In NYC? Don’t know what to do with your afternoon? Come join me and several other AMAZING graphic novel creators at Books of Wonder!

Here's wishing every single hospital administrator who complied in advance a very wakes up in a cold anxious sweat every day until they a) reverse course and b) apologize.

Erin In The Morning@erininthemorn.skystack.xyz · 5mo ago

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats • The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

Collective failure to repudiate Trumpism is how we got here. Throwing trans folks under the bus is how we got here. Denying the fact that healthcare is a human right is how we got here. I don’t know what else to say. We are not getting through to enough people for some reason.

December's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Year End Roundup: All About Hope Join your hosts on Dec 18, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about hope! Banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social

It was so fun to get to table with @anneappert.bsky.social at the Newton Children’s Book Festival on Sunday! I saw so many people and failed utterly at taking photos… so here are two I managed and one from Victoria. They star the very cool @weyakindesigns.bsky.social and @andrewchacket.bsky.social !

Lots of goodies in my newsletter this month, including free holiday swag, a new educator's guide for Ava Lin, my NCTE appearances schedule, and my 2026 Highlights Workshop with @kazwindness.bsky.social and @anneappert.bsky.social!⁠ vickyfang.substack.com/p/holiday-go...

Holiday Goodies & An Educator's Guide!

Stickers, signed bookplates, and a new educator guide for Ava Lin

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Had so much fun seeing friends, meeting new friends, and looking at and buying SO MANY BOOKS at the Newton Children’s Book Festival today! In photos: @phaeacrede.bsky.social @adriakarlsson.bsky.social @anneappert.bsky.social @andrewchacket.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity

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Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM

6. Similar results followed in New Jersey, where Dem Mikie Sherrill won decisively. Her opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, ran a platform centered around the forced outing of trans students and opposition to gender-affirming care. His campaign pushed ads accusing Sherrill of “pushing LGBTQ+ on children."

Democrat Mikie Sherrill will win New Jersey governor’s race, CNN projects | CNN Politics

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will win the race for governor in New Jersey, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, maintaining Democratic control of the seat one year after the state showed signs of shifting ...

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1. On Tuesday Night, Democrats won elections nationwide in a stunning rebuke of anti-transgender politics. From Virginia to New Jersey to New York and beyond, anti-trans candidates fell left and right after spending tons of time and money campaigning on hate. Subscribe to support our journalism.

"A Stunning Rebuke Of Anti-Trans Politics"—Dems Win Elections Nationwide Despite Anti-Trans Ads

As election results poured in on Tuesday night, it became clear that Democrats were winning nationwide against anti-trans opponents.

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Today is National Coming Out Day, and as many of us queer parents know, coming out is not always a simple matter of finding the courage, but of balancing our needs and those of our children. Here are my thoughts, plus some resources for LGBTQ parents. mombian.com/2025/10/11/r...

Rainbows Are Made of Visible Light: Thoughts As an LGBTQ Parent on National Coming Out Day - Mombian

Today is National Coming Out Day, and as many of us queer parents know, coming out is not always a simple matter of finding the courage, but of balancing our needs and those of our children. Here are ...

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Got my 2nd piece done for #ABLArtFest - this one is for #TheCrystalBallReveals! This started out fun and ended up slightly ominous… what with the approaching rain clouds and all. . @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #cutpaper #picturebookillustration #itsybitsy #spider #treehouse

My 1st piece for #ABLArtFest - the prompt was #fallfestivities! I adore the sneaky dragon, the determined bunny, and the trying-ever-so-hard robot…. But the mad scientist and dog for sure “steal” the scene (see what I did there?!). #kidlitart #illustration #cutpaper @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Pleased* to announce my second picture book! MEDUSA'S PET ROCK is slated to launch Fall 2026, with @harpercollins.bsky.social *Pleasssssssed Thanks to my agent @allielevick.bsky.social and editor Megan Ilnitzki for loving this story as much as I do ❤️🐍🏺 Can't wait for you all to read it! #kidlit

I'll be co-teaching an introductory course on graphic novels this fall via @highlightsfound.bsky.social! If you've wanted to make a GN but don't know where to start, this might be the workshop for you. I'm honored to teach alongside @mythjae.bsky.social & @anneappert.bsky.social for this course! 💞

If you want to join the #KidLitArt chat tonight, here's how! 👇

KidLitArt@kidlitart.bsky.social · 12mo ago

To join the chat, you can: 1) Follow @kidlitart.bsky.social and manually check the Q's & A's here 2) Use the Search for Latest Results with #kidlitart 3) Use @deck.blue to make a column for #kidlitart and see the new replies in real time

I'll be a guest lecturer for @highlightsfound.bsky.social ✨ If you or anyone you know has been interested in getting into graphic novels, this is the course for you! Taught by @cynthiaycheng.bsky.social myself and @anneappert.bsky.social Register here: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/fro...

Happy #BiWeek ! 💗💜💙

Hey #kidlit illustrators! We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder. Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

Hey Bluesky, could you help me spread the word about my Big Cartel shop? A sale or two would be a colossal help. All of my creations are designed, sewn, and hand-embroidered by me. Each takes many hours to make. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

My next picture book was announced on Tuesday! So thrilled I get to illustrate these wonderful happybaras and their adventures, as written by my friend @sudiptabq.bsky.social .

New book deals on the way from @sudiptabq.bsky.social @anneappert.bsky.social @rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social + more buff.ly/JPLQ8ig

We read books by LGBTQ+ authors before. We will read books by LGBTQ+ authors now. We will read books by LGBTQ+ authors tomorrow. Literature is for and by everyone.

Hey Bluesky, could you help me spread the word about my Etsy shop? A sale or two would be a colossal help. All of my creations are designed, hand-sewn, hand-embroidered by me. Each takes many hours to make. jeremycreature.etsy.com

Jeremy C. Shipp@jeremycshipp.bsky.social · last yr.

Here are some of my recent creations! jeremycreature.etsy.com

And while we're reminding folks about stuff with deadlines, applications are now open for our 2026 Writers in Residence! Assuming we make it to 2026, we'll once again welcome an author for adults & an author for young readers into our community! portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar...

Porter Square Books Writers in Residence Program

Porter Square Books will once again be hosting Writers in Residence in 2025

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1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so. 🧵

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · last yr.

I am getting multiple reports that the Trump admin is NOT complying with the court order requiring passport updates for transgender people. Some passport agencies are being told not to give trans people passports with their correct gender marker, for now.

When Dobbs came down, the media rightly saw it as the culmination of a decades long effort to eliminate abortion rights by the conservative legal movement. When Skrmetti came down, the media blamed trans people and not that same conservative legal machine. It's the same court and lawyers.

If you really want to dig into some extensive #Juneteenth primary sources, the Library of Congress has a massive archive of interviews from formerly enslaved people. Here is part of the Texas collection: www.loc.gov/item/mesn161/

I'm Shirley, a Black/Korean woman who makes really cool art. It's Juneteenth, and Black people still have yet to receive reparations. But here are some of the ways you can financially support me today! ✨💖 ✨: paypal.com/paypalme/lioninthetrees ✨: ko-fi.com/lioninthetrees ✨: shop.lioninthetrees.com