This still doesn't feel real, but I have a dress, a plane ticket, and some really amazing plans to see people I am excited to see. Feeling grateful (and maybe a little overwhelmed). If you're attending ALA, come find me and say hi!

Yay! Thank you Bank Street Books! HOUSE is named to Bank Street's 2026 Best Books of the Year List! I am honored and grateful and ALL the things. @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social

Three cheers for DEBUT AUTHOR Adina King! THE HOUSE NO ONE SEES is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book!! 😭🎉 Discover this heart-wrenching debut here ➡️ bit.ly/4q20kxp @adinaking.bsky.social

Honored. Humbled. Feeling all the feels. Today was a good day. Thank you to everyone who helped it happen.

Book signing this coming weekend... www.eventbrite.com/e/an-afterno...

This. www.instagram.com/p/DSkYIhvAHg...

Feeling grateful today. Thank you, New York Public Library. This is such an honor! I am beyond words... www.nypl.org/books-more/r... #newyorkpubliclibrary

So, so honored. Thanks, YALSA (The Hub). I've been a fan of yours longer than I've been an author. www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...

So grateful for my time at ALA last weekend. I am so grateful for my writing family at Macmillan. It was A Very Best Time.

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're recommending THE HOUSE NO ONE SEES by @adinaking.bsky.social! With two starred reviews, this YA novel in verse and prose follows a teen girl and her memories of her childhood, her house, and her mother, who battles an opioid addiction. bit.ly/3Yf0G8v

I saw and met some amazing humans today at Sherman’s. The universe really is a wonder. Thank you to all who stopped by!

It's National Poetry Month. Thanks, Kirkus, for making me feel like a rock star! www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Thank you, SLJ. For my students. For me. For all who love stories and crave new perspectives. You are warriors. www.slj.com/story/author...

Eee! Thank you, School Library Journal! www.slj.com/story/new-ye...

And it's out. What an amazing night. Thank you to all my friends and family who came to the launch--it was truly special. And thank you to all who have purchased this book. Welcome to Penny's world. Get feisty. Be real. Fight for your light. (more to come after I recover from being so social 🤣)

So, this is happening...

I did a thing. Thanks, MacKids! www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/mackids-spot...

Monitoring PBMs and holding them accountable is one of the items that was cut from the government funding bill. Great job, elected officials. Let's just ignore this epidemic some more. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...

Pay attention. Follow the trail. They all need to be held accountable. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...

I never expected a starred review. I am all verklempt. And excited. And anxious. And... I don't even know what I am. Eeee! Thanks, Kirkus. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Amazing weekend with friends like family. NCTE is magical. And BIG surprise--my ARCs were at the MacMillan booth. I HELD MY BOOK.

Friends, this is really important. Please write to your senators in support. Those of us educators who have had to work two jobs are counting on this. www.facebook.com/share/p/18UG...

Writers, you NEED this book.

Great explainer video for Bluesky newcomers! Have added a link to @kellyscaletta.bsky.social's video to my Bluesky Guide "Quickstart" guide as well as on the "Feeds" resource page. (For link to my Bluesky Guide, see my profile bio)