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Amitha Jagannath Knight

@amitha.bsky.social

Award-winning author and poet, identical twin, parent, MD (not practicing). Also: guitar, piano, bharatanatyam student. Boston area, MA, USA. Rep: @karisutherland.bsky.social www.amithaknight.com She/her

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Amitha Jagannath Knight@amitha.bsky.social · last wk.

Hello South Asian children's and YA writers and illustrators! I run a support video chat about every 2-3 months. I've just sent out an email to schedule our next video chat. Email me know if you'd like to join the list. My info is at the bottom, contact part of my website. www.amithaknight.com

Writer | Amitha Jagannath Knight, Children's Author | Boston

Website and blog for writer and children's author Amitha Jagannath Knight and her books.

amithaknight.com

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2w ago

Never ever apologize for getting someone's book from the library. A lot of them were written by authors who themselves first read a lot of other books in a library

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2w ago

Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.

Alom Shaha@alomshaha.bsky.social · 2w ago

You‘ve probably had French Toast, but my mum used to make a Bangladeshi version - bread fried with egg mixed with chopped onion, green chill, fresh coriander and a good pinch of salt:

Slice of bread covered in cooked egg with onions chill and fresh coriander leaves
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w ago

Thousands of protesters gathered in New Delhi to march to Parliament on Monday, demanding the resignation of India’s education minister after botched college entrance exams disrupted the lives of millions of students. nyti.ms/3RKR9pO

Amitha Jagannath Knight@amitha.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm one week late to this #kidlitchat topic but would love to see One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737976...

One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome: 9780823460625 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everything they have—in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black...

penguinrandomhouse.com

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 3w ago

TOPIC: What books, from board books to YA, have you read recently that you think should be a movie or a TV show? #kidlitchat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · 2w ago

TOPIC: When you're pitching your manuscript (in any form - query letter, elevator, pitch contest), how do you communicate how the reader is going to FEEL when they're done, not just tell the story of what happens? What are your tips to finding the way to give a reaction to your pitch-ee? #kidlitchat

Trung Le Nguyen@trungles.com · 3w ago

Like, literally every single thing that they talk about in terms of handling knowledge of Wickham being a predator (is he even a gold-digger?? Lydia’s not rich!) is stuff that my colleagues and I have LITERALLY navigated! It happens so much in publishing, and it’s always this messy!

Trung Le Nguyen@trungles.com · 3w ago

Jane is finally moved to harsh judgment upon finding out that Wickham is a gambler. I guess everybody has their line? Mine would have been kidnapping my baby sister with incredibly dubious intentions and total inconsideration of its effects on her kin, but I suppose that’s a personal thing.

Trung Le Nguyen@trungles.com · 3w ago

WICKHAM: “I am going to be a man of God. No, wait, a man of the Law. Ah, screw it, I want to molest a child.” This seems INCREDIBLY on the nose for 2026 for some reason.

amy brown@amybrown.xyz · 3w ago

trying to get the baby (2) dressed this morning. she put her little hands on her hips and said “I NEVER COMING BACK!!” and grabbed her little purse full of toys and walked out of the room

We Need Diverse Books@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

This week, the Creative Writing Award winners are attending professional development seminars, networking, discovering careers in publishing, & meeting one-on-one with editors 🐧🏆📚 Before these student writers head off to college, we caught up with them to find out more about their future plans!

Bright orange graphic with an illustration of three graduates dressed up in their graduation gowns and tossing their mortarboard hats into the air. Above the illustration is a conversation bubble that says, “Catch Up with Our 262 CWA Winners!” At the bottom of the graphic is a white stripe containing the logos for Penguin Random House, the Creative Writing Awards, and We Need Diverse Books.
Cal Horton (they/them)@fiercemum.bsky.social · 3w ago

Just had meeting with kiddo's school. She has been fully supported, treated with full equality & dignity for years. All of that changes from September. Full segregation & humiliation across the board. The school staff cried in the meeting. This will absolutely lead to children's deaths 1/2

Dennis Hogan@dennismhogan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Official editorial communication: The New England Review of Boats, a handmade regional zine about the vessels and people who go down to the sea for adventure, work, or pleasure--seeks submissions for its inaugural issue.

SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO THE NEW ENGLAND REVIEW OF BOATS! The New England Review of Boats—a handmade regional zine about seaborne vessels and the people who go down to the sea for adventure, work, or pleasure—seeks pitches and submissions for our inaugural issue. What we are looking for: Pitches for short, light, or humorous essays (1200-1500 words) about boats or ships or any aspect of the watery part of the world, whether contemporary or historical. Art: paintings, drawings, photographs or scrimshaws depicting ships, sailors, or creatures of the deep. Brief reflections, anecdotes, or dockside gossip. Evaluative reviews of recent books, films, or music about boats, or, preferably, of boats or ships themselves. Interviews with salts, seamen, and fisherfolk young and old, or first-person accounts of seagoing life. Testimonials from people possessing specialized knowledge about ships, shipping, sailing, and seaborne logistics. Items highlighting New England’s maritime culture. Any other material about any part of the maritime world within or outside New England. Short or artistic pieces can be submitted complete. For longer essays, pitches of 150-200 words are preferred, but full drafts will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please direct submissions, pitches, and inquiries to editorial@nereviewofboats.com by July 31. NERB is an entirely volunteer-run publication. While contributions are accepted and published on a voluntary basis, contributors will be invited to join the editorial collective at a launch party this fall.
Celeste Pewter@celestepewter.bsky.social · 4w ago

A lot of you know this, but my body has hit the breaking point after what happened last year. This is the OG thread: bsky.app/profile/cele...

SGS@sgswritereditor.bsky.social · 4w ago

See this GoFundMe? It's for @celestepewter.bsky.social, who is awesome + deserves your follow. For WEEKS I've hit a snag on GoFundMe that bars me from giving. Now working with its IT folks to troubleshoot. It would make me VERY happy if you could give in my stead. www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-bu...