This morning's moon set. Wolf Moon, Jupiter, and stars over Montana.
Janet Fox
@janetsfox.bsky.social
Kidlit author; writing course creator; lover of dogs, mountains, and all things magical. Blogs every week here: https://janetfox.substack.com/
Today on Substack I speak out against Book Bans, and a few other things. Find the post here: janetfox.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
My first novel, originally published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social , is now in my hands, and I'm reissuing it. Here's the new cover, and I truly love it! Find it here: books2read.com/u/bPOlQj
New #WriterBeware blog post: Did your contract require your publisher to register your copyright? Don't assume they did. writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i...
If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration Now - Writer Beware
A couple of years ago, while searching the US Copyright Office’s public copyright registration database on behalf of an author wanting to know if their copyright had been registered as required by the...
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HEY SOMETIMES THERE IS UNCOMPLICATED GOOD NEWS It's rare but it happens!!! If you think this is a big and great deal (it is) please consider donating directly to the Florida Freedom to Read Project www.fftrp.org/donate
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Florida Freedom to Read Project@flfreedomread.bsky.social · 12mo ago“It’s a complete knockout. There’s not a single issue that the court did not side with the plaintiffs on.” www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/13/j...
(🧵) I’ve never—in 30 years in journalism—published a report like this: one that could genuinely bring hope. I spent the last 15 hours curating and labeling photos from hundreds of No Kings Day protests. It’s the largest archive of its kind and it has *lots* of Easter eggs (memes, an essay and more).
Over 250 Photos From Around the Nation and the World From the Historic “No Kings Day” Protests
Almost no one showed up to Donald Trump’s surprisingly timid, depressing, and generally lackluster birthday party in Washington, but protests against him were bursting at the seams across the globe.
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The Fault Lines in Our Constitution should be read by every single adult who lives in America. And then we need to meet in small book clubs to discuss it. With cookies. And soothing beverages. This book is EVERYTHING. @msnbc.com @velshimsnbc.bsky.social @velshi.com
Cynthia Levinson@cylev.bsky.social · last yr.3rd editions rarely get reviewed. But Booklist gave #FAULTLINESINTHECONSTITUTION a star! "The Levinsons prove once again that an examination of the Constitution is always timely and relevant." @PeachtreePub #Constitution #ConstitutionalCrisis #kidlit www.booklistonline.com/products/980...
It's an honor to be in @thehornbook.bsky.social esp w/ @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @halseanderson.bsky.social @davidbowles.us @adriannacuevas.bsky.social @janetsfox.bsky.social @MylisaLarsen @LaurenWolk @jenswanbooks.bsky.social & others. #kidlit #Megakidlit #WhoOwnstheMoon #spacelaw #spacetravel
April #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa welcomes readers to the 2025 #HBSummerReading list - dive in! www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #HBFamilyReading #SummerReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #yalit @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
2025 Summer Reading Recommendations
From the April 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book: Summer Reading.
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Independent Bookstore Day has been an established event for...years. It's dirty pool that the big booksellers are hosting their sales events over the same weekend. #shopindie They need us way more than the billionaires do.
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.
Book friends! Would you please tell me about your favorite new MG novels (published in 2024 or 2025) that are written in verse and/or a multi-modal format? I'll get to see a few thousand kids on book tour for THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this spring so I'm making a list of read-alikes to share!
Link to the class action lawsuit through Author's Guild that is forming to combat AI scraping of your books: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
Tell AI Companies They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own.
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Some people think when I say “nobody cares about your word count if your book is great” that I’m advocating for Going Buck Wild and writing ten million page books. Nope! In fact, there are norms. Just stay within them and don’t *freak out* 😀 Here: 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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The importance of creatives in these times is immeasurable. Please keep writing things that grow kindness, love, acceptance - especially if you write for children. They are our hope.
BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We're all in the mood for some Rebellion, aren't we? The people of 1776 have plenty of lessons for us - I'll share them and so much more! Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
An article outlining a simple strategy for countering everything this corrupt man says and does: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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100000000% THIS Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same. This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social · last yr.It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Totally thrilled by this review - first time in the Horn Book after all these years!
Updated my Starter Pack of #KidLit #MGLit #YALit Trade Publishers on Bluesky. Also adding individuals in the Publisher role at these publishing houses, like @jpchanda.bsky.social & @matthewpb.bsky.social. If you know of others, pls reply (make sure profiles are filled out, thx). go.bsky.app/SAg8zks
For the folks who were asking what Broken Dolls was about:
Ally Ally Oxenfree@allymalinenko.bsky.social · last yr.HERE IT IS! BROKEN DOLLS COMING SEPTEMBER 2025 That quote had me in literal tears. Share and you're in the drawing for copies of all three books.
The artist does get paid, apparently, but this creates huge environmental waste, undercuts the real work of the artists themselves, and -- most immediately -- has made me vow never to work with this agency, and to unsubscribe from their e-mails.