Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I recently enjoyed reading and recommend #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social‬ & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts for the 28 October release of The Siren and the Star.

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Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, a United Nations independent commission concluded in a report published today.

It’s official: the United Nations Commission of Inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide. The UN body calls on nations to stop sending weapons to Israel, ensure people within their jurisdiction aren’t aiding or inciting the genocide, and hold those who are accountable.

Hey verse novelists! Laura Shovan, author of THE LAST FIFTH GRADE OF EMERSON ELEMENTARY is among the authors for this online event! #NIV #KidLit #NovelInVerse #Poetry #WritingCommunity

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congratulations @tiafisher.bsky.social on your terrific #YA #VerseNovel NOT GOING TO PLAN @yalsa.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congrats @reemfaruqi.bsky.social on ZARINA DIVIDED a terrific #MG #VerseNovel about partition India-Pakistan @yalsa.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I'm looking forward to reading #MG #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social‬ & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social

Writers check if your works have been included in a dataset of millions of pirated books used by Meta to train their AI systems. I recommend The Atlantic's Search Tool. Notify your publisher & Writers Org. Be informed. Your books. Your mindwork. Your livelihood. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

#VerseNovels are dynamic & dazzling - Ann E Burg discusses All the Broken Pieces, Serafina's Promise, Unbound, Flooded & #VerseBio Force of Nature in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

Helen Frost discusses her #VerseNovels Keesha’s House, The Braid, Diamond Willow, Crossing Stones & All He Knew in DiVERSE Conversations with YA and Chn's Verse Novelists @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social

We need diverse #YA #VerseNovels by @DeanAtta incl. 2025 release, I can't even think straight. Read Dean's interview in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social

"Honored to be in this brilliant book with so many wonderful verse writers." Chun Yu, DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children’s Verse Novelists @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

"Verse novels combine the best elements of poetry and narrative ..." – @rajanilarocca.bsky.social contrib. to DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chns #VerseNovelists Read #diverse #poetry @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

"Above all I try to convey hope" – @margaritaengle.bsky.social in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @aaslala.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @slj.com @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

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Heads up for #YA #VerseNovels by @DeanAtta incl. I CAN'T EVEN THINK STRAIGHT avail now. Dean is also interviewed in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists Pic: Thomas [email protected] @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social

Bringing together interviews with some of the most highly esteemed verse novelists writing for young adults and children today, DiVERSE develops an understanding of the poetics of the verse novel genre Read a sample: bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/671ff... 📕 www.bloomsbury.com/diverse-9781...

Author Interview: Dr. Linda Weste Examines the Verse Novel Through Conversations with MG & YA Authors by @mitumalhotra.bsky.social from Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/05/auth... #poetry #poetrycommunity #novelsinverse #MiddleGradeBooks #middlegradereads @gayleenwrites.bsky.social #kidlit

The Foal in the Wire by @robbiecoburn.bsky.social #YA #VerseNovel pub. date 28 May @HachetteAus @slj.com @ulenglish.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

A joy to do this interview with @mitumalhotra.bsky.social‬ for Cynsations celebrating Chn's and YA Literature Heads up @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/05/auth...

Looking forward to reading #MG #Ghost #VerseNovel THE GIRL IN THE WALLS by Meg Eden Kuyatt. It is releasing this month, and making neurodivergent characters visible! #MegEdenKuyatt, #Scholastic, #ScholasticPress, #TheGirlintheWalls

Congrats @katemessner.com on the wonderful #MG #VerseNovel #THETROUBLEWITHHEROES Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts inc @doucette515.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @slj.com

Writers check if your works have been included in a dataset of millions of pirated books used by Meta to train their AI systems. I recommend The Atlantic's Search Tool. Notify your publisher & Writers Org. Be informed. Your books. Your mindwork. Your livelihood. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

#SamiraSurfs - a Rohingya refugee girl finds empowerment in a girls' surf club, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh. Read Rukhsanna Guidroz's interview in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @aaslala.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social

#VerseNovels "are powerful, remarkable, unforgettable if done well" – @mizzkalwrites71.bsky.social – contrib. to DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children's Verse Novelists @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social Photo by Andre Bogard.

Three #YA VerseNovels by @DeanAtta incl. new release, I can't even think straight. You can read Dean's interview in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @bloomsburylit.bsky.social Photo: Thomas Sammut @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Five #VerseNovels releasing April-May The Foal in the Wire by @robbiecoburn The Only Branch on the Family Tree by @sherrylwriter.bsky.social I can't even think straight by Dean Atta The Trouble with Heroes by @katemessner.com Neshama by @marcellapixley.bsky.social

Fave Five: Fiction with MCs of Greek Descent The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (YA) We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis (YA) The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis (YA) Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun Fire on the Island by Timothy Jay Smith

On this inaugural #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay created by @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social we celebrate and highlight the importance of reading diverse titles. 🎉🥳 @doucette515.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @slj.com @worldkidlit.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social

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Historical #VerseNovel set 1960s Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton (pic Jessica McCollam) feat. in DiVERSE Conversations with YA and Chn’s Verse Novelists. @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

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Great to see new release DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children’s Verse Novelists available at AWP Conference in Los Angeles @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

"Honored to be in this brilliant book with so many wonderful verse writers." Chun Yu DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Chn’s Verse Novelists. @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

Great to see new release DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children’s Verse Novelists avail. at AWP Conference, Los Angeles Thanks @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

@aida_writes #VerseNovels contrib. to DiVERSE Conversations with YA and Children's Verse Novelists @agentzacker Photo: Lluvia Higuera Heads up @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social@yalsa.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social

Honoring Authors This Women's History Month in the US, spotted @margaritaengle.bsky.social author of so many wonderful #VerseNovels and #VerseMemoirs Heads up @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

Congrats all @jhalakprize longlisted authors inc. Nadine Aisha Jassat for #VerseNovel #mustread The Hidden Story of Estie Noor @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

Contrib. @DeanAtta was inspired by @acevedowrites & @JasonReynolds83 to write #VerseNovels Find out more in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @nikitagill.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social Pic: Thomas Sammut

"Above all I try to convey hope" @margaritaengle.bsky.social in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts @aaslala.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @slj.com @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

Heads up #librarians Here's 3 AUS 2025 #YA #MG #VerseNovels for you, by @SandyBigna @sherrylwriter @robbiecoburn @worldkidlit.bsky.social @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @qplnyc.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social

#SamiraSurfs A Rohingya refugee finds empowerment in a girls' surf club, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh. Read Rukhsanna Guidroz's interview in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @aaslala.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social

For womens history month, read #YA #VerseNovel AUDACITY by @melaniecrowder.bsky.social about Clara Lemlich whose fight for equal rights led to the largest strike by women in American history. @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social

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

Delighted to welcome @louisareid.bsky.social as an Author Supporter for the End Sexism In Schools charity. Louisa stands with ESIS in calling for 50% of whole, taught class novels and reading lists in schools to be authored by women, with 50% the lead protagonist being women and girls.

"... a stunning, magical and confronting verse novel for young readers" review by @claresmillar.bsky.social‬ of #MG #VerseNovel LITTLEBONES by @aussie_kids_books Heads up @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

A fascinating read, I'd thoroughly enjoy a volume two...!

🎉 Congratulations to Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book BRIGHT RED FRUIT by Safia Elhillo @safiamafia Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts inc @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social Educators' guide here bit.ly/4g9PX5C