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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Join us on Dec 5th for this webinar with @sylvialiu.bsky.social on unlocking creativity and pushing through creative blocks. Sylvia will be sharing exercises and lots of tips for accessing our creative mojo! app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Psst @mgauthorcade.bsky.social Will you help me get the word out about this historic event, please?

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Curious about Black Sunday & The Dust Bowl? My upcoming book, WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW is perfect for kids graduating the I SURVIVED series w/ the emotional depth of THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE & a dash of JACOB HAVE I LOVED. #librarians #teachers bardsalley.square.site/product/wher...

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Where Only Storms Grow by Alyssa Colman (pre-order, available 8/19)

This is a pre-order for the book Where Only Storms Grow by Alyssa Colman. The book releases on August 19th, 2025. Books are available for local pick-up in Vienna, VA or shipping (US only). Books will ...

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I love the unconcerned chicken in that photo. The storm behind her is about to turn day into night. The winds will hit at 65 mph and the temp will drop 30 degrees in minutes. Run, chicken! These storms didn't just happen. The Dust Bowl is the worst man-made ecological disaster in U.S. History.

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

#OnThisDayinHistory April 14, 1935 - Black Sunday. A massive storm crossed six states carrying 300,000 tons of topsoil--more soil than was excavated to create the Panama Canal. That project took 7 years. The storm lasted a single afternoon.

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I wrapped my WRAD visits for the day so I think it's time to give my Senate reps a call...

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW is in the @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale! Code PREORDER25 for 25% off through 2/7! I Survived x The War that Saved My Life: Twins try to keep their family alive during the Dust Bowl www.barnesandnoble.com/w/where-only... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social

Preorder my book from BN.com by Feb 7th and get 25% off with code PREORDER25!

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Thank you! I've been on a social media hiatus so I'm returning to say a very belated THANK YOU!

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I was on a social media hiatus, so returning and saying THANK YOU belatedly!

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Shana Targosz @shanatargosz.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

✨ 2nd Blurb Reveal! ✨ Only 8 weeks until THE UNDERWILD: RIVER OF SPIRITS is on shelves! Get ready to explore the Underworld on March 25, 2025 (Aladdin books @simonkids.bsky.social ) ✨ Cover illustration by Danlin Zhang ✨ Blurb is from @alyssacolman.bsky.social, one of the loveliest people I know ✨

Cover art of THE UNDERWILD: RIVER OF SPIRITS featuring a young girl rowing a boat on a raging river. The blurb states: “A heart-pounding adventure that celebrates the enduring powers of friendship, love, and memory in a Greek-myth inspired Underworld. Engrossing, thought-provoking, and fun.” Alyssa Colman, author of The Gilded Girl, The Tarnished Garden, and the upcoming Where Only Storms Grow

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Jessica Vitalis @jessicavitalis.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Educators! The #MGAuthorcade quarterly newsletter is always packed with fun news and writing prompts...sign up now to receive our free holiday gift guide (and follow @mgauthorcade.bsky.social for our class visit giveaways)! #kidlit

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Authorcade @authorcade.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Lots of reasons to subscribe to the MG Authorcade newsletter, but here’s another! Our GIFT GUIDE is out next week, so make sure to sign up! Book recommendations for all kinds of readers, easy shopping links, and inspiration for accompanying gift for young readers. #mglit www.authorcade.com/signup

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Also a brutal year for most writers who aren’t big names or celebs. If you can’t afford a book, take one out of a library, leave a review, share a post, leave sacrificial offerings to the publishing gods etc

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

My daughter saw this over my shoulder and said, “Aw! So cute!”

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Thanks for starting this, Kate. WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW is I Survived meets The War that Saved My Life and set in the 1839’s Dust Bowl. Comes out 8/19/25. Conservation themes & one of the twin narrators has life-impacting scoliosis.

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Adrianna, I hadn’t heard the pitch for this yet and I love it! Can’t wait to read!

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I’m starting to see requests for WRAD coming in! I’d love to visit with your school in February 2025!

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 02/12/2024

Teachers & librarians! Want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the information about how WRAD Zoom visits work, plus a list of over 300 author & illustrator volunteers! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...

FEBRUARY 5, 2025 WORLD READ ALOUD DAY graphic has a lavendar background with cartoon animals celebrating - including a panda, elephant, giraffe, and bear. Presented by litworld.org

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Haunting and beautiful! I look forward to reading this!

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I’m excited to share that ARCs for my new novel, WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW, are now available to request on NetGalley and Edelweiss! Yay! It’s I SURVIVED meets THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE set during the 1930’s American Dust Bowl. I hope readers enjoy it!

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

COVER REVEAL! My new #mglit #historicalfiction novel is the I SURVIVED series meets THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE set in the Dust Bowl. Coming 8/19/25 from @fsgbooks.bsky.social. I can’t wait to share it with you! #schoollibrarian

Book Cover with title “WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW.” A boy and girl (twins) in 1930s farming attire brace bravely as a huge black dust storm rises behind them. Dirt blows around them and an old farm and windmill stand in the distance. “By Alyssa Colman” is visible at the bottom.

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I reread it as an adult and it holds up! I’m glad you found it! ❤️

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

As we get more practice, I’m sure the BlueSky #kidlitchat jokes will get cheddar.

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Faux-leather hardbacks?! Your dad deserves a feast in his honor. You’re making me want to re-read. ❤️

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Oh, I love that book so much. ❤️

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hi #kidlitchat! I’m still getting the hang of BlueSky but I devoured the Dealing with Dragons series when I was younger. I still think about melting wizards whenever I’m mopping…

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I agree wholeheartedly with the first two! I wanted to love Hatchet but it gave me nightmares. 😬

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I love Redwall too! Brian Jacques came to my local B&N—he was the first alive author I ever encountered! I wrote Redwall fan fiction (for myself) after that. Perhaps that’s part of the reason I’m a writer now…

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I just this minute learned that I’m allowed to share something cover shaped next week, so maybe I joined BlueSky at the right time… #mglit

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I’m not sure that more social media is the answer to happiness, but here I am. Hello BlueSky book community!

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Yay! I didn’t realize this chat had moved here! I’d love to participate and have missed it since the bird site breakdown!

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Alyssa Colman @alyssacolman.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

Thanks! It’s so lovely to see you here, Cristin!

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