The Cybils awards are taking a hiatus this year. If you are looking for kidlit, middle grade and YA recs, please check out amazing winners from past years. Every time one of us celebrates a good book on any platform or offline, we are supporting literacy and empathy. Books help.

Awesome mglit book and my first of the new schoolyear #gretaeverafter @melissadassori.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social thank you for sharing with #bookallies

Thrilled and honored to see KINGDOM OF DUST included on NYPL's Vibrant Voices Titles for Kids list for 2025-2026! Thank you to the librarians and staff of the library for sharing my book with your patrons! www.nypl.org/books-more/r... @harperkids.bsky.social

KINGDOM OF DUST is a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Book! 🎉 Thank you so much to the Mass Center for the Book for this amazing honor! Congratulations also to Robin Wasley and Desmond Hall for their awards. I'm thrilled to be in their company.

It’s KINGDOM OF DUST’s first birthday! I’m proud of this little book and glad readers are still finding it. @harperkids.bsky.social #middlegrade www.lisastringfellow.com/kingdom-of-d...

Happy Book Birthday to MG Coast-to-Coast author @melissadassori.bsky.social! Her second book, GRETA EVER AFTER, is out today!! #kidlit #mglit

Don't miss my interview with MG author @melissadassori.bsky.social on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog! Melissa's latest #middlegrade novel, GRETA EVER AFTER releases tomorrow, August 19, from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi...

We're so excited for @melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER to be out in the world tomorrow! This one's for the aspiring young journalists who wish their lives were a little more magic, or anyone who loves a "relatable coming-of-age story interwoven with dark fairy-tale elements" (Kirkus).

@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER comes out in just a few weeks! Get to know this delightful, magical middle grade in @teachingbooks.bsky.social's Meet-the-Author recording: school.teachingbooks.net/book_reading...

Entertained myself in the car today listening to this good discussion of the gap in books for 12-15 year olds. #youngteenlit

Before my new book is out next month, check out my first, JR Silver Writes Her World. Buy a copy, tell me via my website where you got it and what address to use (US only, while supplies last), and I’ll send a bookmark and bookplate. #teachers, happy to send multiples to a school. #giveaway #mglit

It’s a gorgeous day in Boston to support the freedom to read! #MassFreedomToRead @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social

If this angle catches your kids’ eye, check out my next #middlegrade book, GRETA EVER AFTER, which has its own storyline of journalistic misdeeds! #teachers Superman’s Other Secret Weakness? Journalism Ethics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/a... @lbschool.bsky.social @unteragency.bsky.social

A lovely blurb from the wonderful Kate Albus for GRETA EVER AFTER, coming 8.19. This is a great week to support your favorite bookstore and preorder a copy. #teachers and #librarians, reach out for visits next year. @lbschool.bsky.social

Have a movie fan looking for a book? Check out GRETA EVER AFTER (8.19.25). Preorders are so helpful to authors! Links in my bio if you are inclined to add to your collection, or ask your library to order a copy. #middlegrade #mglit #booksky

Grab your FREE COPY of this toolkit to help guide the next generation of teen advocates, intellectual freedom champions, and library supporters. Inspired by the guide? Don't forget to apply for funding to run your own teen advocacy program! bookriot.com/books-unbann...

Thrilled to receive a wonderful review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social for GRETA EVER AFTER! #teachers and #librarians, hope you will check it out for your middle grade readers. #middlegrade #mglit

Getting published is a dream for many. Here’s an insightful look at lessons learned by debut author Patchree Jones. #kidlit, #middlegrade, #MGlit, #WritingCommunity fromthemixedupfiles.com/a-year-in-re...

So great to see GRETA EVER AFTER among all these great books.

I’ve often shared that THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA are among my favorite books, so am thrilled to share that KINGDOM OF DUST has been named a finalist for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature! So honored to be recognized along with others I admire ☺️ www.mythsoc.org/news/news-20...

Less than two weeks left to donate to our Book’Em summer book drive! We’re matching every single donation, so help us get DOUBLE the books into the hands of kids by donating today — visit parnassusbooks.net/bookem to learn more.

For #mglit readers, don’t forget about the backlist. This book is a total gem.

#kidlitchat happens today at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific right here on Bluesky. You can join us for an hour chatting with wonderful #kidlit people, if you’d like. We all think you should. But we are like that, all friendly and chatty! Hope to see you soon!

One of my favorite reads last year.

Reminder to go enter this #middlegrade #giveaway for GRETA EVER over on Goodreads.

Looking to add to your Pride Month TBR? Tap the link to access our resource center with titles by amazing authors like @cswild.bsky.social, @jennreese.bsky.social, @randyrainbow.bsky.social, @pagepowars.bsky.social & more! bit.ly/3H3O7aI

Take note, querying authors! I was 250 rejections and several books in the hole when I did DVPit and it changed my life 🥰

@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER has been named a #JuniorLibraryGuild selection. Congratulations, Melissa! #MiddleGrade #MG #fantasy

Looking for books to foster #mentalhealthawarenessmonth conversations? Check out WE ARE NOT ALONE by @katrynwrites.bsky.social in this hopeful story about a recent cancer survivor finding new friends and moving on from grief. #mentalhealth #middlegrade #mglit #kidlit #EduSky #TLSky

Because access to books and libraries is life-giving and life-saving…because Dr. Carla Hayden was disrespected and should not have been fired…because the basis of any legitimate govt is freedom of speech and expression…be bold and lift our voices together. See you on May 31! ReadStrongAmerica.org

Mitigating Misinformation: Librarian creates FAQs for current events #TLSky #librarians www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

Check out the Goodreads #giveaway for GRETA EVER AFTER, my next middle grade coming-of-age story with a magical twist thanks to @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #MGLit #KidLit www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Random Question™ Time If you're an author or illustrator of any sort (#kidlit, adult, nonfiction, self-pubbed, academic, comic, etc) are you a member of Authors Against Book Bans? If so, drop a 👍🏽 in the comments! If not...WHY NOT? @authorsabb.bsky.social @engagereaders.bsky.social

💥TOMORROW: Middleburg, VA 💥 Interested in writing and publishing #kidlit? Join @alyssacolman.bsky.social @leahmoserwrites.bsky.social and me as we discuss all things writing and publishing. ➡️Please register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/middl...

Join me tonight for a conversation with author Allie Millington, bestselling author of Olivetti! The Silver Unicorn Bookstore 12 Spruce Street Acton, MA 01720 7:00 - 8:00 PM silverunicornbooks.com/events

Looking for books to foster #mentalhealthawarenessmonth conversations? Check out OLIVE BLACKWOOD TAKES ACTION by @bysonjathomas.bsky.social, a heartwarming and authentic narrative that opens up discussions about anxiety and panic attacks. #mentalhealth #middlegrade #mglit #kidlit #EduSky #TLSky

Thrilled to report that GRETA EVER AFTER is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, coming August 19.

Author @shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social fave #MGLit picks by Jewish authors featuring Jewish characters to celebrate #jewishamericanheritagemonth! #EduSky THE GRAY - @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social GET A GRIP VIVY COHEN - @sarahkapit.bsky.social DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR MONSTER [email protected]

Author @melissadassori.bsky.social shares two of her favorite #MGLit books by Jewish authors featuring Jewish characters to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month! HONEY and ME by Meira Drazin WHERE YOU'VE GOT TO BE by Caroline Gertler #jewishamericanheritagemonth #kidlit #EduSky #TLsky

Celebrate #AANHPI heritage month with Jenna Yoon's LIA PARK series! Follow young Lia as she ventures to the undersea kingdom of the Dragon King in Korea to save her parents from an evil diviner spirit. What are you reading this May? #aapi #kidlit #mglit #TLSky #librarians #Educators #EduSky

Pre-order GRETA EVER AFTER between today and 4/26 from an independent bookstore and I’ll send you a bookmark while supplies last! Send me your name, U.S. mailing address, and the name of the store where you bought your copy via my website. #indiebookstoreday

#Teachers & #Librarians, I'm offering a free "First Chapter Free-Day" on Friday, April 25th at 12:30 PM EST as part of @mgcoast2coast.bsky.social 's commitment to bring author visits to schools. So if you wanna hear some of THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER... sign up at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

For NetGalley users out there looking for your next middle grade story, you can now request an advance copy of GRETA EVER AFTER. Please do! #educators #librarians #MGLit #advancereadercopies

What are some of your favorite #kidlit, #mglit, & #yalit books of the 21st century? #reading #amreading #booklists #booksky www.kirkusreviews.com/middle-grade...

@nancytandon.bsky.social’s debut #middlegrade novel, THE WAY I SAY IT, is about a sixth-grade boy who has trouble saying his “r’s.” It doesn’t help that his name is Rory. Tandon, a former speech-language pathologist, writes with empathy. Middle school can be tough. Rory survives. #kidlit #MG

Can't wait to share the theme for 2025! Check back on April 1st. #diverseverse

Who else will be at the Texas Library Association's annual conference next week? I'd love to connect!

NEXT FRIDAY! Register now: bit.ly/MGC2C_FreeDay #EduSky #TLSky #Skybrarians #MGLit #KidLit

We Need Diverse Books announces inaugural reading day April 3 | USA Today

Want to speak out about book banning, but don't feel confident in your skill? @penamerica.bsky.social is running a free training on testifying before a legislature on Tuesday March 18 pen.org/event/speak-...