GOAT GIRL is out everywhere books are sold in America and the UK. 🥹 Here are some highlights from the UK launch. 😊

Absolutely

3 Titles About Tweens Living with Incarcerated Parents | Middle Grade Spotlight

Sitting here with an advance copy of this and it is hard to imagine a more timely book! I think this book from @akpress.org/edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social will save lives, and I encourage you all to preorder and nudge your local library about it. #BookSky www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...

Writers’ union urges investigation into Paramount move to cancel Colbert show