Today is Give Something Away Day! It's an annual tradition started by @jaeauthor.bsky.social. Dozens of sapphic fiction authors join forces as a way to thank our readers. Free ebooks and giveaways! 🍀 This year, I'm giving away a paperback of Becoming Emily Novak. jae-fiction.com/give-somethi...

I was recently interviewed by I Heart SapphFic about Becoming Emily Novak and my writing practice. Lots of thoughtful questions that had me reflecting all the way back to high school. You can read the interview here: iheartsapphfic.com/2026/05/25/a... Heart art by Beelaa via VectorStock.com

BECOMING EMILY NOVAK is part of this week's @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social sapphic reading challenge! iheartsapphfic.com/2026/05/25/2...

Queer Joy Female Friendship Campfire Marshmallows 7 mid-life women Exes, ex-crushes, friends, acquaintances (Spoiler: 0 hookups) The summer weekend they each need, if the SIXTY PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN doesn’t get in the way. SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE x SHOW DON’T TELL #DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

Reading DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY... to an otter. Best birthday present ever :) For the record, having a couple of otters on your lap is like having a half dozen kittens on your lap. This photo is a few months old, but remembering still brings me joy.

An imaginary pet named Falafel. A very real theft. And two misunderstood kids at odds on a playground. When class weirdo Jeremy Zissman yells, “I got Falafel!” and takes off just as the bell for school rings, Eitan must figure out how to save his beloved pet—without getting in trouble. #DVpit #PB

You told your Hollywood crush you want to sleep with her. Your neighbor’s asking for coming out advice before she declares her presidential run. Your son’s wondering about his dead dad. And this is just September. 17 more months of the unexpected to come. #DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE meets SHOW DON’T TELL 7 women at midlife. Queer Joy Female Friendship Good Conversation Tricky Dilemmas Camping, Swimming, S’mores. This summer weekend is exactly what they each need, if the SIXTY PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN doesn’t get in the way. #DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

An imaginary pet named Falafel. A very real theft. And two misunderstood kids at odds on a playground. When class weirdo Jeremy Zissman yells, “I got Falafel!” and takes off just as the bell for school rings, Eitan must figure out how to save his beloved pet—without getting in trouble. #DVpit #PB

You just told your Hollywood crush you want to sleep with her. Your neighbor’s asking for coming out advice before she declares her presidential run. Your son’s wondering more about his dead dad. And this is just September. 17 more months of the unexpected to come. #DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

Hey editors! Spend a weekend camping with seven lovely women: Queer Joy Female Friendship S’mores Lightning (!) Good conversation and tricky dilemmas First person plural narrative What it is to be middle-aging in summer ‘24 #DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

Queer Joy Female Friendship Campfire Marshmallows 7 women, ages 42-58 Exes, ex-crushes, friends, acquaintances (Spoiler: 0 hookups) The summer weekend they each need, if the SIXTY PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN doesn’t get in the way. SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE x SHOW DON’T TELL #QueerPit #A #UP #LF #WF

A single lesbian mom’s life gets a lot more interesting when her neighbor the senator launches a presidential campaign, the brother of her Hollywood crush moves into the apartment next door, and her ten-year-old son starts asking questions about his dead dad’s family. #QueerPit #A #UP #LF #WF

7 middle-life women, queer + straight. 1 weekend of camping. Late summer 2024. SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE x SHOW DON’T TELL An upmarket novel of queer joy and female friendship that asks the question... when looking back at your life, would you trade what you have, for something else? #A #LF #QuestPit #Q

In the category of Books I Wish Weren't Needed, But Am Glad Exist.

Betsy Bird@fuse8.bsky.social · last yr.

The subtitle of today's book is "Finding Calm During School Lockdown Drills." Today @grubreport.bsky.social and I discuss them, and why she chose to write a picture book for kids anxious about them. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/02/14/c...

Turns out short-form posts are not where my brain's at, for either writing or reading. As we used to say in middle school, it's been real. I'm taking an indefinite break here. You can find me on my website audreybethstein.com or Instagram @audreybethstein, where I post beautiful images + book news.

My Facebook feed today is filled with obituaries for people who should still be alive. There was a photo of a family of five, happy and full of life, then a photo of their five coffins next to each other. Fuck Hamas.

So excited to finally share the cover reveal for my debut picture book, TATE'S WILD RESCUE, honoring my love for animals. Now available for preorder! bit.ly/3RRlbG8 I can't wait to see Tate make her way into the wild. The support from the #KidLit community has been so touching. THANK YOU! 🐾💞

Got my Covid vax today. Filling out racial and ethnic information was a *requirement* to get the appointment. That sort of form scares the shit out of me, every time. I don't have the courage of my Uncle Morty, WWII POW who didn't hesitate to say he was a Jew, then survived a concentration camp.

Agents and editors: there have been a ton of really interesting PB pitches for #DVPit this year and you have through Tuesday to read/like/request!

Audrey Beth Stein@audreybethstein.bsky.social · 3y ago

#kidlitchat Hi folks! A quick PSA: #DVPit is happening on October 11th on Discord, and there are VERY few agents and editors who rep picture books signed up so far... even though we still need diverse voices in picture books! Please encourage your agent + editor colleagues to participate! ❤️💙💜💚💛🧡

Hi #kidlitchat! I'm curious if your character development process is different for picture book texts vs longer written work (e.g. middle grade).

This review by Elspeth Lorraine was a delight to read.

Some delightful company a.k.a. my new TBR list :)

Debbie Ridpath Ohi@debbieohi.com · 3y ago

Here are just a few of the amazing kidlit books launching this wk! Congrats to all! Do YOU have a kidlit book launching this wk, too? Reply w/cover & info! @katejenkslandry.bsky.social @saraclevinebooks.bsky.social @audreybethstein.bsky.social @deborahkerbel.bsky.social @meganhoytwrites.bsky.social

Today's the day... Happy Book Birthday, DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY! Something unexpected is afoot. Or maybe 100 somethings. BUY NOW: - Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD1VZS9G/ - Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragon-cat... - Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/drag...

🎉COVER REVEAL🎉 My next picture book ALONE SOMETIMES: EVERYBODY NEEDS A HOLE IN THE GROUND comes out March 2024! This book is for anyone who needs alone time or to decompress from stress or life overload🌱🌿 💖Pre-orders are open wherever you buy books! #kidlit #kidlitart #author #mentalheath

#kidlitchat G'night, y'all! Happy reading! PS. Last time was pie, this time was cookies, so I suggest ice cream for next week — unless you want to act like true New Englanders and save ice cream until the dead of winter.

#kidlitchat Hi folks! A quick PSA: #DVPit is happening on October 11th on Discord, and there are VERY few agents and editors who rep picture books signed up so far... even though we still need diverse voices in picture books! Please encourage your agent + editor colleagues to participate! ❤️💙💜💚💛🧡

One week until pub day. This is the time when I worry that ABSOLUTELY NO ONE will buy the book.

Illustration by Alina Lutaeva, from DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY. Coloring by a good friend—and educator and kid advocate—who prefers to remain anonymous. It was a pleasure to hang out and chat and watch her color. And now, I'm hungry.

I have 2 proof copies because I had to fix a couple of things. I'm having friends and family color the first one. Haven't decided what to do with the 2nd. Suggestions? #Kidlit authors, what do YOU do with your proofs? #EduSky folks, have you done creative curriculum things with book proofs?