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Ritu Hemnani

@rituhemwrites.bsky.social

Children's Author LION OF THE SKY: HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray MG Novel in Verse '24 THEIR STORY IS OUR STORY: Chronicle Books NNF PB '26 Represented by Rubin Pfeffer

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Kate Messner@katemessner.com · 2y ago

If you're new to Bluesky, don't forget to turn on the "Require alt text" option in your preferences so you get a reminder to make sure your photos & graphics are accessible to all. It only takes a minute or two, even for graphics that require a bit more alt text.

At the top of the graphic, a yellow banner with two orange stars flanking the blue text reads "starred review" and the quote below in black text reads "An adventurous work whose authentic voice celebrates the outdoors and everyday heroism." - Kirkus The book cover, at bottom right, shows a yellow title: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, against a blue sky with puffy white clouds. Above the title, white text reads: New York Times Bestselling Author Kate Messner. The cover art shows a middle school boy with an orange backpack standing on a rocky mountaintop with a Bernese mountain dog gazing up at him and a monarch butterfly flying past. The background shows rolling green mountains dotted with lakes. At the bottom of the graphic, an orange banner with white text reads: on sale April 29, 2025.White background with white "alt text" text highlighted in black that reads: At the top of the graphic, a yellow banner with two orange stars flanking the blue text reads "starred review" and the quote below in black text reads "An adventurous work whose authentic voice celebrates the outdoors and everyday heroism." - Kirkus The book cover, at bottom right, shows a yellow title: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, against a blue sky with puffy white clouds. Above the title, white text reads: New York Times Bestselling Author Kate Messner. The cover art shows a middle school boy with an orange backpack standing on a rocky mountaintop with a Bernese mountain dog gazing up at him and a monarch butterfly flying past. The background shows rolling green mountains dotted with lakes. At the bottom of the graphic, an orange banner with white text reads: on sale April 29, 2025.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi@debbieohi.com · last yr.

Looking for *kind* volunteers to help answer newbie questions in an UNOFFICIAL BLUESKY HELP THREAD. To newbies: pls post your questions below & hopefully someone will answer. Pls search my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky first: (publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/se...)

Search Tips - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish

Search Tips How To Search This Unofficial Guide Overwhelmed and can't find the info you want in this Guide? I strongly encourage you to use the built-in Search field. On a desktop browser, look for …

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · last yr.

The nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is launching its inaugural “We Need Diverse Books Day” April 3 to highlight the importance of access to inclusive reading: www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Exclusive: ‘We Need Diverse Books’ announces inaugural reading day April 3

Nonprofit We Need Diverse Books will host the first "We Need Diverse Books Day" April 3 to encourage inclusive books in classrooms and bookshelves.

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Johanna T 👻 🧙@johannamation.bsky.social · 2y ago

🏳️‍⚧️ TRANS COMICS/GNs BY TRANS CREATORS FOR TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY 🏳️‍⚧️ (thread) 💫 GALAXY (Jadzia Axelrod & Vash Taylor) 📣 CHEER UP: LOVE & POMPOMS (Crystal Frazier & Val Wise) 👕 BOYS RUN THE RIOT (Keito Gaku) 💬 FINE: A COMING ABOUT GENDER (Rhea Ewing)

Front cover of GALAXY, THE PRETTIEST STAR (Jadzia Axelrod & Vash Taylor)Front cover of CHEER UP: LOVE & POMPOMS (Crystal Frazier & Val Wise)Front cover of BOYS RUN THE RIOT (Keito Gaku)Front cover of FINE: A COMING ABOUT GENDER (Rhea Ewing)
Adrianna Cuevas@adriannacuevas.bsky.social · 2y ago

Calling all MIDDLE GRADE queer & BIPOC authors with books out in 2025! I’m putting together my tbr and list of books I’m considering for my Friday MG Book Recs and I want to make sure I don’t miss any. Drop yours in the comments so I can add it to my list and so others can know about it! #kidlit

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Ritu Hemnani@rituhemwrites.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm excited to kick off 2025 with thrilling news: Lion of the Sky has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! As an educator, this recognition means the world to me. Thank you to JLG for this opportunity!

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Read Japanese Literature@readjapaneseliterature.com · 2y ago

Pleased to learn about + add Sachiko Kashiwaba's middle-grade classic The Village Beyond the Mist, translated by the truly talented Avery Fischer Udagawa. Hayao Miyazaki was in talks to adapt this one before he wrote the original screenplay for Spirited Away. It shows. @averyudagawa.bsky.social

The Village Beyond the Mist a book by Sachiko Kashiwaba, Miho Satake, and Avery Fischer Udagawa

Inspiration for the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away A mountain town that's not on any map, a messy bookstore with a thousand doors, and a spoiled prince under a forgetful wizard's curse... this summe...

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Read Japanese Literature@readjapaneseliterature.com · 2y ago

RJL's list of New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases for 2025 debuts today! My most-anticipated include -Fumio Yamamoto's The Dilemmas of Working Women (trans. Bergstrom) -Uketsu's Strange Pictures (trans. Rion) -and Sayaka Murata's Vanishing World (trans. Takemori)

Kate Messner@katemessner.com · 2y ago

I talk to a lot of aspiring picture book writers who have spent YEARS working on their first book. And revision is great! It's essential! But you know what's really the key to picture book success? Write something new. Then do that again. (thread)