The older I get the more I understand why cats just walk away mid conversation.

"We’re the ones turned into Soylent Green, so it’s a little fucking rude to have an essay piped hot and fresh into our inboxes that dares to be mad at us for criticizing anyone who eats Soylent Green. We’re getting cannibalized, turned into sausages, and you’re mad that we’re mad about it."

Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · 11h ago

Professional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.

BRAVE Books and Kirk Cam3ron's "See You at the Library" right-wing, Christian nationalist storytime is coming back for the fourth year. This time, it lands in October–the pre-primary timing is intentional. bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...

Right Wing "See You at the Library" Event Back for 2026

BRAVE Books is once again coordinating its right-wing, Christian nationalist "See You at the Library" events this year on October 3.

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They raised robot-babies on stolen things and then are surprised by this stuff.

Bruno J. Navarro@brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 16h ago

AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic went on recent, previously undisclosed hacking sprees, with one going so far as to leave instructions for future versions of itself.

"Librarians and booksellers could face up to a year in prison if they’re found to have “distributed” inappropriate material to those under the age of 18. Book displays, book recommendations, and other means of highlighting materials would be folded into the definition of “distributed.”

Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas

A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians.

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Sending love and hugs to all of my #KidLitChat friends. It was fun chatting with you all again tonight, as always! Now I need to go put nutrients into my body and finish folding the laundry on my bed so I can go to sleep.

Celebrating all types of #KidLit on #KidLitChat tonight means we should have an assortment of virtual treats, yes? #KidLitConfections for tonight: Chocolate Walnut Pie, Re-imagined Berger Cookies, "Good Different" Oatmeal Cookies, & Vanilla Olive Oil Mug Cake

My daughter tells me I have to write KidLit because I will never grow up. She's not wrong. I so strongly remember what it felt like to experience all of those childhood moments, and those are the stories I'm drawn to tell. (Also, books for grown-ups are kinda boring.) #KidLitChat

Bonnie Adamson@bonnieadamson.com · yesterday

TOPIC: Continuing our celebration of 17 years chatting, tonight we're re-upping the very first topic from the first #kidlitchat: "Why children’s literature? What excites you about it, whether it’s reading, writing or ???"

So thrilled that my new middle grade graphic novel DREAM BIG has received two starred review. ⭐“Positively shines with big laughs and big feelings.” —Kirkus ⭐“timely and highly relatable.” —School Library Journal In Sept. see me on tour in: UT, ID, CO, VA, MD, & MA: linktr.ee/DreamBigShan...

DREAM BIG by Shannon Hale | Linktree

Meet Shannon Hale on tour for her new graphic novel, DREAM BIG! Select stops will also feature illustrator Marcela Cespedes.

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Congratulations to our Crystal Kite winning members! Way to go, @jpuglow.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, @carolinelperry.bsky.social, and @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social! We are so proud of you! #awards #crystalkite #scbwi #amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit

Anyway, thanks all for another fun #KidLitChat! As per tradition, I now have to go find dinner way too late because I didn't take time to put nutrients into my body before the chat and then I spent half the time talking about food and making myself hungrier!

I kind of love thinking about "milestones" that aren't firsts. There's something to be said for finding the magic in the 96th time you experience something, right? #KidLitChat

Happy Birthday #KidLitChat! Birthdays deserve cake, and I had plans to create a brand new #KidLitConfections cake recipe for the occasion, but my day got away from me, so I'm reposting this recipe for a Vanilla Olive Oil mug cake I created for the 15th birthday. Plus bonus chocolate cupcakes!

Veronica Bartles@vbartles.com · 2y ago

Did someone say cake?? I think a 15th birthday party for #KidLitChat deserves REAL birthday cake!! I made a Vanilla and Olive Oil Mug Cake recipe for us! Download the recipe now, and bake it up before the chat tonight! More #KidLitConfections to come! <3 vbartles.com/kidlitchat-1...

It’s #kidlitchat day! We shall gather here on Bluesky at 9pm Easter/6pm Pacific for an hour of #kidlit chatting. It shall be glorious!* (*or at least pretty darn fun). See you then!

At this point a Texas education is just child abuse

Texas Observer@texasobserver.org · 2w ago

Featured story: Districts across the state are arresting and citing young children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more police.

friends, please: don’t use transreads dot org they claim to support trans authors, but take our entire texts, post them for free, fundraise off it, and have the gall to claim it’s about preservation they are literally taking money from trans creators and make it harder for us to keep creating

Libraries v AI #BookSky

Ooh I know this one. It's by BANNING THE PERVERT GLASSES

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Meta’s smartglasses mean any child can be covertly filmed. In the age of AI, how do we tackle that risk?

Thank you all for another wonderful #KidLitChat! I know I missed some gems, and I will try to remember to go back through the feed to look for books that haven't crossed my radar yet that I need in my life. (We'll see if my ADHD brain remembers once I close this window!!)

I also think I AM A BON DANCER by @brandiauyemura.bsky.social would make a beautiful short. Animated or live action. I'd watch either. And of course I have a cookie ready to bribe my way onto that one too! Ginger Peach Cookies with Lemon and Peach Curd and Sugar Pearls #KidLitChat #KidLitConfections

I just finished reading A SEA OF LEMON TREES by Maria Dolores Aguila, and I would love to see that one as a movie. I think I would bribe my way in by providing my Lemon Basil Cookies for craft services. #KidLitChat #KidLitConfections

This is a difficult one for me, just because there are way too many options! I see books play out in my mind like movies whenever I'm reading them. So there are very few books I enjoy that don't fit this category. #KidLitChat

Join us #kidlit folk tonight here on Bluesky at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific for an hour of chatting that we call #kidlitchat. It’ll be a good time, if the past is an indication, and better if you’re there. See you soon, I hope!

it’s hard to explain how much shit like this has radicalized people. like i’m a white middle-aged broad who’s always been liberal but i’ve gone full-on “abolish ICE/reform scotus/the next dem candidate must commit to mass prosecutions” and you will not sway me from that position.

David J. Bier@davidjbier.bsky.social · 3w ago

WHOA DHS does not say that the agent feared for his life… just the vague concern for “public safety.” So he killed him just because he did not want him in America, not because of any specific threat to agents?

A heatwave cartoon for @newscientist.com

I'm sure it will surprise no one to hear that one of my favorite parts of my process is discovering my characters' favorite foods & creating delicious menus to go with my manuscript. Just like I enjoy finding the perfect #KidLitConfections treats--Like cupcakes!--to share with #KidLitChat each week!

There’s a #kidlitchat comin’ later today - 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific, right here on Bluesky. It’s a great chance to hang out with your #kidlit friends for an hour, I tell ya! I hope you will give it a try….

The First Clue to an Email Scam May Be the Address writerbeware.blog/2026/06/30/t...

The First Clue to an Email Scam May Be the Address - Writer Beware

I doubt that there will be anyone reading this article who hasn’t been targeted by a writing scam. That’s how prevalent and aggressive they are these days. Fraudsters who prey on writers employ a vari...

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Every authoritarian movement in history began by identifying a vulnerable group whose rights were framed as negotiable. How hard you are willing to fight for trans rights is the litmus test for whether or not you understand solidarity. It’s all of us or none of us.

Old DeuTaranomy 🧶⚒️@kindofstrange.com · last mo.

"Trans rights are not the most important issue right now" Not standing up to protect our trans siblings is letting someone put a jackhammer into the foundation of human rights. It is absolutely critical we support one another.

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