Congratulations, Stephanie! This sounds like a lot of fun!

the best thing I've seen today

Adults are the AI Problem in Education open.substack.com/pub/thebroke...

If you're looking for professional help with your #kidlit or #YA project, I have openings. (If you want to tentatively line something up for when you're ready, we can look at that, too.) Let's get you feeling confident. alisonweisseditorial.com Please reach out with any questions.

Kendra's stories are full of heart and voice! This one has magic, too!

If you are looking for a high concept story by a lyrical writer, this is the book for you!

Yes, you want to read this amazing NIV by this talented poet!

What happens to books when they go out of print? Are there any writers on here who have self-published their books after their rights were reverted? #kidlit #writers #MG #YA #books #authors

You'll fall in love with Calliope and this magical story!

This guy is great. He's doing what all journalists should be doing when they have a guest on who claims something that isn't true. He actually calls him on it instead of just letting them share a bunch of false talking points.

OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex. I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.

Thanks, Jonathon!

Thanks, Christy! If anyone else can give this a boost, I'd appreciate it! I'm having a hard time getting anyone to see my posts.

MG and YA Writers: Offering Giveaway! Free critique of query, synopsis, or first pages! Please RT and F! mspitzerfranklin.wixsite.com/mysite/criti... #MG #YA #writers #kidlit #writingcommunity

It's official! Issue 6: Earth is out in the world! 🌎 Congratulations to all the young creatives featured in this Issue. Please share their work far and wide to help them celebrate! And subscribe to our website for future updates. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit

"AI is the modern-day equivalent of stone soup, a technology that only exists, and provides whatever value it provides, because of the very human knowledge and labor that makes it what it is." (Metaphor credit: bsky.app/profile/alis...) buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/ai-is-ston...

Thanks, Kendra!

To celebrate the end of the school year, I'm offering dev edit specials on YA & MG manuscripts along with query packets. If you're in the trenches and not getting requests, please reach out! Please repost to spread the word! #MG #writing #YA mspitzerfranklin.wixsite.com/mysite/criti...

Great post about how teachers can create a classroom atmosphere where students use their own voices, share thoughtful opinions with others, and learn to. excel as writers and creative thinkers WITHOUT the use of AI. This should be required reading for ALL teachers and admin, 6th grade thru college!

Congratulations to my amazing agent sister! I absolutely ADORE this book and can't wait until it makes its way into the world!💜💜💜

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

To celebrate a month since Loophole's birthday, I'm hosting a BOOK GIVEAWAY! Win a signed paperback by liking, commenting, and reposting by midnight. And don't forget to add Loophole to your GR TBR! Thank you for your support! 🤗 www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... #kidlit #giveaway #readers

Congratulations, Nedda! So happy to see this amazing book is now a bestseller!

Reminders: "Concentration camps" aren't the same as "extermination camps." Both were/are horrific. Most Nazi camps were *outside Germany*, away from the eyes of German citizens. Those trains? Were to, uh, deport the category of people whose lives were deemed unimportant. Never again is now.

At least one US president cares to denounce this attack.

OKAY, so are we in a constitutional crisis yet???? They keep saying, "Not yet, not yet" but Trump is boldly defying the Supreme Court's orders to bring home an innocent legal US resident. (He's defied lower court orders but I kept hearing"when he defies the Supreme Court..."

The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!

Teachers get capped at $300 for tax write-offs. Elon gets $11 Billion. #TaxTheRich

You will love this beautiful book and will cheer for Maybelline as she faces her challenges and finds her voice!

You were love this story about bravery, overcoming your past, and finding your voice!

Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵

So Disgusting. If my book is in here, I'm guessing AI is training on the majority of published books. I can't read the article- is anyone doing anything to stop AI from stealing AND from flooding the market? The sad part is if those books are out there, most people won't care if it's AI.

The media is part of the problem. On Meet the Press, all they talked about was polls and politics. They did not talk about how this was a constitutional crisis because Trump isn't listening to the courts, or what the cuts are actually doing & how they impact humans. They just repeat talking points.

"Listen to the women"

When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations. When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

March issue is now live! This is a great opportunity for creative kids to see their work in print! #teachers litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...

the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs

Over 3 million girls play high school sports. TWO of them are trans girls. Over 500,000 girls play NCAA college sports. Less than 10 are trans girls. But we're worried about making locker rooms safe for girls???

Thanks so much for putting this together, Sam! I'm surprised to see the word counts trending high when teachers/librarians are asking for shorter books. Also, I thought horror would be bigger but maybe these are in the pipeline and we'll see it reflected in the next year or so?

A museum covered up plaques of women & people of color who served at the NSA. They said later it was a mistake, they were just keeping up with the flood of DEI emails. The fact they covered up pictures out of fear says everything we need to know. Perhaps they're unfamiliar w "first they came..."

We just finished reading our second class novel and my students burst into applause. They clapped when we finished the first book as well. Kids may be reading less but as a teacher, I see firsthand that nothing replaces the shared experience of reading and discussing a good book.💜 #MG #ELA #writers

Happy to have the US Figure Skating Nationals on Peacock to keep me off the newsfeed and bring me JOY this weekend! If you love figure skating, you will get to see all of the events, all of the skaters, without Johnny & Tara's obnoxious comments! #figureskating #joy

Looks like we got another snow day in NC. So I went to work on some of my projects- AI Copilot has taken over my Mac. I can't disable it. I'm working in Pages for now but not sure what I'm going to do with all my documents WIP. If this happened to you, please tell me how you figured it out!

Feel free to share…it started in 2020.

Just read this gem of a book! While it has perfect 1970s vibes, the social conflict and drama is something any 12-year-old girl can relate to! Highly recommended.

Is anyone else getting ready to watch Season 3 Episode 1 of The Way Home on Peacock? Such an amazing show! Family, friendship, time travel.....