Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Of all the genres I write, memoir is the one that stymies the most. Elissa Altman's PERMISSION helped me to see more clearly that part (or all?) of that struggle is a hesitancy about permission. Great read for the reluctant memoirist.

If there’s an author you appreciate, one of the simplest, most helpful, least expensive things you can do for them is ask your public library to add that author’s newest book to their collection. Many library websites have a form for that. So give it a try, and make an author’s day!

Love this! Super excited that there is a Vox edition of One Long Line. (And I got to narrate!)

Just finished my transition from Goodreads to @thestorygraph.com. Moving a long reading history was much easier than expected ... and it felt great to delete a little more bezos from my life.

Happy reading, Stacy!

Thank YOU, Cindy, for reading and sharing! #bookposse #kidlit #nonfiction

Grateful to @adkctr4writing.bsky.social for some time and space to focus my writing this fall ... adirondackcenterforwriting.org/meet-our-202...

Thank you, Marcia!

COVER REVEAL! I can hardly wait to share Extreme Birdwatching--book 2 in the Discovery Chronicles series. Written by me, illustrated by Jamie Green, and published by the team at MITKids and @candlewickpress.bsky.social, it's available for pre-order today and will be published on March 3, 2026. 🔬

Thrilled to have an essay in the latest issue of The Maine Review. It's a love letter to a chicken that I'll remember forever.

"But the finish or start of a story is often frayed and full of holes, and nothing ever opens or closes where or when we think it does. And so the ashes stayed in the baggie and the dead spruce remained tilted." ~ Barbara Hurd brevitymag.com/current-issu...

True story. So productive. And she didn't goof off once. :-)

Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Boise, and Harrisburg, PA friends, I'm headed your way next week for the History Smashers Book Tour! There will be stories, trivia contests, and lots of myth smashing. Hope you'll bring the family & join us!

"Trump and Vance crossed a giant moral Rubicon today. They showed the entire world the full fetid awfulness of their vision" -- my colleague @sashaabramsky.bsky.social on Trump's disgraceful behavior at the White House yesterday www.thenation.com/article/poli...

“[B]e a Dobson. Be a Bennett. Be a Lois Gibbs.”

February #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for Amy Cherrix about VIRUS HUNTERS (Harper/ @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social): "I wanted young readers to understand why all of us owe public health professionals an immense debt of gratitude." www.hbook.com/story/five-q...

From a writer I admire, a writer who gets me; thank you for making my day, Joyce! 💚 🐛 💚 🐛 💚 🐛 💚

A new novel from @julieberrybooks.bsky.social? Yes, please.

‼️BACK IN STOCK! ‼️ Claim yours today: www.thebookstoreplus.com/item/wCIDqQu...

Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

★ “Insightfully rendered characters and their complex, continuously evolving relationships” ground Nova Ren Suma’s “fiercely feminist” YA offering WAKE THE WILD CREATURES

I looked this up because I couldn't believe it was true. And ... it's true. Embarrassed doesn't quite cover it. I'm mortified with a side of freaked out.

Well, mine is on order. You?

My middle-grade debut MOUNTAIN UPSIDE DOWN is out today! Some parts are funny. Some parts are sad. A critique partner asked on seeing early pages; “Is EVERYONE in this book gay?” Mostly, yes. Of course, I'm very much feeling this meme...

During Black History Month, we’re positioning ourselves for the future. That means, we must consider the climate crisis. These Black-authored works help young readers consider their role in creating a sustainable environment. (Pearl's & Ruby's)

A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education. This is updated regularly!

KNOCKING ON WINDOWS, by @jeannineatkins.bsky.social, is a beautifully rendered memoir in verse that brought me to tears and to rage and, ultimately, to a fierce pride in women everywhere (and every when) who lose their voices and, with help from people real and imagined, find them again. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

My favorite thing about Super Bowl Sunday is absolutely all the owl books and owl images and owl love in my feeds. 🦉

Adventures were had. Manuscripts were crafted. Research-some of it rather difficult--was done. Proving, once again, that everything is easier with friends at your side. Thanks, @katemessner.com! ❤️

Why do I do this work? Because I once had a science teacher who changed the way I saw the world, who showed me how to learn about that world, who inspired me to be a thinker, and who convinced me that anyone--ANYONE--could be a scientist. Thank you, science teachers!

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

This is a pinnable post for the Book Bans & Libraries feed. See this Info Page to see if you can post to feed. If not (check first, thx), reply w/ "I agree with the terms" & I'll add you to the list. Feed looks for hashtags like #BannedBooks & #Freadom bsky.app/profile/debb... #BookSky

Please welcome one of my very favorite indie bookstores to Bluesky. So glad you're here, The Bookstore Plus!

My students--adult writers in an MFA program focused on writing for children and young adults--are experimenting with memoir and biography over the next month. I spent the morning pulling favorites from my bookshelves as inspiration for them. What titles would you add? I'd love to know!

Please read this entire thread. It's important. Thank you for saying it clearly and out loud, @katemessner.com .

Thrilled to find ONE LONG LINE in such fantastic company on this list ...

My other holiday read was Kristin Kimball's GOOD HUSBANDRY. Kimball's first memoir, THE DIRTY LIFE, was a favorite for me when it first came out, and this deep and honest exploration of farming and marriage and life is the perfect follow-up. #booksky #memoir

This was a hard read ... but also thoughtful and thorough and probing. I couldn't put it down. Some of the physics was over my head but in an intriguing I-want-to-understand-it way. Am planning a re-read. Highly recommend. #booksky #memoir

Some nonfiction recommendations from @fuse8.bsky.social ...

I'm still kind of in shock that both PAINTER and BOUNCE made this list--with a huge team effort from my two amazing illustrators, Stacy Innerst for PAINTER AND THE PRESIDENT and Eileen Ryan Ewan for BOUNCE) So many wonderful picture books--check them out! www.kirkusreviews.com/.../2024/pic...

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Fabulous Photography Books for Kids

So thrilled to see ONE LONG LINE on this incredible Editors' Choice list. A happy shout out to illustrator Jamie Green, whose art brought this story to life. Thank you for including us, @ala-booklist.bsky.social!

I return to this poem often, and have posted it around my neighborhood when the times call for it. Today is as good as any day to return to it.

Thanks for sharing, @katiemcenaney.bsky.social! (@sarahalbee.bsky.social who IS your favorite poisoner?)

LOL. Now I want to write THIS book.

Teachers! Librarians! Parents! I made this video introduction to ONE LONG LINE for an upcoming newsletter and thought I'd share it here. Maybe you've got curious readers to share it with? #edusky #stem #steam #kidlit #nonfiction #sciencestories #jamiegreen @candlewickpress.bsky.social

If you have a curious young scientist in your life, you need ONE LONG LINE: MARCHING CATERPILLARS & THE SCIENTISTS WHO FOLLOWED THEM by @loreegriffinburns.bsky.social. 1st in the Discovery Chronicles NF chapter book series w/ @candlewickpress.bsky.social & it's amazing! bookshop.org/p/books/one-...

Got a young naturalist on your gift list? You'll want to introduce them to @loreegriffinburns.bsky.social's Discovery Chronicles NF chapter book series, starting with ONE LONG LINE: MARCHING CATERPILLARS & THE SCIENTISTS WHO FOLLOWED THEM. www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/746932...

Lots of great ideas in this thread! (Thanks for including the Discovery Chronicles and ONE LONG LINE, @katemessner.bsky.social!)