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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Mike, hearing that is a day-maker. Thank you for listening!

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Mike Freveletti @frevma.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

#VerseShow hosted by @brennajeanneret.bsky.social and @joshmonkwords.bsky.social is one of my favorite podcasts out there. Great #kidlit interviews and so much useful info. Yeah, that’s it. Okay bye.

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Winsome Bingham @armyvet5.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

It was my pleasure to talk to @joshmonkwords.bsky.social and @brennajeanneret.bsky.social on the #VerseShow podcast. Check out my interview and their interviews with other #KidLit folks, such as Caldecott Honoree Jason Griffin, anywhere podcasts are streamed.

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Brenna Jeanneret @brennajeanneret.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

If you haven't already to to wherever you get your podcasts and listen to this weeks double feature of Jason Griffin and @armyvet5.bsky.social and check out their cover reveal for ON FRIDAYS here 👇 #kidlitmegafeed

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I’m not sure how to do a cover reveal on BSky, but @brennajeanneret.bsky.social and I are doing one on our VerseShow Instagram today honoring @armyvet5.bsky.social and Jason Griffin’s upcoming book On Fridays 👀 AND we had the best conversation with Winsome. So good. #kidlit

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We did a couple of very important interviews for YMCAV that @brennajeanneret.bsky.social and I would appreciate you listening to. The first is with visual artist Jason Griffin, who illustrated @armyvet5.bsky.social’s September 2026 picture book On Fridays 👀 verse.show

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Our chat with Jason is live today, with Winsome’s verse to drop on Friday along with the big cover reveal for ON FRIDAYS! Winsome and Jason are all time highlights. Go listen please!

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

@smacquignon.bsky.social @brianlarossa.com this is the kind of interaction on BSky that I yearn to see.

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Fourth Consort was so, so fun. Can’t wait for this one.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/02/2026

one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

“They’re ALL warlike? They’re all thieves? Where’s the nuance? Where’s the science, medicine, cooperation that mark the kind of complex society that is required to develop consciousness? “Klingons are BULLSHIT bro.”

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A science fiction short story where a nonhuman race discovers the depiction of aliens in the majority of science fiction and just goes “are you f-ing kidding me?”

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Kirk. You need an animated series immediately.

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

For sale: snow shovel, very worn.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

An anti-capitalist, anti-landlord Steph Campisi romcom? Crime if not bestseller

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 27/01/2026

My first podcast! I talk about impostor syndrome, embracing my art and writing halves, and how laying on the floor feeling sorry for myself resulted in a book offer. www.verse.show/podcast/epis... Thanks @joshmonkwords.bsky.social and @brennajeanneret.bsky.social for having me on. It was a blast!

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Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I donated a non-rhyming PB ms critique + publishing AMA. Can you boost @lzats.bsky.social?

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens

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Laura Zats @lzats.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

They’re just…they’re gunna keep doing this. They’re gunna keep murdering people. They’re gunna keep kidnapping people. If you’re not locked the fuck in you need to start. Today. We need your help.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

They are going to open fire on a crowd of protesters. That is next.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 24/01/2026

ICE are indistinguishable from a terrorist organization

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I am very ready to read this one!

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Reviewing this BEAUTY of a book, Island Storm, for the episode of the podcast that comes out tomorrow. So impressed with everything about it. Color and light, mottled painting style, but really the way it’s less about navigating a storm and more about sibling love and independence and exploration. ❤️

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I'm agog! FORTS is one of @usatoday.com's bestselling #picturebooks this week! Thank you to all the indie bookstores who believe in this book and have been sharing it with their customers. ❤️💙📚 #kidlit www.usatoday.com/booklist/gen...

The cover of the picture book FORTS, showing a girl and her cat sitting in a cozy treehouse.

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

@asiqueira.bsky.social’s and my agent @joycesweeney.bsky.social feature big in this one! Another example of their amazing support and sensitivity for their clients. Ana is amazing. Go listen!

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Well imagine me opening up Bluesky for the first time in a monthslong social media dry spell and coming across this beauty. Nicely done, Justin, and Once is a great choice.

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Ana! Let’s chat on Joyce’s Slack! 😬

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Judy Campbell-Smith @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

So great to be on the Verse Show podcast and chat with @brennajeanneret.bsky.social and @joshmonkwords.bsky.social - check it out! Thank you for having me! 🍦🙌🏾🎉

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Tonnye, Bitsy is amazing! Fully agree.

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Ask the Agent Question of the Day: What do people mean when they talk about their "Dream Agent"? I've just been querying agents who seem reputable and who do my kind of book -- should I know MORE about them? My answer: www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...

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@literaticat · Ask the Agent:

When people say they want to get their “dream agent” what do you think they are talking about? Are they basing this off of what that agent presents on social media and they think they would be great?…

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

And yep, 5,000 is what I heard too!

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Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com · 12/01/2025

Anyone else know of PB agents who ask for multiple manuscripts in your initial query? Add them to the thread! And check out the podcast to hear why @brennajeanneret.bsky.social, @joshmonkwords.bsky.social, and I think this should be the industry norm. 👀

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Josh Monken @joshmonkwords.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

😍😍😍 Thanks so much for sharing, Hannah!

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Kirk Reedstrom @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

This was such a fun conversation! Thanks for having me, @brennajeanneret.bsky.social and @joshmonkwords.bsky.social!

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