I don’t know how to use chatgpt etc but I imagine it’s going to a website and typing “oh no what groceries do I buy please tell me false god for I am so weak I cannot go on” as your brain atrophies and leaks out of your ears from disuse and the machine is like “buy eggs milk bread and a horse”

Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.

Fun fact, US passports did not have a gender marker until 1977, when a rising trend in unisex fashion started freaking the government out.

I know people get mad at me for being so anti-Newsom, but this is why. Pander to the worst people in our country, get the worst fucking policies. If you have trans homies in Kansas, check in on them. Let them know they're not alone. Let them know they're loved. No one left behind.

Are you an organizational whiz with great attention to detail and an interest in the world of publishing? This is an in-person job opportunity based in San Diego.

This book really is BRILLIANT, highly recommend! 💜

Happy Pub Day to this gorgeous new PB biography! 💜🦕

OMG! TOUCH THE SKY has been nominated for The Monarch Award -- a readers' choice state award in Illinois -- and I am so thrilled! Full list of all the other noms, including @fuse8.bsky.social and Andrea Tsurumi's hilarious book, POP! GOES THE NURSERY RHYME here: drive.google.com/file/d/1O_ZL...

HELP this is in the bathroom and now i have to burn the house down 😭😭😭

I’m going to visit madre; they don’t have Trader Joe’s there so she gave me a wishlist of snacks and spices to bring. Which is why I had to be quadruple screened and almost missed boarding; seems “everything but the bagel” seasoning looks a lot like the makings of an incendiary device 👀 THANKS MOM

Thrilled for Alysa Liu, for the sport, and for all the young skaters who just saw a joyful example of an athlete prioritizing her autonomy and mental health. www.nbcnews.com/sports/olymp...

I finished listening to DEATH IN THE JUNGLE on the plane which means I literally could NOT STFU about the horrific massacre of Jonestown throughout dinner. So the entire table of faculty for this conference and the entire WEDDING PARTY seated behind us will probably have nightmares. 🤷🏻‍♀️ sorry I GUESS

BEATRIX AND THE UNICORN by Lita Judge is an instant USA Today bestseller!! 🥳 Congratulations, Lita! Bookshop link to buy your own copy. @literaticat.bsky.social

PS: this banana muffin tastes exactly — and I mean EXACTLY — like a banana flavored Runt. (How does a muffin have the same flavor AND TEXTURE as a Runt? Look, idk. I’m not a scientist.) I’m glad I didn’t give up muffins for lent tho because I would have hated to have missed this surprise 😮 🍌

I was in a bit of a panic because there wasn’t room for me on the airport shuttle this morning — but then I checked my phone to get a Lyft and… my flight is delayed! So I have time to have a coffee and muffin and get on the next shuttle! 🙏🙏🙏

Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate🧧 The last Year of the Fire Horse began in '66 & saw anti-war protests & civil rights struggle. It was the year Rev. Jackson left seminary to join Dr. King’s Freedom Movement. May 2026 bring New York the same bold change people deserve.

Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Mardi Gras! Happy beginning of Ramadan! HAPPY EVERYTHING! (I’m doing as much superstitious stuff as I can in the hopes somebody will hand me an envelope of money or a cocktail or SOMEthing. no dice so far, but that’s hardly surprising as I’m alone in a hotel in Newark 😂)

I updated my website to show off new client releases from Jan-March, featuring fun new goodies from @katemessner.com, @raulthethird.bsky.social, @lightonthesea.bsky.social, @dianezahler.bsky.social, as well as Not On Bluesky (yet?) folks! www.jenniferlaughran.com/news

nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up

I’m listening to the audiobook of DEATH IN THE JUNGLE and just learned that one of Charismatic Leader Jim Jones’ first jobs was as a door-to-door salesman. What was he selling? … ok are you sitting down?… …. wait for it … … spider monkeys. JIM JONES WAS A DOOR-TO-DOOR SPIDER MONKEY SALESMAN.

New book deal announcement! 🥳 🧠 ZOMBIE AND BRAIN GO TO SCHOOL, a picture book, by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic, illustrated by Laan Cham Congratulations, Stephanie and Laan! @grubreport.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @laancham.bsky.social @jemiscoe.bsky.social

New book deal announcement! 🥳 🍕COLD PIZZA, a picture book, written and illustrated by Cindy Derby Congratulations, Cindy! @literaticat.bsky.social

It's a cover reveal!! She's Cinderella... She's an axolotl... She's...AXOLOTL-ELLA! Illustrated by @liantomato.bsky.social & coming from Ten Speed Press in June!

Watching the Ice Dancers Smart and Dieck 🇪🇸 who are doing a routine with a Dune theme. I assume he is supposed to be Paul. Not to make it *weird* or anything but… is she supposed to be… his MOM??? 👀

Two things that improved my life recently: — I got a rose-gold letter opener that looks like a sword. Opening mail is annoying; opening it with a SWORD is really quite fun! — We have a garage freezer where things get forgotten. I wrote an inventory of the contents in dry erase marker on the door!

Happy Book Birthday to the luminous new picture book BEATRIX AND THE UNICORN by Lita Judge! bookshop.org/p/books/beat...

Congratulations to WE GO SLOW by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, illustrated by Aaron Becker on winning the SCBWI 2026 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text! 🥳🎉 If you missed it, you can watch the replay of the Golden Kite Awards here. @scbwi.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social

🦄🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️🐲What’s your favorite mythical creature? 👋 My name’s Mark Hoffmann. I have two eyes, and depth perception. I’m a #kidlit author/illustrator, always looking for my next book project! #kidlitpostcard #illustration #kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitartpostcard

My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.

Watching the new Muppet Show. I started crying about 7 seconds into the theme song. I guess I really needed something nice 😭😭😭

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Erica Sirotich! Erica is represented by Jennifer Laughran and open to illustration opportunities for picture books, board and novelty, young nonfiction, and black & white interiors. Check out Erica's illustrator page! @literaticat.bsky.social @ericasirotich.bsky.social

🚨TODAY at 3pm EST on Instagram Live! Join me & 2x NYT bestselling #kidlit illustrator Brigette Barrager for live art-making & a fun chat! What should we make? What questions do you have for us? #kidlitart #illustration #picturebooks #artists @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social

🧌OUT NOW!🧌 CAMP MONSTER, a MG graphic novel by @katemessner.com and Falynn Koch, is about a summer camp for Monsters. Can Goblins, Werewolf, Ogre and Yeti really put their differences aside & come together when *mysterious things* start happening at camp?! Perfect for fans of THE INVESTI-GATORS!

✂️OUT NOW!✂️ THE SNIPS: ENTER THE WIGMASTER by @raulthethird.bsky.social and Elaine Bay, is the second book in the zany MG graphic novel series about crime-fighting hairdresser superheroes whose scissors are as sharp as their wits. Great for pun-loving readers of DOG MAN and THE BAD GUYS.

Brigette Barrager is an amazing illustrator & more. In the world of #kidlit her work stands out as fresh w/ a vintage twist ⬇️👀 Some of her work! Join us TOMORROW(Wed) on Insta for live art-making & chat! #kidlitart #illustration #picturebooks @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social

Texans: TODAY (2/2/26) is the last day to register to vote for the March primaries.

(See main post ⬆️) 📚 Please join me & amazing #kidlit author/illustrator TODAY on Instagram Live 🎨 We’ll make art to auction off for The Immigrant Law Center of MN @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @versifybooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #kidlitart #comicartist

We got a LOT of snow. It’s above the dog’s head, so I tried to go out with snowshoes and forge a path for her. I got about ten feet away from the back door at which point one of the snowshoes fell off and got buried, and the pole broke in half 🥴

📚Author/illustrator @raulthethird.bsky.social is an amazing creator of all things #kidlit 🎨Thurs at 6pm ET we’ll make art to auction off, to benefit the Immigrant Law Ctr of MN Join us on Instagram Live! @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #graphicnovels

Looking forward to watching the #ALAYMA this morning and cheering for my colleagues! And like always - I'm sharing my poem "What Happened to Your Book Today." A reminder of why we make books for young readers. ❤️https://katemessner.com/what-happened-to-your-book-today-a-poem-for-after-the-ala-awards/

A rare moment when both pets are in the same room and being calm. (A chase ensued within two minutes of this pic)

People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

The whole point of that “First they came for the—“ poem is that they get around to everybody.

We are getting a really bad storm tomorrow, apparently, and there is a travel ban in my county tomorrow and Monday. We already have snacks and things but I’m starting to get paranoid we don’t have enough! On a scale of 1 to WTF, how dumb would it be to go to the store for more supplies today?

I feel kinda the same about Gavin Newsom as I feel about AI. While it may be useful in some limited applications, it’s mostly overrated and despicable, and corporations have way over-invested in it so they have to act like it’s amazing and shove it at us though we’d be better off without it. BOO.

Democrats need to stop texting me to beg for money and start DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS UTTER LUNACY. I’m not giving one thin dime to another goddam politician until this *gestures at all of it* is SORTED. And Gavin Newsom, it’s never gonna be YOU. 💅 LOSE MY NUMBER, FUCKO.

AT THE EDGE OF LOST by Martha Brockenbrough has received its second starred review—this time from Kirkus! ⭐️⭐ Link to the review here. In bookstores everywhere! @marthabee.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social

Ask the Agent Q of the Day - Do picture books need to have conflict? A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks. (I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!) www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...

I had a bunch of Hilton points and figured I better use them all up so I can officially NEVER STAY IN ANOTHER F*%KING HILTON AGAIN and let them lose some money on me while I go. However, my plans got derailed due to snow. Too late to cancel, so whatever. Points are gone anyway, so I'm free. HOWEVER.

Attn AI spammers with fake book clubs/marketing advice: I get a lot of these emails, and I have to say, I'm disappointed. Stop with the AI bullshit. Use your brain and creativity! Look into your heart and decide, do you want to just be some AI drivel-spewing scammer, or a true Scam ARTIST?