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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A must read interview about the year's weirdest novel for kids!

Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A fun interview I did on YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS. I always appreciate the chance to look deeper into the themes, inspirations, and process of writing my books because it gives me a chance to ask myself, "Yeah, where the heck DID that nonsense come from?" Thanks, Betsy!

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Forget the maple, sumac is the stealth MVP of Vermont fall foliage.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We live in a golden age of discovering you're involved in a class action suit via your SPAM folder.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I haven't achieved true longevity in the children's book industry until I discover that one of the kids who read my first books is now a parent who hasn't read my latest books, but is asking local school boards to ban them anyway.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ricky Gervais definitely would've made that movie circa 2008.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Authors - Why not write some nice books, about nice people, doing nice things for a change?

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My desk at work had a direct view of the Empire State Building and occasionally I'd see a plane moving across the sky in line with it and even if it was miles away, it felt like it was happening again. I had nightmares for years of planes falling out of the sky.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

THE SWANS. My new novel about true crime podcasts, off-kilter teen romances, and big, beautiful, angry birds. Preorder…now!

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here's an idea. Publishers collecting 50% of the Anthropic claim and raking in millions, how about applying that money to marketing authors' new books, or setting up new contracts? The "we don't have the budget for that" excuse will ring a little hollower this year.

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Katherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

One day, this publisher's name will be a distant memory that no longer brings me intense frustration. That day is not today. If you're an Albert Whitman author who has a book in the Anthropic case, you should go check your email in case they're trying to claim 100% of the $$ for your books too.

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 28,1959

P1- NANCY SEES SLUGGO DRINKING WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE
NANCY: YOU SHOULDN'T DRINK FROM A HOSE- - IT'S FULL OF GERMS
P2-NANCY: YOU’LL GET SICK
SLUGGO DROPS THE GARDEN HOSE
SLUGGO: YOU’RE RIGHT
P3- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE WALKING DOWNTOWN AND THEY A BACK TO SCHOOL SALE SIGN IN A STORE WINDOW
P4- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE BOTH DRINKING WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE
SLURP SLURP SLURP SLURP

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm just taking care of business. Every day and every way.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Wait till you hear about the boys who happen to be back in town…

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I’m gonna make you hear a guitar riff in 3…2…1: Slow ride…

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The problem is that the plot is already driven forward by underage intoxication...

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

SPONTANEOUS is 10 years old this week, which I’m pretty sure is the oldest a book can ever be.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sadly, I suspect a lot of these “copy editors” are just plugging the text into Grammarly and calling it a day.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Is it like the riddle about the town with only two barbers and you pick the one with the bad haircut?

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

All of this is spot-on, but I'd also add that like in all industries, relationships are a huge factor. When you have the support of a big author/editor/PR rep it can tip the scales because the people who make decisions start to listen more. And sometimes this simply comes down to friendships.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thank you for reading it! Every dose of weird is healthy in my world!

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Megan Hirsch is writing @meganhirsch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Worth reading because it’s fantastically creative, with a healthy dose of weird. TITLE: You Are Now Old Enough to Hear This AUTHOR: @aaronstarmer.bsky.social AGENT: @michaelbourret.bsky.social PUB: Penguin Workshop, 2026 #kidlit #mglit #booksky #middlegrade #bookrec #mg

Hand holding a library book. The cover is primarily gray/steel blue.The font is hand drawn. The letters look like twigs and branches, to resemble a family tree. Inside every “O” is a portrait of a different person. The cover reads “You Are Now Old Enough To Hear This by Aaron Starmer.”

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I've published 16 books for young readers and received at least as many starred reviews. But none of my books has ever been officially reviewed by Horn Book. I think a few have appeared in the guide, but otherwise...zilch. Did I make an enemy there once upon a time? One of life's great mysteries...

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I know they probably meant to write "reread" but in its present form this works as a deadly accurate review of ALL of my books.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Writer: I'm thinking the headline should be JAWS NOW STREAMING Editor: Hmm. I don't know. Do you have anything way stupider?

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I'm always having one of those.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Modern slang has made copy editing notes both confusing and confrontational. Copy Editor: Cap? Me: Stet! Why would I lie about kleenex?

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

And so the Starmer name will once again fade back into obscurity. As we are accustomed...

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's heartening to see the publishing world is taking some big chances on smaller, more personal stories.

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Steph Cherrywell @stephcherrywell.com · 12/06/2026

Middle grade book You Are Now Old Enough To Hear This by @aaronstarmer.bsky.social. Holy moly, this was so good! Like reading Riverman again. A wonderfully strange book about family mysteries which seems like it's going four or five different directions and yet manages to make it all fit in the end.

Cover of 'You Are Now Old Enough To Hear This' by Aaron Starmer.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Me, giving contract advice to debut authors.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Wanna feel old? How about this? The giant baby from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is now old enough to rent a giant space car.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

It's hard to believe that this company could publish a quality children's book in only 3 weeks! Until you notice their impeccable attention to detail...

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The great thing about being someone who has an opinion on the state of the children's book industry is that I can lean over and whisper that opinion to my dog, and she can turn to me and nod knowingly, as if to say, "right again, old friend," and I can snap my fingers and get on with my day.

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Scott 𐚁 🦇 Cave 🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

there’s an in depth discussion of this in Braiding Sweetgrass, but ramps in particular don’t have a good seed dispersal mechanism and can only move as far as their seed-bearing stems allow them. Wiping out a patch might be a millennia-long local extinction event

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Upper Valley! Join me and other finalists for the Vermont Book Award tomorrow night (Thursday, April 30 at 7PM) at Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, VT. Fiction! Poetry! Young Adult! Graphic Novel! History! Middle Grade! Memoir! What more could you ask for?

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I feel like I’ve been neglecting NIGHT SWIMMING as I focus on my newest book, but it’s up for the Vermont Award this weekend and it’s out in paperback tomorrow. Rumor is that bookstores will accept your money if you try to buy it!

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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Fast Five Interview: Aaron Starmer Author Aaron Starmer joins us to talk about his new book, YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/04/21/f... @tltkaren.bsky.social @aaronstarmer.bsky.social

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Fast Five Interview: Aaron Starmer

Author Aaron Starmer joins us to talk about his new book, YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS.

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

When did a writing career become audience members yelling suggestions to an improv comedy troupe?

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Join me and other finalists for the Vermont Book Award at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont this Saturday at 6pm. We'll be dropping knowledge and crumbs (which we will dutifully sweep up).

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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

If you want your child to read books that they’ll forget in a month’s time, hand them pablum. If you want them to think, rethink, and return to a book for the rest of their life? This is what you give. I review @aaronstarmer.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/04/12/r...

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Review of the Day: You Are Now Old Enough to Hear This by Aaron Starmer, ill. Jaime Zollars - A Fuse #8 Production

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Aaron Starmer @aaronstarmer.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

It's basically the Super Bowl, the Oscars and the Tunbridge World's Fair all rolled into one. I'm talking, of course, about the Vermont Book Awards! Join the Green Mountain Glitterati on Saturday, May 2nd in Montpelier for food, drinks and bookishness. Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vermon...

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The Vermont Book Awards: A Celebration of Vermont Writers

Join us for a cocktail and dessert reception celebrating writers and readers at the 2025 Vermont Book Awards!

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I am, and it is, and no, they don't

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Kate Milford @katemilford.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I have this fantasy/mystery hitting the world next week!

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