Hi, everyone! I'm thrilled to share the cover of my new book, CALIFORNIA OR DUST. The beautiful artwork is by @loika.bsky.social, the artist who did the cover for LIGHT AND AIR.
To preorder a copy: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/814112...
To add on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
I am now open for queries until end of day March 6th, or until I receive 1,000 queries. I'm accepting Adult Fantasy, Adult Science Fiction, Adult Horror, and Adult Mystery as well as Young Adult Horror. Please only submit using this form: querytracker.net/query/Michel...
What a cutie pie! I love your pup's black head and white body - so handsome :)
I'm opening to Queries on March 2nd. More information here michellehauckwrites.com/about/
I appreciate Debbie calling this out, & I will say the advice “Work with what makes you weird” is only more salient in the age of AI. What is strange, what is tender, what is joyful, what is unique, what is real, what is most human about you? Write about that, because the robots sure can’t.
Excited to welcome Madelyn Knecht as associate literary agent!
She will be open to queries 2/16
Thinking of opening to queries soon. I just have to sort out which genres I want to see first.
Reminder for #kidlit folks that the wonderful KidLit Mega Feed exists here!
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Opening an #AskKidLit. What are your burning questions about publishing that are stopping you from taking your next steps? Let's try to make the murkiness a little clearer!
I loved that book as a child!
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
Trying to pay it back so I'll answer publishing, querying, and writing questions here Friday and Saturday. I might not answer immediately, but I will answer them all. #askagent #writingcommunity
Yum!
Writer’s Dilemma: What To Write Next writersinthestormblog.com/2025/12/what...
This blog post arrived in my email today at exactly the right time as I start brainstorming new story ideas...
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Being the First in Your Family to attend College Is Not a Deficit—It’s a Distinction www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... "It means learning how to do college while doing college—a dual curriculum that tests not only intellect but resilience, adaptability and faith." #edusky #firstgen #college
Interview with Ry Herman, Author of “This Princess Kills Monsters”
Interview with Ry Herman, Author of This Princess Kills Monsters Ry Herman, author of This Princess Kills Monsters, was so kind to provide insight about their book and fairytales through our discussion below, and I can't wait for…
Check out these awesome new books coming out this month!
Read all about them on the blog: fromthemixedupfiles.com/december-new...
#newreleases #mglit #mgreads #middlegrade
A cream-coloured square image with a thin glittery gold frame and a matching gold script font that says "Awards Eligibility". Underneath the title is a cover of Chalice of Caladriai and to the right of that is a list of awards for which is eligible to be nominated: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction, Hugo Award, Lodestar Award, Aurora Award.
Okay, so I've never done one of these before but my latest book just came out and is, apparently, eligible for all of these. So if you're able to nominate/vote and are looking for new reads, may I awkwardly suggest Chalice of Caladriai? 😊
#kidlitchat on Tuesday evenings, #kidlitartchat not sure what schedule but regular, I have a column on deck.blue that is Kidlit Community - can't remember how I came by it, and #yachat again, don't know the schedule.
I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com
Congratulations to the both of you!
Congratulations to the both of you! This is the kind of news I needed to see today!
Congratulations Fran! This is the kind of news I needed to see today :) I am very happy for you!
Congratulations Fran!!!!! I am so excited to see your book news 😍 I can't wait to preorder your book baby :)
Congrats to Emma Bland Smith on The Fabulous Fannie Farmer being chosen for the Mathical prize for 8-10 year olds!
A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
#BlueCrew - Quote of the Day
Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
