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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 19h

This GN is so, so good. I’m lucky enough to have gotten a sneak preview

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

First Amendment freedoms—of speech, religion, and the press—are what all other freedoms are built on.

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Monday morning work from home fun: city has parked tree chipping machine right outside. Vibrations coming up from ground shake the whole house with each branch fed into the grinder. Trying to revise complex nonfiction. Brain feels like it’s inside a cocktail shaker. 💃🏻🪩🕺🏽

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Congrats to David Morales! Happy to have such a strong supporter of Freedom of Expression as Providence’s new mayor!!

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Stop thinking about that story you want to write and start writing it! Join me & the budding writing community at the Jamestown Arts Center for support, encouragement, and challenge this fall! www.jamestownartcenter.org/education-st...

Stop waiting.
start writing.

Jamestown Arts Center
Writing in Community
second Wednesday evening

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

ORPHANED CATS NEED FOREVER HOME IN NORTHEAST (PLEASE READ *ENTIRE* THREAD) My wife's childhood friend died Thursday, leaving his two *mildly* special-needs cats. The elder, Wally, is about 13. ABSOLUTELY affectionate cat; GLORIOUSLY dim. His only issue is that he poops in bathtubs if given a chance

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Art director: We love the cup, can you make it a double page spread? Can you also show us the characters interacting with the water source? We’re thinking a town water treatment facility in the rain. Dress characters appropriately.

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Things I didn’t predict when I chose children’s book illustration as a career: *decline in illustration payment rates *development of plagiarism technology (aka AI) *M*GA *M*GA targeting #kidlit & education *decline in reading across all ages *robot teachers/AI classrooms

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What a surprise. Who could have predicted this move.

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Thinking of starting a #snailmail letter club (subscription to an analog monthly physical letter with art prints, stickers etc) What would interest you more: (1) thoughts on living a creative life w/ art & writing prompts, or (2) a serialized contemporary fantasy story told through letters?

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#kidlit #illustrator friends take note: You must opt out of Meta’s new image model to retain copyright control of your work!

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Today at ALA - a Publisher’s Weekly Program Pick Panel! Neuropositive Picture Books at 1pm in W183 A with @keilavdawson.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @kdmaz.bsky.social @chloeitoward.bsky.social and @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social

ALA 2026: Program Picks
Celebrity sightings, division presidents' programs, and educational sessions are among the hundreds of events scheduled during the American Library Association's Chicago conference.
Compiled by Nathalie op de Beeck | Jun 05, 2026
Neuropositive Picture Books
Picture book creators Jeanette Bradley, Keila V.
Dawson, Jenna Elyse Johnson, Katie Mazeika, Lindsay H. Metcalf, and Chloe Ito Ward will discuss positive representations of neurodiversity and disability in their new work. (1-2 p.m., W183 A)

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Keila V. Dawson @keilavdawson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Save the date! Presenting Neuropositive Picture Books: A Celebration of New Neurodiversity-Affirming Titles * Saturday, June 27, 1pm, at #ALAAC26 📍 McCormick Place, W 183 A *Signing copies of NO BRAIN THE SAME, 3pm 📍Charlesbridge Booth #3015 @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Happy book birthday to this celebration of neurodivergent young leaders! #kidlit #newrelease Yay for No Brain the Same!

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped bring this book into the world! So excited to be able to share NO BRAIN THE SAME from @charlesbridge.bsky.social

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 29/05/2026

Do YOU live in New York State? Do YOU want to fight the onslaught of book banning? You are needed RIGHT NOW. Critically. In the next few days. If you click this link, you will be put right through to your rep (and it provides some optional talking points): secure.ngpvan.com/EPPvPAF5FEW4...

secure.ngpvan.com

Fight for the Freedom to Read: Tell lawmakers to pass the Freedom to Read Act!

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Coming from @charlesbridge.bsky.social June 2 - NO BRAIN THE SAME! Meet 14 neurodivergent young people who are shaping our future:

COMING JUNE 2!
NO.
BRAIN
THE SAME
Neurodivergent Young Activists
Shaping Our Future
Edited by LINDSAY H. METCALF, KEILA V. DAWSON, and JEANETTE BRADLEY
Illustrated by JEANETTE BRADLEY
NO BRAIN THE SAME
NEURODIVERGENT YOUNG ACTIVISTS SHAPING OUR FUTURE

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Providence friends: tonight! Come for the free books, stay for the great conversation. 5:30-7 @ Track 15. Look for the table with books!

Freedom to Read
Postcard Happy Hour at Track 15
Friday, May 29, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Drop in, grab a drink or a snack and catch up with friends!
We will be writing postcards to our Congresspeople about federal bills that threaten the freedom to read.

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Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Happy Hour at Track 15 - Friday May 29, 5:30 - 7:00 PM. There will be door prize giveaways, good conversation, and fun (as well as postcards)

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Hoping to see some #RIFTR friends this Friday at Track 15! We’ll have door prize giveaways (of course they are books & book-related!) as well just lovely place to hang out on a Friday afternoon before your weekend starts.

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

It’s a gorgeous day for a glass of wine on the lawn and postcards to your reps! See you 2-4!

Postcard Party
Saturday, May 16 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Gooseneck Vineyards
Drop in, grab a glass of wine or a snack, and write a postcard to your reps urging them to oppose HR 7661, the federal book banning bill currently in the House.

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

As a creator of (NF & F) #kidlit books Barnett would label “didactic,” I’ve seen kids hug my books or cry seeing themselves represented on the page. I get emails from parents saying my book is their child’s lovey. Kids fall in love with books that touch their soul’s truth. 1/2

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I, for one, am part of the 5.3% of non-crud creators, as are all my #kidlit friends. 🙄

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

My bank card number was stolen. The thief used it to buy something from “Bible Bees.” Guess they skipped Sunday School on Ten Commandments day?

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Last spring I was so busy with the Freedom to Read effort I dropped everything else, including my house & yard. Fall/winter I scrambled to catch up on work. Now I’m cleaning up tons of diseased plants, a dead hibiscus, and a year’s worth of weeds. The impact of book banning is bigger than you think

Close up of a branch with large Forsythia Galls.

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Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

You are invited! Drop in, chat with friends, write a postcard to your reps. Saturday May 16, 2-4 PM @ Gooseneck Vineyards.

Postcard Party
Saturday, May 16t 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Gooseneck Vineyards

Drop in and write a postcard to your reps urging them to oppose HR 7661, the federal book banning bill currently in the House.
Authors Against Book Bans - Rhode Island

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Dear #kidlit folks headed to ALA in a couple months: Have you written and/or illustrated a picture book with positive neurodiversity representation? If yes to both questions, please drop a comment with your book title (and cover for more fun!)

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My kid pranked me with this sign on the back this morning. She’s not wrong

Notebook paper with purple crayon letters reading “I’m a cranky author”

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Have you ever gotten a review that made you cry… in a good way?

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 06/03/2026

Made it to Friday but at what cost

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

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Sarah "Neila" Elkins @neilak20.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Please consider buying a commission so I can buy groceries. Thanks!

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Really disgusted with House minority leader Mike Chippendale using this tragedy as a soapbox for his anti-trans agenda. I guess he can’t even be bothered for thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Join me at Riffraff in Providence on Saturday, Feb 14 at 11am for a Love, Mama storytime and Valentine making! Donuts, hot chocolate, and full bar for the adults!

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues” They knew violating copyright law was wrong, but did it anyway wapo.st/4rjXAMQ #kidlit

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How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and discarding millions of books

Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Surprised to discover that in a mind boggling act of self sabotage, PW has let themselves be assimilated by AI Unsure what creators should do beyond the funny “no” comments on this post. PW is such a trusted and central fixture of our industry. Was?

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Activist Mollie Davis unfurled a scroll of all the school shootings in the US In 2019. I deliberately showed the end of the scroll in this illustration, with the hope & belief that there will be an end someday. How much longer until we act?? Illo from No Brain the Same (June 2026 (c)me)

Activist Mollie Davis as drawn by Jeanette Bradley (c) 2025 Jeanette Bradley

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

My heart is with the families who sent their children off to Brown this semester, full of hope and excitement about their future, and who have been counting down the days until they are reunited for the holidays. And with everyone who spent Saturday night in fear — many in a basement, without food 💔

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Stop by the Jamestown Arts Center this afternoon and pick up some holiday gifts! Gorgeous work by local artists and signed books by moi.

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Last night as I tried to wedge a container of leftover turkey into the fridge, it slipped from my hands and hit the ground corner first, popping the lid & splattering an arc of shredded meat across the kitchen like a bad horror film. The cat is living her best life. 🍗🐈

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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Rhode Island is winning on energy costs - is it because of investments in alternative energy infrastructure? Anyone know why? #RhodeIsland

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