Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Thank you to Hollins University for naming On a Summer Night the 2025 Honor Book for the Margaret Wise Brown Prize. 021
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Dahlias are like comfort food in my garden. They help me make believe all is well in the world. 050
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Students sometimes ask what I do if I get writer's block. I don't really think of it that way but when I get stuck or need a break I go into the garden and deadhead. 011
Reposted by Deborah HopkinsonThe Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 28/06/2025#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: #BGHB25 revealed; M/J #HBMag @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social Writer's Page + #HBPubPreviews w/ @erinentrada.bsky.social, Craig Kofi Farmer, @antwaneady.bsky.social, London Ladd, Melissa Hart, @sawyerlovett.bsky.social; #PrideMonth; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/... 011
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Happy 10th anniversary! I get many negative reviews for this book, in which Cinderella marries a young woman farmer. I didn't give the ending a second thought while writing it. Like life, the story just turned out that way. Progress is possible but never guaranteed. 000
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Thanks to @slj for letting me write about public health. Seems even more timely than when I was putting it together this spring. 010
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Evidence, is about a milestone in public health. I'm grateful to @thehornbook.bsky.social for the chance to write this piece. Working on it several months ago, I still didn't imagine the full extent of the current assault on public health we are now seeing. @kidlitkat.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Deborah HopkinsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/03/2025Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.nytimes.comTrump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research ArmMore than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development. 36224461556
Reposted by Deborah Hopkinsonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/03/2025"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say 13445119912494
Reposted by Deborah Hopkinsonpwb2025.bsky.social @pwb2025.bsky.social · 15/03/2025This could have severe repercussions in rural areas where public libraries often supplement local funding through IMLS grants to offer literacy, programs, and services to their communities. Breaks my heart as libraries and librarians are one of the best uses of tax dollars. 4406
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Another despicable attack by this regime on history and culture. 000
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/03/2025And then there are days when the best comfort is the genius of Jane Austen. 030
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Social Security wasn't a given. It grew out of the Triangle fire tragedy, witnessed by Frances Perkins, who became the first woman Cabinet member & worked with FDR to pass protections for workers & the Social Security Act. #womenshistorymonth 010
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 11/03/2025For #womenshistorymonth here is a story from 1582, inspired by Emilia Bassano, who began a school for girls and published a book. In my story, Emilia is a spy & writes a play. She thinks about women as leaders. PLOT is a 2025 Oregon Book Award finalist & part of 2025 ALA Rise: A Feminist Project. 000
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025When I was in the 4th grade, I liked reading about history, but most of the stories about women were in those old childhood of famous Americans pseudo-nonfiction books. I featured some of my work about women in history last year on Instagram. I will do the same this March here. 000
Reposted by Deborah HopkinsonMaxy-Bramly-HRR @maxyamy.bsky.social · 23/02/2025🌍 is laughing @🇺🇸 & Co Pres Trump & Musk. My brother is a dedicated & demoralized Fed. The reply email inbox for “what did you do last week” email is HR@opm.gov, so, non feds, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere w/ their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit 134
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Five things I did last week (sent to hr@opm.gov): 1. Watered houseplants; 2. Worked on a book; 3. Talked to students about public health, science, and vaccines; 4. Trained for walking half-marathon (with Daphne the Irish Doodle); 5. Took other old, deaf dog out and yelled, "Go pee." 120
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Evidence looks at a time when Dr. John Snow fought against superstition and misinformation to protect public health. The year was 1854. @kidlitkat.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Deborah HopkinsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/02/2025Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.nytimes.comTop Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk TeamWorkers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid. 2682606793
Reposted by Deborah HopkinsonElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/02/2025It’s alarming that Elon Musk has access to government payment systems used to deliver Social Security and Medicare benefits. He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt. Congress must investigate.nytimes.comElon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments SystemTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending. 216774401815
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025EVIDENCE is an Oregon Book Award finalist! Congrats to all the honorees. Thanks to Literary Arts & my talented editor Katherine Harrison who believed in a nonfiction picture book about public health. @kidlitkat.bsky.social 030
Reposted by Deborah HopkinsonKatherine Choppy Harrison @kidlitkat.bsky.social · 06/12/2024As a radio/podcast geek, I'm totally flipping out to hear one of my books mentioned on Science Friday! Congrats, @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social! You did a phenomenal job breathing life into John Snow's landmark research of epidemics. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci... @scifri.bsky.socialsciencefriday.comScience Friday's Picks: The Best Science Books for Kids 2024You asked for science book recommendations for the kids in your life. Two bookworm experts respond—and share their own favorites. 2235
Reposted by Deborah HopkinsonNancy Castaldo Books @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024So many friends and great books on this list from NYPL including Candace Fleming's THE ENIGMA GIRLS and @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social 's EVIDENCE! #STEM #Kidlit www.nypl.org/books-more/r...nypl.orgBest Books for Kids 2024Our expert librarians selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults. Explore titles in accessible formats, and learn more about our 2024 picks. 071
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I'm grateful to Kirkus Reviews for including Evidence! as a best #nonfiction picture book of 2024. What a great list to be part of! @kidlitkat.bsky.social www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... 041
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 24/11/2024The dahlias have been put to bed. These are the last. When I am able to garden, the book I'm working on will mostly be done. It's always better to write in winter. 010
Deborah Hopkinson @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social · 24/11/2024The first woman to serve in a cabinet was Frances Perkins, Sec. of Labor, 1933-45. In 1911, she witnessed the Triangle fire. She worked with FDR to pass laws to protect workers & was key to getting Social Security passed in 1935. Frances served to make life better for others. 000