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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Republican Senators have introduced a nationwide book ban bill in the Senate, S. 4925 and it's a warning of their summer plans. Here's what the bill is, what it does, and how you can take action now. The bill is in the Senate HELP committee. bookriot.com/senate-bill-...

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Republican Senators Introduce Nationwide Book Ban Companion Bill, S. 4925

Republican Senators have introduced a nationwide book ban bill in the Senate, S. 4925 and it's a warning of their summer plans.

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 07/07/2026

a huge and amazing thing!!! labor unions make us all stronger and safer and more protected and this is so huge for the folks who fought for this! our industry is better for it. congrats y'all!!!!

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Sarah S. Brannen @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

No, banning books does not increase sales! It's bad for everyone. Publishers, authors, booksellers, the readers who won't get to see these stories. bookriot.com/queer-books-...

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Queer Books and Authors are at a Breaking Point

Authors, agents, publishers: every part of the industry is seeing the strain of five years of escalating anti-LGBTQ censorship.

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 18/06/2026

Hannah Moushabeck is genuinely one of the coolest, kindest, neatest people I know in publishing and everything she & Interlink are doing is incredible and I am NOT just saying this because I get fed at Queer Kidlit Camp every year!!!

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Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Glad to see that this fundraiser for the Minnesota anti-ICE organizers facing bullshit conspiracy charges is currently up to $88,474, and I hope they're able to reach their goal of $150,000 soon! ❤️💪 chuffed.org/project/1865...

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Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers

On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Congratulations to New York for getting their Freedom to Read bill passed! Now get on the horn to Governor Hochul & tell her to sign it into law!

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State Legislature Passes Freedom To Read Act - NYCLU

NYCLU Media212-607-3360media@nyclu.org

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 05/06/2026

Are you like me an anxious reviser with a tendency toward the dramatic? Do you get lost in the weeds of everything you think you need to change?? I got to write a post about how I yank myself out of my feelings!! Kidlit Zombie Week has had some really great resources!

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Hey New York! It can be easy to think book bans aren't a big deal in a Blue State so we pulled together some information from PEN America for you. Keep pushing on your Right to Read legislation.

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NY book challenges 2021-25

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Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

hello, americans: it’s pride!!!! another great month for YELLING AT OUR REPS!!! follow authors against book bans, make calls, write emails and postcards, LET’S GOOOOO

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YAbookscentral @yabookscentral.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Join YABC for an #authorchat with Emily Sun Li and an #illustratorchat with Yu Ting Cheng about #recentrelease #kidlit MR. CHOW'S NIGHT MARKET, plus #entertowin a #freebook in our #giveaway! yabookscentral.com/chatting-wit... #AANHPI #market #fiction

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Paleontological Research Institution @prinstitution.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We wanted to highlight a type of fossil you can find in our area: trilobites! Find out more using the Salmon Creek Field Guide: earthathome.org/finger-lakes-geolog… Reminder: Please don't walk through the creek now, as there is too much rushing water! 💧🌊

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Sarah Guillory @sguillory262.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A WISH WITH WINGS is out in the world today! I am so proud of this story and hope you love Evan as much as I do. @macmillanlib.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social

A very relieved author holds her new book release. Book cover shows girls cradling egg with crane flying behind her. A WISH WITH WINGS by Sarah Guillory. Background shows bulletin board because she is also a teacher.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 11/05/2026

I have done almost no publicity for my own work in a bit on account of *recalls the past few months* BUT I’m gonna pick it back up because they’re pretty good comics, and I hope more people enjoy them!

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Pre-orders make all the difference in the world. If you think you'll want to hear the tale of Snaggletooth in all her Late Cretaceous glory, ordering from your favorite bookseller ahead of pub gives it buzz and a week one boost! Out on Oct. 27th, less than six months away now.

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Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore

The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Stay alert for HR 7661! This horrible book banning bill has been brewing in the House. Please call your reps to make sure they know about it, and to make sure it doesn't get snuck into any wild-ass omnibus bills. And thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social for the graphic encapsulating the bill

H. R. 7661
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the
use of funds provided under such Act to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or
promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other
materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material,
and for other purposes.

More info at H. R. 7661: https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/authors-against-book-bans-response-to-the-department-of-educations-statement-supporting-book-bans-in-american-schools/

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Marta Pilosio Illustration @martapilosio.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Can’t believe it’s May already! Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I am Marta, 🇮🇹 author-illustrator in SF and I am ready to work on new PB and BB projects! I love nature, animals, cozy, spooky, funny stories! Get in touch!

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José A Nieto @jas094.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

#Kidlitartpostcard is here! My name is José, I am interested in PBs and Middle Grade books, all things spooky! As of late I've been experimenting with a style/process to create a painting and using a very soft brush with muted colors. Hope you like it! Looking for Representation joseanieto.com

A creepy and colorful Muppet extends it's hand to the viewer from a dry dark tree. It is holding a skull inside it's mouth.

Muppet Man from the The Puppet in the Tree short story by Rachele Bowman

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El Carrel @elcarrel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I am El, and I am a nonbinary kidlit illustrator based in Chicago, IL! I am seeking work in picture books as well as representation! 🏠 www.elcarrelillustration.com ✉️elcarrel.illustrations@gmail.com

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Shiho Pate ペイトしほ Illustration @shihopate.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hello #kidlitartpostcard day. I'm Shiho Pate. I love making children's book to create a space for readers to escape & immerse themselves💛 ✨ Children's book author illustrator ✨ Rep'd by Deborah Warren at @eastwestlit.bsky.social ✨ Portfolio shihopate.com #kidlitart #postcard #illustration #kidlit

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enzo platero @platerin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

happy #kidlitartpostcard day!!! this is my first time participating and i hope you like it ✨ for more about me: @platerine on instagram for commissions: zplaterin@gmail.com

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Kris Easler @kriseasler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy May and #kidlitartpostcard day - I'm Kris, looking for work in PB, MG, and everything in between! You might recognize this plant lover from another of my illustrations, just a little older (and having amassed quite a collection). 🌱 Rep’d by: @jenrofe.bsky.social www.kriseasler.com

A children’s book style illustration of a preteen with a large collection of plants in orange pots in his arms and on shelves behind him.

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michelle @thewanderingren.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hi #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Michelle, an illustrator fond of painting nature and whimsical stories. Looking for new projects (PB, MG, GN, and more!) thewanderingren.com/illustration/ #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #seekingrepresentation

illustration of laputa fanart in front of giant tree. text reads "Michelle Huynh Quach thewanderingren.com"

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Kate Cosgrove @k8cosgrove.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hello #kidlitartpostcard buddies, I make books for kids! Rep: Deborah Warren @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #NYTbestseller

Brown dad black hair blue shirt green pants helps his baby Albinism white hair light skin purple shirt white diaper mint green butterfly wings take a first step in the place where eons ago white prehistoric fish are evolving onto land from a swirly whirly ocean of man blues

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Karla Adams @karlaadamsillu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 🐸 I'm Karla, a mexican illustrator looking for kidlit opportunities :•) I'm really happy to share that I am now represented by the amazing @soyadriana.bsky.social at ACM Kids & Illustration. More of my work at: karlaadamsillu.com

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 07/05/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day y'all! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️‍⚧️ picture book author & illustrator working in gouache. I love to paint our green & many-legged neighbors in all their scaly, slimy, slinky glory! I'm rep'd by Naomi Davis @ BookEnds Literary 🪲 julianplum.com 🌿 hello@julianplum.com

A digital postcard featuring a cross-section of a garden above and below the soil's surface. Plants grow lushly around the edges of the piece, full of leaves, ants, a mouse, a slug, and a newt. Sitting on the soil's surface, an adult with a shovel smiles lovingly at their kid sticking half-out of the soil, pretending to be a worm. A fat American toad looks on from the right, and on the left a friendly milk snake pokes her head out from under a leaf. The soil is full of roots and seeds and wriggly worms.

The text reads, "Julian Plum, represented by Naomi Davis at BookEnds Literary."

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Ok. We all had our day to talk shit and be angry. But it's Wednesday now and I'd love to encourage the kidlit community to focus on our real fight. There are now 2 book banning bills introduced on the federal level. 7661, which we largely know about but now 2616, too. It's call your reps o'clock!

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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Gouache Bug Studies !

A velvet ant, a type of wingless wasp with fuzzy red fur, crawling over a pile of sandstone pebbles that exhibit a variety of colors and textures.

Three isopods with rugged, spiked carapaces on a stone surface covered in mosses and lichen.

Three tiger beetles with white and iridescent carapaces play with a beach ball on a fine sandy surface.

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 04/05/2026

I'm out on sub for the first time ever and my amazing agent shared with me me a spreadsheet to track responses, which is both amazing for my nosy self and also enabling my worst habit of staring at it always haha

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

When the Earth Was Green is out in paperback tomorrow! It’s perfect for any season, but, if life’s blooming around you now, especially spring. 🌱

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When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

#Kidlitart April chat is TODAY! Join us this evening for a chat about Motivation!

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Liam Donnelly✨ @liamdonnellyart.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

My coworkers at Hachette and I are unionizing!! I am so proud of all of the work we've put into this campaign. We are the largest union in trade publishing. Please sign our open letter to show your support and urge management to voluntarily recognize our union! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sign onto our open letter in solidarity with Hachette Workers Coalition!

To the management at Hachette Book Group, We are authors, publishing professionals, readers, and union supporters, and we are proud to express our full support for the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC...

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 21/04/2026

I got to paint one of these guys for the Wild Seed Project last year! I had to be very careful to make sure that their little head was big enough, because it's one of the biggest visual differences between them and other sparrows :)

A lush, detailed gouache painting of a verdant tangle of differently shaped native Northeast US plants, in which a cheerful little grasshopper sparrow is snacking on, you know. A grasshopper!

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KarenJameson15.bsky.social @karenjameson15.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The secret is out! Happy Book Birthday to THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES! 🪼An ocean of thanks to @mariehermansson.bsky.social for the lovely art and editor @naomikirsten.bsky.social . @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Elena Wuest (German, b.1977) "An Afternoon Tea II," 2026 Oil on canvas 110 x 110 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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DTL @dtl.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The incredibly named miserable mining bee, huddled within forsythia blooms #invertebrates

A small fuzzy bee with long antennae and smooth yellow face. Tucked between yellow flower petals
©️DTL 2026

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 08/04/2026

will my first reaction to someone wanting to buy a painting of mine ever stop being "are you sure" and "you saw the price, right" and "do you mean it" ???

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 07/04/2026

happy book birthday to Whose Tree Is This, which is full of bugs and bats and oaks! By wishing it a happy birthday you are also wishing a happy birthday to every oak tree, I don't make the rules!! (this was a joy to illustrate and Marilyn Singer is an amazing writer and I can't believe it's real)

A photo of Whose Tree Is This, a picture book with a cover depicting a child in an oak tree full of critters. The picture book has a small crocheted birthday hat perched on it and is being celebrated with a festively-besprinkled chocolate cupcake.

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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Happy, happy book birthday to two fab tree books for inquisitive readers! WHOSE TREE IS THIS? by Marilyn Singer and @julianplum.com is a delightful picture book and WHAT GOOD IS A DEAD TREE? by @dougwechsler.bsky.social is a photo-packed MG NF book.

Front cover of the picture book Whose Tree Is This? Poems About the Mighty Oak and Its Companions by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Julian Plum. It features a large, gray-brown tree trunk and oak tree leaves in various shades of green with multiple animals--including chickadees, squirrels, bats, cicadas, a spider, and a butterfly--and a child with light-medium brown skin, short dark hair, and eyeglasses who is securely sitting in the tree branches.

Front cover of What Good Is a Dead Tree? A Science Mystery by Doug Wechsler. It features a large photo of a forest and in the foreground is a fallen tree trunk that is suspended between the trunks of two other trees. Foliage in the background is green, suggesting late spring or early summer.

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 06/04/2026

ahhhhh Whose Tree Is This (my debut pb!!!!) comes out tomorrow and I get to go sign copies at my local indie today and suddenly it feels so real!! THIS IS SO NEAT

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 26/03/2026

Hello did you know that you can preorder the first book I ever illustrated? Probably not because I haven't told you at all! Whose Tree Is This comes out on April 7th! It's real & you can have it in your home! Get it from your local indie or B&N with their preorder sale! @lernerbooks.bsky.social

Photo of the illustrator excitedly holding a real, extant copy of his debut illustrated picture book, Whose Tree Is This, in front of his face.

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Sarah Guillory @sguillory262.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Last day for the @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale! Preorder either one of my upcoming books and get 25% off with PREORDER25!

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 22/03/2026

I do about 18 in-person art markets a year selling original paintings and prints of my work, and that makes up about 3/4 of my income. It's steadier than the unsteady drip of publishing. Tiring, but I haven't had success with online art sales at scale, and I like talking to folks!

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Katie L. Carroll @katielcarroll.com · 19/03/2026

I've got a longer piece cooking on the book banning bill HR 7661 that isn't about my books. But I wanted to pop on here to show the impact this will have on one small-time indie author who writes a lot of different kinds of books. Here's the 5calls script for HR 7661. 5calls.org/issue/federa...

A blue graphic with an outline of the United States. Red and white text reads: Call. National Book Banning Bill Proposed in US House of Reps. Tell your rep: Vote no on H.R. 7661.

A blue and red graphic with white text that reads: House Republicans have introduced a bill to effectively grant the federal government decision-making power over what books make it into the library. H.R. 7661 is a national-level book banning bill that would ban any book that, according to the bill's language, "(ii) involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism." This means any book about a trans person or the trans experience would be banned from every public school in the United States.

A blue graphic with red and white text that reads: Call your reps. Tell them they must oppose this bill at every turn. It is egregiously unconstitutional, targets ideas based on ideological disapproval, and misleads parents and the public about the content of children's books. It does nothing to protect kids and will badly harm education. It will tie school material funding into knots and hurt anyone who is a library materials vendor, regardless of content. If you are a bookseller, librarian, or author, tell them your livelihood depends on the next generation of readers.

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

★ Sarah Guillory’s “evocative” middle grade novel A WISH WITH WINGS “celebrates the natural world and one’s place in it”

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A Wish with Wings by Sarah Guillory

A 12-year-old rails against others’ expectations and revels in her budding autonomy in this evocative novel from Guillory (Gus a...

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Want original fossil stories right to your inbox? Sign up for my newsletter! Everyone gets weekly paleo jottings and updates on my writing, and paid subscribers get an original, reported article every Wednesday. 🧪 buttondown.com/restingdinof...

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The Boneyard

The latest from bestselling, award-winning author Riley Black. Expect strange dinosaurs, amazing invertebrates, and other prehistoric wonders, exhibited right in your inbox.

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 12/03/2026

it turns out that a large percentage of my future dreams involve my favorite trans paleoauthor writing a picture book which I somehow miraculously get to illustrate.

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Sarah Guillory @sguillory262.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🌟A WISH WITH WINGS has a third star! Thanks Publishers Weekly! 🌟 @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

"LUSH PROSE AND EMOTIONALLY GROUNDED STORYTELLING RENDER EVAN'S MORAL AWAKENING BOTH CONVINCING AND AFFECTING, IMMERSING READERS IN A VIVIDLY REALIZED SETTING THAT CELEBRATES THE NATURAL WORLD AND ONE'S PLACE IN IT.'
-- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEW
It takes courage to believe a wish can take flight.
WINGS
SARAH GUILLORY
Arriving May 19!
Book cover with girl, egg, and bird.

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