Typical! Won't even bother posting a screenshot but it was another one of those big self-described "leftist" accounts that A Lot of You follow refusing to believe that it was the ventriloquist's dummy that committed the murders and not me

I went from “Wow Elizabeth Bennet kinda feels like a manic pick-me dream girl” to “I will take a blunt object to anybody’s car lights if they say a bad word about Liz.” Jane Austen. Is so good.

Well, that was a fucking ride.

My friend Merlin has been worried about you and is checking in.

Congrats to Renee Watson, who's just been named a TIME Visionary - the only author on the list! I love that they chose a writer and advocate who's been such a true ambassador for poetry, stories, and the voices of young people. time.com/collection/v...

Creeping Red Thyme 🌱🇬🇧 Perfect for pollinators as seen every day in our herb garden on the nursery at the minute 🐝🖤💛 #herbs #flowers #peatfree #horticulture

Tim Curry is one of the two paragons of how to succeed in a Muppet movie. Michael Caine is the one who shows it works by treating all the Muppets as fellow people. Tim Curry shows it works by treating yourself as a fellow Muppet

Do you ever find notes you’ve written to yourself but you have no context

god bless fan fiction. So many young adults who think they aren't readers because they're not picking up novels are reading 200k word fan fiction stories. It's glorious. Lovely are the people who create it for the pure joy of writing stories about their fav characters. Lovely are the readers.

"She would make sure that all 535 packets of letters and drawings were delivered to every member of Congress. She would keep telling the stories of the children she’d met." Keep going, Ms. Rachel. (gift link) wapo.st/4ecHKP2

i am also a trillionaire on paper in that i just wrote "i am a trillionaire" on a piece of paper

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the children’s book world, is saddened by the news that author, mentor and friend, Jane Yolen, has died. She was 87 and her loss cannot be measured. Please find the full obituary here: www.scbwi.org/remembering-...

Oh my heart, but I love great writing.

Publishing a study on the environmental impact of 67 taking the place of 69 as the Funny Number when setting the thermostat

We just got our first review and it's a star from Kirkus! ⭐ “Positively shines with big laughs and big feelings.” And well-deserved praise for Mace: “Cespedes’ expressive illustrations capture Cassie’s emotional complexity.” Enter a giveaway for a DREAM BIG galley on Goodreads! bit.ly/4eapAP5

If you just felt a collective shudder, it was Gen Zers across the country discovering their school used Ai to create their yearbook covers

Using this as the headline on every piece I file from now on

Love this quote from Ryan: "...I think the difference is-these villains are fun. They're bad guys, but they're not the bad guys of reality - who are often tedious, obvious, and hoping to wear you down into acceptance. Supervillains in fiction are people, but they also represent ideas--" 1/2

Hey you. I think you're pretty swell. You're going through a lot, and you deserve compassion. I'm taking a deep breath with you. We've got this.

If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.

I loved Luke Tennie in Shrinking but seeing him in The Pitt made me realize I want him to be cast in EVERYTHING. More Luke Tennie energy everywhere please.

More pink roses from the garden this time you can fully appreciate the beauty of the bloom. 🌱 #gardening

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

Fun news in this article. A Halloween themed Princess in Black book on the way! Collab with Schmackary's Cookies for a special cookie on National Pink Day! Book tour coming! Live Princess in Black visiting bookstores! 12 books in 12 years! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

On the grounds that there’s no bad time to share this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go, here’s this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go

Time to call your reps again bc they are inexplicably spending time on bullshit book banning bills!!! find your rep here: reps.fyi

That cake and costume are epic! Your daughter is awesome.

Now more than ever, check out a physical novel from your public library and read it in long, big gulps. It's like meditating. It's like putting your bare feet on the grass. It will help heal you.

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live! Peter, Paul, & Mary Oingo Boingo They Might Be Giants Moody Blues Bobby Mcferrin Billy Joel Crosby, Stills & Nash The Jets Billie Eilish (Hit Me Hard & Soft) Beyonce (Cowboy Carter)

Now more than ever, check out a physical novel from your public library and read it in long, big gulps. It's like meditating. It's like putting your bare feet on the grass. It will help heal you.

H.R. 2616 passed in the House of Representatives this afternoon. This is devastating. It's like a national "Don't Say Gay" bill only exponentially worse. We're going to need everyone -- EVERYONE -- to help out as we full-court press the Senate. This bill MUST be stopped. They are coming for us.

Members Maia Kobabe and Malinda Lo, and others spoke with The Guardian about book banning. I think the pull quote really gets to the heart of it, "They're trying to narrow the worldview of young people."

My variant cover for ACTION COMICS #1100!!! This is one of my all time favorite covers. I made it quite a while ago, not sure when it was coming out. I was thrilled and honored when I learned it was going to be released on this landmark issue of Action Comics! Whooo! #DCComics

Some larger illustrations I drew recently 🔍

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

this is the last photo on my parents' video birdfeeder before it was mysteriously destroyed we may never know what happened

I feel I should alert Bluesky to the baby foxes in our yard

My painting NORTH WOODS SKY

Book banning seems so crazy and unlikely--until you see it. Until you notice the book just...isn't there. Until you get your first threatening letter. Until you see the well-funded Moms for Liberty member at the school board talking about taking the books. Until you see the fired librarians.

I have done almost no publicity for my own work in a bit on account of *recalls the past few months* BUT I’m gonna pick it back up because they’re pretty good comics, and I hope more people enjoy them!

We need to be talking more about process vs product. The end goal of education is not to have a certificate but how the process of learning and engaging changes you. Imagine the only goal of becoming a parent being the day kids are adults and finally leave. Or of a vacation to be getting home again.

In Utah an out-of-state group is trying (with the governor's vocal approval) to build the world's largest data center. And we are in the midst of a historic and catastrophic drought. But don't worry, they pinkie swear they won't use any of our water. www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Wild phlox coming up after the rain this morning, in the old gravel dredge along the urban Colorado

I wrote this essay last fall for print only & I'm republishing it with their permission bc we're talking about didactism in kidlit right now and I have HAD thoughts about the connection between instructive lit and book banning. I'd be honored if you read it. www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/...

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You can still watch this today! I took the opportunity to rewatch it while it was still online. If you haven't, TAKE THE TIME. It's a brutal but necessary watch. It will change how you see the topic. It will get you ready to fight for the freedom to read.

This dog was a three term mayor of Whoville.

Yes, this. You don't even need to buy a dedicated e-reader if you don't want to, there are e-reading apps on phones (as well as audiobook apps).

Bollocks. One, hardcovers are selling great, especially the ones that these days come with sprayed edges and illustrated end pages. Two, ditching hardcovers would absolutely gut author and bookseller incomes. You want to fuck up publishing? Kill the hardcover. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...