The perfect album from the year I turned 16–and also the one that was most played in the car with my newly gained drivers license independence…

I’m so glad I read @lindaholmes.bsky.social’s essay about WEAPONS in the PCHH newsletter & listened to the ep, too, bc they convinced me to see it even though I am not generally a horror person. My fella & I both thought it was one of the best in-theater movie experiences we’d had in a long time.

Craft question: are there any mg or ya books told in dual POV, where in each you consider the POV character the hero and the other the villain—sympathizing with or understanding the actions of each when you’re in their head, even though you know they’re “evil” to the other?

Live footage of me returning from ALA yesterday afternoon.

I’ve been reading and watching a lot of sci-fi recently (📚Some Desperate Glory, Wool, 📺 Andor, Silo, Foundation). My biggest takeaway? I don’t think I have the upper body strength to survive in a dystopia.

THE LEAGUE OF LITTLES, written by me and illustrated by the amazing @sarafaber.bsky.social is out today! It's been such a fun project to work on! 🥰 Thank you to our editor, @marthamihalick.bsky.social and everyone at Greenwillow Books for everything you do! www.harpercollins.ca/978006328526...

Why, yes, I am a serious editor of literary children’s books, why do you ask?

Y’all, this book! ♥️✨🌳

When you diligently take your shoes off at your entrance way to prevent NYC sidewalk dirt/germs/etc from getting all over your home and then your cat does this.

Sometimes I think about Dear Genius, the collection of funny, pithy, insightful letters that the legendary Ursula Nordstrom wrote to authors like Sendak, EB White, Margaret Wise Brown, etc, and how I email my authors things like Neverending Story gifs.

“Don’t get emotional, it plays into their hands” Counterpoint via the embroidery @marthamihalick.bsky.social made for me seven years ago:

Any other NYers out there experiencing weird glitches with the WNYC stream this morning?

Me: Only an hour left in this audiobook, that doesn’t seem like enough time for a happy ending. Me: Oh no this is an adult book. Me: Oh no there have been so many Romeo & Juliet references.

I dunno, @democrats.org, maybe not EVERYONE should send the same exact email one right after another. Let Cory get some sleep.

Awesome review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for The League of Littles! Thank you for the kind words! @sarafaber.bsky.social and I can't wait to share this one! The League of Littles hits shelves on June 17th from Greenwillow Books and will be available anywhere books are sold.

“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.” —Madeleine L’Engle

Sometimes a day of work can feel like just changing exclamation points to periods so that you don’t sound unhinged.

If you're an author who has or will be publishing a books and you'd like to fight for the freedom to read & against book bans, we'd love to have you join Authors Against Book Bans. (OK, not the most creative name, but, you know, communicative!) All the info & the sign up form at

My cats generally do not acknowledge or care about what’s on the tv, but T was transfixed by FLOW last night.

ANDOR SEASON 2 TRAILER!!!!

Exciting mail today! My editor, @marthamihalick.bsky.social, from Greenwillow Books sent me finished copies of The League of Littles! This has been such a fun project to work on and the final result is SO COOL!!! @sarafaber.bsky.social knocked it out of the park with her artwork! Just amazing!!!

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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An incredible deluxe limited edition of the beloved HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE is coming this fallllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just using my commute to get hyped to publish more books for and about all kinds of young readers and appreciate the librarians who fight to ensure kids have access to them.

I’ve been rewatching season 1 of Severance and I had a revelation. El0n wishes he was Kier Eagan.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Support a Black + Asian author (me) and her Black + Asian heroine (Sabrena) and preorder SABRENA SWEPT AWAY for a kid you love today (preferably from your local Black indie bookstore). www.harpercollins.com/products/sab...

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters of the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

I have watched a lot of Shrinking episodes in the past week, and that theme song… there’s just something that Ben Gibbard’s voice does to 40-somethings, isn’t there?

I always look forward to @npr.org’s Books We Love list. I’ve discovered so many great books through their recommendations. So it particularly thrills me to see HOW IT ALL ENDS, Emma Hunsinger’s brilliant graphic novel, on it! apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

You may be asking yourself how we got here. I certainly am.

It’s uncanny how she can sense 5pm on the dot. And yet cannot remember that 5pm is never when I actually stop working.

This is the kind of news we needed.

It’s getting to be gift-giving season, so how about a recap of the brilliant books I had the privilege of helping bring into the world this year?

Y’all, I failed quite badly at this yet again this year.

Language is a battleground.

CLEAR EYES FULL HEARTS CAN’T LOSE

CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY just tweeted about Authors Against Book Bans, I simply LOVE to see it!

Is it just me or does it seem like Republicans carry around a lot of unnecessary anxiety about bathrooms and what/who should be in them? I dunno, just seems kinda … weird.

So proud that Authors Against Book Bans has worked with @5calls.org to create a call script to your state representatives to Protect Children From Book Bans! Make your voice heard/bug the people actively voting against your freedom to read I'M LOOKIN AT YOU, UTAH! Book bans don't keep kids safe.

“Emma Hunsinger is something of an expert at capturing both teenage cringe and joy.”—Vermont Public Radio. I ❤️❤️❤️ this fabulous interview with Emma, whose debut, HOW IT ALL ENDS, goes on sale tomorrow! www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont...

My important #Olympics question is: If the women’s beach volleyball players have to wear bikinis, why aren’t the men’s beach volleyball players wearing speedos?

You guys I had not realized just how desperate for hope I was in this election season, and damn does it feel good! Also I cannot wait to buy a childless cat lady for Harris tshirt.

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Me, watching the new season of The Bear: You know, there hasn’t really been that one episode that is like peak chaos and anxiety yet. Me, getting to the end of episode 7: Oh. I guess that’s gonna be the next one.

No big deal, just a feature on Emma Hunsinger and her stellar debut in this month’s Horn Book! If you’re heading to ALA this weekend, you must swing by the Harper booth and demand to hear more about it!

Ok friends, I don’t feel that I have been reading enough middle grade lately. What are YOUR must-read faves?

Friends! Do you know anyone itching to get into children’s books? Send them our way! careers-harpercollins.icims.com/jobs/4689/ed...

I don't think people understand the gravity of making librarians and teachers *criminally liable* for disseminating information. Fascist shit, from a known playbook. No one has the luxury of being surprised anymore.