I had the pleasure of interviewing Australian #kidlit author/artist/comedian ANH DO for the @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social. Anh's second installment in the WOLF GIRL series is out now from @harperkids.bsky.social! #NewReleases #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

We're celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out the blog to learn more about Jasmine Paulino and Diana Lopez as we talk books, inspiration and so much more. fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi... #mgreads #middlegrade #authorinterviews

A special treat on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog: an interview with the Magic Treehouse creator, MARY POPE OSBORNE! Plus a bonus conversation w/ graphic illustrator Jomike Tejido #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/magic-tree-h...

Shiny new MG releases for September, curated by @pbailey.bsky.social, on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social! #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/september-ne...

Don't miss my interview with MG author @melissadassori.bsky.social on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog! Melissa's latest #middlegrade novel, GRETA EVER AFTER releases tomorrow, August 19, from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi...

Happy book birthday to @bevtwomey.bsky.social! 📘🎉📕🎉📗🎉📙 WHAT THE SEA BRINGS is out today from @snowywingspublishing.com! #kidlit #middlegrade #newreleases

It's party time! I'm teaming up with @booksbyintisar.bsky.social to co-launch our latest books from @snowywingspublishing.com Come see us at Half Price Books in Mason OH on Sunday, 8/24 at 5pm! There will be snacks, an indie author chat, books to buy, and a signing afterwards!

The sea never forgets 🌊 What the Sea Brings by Beverly Twomey launches TOMORROW! Join Lynnette as she uncovers long-buried secrets beneath the waves. #WhatTheSeaBrings #YAfantasy #BookLaunch #SnowyWingsPub #SnowyWingsBooks

Thanks so much for the interview @melissaroske.bsky.social ! @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social

Check out this awesome interview by @melissaroske.bsky.social of @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog with Dylan Thuras and me about our new book coming out on August 12th! @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Don't miss my interview w/ @jenswanbooks.bsky.social & Dylan Thuras, authors of the forthcoming #STEM MG, THE ATLAS OBSCURA EXPLORERS GUIDE TO INVENTING THE WORLD. Out 8/12 from @workmanpub.bsky.social. @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #middlegrade #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/getting-inve...

Love this interview with debut middle-grade author Barbara Carroll Roberts by @landrajennings.bsky.social on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social. Plus a #giveaway of an ARC of Barbara's forthcoming MG, he Metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter. fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl... #kidlit #middlegrade

Don't miss my interview with the one and only REBECCA STEAD! Her modern-day MG classic, When You Reach Me, just turned 16 and is celebrating with a gorgeous new cover! @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #kidlt #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/when-you-rea...

Don’t miss my interview with author/illustrator Katie Kirby, the mega-bestselling creator of The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks! #kidlit #middlegrade #newreleases fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...

NEW MG Releases for July on today’s @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #kidlit #newreleases fromthemixedupfiles.com/new-releases...

Writers! You've received an offer of representation from a literary agent. YAY!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Now what...? Great advice from @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social on what to do next on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social. #kidlit #amwriting #querytip #publishing fromthemixedupfiles.com/youve-receiv...

Middle-grade books for summer, curated by @halliechriswrites.bsky.social, on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social fromthemixedupfiles.com/cozy-middle-... #kidlit #middlegrade #summerreading

I keep forgetting to post here (oops). To make up for it, here’s a picture of last night’s sunset. (I know a cute-puppy pic would be preferable, but I don’t have a dog. 😂)

Shining in the @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social Author Spotlight today… Yours truly! 😀 Get the scoop on my writing process, inspiration, and all about my debut MG novel, Kat Greene Comes Clean! #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/kat-greene-c...

NEW MG releases for June! @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #kidlit #NewReleases fromthemixedupfiles.com/june-new-rel...

In this crazy world, it’s the small things that make me happy. Like knowing there’s an edit function on my text messages. 😀#smallwins

Growing as a writer—and the power of community—on today’s @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #kidlit #writingcommunity fromthemixedupfiles.com/growing-as-a...

Sharing my recent @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social EDITOR interview with Kristin Gilson, Aladdin Editorial Director whose books include ALONE / AWAY by NYT bestselling mg author @meganefreeman.bsky.social 📚

Bug juice, anyone? Love this list of summer camp books curated by @landrajennings.bsky.social on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog. #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/summer-camp-...

What a pleasure it was to see @judyblume.bsky.social in conversation with Zibby Owens tonight at NYC’s Temple Emanu-el!! #kidlit

Commemorating National Foster Care Month on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social, w/ a carefully curated selection of MG books, including two of my favorites: EXTRAORDINARY BIRDS by Sandy Stark-McGinnis & GIVE AND TAKE by @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/may-is-natio...

Shiny NEW MG releases for May, curated by @pbailey.bsky.social #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/may-new-rele...

MG writers and agents! Don't miss this @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social interview with Aladdin editorial director, Kristin Gilson #middlegrade #kidlit #publishing fromthemixedupfiles.com/editor-spotl...

Also: protecting public media can begin with a few clicks. Here's how to send a message to lawmakers to oppose the rescissions package the White House is planning to propose. protectmypublicmedia.org?nypr_member=...

Public media is under attack, but there are ways to protect it. Here's a start: protectmypublicmedia.org/join/?utm_so...

Whitman did a lovely job on my shared Jewish MG anthology COMING OF AGE: 13 B’Nai Mitzvah Stories, and it saddens me that risk-taking publishers such as this one will become a thing of the past. RIP, Albert Whitman. You will be missed. #kidlit #middlegrade #publishing

On today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog, @lisalschmid.bsky.social chats with novelist @karenbmccoy.bsky.social about her MG debut, The Etiquette of Voles. It's out June 10 from Artemesia Publishing #kidlit #newrelease #publishing fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi...

Happy book birthday to @naomimilliner.bsky.social! Naomi's contemporary MG, THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS, about the importance of family, friendship, and the power of healing and forgiveness, is out TODAY from Quill Tree Books. Extra points for Jewish rep! #kidlit #NewRelease

Don't miss my interview with #kidlit author @naomimilliner.bsky.social on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social! Naomi's latest MG novel, THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS, is out tomorrow from Quill Tree Books! #NewRelease fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi...

NEW MG releases on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social, including @naomimilliner.bsky.social's THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS. (Watch for my interview with Naomi on 4/7!) #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/its-raining-...

Thank you so much @melissaroske.bsky.social for sharing FIRST TO FIND in this great little library in NYC!!📚 #mg #mglit #kidlit #geocaching #americanriver #americanriverparkway #firsttofind #lfl #littlefreelibrary #NYC #caedmonschool

One of my prized possessions: an autographed promotional leaflet I received from a Judy Blume book-signing event, circa 1974, at the now-defunct Eeyore’s bookstore in NYC. #kidlit #JudyRules

I’ve always maintained that skipping is a good workout! 😀 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...

Grateful to superstar mayor and educator Risa Clay for raising awareness about spasmodic dysphonia! newjersey.news12.com/the-voice-th...

Many authors, myself included, were shocked and angered to discover that our work has been pirated for AI training purposes. If you haven’t checked out the following info from the Authors Guild, it’s not too late to take action. authorsguild.org/news/meta-li... #writingcommunity #kidlit

Great interview with MG author Cindy Jensen-Elliott by @jenswanbooks.bsky.social on today’s @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog. #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi...

The buzz is… Anne Meredith’s compulsively spicy debut novel, JADED—billed as Donna Tartt meets E.L James—is going to be HUGE! #newReleases www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Five questions for assistant editor at Godwin Books/Henry Holt Kortney Nash on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social! Plus Kortney's #MSWL #kidlit #writingcommunity fromthemixedupfiles.com/five-questio...

TWO great @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social authors (@rosanneparry.bsky.social & @sydneydunlap.bsky.social). ONE great interview! Plus a #giveaway of Rosanne Parry's latest MG novel, A WOLF CALLED FIRE. #kidlit #NewReleases fromthemixedupfiles.com/78713-2/

Reading an ARC of @naomimilliner.bsky.social's forthcoming MG, THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS, and am loving the voice, the story, the setting... okay, EVERYTHING. It's out from Quill Tree Books on April 8! #kidlit #MiddleGrade

New MG releases for March! #kidlit

My post is up on the Mixed-Up Files...of Middle-Grade Authors site: How to Find a Great Agent. 🌟Ways to Research Agents 🌟Tips 🌟Writing Awesome Queries I love having @joycekay.bsky.social as my agent--and hope you'll have an awesome agent soon. 💖 fromthemixedupfiles.... #MG #kidlit

Looking for a great literary agent? @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social shares her best tips on how to find one, plus ways to polish your query to a high shine! (Pictured below: Mindy with our AMAZING agent @joycekay.bsky.social!) #kidlit #writingcommunity fromthemixedupfiles.com/how-to-find-...

Don’t miss this fun and informative interview with #kidlit author Emma Otheguy by @jenkraar.bsky.social on today’s @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog! fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-inter...

Don’t miss @melissaroske.bsky.social’s interview with fellow MUF member @sydneydunlap.bsky.social on today’s blog. Sydney’s latest MG, RACING THE CLOUDS, is out now! #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/author-spotl...