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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The nationwide book ban bill is now entering the House of Representatives for consideration. Here's everything you need to know about HR 7661, including next steps to take in helping defeat this anti-LGBTQ, anti-intellectual, pro-voucher bill before it goes any farther: bookriot.com/hr7661-advan...

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The Nationwide Book Ban Bill Moves to the House: How to Take Action Now

The nationwide book ban bill, HR 7661, has progressed out of committee and into the House. Here's what you need to know to take action.

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The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

LULU AND THE OTHERS Congratulations to @eliotschrefer.bsky.social on the release of his debut picture book, LULU AND THE OTHERS (illustrated by AG FORD)... a true story! Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

LULU AND THE OTHERS, my first picture book, illustrated by the amazing AG Ford, will be out next week! I hope to catch you at the virtual launch event on 2/12 (with Ariel Rogers, Executive Director of Friends of Bonobos), or at a bookstore near you. 🐵💘

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This thread will be my new LitRPG.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Super excited to announce this virtual weekend class with these amazing colleagues. Open to everyone, at any stage of your writing journey. Come one, come all--let's talk fantasy and science fiction together! Drop me a line if you have any questions.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Get 'em while they're fresh! Newly signed stock of The Darkness Outside Us and The Brightness Between Us available for order at Books of Wonder!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Did you bring your party all the way up from Pools of Radiance? 🙋

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Out 2/10/2026. Preorder from your favorite bookseller! (To learn more about bonobos and how you can help, check out @friendsofbonobos.bsky.social!)

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

From @harpercollins.bsky.social: Eliot Schrefer makes his picture book debut with a sweet, poignant story about family and belonging, inspired by the true story of a bonobo raised by a human family and later returned to the wild, with illustrations from New York Times bestselling artist AG Ford.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Being the only bonobo in a human world can be lonesome. And so Lulu and her family take a long boat ride to a jungle Lulu has never seen before. Now, she’s surrounded by creatures with faces that look like hers and who make sounds like she does. But Lulu can’t possibly be like these apes…can she?

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Lulu is like many kids you know. She lives in a house with her mom, dad, and sister. She likes soda, hopscotch, and comic books. But there is one way Lulu is different: she’s a bonobo.

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Sarah C. Ducharme @handle.invalid · 05/08/2025

Happy Back-to-School season! Here's my annual share of the LGBTQ+ posters by Dr. Emily Meadows. These signal that your learning spaces are inclusive and safe for all. Available in many languages! lnkd.in/ezwDN5Td

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Bede Sheppard @bedeonkidrights.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

The African #ChildRights Committee's new 'General Comment' on the Right to Education: "Forbids the use of institutions of learning for any military use" and says states must "take measures to protect schools from...use for military purposes": www.acerwc.africa/sites/defaul... #ACERWC

Fighters outside a kindergarten in Ngadja, Ouaka province, Central African Republic in 2017. The fighters had used the building as a base since October 2014. © 2017 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Want a signed and personalized copy of one of my books to give to someone you love? I'll be at Books of Wonder on Tuesday & will sign any orders while I'm there. Just order through their site--they ship worldwide! (TBBU pictured for reasons of handsomeness, but they have the rest of my books, too.)

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Just finished Arthur C. Clarke's 2061 (the third book in the 2001 sequence). Can't recommend it, but I did enjoy one line very much: "Our solar system is composed of the Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris." 🤣

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Delta Agent: You're overweight. Me: Really? I thought I looked pretty good! Delta Agent: [...]

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The seventh story in STARSTUFF is "A Proposal to the Animal Congress" by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, and it starts like this:

The front cover of STARSTUFF: TEN SCIENCE FICTION STORIES TO CELEBRATE NEW POSSIBILITIES stands proudly alongside this paragraph: "The following conversation between AI animal congress representatives Hawk01 and Rabbit01 has been modified from its original version. it has been made intelligible to the 1,210 humans who live in a colony within the territory shared by these two animal species in conflict."

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer May 19, 2025, 7PM CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2 Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

This is hilarious. Tell him I confirm it's totally fine, and wish him happy reading!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Science fiction writers: Applications are open for Launchpad, which I can't recommend highly enough. A week in Laramie with world-class faculty teaching you the fundamentals of astronomy. I had a fantastic time when I went a couple years ago. www.launchpadworkshop.org

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Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop - Improving Science Literacy through Words and Media

Improving Science Literacy through Words and Media

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Thank you!!! Very glad you enjoyed them

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Sorry! I followed you, should fix it. Or there's a contact form on my website!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Honored! Thank you, hope your friend likes it. Happy to send a signed and personalized bookplate for free if you dm me!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Get the highlights of a Hamline MFA in Writing for Children, in just a weekend and for a fraction of the cost! I can't wait to learn from these three (and to discuss how to get around the dreaded first-chapter exposition dump).

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Wyatt's story slides neatly into that of Ayana in book six, who's organizing a school talent contest. Hope you enjoy it, and the rest of the books in this @littlebrownyr.bsky.social series. (Cover and interior art from @katfcomix.bsky.social.)

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The books can be read in any order, and mine and @keklamagoon.bsky.social's are out today! Wyatt Hill is obsessed with his stuffed lizard, and he brings her to school every day. When his secret gets out, it will have repercussions all across the playground.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Today's the day! My entry in the Mrs. Z's class series is out. It's been a delight to collaborate with these amazing writers. Under @katemessner.com's guidance, 17 different authors are each writing a book from the point of view of a kid in a single third-grade classroom.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 08/03/2025

The next two books in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS series come out this week! You'll love meeting Wyatt Hill (created by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social) and Ayana Ndoum (created by @keklamagoon.bsky.social)! www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...

Book cover THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS: WYATT HILL BRINGS A LIZARD TO SCHOOL by Eliot Schrefer shows a white boy with sandy brown hair in a green jacket holding a lizard stuffie over his head as classmates look on.

Book cover THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS: AYANA NDOUM TAKES THE STAGE shows a Black girl with pigtails in a green shirt and bright pink overalls standing in front of classmates and her dad, who are decorating for a talent show.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I just happened to record a podcast on homosexual behavior in animals with Animal Studies scholar Dr. Kyle Johansen (Trent University) if you want to hear more about evolutionary explanations for homosexual behavior in animals! newbooksnetwork.com/queer-ducks-...

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Eliot Schrefer, "Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality" (Clarion Books, 2022) - New Books Network

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

In short: these humpbacks are most likely not gay whales, but bi whales, and like many animals reap the benefits of both hetero and homosexual sex. Source on dolphins: www.researchgate.net/publication/... Or my book on same-sex sexual behavior across the animal kingdom: www.npr.org/2022/05/29/1...

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(PDF) Establishing trust: Socio-sexual behaviour and the development of male-male bonds among Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins

PDF | On Jan 1, 2006, J. Mann published Establishing trust: Socio-sexual behaviour and the development of male-male bonds among Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins | Find, read and cite all the research ...

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

--NO sex of any sort has ever been observed, because it takes place in the deeps. Until now, when humpbacks have been filmed having sex... and it's two males. If they're like the dolphins, the humpback males socially bond through sex, giving them a stable lifelong union while they court females.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

There's plenty of evidence for homosexual sex in dolphins and orcas, who also happen to be the whale species who conduct their sex lives in the shallows, where researchers can observe them. For many baleen whale species--like blues and humpbacks-- www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

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These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio

Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Whale scientists have been waiting a long time to witness whale sex! This is fascinating, thanks for letting me know

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