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⭐️ So you want to write a board book? Come join these award-winning authors for a live class + recording + giveaway! 🎉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @writeloudly.bsky.social @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social

Caffeine for @newenglandscbwi.bsky.social conference! In meantime, check out my 2 upcoming #webinars! FREE 1 #YA #Thriller w @miasiegert.bsky.social & editor Mallory Kass. AND 2 #writing #boardbooks $29 w @aventurasenesl.bsky.social @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social & Andrea Campos LINK: serarivers.com

📚Are you interested in writing &/or illustrating children's books? Are you a children's book lover? Here are some podcasts about and for kidlit creators that I like to listen to! What are some of your favs? #kidlit #booksforkids #childrensbooks #amwriting #authorlife #podcast #writerscommunity

Listen to These 19 Audiobooks in Honor of Southwest Asian and North African Heritage Month www.slj.com/story/listen...

Hey @menapitch.bsky.social participants (& any other aspiring SWANA writers)! I’d love to start a Discord where all of us can chat, talk about our projects, peer review, etc. If you’re interested, interact w/this post! It would be awesome to have a hub where we can all support eachother☺️ #menapit

Writers are you ready for the next pitch event? #MENApit is almost here! Here are the basics:

I am one of the concerned Jewish writers! We were—and remain—concerned that the Jewish Book Council's apparent bias toward centering Israeli & Zionist voices is not only exclusionary but harmful. Thanks to @temim.bsky.social & @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social for organizing. lithub.com/an-open-lett...

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 Hope everyone who celebrates has a happy Eid. #booksky @faridazaman.bsky.social @zainabzk.bsky.social @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social

With Ramadan ending this week, it's the perfect time to pick up THE NIGHT BEFORE EID! And if you haven't already, be sure to find @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social and Rashin Kheiriyeh's latest picture book, RAMADAN FOR EVERYONE, on shelves now. #RamadanReads

Loving these Ramadan picture books by @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social, Rashin Kheiriyeh, @nadinepresley.bsky.social, & @asmaenayeh.bsky.social! More Book Joy to find through your favorite indie bookstore or library!😍📚💗🎉🌟 #KidLit #Ramadan #BookJoy

THE ARABIC QUILT, AN IMMIGRANT STORY ✍🏻 Aya Khalil @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social 🎨 Anait Semirdzhyan 2020, Tilubury House a move: Egypt to 🇺🇸 teasing a quilt 🧵 a poem 📝 a school project 🥰 #immigration #bullied #inclusion #classroom #art #PB

My fellow author friend @nadinepresley.bsky.social and I were on @npr.org yesterday talking about our new Ramadan picture books! Check it out here: www.npr.org/2026/02/18/n...

OUR 2026 SCHOLARSHIP WINDOW IS NOW OPEN! Boyds Mills offers scholarships each year thanks to the generous support of our community! Apply now! 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 January 22 – February 9 Click the link in our bio for all the details!

Happy publication day to RAMADAN FOR EVERYONE: A MUSLIM COMMUNITY STORY by @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social! #TeamTriada #BookSky www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/aya-k...

Icymi, when writers organize, they win. As Writers Against the War on Gaza lifts its PEN America boycott, it looks back at the power of collective pressure, and looks ahead toward the work to come. lithub.com/the-boycott-... writersagainstthewarongaza.com/statements/p...

My author copies are here!!! Out january 27th www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/aya-k...

Hi all I am raising funds for a good friend of mine who is going through a very difficult time. If you can donate any amount, I would be forever grateful. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

We got another fantastic trade review! Thank you Booklist. Releases January 27th, 2026 but you can preorder now or request from your library. Please consider preordering from your local independent book stores. For more information: www.ayakhalil.com/ramadan-for-...

Hard to believe Ramadan for Everyone, my tenth book, comes out in just two months! And Ramadan is in less than 100 days! To celebrate its release, I’m offering 30 minutes of a free read aloud of Ramadan for Everyone + q&a to local classrooms/school libraries + virtual sessions if you’re not local!

38 and feeling great. 🎂

‘They didn’t even read the book’: How children’s authors are being canceled over Palestine | Books | The Guardian share.google/R52hQ3vYoUvh...

Me and my friend Erin put together a fun story time and yoga session at our public library the other day. It was actually my first time reading my Hello, Body! books out loud to little ones and they seemed to enjoy it. @barefootbooks.bsky.social @toledolibrary.bsky.social

My reported story about the mental health impacts of book bans has been archived since Verywell Mind reneged on their 2020 Anti-Racism Pledge, but insights from @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social and @becalzada.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social still remain valid! 📚 web.archive.org/web/20231218...

Tomorrow! Post description: Yoga and story time by yoga teacher Erin, a white woman doing a yoga pose at the library and Aya, an author wearing hijab standing in front of a bookshelf with her books. Monday Oct 6 at sylvania branch library at 10:15 am!

We got our first trade review for our picture book, Ramadan for Everyone and it’s a glowing review from Kirkus! Read here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Excited to do a story time and yoga with my friend Erin at the Toledo Library next month. Check it out if you’re in the area!

Four months until Ramadan for Everyone comes out! Read about why I wrote it here Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh Published by Little, Brown www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/aya-k...

The We The People Summer Fundraiser has started and I’ve got 3 items up for grabs! I’m offering two 30 min. AMA sessions & a 50-page critique for a MG, YA, or adult fiction manuscript. Be sure to check out and bid on all the amazing items available! www.32auctions.com/WeThePeopleS...

Our picture book, Ramadan for Everyone, comes out in five months! Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. You can preorder from wherever books are sold or request it from your library. Link here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ramadan-fo...

Happy Book Birthday to THE ZOMBEES, written by @justincolonbooks.bsky.social, illustrated by @kalyquarles.bsky.social--a picture book dream team! Don't miss this funny, adorable picture book with a fun unexpected twist and lots of heart at a bookstore near you! Congratulations, Justin and Kaly!

“babies can do a lot with their faces. Color photographs showcase a variety of little ones & their caregivers” in ¡Hola, cara! Hello, Face! by @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social translated to Spanish by Maria A. Pérez in a #bilingual #boardbook from @barefootbooks.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/review...

Educators, you have to resist AI. That includes LLMs for "research" as well as AI classroom assistants. Advocate for admin to spend that money on your classrooms, not by handing it over to some weird tech bro who wants to buy another yacht.

I'm looking for Canadian book reviewers, bloggers, educators or influencers for Simon & Schuster Canada to send review materials for THE PINK PAJAMAS. If you're interested, please leave a comment or send me a DM! #kidlit #canlit #bookstagram #books

Love to see Our World: Egypt part of this wonderful list: www.babygaga.com/best-multicu... @barefootbooks.bsky.social

📚There's a few weeks left to enter your picture book manuscript to our New Voices Award writing contest (deadline 6/30/25)! We're looking for unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time! 💻Learn more: bit.ly/EnterNewVoices

Picked up Jasmine Warga from the airport and we went to Dearborn for dinner and dessert. She was visiting my kids’ school for a school author visit and it was awesome!

I'm thrilled to share that my debut picture book, WHAT IS A TUPI?, will be on shelves in winter 2028! A heartfelt thank you to my amazing agent, Lilly Ghahremani and @metahatem.bsky.social! #PictureBook #KidLit #DebutAuthor #MuslimAmericanVoices #BengaliStories #DiverseBooks #ComingSoon

Happy Book Birthday to this labor of love by @nadinepresley.bsky.social and myself! We had an amazing team working to bring Nadine’s vision to life in the most authentic possible way @harpercollins.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social

The Conscious Kid did our cover reveal for #Ramadanforeveryone! Releases Jan 27 from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social & illus. by Rashin Kheiriyeh. It’s filled with joy, love & community. Thank you @btaylorbooks.bsky.social! Preorder a signed copy or learn more here: www.ayakhalil.com/ramadan-for-...

My kids’ school librarian & I are picking up Jasmine Warga from the airport in a few weeks for their school author visit. You better believe I got my car professionally detailed. I was emptying out my car and there’s glitter all over in the back seat amongst other things. 😆🫣

My kids told my mom I made them bagel bites for dinner and now she’s dropped off home-cooked Egyptian dinners two nights in a row 😆

It's time for summer reading and our list is as fun, engaging, diverse and inclusive as ever. #WeAreKidlit @annewynter.bsky.social @sumanaseeboruth.bsky.social @aventurasenesl.bsky.social @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/6-ador...

An Earth Day inspired #MSWL: I would LOVE a book with a beekeeper main character and/or a book about bees 🐝 Fun fact I have a certification in beekeeping and intend to keep bees at some point...!

Wanna come #askkidlit? Because I'd love to answer some pressing publishing questions. If you'd like to message via chat instead to keep it private, just let me know.

Yes I will talk about it soon. I mean I wrote a whole book based on true censorship events, so of course I’ll talk about how I’ve been censored.

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan. mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...

THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED by @omarabedwrites.bsky.social & @metahatem.bsky.social is the Elementary level selection @neatoday.bsky.social's April #ReadAcrossAmerica! Find out more get ideas on how to bring this hilarious read aloud into your class or library! #EduSky

Imagine being invited to speak about your book about censorship & book banning but then asked not to mention Palestine.