Congrats @jilanne.bsky.social on this gorgeous book! @pbspree.bsky.social

National Swimming pool day!

Congrats Beth Winegarner on this gorgeous chap book @sfwritersgrotto

Congrats to @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social buddy Lisa Rosenberg on her gorgeous book

Never gets old

Look what got to the top of my TBR pile. Congrats again @vanessahua.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to dive in.

⤵️congratulations to @bethwinegarner.bsky.social for her new poetry book⤵️

Happy Pub Day @vanessahua.bsky.social ! So excited for the latest from this wonderful writer!

5 DAYS LEFT TO BID! There are only a few days left to bid on nearly 200 items in our Online Auction! You'll find plenty of gifts for grads, dads, and everyone else on your list - including yourself! Bid today: givebutter.com/c/2026-read-... #ReadYourWorld #kidlit

I am inspired by @katemessner.com to #BeAnAmbassador. I want to share Jackie Friedman Mighdoll's post about the Bologna Book Fair onbeyond.substack.com/p/ciao-from-... - fascinating perspective about children's books from other countries. Check it out @12x12challenge.bsky.social #kidlit. Jackie is 🔥

Do you know a creative 5-13 y/o kid? 👀 Lit Kids needs submissions for Issue 10: Folklore/Mythology by 5/15. So far, our inbox is crickets! 🦗 Please send writing, art, and photos for consideration. Subscribe, share, and keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #parents #kidlit #emag

Nice birthday present from my neighborhood paper(talking about my latest book with coauthor Simon Wildman Chung and ill. Estefania Razo) : @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social richmondsunsetnews.com/2026/04/09/r...

Join us for Grotto Night at the SF Public Library! 📰 "Getting the Scoop: The Highs and Lows of Immersive and Undercover Reporting." March 31, 6:00–7:30 PM at 100 Larkin St, San Francisco. Free & open to the public! #WritersGrotto #Journalism #SanFrancisco #InvestigativeJournalism #SFPublicLibrary

Celebrating Women's History Month the best way we know how — with brilliant writers and good company. 📚 Join us March 20, 5–7pm at the SF Writers Grotto for our Literary Salon Series featuring 8 incredible women writers. 1663 Mission St. #602, SF. All welcome! #WomensHistoryMonth #LiterarySalon

⏰ Deadline update! The application deadline for the Writers Grotto Classes Registrar & Administrative Manager position has moved up. 🗓 New deadline: March 31, 2026 Apply here: forms.gle/N94tFcUftc6K... #WritersGrotto #ArtsJobs #WritingCommunity

It seems like a great day to put everything aside for an hour (specifically starting at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific) and have a #kidlitchat, doesn’t it? Or, you know, multitask while talking #kidlit for a bit. Whatever works! Hope to see you chatting….

Ya know there’s a #kidlitchat at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific today, don’t ya? Good. Next up is clearing the time on your schedule to join us #kidlit folk for an hour of chatting. Or stop by for five minutes. It’s all good! Hope to see you there!

Happy Pub Day @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social

Look what I got! Early before release date. Congrats @kmgreenwald.bsky.social and Alejandra Ruiz! Karen is @12x12challenge.bsky.social ‘s very own nonfiction ninja. You want this book.

Congrats @devislaskar.bsky.social on your latest book!

Welcome to 2026 Author sponsor @swildmansf.bsky.social ! Stephanie Wildman has authored six children’s books: Story Power!, Miri’s Moving Day, Ghost Writer, Breath by Breath, Treasure Hunt, and Brave in the Water. readyourworld.org/2026-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

thanks @readyourworld.bsky.social ! @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social

Guess what? It’s #kidlitchat day (aka Tuesday). Join us #kidlit folk here on Bluesky at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific for an hour of yakking and community. Easy parking, beautifully decorated space, and ample (virtual) treats! What’s not to love? I hope you can make it!

⤵️ happy to support Read Your World⤵️

Coming Feb 17... Pre-order THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET for a signed #book plate & #shareyourveggies! Based on an inspirational true story of a young girl and a 40 lb. cabbage-- Tilbury House Pub's (now part of PRH). @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @gardeningma.bsky.social

Loved writing this with @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social for @taralazar.bsky.social 's Storystorm!

Thanks @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social! It was so fun writing with you! Tagging @12x12challenge.bsky.social and @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social for boosts and perhaps of interest to members.

Happy to share my visit to @kalwradio.bsky.social @cocoafly.bsky.social 's Sights and Sounds Picks segment. Thanks Jennee and Porfirio! www.kalw.org/show/sights-... @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social

proud to support @readyourworld.bsky.social Shout out to illustrators Estefania Razo and Dream Chen for their gorgeous work. and thanks to @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social for support!

The Cabbage Seeds, Colossal Secret: features a #kid #hero whose GIANT surprise leads to a BIGGER success fighting the #hunger crisis… Pre-order–launching 2.17! Based on a true story! @pbspree.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social #kidlit @eepy.bsky.social #teachers #educators #gardening #plants

Thanks @lydialukidis.bsky.social for the shout out!

Happy Book Birthday @marziehabbas.bsky.social - Excited to read this one! #teachers #librarians

Thinking about holiday gifts? A book gets read again and again. This week we feature gift pairings featuring books that had birthdays this year along with a companion present. #parents #grandparents @swildmansf.bsky.social #developthewritinghabit

Thanks @pbspree.bsky.social for the shout out. I've loved reading your books all year. Books make great gifts! @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social

As I put the final touches on the typeset manuscript for HeartLand, I feel ecstatic and terrified. Will this book get hugged? Will kids care? I hope so. I hope it makes them laugh. I hope it makes them think. But right now, I'm going to focus on the joy I feel in sharing its cover with you! #kidlit

Thinking about holiday gifts? A book gets read again and again. This week we feature gift pairings featuring books that had birthdays this year along with a companion present. #parents #grandparents

Thinking about holiday gifts? A book gets read again and again. This week we feature gift pairings featuring books that had birthdays this year along with a companion present. #parents #grandparents @natashakhankazi.bsky.social

Thinking about holiday gifts? A book gets read again and again. This week we feature gift pairings featuring books that had birthdays this year along with a companion present. #parents #grandparents @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social

Thinking about holiday gifts? A book gets read again and again. This week we feature gift pairings featuring books that had birthdays this year along with a companion present. #parents #grandparents @lydialukidis.bsky.social

Thinking about holiday gifts? A book gets read again and again. This week we feature gift pairings featuring books that had birthdays this year along with a companion present. #parents #grandparents @jyotigopal.bsky.social

We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is Story Power! by Stephanie Wildman & Simon Wildman Chung, illustrated by Estefania Razo #librarians #teachers #developthewritinghabit! #rainbow @swildmansf.bsky.social

I may have missed Treasure Hunt’s third birthday last week, but I had fun today setting up a real life treasure hunt for grandkids. illo. Estefania Razo @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social

We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Camel Library: A True Story from Pakistan by Marzieh Abbas, illo. Anain Shaikh @marziehabbas.bsky.social #librarians #teachers

We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is Trapped in the Tar Pit by Jessica Stremer, illustrated by Alexander Vidal @jstremer.bsky.social #librarians #teachers

We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Power of Your Name by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Olivia Sua @jyotigopal.bsky.social #librarians #teachers

We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Festival of Lights by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm #librarians #teachers

While a departure from my usual writing, I'm happy to report that my debut crossword puzzle (co-authored with my son Ben Wildman-Tobriner) appears in today's LA Times. Here's a link, in case you like puzzles, too. www.latimes.com/games/daily-...

We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is When Santa Wrote Back by Nathan Christopher, illustrated by Pablo Pino #librarians #teachers

We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The World Entire by Elizabeth Brown, illustrated by Melissa Castrillón @ebrownbooks.bsky.social #librarians #teachers