An incredible opportunity for MG #Kidlit writers: author @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social has established a $10,000 fellowship for emerging voices. Deadline 4/17. www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...

Featuring my new book: PLANT THIS, NOT THAT: OVER 200 NATIVE PLANT SWAPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE, POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY GARDEN

Literary analysis of the day, from the summary judgment dismissing a YA lit plagiarism case, as reported in @publisherslunch.bsky.social : "Hot, sexy, dangerous boys—central to virtually all young adult romance novels—cannot be copyrighted," the court notes.

So happy to speak with Margaret Roach on her "A Way to Garden" podcast about PLANT THIS, NOT THAT: OVER 200 NATIVE PLANT SWAPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE, POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY GARDEN awaytogarden.com/plant-this-n...

One was a rambling man who made machines that were used in glass factories. (My dad lived at least 10 places, including KS, OK, & CA, by the time he was 14 & we had had lots of paperweights around the house.) The other was a moonshiner who had 10 kids and multiple, um, adventures with the law.

Thrilled to celebrate pub date for my new book, Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden. Buy it from your favorite bookseller! #nativeplants #gardening www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/elise...

Call your reps about this. Every time a book ban has been overturned or shut down, it's because the vast majority of people who believe in the freedom to read spoke up. Find your reps' info at reps.fyi.

More great work on the ever-increasing threat of book bans and censorship from our own federal government from @heykellyjensen.bsky.social. TL; DR: The house is on fire. Call your reps, especially if they are inclined to support anti-LGBTQ and censorship laws. bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

Following the lies and hatred targeting trans folks during the State of the Union Address, numerous republican House representatives introduced a bill that would create A NATIONWIDE BOOK BAN. Here's what it is and what to do: bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

I'll be live with Sabrina Baeta of PEN America for a Red, Wine and Blue event 2/19. We're talking the trends in book censorship and where/how you can get involved in pushing back right now. Register for the free event here --> go.redwine.blue/0219tt-bookr...

Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump Thank GOD some other outlets are finally talking about this. www.propublica.org/article/inst...

Reminder than instead of Amazon, you can use bookshop.org, instead of Kindle you can use Kobo, and instead of Audible, you can use Libro.fm. And if you are lucky enough to have a local indie bookstore, please shop there!

As much as I hate this news, it fills my heart somehow to see reports beginning "Home Alone actress...," "Schitt's Creek actress...," "Beetlejuice actress...," "Best in Show actress..." Weren't we lucky to have had her among us? www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...

This is an amazing opportunity!

Hey friends! Would you like to hash out world building details for your next manuscript with me and bestselling author Rae Carson? You can bid on just that in this auction to help raise funds for orgs in MN! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.

Even in the darkest times, human creativity and community cannot be suppressed.

Good morning friends! Some things to remember when you call your senators today: 1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice 2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime. 3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families

First review, an ALA BOOKLIST star! "We need reliable, relatable information that will activate a dramatic shift in our landscapes from largely non-native to native plantings. Howard rises to that challenge... The book's power is in its concision, clarity, and ease of use." #nativeplants #gardens

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

All gratitude to, love for, and solidarity with Minnesota and my courageous friends and every person standing up to ICE.

I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.

As of right now, the murder's go fund me has raised over $757,000 dollars for his disgusting ass. The food bank is at $81,000. The food bank needs to come out on top. Give for good. Give for spite because there is no way that piece of shit should get anything at all, certainly not ten times as much.

Friends, please take a moment and read this piece by poet, children's book author (and fellow South High grad - go Tigers!) Bao Phi. It's wonderful and moving and necessary. time.com/7345628/anti...

She did write a glorious and beautiful book - a best seller, even.

Organize a needlework night at your local cafe. Join the [whatever-it-may-be] group you’re invited to join. Deliver food to your community fridge. Help distribute food at your community fridge. Smile at the stranger you regularly pass, who will then no longer be a stranger. Follow @kellybarnhill…

2 months till publication of “Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden”! Features native range, growing requirements, ecological benefits, and color photos for every plant. Plus resources and advice for starting and maintaining your garden.

Any journalists covering @governor.ny.gov--please ask WHY SHE HAS NOT SIGNED THE NY FREEDOM TO READ ACT. The hard part is done! SHE JUST HAS TO SIGN IT. This is genuine absurdity.

Today! Arrive between 3:30 and 4, pedestrian plaza in front of B&N. See you there #booksky!

Will YOU be in NYC next Monday? WE NEED YOU! Come to Union Square at 3:30 for your rally to get the governor to sign the NY Freedom to Read Act. This is a joint effort with several organizations (including @authorsabb.bsky.social) and we need it to be BIG and LOUD! Please share!

New York, I'll see you there! 📚💙 #kidlit

shop at your indie bookstores, not barnes & noble. shop at your indie bookstores, not barnes & noble. shop at your indie bookstores, not barnes & noble. shop— www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/c...

Kidlit community, nothing fills me with self-doubt and disappointment more than these annual best of the year lists. If you’re feeling blue, remember it’s subjective, and this year I’m seeing very few of my faves (the ones I didn’t work on) recognized. Let’s all raise a glass to the unlisted!

THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?

RIP to my first true style icon.

Now feels like a good time to tell you about my favorite recent book purchase: Posters for Change, from Princeton Architectural Press. It’s got a huge collection of posters perfect for protest, and proceeds go to non-profits.

These scam marketing emails can look credible (esp. the 1st time seen) but there’s often a tell, like a weird version of the email address in the signature block. Or lack of website, LinkedIn, or socials. But, sigh, not always even that… Be wary.

PSA: If you're an author & you get a chatty email from a marketer, or book club that praises your book & bashes Amazon's algo before offering to 'help', usually with 500 to 10,000 reviewers, it's just a ChatGPT automated marketing scam. It's the new Nigerian prince email, brought to you by 'AI' 🙄.

No Democrat should vote to keep the government open unless ACA funding is restored for the millions of Americans at risk of losing health coverage next year. Remember that this funding is on the chopping block because Trump and Republicans want to give the richest Americans a giant tax cut.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

It's one thing for a random NY politician to make a quip like this but Jeffries is national leadership. He's the leader my own Rep in the House is supposed to follow. I don't think it's funny, I think Jeffries is undermining the whole party with this insult and by failing to endorse Mamdani.

Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this. Every pub should do this.

Wahooooooooo