Andrey Bray (1902-1979)

What do you mean this is their “biggest fear,” the VCs are slavering for it!

Hilarious how many kids book people use substack for their little blogs

Thank you, Lambda Literary!

I'm trying to get Orsons vet trip and meds covered so I'm offering some simple $50 dollar ink drawing slots. $10 shipping if you want it sent to you. You can DM me or write a brief prompt on Kofi. ko-fi.com/killskerry

They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175 Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...

Award week seems (to me) to be a very tidy wrapping up of last year's work. I'm pleased and very grateful that the final bow on JIM! comes with this incredible quote: "...a blueprint for all future picture book biographies." Thank you, @cybilsawards.bsky.social and @achrishelton.bsky.social! 🦊⭐⭐⭐

JIM! makes it onto its first Best of 2025 list. Thank you, Chicago Public Library for this wonderful honor! chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

The distance between Larry and Curly allowed a pie to shoot between them and hit a cameraman square in the face? Problematic Stooge gap

My favorite Carter Burwell work might be Norville's Suite from The Hudsucker Proxy but the The Wicked Flee from True Grit has been scratching an itch I've had lately.

Still can't get over how good Abi's photos make my book look. 🧡💛

I know that guy!

Is there anyone on Bsky who remembers this book? It's been out of print for a while, because it needs revising in the light of 5 more years of research & experience (including a proper translation of Umdat ul-Kuttab). Being unpaid work, I've simply not been able to prioritise this, so I've decided…

James Marshall birthday celebration TOMORROW (Friday, October 10th) on my YouTube channel. I'll post the link tomorrow morning when I go live. I hope you can make it!

It's time to celebrate BIG RHINOCEROS LITTLE RHINOCEROS out next week from Boxer Books! Starting with THE ALL NEW BOOK TRAILER!

A gorgeous series.

La Patita de canasta y con rebozo de bolita va al mercado a comprar todas las cosas del mandado 🎶🎶 Testing some watercolors today! 🥰

make art! if it's the end of the world, you might as well make art! if it's not the end of the world, then the future will be better because people made art right now!

Starting reading it but will hold off until I see the movie. Will admit, I am almost more excited to read the review.

Back when I was mentoring, I used to advise aspiring picture book authors to study oral storytelling. The best way to do that? Attend storytelling events! Like this one (tonight!) with storyteller extraordinaire, Tim Ereneta. www.eventbrite.com/e/moonshine-...

What's that? You're running out of ways to transport your favorite James Marshall picture books? May I suggest this vintage Viola Swamp tote bag? 🖤🖤 Come to my Zoom party for a chance to win this rare bit of picture book merch! Register below 👇 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Did I mention the prizes include a signed copy of James Marshall's Hansel and Gretel that features an ORIGINAL James Marshall sketch? 👀👀👀 Come to the party! Sign up here!! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

STANLEY Q. STUPID SPEAKS!!! Tom Arnold gives me a shout out for my James Marshall biography. A true thrill! #JamesMarshall #JamesMarshallBio youtube.com/shorts/haF-k...

Crazy how long this conversation has been going on

Join me on Zoom 🌟MONDAY MAY 19th🌟 for a JIM! pre-order party! Win points by playing games, answering trivia questions, BUYING MY BOOK, or by simply just attending. Trade in those points for prizes like original art & James Marshall-themed loot! Register below! 👇 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Yup.

As we approach #IndependentBookstoreDay, a reminder...

Incredibly brave.

I love the Post Office. I'll be there!

The bricks might be a soup you make for your neighbor, five bucks given to a person in need's Venmo, guerilla street art posted in your community, support for your libraries, or participation in the ongoing economic blackouts. Metaphorical, multitudinous bricks, just waiting for you to huck 'em.

Agree. To me, that popular mantra "Creating is an act of resistance!" has felt increasingly hollow—an absolution for inaction. While, yes, I understand that being a creator in a culture of consumers is a defiance of sorts, the resistance we need now is more along the lines of bricks through windows.

I wrote an open letter to my fellow book ppl because no one is coming to save us. We have to save us. And I am weary of waiting for my colleagues to join the fight. Any fight. I chose book bans, but you don't have to www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/4/17/an-open-letter-to-my-fellow-book-creators

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Say No to Nestlé #EconomicBlackout

Say hello to the "Get Bent, Bezos" elephant.

From November 2024: "That is the main thing they are after now: your empathy. They want you to hate each other so you don’t hate them first." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

Everyone, please read this story. Repost and quote it. And if you know someone who can do something, send it to them. Please. bleedingcool.com/comics/briti...

Monday comes on a Thursday this week! My copy of EVERY MONDAY MABEL by @jashar.bsky.social just arrived at my local indie.

The fine folk at Junior Library Guild have selected JIM! Six True Stories About One Great Artist: James Marshall as a Gold Standard title!! Thank you, JLG, your support and celebration of literacy (and Jim!) is greatly appreciated. 🎖️ #JamesMarshall #JamesMarshallBio @penguinkids.bsky.social

I was already very excited for this book but now I can't wait to see the behind the scenes, making-of material. If you've ever watched one of Isabella's watercolor process videos, you know we're in for magic. ✨✨✨

The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.

I really liked that "Don't Buy Stuff" rabbit. So much that I wanted to draw her a buddy, the "Keep Not Buying Stuff" coyote.

Alright, BlueSky. You're doing an author event where your audience will see you arrive. What vehicle are you rolling up in?