Skylaar Amann
@skylaar.bsky.social
Artist in Oregon 💙🌊 EXPLODING WHALES IS NOT RECOMMENDED (Norton, 2027)Author-illustrator inspired by the ocean, the natural world, and scientific wonder. Sea hag.🚫No AI. Rep: Lauren Scovel, Laura Gross Literary Agency https://www.skylaaramann.com
what if we all did something silly and read my ghost book bookshop.org/a/975/978164... www.amazon.com/dp/1646036751
Great new episode on @printrunpodcast.bsky.social about spotting red flags. Considering every day there’s another agent or editor talking about impostors, go tune in.
PRINT RUN@printrunpodcast.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW EPISODE ❌❌❌THE RED FLAG-ISODE❌❌❌ This week we talked about things that should give you pause when working with literary agents--what's normal, what isn't, and what you should do about it! soundcloud.com/printrunpodc...
I had the privilege of reading an early version of this book, and it’s a perfect fit for anyone in the #sciart and marine science communities! 🐡🦑
Mary Helen Berg@maryhelenberg.bsky.social · 2mo agoHAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to ENOUGH TO SHARE! You only get one debut picture book & I’m forever grateful to the village who helped this one come to life. Of course @tielmourpress, who understood this book, & the immensely talented @suetoddillustration!!
calling all #jellyfish nerds a friend sent me this from waters north of Borneo what is it? One suggestion was Versuriga anadyomene but that's really rare. 🦑
Blue whale skeleton assembly at the Hatfield Marine Science Center
If you're part of the kidlit community, you probably already know our current "ambassador" declared in a new book that 94.7 percent of kids' books are "crud." It was a careless and harmful thing for someone in that role to say in this moment, and I've been thinking about where we go from here.
Happy Earth Day everyone! PS. Every day is Earth Day ;)
Skylaar Amann@skylaar.bsky.social · 4mo agoEvery Day is Earth Day 🌎 🦑🐡
Every year when the book fair comes to school, Alex struggles. He loves books so much, and yet he never has money to spend at the book fair. 1/. #PB
Meghan Wilson Duff 🦑@mwduff.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's sneaking up. 🦑 bookshop.org/p/books/alex...
My Western Edge co-founder @leahsottile.bsky.social obtained the 911 calls related to this death. A worker who called for an ambulance described a man who was bleeding from some type of headwound and was blue in the face while some employees were told to keep working.
‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility
A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.
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Reality check: I’m at Moda for the wnba draft party and I see no reason that my tax dollars are needed to ‘refurbish’ this for a billionaire
Koch added: "When we burned this burn towards the moon, I said that we do not leave Earth... we will inspire, but ultimately, we will always choose Earth, we will always choose each other." 2/2