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Happy sales to @stephcampisi.bsky.social! This isn't pit yet, but magic and mystery come together in the series.

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi.bsky.social · 19h ago

omg my publisher is pitching this as The Owl House meets Kiki's Delivery Service 🤩

Happy sales to @katielcarroll.com! When your best friend becomes an ex friend and turns everyone against you, it's hard not to feel like your life isn't over. This happened to my daughter in third grade. (Shout out to her school for arranging a fresh start the next year.)

Katie L. Carroll@katielcarroll.com · 2w ago

My upper middle grade paranormal story Witch Test is just $2.99 all month long! #KidLit #MiddleGradeBooks #mgbooks #bookdeal

On this #bannedbooksweek, I have to say, Happy sales to all of you struggling to be seen and have your books seen. I see you. Vote in all your elections from schools and libraries to Congress. If we do not stand up for freedom now, we may not get another chance.

I just entered. What an opportunity!

Lynnette Novak, Literary Agent@lynnettenovak.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey, writers! Here's my surprise!!! Win a FREE Agent Critique of Your First 10 Pages (from me)! Enter to win here: www.novel-advice.com/free-agent-c...

If you needed proof that the book-banning movement has completely unspooled from reality, look no further than your school library’s pet section. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/bannedpets

They Banned Books About Pets!

As exposed in a recent Salon report on PEN America’s tracking data, censorship groups are no longer even pretending to target "inappropriate" material

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Happy sales to @phdowding.bsky.social! Three lives connected by events of a single day has been done before, but this one is during WWII and the people aren't even in the same country.

Philippa Dowding@phdowding.bsky.social · 4w ago

Very honoured that THE WAR LANTERN has been chosen by The Children's Book Council (NYC) as a HOT OFF THE PRESS Anticipated Bestseller for October 2026! Thank you! More here: cbcbooks.org/cbc_book/the...

Happy sales to @katielcarroll.com! Because when you hit bottom, it sure is nice to have someone show up to lift you up. (Though I do hope the main character lifts herself too.)

Katie L. Carroll@katielcarroll.com · last mo.

If you love dystopian books but want something not too heavy, my dystopian romance Sunflowers at the End of the World might be the perfect book for you! Universal link ➡️ books2read.com/u/3RA2xY Signed copies ➡️ katielcarroll.com/purchase-boo...

Sept. 24 is the Day of Action to stop the federal book ban bills. Email Congress, call Congress, take the pledge, write a letter to the editor. Join us and

Watching now! Come join us!

Unite Against Book Bans@uabookbans.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us 9/24 for Show Up, Speak Up: Vote for the Freedom to Read - a virtual variety show featuring a star-studded lineup of freedom to read champions celebrating books, authors, and readers! Let’s make our voices heard in this collective call to action. Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/ShowUpSpeakUp

Happy sales to @theartofadriane.bsky.social! After a day of talking and reading about book bans and other politics because we're scared and need to vent and/or plan actions, this bedtime moment reminded me why we are in this fight. (I also love the use of color and the repeating arcs in the images.)

Adriane Tsai@theartofadriane.bsky.social · last mo.

The magic of bedtime stories! 📚✨ #illustration #kidlit #childrensbook #kidlitart #artistsofinstagram

I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Vote Early and Let’s Make This the Biggest Rally Ever!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

No Kings: Vote Early and Let’s Make This the Biggest Rally Ever! · No Kings

All American citizens have the right to vote. No one, no politician, no false king can dictate who gets to vote. The Trump Administration is maneuvering to suppress voting. WE THE PEOPLE have had en...

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Happy sales to everyone heading back to school visits! May the visits run smoothly and the kids love your program and your books. That's the way to start the year.

I'm attending AFT's event, “AFTvotes Action Team & Democracy Defenders Check-in” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/91...

AFTvotes Action Team & Democracy Defenders Check-in · AFT

**Action is the Antidote** — and the Action Team brings together AFT members and community partners from across the country to stay "Action Ready" for the legislative and electoral battles of 2026. J...

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Happy sales to @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social! I was literally just saying we should not judge other's choice of shoes until we have walked a mile them. In this case, I think the MC learns not to judge their clothes or anything else too. I hope the book launches to the stars!

@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Body-swap vibes! Online launch for Not Myself Today @orcabook.bsky.social with me (host: @MartyChan.bsky.social). Sep 24, 2026 • 1 PM ET • For grades 4–6 + educators + kidlit folks. RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/not-myself... Thanks Writers Union of Canada & Canada Council! #booklaunch #middlegrade

Happy sales to @suemt.bsky.social! The book is an ode to a national park that begins "On the first day a Glacier, I saw...." Need I say more?

Sue Sutherland, Author - HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL@suemt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Great review for the Twelve Days at Glacier! Thank you B Androl!! #kidlit#read#counting#childrenbook#nature#teacher #fun

@scbwilongisland.bsky.social One of our members is doing this program. Love to see such international cooperation.

Carrie Logsdon McCullough@zoodocwrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SCBWI Israel: Finding The Funny with Ann Diament Koffsky, Christine Van Zandt and Michael Benner September 3, 2026:Three authors share what they’ve learned from writing and publishing funny picture books. Come join us and we’ll help you find your funny bone! www.scbwi.org/events/findi...

Happy sales to @kathleenpalm.bsky.social! This was such an intriguing ad, I had to look up her website. There are three books. Each has a different protagonist. All want their world/lives or themselves to be normal again. At least, that's what I get from it.

Kathy Palm@kathleenpalm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Two weeks from today! OUT OF THE NOTHING WILL BE RELEASED! It's the end of The Nowhere Series. Are you ready to face The Keeper? #booksky 📚🩸

Happy sales to @phyllisharris.bsky.social! It is fun to find your own book on the shelf. I'm impressed she didn't leave it face out in front of BIG. I hope the store (and others) have to reorder and face it out themselves.

Phyllis Harris@phyllisharris.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Signed copies of my books at Barnes & Noble! My daughter, my granddaughter, and I just went to the Bluhawk Barnes & Noble in Overland Park, Kansas, and found copies of my book, Claude! @familiusbooks.bsky.social It’s always so thrilling when they carry my book on their shelves!

The Federal Government shouldn't decide what your family can read. But that's what they're trying to do! We made it easy to tell Congress to reject the Federal Book Ban Bills. Take action today! #library #libraries #lit via @everylibrary.bsky.social stopfederalbookbans.us

Stop the Federal Book Ban Bills!

We made it easy to take these four actions to fight against HR 7661 and S 4925. Stand up for your right to read!

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Happy sales to @jolantru.bsky.social! Because who doesn't love a good dragon book every now and again. And because we all need to pay a little more attention to protecting the land.

Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist!@jolantru.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Illustrated MG book about dragons, dragonriders and a young boy navigating through a dragon riding school... scarletferret.com/news/sun-dra... #SFF #MG #dragons

HR 7661, a book ban bill is on the calendar for a full House vote. We must stop this attack on communities. Don't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

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Happy sales to everyone up for an @scbwi.bsky.social Crystal Kite Award! The choice was hard this year in NY.

Happy sales to @katiewritesbks.bsky.social! Our founding fathers understood the importance of an educated citizenry. Know your documents. Teach them to your children. Happy 4th.

Katie Kennedy@katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A lot of people confuse the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution. THE DECLARATION DECODED can help. Written for middle grade through adult, it's a straight-forward explanation of an interesting--and important--story. #DeclarationOfIndependence www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-declar...

Happy sales to @stormsy.bsky.social! The blurb on the website doesn't mention drawing, but I'm guessing it's like this: Older siblings often find their younger siblings annoying, but what if they could draw? We all know imagination has no end, and everything is more fun when you work together.

Patricia Storms@stormsy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Just a reminder that you can easily purchase my new picture book, IF I COULD DRAW... on the DC Canada Education web site! They've got a new web site & it looks fab! #kidlit #kidlitart #drawing #Art #Creativity #Friendship #Collaboration #Brothers dc-canada.ca/products/if-...

Happy sales to @runwithskizzers.bsky.social! I am a Marvel Girl. And who doesn't wonder what alliances would've formed if the characters met younger?

Preeti Chhibber@runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 5mo ago

ahh! Sweet write up for HOUSE OF HARKNESS from SLJ! www.slj.com/review/house...

Nearly half of children in the United States live in “book deserts” — communities without reliable access to public libraries, bookstores, or adequate reading materials. Sign the petition to help end book deserts in the United States. Via @everylibrary share.nwmd.social/s/oX5MIcOi

Boosting this. We need to keep the calls coming.

Debbie Vilardi@debbievilardi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I was just about to make my own post when I saw this. @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social said it all.

Happy sales to @mjgwrite.bsky.social! This got me curious about the first trilogy. We have cloud crossed teens (maybe future lovers), monsters to defeat, and political machinations. Sounds like work for our times to me.

Marc J Gregson@mjgwrite.bsky.social · 5mo ago

My next trilogy is Publisher’s Marketplace official! I am writing a prequel series to the Above the Black trilogy. Thank you to my publisher, Peachtree Teen for continuing to believe in me and my universe and to my amazing editor, Jonah Heller. I'm living the dream!