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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Look at the gorgeous cover of @donnacangelosi.bsky.social book! Can't wait to read this one! #picturebooks #kidlit #biography

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Happy Thursday! I’m open to a few critiques this month and next before I go on vacation in August. You can also preorder my next book, Lucy Stone Speaks Up for a critique from me! #kidlit #writers #writingcommunity #MG #YA

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 27/05/2026

“The decline actually ended years ago, and the latest numbers from the American Booksellers Association show independent stores expanding at a pace not seen this century.” abcnews.com/Business/wir...

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Indie bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they're dying out

Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, often hears people express sympathy for her role, assuming bookstores are disappearing

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It's a B&N sale on upcoming books! Pre-order mine for 25% off now! #kidlit www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lucy-stone...

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Hi all! Would love to do a critique for you for #writers this month! #kidlit #MG #YA #books #authors #childrensbooks #novels

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY X PROJECT RUNWAY A female fashion designer must compete with men designers in the 1940s & 1950s. But will her ingenious designs, all with POCKETS, propel her forward to success? Children's bio for fashion loving kids! #questpit #PB #publishedauthor

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

GENE POOL is like Clea Shearer's CANCER IS COMPLICATED AND OTHER UNEXPECTED LESSONS with a Jewish humorous twist. Surviving breast cancer twice as a BRCA1 gene carrier (once during the pandemic) with lessons, genetics and humor. #questpit #M I'm a multi-published author.

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Hi teacher-librarians! I'm a former TL turned children's author. I'm looking to book school visits for 2026. I live in Arizona, but I'm happy to travel for visits. I've done visits in AZ, CA & would love to come to TX or CO schools! #schoollibraries #TLSky Dm me. #

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Only 3 DAYS until #12x12PB opens! The countdown continues thru 1/9. To win today's prize, your choice of any past 12 x 12 webinar, Members: tell us your favorite 12 x 12 webinar of 2025. Nonmembers: What are your favorite kinds of webinars? #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Any #agents still scrolling through #questpit. I'd love to send you first chapters of my #memoir! #publishedauthor #Querying

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Eden and Keith had been looking forward to her Senior Prom, but when masked agents brutally detained and disappeared Eden and her father, Umberto, it unleashed a devastating tsunami of tragic consequences. SAVING EDEN, contemporary adult, ripped from the headlines social drama. #QuestPit #Q

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

GENE POOL: NAVIGATING BREAST CANCER with BRCA1 is a memoir of surviving breast cancer twice, 20 years apart and during the Pandemic and is a: 🧬 DNA story 💪🏻strong females story 👩🏻‍⚕️ female doctors story 💉 controversial treatment story 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 family story #Q #M #NF #questpit

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

ZOO LADY is WEST WITH GIRAFFES x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY In the 1940s, a female bookkeeper becomes director of the San Diego Zoo giving it a glow up! For animal lovers and feminists everywhere! #questpit #PB #NF #Q

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Finished first round of edits for my editor on my 2027 picture book. Hopefully there are not too many more rounds. #kidlit

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Hi from Arizona, kidlit people! Yes, definitely posting less on social media these days! Twitter used to be the best for writers. Haven't found a substitute. #kidlitchat.

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Thanks to the organizers of #dvpit! Although I didn’t get any likes yesterday for my three picture books I pitched, here’s a reminder that I’m also a writer of an adult #ownvoices memoir about breast cancer.

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Gorillas, giraffes and seals, oh my! In the 1930s, a female bookkeeper at a zoo gets hired to become its director and becomes an animal whisperer to everyone's amazement. DR. DOOLITTLE x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY. #dvpit #PB #biography

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

WEST WITH GIRAFFES x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY In the 1940s and 50s, a female bookkeeper becomes director of the San Diego Zoo giving it a glow up! For animal lovers and feminists everywhere! #dvpit #PB

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PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

When tween Claire's video touting the miraculous healing properties of Black Gold seaweed goes viral, it unleashes a tsunami of trouble that has her questioning her identity in #SEAWEEDGIRL, an MG coming-of-age contemp Eco-Fantasy. EMILY WINDSNAP X NO VACANCY #DVPit #MG #Con

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

In the 1930s, a female divorcee gets a job as a bookkeeper at a zoo. Two years later, she becomes the zoo's director and an animal whisperer. ZOO LADY is a #pb biography, part LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, part DR. DOOLITTLE with humorous animal anecdotes. #dvpit #PB

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Is it a children's book or an adult gift book for cat lovers? You decide! In CATS AND THEIR PEOPLE, 10 cats tell their famous owner's stories. Cats of explorers, scientists, even Taylor's Swift's Olivia Benson spill the beans on their owners. MEOW! #dvpit #PB

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I got my second agent through #dvpit in 2019! We had a nice 5 year run together. Now I'm looking for new rep, so I'll be pitching a few manuscripts tomorrow! Good luck to everyone participating.

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I write picture books because I’m a former elementary school librarian who loves picture books! #kidlitchat

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 15/08/2025

Educators! A great way to show young readers that HUMAN creativity still matters: invite a #KidLit book creator for a #SchoolVisit #AuthorVisit #IllustratorVisit. Browse posts here: bsky.app/profile/debb... If you post about a visit & want to help inspire others, include #SchoolVisit tag. #EduSky

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I just finished revisions to a book of my heart about a female zoo director. This manuscript is 2! years in the writing & editing. It's a #picturebook. #agents #editors If you are looking for a book that would make a great screenplay too, dm me for a look. I'd be happy to send it your way! #kidlit

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#ALA25 was great! Met so many author friends and #kidlit #editors yesterday. Here I am at my publisher @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social !

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Happy Friday! My book is sale for over 50% off. Order a copy and dm me for a free personalized bookplate! First 2 people who order on Kindle I will gift you a signed personalized hardcover copy! a.co/d/83ZnjTx

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Rosalind Looked Closer: An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science

Rosalind Looked Closer: An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science [Gerin, Lisa, Fedele, Chiara] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rosalind Looked Closer: An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science

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