Revising the first chapter that I wrote for this particular novel. I wrote it YEARS ago. I’ve read and revised it literally THOUSANDS of times. Just spotted a glaring error in the logic that I’ve never noticed before. This is the type of thing that can make you question your sanity.

#kidlitartpostcard pro tip. Include key words that describe the elements in your postcard. In addition to posting open calls when I'm looking for illustrators I also sometimes search #kidlitartpostcard + key words. These posts live beyond the day they're posted.

#kidlitartpostcard! I will be scrolling! 💙❤️

Friendly reminder, #kidlitartpostcard is this Thursday. 💙❤️

Writing a novel is about composing the reader’s emotions.

In the home stretch on my 4th novel. It’s a fictionalization of the weird and wild story of how The Post-Art Poets (www.postartpoets.com) came to be, and at its core, a story about how profound, newborn-twins-induced sleep deprivation can color the transition to fatherhood with a glaze of insanity.

decided to single-handedly bring straw fedoras back

In the home stretch on my 4th novel. It’s a fictionalization of the weird and wild story of how The Post-Art Poets (www.postartpoets.com) came to be, and at its core, a story about how profound, newborn-twins-induced sleep deprivation can color the transition to fatherhood with a glaze of insanity.

An author I like remarked that there is a ton of misinformation circling on Threads about publishing, and that is true. But I’m willing to bet there’s a ton of misinformation on Threads about everything else, too.

Whatever you do,

It's #NationalLibraryWeek! Take time to discover what brings you joy at your library: browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace. Be sure to visit your library or ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library all week long!

Text is attention made manifest.

In the wild. 💙❤️

In the wild. 💙❤️

Saw a whole bunch of goats bopping around the street today—bopping is the only way to describe the way they bop—and I definitely think goats should be the new highland cows re: hot #kidlit animal protagonists. Goats should honestly be going viral more often than cats.

Picture books are my favorite form. I love that every one requires its own unique design process in addition to its own unique design solution.

There’s some cosmic forces involved when #kidlitartpostcard day coincides with an art call from Brian LaRossa! My wonky characters & shapes (affectionately referred to as ugly vegetables by my mentor) won’t do the trick this time but I can think of many kidlit friends who should answer this call.

Today! 💙❤️ Related: I’m looking for an illustrator with a textured, painterly, elevated, serious, realistic, literary style to illustrate a lovely sports themed jacketed, hardcover picture book. Feel free to respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

Guess what we’re up to?????!

Just realized tomorrow is #kidlitartpostcard! Will be scrolling. 💙❤️

Just remembered this album.✨

Words that come to mind when I work with IvyMazarin. 🤔 Sharp. Precise. Assertive. Articulate. Exacting. And, obviously, stunning.

not ‘shopped. not cropped. not stock. straight from the phone of stormwater inspector Lindsay Schiel snapped yesterday at a basin in Hudson.

Publishing Industry People! The origin of the word “blurb”!

Timothy Snyder is one of the most important and urgent intellectual voices of our time, and the author of On Tyranny, and most recently On Freedom. He is the latest guest on my podcast Design Matters. Link to listen is here: tinyurl.com/dmwtimsnyder

Did some sadly appropriate recycling #nokings

Holy New York.

Today! 💙❤️✊🏻

“Nothing can be changed except ourselves!” All of a sudden I can’t stop listening to Op Ivy.

Damn I LOVE teaching design criticism. Let me tell you, my students get all the way down to the heart of things.

I work with very talented people.

I just stumbled on this by accident! Great news for New York and for biodiversity! “The ambitious legislative project seeks to turn off unnecessary outdoor lights after eleven at night to restore star visibility to one of the most illuminated cities in the world.” latination.com/new-york-pla...

Just showed my kids Donnie Darko, which I remember LOVING, and, uh, I didn’t love it lol.

Sometimes I think it would be fun to work for a little publishing house or imprint that only publishes 6 picture books per year, all awards quality. Maybe I should start a little publishing house that only publishes 6 awards quality picture books per year. It could be called “little house.”

I did 20 SCBWI events last year. So far this year I’m only scheduled for 2. I think ppl got tired of hearing me talk abt figure/ground contrast lol, which is totally understandable. But really, whether we’re talking about typography or illustration, figure/ground contrast is everything. 💙❤️ #kidlit

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR established in 1961, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Farming was invented 10K years ago, resulting in the first wars, which is to say A LOT has happened in the past 10K years. Then I think about how humans 90K years ago had brains like ours. Then I think about how there were 10K years between 90K years ago and 80K years ago—and then my brain explodes.

Sometimes I search Bluesky like this: "#kidlitartpostcard since:2025-10-01 until:2025-11-01" to find #kidlitartpostcard posts from October when I'm looking for someone to illustrate new Halloween picture books. It's a good idea to post samples that align with each month's dominant holiday.

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Art matters as much as any time you’ve ever cried.

I’m tired of hearing people say, “You do know people aren’t reading, right? You realize that people don’t buy books?” Our team is growing because people are buying our books.

Last week I shared that I’m hiring a junior designer, but, also, our trade art department as a whole has a total of 5 open roles right now. All new seats, not from turnover. 💙❤️ scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External

Last week I shared that I’m hiring a junior designer, but, also, our trade art department as a whole has a total of 5 open roles right now. All new seats, not from turnover. 💙❤️ scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External

Underneath the surface the fact that Brooklyn could be named Kings shapes the entire city.

The branding agencies don’t want you to know this.

Since its Ghana Independence Day, I’m back again to promote Kwame’s Magic Quest!: Book 4, Curse of the Akoma Stone is out..! Preorder all books here: bit.ly/3EYsDe0 Amazon Link: bit.ly/47vYyOn

I propose we make a online club called ‘Nap & Draw’ Where we nap. Then draw. Or maybe just one or the other 😆

Friendly reminder that tomorrow is #kidlitartpostcard day! Make sure to use the correct hashtag for maximum reach. I will be scrolling.✨ 💙❤️

Overhead a friend telling someone “Brian doesn’t do anything half way” and it made my day. 💙❤️