Got my flu shot!

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Unfortunately, I'm too busy to chat with Liam.

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Two good books, a bear, and coffee. Read Charlie Donlea's Those Empty Eyes first and liked it so much, I gobbled up another of his books, The Girl Who Was Taken. What are you reading these days? #Mystery #Thriller #AudioBook #libbyapp #booksbooksbooks #Reading #charliedonlea

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Diner with a jukebox. Which one song would you pick? #Diner #Jukebox #Breakfast #Music

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Loved @karinayanglaser.bsky.social's new book so much that I blurbed it! It's been gathering lots of well-deserved stars -- congrats Karina!!! #KidLit #booksbooksbooks #MiddleGrade #karinayanglaser @allidabooks.bsky.social

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Oh, hello #SeesChocolates #sees #chocolates #mine

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Feeling much much better! So good that I voted today (I am no longer contagious) and bumped into @mikecurato.bsky.social at the polling place. Later, celebrated voting with an iced coffee. 🧋 #Voting #Vote #coffee #icedcoffee

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

LOOK WHAT MY PENPAL #AmyTimberlake SENT ME! Yes, it's Rock, Paper, Incisors her new Skunk and Badger book, illustrated by @jonklassen.bsky.social! It comes out on October 14th but I GET TO READ IT EARLY!!!! HOORAY!!!!! #KidLit #Books #SkunkandBadger @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Happy that Adolescence won so many awards. Such a great series, though it was hard to watch at times. I've never seen The Studio, but will give it a try since it cleaned up at the Emmys.

Authors, do you come up with your titles before or after you've written the books? #Writing #authors #BookTitles #KidLit

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Seen on my walk. (Feeling much better. Sleep and antibiotics are my friends!)

I've been drinking so much water to help get rid of my acute pansinistussomethingorother that I feel washed out. #Sinus #water #antibiotics

Congrats to the #NationalBookAwards Longlist authors!!! #booksbooksbooks #NBA #fiction @nationalbook.bsky.social

Covid is gone! I am still sick! Apparently, I got some acute something or other having to do with sinuses and whatnot that was caused by the Covid hanging around. Now on antibiotics. #Covid #Sick #antibiotics

Absolutely loved @traviskennedy.bsky.social's Whyte Python World Tour. It's like if Spinal Tap got caught up in the Cold War and the CIA sent them to ensure world peace. Is there a book you've loved recently? #Reading #booksbooksbooks #Satire #metalmusic

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Some turkey was roaming around my neighborhood. #DailyWalk #Neighbor #Turkey

Hooray and congrats to all the National Book Awards Longlist Authors for Young People's Literature!!!! www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa... @nationalbook.bsky.social

Felt well enough to go outside. Seen on my walk!

Life is a bowl of cherries and a bear.

In case you need some cuteness.

Coffee and gingersnap cookies.

The two things I've realized about Covid is: 1) Brain Fog is real 2)

Loved this.

A bright spot in my Covid-induced haze . . . The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum is on the NY Times Bestseller list again, squeaking in at #10! @dansantat.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Bestseller #Misfits #KidLit #booksbooksbooks

Back from Dublin and tested positive for Covid. Um, do I have the Oasis variant? #covid #oasis #Dublin

Look what we brought home from Ireland! #covid_19

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

This!!!

Seen on my walk. #DailyWalk

Happy September! We are so excited to be starting our third school year as well as the official launch of our High School program. This month: Elementary: Kevin Henkes, Ben Clanton, @lisayee.bsky.social Middle School: @torreymaldonado.bsky.social High School: @mattdelapena.bsky.social

Back from Ireland! On the plane, listened to a hilarious novel set in Scotland. Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie is about an actress who gets a one-star review and the revenge she takes on the critic. You reading anything good these days? #audiobook @libbyapp.com #Novel #booksbooksbooks

Mishmash of Ireland scenes

Oof and woohoo!!! Thank you Virginia Reads for naming The Misfits - A Royal Conundrum as your chapter book winner!!! @dansantat.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @vaasl.bsky.social #kidlit #misfits