I’m woefully late in celebrating this new book from my friend and critique partner @christinafarley.bsky.social - but look at that cover!!! And it’s a Cinderella retelling. Are you kidding me?! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I’m busy making tiny stuff and waiting for my copy of I’m Busy, illustrated by my friend and critique partner @debbieohi.com 😁

So excited for this new book! 😬

Ohio school librarians, we are looking forward to hanging out with you on Friday! 💙📚 #booksky #OELMA #Ohioauthors @willhillenbrand.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @mindymcginnis.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social @leighlewis.bsky.social

Look! We made the PW Children’s Bookshelf newsletter with our indie bookstore authors in a party bus! Columbus has some amazing booksellers! We are grateful. @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social @elisastoneleahy.com @juliadevillers.bsky.social

Such a wonderful festival!! Great turn out, passionate volunteers, and a celebration of young readers. 😁

Nothing like a home remodeling project to show you that you’re not as chill as you thought 😵‍💫

Putting this out there for those of you who might need it - How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines

President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them. So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

My heart is breaking for you, SoCal friends. I know so many kids will be out of school again this week due to the devastating wildfires, so I've pulled together a bunch of my virtual author visits & read-alouds. They'll be freely available for you all month. katemessner.com/read-alouds-...

There’s a small bookshop “adult scholastic book fair” at a local brewery They vastly misunderstood the demand

I feel seen

Spotted at my local library! #kidlit

I don’t want my class to prepare students for ‘the real world.’ I want my class to help students dream of a better world.

GET YOUR EYES CHECKED REGULARLY. Yrs ago, my family eye doctor saw something odd in regular checkup (no symptoms), sent me to specialist. Specialist said I had a "subclinical detached retina", had to operate ASAP. He said that without operation, I would have gone blind in that eye within a year.

A great read (and perfect gift for kids)! Middle-grade NOTHING IS LITTLE by @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social (Holiday House) "A captivating, humorous, and heartfelt story of friendship, family, and crime-solving." - Kirkus. A Junior Library Guild title bookshop.org/p/books/noth...

I just found out that Unboxing Libby received a starred review from Booklist! They called it a "riveting SF dramedy" and said "any fan of friendship stories will adore this tale of a preteen robot finding her true self." I read the trade reviews for work, so it's super exciting to be in one! #kidlit

I talk to a lot of aspiring picture book writers who have spent YEARS working on their first book. And revision is great! It's essential! But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)

Super honored to be included on this awesome list. 😊

Am I the only person who’s never seen Love Actually? 🤷‍♀️

I missed #kidlitchat this week -- too tired after an evening writing session. But I'm so grateful for the encouragement and advice from my MigWriter friends @debbieohi.com @christinafarley.bsky.social @carmellavanvleet.bsky.social

Time for a book giveaway! If you'd like me to mail you an advance copy of my Apr. '25 MG novel in verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, follow & share this post. Bonus entry if you also reply w/ a pic from a recent hike! I'll draw winners on 12/1. About the book: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #edusky

The secret is that other writers aren't competition; they're peers, colleagues and friends. Someone who reads me is going to read other writers as well; the entire publishing economy is "yes, and." Therefore it does me no harm, and much good, to support other writers and to wish them well.

Apropos of nothing... I edited this book about the importance of SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE in public health, and it's been popping up on all kinds of Best of the Year lists etc. Perhaps I'll just slip a copy in the mail to our new head of Health and Human Services? 🤔

Congratulations to @davidrickert.bsky.social on the release of his newest book! This is such a fun format!

I’m not okay. Trying to be tho, so there’s that

I want to read all the books - we all know this feeling, right?!! Looking forward to this new picture book 🙂🫶

Why, yes, I AM late in announcing this wonderful news but Chiquita, Jennifer, and I were thrilled to learn that YOU GOTTA MEET MR PIERCE was a Black Caucus of the American Library Association honor book for 2024!! www.slj.com/story/bcala-...

So honored and humbled to announce this very exciting news for YOU GOTTA MEET MR PIERCE, co-authored with Chiquita Mullins Lee and illustrated by Jennifer Mack Watkins!! newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

Wow wow wow! Feeling so grateful for the Universe, a clear sky, for living somewhere with 100% totality and for my friend who provided last-minute glasses.

Late to my own party, but my new book, FROZEN IN TIME, is out now! It's all about ice cores. Spoiler alert: they're very "cool."(Ha! I crack myself up.)

So honored to have our book about Elijah Pierce included on this list!! 😁

So I did a thing last week. Something I’ve always wanted to do and that involved clippers and a good dose of nerve (which I borrowed from my 26 yr old!) And now I have a new author photo! 😁

I’ve seen the Junior Library Guild banner with the cover of my book in online pictures before. But I finally got to see one in person!

Finished a new model yesterday. My dad likes to call them my IKEA apartments, which I love!

Hi! Just wanted to thank @christiemegill.bsky.social for donating the invite code! Looking forward to meeting new kit lit folks. :-)