Awesome mglit book and my first of the new schoolyear #gretaeverafter @melissadassori.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social thank you for sharing with #bookallies

Happy Book Birthday to MG Coast-to-Coast author @melissadassori.bsky.social! Her second book, GRETA EVER AFTER, is out today!! #kidlit #mglit

Happy book birthday to @melissadassori.bsky.social and GRETA EVER AFTER! This coming-of-age story explores the blurred line between fact and fiction as Greta realizes the key to being a great reporter—and a great friend—is striving for truth, not perfection.

We're so excited for @melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER to be out in the world tomorrow! This one's for the aspiring young journalists who wish their lives were a little more magic, or anyone who loves a "relatable coming-of-age story interwoven with dark fairy-tale elements" (Kirkus).

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...

Illustrators, check this out! @christiemegill.bsky.social is lovely.

To book creators, bloggers, publishers, educators, others who talk about books: I've compiled a list of tips for talking abt books on Bluesky: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bo... Thanks to all who contributed via my Community Poll thread (link in resource)! #KidLit #BookSky #EduSky

How did I manage to use “kind of” 3 times on one page? #amdrafting

Hope you’ll check out my interview with LBYR Associate Art Director Jenny Kimura about illustrated middle grade novels. @lbschool.bsky.social @unteragency.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

Calling teachers, librarians, booksellers, reviewers & book club facilitators! I've got 2 ARCs of GRETA EVER AFTER for anyone who’d consider it for kids you work with or a review. Comment for a chance to win. Ends Sun, U.S./Can only. #BookAllies #KidLitExchange #LitReviewCrew #BookExcursion

I have two paper ARCs of my next middle grade, GRETA EVER AFTER, a JLG Gold Standard pick. Would #BookAllies or #LitReviewCrew like a copy? DM me if so and I’ll send one your way.

@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER comes out in just a few weeks! Get to know this delightful, magical middle grade in @teachingbooks.bsky.social's Meet-the-Author recording: school.teachingbooks.net/book_reading...

#Mglit #bookreview THE BLOSSOMING SUMMER is at YABC! yabookscentral.com/middle-grade... #summer #Anishinaabe #WorldWarII #Passingaswhite #family #identity #familysecret #heartfelt

Entertained myself in the car today listening to this good discussion of the gap in books for 12-15 year olds. #youngteenlit

Before my new book is out next month, check out my first, JR Silver Writes Her World. Buy a copy, tell me via my website where you got it and what address to use (US only, while supplies last), and I’ll send a bookmark and bookplate. #teachers, happy to send multiples to a school. #giveaway #mglit

My kind of weekend read: He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b...

Congrats to @melissadassori.bsky.social on a fabulous @slj.com review! "A fun fairy-tale mash-up with dark undertones, the story will resonate with many tweens navigating school and friend woes."

If this angle catches your kids’ eye, check out my next #middlegrade book, GRETA EVER AFTER, which has its own storyline of journalistic misdeeds! #teachers Superman’s Other Secret Weakness? Journalism Ethics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/a... @lbschool.bsky.social @unteragency.bsky.social

A lovely blurb from the wonderful Kate Albus for GRETA EVER AFTER, coming 8.19. This is a great week to support your favorite bookstore and preorder a copy. #teachers and #librarians, reach out for visits next year. @lbschool.bsky.social

Perfect indeed!

A happy story to start the week. Rescuing a Lost Baby Loon in Squam Lake indepthnh.org/2025/07/06/r...

Have a movie fan looking for a book? Check out GRETA EVER AFTER (8.19.25). Preorders are so helpful to authors! Links in my bio if you are inclined to add to your collection, or ask your library to order a copy. #middlegrade #mglit #booksky

Thrilled to receive a wonderful review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social for GRETA EVER AFTER! #teachers and #librarians, hope you will check it out for your middle grade readers. #middlegrade #mglit

Driving to the transfer station just now in a spot where there aren’t normally speed traps but 2 oncoming cars flashed their lights. Kept an eye out for a hidden car only to discover that the warning was, instead, for a turtle crossing the road.

So great to see GRETA EVER AFTER among all these great books.

For #mglit readers, don’t forget about the backlist. This book is a total gem.

One of my favorite reads last year.

Reminder to go enter this #middlegrade #giveaway for GRETA EVER over on Goodreads.

@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER has been named a #JuniorLibraryGuild selection. Congratulations, Melissa! #MiddleGrade #MG #fantasy

For Nerdy Book Club, I wrote a Top Ten list of Middle Grade Novels with a Hint of Magic. #MGLit #MiddleGrade nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/category/top...

Check out the Goodreads #giveaway for GRETA EVER AFTER, my next middle grade coming-of-age story with a magical twist thanks to @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #MGLit #KidLit www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Thrilled to report that GRETA EVER AFTER is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, coming August 19.

Author @melissadassori.bsky.social shares two of her favorite #MGLit books by Jewish authors featuring Jewish characters to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month! HONEY and ME by Meira Drazin WHERE YOU'VE GOT TO BE by Caroline Gertler #jewishamericanheritagemonth #kidlit #EduSky #TLsky

Worth signing up to be notified when the library gets a book you want to read. Thrilled to see the New York Public Library now has copies of @barbaradee.bsky.social’s latest and can’t wait to read.

Join me and others in protecting the #FreedomtoRead. Free reading event! Friday, May 9 from 10 AM to 3 PM ET Listen and take action in your community to protect kids' access to books. Register: Morning: crowdcast.io/c/z2e4i7i652g1 Afternoon: crowdcast.io/c/ky2m562xhkso @authorsabb.bsky.social

Still a thrill to arrive at a library and see my book randomly face-out on the shelves.

400+ signatures and counting! Authors, illustrators, librarians, booksellers, lit agents, industry professionals—will you add your name?

Pre-order GRETA EVER AFTER between today and 4/26 from an independent bookstore and I’ll send you a bookmark while supplies last! Send me your name, U.S. mailing address, and the name of the store where you bought your copy via my website. #indiebookstoreday

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is on April 26th! We’re very fortunate in this country to have absolutely amazing indies and if you’re looking for some local Canadian businesses to show some love, we’ve got suggestions! We can't name every shop, but here are some we'd love to give a shout-out to.

I loved watching these April reenactmens as a kid in MA.

#Teachers & #Librarians, I'm offering a free "First Chapter Free-Day" on Friday, April 25th at 12:30 PM EST as part of @mgcoast2coast.bsky.social 's commitment to bring author visits to schools. So if you wanna hear some of THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER... sign up at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I haven’t woken up in the dark wanting to write in months, but today it’s finally happened. Heading offline and off to write, and feeling relieved. Wish me luck.

Looking for inspiring middle grade novels to celebrate Earth Day? Here are four great books I recommend. #teachers #mglit #librarians

We are joining 20 other Boston area indie book stores in celebrating Indie Bookstore Day on Sat. 4/26 with the Metro Boston Indie Bookstore Crawl! Visit as many of the stores as you can for the chance to win prizes on 4/26! Learn more & see participating stores here: buff.ly/edFAx7I

For NetGalley users out there looking for your next middle grade story, you can now request an advance copy of GRETA EVER AFTER. Please do! #educators #librarians #MGLit #advancereadercopies

New Hampshire is moving forward with new state laws that will make banning books easier. The bill already passed in the NH House and is now moving to the NH Senate. NH residents: you can speak out against this (see AABB post 👇) newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/01/r...

Another review from @lbschool.bsky.social Faculty Lounge for GRETA EVER AFTER. I hid the spoiler, but Joella is a fan of the BABY-SITTERS CLUB and was drawn to GRETA’s cover. #TLSky #LibSky #MGLit

DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question. bookriot.com/imls-gutted/

Love this post and list of suggested books. Adding one of mine, J.R. SILVER WRITES HER WORLD, which has a lot of scenes inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Fabulous and free opportunity for educators to introduce your middle grade readers to @bysonjathomas.bsky.social on Friday, March 21. #tlsky #edusky