iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Sarah Darer Littman @sarahdarerlittman.com · 19/08/2025

It's OUR BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🎂 🍾 🥳 Check out INFLUENCED by Cindy L Otis and me! Another book for these goofballs to devour 😂 #booksky #YA #kidlit

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Influenced Banksy n Layla

YouTube video by Sarah Darer Littman (Author)

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Becky Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

My TAKE 5 interview is with @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social ! She wrote her new PB, M IS FOR MASON JAR, on a dare and sold it to the first publisher!🤯 GIVEAWAY: a 30-min AMA Zoom OR a signed book! To enter: Share Like & Comment Follow #Booksky #kidlit #teachersky beckywalkerbooks.com/2025/08/04/t...

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TAKE 5 with CAROLYN FRAISER

From canning cucumbers to scattering seeds, children play an essential role in homesteading, learning valuable skills that foster self-reliance, gratitude, and a deeper connection to nature. M Is f…

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Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.” — Samuel Johnson

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I've said it before, but it bears saying again: a good review does not have to be a LONG review. My newest GR review is four words--and it does the job! If you like a book, please post a review and make a writer happy today! #mglit #kidlit #teacher #Librarian #abramskids

A five-star Goodreads review of Cathy Carr's LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES, reading in full: "I really like this."

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Recently a beloved character appeared at a sporting event, middle grade authors held a conversation, an author-illustrator made his debut, and a graphic novelist enjoyed a launch party + more

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In Brief: July 24, 2025

Recently a beloved character appeared at a sporting event, middle grade authors held a conversation, an author-illustrator made his debut, and a graphic novelist enjoyed a launch party.

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Kayleigh | Developmental Editor ✍🏻📚 @editsinthemargins.com · 24/07/2025

Dear Writer, Remember to find and hold onto the joy of storytelling. Love, Kayleigh

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The books we love when we're young change our lives forever - and so do the people who help us find those books. So here's a huge & heartfelt THANK YOU to all the amazing teachers, librarians, booksellers & everyone else out there who's helping kids find books to read & love! #literacy

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

So the latest publishing gossip I heard was that we should stop writing middle-grade books for boys, because "they don't read anyway." I know at least one middle-grade boy who is a dedicated reader. How about you? Do you know one? #mglit #kidlit

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a man is wearing headphones and reading a book

Alt: Nerdy-looking blond young man wearing headphones and reading a book

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LibraryThing @librarything.com · 21/07/2025

Today is the birthday of American author Ernest Hemingway, who won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for "The Old Man and the Sea," and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. His personal library of over 7,000 volumes has been cataloged on LibraryThing as one of our Legacy Libraries. #💙📚 #Booksky

A photograph of Hemingway, with the words "Legacy Library" above it.

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

This is good entertainment right here.

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

“By fifth grade, I knew I wanted to write sports books and ones that featured someone like me as an athlete”: Amar Shah on his love of the sports genre and his new graphic memoir, ‘Wish I Was a Baller’ buff.ly/eoe5pvz

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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Keep creating, even if the world feels hard. Even if the work feels hard. The world needs your voice. There's a kid out there who will be changed because of your imagination and efforts. And even if the work feels lonely, you aren't alone. I'm so proud to be in the publishing trenches with you.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 18/01/2025

This is a pinnable post for the #KidLitMegaFeed, a collab (multiple curated #KidLit lists). Admins: @boringstorybook.com @charlenedraws.bsky.social @debbieohi.com. READ THIS re: how to be added, how to post. Pls: 📌Save/pin the feed if you enjoy 🔁Repost to share bsky.app/profile/debb...

Illustration of open book with text "Kid Lit Mega Feed" on its pages. Beside the book are two QR codes, one going to the feed and the other going to more info and how to be added. Link to the feed itself is shown below the book.

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Not a damn thing. Not one damn thing!

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Taryn Souders - Middle Grade Author @tarynsouders.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Let's celebrate the kickoff of summer w/ a #Giveaway! To enter: Follow & share. Extra entry for subscribing to my newsletter, The Briefing Room (see website). @sourcebooks.bsky.social #BTPTravelingARC #BookPosse #BookAllies #BookJaunt #booknerd #mystery #middlegrade #Reading Winner on 6/30.

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I ring the closing bell here at #kidlitchat with hopes that 10 years from now, we have this same topic again with all of y'all still joining us every Tuesday night! See you then! (Or... for now... next week)

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Joslyn Carter @joslynecarter.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I'm a couple days late, but thought I'd still say, "Happy National Pollinator Week!" Support #bees, #butterflies and other pollinators by planting #nativeplants, #booksky, #writersky #readersky, #kidlitchat, #kidlit,#saveourpollinators, #insectsky

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a cartoon drawing of a bee with wings and a face

ALT: a cartoon drawing of a bee with wings and a face

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I absolutely love this guideline. And let me just say, it works in pottery too.

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Jess Keating @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Been thinking about this a lot. I’ve been writing for 20+ years now in different capacities, and I think the devaluation of knowledge, creativity, literacy, and nature has just cemented what I aimed for at the start: These things matter, so if you want to keep them — protect them. #kidlitchat

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I favor universal emotions and situations more than themes "of the moment," as one friend put it. That being said, because so many things don't really change in the tween world (mean friends! flawed parents! siblings are great but also SUCK!) I think my books still feel current. #kidlitchat

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

To the lovely human out there who posted an Amazon review of 365 DAYS TO ALASKA and bumped it up to 113 reviews after months of it quietly simmering at 112--thank you. Whoever you are, you are appreciated. This little book just keeps toddling along. #kidlit #mglit #creative

Snapshot of the Amazon page of 365 DAYS TO ALASKA, showing it at 113 reviews.

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Jeremiah Lewis @minorfracas.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

If anyone else is feeling bleh, then you're welcome to hang out with us in the #5AMWritersClub. #scriptsky #scriptsky+

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Time to get working on your Porter Square Books Writer in Residence applications. Form is open now. Deadline is August 31! www.portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar...

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I did not give up on writing middle-grade fiction in favor of a focus on something easier and more lucrative. That was my big writing milestone this quarter. 😂 I'm laughing. But also somewhat serious. #kidlitchat

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Please share to let young people and teachers know that they (or their pupils) can submit pieces for the @theguardian.com Young Country Diary. Some great tips on #naturewriting here and published YC diarists will be paid! #countrydiary

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Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their summer encounters with nature

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

My father knew that chore trick. No one ever told Dad they were bored more than once.

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KidLitArt @kidlitart.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

May's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Going Places! Join your hosts on May 29, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about moving forward in your own kidlit journey! Banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social

art of a mammoth wearing a yellow bike helmet and riding a tiny bicycle. a grey dog on a scooter follows behind. In a background, a koala with a yellow parachute glides downwards. Text reads 'Going Places #kidlitart'

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 29/05/2025

Tonight! Monthly online chat hosted by @charlenedraws.bsky.social & @weyakindesigns.bsky.social, with banner art by @anneappert.bsky.social. Follow @kidlitart.bsky.social for updates & topics. Great way to meet other #KidLit artists & fans of #KidLitArt!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/05/2025

Extremely smart of Netflix. Whatever Sesame Street costs, it's almost certainly a fraction of their usual production costs for series, there's probably some sort of tax break in there, and the goodwill Netflix just earned is a publicity multiplier. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...

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‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix

Episodes will also continue to air on PBS, debuting the same day as they launch on Netflix.

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Don't be precious or confessional--the agent doesn't know you yet! Write your best prose--the agent will notice if the query is badly written. Think in terms of marketing language or a film summary. Last tip--NEVER be bitchy or demanding in followup. Ever, ever, ever. #kidlitchat

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I have to repost because of the sterling phrase "Don't just throw query-spaghetti at a wall."

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 07/05/2025

A query tip based on what I've heard from various agents: do your research! It's also worth taking the time to find out more about the agent you're querying: what they're specifically looking for, what they do/don't like. Don't just throw query-spaghetti at a wall. #KidLitChat

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 07/05/2025

Topic of tonight's #KidLitChat: QUERIES, so I'm inspired to share my comic about querying. 😀 Features @jpchanda.bsky.social, my editor at Simon & Schuster (who was having squirrel woes in his #SkyGarden at the time).

Cartoon of a publishing office scene. A person at a desk labeled "Justin Chanda" tells a mysterious figure that is actually a bunch of squirrels disguised in a coat and hat and mask, “I’m sorry, Miss Smith, but I’m going to have to pass. A novel about evil squirrels taking over the world starting with the publishing industry...well, frankly, it seems a tad far-fetched to me.” The illustration is by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I don't write horror and so won't be participating in #horrorwriterschat but it's great it exists so I'll give it the boost. Have fun, horror writers.

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Nancy Hudgins @nancyhudgins.com · 16/04/2025

Today is writer/illustrator Garth Williams’ birthday! #UrsulaNordstrom and #EBWhite chose him to illustrate STUART LITTLE and CHARLOTTE’S WEB. Ursula asked also him to illustrate the reprinted LITTLE HOUSE series. His own book, THE RABBITS' WEDDING, stirred up segregationists in 1958. #kidlit

The cover shows Stuart, a diminutive mouse, paddling a canoe down a river.

The cover shows Charlotte holding the pig, Wilbur. The goose and the lamb are standing beside her. Charlotte is looking at a spider hanging from a web in front of her. Also the title is held within a web.

The cover shows a white rabbit and a black rabbit together. The black rabbit is holding yellow flowers and the white rabbit is putting them behind her ears. The background is a meadow scene with trees in the background. The foreground is a small stream. The rabbits look happy.

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I need quiet to write. No music, no conversations, and preferably no one else around (although I can block them out if I need to). How about you? #kidlitchat

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

It is #kidlitchat day once again! Join us tonight at 9 PM Eastern/ 6 PM Pacific/Your Time Your Zone for an hour of talking with your #kidlit pals and soon to be pals. I predict you'll be glad you join us, though I admit to some pro-chat bias. Still! Give it a try, and I hope to see you tonight....

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Moniza Hossain @monizahossain.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I have finally launched my pre-order campaign! Link to how to apply in my linktree!

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Andrew Auseon @andrewauseon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Another weekend, another opportunity to gift free books! #teachers #librarians #educators #reading specialists, I'm giving away copies of my Spellbinders series for #classrooms and #schoollibraries. Check it out here: www.spellbindersbooks.com/educatorcopies #tlsky #edusky #kidlitchat

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Educator Copies — Spellbinders

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The three key words of my life this past year seem to be "slow steady progress." This first 2025 quarter was not much different. One foot in front of the other. But I do wish I was having more fun, and felt more optimistic about things in general. #kidlitchat

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Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

For me, it's always Beverly Cleary--I think because she was one of the first kidlit writers I encountered whose work felt truly realistic--in some deep sense, her books conveyed the world as it really was. I just loved that, and still do. #kidlitchat

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Well, whatta ya know? It's #kidlitchat night here on Bluesky. Every Tuesday at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific, a bunch of us folk gather here and, you know, chat #kidlit stuff. We kick off with a topic at the top of the hour and then, well, come join the fun and you'll see what happens! See ya soon....

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