This book banning bill is absolutely horrific: www.ala.org/news/2026/02.... Please contact your legislators and speak out against this massive blow to children's literature. #MgLit #KidLit #ChildrensFiction

I've had to keep this secret for a bit, but here's something I've been working on! This story was a blast to write. I can't wait for you all to meet the characters (including, of course, plenty of dragons!). #MGLit #KidLit

Ok, did not expect “The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe” to feel quite so relevant to this moment. Here’s Edmund, deciding to side with the leader who he’s been told disappears people.

I love seeing this quote because we're in a world where we need to remember this. We all have the potential of being good at what needs to be done to help our world be a better place. I haven't gone back and read this book for a long while, but I'm wondering now if it's even more relevant to today.

Every once in a while, I get a Google Alert on one of my past books. this time, it was this amazing video by a young fan. To know that my work is still reaching its readers in this way is so fulfilling. (And what a great vid, too!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEk2... #MGLit #MiddleGradeBooks

I had so much fun reading the ARC of @sarahjmendonca.bsky.social's wonderful debut, and gobbled it up yet again when it came out! So it's out, and here's my review. (And librarians and teachers: This is one that will fly off your shelves!) #MGLit #KidLit www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I have always been a huge fan of those medieval scribes' wonderful imaginations. www.openculture.com/2025/08/why-...

What questions should writers ask? Katherine Rundell nails it in ‪@thetls.bsky.social‬

Happy #BookBirthday to @amybmucha.bsky.social for her absolutely delightful new #mglit GEO'S FORTUNE, about friendship, predictions, truth, and magic in a realistic world of cool natural stones. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777234...

KINGDOM OF DUST is a 2025 Children’s Africana Book Award honoree! I had no idea! I’m thrilled that the committee felt my West African-inspired fantasy honored and respected Nigerian culture. 🙏🏾📚 cfas.howard.edu/outreach/cab... #CABAbooks @harperkids.bsky.social #QuillTreeBooks

On Wednesday, Flora will have been part of our family, the sole cat in this house, and beloved companion of her three human subjects, for ten years. And as you can see, she has not lost a wisp of her grace and beauty.

A beautiful summary of David Attenborough's favorite ocean experiences: "Young children playing on a beach today will live through perhaps the most consequential time for the human species in the past 10,000 years. They will grow up to see how this story ends…" www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...

So agree. This is one of my favorite novels ever.

‘The Comprehensive Bookshop” - my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

A starred Kirkus review for a fantastic monster-filled #MGlit heist! Check this out, friends, for another amazing book for classrooms, libraries, and kids' hands (Out on July 8, 2025): www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

I just gobbled up GEO'S FORTUNE, a wonderful new #MGLit coming out in a month: May 27, 2025. It's all about #rocks, #friendships, #magic, and #family. A warm, compelling, beautiful story that was impossible to put down. Here's my review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I weeded out the ways the current administration is targeting the arts – massive cuts at IMLS and NEH, threats to the Smithsonian Institution, interference with the Kennedy Center, and more. Plus, resources, actions, and steps to take. Hands off the arts! catemcquaid.substack.com/p/hands-off-...

Like many authors, I have a day job. Mine's for a humanities council. On April 4, DOGE attacked our biggest funder, the NEH. Humanities councils nationwide are now without funding. If you care about history and the humanities, please contact your Congress members: www.statehumanities.org/action-ale

Also, libro.fm is great for audiobooks.

Ok, this is the last one

Just finished The Bionic Boy @lynnplourde.bsky.social and loved it! What a truly inspiring book about courage, friendship, and finding out “you CAN!” @nancyrosep.bsky.social Out in October

Check this out, friends! This sounds so, so good!

My mom outlived her savings - she was a bookkeeper and very thrifty. Then, Alzheimer's disease took the rest of her savings. Placing her in a home was the only choice for her care. $330 per day. Medicaid paid for that expense. It was a lifesaver. #ProtectMedicaid

My husband had a massive brainstem stroke at age 57 and requires round the clock care. This has only been possible with Medicaid. He's survived for a decade so far. Quote and share your Medicaid/MediCal story if you have one.

I'm not on social media much at all these days (busy with writing, family, day job, and recovering from illness), but here's something happy that happened in our house: Our son made bread for the first time. His choice: sourdough baguettes, using a bit of my starter. So delicious! #Bread

Please do not worry ~ I can help out here. I’ve been enjoying this site for many years. They are *extremely* wordy, but that’s thoroughness for you 😅 And they do have weather data! As long as there are satellites 🛰️ www.severe-weather.eu

Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.

They want us all dead and wholly dependent on them from our mass graves.

A thing that everyone should do RIGHT NOW is download your Social Security statements. What you've paid in, what you're owed. www.ssa.gov/myaccount/st...

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A young human (9?) is inspecting the basil plants, her face a map of concentration. She asks her dad : "Do you think this one will like our house?" Her wraps an arm around her shoulders. "Yeah. I think it'll be alright. Want to get it a buddy?" (1)

TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIANS! This giveaway of dozens of signed books is for you. ❤️ Because #AuthorsLoveTeachers #Edusky #Teachers #kidlit lyndamullalyhunt.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/a... Please share :)

Most of us have used Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation & we can thank Gladys West for creating the foundation for GPS. She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth. She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.

Tiny act of resistance that’s amusing. Just tried it and it works! Will be doing this quite a bit. Every day. For the foreseeable future. Because my pettiness knows no bounds. www.google.com/gasearch?q=g...

Here’s what Democrats did today (February 12):

Disabled rights are being attacked on multiple fronts right now. One is the lawsuit 17 states have joined trying to get the federal government to do away with Section 504. This is DIRE. Info: dredf.org/protect-504/ Script to email your state AG: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@manjusrii.bsky.social www.404media.co/microsoft-st...

@manjusrii.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/thomso... Reuters sued an AI company for copyright infringement and won.

Authors, publishers, and other bookish folks! I come to you with a specific ask for the book drive that I hope you will share widely. Essentially, I need specific books to meet the needs of teachers/families who lost their books in the LA wildfires. 🙏 Here is that list: tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDr...

I just took this training, and it was well done. If you are concerned about the safety of immigrants in this country, they need active allies. This is a way I’m pushing myself to step up.

Cover Reveal: Firefly Song Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social and Ji-Hyuk Kim mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/fire...

Folks it's time to get in motion. Find your local group. Let's go.

Here’s what we did today

So glad to see this amazing book receive this honor. I absolutely loved it.

Had an awesome time chatting with Jon Stewart & @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social talking about how to fight the dumpster fire. Gear up. It’s time to brawl.

AOC spot on , this is what leadership looks like.

I love this.

Nice article on one of the greatest debuts in the history of cinema: Joel and Ethan Coen's "Blood Simple," now celebrating its 40th anniversary. #film #cinema #movies www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

So I did a bit of home repair the other day. We had an old stopper and overflow plate in our tub that were falling apart, so I replaced them. It wasn't hard, but it wasn't something I'd done before. I'm not exactly a fix-it person. It made me think of my mom, who was.