Getting a good review from Kirkus is a great way to end a week!

This is actual garbage. Every writers' union should be clearly standing up and saying NO AI USE. Not, "we'll ask before your work is used to for training." For training WHAT? What do you need the work for?

The Society of Authors@societyofauthors.bsky.social · 3d ago

Our position on generative AI remains unchanged. But an increasing number of organisations within the publishing industry are using the technology. In her blog post our CEO sets out why we want to see the adoption of cross-industry standards. buff.ly/DCPZPY2

Upcoming Spooky Events! October 17th--storytime and craft at @oldtownbooks.bsky.social October 24th- storytime and craft at Havre de Grace Maritime Museum October 29th--signing at The Reader: A Witchy Book Fair with @curiousiguana.com October 31--reading and signing with WordPlay Trick or Read

Title of this book: Failing Up: The White Man Way.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last wk.

David Zaslav will receive a $606M payout from the Warner Bros/Paramount merger. (Source: variety.com/2026/tv/news...)

The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger

The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition

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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

I'm loving all the great posters for this week's Let Books Be #BannedBooksWeek! I'm so inspired and ready for some serious reading time today! ☕📚 #amwriting #writingcommunity #smallpress #booksky

This little book and I have already been through it a bit, but WHAT IS A PIRATE? is finally out in the world today!

It's TRYING beanie season! Get yers!! shop.dansinker.com/products/try...

TRYING Beanie

NOW AVAILABLE IN TWO COLORS: Olive & Maroon It is cold, times are hard, and you are doing everything you can.  Put a hat on your head that says TRYING. Made by pals, this beanie is available in ol...

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Happy #BookBirthday to WHEN A DRAGON GOES TO A PARTY by Chelsea M Campbell, illus. by me! #kidlit #dragons #booksky

I begged to check this book out from the library every time my mom took me, even though it gave me the willies.

Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎@sleepingvillage.bsky.social · 2w ago

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

Don't be afraid to READ! Get into the spooky season with this poster featuring Gustavo the Shy Ghost from Mexican artist and New York Times bestselling author Flavia Z Drago. Purchase here: https://bit.ly/4nZO2EO

With #BannedBooksWeek kicking off, here's a reminder to be vigilant, even in "Blue" states.

Melinda Beatty@melindabeatty.com · 3w ago

Bear with me, this is a doozy, #kidlit folks. Censorship is alive, even in blue states.

📚 Let books be. Protect the #FreedomToRead. During #BannedBooksWeek, we’re standing against censorship to support the freedom to learn, explore new ideas and see our communities reflected in the stories we read. Everyone deserves access to books that tell the full story of who we are.

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights. https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

I'm so glad that I got to spend some time with kiddos today to share WHAT IS A PIRATE? through storytime and craft!

BTW, the comic I did with my husband has a new home since Tapas is closing down. We're also working on a S2. Please also consider this my 300+ page demo that I can draw a #GN where the characters aren't all kids (sometimes they behave like kids though) 😅

Sygnin@sygnin.com · 2w ago

Since Tapas officially announced their closing, just a reminder that my comic Nowhere will still available here. You can use your Bluesky account to Subscribe for free & get notifs when we start the 2nd season nowherecomic.com #comics #webcomics

This week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com as well as our Halloween window!

Happy Spooky Month 🎃, #kidlitartpostcard ! This year's pic is loosely based on the Wild Hunt at Samhain Charlene Chua, illustrator + author Portfolio - charlenechua.com Rep' by Tracy Marchini Literary #kidlit #halloween #cats #art

@melindabeatty.com's fun new picture book, What Is a Pirate? isn’t even out yet, but the school she herself attended has already disinvited her from an author visit bcs of concerns that some might take offense to the story’s gender-nonconforming protagonist. mombian.com/2026/09/30/a... #BookSky

Author Disinvited from School Visit Over Gender-Nonconforming Character - Mombian

Melinda Beatty's delightful new picture book, What Is a Pirate? isn't even out until next week, but the elementary school she herself attended has already rescinded an invitation for an author visit b...

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Utah added SEVEN more books to its state-mandated book ban list. Six of those titles are by women. 44 are now banned. This comes the week after a judge permitted a lawsuit brought against their book banning law to proceed. It's the busiest banning year for the state. bookriot.com/utah-bans-44...

Utah Bans 7 More Books From All Public Schools; 44 Titles Now Banned Statewide

Last week, a judge approved a lawsuit against Utah's state-sanctioned book bans. This week, the state banned seven more books.

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Bear with me, this is a doozy, #kidlit folks. Censorship is alive, even in blue states.

It is always exciting to get author copies!!

Honored for WHAT IS A PIRATE? from myself, Stefano Tambelini and Little Bee Books to be included in @slj.com's list of Highly Anticipated Fall Picture Books!

WHAT IS A PIRATE? is out October 6th! #kidlit #picturebook

We need to start aggressively shunning anyone even remotely associated with private equity firms bc they are RUINING EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE AND I AM TIRED

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · last mo.

“Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its list.”

New webcomic day! This is a fun colour palette to work with. 3 more bonus panels here: tinyurl.com/bvx4ce97

I truly need everyone I know to read this book so I can ask someone else the billions of hypotheticals that are gathering in my brain as I go along.