Fifty-eight years ago today the last miscegenation law was struck down in the United States. Happy Loving Day, to those who celebrate love.

I'd be a little jealous that my character has people making her quilts, except that it matches the book cover so well (and also *I* get to use the quilt, it's all good)!

"There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his." Helen Keller

YAY! I'm so glad!!!

Self-identified fem/nonbinary BIPOC writers invited to apply by May 1 for a full ride (room, board, tuition for all workshops & events) to 4-day Sonoma County Writers Camp at gorgeous Ratna Ling in Cazadero, CA. Short application, free to apply, here: sonomacountywriterscamp.com/scwc-bipoc-w....

I just mailed a box of books from Louisiana to California for $6. We do not appreciate the Postal Service like we should. We need to fight to keep it.

The miraculous wrinkle-erasing, acne-fighting cream, is the result of decades of horrifying medical abuse.

It's the best time of the year. Blue spotted salamanders are out, and they're the perfect animal

CONGRATULATIONS, @melissawiley.bsky.social

I recently learned that back in the day "calls" lasted, in the labyrinthine social jungle of the early 19th. & 20th c., for a mere fifteen minutes. Can you imagine!? Fifteen. Minutes. Can we bring that back? tanitasdavis.com/wp/?p=14020

Picture Books About Immigration to America | Book Riot

So, yesterday's Poetry Friday dive on Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay reads more like an English paper than a blog post, but sometimes one must embrace the inner nerd ...http://tanitasdavis.com/wp/?p=13970

2024 Elementary/Middle-Grade Fiction Winner A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits) by @lisayee.bsky.social, illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social Nominated by: @aquafortis.bsky.social #mglit #booksky #cybils2024

2024 Fiction Picture Book Winner I am a Masterpiece! Mia Armstrong; Illustrated by @alexandradraws.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social Publisher/ Author Submission #kidlit #picturebook #booksky #cybils2024

2024 Board Book Winner Who Laid These Eggs?: A Lift-the-Flap Book (An Animal Traces Book) Laura Gehl, illustrated by Loris Lora Harry N Abrams Nominated by: @achrishelton.bsky.social #kidlit #boardbook #booksky #cybils2024

2024 Elementary Nonfiction Winner My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More by G. Neri, illustrated by Corban Wilkin @candlewickpress.bsky.social Publisher/Author Submission #kidlit #nonfiction #kidslovenonfiction #picturebook #booksky

2024 Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction Winner Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Nominated by: @sonderbooks.com #mglit #kidfantasy #SFFbooks #booksky #cybils2024

2024 Middle-Grade Nonfiction Winner Why We Need Vaccines: How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases by Rowena Rae and Paige Stampatori @orcabook.bsky.social Publisher/ Author Submission #mglit #nonfiction #kidslovenonfiction #booksky #cybils2024

Two categories, @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social !🥂

2024 Poetry Collection Winner Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson,  illustrated by Ekua Holmes Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social Nominated by: Amie #mglit #yalit #poetry #booksky #cybils2024 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

2024 Young Adult Speculative Fiction Winner Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Leah #yalit #teenfantasy #SFFbooks #booksky #cybils2024 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

2024 Young Adult Graphic Novel Winner Pearl: A Graphic Novel by @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social, illustrated by Christine Norrie GRAPHIX Nominated by: BradB #yalit #graphicnovel #booksky #cybils2024

2024 Young Adult Fiction Winner Everything We Never Had by @randyribay.bsky.social Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social Nominated by: Richetta #yalit #yafiction #booksky #cybils2024 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

2024 Poetry Novel in Verse Winner Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Nominated by: @achrishelton.bsky.social #mglit #yalit #poetry #versenovel #booksky #poetrysky #cybils2024 @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

Do you ever feel like the YALSA awards are books that weren't on your radar? Yeah... me, too. I'm catching up, though. writingya.com?p=10674

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military. Altogether, 992 pilots graduated from the Tuskegee Air Field courses, and they flew 1,578 missions and 15,533 sorties, destroyed 261 enemy aircraft, and won more than 850 medals.

Signal boosting this from Ask the Manager wrt questions from federal employees currently under attack in this ongoing crisis: www.askamanager.org/2025/01/ques...

THIS!!!!!!!!!

🚨Happening TOMORROW!🚨 There's still time to register: bit.ly/ConnectionCo...

writingya.com?p=10662 - a 2025 novel-in-verse that I'm certain we'll be seeing at next year's @cybilsawards.bsky.social

I used a search engine to find food programs that were local to my area in a 40 mi radius, and got a note back from one of them asking how I'd found them - FYI, it was Nourish California and Extra Food. Thanks for the reminder to be looking for small actions.

It's a Shelf Awareness starred review for Debbie Levy's A DANGEROUS IDEA! 🌟 “The past feels astonishingly present in Debbie Levy's comprehensive and conversational A Dangerous Idea” 🌟 Read the full review here @carynwiseman.bsky.social

Dusting off the keeping-track-of-reading blog to force myself back to the books! (As if it required force.) writingya.com?p=10639

This. Stop making someone else's art part of your identity and stop worshipping the creators of that art.

This is a whole mood.

Octavia’s Bookshelf has been serving as a hub for mutual aid for Altadena, Pasadena, and the Eaton Fire. They’ve barely even been open a year. #BookSky, please spread their GFM link so they can continue to help and STAY OPEN! gofund.me/b283c6c0

I have to say I'm really proud of the @cybilsawards.bsky.social Board for putting down some thoughts on books banning, voting, and how being involved with children's lit has changed us over time. #bookbanning #Vote #LetFreedomRead

THE CYBILS thing is happening very, very soon. Get in and get involved - especially this year, championing our favorite books is a joy and a privilege. tanitasdavis.com/wp/?p=13803

www.slj.com/story/newsfe... Some fun books about friendship make-ups and break-ups - including Rylee & DeNia in THE SCIENCE OF FRIENDSHIP.

A long weekend and I got around to reading T. Kingfisher's newest ... and now I get it about "aaah! The horse!" writingya.com?p=10567

A good editor can make you love your characters more. Thanks, @saraschon.bsky.social #amrevising #amwritingMG

My early fall reading project: horror, kidlit style: writingya.com?p=10527

This GENUINELY gave me joy today. "...now includes households earning up to $124,800 annually." Can. You. Imagine. reasonstobecheerful.world/how-new-mexi...

...I... ...the idea that someone wrote a whole book on this...? 🤣

She's Reading: Cozy bildungsroman - something old, something new, all library borrowed... writingya.com?p=10512

She's Reading: the Elise Bryant dive - writingya.com?p=10504

RIGHT!? The privilege of the pen. Go, Olive!