Don't. Get. Stuck!

SO CAN FULTON COUNTY VOTERS SUE THE FBI? BECAUSE I AM ONE AND I'M MAD!

#HBOutoftheBox: #SydneyTaylorBookAward Blog Tour #PictureBook honorees @laurelsnyder.bsky.social + Leanne Hatch answer @shoshanaflax.bsky.social 's questions about THE BOOK OF CANDLES: EIGHT POEMS FOR HANUKKAH ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social ): www.hbook.com/story/book-o...

Find an inspiring modern fairy tale with Shrinking Violet!💜 By Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, Shrinking Violet is a beautifully illustrated story about fear and bravery for anyone who has ever felt scared and small. Pre-order here🔗: lnk.to/ShrinkingViolet

GA Friends, I know things feel dismal lately and we're all tired, but I also know you LOVE YOUR LIBRARIANS! Please send an email today, to oppose SB 74, also known as the "Lock Up Librarians" bill. With this form it only takes a second! (& please repost) secure.ngpvan.com/MFUg3SsZDUuv...

My heart is so full, reading this. This is exactly what we want this book to do, as it makes its way into the world. 💜 substack.com/@canweread/n...

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:

Mazal tov to the authors and illustrators of the 2026 Sydney Taylor Honor Books! Complete list: tinyurl.com/STBA2026 #ALAYMA #ALA #STBA #AJL Laurel Snyder Laura Gehl#ALAYMA

I didn’t think the assassination attempt was staged, but now I definitely do.

Come help raise money for Minnesota! This one is a two-day auction, so you have to bid quickly! www.32auctions.com/organization...

The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.

the criticism is not widespread, it comes from a trump admin official, a museum controlled by the white house, and a trump donor's vanity anti-antisemitism organization

Don't just read the headline. This essay is my lengthy ode to the hard-fought, hard-won successes of the communitarian movement in the Twin Cities, which has been the scourge of fascists and put the most cracks in Trump's fascist front. Nonviolence has achieved much, and will do more still.

Border Patrol shot someone in Arizona www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Okay, so it's clearly a scam! But the sad thing is that this is actually a thing people in the book world used to do, because we ARE fans of each other and DO want to help lift each other up and build community. Oh, well. RIP making friends online.

I have recently had two very complimentary emails from other (well-published, bestselling) authors I've never met before (both authors of adult books), just looking to connect. I'm not sure how to confirm whether these are real email addresses. Is this a new AI thing? It feels weird.

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Exactly right. Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign. Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE. Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them. Every possible angle.

The last time I felt CERTAIN a book needed to win a medal it was @rebstead.bsky.social's When You Reach Me. Why does it feel so very wonderful when the right book wins? As if the world is aligned for a moment. Catia Chien is a magical genius, and when I picked up Fireworks I was gobsmacked. Huzzah!

HELL YES RENEE WATSON! #alayma

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY CATIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #alayma

I HAVE OPINIONS ABOUT CALDECOTT THIS YEAR. I AM WAITING. #alayma

I never miss Twitter. But today I do. It was fun when we were all in one place online. #alayma

Thank you all so much!! I'm so honored and blown away. Toda raba to the whole wonderful committee. But also, can we all just go read some Uri Shulevitz, who died last year? He was a giant.

If you need some joy on your feed today, i HIGHLY recommend following the #ALAYMA tag when the awards start because it's going to be the biggest book nerds you know just celebrating the best reads for kids 😭❤️

Oh, yay yay yay!! Go @veerawrites.bsky.social !

As we kick off #alayma this morning, I want to say that I STILL THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA! What morning show wants to bring back the fun and glory, shine a little light on these beautiful books for kids? Everyone says they care so much about getting kids reading. Help us make it happen! #kidlit

It’s our Oscars! The world is very heavy and we all have much work to do, but for that very reason we also need joy. Getcha some!

Happy Youth Media Awards day, everyone! Here's the link to the webcast (beginning at 11am ET) #ALAyma www.ala.unikron.com

Here is a link to the Maine Solidarity Fund which provides food, rides, bail/bond money, etc... for those in need. Maine is a welcoming and caring state--let's keep it that way! #NoIceForMe #MaineSolidarity #MaineStrong #NoIce #DefundIce

People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc (GFM in next post) www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...

Welp, #kidlit world, you know what to do.

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/

If I set up a TikTok account and posted like once but haven’t used it since and it isn’t on my phone, do I need to delete?

So... Minnesota is facing off against water cannons in sub zero temps and meanwhile, here in ATL, we're stockpiling milk and bread in case it *maybe* rains in a few days... BUT. We're all still showing up today, right, ATL?

Jan 17, 2026: -wake up -check to see if we've invaded Greenland -feed cat -check to see if we're in civil war yet -drink tea, send emails -wonder about helicopter overhead -call reps to request they impeach president again -lunch -make protest poster -stockpile beans/water -order paper road Atlas

We welcome you into the world of Shrinking Violet💜✨ This new picture book by @laurelsnyder.bsky.social & illustrated by LeUyen Pham is about a brave girl who shrinks and grows depending on how she feels. Out March 31st! Pre-order here🔗: lnk.to/ShrinkingVio...

“Seemingly pint-size worries—spiders, night sounds—make a child literally shrink” in Laurel Snyder and illustrator LeUyen Pham’s “polished” picture book SHRINKING VIOLET

What am I supposed to do if nobody shows up for a telehealth appointment? Will I be charged for cancelling if I close this window? Is there anything about health care that isn't broken in 2026? Do better, Emory.

I only have one book coming out this year, a picture book with the impossibly talented LeUyen Pham. You can scroll through the whole thing right here... Go on, take a peek! online.flippingbook.com/link/418062/

Informal poll for booksellers/ librarians/ Kidlit bloggers: Do you feel you respond differently to picture books with a hard copy F&G? How likely are you to engage fully with a digital copy of a picture book?

Informal poll for picture book creators! Have your recent books gotten a hard copy F&G? If not, do you feel people generally interacted the same way with the digital version/PDF?

Author friends: what NY bookstore does an especially good job of setting up school visits?

Holiday PB Countdown: The Book of Candles: Eight Poems of Hanukkah, @laurelsnyder.bsky.social Leanne Hatch, Clarion Books #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks #Hanukkah #winter. 📚

Share your light. And have some of mine…

It’s been over a decade since the morning shows stopped having the Newbery/Caldecott winners on, the day after the announcement. Remember how exciting that always was? (1/3) #alayma #newbery #caldecott #kidlit

What a crazy wonderful Hanukkah miracle. Thank you, @kellyclarksontv.bsky.social!! Still pinching myself! m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ4G...

'For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it. Indeed, the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one: Difficulty is good, an end in its own right.' 2/2