Honored to be a part of this recent episode of the Chalk and Ink podcast on vulnerability and mental health in children's literature. www.buzzsprout.com/1335571/epis...

Vulnerability Is Bravery with Brooke Eisenbach, John Schu, Josh Galarza, Lisa Stringfellow and Meredith Adamo - Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach

Brooke Eisenbach, John Schu, Josh Galarza, Lisa Stringfellow, and Meredith Adamo talk about how vulnerability is bravery, discuss the fact that it’s okay to not be okay and how we can help heal oursel...

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Applying to our MFA program to start this summer? Check out our Kurt Brown Fellowship for Diverse Voices. Apply by April 27 to be considered. The selected writer receives a $1,500 discount on first-semester tuition. See more details here: www.lasell.edu/graduate-stu...

6 authors, 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite #speculativefiction read by #womenauthors and #nonbinaryauthors with us! #books, #sciencefiction, #Fantasy, #Horror, #EnbyAuthors #AuthorReading **FREE* #SWSWQR tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n

I'll be reading alongside 5 other amazing authors! @engagereaders.bsky.social, @angeliquejamail.bsky.social, @linseymiller.bsky.social, Kristen Illarmo & Ruby Martinez Register here: shorturl.at/qe1Rj Hosted by @swsworlds.bsky.social, @authorterribruce.bsky.social, @christianek.bsky.social

Join me at the Easthampton Public Library for an afternoon of fairy tales and fun to celebrate KINGDOM OF DUST 👑 Friday, 3/27 4:00 - 5:00 PM 52 Main St, Easthampton, MA events.timely.fun/ubjpkulq/eve...

“Kingdom of Dust”: An Afternoon with Lisa Stringfellow

More Info. Join the Easthampton Public Library for a family-friendly event with Lisa Stringfellow, author of the Massachusetts Book Awards–honored

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I am a proud library kid. And I can't stress ENOUGH how books have changed my life. Because I read, I wrote, and because I wrote, I became AN AUTHOR. A literal childhood dream. Little Anna could have NEVER imagined this. What a wild ride. Order now: annagifty.com! #booksky #librarysky #blacksky

The Legendary Children’s Librarian of Harlem Raised in a family of storytellers, Augusta Baker continued that tradition, imparting a love of books to readers of all ages. daily.jstor.org/legendary-ch...

The Legendary Children's Librarian of Harlem - JSTOR Daily

Raised in a family of storytellers, Augusta Baker continued that tradition, imparting a love of books to readers of all ages.

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Well, I'm *officially* in my Rogue Radical era now! Sept 26th,is the last day to sign up for my Race, Media and International Affairs online classes. They don't want us to talk about race and history, but I'm going to teach it anyway. Enroll here! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

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KINGDOM OF DUST is a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Book! 🎉 Thank you so much to the Mass Center for the Book for this amazing honor! Congratulations also to Robin Wasley and Desmond Hall for their awards. I'm thrilled to be in their company.

Thrilled and honored to see KINGDOM OF DUST included on NYPL's Vibrant Voices Titles for Kids list for 2025-2026! Thank you to the librarians and staff of the library for sharing my book with your patrons! www.nypl.org/books-more/r... @harperkids.bsky.social

So frustrating that there seems to be a million ways for creators to be taken advantage of. If your publisher didn't register your copyright or it falls outside of the dates when Anthropic officially began their shenanigans, you might be out of luck. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Authors, Publishers Await Answers as Anthropic Hearing Approaches

New information has emerged in the class action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic which could limit the number of books included in the case—days before the hearing in which the details of a settle...

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-----DEADLINE EXTENDED SEPT 17------ Ready to take your Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror novel to the next level? Check out the fall Whole Novel Workshop @highlightsfound.bsky.social ✨ WHEN: October 8 - December 10, 2024

Join me tomorrow at @hummingbirdbookstore for the Children’s Local Author Bookfair! Hummingbird Books Saturday, August 23 12-2pm 55 Boylston St Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 #hummingbirdbooks #middlegrade #youngadult #picturebook #bookfair

It’s KINGDOM OF DUST’s first birthday! I’m proud of this little book and glad readers are still finding it. @harperkids.bsky.social #middlegrade www.lisastringfellow.com/kingdom-of-d...

Wow that was 4 hours of testimony followed by meeting with our @massaabb.bsky.social legislative task force. A lot! But very good work happened today to support #MassFreedomToRead. More soon!

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Mass. Coalition Speaks Up for Right to Read

As Massachusetts considers four new Freedom to Read bills, authors, illustrators, librarians, booksellers, publishers and educators of the newly launched Mass Freedom to Read Coalition will testify at...

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We are super excited to have Estelle Laure, agent & developemental editor at Folio Literary for a MG Opening Pages workshop. A great way to get marketing and editorial feedback on your opening pages. Perfect for querying writers and those planning to query soon! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

This upcoming YA/Crossover workshop with @keslupo.bsky.social is now open for non-member registration! Don't miss out on this terrific opportunity to get your opening pages critiqued, plus one-on-one live call time with Kesia. More info and registration: app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

This is really really bad

Less than two weeks left to donate to our Book’Em summer book drive! We’re matching every single donation, so help us get DOUBLE the books into the hands of kids by donating today — visit parnassusbooks.net/bookem to learn more.

I’ve often shared that THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA are among my favorite books, so am thrilled to share that KINGDOM OF DUST has been named a finalist for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature! So honored to be recognized along with others I admire ☺️ www.mythsoc.org/news/news-20...

Juneteenth Joy in Hyde Park, MA is going on now! Grateful to be able to distribute more free BIPOC children’s books today. New Mission High School 655 Metropolitan Ave Boston, MA 02136 10 am - 3 pm

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

(1/2) The House has voted to claw back funding, and public media is now one step away from being defunded. The upcoming Senate vote is our last chance to stop this from happening. Please contact your Senators and tell them to protect public media. ProtectMyPublicMedia.org has easy steps to take.

review: The Girl, The Gate, and the Dragon by @authorgracelin.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/05/31/r...

review: The Gate, The Girl, And the Dragon

In The Gate, The Girl, and the Dragon, Grace Lin balances an array of elements to create a quick moving story that is captivating and believable.

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I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

This is why no, I won't be watching the new HP series when it comes out, and why I don't visit the Universal theme parks, and I won't go to see that Cursed play. Even though I used to appear regularly in public in Hogwarts robes. And I know I'm not the only one in full boycott mode.

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J.K. Rowling is using her wealth attained from the "Harry Potter" series to create an organization dedicated to removing transgender people's rights "in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.” 🔗: bit.ly/3ZBRxYk

Random Question™ Time If you're an author or illustrator of any sort (#kidlit, adult, nonfiction, self-pubbed, academic, comic, etc) are you a member of Authors Against Book Bans? If so, drop a 👍🏽 in the comments! If not...WHY NOT? @authorsabb.bsky.social @engagereaders.bsky.social

It's also a misunderstanding of what the grants are for. It's not a billion dollar donation, Harvard won the grants to do specific research that it is in a relatively unique position to do. Trade schools aren't going to be able to take over, eg, Harvard's cancer immunotherapy research.

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · last yr.

FYI to media outlets, you're misleading your readers if you repeat this at face value. There's no lawful way for him to redirect these grants elsewhere. It's a lie to distract from how the GOP budget guts educational funding, including Pell Grants at trade schools.