My brother @chrispanatier & I decided to pursue writing careers at the same time WITHOUT EVEN TELLING EACH OTHER! And here we both are at Barnes & Noble!Baby steps get you to your goals. Don't give up! I'm so grateful to my big bro for being on this path with me.🥹🤯🥳# #writers #authors #picturebooks

A friend spotted I THINK I THINK A LOT at Barnes & Noble *facing out,* *with a shelf talker,* and I'm delighted! :D @freespiritbooks.bsky.social @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social

Such a bummer. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I wish I could be there! Will someone hug Louise for me????

Julián is a lonely mermaid without the Mermaid Parade! gofund.me/302a3929b

#StPatricksDay #tdih Did you know that during the first winter of famine, 1846-47, as perhaps 400,000 Irish peasants starved, landlords exported grain, cattle, pigs, flour, eggs, poultry — food that could have prevented those deaths. #TeachOutsideTextbook www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...

I WROTE A BOOK?! See the cover reveal! 🩵⭐️🩵

How your email finds me.

Why can I never find my glasses when I have an appointment with the eye doctor?

share.google/no53qVcoiz3B... They do look super cute but $95? I don't know how I feel about that. The library is free.

I am hiring a junior designer. scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

This is my official #MSWL which I haven't updated in awhile (sorry!) but it's still a good sense of my taste. manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/em... And here are my MSWL tweets from recent to days of yore (Twitter). mswishlist.com/agent/esc_key

It's #MSWL day and I am open to queries on Monday. Here are some things I am thinking about.

Hello #writingcommunity! It's almost here... the next MSWL Day is on February 26th! 🖊️💻 A reminder: This isn't a pitch event. Agents + editors will post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes, so we can discover our next best fit for querying. Sure beats shoveling! 😀 #amquerying #amwriting

Wish I had a cool red snow suit today.

"We rooted for the Americans but the Canadians have mutants." - Nephew on Olympics Hockey. Further questioning cleared this up not at all. But I think Canada should be proud?

Since it's Monday, here is a poem about good work (even though some people are off today). You can also hear it on @radio.wpsu.org.web.brid.gy's The Poetry Moment, read and expounded upon here: radio.wpsu.org/2024-10-21/p... Thanks for perhaps reading or listening. @funfunfunicular.bsky.social

Update, I found it in a tote bag. The only thing I have more of than notebooks. It probably stole it for attention.

I can't find a notebook. Is it the one to my right? No. Is it the one to my left? No. Is it the one behind me? No. Is it the one on the shelf? No. Do you think Nancy Drew is available for this case?

I quit my job and am entering my freelancer era! If you know someone who might be interested in bespoke editorial work from a kidlit editor, send them my way 🙇 More info at my freshly baked website: jamyangbooks.com

How to Protect NY Students from ICE's Cruelty by @nyclu.org www.nyclu.org/uploads/2025...

Announcing new deals for @karendelavegart.bsky.social @tiffanyeverett.bsky.social @stephrondeauwrites.bsky.social @alicefeagan.bsky.social + more buff.ly/JJuq2F0

I'm not on here very often because life has been busy as of late, but needed to make this PSA again: Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Sharing again because I'm proud of this one. It's a portrait of...me? My mom? Any woman who loves and loves and loves? With much gratitude to @antiheroinchic.bsky.social heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/poetry-...

My desk chair has started making odd noises. And I found a piece on the floor recently that I couldn't figure out where it went so now I am worried it will collapse beneath me.

"Mommy, why don't you pick us up." 😭

Publishing for Minnesota ends tonight. They are 95% to their goal. Hurray! But we can put them over the top. Here are some auction items that I think are undervalued at the moment (that is less than my offering). www.32auctions.com/organization... Editorial director of Little, Brown children's!

Anyone who still wants to get in on the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser has until 11:45 pm EST TONIGHT (1/30!) to bid on offerings like manuscript critiques, AMAs, and swag from authors, agents, and editors. $$ supports Minnesotans impacted by ICE. 💙 www.32auctions.com/organization...

A star for @emilybarthisler.bsky.social and Vesper Stamper! www.publishersweekly.com/9781419778728

It's me! Bid on me! www.32auctions.com/organization...

BREAKING: Federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses. We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.

Sharing this report of ICE depravity from Facebook at the request of community member. This is from a suburb north of ICE-occupied Minneapolis. The text is from her post on Facebook.

📖 Welcome to The Unbanned Book Network! This is a new program from WNDB designed to break the mold on what children are reading in classrooms while also combatting censorship, which disproportionately targets both diverse books and marginalized authors. 📖 bit.ly/UBNapplication

🙄😠 That’s why I shared this yesterday: bsky.app/profile/tere...

www.politico.com/news/2026/01... US: Defund ICE. Congress: What if we gave them more money for body cameras and training instead?

MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.

share.google/ixJOyPMwH5xG... Ugh, I want one.

For folks both in and outside of MN asking "How can I help?": Just seeing how well structured this list is instantly lowered my blood pressure and made me feel less overwhelmed. Highly recommend checking it out and picking a few efforts to support if you can!

If you're a children's author, it may be tempting to write a picture book about what's happening in current events right now. It's generally not a good idea. We don't know how things will end and a book you write now, won't publish for 2-3 years minimum. 1/

Proud of my colleagues and peers in the industry for speaking up about this with @thehill.com. Keep fighting for these stories. Don’t give up. thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

Looking for a way to support Minneapolis-area kids? A Book of My Own will be using all donations for the month to get books to kids who can’t go to school because the federal government is terrorizing their home. #kidlit bookofmyown.com/donation/

Lots of cool fantasy art in #portfolioday this go round. Nice place to be if you want to quit reality for awhile.

In the elevator of my building, a little boy pushes floor 6 and 7 even though he doesn't live there. Everyone groans. But this kind of made me smile. brooklyneagle.com/360459/the-6...

I know I do not need any more notebooks. But there is a small girl that lives inside me that screamed, "HORSIE!" when I saw this. www.moleskine.com/en-us/shop/l...

I'm teaching an Odyssey Online class, and there are 10 days left to apply! No actual acting in front of anyone involved, just writing.