Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Mothers of teenage sons: Make your son read this book. Better yet, listen to the audiobook. The author reads it herself. Don’t say “My son wouldn’t.” It’s always somebody’s son. We (the mothers) are not responsible for their behavior. But we can do what we can to educate our sons. Start here. 001
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Current read (this book spoke to me for some reason) 040
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is a great thread. So many parents/grandparents come in the library and express disappointment that their kids don’t like the books they liked as children. We have a conversation, but they are usually not appeased, blaming “kids these days” or “society”. One of the more frustrating convos. 393
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It’s #kidlitartpostcard day!! This day always makes me happy. 1252
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026 Current read. I’m not a big fantasy reader, but this one sounded appealing and it’s terrific so far. Great immersive world-building and the dragony stuff is top-notch! 020
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Current read and I’m loving this so far! Great premise and fantastic writing. 130
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This book is so terrific! A great #youngteenlit that is funny, has realistic 14yo dialogue (for the most part- there is less swearing than they actually do), and chronicles a night-before-graduation sneak-out that is age-appropriate, creative, and fun as hell. 120
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Current read! Been waiting for this one- a funny #youngteenlit! 022
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026This is the most exciting thing happening in my life right now and I’m okay with that. 😍 220
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I have been waaaaaaaiting for this!!!!! Finally get my hands on it… but I have to read a Book Club book first, and finish the book I’m already reading. Or DO I? 👀 😏 000
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Foreign editions are so cool! I love the paper obi on the Chinese and Japanese editions. 050
Reposted by Boni Ashburnleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient. 1048287008160
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Current listen (and like anything by Mary Roach, highly recommended) 000
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Current read and the writing so far (I’m on page 8) can only be described as delicious. Greer is SO GOOD. 010
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Current read (and it is 100% delightful so far!) 020
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026My grand-cat loves his window perch and seems to feel he can run the world from up there #caturday 080
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Current read (excellent older middle-grade in free verse! Wow.) 020
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Current read. A fun, puzzley, scavenger-hunt about sound, noise and music. Unique topic and a fast read- perfect for upper elementary. My adult sound-consultant son would have loved this in third grade! 010
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Research shows that schools with librarians tend to outperform schools without them on standardized tests, and even that schools with full-time librarians get better scores than schools with part-time library staff. www.newyorker.com/preview/arti...newyorker.comWhy “Book-Shaming” Won’t Solve the Children’s Literacy CrisisThe nation’s official advocate for children’s books says most of them are “crud.” But matters of literary quality don’t explain why kids aren’t reading. 052
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comUptick in children and teenagers enjoying reading for first time in 5 yearsMore than one in three now say they like picking up books in their spare time, according to a literacy charity. 130
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I am newly obsessed with houseplants and bought this monstera Thai constellation first, before I knew anything about plants. She’s just in regular soil, in a weird spot, but oh look how happy she is with this monster new leaf! Go figure 😅 #plants #houseplants 250
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Maybe if we called them data centers they would get more public support and funding 🧐 000
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Welcome to our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Room! #libraries 070
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This sounds like a delightful #youngteenlit book (woohoo for a 14yo MC!) 140
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Current read (so far, I’m enjoying and I think it would be a good recommendation for people who like Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin) 310
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026A former student who goes to Dartmouth is back from her freshman year and says I am “way cooler than” (with my apologies to the Dartmouth librarians) the Dartmouth librarians. She said I set her standards too high in high school 😂 120
Reposted by Boni AshburnPatrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026We will never know or properly appreciate how many lives have been saved by librarians. The right book in the right hands at the right time. Astounding. 703053526
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Current read (recommended by a patron as a fun read- and so far I concur! Just what I needed.) 150
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Taking care of my grandcat this weekend! Mostly he seems to be asking me where the hell is his mom #caturday 0110
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026If you are @patzmiller.bsky.social, this is for you. I think of you whenever I shelve in Adult Fiction. 😘 2150
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Is there anything more depressing than fighting for funding for a library? Because that’s what I’m doing this week. And it’s depressing. Libraries MATTER!!! 072
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Sunday afternoon matinee. I approve of the theme. 020
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I was in college during Late Night. Letterman’s irreverence was always brilliant. This brings tears to my eyes 😂 “Good night and good luck, motherfuckers.” 010
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I just added two books that I discovered here on Bluesky to my next Ingram order. The recommendations here are thoughtful and helpful. On x (which I deleted when it became x), they used to feel like appeals by used car salesmen. 0161
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Why haven’t more publishers, editors, and agents spoken out about the Barnett situation? He just called almost ALL of their products crud. They are the gatekeepers, the ones ultimately responsible for books that kids read, yet authors are the ones defending their own work. 040
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I just finished my current read, which was a great book, but that ending is not fair, @robwhart.bsky.social 100
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! Join me in celebrating the art that brings children’s books alive! Find some art that speaks to you. Give it a like. Or a share (so more people can see it.) Or give the artist a follow! Practice kindness in a difficult business 😊 0251