Folks at #NCTE25 can find copies of WINTER WHITE at the Hachette/Union Square booth!

Folks at #NCTE25 can find copies of WINTER WHITE at the Hachette/Union Square booth!

😁😃😁😃😁 #KidLit Thank you again, @slj.com!!!

It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.

This is a stressful week for a lot of reasons, but I also got some nice publishing emails today so that's really buoying me along.

Going back through old photos and found some of Bodo before he came to live with us. I keep forgetting he's an older dog until I see how brown his face was and how much white he has now. Still perfect, no notes, certain @weratedogs.com would agree.

Everything we've accomplished over the last year has been with free tools & volunteer efforts. Now that we are officially a nonprofit, with your support we can do a whole lot more

As the holiday season approaches, if you'd like a signed and personalized copy of THE SPELLSHOP or THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE, either for yourself or as a gift, order from Books of Wonder by Nov 30, and I'll be delighted to sign one for you! booksofwonder.com/products/978...

We've got ONE (1) more Your Own Private Bookstore Event for the 2025! It's this Friday! After that we are firmly in the <takes a deep steadying breath> Holiday Shopping Season!

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations! For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE. Imagine what we could do with $$$ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/

Happy Friday! In order to continue fighting on behalf of all books, all authors, & all readers Authors Against Book Bans is fundraising. No donation is too small & all are tax deductible!

The only reason we know anything about the Epstein files is because the survivors refused to give up. This release is about the the bravery & tenacity of the survivors who continue to fight for justice in a system seeking to crush, silence, and erase them.

We've got enough buttons buttoned to share our One-Year at 1815 Mass Ave, Indies First, Small Business Saturday, uh, apalooza!

15-year-olds are children. Full stop. There is no room for debate on whether or not it’s appropriate to abuse a child.

Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I cannot express how angry this makes me

THIS WEEKEND! Join me and lots of other amazing YA authors at the Young Adult Author Symposium (YAAS) in Concord, MA. sites.google.com/concordcarli... #booksky

The Giver. I was in 7th grade and it absolutely blew my mind.

My 2yo: I want “Rainbow Connection.” Me: After this song. 2yo: I want “Rainbow Connection.” Me: We will play it after this song finishes. *song finishes* Walt, to his phone: Play “The Rainbow Connection.” His phone: Okay, here’s “The Rainbow Connection.” *the song starts* 2yo: What this song called?

They're EXCELLENT amendments, my favorite of which allows creators to defend their books when they're challenged.

An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...

Me miserable! Which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep, Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide, To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.”

Friends! I know I have been terrible about updating here, but for #boston area #kidlit pals, please stop by THIS SUNDAY at the Newton Children's Book Fest! I will be so glad to see you! (Also I will post photos of my cats soon)

Between now and early February, I'll have five book-related events in the Boston area. This is straight-up late 2010s levels of activity! #booksky

He’s beauty, he’s grace

He’s beauty, he’s grace

I get worried when it’s outside the punctuation marks like “oh no, the little guy fell out, get him!”

Spent the day at the Vermont Progressive Party State Committee Meeting and spent the night getting the terrible news that I did the right thing. The Democratic Party has failed us again. It’s time for meaningful change. progressiveparty.org

The Democrats' strategy

“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...

Asking anyone who's got energy to do so to call their Dem Senators and urge them not to back down on healthcare. 🙏 Your friends who are too sick to work to access healthcare are going to be really fucked otherwise. Being too sick to work means no paycheck to cover now-exorbitant marketplace plans.

Hey Maine! This could be Angus! Light him up!

Reminder: Today at 11 am Eastern I'll be streaming "The Long Dark" to raise money for NY Common Pantry! With giveaways for each goal! Let's see how long I last. www.twitch.tv/nkjemisin If you don't feel like watching the game, you can also donate directly at tiltify.com/@nkjemisin/s...

The MA Senate will be voting on An Act Regarding Free Expression on Thursday 11/13. This Boston Globe article touts this as a positive development, but while the protections for libraries are welcome, this version of the bill strips all protections from authors. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/08/m...

But anyone in MA who believes in the freedom of speech and understands that authors deserve a seat at the table can write to their senators. Mass Freedom to Read, the coalition I have been volunteering with, has sample email language here: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/urgent-...

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Midwifery should be taught in the same course with fencing and boxing, riding and rowing.

Today in “Books That Made Me Ugly Cry”

It's important to note that ICE initially lied that they'd taken Marta Leiva at the SLC airport. How can they expect anyone to trust an organization that will just blatantly lie? And what purpose does the lie serve? It reeks of a bumbling group enacting violence with no accountability.

TOMORROW! Donuts & Racecars in Reading, MA!⁠ ⁠ My good pal @nancygoulet.bsky.social and I will be reading our books together for the first time ever! Join us at @whitelambooks.bsky.social for this once in a lifetime event!⁠ ⁠ #booksky #donuts #racecars #kidlit #picturebooks

They want people to starve. The government has the money to feed people but as always w Trump, the cruelty and vendettas are the point.

And if you're a cis het dude, who wants to read more trans author, I'd be glad to give you some recommendations.

I was today years old when I found out that Zohran Mamdani’s mom is Mira Nair, a literal famous filmmaker whose work has made me cry on multiple occasions WHAT ARE YOU SERIOUS.

If Robert Moses was alive tonight he’d be so fucking pissed

This is amazing news!

Hell yeah, New York!

Already thrilled for the good election news out of VA. Also just found out our neighbor and friend won a seat on the city council!