As hard as we are fighting, book bans are having an impact on the books being written and published. To put this another way, a very small number of well-funded people who don't write books, don't teach books, don't work in libraries are trying to decide what books are available for everyone else
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉
This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!
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A pile of picture books by various authors and illustrators
I love library time! Here’s my haul of picture books for the week #12x12pb #publiclibrary #amreading #picturebooks #kidlit
For me, it’s revising. I’m an editor by trade, so it’s what I do all day long. When it comes to revising my own work, I get stuck!
I love ocean stories! Can’t wait to read it! (And the illustrations … at least on the cover, stunning!)
Ooh! I’ll have to check it out!
not to mention browsing for typical diseases brings little result / availability.
I’ll be working the booth on Friday! Come say hi!
Why would 🧊🧊 agents need to be part of security detail at the upcoming Olympics in Italy? That seems fishy … www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
12x12 Picture Book Challenge Badge. Cartoon image of a girl with black hair using a paint brush to make pictures.
New year, new writing goals! #12x12pb #amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity
PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
Coffee by morning, tea by night. Hot steamy lemon honey water when huddled under a cozy blanket with a good book!
Was it authorized by congress? No? Congress members remember your duty as a ✔️ on executive! Do something. How about world leaders? Anyone out there think US admin is abusing powers and want to put a stop to it before it gets worse? 🦗🦗🦗🦗
I hope so. Seems like so far the rest of the world is like, “weeeelll, just this one time we’ll let it slide”
Decorative image, detail of cover. Link to submit ponderreview.submittable.com
We're starting our 10th year! Won't you join us?
Send us your best #fiction, #nonfiction, #poetry, #plays, #art, and #newmedia.
Reading 12/15-3/15. #callforsubmissions #submissioncall
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
Silhouetted pine trees against a burgundy pink sky
What’s up? The Aurora Borealis!! Grass Valley, CA
Today, I’ve been thinking about how words change over time, how sometimes people get into arguments because they’re using the same words but with different meanings, and how power plays into all of this. Jen I stumbled on this article! A great read! www.laprogressive.com/racism/diver...
Candles, coffee, and an oversized sweater
It’s #BannedBooksWeek! What are you doing to fight censorship this week?
If you aren’t sure, here’s a list of ideas to help get you started: bannedbooksweek.org/wp-content/u...
What an absolutely phenomenal day!
So excited to be here today!
Up for a rhyming challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Rhyming Story Challenge on September 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/rhyme
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
I'll spend some extra time in my public library's "Banned Books" section!
A collection of KidLit books. Titles include: _My Lucky Day_ by Keiko Kasza, _Petra_ by Marianna Coppo, _Maybe_ by Kobi Yamada, _Make Way for Ducklings_ by Robert McCloskey, _Nightsong_ by Ari Berk, _The Girl Who Drank the Moon_ by Kelly Barnhill, and _Meet Yasmin_ by Saadia Faruqi
What have you been reading this #ChildrensBookWeek? I revisited some of my favs. and I'm off to my local Public Library today to discover something new!
The administration is now deporting US citizens. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Purple house finch?
