Happiest of Birthdays @gabytriana.bsky.social Hope it’s a fabulous start to an amazing year! www.gabytriana.com

Educators! I'm so excited to share this classroom #giveaway of 🌟 125 🌟 books!! 5 winners of 25 books each of THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum & Architect I.M. Pei. Hop over to Instagram @ bookeliciousbooks to enter. Giveaway ends 10/10! 🌟 @eastwestlit.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social

Congratulations @carmelasimmons.bsky.social BE SOMEONE to be illus. by Juanita Londoño Gaviria /Free Spirit —as announced in @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social 🌟📚🌟

Fall into Books! #kidlit Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings Illustrated by @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Review: Day Shift, Night Shift: "A STEM‑Powered Story of Heart, Heritage, and the Joy of Figuring Things Out." @arielvanece.bsky.social Illus. Jade Orlando /Denene Millner Books/ @simonkids.bsky.social mommabraga.com/2026/10/03/d... via mommabraga

Day Shift, Night Shift: A STEM‑Powered Story of Heart, Heritage, and the Joy of Figuring Things Out | Momma Braga

There are picture books that entertain, picture books that teach, and then there are picture books that feel

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Thank you @writersrumpus.bsky.social for inviting me to write about my experience illustrating Picture Books! #teachers and #educators, it's a Giveaway! @erindealey.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social writersrumpus.com/2026/10/06/t...

The Dance Between Words and Art in Picture Books … With a Double Giveaway!

Guest Post by Illustrator Luciana Navarro Powell When I was around 11, I became fascinated by the French braids that some of my friends would wear to school. I remember trying with two threads of h…

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Happy Birthday @apalessandri.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 alexandraalessandri.com Hope it’s the start of a wonderful year for you!

Alexandra Alessandri

Teller of tales. Lover of words. Writer of stories for children & young adults.

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Banned Books Week is here! This week, we’re celebrating the books that have been questioned, challenged, and removed, and the people who continue to defend our right to read them. Pick up a banned book. Share a story. Start a conversation. And help keep the freedom to read alive📚 #BannedBooksWeek

WE ARE SO BACK #phineasandferb youtu.be/7uyP0udAYw4?...

Scholastic / NYC adventures continued! Michael Petranek, Editorial Director of the Graphix Media and AFK (Away from Keyboard) imprints. Andrea Davis Pinkney, Vice President and Executive Editor at Scholastic. @juliebookagent.bsky.social

Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves

Congrats @juliebookagent.bsky.social & Stephanie Roth Sisson @putnambooks.bsky.social

East/West agents in the Big 🍎 @mackidsbooks.bsky.social Fifth Color Press with Connie Hsu, Joy Peskin @fsgbooks.bsky.social Danica Pecana, Grace Kendall, Nancy Conescu; Anne Marie Wong & Mark Podesta @henryholtbooks.bsky.social & more! @juliebookagent.bsky.social

East/West agents DW @juliebookagent.bsky.social Jim Averbeck in the Big 🍎at the fabulous People of Publishing Conference with @reginabrooks.bsky.social , conference Co-founder; @janefriedman.com

East/West agents in the Big 🍎at @simonkids.bsky.social with Caitlyn Dlouhy, @jpchanda.bsky.social Reka Simonsen, Kristin Gilson — @juliebookagent.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social @erindealey.bsky.social

New on the blog: Today’s topic is (drum roll, please…) board books –reading, chewing, and writing them. #kidlit @eastwestlit.bsky.social erindealey.com/raising-read...

A Bevy of Board Books - current favs of the littlest reader in the family. - Erin Dealey, Children's Author

A Bevy of Board Books -- current favs of the littlest (nine months) reader in the family: E's first reviews!

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Utah Bans Seven More Books from All Public Schools; 44 Titles Now Banned Statewide | Book Riot buff.ly/3ox48Ni

Utah Bans 7 More Books From All Public Schools; 44 Titles Now Banned Statewide

Last week, a judge approved a lawsuit against Utah's state-sanctioned book bans. This week, the state banned seven more books.

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Our September GOOD #kidlit news: Book BDays: @meganefreeman.bsky.social Ariel Vanece, Stacia Deutsch Kwame Alexander, Belen Medina; DEALS @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social Best Sellers AnnaDewdney thepetethecat @joebot.bsky.social + Welcome @juliebookagent.bsky.social! mailchi.mp/eastwestlite...

Good News from East to West!

Find out more about books, events, and good news from East West Literary Agency's talent.

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Back to school art from East West illustrators! :)

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BACK TO SCHOOL! #Illustrator Highlight mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social @gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social & more! #kidlit ##art

Happy Book Birthday @arielvanece.bsky.social DAY SHIFT, NIGHT SHIFT Illus. Jade Orlando @simonkids.bsky.social Denene Millner Books “A rewarding tale of familial bonding, centered on a common passion.”Kirkus

Congratulations @meganefreeman.bsky.social AWAY — Colorado Book Award — Young Adult Literature @ssedlib.bsky.social Aladdin

Two E/W titles on @cbcbooks.bsky.social Fall 2026 list: The Wisdom of Elders. cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lists… GRANDMA’S FAVORITE @kanemillerbooks.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @erindealey.bsky.social HILWA’S GIFTS Safa Suleiman @candlewickpress.bsky.social Illus. Anait Semirdzhyan

Thank you @cbcbooks.bsky.social for including GRANDMA’S FAVORITE @kanemillerbooks.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social on your Fall 2026 post: The Wisdom of Elders. cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lists… We spy HILWA’S GIFTS Safa Suleiman /Candlewick /Anait Semirdzhyan too! @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Happy #Fall — What are you reading? Squirrel Draws BIG Feelings 🍁📚🍂 Book trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=7-cogg…. @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Congrats Antoinette Portis — UKLA award long listings —> TO ACTIVATE SPACE PORTAL, LIFT HERE NealPorterBooks ukla.org/ukla-book-awar…

Congrats @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social & ZB Asterplume TO KNIT A GHOST @randomhousekids.bsky.social   Tricks, Treats, and Terrific Reads: Halloween Picture Books - Bookshop.org   A crafty little witch and cast of distracting ghosts give knitting advice in this sweet and funny story…

Always LOVE my agent's Illustrator highlights! Thank you for including my illustration from FRIED RICE SURPRISE✨ #kidlitart

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BACK TO SCHOOL! #Illustrator Highlight mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social @gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social & more! #kidlit ##art

Yay for book deal announcements ✨ Thank you @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social 💛 #kidlit #debut #authorillustrator

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New deals announced for @megandavidhizar.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social @yaddathree.bsky.social (Deborah Crossland) + more buff.ly/Fpe9BDV

BACK TO SCHOOL! #Illustrator Highlight mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social @gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social & more! #kidlit ##art

EW Illustrator Highlight: Back to School!

A sample of the work of East West Literary Agency's talented illustrator clients.

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NEW on the blog: Happy “Our Play” Birthday! = 2 Act Comedy for Young Adult Actors — with Uproar Theatrics. (Ever wonder what an author does when she's not writing children's books?) erindealey.com/plays-for-youn… @eastwestlit.bsky.social @ncte.org @uproartheatrics.com #theater