Robin Stevenson@robinstevenson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you are a Canadian author or Illustrator, and you haven't already joined Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans @caiabb.bsky.social, please consider joining us! Book bans in Canada are escalating, and we need your support. Info and sign up page here: www.caiabb.ca/en/

Thank you @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @slj.com for this powerful piece, a mission statement for what so many #kidlit creatives labor for and why. 💜💜💜 www.slj.com/story/In-Def...

In Defense of the Didactic | Soapbox

We must broaden our definition of good children’s books.

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10 Authors Share Why They Write LGBTQ+ Literature https://pen.org/why-write-lgbtq-literature/ #PrideMonth

10 Authors Share Why They Write LGBTQ+ Literature

Books about LGBTQ+ people are under attack. But there are countless reasons why these books should stay on shelves.

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@tasslyn.bsky.social is the secret hero getting us all through these awful times and fighting facism and censorship in the most loving, painstaking, and productive ways! Love this @slj.com article about her role in starting the #MahmoudvTaylor #SCOTUSBookClub !

Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn@tasslyn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Such an important story - and these authors and illustrators - heroes. Every single one. It was an honor to support them and their books and fight for the freedom of all kids to read all books.

@slj.com article on the silver lining of #MahmoudvTaylor #lgbtqia #kidlit & bans. We get through this together 💜 @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @tasslyn.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/Year-A...

A Year After Supreme Court Decision, Kid Lit Creators are Buoyed by Community

The authors and illustrators of the books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor have been a lifeline for each other in “heartbreaking” times.

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@slj.com article about #MahmoudvTaylor #lgbtqia #kidlit & bans. With 3 banning bills brewing, a vital read. @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @tasslyn.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.swww.sl @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social www.slj.com/story/The-Ch...

The Chilling Effect of Supreme Court

While the Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling may have seemed narrow, the impact has been broad.

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Final dog days in CO w my gal before total moving chaos...

Curious, have any #mecfs #longcovid #dysautonomia #chronicillness #spoonie people tried these medications off label? Experiences? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | The Great American GLP-1 Experiment (Gift Article)

Millions of Americans are experimenting with the drugs. Science can’t keep up.

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MN children's letters to CBP/ ICE agents. The consistent theme I hear from my friends in MN share is how much this violence is traumatizing children. These children ask agents to be kind, empathetic, and respectful to everyone. And that poem...💜 www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

Video: Opinion | Dear ICE: Letters From Students Living in Fear

ICE took their classmate. They started writing letters.

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Keep contacting your reps. Demand an end to the human rights disaster inside (and connected to) detention centers. Demand that our govt. and CoreCivic be held responsible. And thank you to everyone doing all you can. So much love to everyone in the middle of this. www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...

Inside the Dilley detention facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo-Ramos is being held

Protests took place this weekend at the detention center in Dilley, Texas, where a 5-year-old Columbia Heights boy and his father are being held. The two were detained by ICE in Minnesota last Friday.

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Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”

Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…

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Please read this witness from beloved Minneapolis poet and #kidlit author #BaoPhi about the heart of our MN community, and the violence of ICE and those condoning hate and violence. time.com/7345628/anti...

To start 2026, Julie's reading LOVE, VIOLET by @cswild.bsky.social, @charlenedraws.bsky.social & @fsgbooks.bsky.social! "I love the portrayal of a sweet & innocent childhood crush, & the courage Violet must muster to share her feelings." bookshop.org/a/11512... #amreading #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

This whole program was so healing for the heart broken and raging at this time of violet injustice. You might remember @mariannbudde.bsky.social 's inauguration sermon that spoke truth to power. #Librarians and #booksellers, note the musical shout-out at 10:00! 💜 www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde - Courage is Contagious

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When #MahmoudvTaylor included #LoveViolet & 8 other #lgbtqia+ books, I knew SCOTUS would use this case to erase minority people at school. But to end vaccine protection in public schools? Which endangers vulnerable families like mine & children's lives? #kidlit charlotteswild.com/unexpected-r...

Unexpected Ripples of Mahmoud v. Taylor (Vaccines?!) - Charlotte Sullivan Wild

I’ve been reeling. We are starting to discover the real-life implications of Mahmoud v. Taylor – the Supreme Court case on school opt-outs that named Love, Violet and eight other LGBTQ+ picture books....

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I didn't want to like this because I hate it. I really, really hate it. Terrible isn't enough for what it is. (A city in Texas threatened to evict the public library from a city-owned building a few years back because they refused to take Uncle Bobby's Wedding off the shelf. Where are we??)

Kyle Lukoff@kylelukoff.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...

Could #MahmoudvTaylor force educators to censor every reference to LGBTQ+ people, even in crowd illustrations, for some students? One dad thinks so. (Spoiler: That's not religious liberty. That's discrimination.) #kidlit #BooksNotBans @penamerica.bsky.social charlotteswild.com/lexington-la...

Lexington Lawsuit Pushes Mahmoud to the Extreme - But...There's HOPE - Charlotte Sullivan Wild

Mahmoud v. Taylor in Action It’s happening again. A father in Lexington, Massachusetts is suing a school district for reading two picture books about families to his kindergarten-aged child. He cites ...

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#MahmoudvTaylor may be used to dismantle vaccination protections in NY public schools, which make it safe for medically vulnerable children or those with vulnerable family members to attend public school. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...

Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines

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This has blindsided me. It had never occurred to me that SCOTUS would use the Uncle Bobby's Wedding case to remove basic health protections from the children in an entire state - and the entire country, eventually? I knew it would have drastic effects on schools and teachers, and it has.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.

SCOTUS' LGBTQ books decision destabilized secular, public education by effectively giving religious parents a veto over curricula they dislike. I agree with @mtsw.bsky.social that this case could further harm public schools by making them unsafe for many children. The goal here is pretty clear.

New Braunfels schools, by San Antonio, TX, closed their middle & HS libraries - a library-wide ban - to assess which books to remove under SB 13. See article for action steps. School board meets Nov. 10. Thanks for speaking out! #kidlit #bookbans @bookriot.bsky.social bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

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🥰💜 Thanks @isabellepopp.bsky.social and @bookriot.bsky.social for this great shout-out for #LoveViolet! So many gems on this list! @charlenedraws.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #lgbtqiakids #pridebooks bookriot.com/recent-award...

8 of the Best Recent Award-Winning Picture Books

From the Caldecott to the Stonewall Book Award, these picture book awards will help you discover the best recently published picture books.

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This library needs your support today! 700 books have been challenged. Please sign the petition and help @everylibrary.bsky.social fight for libraries in the United States. #bookbans #booksnotbans www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st... @everylibrary.bsky.social

Stop the Book Bans & Demand Accountability from Lamar CISD

Lamar CISD has quietly banned over 700 books — including The Paper Bag Princess, Pinkalicious, The House on Mango Street, The Glass Menagerie, The Bluest Eye, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.&nbsp...

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Here's how I met Plymouth Congregational Church, which supported me personally (see below!), 2LGBTQIA+ and marginalized people generally, and reading freedom boldly during #MahmoudvTaylor. Organized religion is complicated for me, but I found love among these people. That gives me hope!

Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿@cswild.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌈💜📚 This is beautiful: In response to #MahmoudvTaylor, Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis not only purchased 100 copies of #LOVEVIOLET to donate, but raised 2k for #LGBTQIA+ causes! charlotteswild.com/plymouth-con... #kidlit #bookbans @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social

🌈💜📚 This is beautiful: In response to #MahmoudvTaylor, Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis not only purchased 100 copies of #LOVEVIOLET to donate, but raised 2k for #LGBTQIA+ causes! charlotteswild.com/plymouth-con... #kidlit #bookbans @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social

Plymouth Congregational Church Supports Reading Freedom! - Charlotte Sullivan Wild

Here’s a story of love, a story about people of faith doing the opposite of banning books. *** This year, my picture book Love, Violet became embroiled in the Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor. Rel...

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We believe that every person, of every age, of every race, of every gender, no matter who they love, or where they live, should have access to books that reflect and expand their worldview. #UniteAgainstBookBans #BannedBooksWeek

What a great chat with @katherinelocke.bsky.social & #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social & @everylibrary.bsky.social ! YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX... Event Schedule: www.everylibrary.org/everylibrary... #kidlit #lgbtqiakids @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

What a great conversation with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of @drinksinthelibrary.bsky.social about the power of LGBTQIA+ picture books! Thanks to @everylibrary.bsky.social for hosting! #kidlit YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX... Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/11842...

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

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I can't wait for this FREE conversation with my SCOTUS Book Club pal @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward of Drinks in the Library! Oct. 7 @ 7PM Eastern www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTX... * @everylibrary.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Finding Your Voice: Friendship, Love, and Identity with Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Katherine Locke

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Check out @everylibrary.bsky.social's week of FREE events for #BannedBooksWeek! I chat with @katherinelocke.bsky.social and #GigiHoward on Tues. 7 PM Eastern. Here's to #FReadom #BooksNotBans #kidlit #lgbtqkidlit Sign up here: www.everylibrary.org/everylibrary...

EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books 2025 Calendar

Join EveryLibrary Live! for Banned Books Week Fest 2025, a free online celebration featuring 25+ authors, editors, and advocates in bold conversations about storytelling, censorship, and the freedom t...

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