Diane Magras
@dianemagras.bsky.social
Award-winning author of the Mad Wolf's Daughter books and SECRET OF THE SHADOW BEASTS, all from Penguin Random House. She/her https://linktr.ee/dianemagras
This book banning bill is absolutely horrific: www.ala.org/news/2026/02.... Please contact your legislators and speak out against this massive blow to children's literature. #MgLit #KidLit #ChildrensFiction
ALA denounces federal book banning bill
The American Library Association denounced H.R. 7661, a federal bill targeting LGBTQ+ stories that would modify the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to restrict "sexually oriented" mater...
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Ok, did not expect “The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe” to feel quite so relevant to this moment. Here’s Edmund, deciding to side with the leader who he’s been told disappears people.
I love seeing this quote because we're in a world where we need to remember this. We all have the potential of being good at what needs to be done to help our world be a better place. I haven't gone back and read this book for a long while, but I'm wondering now if it's even more relevant to today.
@brennenarkins.bsky.social · 2y agoAwesome excerpt time: "Amar?" Nora looked up at him from her blanket. "I know I'm good at this, but...I'm scared." He found her hand. "I'm scared too - that never changes - but we'll be all right. Just remember: We're going to do this together." - Diane Magras, SECRET OF THE SHADOW BEASTS
Every once in a while, I get a Google Alert on one of my past books. this time, it was this amazing video by a young fan. To know that my work is still reaching its readers in this way is so fulfilling. (And what a great vid, too!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEk2... #MGLit #MiddleGradeBooks
Wacky Wednesday Review for Hunt for the Mad Wolf’s Daughter
YouTube video by Kristen Grace
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I had so much fun reading the ARC of @sarahjmendonca.bsky.social's wonderful debut, and gobbled it up yet again when it came out! So it's out, and here's my review. (And librarians and teachers: This is one that will fly off your shelves!) #MGLit #KidLit www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Diane Magras's review of An Encantadora's Guide to Monstros and Magic (Encantadora, #1)
5/5: This is such a delightful book. I was fortunate to read an advance copy, and read it again once it had been published, which felt like a visit to a fascinating friend. It was impossible to put do...
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I have always been a huge fan of those medieval scribes' wonderful imaginations. www.openculture.com/2025/08/why-...
Why Knights Fought Snails in Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
The snail may leave a trail of slime behind him, but a little slime will do a man no harm... whilst if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn. - George R. R. Martin, The Mystery Knight As an...
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What questions should writers ask? Katherine Rundell nails it in @thetls.bsky.social
Happy #BookBirthday to @amybmucha.bsky.social for her absolutely delightful new #mglit GEO'S FORTUNE, about friendship, predictions, truth, and magic in a realistic world of cool natural stones. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777234...
Geo's Fortune by Amy B. Mucha: 9781682636718 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
What happens when Geo's fortune-telling scheme exposes what seem to be some very real manifesting abilities? Thirteen-year-old Geo Leoni desperately needs to earn some cash this summer, fast. So she ...
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KINGDOM OF DUST is a 2025 Children’s Africana Book Award honoree! I had no idea! I’m thrilled that the committee felt my West African-inspired fantasy honored and respected Nigerian culture. 🙏🏾📚 cfas.howard.edu/outreach/cab... #CABAbooks @harperkids.bsky.social #QuillTreeBooks
On Wednesday, Flora will have been part of our family, the sole cat in this house, and beloved companion of her three human subjects, for ten years. And as you can see, she has not lost a wisp of her grace and beauty.
A beautiful summary of David Attenborough's favorite ocean experiences: "Young children playing on a beach today will live through perhaps the most consequential time for the human species in the past 10,000 years. They will grow up to see how this story ends…" www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...
David Attenborough at 99: ‘I will not see how the story ends’
The natural history presenter, who turns 99 this week, has an obsession with sea life that began in boyhood. Here he reflects on his most moving encounters
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A starred Kirkus review for a fantastic monster-filled #MGlit heist! Check this out, friends, for another amazing book for classrooms, libraries, and kids' hands (Out on July 8, 2025): www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
AN ENCANTADORA'S GUIDE TO MONSTROS AND MAGIC | Kirkus Reviews
A desperate monster hunter gambles on a magical heist.
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I just gobbled up GEO'S FORTUNE, a wonderful new #MGLit coming out in a month: May 27, 2025. It's all about #rocks, #friendships, #magic, and #family. A warm, compelling, beautiful story that was impossible to put down. Here's my review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Diane Magras's review of Geo's Fortune
5/5: With a stellar opening line that feeds directly into the conflict, this beautiful middle grade debut is an utter gem. (Okay, a pun, but it's true.) The author dips into facts, stories, and more a...
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I weeded out the ways the current administration is targeting the arts – massive cuts at IMLS and NEH, threats to the Smithsonian Institution, interference with the Kennedy Center, and more. Plus, resources, actions, and steps to take. Hands off the arts! catemcquaid.substack.com/p/hands-off-...
Hands off the arts
A catalog of federal attacks on arts and humanities, and concrete steps to resist
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Like many authors, I have a day job. Mine's for a humanities council. On April 4, DOGE attacked our biggest funder, the NEH. Humanities councils nationwide are now without funding. If you care about history and the humanities, please contact your Congress members: www.statehumanities.org/action-ale
Action Alert: NEH Targeted by DOGE - Federation of State Humanities Councils
Save Our Humanities Councils: DOGE Cuts to NEH will Damage Cultural Organizations in Every State April 4, 2025 – UPDATE On April 4, the Federation learned—through our contacts and reporting … Read mor...
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Just finished The Bionic Boy @lynnplourde.bsky.social and loved it! What a truly inspiring book about courage, friendship, and finding out “you CAN!” @nancyrosep.bsky.social Out in October
My mom outlived her savings - she was a bookkeeper and very thrifty. Then, Alzheimer's disease took the rest of her savings. Placing her in a home was the only choice for her care. $330 per day. Medicaid paid for that expense. It was a lifesaver. #ProtectMedicaid
Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov · 2y agoAbout half of all births are covered by Medicaid. Over a third of all children are covered by Medicaid. More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid. Republicans in Congress are making a big mistake targeting these families’ health care to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
My husband had a massive brainstem stroke at age 57 and requires round the clock care. This has only been possible with Medicaid. He's survived for a decade so far. Quote and share your Medicaid/MediCal story if you have one.
Watchdog Progressive@watchdogprg.bsky.social · 2y agoMy mom outlived her savings - she was a bookkeeper and very thrifty. Then, Alzheimer's disease took the rest of her savings. Placing her in a home was the only choice for her care. $330 per day. Medicaid paid for that expense. It was a lifesaver. #ProtectMedicaid
I'm not on social media much at all these days (busy with writing, family, day job, and recovering from illness), but here's something happy that happened in our house: Our son made bread for the first time. His choice: sourdough baguettes, using a bit of my starter. So delicious! #Bread
Please do not worry ~ I can help out here. I’ve been enjoying this site for many years. They are *extremely* wordy, but that’s thoroughness for you 😅 And they do have weather data! As long as there are satellites 🛰️ www.severe-weather.eu
Severe Weather Europe
Global Weather News and Forecasts, covering the United States, Canada and Europe
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Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.
Lauren Rivera@larivera.bsky.social · 2y agoMany Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
They want us all dead and wholly dependent on them from our mass graves.
Dr. Larissa@rissarwx.bsky.social · 2y agoAll probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
A thing that everyone should do RIGHT NOW is download your Social Security statements. What you've paid in, what you're owed. www.ssa.gov/myaccount/st...
Get Your Social Security Statement | my Social Security | SSA
Check out what the Social Security Statement should look like based on your age.
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
