Volunteering at the Sonoma Valley Authors Festival is a highlight of my bookish year. A great organization that brings authors to schools, donates books to young readers. Exciting to see @jeannewharvey.bsky.social 's beautiful book gifted this year! #books #reading #kidlit #volunteering #amwriting

The NYT Poetry Challenge is the best, best thing. The first challenge was so enjoyable and inspiring, can they keep it up? Thank you, @nytimes.com, for bringing a little art and sanity to my day. www.nytimes.com/shared/v2/20... #amwriting #poetry #inspiration #gratitude #Audenrocks

If you're looking to take your MG/YA writing to the next level and be inspired, join our in-person workshop with award-winning writer, Gary Schmidt, and some stellar publishing professionals this October. A small workshop, just a few spots left: betterbooksmarin.com #ya #mg #kidlit #amwriting

This sounds great, can't wait to read! #ya #yafiction #amwriting #booksky

2025 read in two sentences: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Friend love through a video game metaphor. Sticks with you like good friends do. I'm realizing 2025 was a good reading year. #booksky #bookreview #amwriting #bookreview #writingcommunity #goodbooks

Favorite 2025 reads in two sentences. The Listeners by @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social For sentences, for wonder, for a story that grabs and bites. Will forever and always read anything she writes. Written by a literary hero, a brilliant teacher, a generous human. #grateful #booksky #amwriting

Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

Satisfying 2025 read in two sentences. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Twisty, turny, well-craftedy. Murdery, summer-campy, dark yet, somehow, also not. Don't judge. Two sentences is hard. Reading this one, not at all. #booksky #bookreview #amreading #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writersky

2025 reading standouts cont'd in two sentences: Playground by Richard Powers Well-crafted, well-written, brilliant twists. Timely, important, thought-provoking, stuck with me, and floored at how he pulled it all off. (OK, two sentences is hard ;) #booksky #amwriting

I (again) failed to track my reading this year, but I will post the books that had the biggest impact on me as a reader and/or writer (not always the same), quickly (two sentences or less). Orbital by Samantha Harvey. Jewel of a book. Life in sixteen orbits. #books #booksky #amwriting

It's been wonderful working on revisions to my current manuscript with @evascalzo.bsky.social at Speilburg Literary Agency these past few months. Am finally posting as it finally feels real! Thank you to all who've helped me on this journey - you know who you are! #amwriting #YA #kidlit

I will be busy from June 3rd until The Listeners is read

Dachshund #28. I am drawing a dachshund every day until THE LISTENERS comes out on June 3rd. Look, I own a tuner car, and I feel like the man in this painting gives off big tuner car owner energy.