From purely a product rollout standpoint, AI is a disaster. At this point, everyone I know has had some personal experience with AI being ludicrously (but very confidently) wrong. When you're allowing your users to experience your product in such a negative way, while insisting it works? That's BAD.

I guess the million dollars that Johnson and Johnson donated to Trump’s inauguration didn’t really pay off for them, now did it?

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

If you're an author, you're probably fretting over your next bookstore event. Will anyone show up? Will anyone buy the book? Will the floor helpfully open up and swallow you whole so you don't have to face a sea of empty chairs? But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵

So does Tom Homan have to give back the $50,000 dollars?

If you found that Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled due to FCC coercion was a heinous attack on free speech (& it sure as hell is!) wait till you hear about the 10,000 books that have been banned in schools & libraries! If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social We're stronger together!

For my small act of solidarity today - It took an hour on the phone (because of our weird old account with Verizon) but this morning I cancelled Disney+. The only thing these corporations care about is money so let’s make them listen.

For authors, it’s always fun to see how teachers and students are using our books. Love this great project inspired by HURRY, LITTLE TORTOISE, TIME FOR SCHOOL!

Massachusetts friends - Cathy's s'morey-time is coming up on Saturday at Winchester Book Ends. Join her around the campfire for marshmallow roasting and fun!

Cancel your Disney+ subscription. Right now. You weren’t watching it that much anyway.

They want to cancel Jimmy Kimmel and kill free speech? Time to hit them where it hurts—their pockets: - Cancel Disney+ - Cancel Hulu - Boycott ESPN - Boycott ABC Let them know why you’re canceling/boycotting. - ABC contact: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/art... - Nexstar contact: www.nexstar.tv/contact/

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/16/n... This photograph was literally in everyone's high school history textbook. It's hard to fathom the level to which this administration is trying to whitewash history (yes, pun intended).

The first review of our upcoming picture book Plenty of Pancakes is in, and it’s a lovely one! I had a great time writing the sequel to Dozens of Doughnuts – thank you to Kirkus Reviews for this vote of confidence! Read more: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carrie-finison/plenty-of-pancakes/

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It's National Hug and High Five Day! Find someone to give a hug or high five - but as the main character from DON'T HUG DOUG would say - ASK FIRST. Some people like hugs, some people don't, and some people are somewhere in the middle! Find out more about Doug: www.carriefinison.com/books/dont-h...

I think about how the sky looked that morning as I arrived at work. An absolutely beautiful blue. When I left a few hours later the blue sky still stretched overhead, but it felt eerie with the absence of planes. Then suddenly two fighter jets streaked past. The world was a changed place. 9/11

Hooray! EVEN STEVEN: A BOOK ABOUT SHARING is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! It's a lighthearted, humorous picture book about a boy who wants everything to be perfectly even. Learn more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s... Available now for preorder & will be in stores 4-14-26.

Once again thankful to live in Massachusetts.

OMG Florida, why are you like this? Why??

Net-Flix.com wants me to update my payment info using the link in the provided email - what should I do. 🙄 Sadly, enough people must fall for these scams to make them worthwhile.

Saw Freakier Friday today and loved it. It has all the silliness and heart of the original - a great sequel. Plus I loved seeing it IN THE THEATER with an audience that was enjoying the show along with me. Support movies and movie theaters!

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.

The vast majority of Americans want stricter gun control laws. Yet one party prevents us from moving forward on this issue (and so many others) and as a result children will continue to die. It’s absolute madness.

Cover reveal! Even Steven, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, releases 4/14/2026 from @penguinkids.bsky.social! We hope it will spark conversations about the best ways to share things, from a bedroom to a best friend...or a whole lot of pickles. Find out more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”

Massachusetts friends - please join me for two upcoming back-to-school story times to help get your little ones ready for the start of school! Find out more here: www.carriefinison.com/events/

Get a free signed book plate sticker dedicated to your child or class for my back-to-school book, Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School! Find out more here: www.carriefinison.com/bookplate/

Every single news headline feels like rage bait at this point.

Photo of teenager terrorizing DuPont Circle on a rented scooter that she was technically too young to ride, well after 9pm. Call in the troops.

Hooray, I’m so honored that Pigs Dig a Road was recognized as a BAC Notable book! Looking forward to the celebration!

Congratulations to the SCBWI Member of the Year, Debbie Ridpath Ohi!!! #scbwiSummer25

🚨 The Watertown Free Public Library (MA) has been receiving organized harassment for including 2 books on suggested summer reading lists. Support the library and defend the freedom to read JULY 31 at 7 pm at the library board meeting at the Watertown Middle School. @authorsabb.bsky.social 🧵

Cover reveal! Plenty of Pancakes, illustrated by Brianne Farley, and a sequel to our book Dozens of Doughnuts, is releasing 1/27/2026 from @penguinkids.bsky.social! It's a lively picture book about friendship, springtime, and counting by fives. Find out more at: www.carriefinison.com/books/plenty...

They will allow you to buy duty free cigarettes in the Zürich airport, but not without warning you of the dangers. No such warnings on the duty free chocolate.

❤️ Thank you, Melanie!!

They would put the pictures and vital stats of abducted children on the milk carton so you could read about them while eating your Frosted Flakes before heading to school.

Maybe I will just stay here with the giraffes.

At this point the way AI is being pushed feels a lot like the Olestra craze in the 1990s - IYKYK.

We have to protect our wild, natural spaces for generations to come. We can’t allow this to happen. John Muir said, “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” Speak up! Call your legislators. Push back.

Massachusetts passed a surtax on millionaires a few years ago, and since then the state has raised 2.46 billion for transportation and education, and now has MORE millionaires than it did when the law was passed. www.axios.com/local/boston...

We now know that the GOP's Big Ugly bill would allow for the sale of 250 MILLION acres of public land. 5.4 million in Washington state. We can't let them jam this through in secret. Help me say it loud and clear for Republicans: Public lands belong in public hands.

Great turnout, one Minuteman, and #NoKings in Lexington Center this morning.

I sat behind Henry Winkler and his kid during a matinee. After the movie, a woman came up and tried to get him to read her script. He very gently and kindly refused. I almost died of secondhand embarrassment. It still makes me cringe, even though I never spoke to him and had nothing to do with it.

I'll be in Lexington MA, on Saturday morning - which kind of feels like a return to where it all started. How about you? Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org#map

This is how I feel about the way AI is being pushed at us right now. It's in your social media! It's in your car! It's in your refrigerator! It's in your breakfast cereal! Can't you see how useful it is? Can't you see how much you need it?

Via @moveon.org For what it's worth, please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

If you're looking for books about doughnuts today (or any day) check out my Pinterest board. These books are worth salivating over. www.pinterest.com/carriefiniso...

Happy #NationalDoughnutDay from LouAnn the bear and all her friends! Don't forget - doughnuts (and books) are better when shared. I hope everyone gets some of both today. 🍩 💕

I just wanted to buy some new socks. I didn't want to be on an email marketing list for the rest of my life.