Jen Gennari
@jengennari.bsky.social
Kidlit author! STIFLED (9/1/2026!), MUFFLED, MY MIXED-UP BERRY BLUE SUMMER. Teacher, editor, word lover. Earth fan. Tree hugger. Water baby. www.jengennari.com
I’ve been so quiet here but also writing thank-you haikus for friends! Here’s one: Bold grace in footlights abundant laugh, blossoming life inhabited #haikuSaturday
Breaking News: Gloria Steinem, the feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement, challenged sexist assumptions and fought for gender equality, has died at 92. nyti.ms/4cVollO
Well, Stifled launched today! So that’s amazing. It’s a companion to Muffled—Madge gets her own story about sixth grade, which isn’t what she expected #kidlitchat
kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · last mo.TOPIC: It's time to check in with what's been going on in your creative world since June. (Yes! Another quarter gone!) Victories large and small, plans, goals--it's all part of the journey worth sharing and celebrating! #kidlitchat
My hubby is going to make a movie about space and so of course I talked about books! Recs: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera and The Year We Fell From Space by A.S. King #kidlit
Overview - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Fifteen-year old Mollie sees strange events on Earth playing on the news. With her astro-geologist dad tracking a rogue asteroid, she makes a connection, and takes a leap to enlist an astronaut, her m...
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I know this is about decades-ago books, and yet it’s key to read recent books too—by Jason Reynolds, Erin Entrada Kelly, Christina Soontornvat. So much good stuff! #kidlitchat
Fun question! For me it’s always The Witch of Blackbird Pond. #kidlitchat
kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 2mo agoTOPIC: We know your TBR stack keeps growing! How about old favorites? Are there books you read as a child/teen that you keep coming back to, that never disappoint "older you"? #kidlitchat
Hey there, you #kidlit creator or lover or fan or friend - why not join a bunch of us for #kidlitchat here on Bluesky today at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific? We'll be happy to see you. Someone will offer you dessert. It's a good time, I tell ya! See you soon....
So sad to hear the passing of Benjamin Alire Sáenz. In my line editing class @boydsmills.bsky.social , I always cited the dialogue in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I can't wait to read his next book. #kidlit
Obituary: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Renowned author and poet Benjamin Alire Sáenz, whose wrenchingly realistic work was drawn from his life on the U.S.-Mexico border, died July 28 in El Paso, Tex., following a lengthy illness. He was 71...
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What do you look for in your reading experience? Check out my guest post on Smack Dab in the Middle! #kidlit
Smack Dab in the Middle
All Things Middle Grade Lit
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What do you look for in your reading experience? Check out my guest post on Smack Dab in the Middle! #kidlit
Smack Dab in the Middle
All Things Middle Grade Lit
smack-dab-in-the-middle.blogspot.com
Visited a bookstore in NYC (Words on Warren) and found a cubbie and decorated it for Jane Yolen. You brought us so many wonderful words! #kidlit
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the children’s book world, is saddened by the news that author, mentor and friend, Jane Yolen, has died. She was 87 and her loss cannot be measured. Please find the full obituary here: www.scbwi.org/remembering-...
So grateful for our public spaces … thank you, public libraries!
Music to my ears! It’s a rave review from Kirkus! 🎶📚#kidlit
#kidlit writers, if you're interested in exploring hybrid/independent publishing, check out Rootstock Publishing! We've just expanded our PB, MG, YA services with the Children's Branch 📚🍃
Jennifer Gennari Is New Children’s Branch Editor! - Rootstock Publishing
Rootstock Publishing Announces New Children’s Branch Author and editor Jennifer Gennari takes the lead on children’s books at Rootstock Publishing! Rootstock Publishing is thrilled to announ...
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TLDR: call your house reps to demand they vote NO on 8705 and 7661 Call your senators to demand they vote NO on 2616 All three seek to ban books nationally. All three are the fever dream of bigots. All three must be stopped.
