Hi #kidlit peeps - amid everything else, we need to raise our voices here in the USA to squash these two national book banning bills! Please sign the petition, contact your congressperson and senators, and spread the word. action.everylibrary.org/hr7661

Stop the Federal Book Ban Bills!

We made it easy to take these four actions to fight against HR 7661 and S 4925. Stand up for your right to read!

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Currently procrastinating on the novel-in-progress by working on a new picture book idea... because even when I'm avoiding writing, nothing feels better than writing 😅

Happy Pride, Vancouver! Delighted to see THE BOOK OF JUPITER included here, and so excited about being part of Vancouver Writers Festival this fall...along with all these incredible writers!!! Feeling very lucky.

Vancouver Writers Fest@writersfest.bc.ca · 3d ago

Happy Pride, Vancouver! 🌈 Whether you’re celebrating at home or out on the streets, you’ll want a good book to accompany you. Some of these titles centre queer characters and themes; others are written by LGBTQ+ authors we admire and address a myriad of topics. All will be featured at #VWF2026!

We've been quiet for a while, as things were in a holding pattern in the state. Unfortunately, today that ended. Librarians in Arkansas are now beholden to Act 372, one of the worst library laws to ever hit the books. To read today's ruling: www.nwahomepage.com/news/state-n...

Federal appeals court rules Arkansas law concerning children’s access to ‘obscene’ library books can take effect

An Arkansas law that would prohibit minors from accessing materials that are considered “obscene” will be allowed to take effect following a federal judge’s ruling.

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I guess I get to choose between furniture maker and Anglican vicar... Going to have to go with the furniture 😅

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 7d ago

Enough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?

Such an amazing list of great Canadian books! Do you have a fave that should be included? Just click on the link, donate to a great cause (kid literacy) and be heard! (See if you can guess the 4 that I nominated) @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social bookcentre.ca/pages/canada...

I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.

Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.

Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...

I love this post. With research, as with writing itself, you can't separate the process from the end result. If you take shortcuts, you will never know what destination you might have arrived at had you taken the longer winding route- or what you might have seen and learned along the way.

Kate Blair@kateblair.bsky.social · last wk.

If you ‘only use AI for research’ and by some miracle, get your facts right, your work still suffers! It’s the unexpected details found in research that bring your work to life. It’s rabbit holes & deep dives that uncover fascinating facts & texture. There’s loads you don’t know that you don’t know!

We’re receiving news of an unfortunate new wave of scam emails targeting authors. If you think you’ve received an email from us, check that it came from an address ending in @writersfest.bc.ca

Vancouver Writers Fest@writersfest.bc.ca · 3mo ago

We are aware of an ongoing email fraud targeting authors. The scam is disguised as an invitation to appear as a featured author at our Festival. Participation in our Festival and other programming is by invite only, and we will never charge a fee for authors to apply or appear on-stage.

Calling Bonus Marchers “Red agitators” is part of long history of using Red Scare & McCarthyism to attack labor & racial justice organizing. Already left out of textbooks, anti-history ed bills & EOs ban teaching outside textbook. Read textbook critique by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca ⬇️

More than McCarthyism: The Attack on Activism Students Don’t Learn About from Their Textbooks

By Ursula Wolfe-Rocca In legislatures across the country, Republican lawmakers are introducing bills to curtail what educators — in public schools and universities — can say and teach about racism and...

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Thank you for sharing, @katemessner.com! We can't wait for everyone to meet Jaxson and South when TOO BIG TO SAY comes out in March.

Kate Messner@katemessner.com · last wk.

A new book from @philbildner.bsky.social & @mikecurato.bsky.social? Yes, please! Looking forward to this one - TOO BIG TO SAY feels like a title that needs to be in every middle school library. Here's the cover reveal & interview from @fuse8.bsky.social! afuse8production.slj.com/2026/07/27/c...

“Both the House bill & the new Senate bill define acceptable works of literature by referring to reading lists from Compass Classroom, a publisher for evangelical Christian homeschoolers. [The] list of Classics Every HS Should Read does not name a single Black, Latino, Asian or Indigenous author.”

American Library Association@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2w ago

As critic and journalist Ron Charles writes, the book banning legislation under consideration in Congress is dangerous and fundamentally flawed. More: https://roncharles.substack.com/p/the-book-banning-bill-that-wont-die Tell the Senate to reject censorship: https://action.ala.org/campaign/S4925/

Very much looking forward to reading. Erin Bow's latest book! What a lovely review. Congrats @erinbowbooks.bsky.social !

Erin Bow@erinbowbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... I continue to be bad at social media but look y’all it’s a KIRKUS star. Should I make a shirt that says “like Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Applegate at their best…”? I think I should !

This never should’ve happened. But when public schools use their authority to pressure students into religion, we will continue stepping in until it stops.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 3w ago

A public school basketball coach made students fill out a Christian journal... and punished them with extra laps if they didn't. He only stopped after an atheist group stepped in. This is what religious coercion looks like. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/california...

THIS

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 3w ago

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

First posted this 11 months ago. And this probably won't be the last time.

The Book of Jupiter challenges young readers to think critically, ask questions, and not be afraid to challenge the things adults tell them. Check out our Q&A with author Robin Stevenson. kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/creato...

The Book of Jupiter: Robin Stevenson crafts a cult thriller for middle readers

How would you react if you found out you were part of a cult? In The Book of Jupiter, 13-year-old Ara lives with her family in an isolated community called Jupiter Station. Ara knows to follow the rul...

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It is very surreal that I can now say I've written a booklet essay for a Criterion Collection release. It was an absolute joy to work with everyone at the company. You can read the essay now on their website: www.criterion.com/current/post...

The GOP is obsessed with erasing trans people, their voices, and their stories. This is a FOUR ALARM fire, with the now fourth book banning bill introduced in Congress this year. If you're fighting about HR 7616 and HR 2616 and the CHARLIE Act, you need to know S 4925 is happening, too.

kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3w ago

🚨🚨🚨 Republicans in the Senate have drafted S. 4925, their companion to the House's HR 7616 bill. This nationwide book banning bill shows the GOP's priorities during the quiet summer season. S. 4925 is already in the HELP subcommittee. bookriot.com/senate-bill-...

🚨 New Canadian chapbook press alert!🚨 deuteragonist press is based in Victoria. They are currently open to submissions, looking for poetry manuscripts (25-40 pages), especially from BC poets: www.deuteragonistpress.com

Lovely review of THE BOOK OF JUPITER! "Deftly exploring interwoven themes of love and loyalty, secrecy and manipulation, guilt and grief, and blind faith and personal autonomy... a story of intense emotional depth... An engaging, haunting read."

The Canadian Children's Book Centre@kidsbookcentre.bsky.social · 4w ago

ICYMI check out these reviews of 12 new Canadian books by Judith Henderson, Mark Leiren-Young, Robin Stevenson, Meaghan McIsaac and more! https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/reviews/we-recommend-june-2026

AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:

Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books

The Queer Torments of the AI-sphere

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is condemning a new White House report that seeks to pressure the Smithsonian Institution to promote a Christian nationalist revisionist version of American history under the guise of restoring “truth and sanity.” Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4ftA4J5

I've so appreciated becoming a part of AABB! A great way to feel connected to creative community, more purposeful in outreach, more capable of fighting back. Join us!

Authors Against Book Bans@authorsabb.bsky.social · 4w ago

1. Everyone has something they can contribute, no matter how busy they are, & what skills & talents they have 2. It is never too late to join the fight for the freedom to read. 3. Joining AABB connects you to a strong community 4. We can't wait to see what you'll bring

Yes!!! More of this please!!!

The NewsGuild-CWA@newsguild.org · 4w ago

🚨BREAKING🚨 More than 600 workers at Hachette Book Group just voted overwhelmingly to unionize, creating the largest union in trade publishing history! newsguild.org/hachette-boo...

*****LAST CALL******* I won't lie: there are very few responses this year. Most are my own. I think that tells way more than intended.

kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you're seeing Pride censorship in U.S. libraries–whether it's from inside the library or from pressure outside–please report it for the annual roundup. You can be anonymous. There are already *several* this year. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Also, claiming this is because August is outside the school year is ridiculous. This hasn't been a problem in the past...and the reason Ottawa celebrates pride in August is to commemorate the We Demand rally in Ottawa in 1971- one of the most significant events in Canadian queer history.

Robin Stevenson@robinstevenson.bsky.social · last mo.

After more than two decades of marching at Pride, at a time when queer and trans rights are under attack, the people calling the shots for the Ottawa Carlton school district are choosing to send this message to their students. Incredibly disappointing.

After more than two decades of marching at Pride, at a time when queer and trans rights are under attack, the people calling the shots for the Ottawa Carlton school district are choosing to send this message to their students. Incredibly disappointing.

Ariel Troster@arieltroster.com · last mo.

This is inexcusable. Abandoning queer and trans kids when they need them the most. The Ford government put the OCDSB under trusteeship and are calling the shots here. The school board is usually one of the biggest contingents in the Pride March. ottawacitizen.com/news/ocdsb-c...,

This is so very good.

taylor robin@taylor-robin.bsky.social · last mo.

Wacom recently asked me to talk about why I make queer comics, and given there are multiple bills right now floating around in congress that are effectively "we will kill your livelihood if we get a sniff of queer" I had some pretty strong, simply feelings to relay.

#tdih 1969 Stonewall Uprising in NYC. Police attack patrons at gay bar who resist. Often called spark that launched the gay rights mov't, the history is longer. See NY Historical Society & Throughline ⬇️ Defend right to teach this history. Poster via @justseeds.bsky.social of Sylvia Ray Rivera

June 28, 1969: Stonewall Riots

Police arrived at the Stonewall Inn and arrested anyone found to be cross-dressing, resulting in mayhem and what are now referred to as the Stonewall Riots. This was a milestone in a long history of L...

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