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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Heads up, Bookworms: There will likely be💀supply chain issues💀 this holiday season. So if there are specific books you have your heart set on for holiday gifting, I strongly suggest you buy/order them ahead of time (✨like now✨) rather than waiting until November/December.

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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

holy shit, this is the whole ballgame in a single paragraph gAI systems require mass theft of copyrighted works, for the explicit purpose of replacing the market for the people they stole from, and the people in charge knew what they were doing ahead of time, and did it anyway

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think I should be additionally compensated for my stolen work each time someone asks me what’s so bad about AI.

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The Isaac Who Came In From the Butler @isaacbutler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Filling out more Anthropic Settlement paperwork, and I still find the paltry sum each of us is getting to be totally galling. Anthropic stole the life's work of thousands of people, and they get to continue making money off of our work in perpetuity, and each of us get maybe a couple grand, tops.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I love this thread, and actually feel a little proud that my books do tend to include these types of characters. They are very useful for comedy writing and for keeping your book out of High Fantasy territory. I prefer my fantasy to be Not Unreasonably Far From the Ground.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Clue, Rocky Horror, Muppets, yes… and also The Worst Witch! And also Gabriel Knight! What a joy it has been to live in a world with Tim Curry’s characters.

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Are You Ready For Halloween? Ohhh Yeaaaaa

Alt: Are You Ready For Halloween? Ohhh Yeaaaaa

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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Inspired by a Twitter thread, but I'm fired up, so I'm bringing it here. Author Kevin McCleod posted quite smartly that when kids can read to themselves, the act of reading aloud seems to just . . . stop. And I agree with him that that's a complete shame.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Can you IMAGINE being the AP reporter assigned to call up David Duke and ask him how he likes to cook his eggs.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If you have done awful things and you know how awful they are, don’t wait to apologize and mend your ways, or you might not be here to do it at all.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I've been trying to think of a '90s rock song that would be even weirder and more inappropriate to sing at the end of a World Cup victory than Wonderwall, and I have finally decided on Basket Case.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I am pretty sure I remember going to AAA with my mom and having the agent there get us some big paper maps for our road trip, on which they highlighted the routes we should take. What a service!

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I don’t know how many more times I can say this, but please, everyone. Always be the biggest skeptic of your own hype. You are not a hero or a god; you are a normal person who can do good things if you do them with care and thought. Let that be enough.

They told him that he was “the guy.”

Last July, in a small town in coastal Maine, a couple of progressive, self-styled recruiters of economic populists showed up at the blue-shingled house of Graham Platner, a little-known oyster farmer and Marine veteran who lived largely off government benefits.

They knew his name from local labor organizers and activists, and they had watched a video on the internet of him talking about oysters. Struck by his left-leaning ideology, his working-class affect and his gravelly voice, they became convinced that he could win a Senate seat in Maine — and quickly persuaded Mr. Platner of the same.

The initial headhunters, Dan Moraff and Leanne Fan, and then a third out-of-state operative they called up to Maine — Morris Katz — told Mr. Platner he was “the one,” a “hero of the movement,” “a historical figure” who could be “leading a revolution,” according to half a dozen people with knowledge of their conversations.

But a clutch of people who cared about Mr. Platner were telling him something else.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hello, I am someone who pays no attention to men’s soccer for 99% of my life but is now (for the next 5-10 business days) the biggest fan of both Norway and Egypt.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I spent 8 weeks watching a bunch of 6-year-olds play soccer this winter, and at this point I would sub in their entire roster.

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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today is a good day to (re-)read Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Go on. It isn't that long.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s almost impossible to get my 6-year-old into trying a new sport (casually! At an appropriate 6 year old level!) because the intensity and focus of youth sports now starts at birth. I worry that a lot of parents are pinning their kids’ college hopes on sports, and it’s just not a productive idea.

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Lydia Kang @lydiakang.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Hey friends! Our one and only Celeste Pewter needs help after an already awful year. A new medical issue has made things tougher. Please read through her Go Fund Me for details, share and donate if you can. She’s been fighting for the good of our democracy tirelessly for years. gofund.me/4a6bcb3b5

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Donate to A Safe Bridge Through a Medical Crisis, organized by C Pewter

Hi everyone - I’m creating a GoFundMe to help me get through a major job, health and h… C Pewter needs your support for A Safe Bridge Through a Medical Crisis

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I grew up reading Jane Yolen, as most of us did, but the phrase of hers that sticks with me is the title of her adult craft book: Take Joy. Jane had a long career, saw awards, rejections and everything in between, and knew the supreme importance of finding joy in the work. I am so grateful to her.

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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I can't stress this enough. Being a great writer requires you being an enthusiastic reader. Read in your genre and out of it. (Yeah, even those kinds of books you swear aren't for you occassionally. You might be surprised.) Devour as much as you can.

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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

So honored that Lilac and the Switchback was chosen by @pacftb.bsky.social to represent PA as a 2026 Great Reads! I can’t wait for the National Book Festival in August!

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It's paywalled, but the SLJ review of my debut is out: And the verdict is making me 🥹: "VERDICT A lovely ode to family recipes, traditions, and the power of food to bring communities together. A recommended purchase for all elementary school and public libraries." @mackidssl.bsky.social

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The thing IS actually, there are so many incredible books that do serve children, speak to children, are exciting for children to read -- but those books die the death of invisibility. The industry doesn't give them material marketing/publicity support, and gatekeepers don't find them.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The cultural specificity of a novel is part of what makes it interesting. Yes, to kids as well as adults! Novels are not timeless, art is not timeless, and that’s part of why we make and consume it!

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I don’t know who Rosenbaum is or why they feel so confident in their assertion, but it’s not correct. I’m not using AI and I don’t find it particularly difficult to avoid. MANY of the working writers I know feel the same!

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Joy McCullough @joymccullough.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Happy book birthday to KESTREL TAKES FLIGHT!!! Kestrel is my 7th MG novel but my 1st MG in verse! I hope you'll check it out! It's a JLG Gold Standard Selection w/a star from @thehornbook.bsky.social. And yes, I AM wearing both a sweater and dress I made to match the book!

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I am so happy for lovely @stephanieburgis.bsky.social, who has always been a tremendously talented writer (and great human), and who is getting some well-deserved trophies for her work! Yay Steph!!

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This book-banning bill will do predictably horrific things. Call your senators. Protect trans kids. "Wherever books burn, people will also burn." - Heinrich Heine

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

CALL YOUR REPS NOW! SPREAD THE WORD! HR 2616 was snuck onto the calendar for a vote TOMORROW. This is a pro book banning bill which seeks to ban ALL books by or about trans individuals.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Every time I go to therapy, I just end up ranting about capitalism. This article will be fodder for the next session!

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I see uncritical support for the IOC's one time only, all or nothing, SRY gene test 'to identify men' platformed today. Fun fact about that. It's entirely possible to test positive after being pregnant with a boy. Fetal DNA can cross the placenta and linger in the maternal bloodstream for decades.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Just got a pitch from a publicist with the greeting, “Happy 4/20!” and I have never felt so old and crotchety in my life.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

When I was in 9th grade, I had a wonderful English teacher who encouraged and supported each one of us students, but who also told us when our arguments were unsupported and challenged us to do better when our logic was weak. I wish every self-styled intellectual adult had had a teacher like this.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Writing about the connections that bind us; reading Pope Leo 👍🏻

Pope Leo XIV • @Pontifex • 1d
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Within digital environments — structured to persuade — interaction is optimized to the point of rendering a real encounter supertluous; the otherness of persons in the flesh is neutralized, and relationships are reduced to functional responses. Dear friends, you, however, are real persons!
Creation itself has a body, a breath, a life to be listened to and safeguarded.

When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment.
As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Came into my bedroom and discovered that my 9 year old has left me a list of all the books she thinks I should read. #kidlit

Mom’s Reading
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• HISTORY!
•Flora and Ulysses
Alana The first adventure
• The Okay Witch
INK GIRLS
•MONKEY KING and the
WORLD OFMYTHS
The Undead Fox of Deadwood
Forest
• The MYTHICS

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This is bonkers. The topic of favorite dinosaurs is nearly constant in my household. (Mine? Stegosaurus. My terrifying 6yo prefers T. rex, and my 9yo, already a true yinzer, loves diplodocus carnegii.)

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I'm not really a bag charm person, but this--a JANDY NELSON book charm(!!!)--might be the exception to my rule: www.coach.com/products/i'l...

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Did tons of hot air balloon research many years ago for a story that never got off the ground, as it were... and now returning to that research for a new story (that may STILL not get off the ground, but we'll see). No time spent writing is wasted time!

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Caroline Carlson @carolinecarlson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Finally dealt with the poison ivy that keeps trying to grow up the side of our porch, and I can’t deny that destroying something poisonous was cathartic this morning.

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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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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

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