This week, we learned 21 states are eager to dismantle your First Amendment Rights. It should be bigger news. Here's the story, and here's what you can be doing about it. These are YOUR RIGHTS that the states want to steal from you. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

A huge part of the book-banning project aims to make work that provides a public good feel impossible and unsafe! It targets authors, absolutely, but it’s also trying to add unreasonable administrative burdens to the work of teachers and librarians.

Does anyone know of any literacy orgs that do intersectional work beyond book access to address literacy factors like poverty? A lot of these orgs do great book access work but seem to stop short of the intersectional work with addressing/acknowledging societal factors like poverty. #EduSky

This book is hilarious and smart and hilarious and poignant and did i mention hilarious and you all should buy it and read it and tell all your friends to do the same.

Is . . . is this what hope feels like? Let’s gooooo! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Taking a pause from the doomscrolling to appreciate how rad this is.

The bees from My Girl have endorsed Cuomo

Mamdani, Lander: This city rules. We think we'd do a good job running it. We'd like your vote. Cuomo: From Yonkers to Mineola, New York is the place I call home. Here's a rapist I'm friends with who used to be in office 25 yrs ago. As an Italian I think it's natural to be suspicious of the swarthy

Getting ready for ALA Annual conference? Check out our ALA Newspaper to get everything you need to know for the show: author signings, staff picks for galleys, fun games, and more! #ALAAC25 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #TLsky Download and explore at penguinschoollibrary.com/ALACognotes25

Today and every day, Trans Kids Are Our Kids. Discover books that center trans stories and voices that we are proud to publish (link below). Every reader deserves to see themselves in a book. 📚 penguinschoollibrary.com/TransBooklist

Thank you to @gqmagazine.bsky.social for enlisting me to figure out why dads watch tv while standing up! (And thank you to everyone who offered their insights!)

Excited to share the cover for MAIN STREET: A COMMUNITY STORY ABOUT REDLINING. A girl learns how the U.S. history of redlining has affected her neighborhood in this intergenerational picture book about racism, community action, and resilience. #EduSky 📚 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775818...

It’s the last day of AAPI month ♥️

We're now 8 points away from sending Andrew Cuomo back to the suburbs.

Dr. Carla Hayden will always be our Librarian of Congress ❤️‍🩹 1st woman, 1st African American Librarian of Congress. Your presence is a blessing to libraries. We love you! ✨ Thank you for your service 💜 apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef

Bullshit. Dr. Hayden is brilliant and has done so much in her role. This is part of the dismantling of public services and dedicated public service workers. Thank you Dr Hayden for everything.

Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races. And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards. I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.

Today marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. At @theverge.com, we confronted the legacies and misconceptions of the anniversary on the Vietnamese diaspora in five stories in a series called American War.

For the NYT Magazine, I wrote about how my father interviewed his siblings about leaving Vietnam, which was a bit like listening to a poorly produced podcast about your family history

🚨🚨🚨 Texas book-lovers and library supporters! We need your help. Make 1 phone call. Send 2 emails. The time to stop HB 3225 & SB 412 is now.

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It's Patriots Day, so happy Here Comes The Pizz-er to all who observe. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

in my capacity as bluesky's official archivist of boston hooliganism, i uploaded the hallowed broadcast earlier bsky.app/profile/leas...

Publishing always has room for a LOT of improvement but I can name a ton of books that boys love (and some with girl MCs) so maybe the issue is how the industry, including gatekeepers, talk about which books are suggested/good for boys (or any reader) and how that mirrors some societal issues?

This episode is as good if not better than what everyone is saying. Absolute must-listen.

This episode is phenomenal. Must-listen.

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Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! Thank you to all the librarians and library workers out there. Use this week to get active in the library in your community: check out a book, go to a program, and/or attend a library board meeting. #BookSky

Today and every day, Trans Kids Are Our Kids. Every reader deserves to see themselves in a book. #BookSky #EduSky #TransDayofVisibility Discover books that center trans stories and voices: penguinschoollibrary.com/TransBooklist

How can you not be romantic about baseball? defector.com/willson-cont...

I feel like this is the exact center of the Venn diagram for a Distraction pod mailbag Qs (would you eat ___?) and @davidjroth.bsky.social baseball news. Regardless, I need @defector.bsky.social content about it.

Sexy people simply Don’t Rank Eric or Andrew for Mayor

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS is a #1 New York Times bestseller! THANK YOU to everyone who has read this little book and responded to it so generously. It's been a long time since a book about TB topped bestseller lists, and I'm so grateful to know more people are learning about this needless scourge.

Legendary historical fiction author Avi reviewed Rebellion 1776 for The New York Times! I am grateful and gobsmacked. 🥰 Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/b... @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkidsuk.bsky.social

Rebellion 1776 comes out on April 1st! Order your copy today!

"The world will tell you not to be outraged, love. They will tell you to sit quietly, be kind. Be a lady. And when they do? Be Judith instead." #EduSky #BookSky @joymccullough.bsky.social

My novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club and 9 more books are under review for a statewide ban in South Carolina. There will be a hearing tomorrow 3/13. I'm not optimistic that LNATTC will survive this challenge, but it's still possible. Context here: www.malindalo.com/blog/2025/3/...

Excited to announce year 2 of the Welcoming Schools Training: Let Kids Read Training Grant. Penguin Young Readers & Random House Children's Books are sponsoring school trainings from @hrc.org's Welcoming Schools program for 5 Title 1 schools! Find out more & enter here: forms.gle/j7jPDZFgB46Y...

I am obsessed with this guide that is all about how to use rom coms in the classroom!!!!!!! (And chuffed as hell that they included PAYAL MEHTA’S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT)

Loved working in this guide with @juliaerin80.bsky.social! If you teach middle or high school, def check this out.

#BlackHistoryMonth may be over but these books about Black history, joy, and excellence should be shared all year long! #EduSky #BookSky 📚 Explore the interactive booklist: penguinschoollibrary.com/BlackVoicesB...

Pumped to go to #SXSWEDU for the first time. LMK if you’re going or if you have recs for/about the conference.

Ooh buddy do I have a site for you Runwithskizzers.neocities.org

Educators, bring this brilliant and page-turning book into your classroom with this awesome ed guide! ⬇️

It's the start of #BlackHistoryMonth! Share these stories by and about Black joy, excellence, and history in your class or library! #EduSky #BookSky Download the booklist: penguinschoollibrary.com/BlackVoicesB...

What better way to start the week than with the Youth Media Awards! Find out more about these Newbery, Caldecott, and other award winning books for young readers! Explore the booklist: penguinschoollibrary.com/2025PenguinY...

This book is rad and everyone should preorder it, ask your library for it, share it, etc. Dont take my word for it, ask @rickriordan.bsky.social!

"A loud reminder that it’s not buying personal copies of banned books nor distributing banned books via buses or vans or even Little Free Libraries which will solve the problem . . . It’s showing up to board meetings, showing up at the polls, and using your voice to loudly push back."