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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hey Charlene, would you mind taking this down? I want to reach out to the original publishing paid me folks to make sure this is ok with them. Thanks for reposting, though!

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just a note that the survey was accidentally still titled with the old title. it should be called "Advances Survey for Illustrated Children's Books" and that's been changed on the form!

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's anonymous, but to protect anonymity even more, since kidlit is a small world, I won't publish the results (or even look at them) unless we get a fair amount of responses. 50-ish maybe? IDK, I'll see.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yay! I'm thrilled to be working with the Lerner team on it!

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

On a related topic, I've been pleasantly surprised at the quality of the Disney+ Percy Jackson series. Hope they stick with it to finish the first five books! The actors who play the main trio are all really great.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just based on the popularity, I'm so surprised that neither Warriors nor WoF have been made into movies. They'd have to be animated, sure. And I bet that can make things harder than an easy realistic fiction kids' movie. But, they'd probably make a TON of money (and pull more kids into reading).

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Sounds like you have your title first! :)

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Libby App @libbyapp.com · 01/06/2026

🌈 A reminder today and every day! #LibbyApp #Bookish #LibraryLove #PrideMonth #Booksky

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Member of @authorsabb.bsky.social @jerroldconnors.bsky.social came through in the best way and assembled this for us all! Know thine shitty bills!

Three poop colored circles in a Venn diagram, 8705: mandates teaching propagandistic US history, HR 7661: will banned undefined "sexually oriented" materials, HR 2616 will mandate teachers to put trans and nb students. ALL 3 will ban books. ALL THREE are transphobic bs.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I don't have experience with this brand, but could you put something weighted on it to squash the water out? Like a piece of plywood that's got heavy weights on it?

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Let's say you're working with something and you don't know for sure that it was AI, but either way, it feels like editing porridge (to me, it feels like editing a handful of sand). How would you approach it with the writer without hurting their feelings, just in case they HAD written it?

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Tricia Dearborn @triciadearborn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

If you're thinking about using gen-AI to "write" books, this 🧵 is for you. I’m a highly experienced editor who’s been in the biz a long time. Recently I’ve had manuscripts come to me where the author has used gen-AI – not for writing, I’ve been assured, but for “structuring” or "organising"

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The Onion @theonion.com · 08/05/2026

God Discontinues The Pebble theonion.com/god-discontinues-the-p…

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 05/05/2026

I love the way Meg Medina used her time as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature to lift up so many voices in our amazing community of creators. Such a great example of what leaders do when they're offered a platform. Check out her interview series here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Meg Medina - YouTube

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Oh, wonderful! I can't wait to read it. :)

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

favorite 15 TV shows, no order. Reading Rainbow TNG Good Place Seinfeld West Wing Avatar: TLA Stranger Things X Men ('90s) Batman animated series X Files Parks and Recs (more consistent than The Office) The Office (higher highs but lower lows than P&R) Firefly Planet Earth Buffy Cosmos

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Could just be due to a difference in the student population? I'm at a regional public university in a small Midwestern city.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

One prof was saying he's had more students crying or having panic attacks in his office than he's ever had.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

...one said it was comparable to COVID levels of fear, either bc of war or ICE on campus or harassing their families (we're close to Minneapolis/SP, so a lot of kids have family who were in the thick of it). We also have a lot of queer students, so they were dealing with that shit as well.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

For context, I'm not a prof, I'm an instructional designer. But I was talking with some profs last night, and they agreed this term is ROUGH. But they said for their students, they're observing a high level of stress and outright fear...

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SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Use the EveryLibrary action center to urge your representative to vote NO, or better, yet, to not take it up for a vote. tinyurl.com/hapf2m9r

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Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 21/04/2026

I really needed to see this thing I just saw on Tumblr: Write it badly or it'll never be written Write it badly or it'll never be written Write it badly or it'll never be written Write it badly or it'll never be written Write it badly or it'll never be written

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Amazing, thank you!!!!!!! I totally missed that. :)

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Author and former bookstore owner Danny Caine discusses the dangers of HR 7661—a bill that would withhold funds from public schools and libraries that have “sexually oriented” material on their shelves—and the impact it could have on children buff.ly/oKSyQrx

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

as a parent of a 12 and 14 yo and an author REALLY hoping to break into this space someday, I love those canva sheets, but also great would be something like a full list or filterable database (if you're looking for something else to do lol). Thanks for your good work!

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Hey @youngteenlit.bsky.social, recommendation for your awesome book lists: Dustborn by Erin Bowman (dystopian). It might not fit the page count requirement, though, I'm not sure. youngteenlit.com

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It's Time for Young Teen Lit

What is Young Teen Lit?

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We liked Domes and Dripstones, but all 8 of us were completely gobsmacked by the historic tour and the sheer size of the cave.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

That's what two park rangers said, that they count as "structures" (they didn't point out the weapons thing). Then both rangers said they are "inside the outside"

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

my family had an interesting debate while on a spring break trip to Mammoth Cave #nationalpark: Are #caves inside or outside, and why? (Mammoth is amazing, BTW, and anyone who says otherwise went on the wrong tour)

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Do I dare Disturb the universe? Do I dare Put away my winter boots?

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

CASSINI'S MISSION didn't get a real Sibert, but I was thrilled to learn it won a mock Sibert at @katiemcenaney.bsky.social's school! Thanks for the awesome article, Melissa and Katie, and words of affirmation, kiddos!

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Gen X here. I have purchased many airline tickets on the phone. Like, verbally.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

My spring newsletter with lots of juicy book recommendations for picture books through adult novels is out! katievenit.beehiiv.com/p/katie-s-sp...

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Katie's Spring 2026 Newsletter

Spring Break!

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

So excited to be working with Jon Chad on Voyager Twins Forever, my middle grade graphic novel debut!! #kidlt

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

shopping for jeans and I'm BEGGING online retailers to give us more information than "look, my fingers can fit in the pockets" in the photos. I want to see videos of women piling stuff in there before I buy. Phones, keys, index cards, bubbly water, produce... How many apples can fit in the pockets?

a jeans model with just her fingers in her pocket.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

You were moved to do this by pride and by hate. Is it any wonder the result was ruin?

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "Is it a bug or is it a feature?"

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I'm over the moon that FORTS was chosen for this years DPIL, and hope it encourages more reading time AND more fort-time, both of which are magical for kids. :) ⛺

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Every month, the DPIL sends free, high quality books to any kid 0-5 in the counties where it's set up, encouraging loving grownups to read to the children in their care, fostering connection between them and encouraging a life-long reading habit. Kids who read turn into adults who read.

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I am so honored and humbled that the Dolly Parton Imagination Library selected my picture book FORTS to be one of the books sent to hundreds of thousands of children this year. This is the greatest professional honor I could hope for. #picturebooks #kidlit imaginationlibrary.com/usa/book-list/

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

(So I’ve heard. I had the same question.)

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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The award CHOOCH won this year is only given out every other year.

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