Congrats Lit Fest alum @peculiaritea.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social & studiohoffmann.bsky.social on Kayla's EXTRAORDINARY QUESTS FOR AMATEUR WISHES & (PB) PRACTICAL RULES FOR CURSED WITCHES; Chuck's (PB) MONSTER MOVIE!; & PIGGY BANK SAVES THE DAY, by Kimberly Wilson & illustrated by Mark.

Come celebrate @catherineyuwrites.bsky.social’s THE DEVIL’S IN THE DANCERS virtually with me, @peculiaritea.bsky.social, & Pintip Dunn via a YA horror panel hosted by Underbrush Books! Tomorrow (Thurs) @ 6:30pm CST! Sign up for free at the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-horro...

"You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula." 🔥🔥🔥

The man who was killed by 50501 Utah's "peacekeepers" is Afa Ah Loo, an acclaimed fashion designer. He was the only Sāmoan contestant on Project Runway. A fundraiser for his family is here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura...

Happy Pride Month! In case you didn’t know, I’m lucky enough to work on some incredible LGBTQ+ stories. So treat yourself this month and pick up a book at your local indie! #lgbtqreads #happypride

Every time I watch Secret Lives of Mormon Wives I start spiraling over whether or not my Utah accent is as thick as theirs and if I sound that absurd all the time

Surprise cover reveal! Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story Are You Afraid of the Dark?: THE TALE OF THE VANISHING CIRCUS!

Writing middle grade is very fun but it’s soooo hard not to let these kids curse. What I would give to let my horrible thirteen-year-old mc tell an all-powerful poltergeist to fuck off

I recently bought a massage gun for a shoulder issue I’ve had forever. Cut to last night, my partner mentions having lower back pain. I light up. I have just the solution! I give him a sympathetic look. Very earnestly and and kind-heartedly, I say: “Aw, I’m sorry. Should I get the gun?”

I love love 💕

Writers will do anything to avoid deadlines. I know this because I spent two hours this morning researching manganese glass and shining a black light on all my doorknobs instead of drafting. They look sick as hell though

Introducing my fourth (!) YA project, a romantic fantasy adventure set in the world of PRACTICAL RULES FOR CURSED WITCHES: EXTRAORDINARY QUESTS FOR AMATEUR WITCHES, out Sep 23, 2025!

Yall wanna do a cover reveal tomorrow?

Getting to be that time of year where I begin to really relate to Howl because I too would leave home to run around the countryside in a moving castle doing tax evasion if given the opportunity

they just played karma by taylor swift and labour by paris paloma back to back at top volume in this restaurant and I can only assume whoever is in charge of the playlist is going through some shit

if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen

Just a reminder that you should read books by black authors year around ✨️ Here are some favorites to get you started.

Can cats be gay?? Because every time mine meets one of my queer guy friends he's 1000% more affectionate than when I have my female friends over and it's getting a little 👀

Writing a book based in New Hampshire and making an effort to use all the funky regional terminology for things so all the New Englanders know I’m a #ally of their culture

Btw Authors Against Book Bans ( @authorsabb.bsky.social ) might seem kid lit driven bc so many challenges are happening in schools, but I think every author should consider joining. Book bans are bad for everyone. www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

I got to see the corpse flower at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in bloom!!

HANG IN THERE BABY!! #art

Lmao my uber driver saw my suitcase and went, “You going to New York?” Like yes but how did you know that?? Is it my undeniable city slicker vibe??

The allyship we need

These clips should be shared at least as many times as the one with the Nazi salute. There should be at least as much discourse about this. Cowardice is contagious, but courage can be, too.

Hit 3k words by 2pm I am THRIVING

I am once again entering the Ticketmaster trenches—pray for me

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

My upstairs neighbors frequently try to “shovel” by scraping the top layer of snow off the sidewalk and leaving the rest to ice over which means every time it snows guess who gets to spend an hour and a half breaking the ice so the sidewalk isn’t an active safety hazard

maybe some sort of... marketing??? by publishers????

MERMAIDS CAN BE FAT!!! I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL!!!

Ceasefire today, liberation tomorrow 🇵🇸 Crossposting here on behalf of Books for Palestine; please check out our Instagram at @books_palestine for a number of resources!

Losing Twitter and TikTok, my two favorite platforms, has been such a nightmare that I’m genuinely considering going back to Tumblr

One day you’re hot and young and cool and the next the highlight of your day is realizing you have all the ingredients to make your favorite soup for dinner

Sleep well, king 👑

Got around to framing all the art I got at cons/art festivals last year and my reading nook has gotten much cozier as a result

Look at all the cute stuff my partner got me at the studio ghibli store in Kyoto !!

I’ll admit I am still using Snapchat after a over decade, though these days it’s almost exclusively to exchange cat pictures with my friends

Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax” No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.

Two of my best friends are in LA right now and I’m trying really hard not to be glued to news about the fires but wow it’s hard

Coming up on the anniversary of when the Talking Phase began with my partner and I thank god every day I don’t ever have to do that again

Watching Squid Game season 2 and my entire search history is just “what is _____ won in US dollars”

Favorite part of Christmas is the monologue my mother gives after you open each gift explaining how and why she decided to procure such a gift for YOU specifically

“There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure!” Incorrect. I know for a fact I shouldn’t enjoy watching the airport security line as much as I do. And yet here I am at the Boston Logan Legal Seafoods with my margarita and fried clams having the time of my life

Not gonna lie it’s been a wild week to copyedit a book that features a handsome assassin love interest and an antagonist who is the CEO of a pharmaceutical company

Idk if this is a new update or what but the fact you can now thumbs up comments in a word document is making copyedits SO much easier for me

Whenever someone tells me that my teen characters made a too stupid of a choice for someone their age I’m forced to remember when sixteen-year-old Kayla decided to microwave a wet sweater because I thought it would dry faster than just throwing it in the laundry

Had a really nice chat tonight with fellow ND/disabled authors involved in AABB already, and I encourage you to sign up if you haven’t yet! You can do as much or as little as you’re able, but lots going on to prepare ahead of what’s coming. (Narrators/illustrators/editors/translators welcome too.)

Just got embarrassingly close to buying myself a bandana meant for dogs

After months of being in the same spot my library degree just threw itself off its shelf onto the floor in front of me?? what do we think the spirits are trying to say here