Here's an article updating y'all on what my publisher (Penguin Random House) and others are doing in response to NYC elementary PS 55 throwing hundreds of diverse books into dumpsters, including MY TWO BORDER TOWNS.

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On land acknowledgements, care, intent and so much more. If you read one thing today, make it this excellent insightful piece by @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social. radicalcopyeditor.com/2023/11/18/l... #AmEditing #RadicalCopyeditor

Only a few days left to get either the writer's version or the editor's version of the Conscious Language Toolkit at a lower price! bit.ly/RedPenRabbitShop

Use "DEVELOPMENTALLY RELEVANT" rather than "age appropriate" when discussing whether a book should be available to students. Every student has different life experiences, matures at a different rate, has their own informational needs - none of these are bound by age. 1/

Thanks for this lovely thread about my #EFACON2023 workshop, Carolina!

Okay, I'm taking the plunge and joining BlueSky. (You know you're an editor when you google whether it's bluesky, Blue Sky, or BlueSky. Check.) Looking to connect with others who care about words. ❤️

Are you AWARE of trans journalism best practices? www.transjournalists.org/articles-7-t...

From "global warming" to "crisis," the language we use to talk about climate change and its impacts has evolved, largely as we went from forecasts to reality. I talked with @shannonosaka.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com for this story: