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drydenbks (Emma D Dryden)

@drydenbks.bsky.social

Renowned children's book editor & former publisher offering services and support as a children's book consultant. #SCBWI Advisory Council member. Lover of travel, animals, the environment, and justice. drydenbks.com #kidlit

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eileenwrobinson.bsky.social@eileenwrobinson.bsky.social · 2w ago

An amazing workshop presented by Harold Underdown! Reading like an editor is a skill, and it all starts here. And reading like a child is a skill most of us have forgotten. I love how Harold approaches reader’s response, and gives writers more ways to think about revision!

Kid's Book Revisions PLUS@kbrplus.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our first full workshop! "Read Like an Editor--and a Child--with Reader Response," presented by @hunderdown.bsky.social July 30 8 PM Eastern. More details and to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/read-like-...

Jennifer Laughran@literaticat.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sometimes people want to ask me questions about word count like I DIDN'T already write the definitive post on that topic. "It's from 2011, it's certainly outdated" -- lemme stop you right there, whippersnappers: I'VE BEEN UPDATING IT THE WHOLE TIME! literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/word...

Wordcount Dracula

Q: My middle grade novel is complete at 250,000 words, and have five sequels planned which will each be approximately the same length. I kn...

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ACLU@aclu.org · 3mo ago

The Trump administration may be going after the Southern Poverty Law Center now, but make no mistake, this attack affects everyone. The point of prosecuting SPLC or others that make the president angry is to send a message: Fall in line or pay the price.

Trump Administration Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk

Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major racial justice group, is Trump’s latest effort to punish groups for their views.

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Center for Countering Digital Hate@counterhate.com · 3mo ago

Meta pays family influencers to promote how “safe” its platforms are for children, while lawsuits reveal it designs them to keep kids hooked. At the same time, it uses images of young girls to market new Instagram features, showing again it cares more about profiting from kids than protecting them.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall@maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I wrote this essay last fall for print only & I'm republishing it with their permission bc we're talking about didactism in kidlit right now and I have HAD thoughts about the connection between instructive lit and book banning. I'd be honored if you read it. www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/...

Who's Afraid of Children's Books? — Pretty Ok Maggie

This essay was written for the print only periodical, THE APPROACH, in Fall of 2025 and has been republished here with their permission.

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drydenbks (Emma D Dryden)@drydenbks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What a creator creates is important and courageous! Getting kids to see themselves in what's created can be lifesaving. Getting kids to read, think, imagine, feel something because of what's created is essential to instill empathy. Something that's in short supply. Creators: keep creating! #kidlit

Children's Bookshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

PEN America’s Freedom to Read team reports on “a surge in the banning of nonfiction titles” and an erosion of civil rights in public classrooms and school libraries

Book Bans Increasingly Target Nonfiction, PEN America Reports

In “Facts and Fiction: Stories Stripped Away by Book Bans,” PEN America’s Freedom to Read team reports on “a surge in the banning of nonfiction titles” and an erosion of civil rights in public...

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Children's Bookshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The children’s book community gathered at the Society of Illustrators in New York City for a tribute to renowned editor Neal Porter, who retired from his eponymous imprint at Holiday House last November, after nearly 50 years in publishing. See highlights from the celebration

Chrystal D. Giles on Confronting Pain and Doing Something to Change It

Middle grade author Chrystal D. Giles reflects on how her own experience of sexual harassment in middle school inspired her new novel, 'Listen to the Girls.'

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drydenbks (Emma D Dryden)@drydenbks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What a creator creates is important and courageous! Getting kids to see themselves in what's created can be lifesaving. Getting kids to read, think, imagine, feel something because of what's created is essential to instill empathy. Something that's in short supply. Creators: keep creating! #kidlit

Authors Against Book Bans@authorsabb.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We win the fight against book bans by showing up everywhere all the time. So if there's a board meeting, election, rally, petition, campaign, party tag us in your posts about it so we can boost it. Can't guarantee we'll repost all of them in a timely manner, but we'll do our best...