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Megan Frazer Blakemore

@megbmore.bsky.social
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Reader and writer of books for kids.

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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Desperately seeking recommendations for recent nonfiction sports books for my high school library. I have Heartland by Keith O'Brien and No Dumb Questions by the Kelce brothers on my book order. What else do you have for me?
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Updated my website this morning to highlight my 2027 books. WHEN HARRIET MET HOMICIDE, a cozy mystery for adults publishes on January 12, 2027 and my debut picture book, THE ATTIC DRAGON illustrated by @thornockstudios.bsky.social, is slated for the fall. www.meganfrazerblakemore.com
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Megan Frazer Blakemore Author Website
Megan Frazer Blakemore is an award-winning author of books for children, young adults, and adults.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I wrote a screenplay that had an AI company scanning and destroying paper books. I thought it was perhaps a little over the top...guess not.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
GAH! I have ARCs for WHEN HARRIET MET HOMICIDE! Rusty thinks it smells like a good book.
A dog sniffs the book WHEN HARRIET MET HOMICIDE by Meg Blakemore
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When Harriet Met Homicide, my debut cozy mystery for adults, is coming in January, but you can pre-order it now wherever you get your books! If you like your mysteries with bears, cats, sexy suspects, and a rom-com twist, this is for you. @atriabooks.bsky.social @saracrowelit.bsky.social
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Josh Weiss-Roessler @boregenerations.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“There’s that line in The Body by Stephen King: “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 – Jesus, did you?” I think that’s true of books, too. I don’t think anyone loves a book like a kid loves a book.” —from my interview with @megbmore.bsky.social tinyurl.com/cezbyekk
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Thank you @boregenerations.bsky.social for this lovely review of The Firefly Code. This book is one of my older ones, but it keeps becoming more and more relevant. I'm so pleased it keeps finding new readers. joshweissroessler.com/2025/12/11/d...
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Dec. 2025 – The Firefly Code – Josh Weiss-Roessler
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The robot teacher got the big headlines, but I don't think we should overlook the push for "classical" education that was embedded in that presentation. That's a dog whistle for sure.
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If Not Us @ifnotusofficial.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The SAVE Act is being framed as a simple voter ID bill. It is not. Under this proposal, a standard driver license would not be enough to register to vote or update your registration in most states. That includes Florida. Instead, the bill requires documentary proof of citizenship such as:
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 26/03/2026
Call me a radical, but NO. We should not be replacing teachers in America with robots. We should attract the best and brightest in our country to become teachers and pay them the decent wages that they deserve.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Lily King always knocks my socks off. She tackles huge subjects (love, grief) in such an intense and immediate manner. Her stories are simultaneously sweeping and specific. HEART THE LOVER, the story of a writer and her early romantic and intellectual life, left me feeling bereft and full of hope.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Me, an elementary educator out in the wild: "Right is polite! Right is polite!"
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 13/02/2026
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.”

A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees.

The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Today in writing: I wrote more words than I deleted, updated my website to include information about my adult cozy mysteries, and filled out the dreaded questionnaire for my publisher (it wasn’t so bad).
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Congratulations Renée Watson on her Newbery Medal!
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 26/01/2026
#MEpolitics Big tip o'the hat to @cuuixsilver.bsky.social for the heads up on the new Maine Tip Line for reporting intimidating or excessive behavior used by federal agents: CitizenReporting.OAG@maine.gov Here's what they need, and what they can't accept:
The Office of the Maine Attorney General is creating a dedicated tip line for reports of federal agents violating Constitutional and civil rights, the state announced Monday morning.

Attorney General Aaron Frey, a Democrat, is urging residents to send information about “intimidating or excessive behavior used by federal agents” to  CitizenReporting.OAG@maine.gov. Frey’s office made the announcement after the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal agent amid an enforcement surge in Minnesota.

“With the federal government now surging federal agents into Maine under the banner of immigration enforcement, evidence of constitutionally-deficient, excessive, and intimidating enforcement tactics is quickly emerging in our own state,” Frey’s office wrote in a statement.

Tips should include dates, times, locations and contact information for those involved, the attorney general’s office wrote. The tip line is not accepting photos and videos, though Frey asked tipsters to note if the incident was documented.

Emails to the tip line are not necessarily private, Frey noted, and may be subject to public records laws.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I love Candace Fleming's books. So exciting to see her recognized with the Margaret A. Edwards award!
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Well played, Google.
Screenshot of Google search for "anagram" with Google suggestion of, "Did you mean: nag a ram"
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Thank you to @authorsguild.org for a really informative webinar on the Anthropic settlement. And shout out to all the agents who are handling emails from clients who are learning their publishers never registered books with the copyright office.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Momix, my favorite dance company, is performing in the next town over on my birthday!
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Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
S&S has launched a romance-forward New Adult imprint, and I am one of the many editors across the S&S Children’s division who is now also acquiring for Scarlett Press! In addition to my kids/teen list, I’m seeking high stakes NA romantasy & thrillers with plenty of spice, yearning, and tension.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2025
I tell people that the problem is not coming up with ideas, I think of a couple dozen of them a day. The real problem is knowing which of the damn things is any good for writing up. Most of them are junk. I have to let them roll around in my brain a while to find out which is which.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I'm so excited to share that I am jumping into the world of mysteries for grown-ups with my adult debut: When Harriet Met Homicide. It's a cozy mystery mixed with a rom com about a team of booksellers who try to solve the murder of a reclusive author.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Writers are told to write the story that only they can tell, but what does that mean? I get into it in my latest newsletter. megbmore.substack.com/p/craft-note...
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Craft Notes: The Story Only You Can Tell
Recently, an old friend shared her collection of essays with me.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Okay, fellow picture book writers, how are we handling this? Arm wrestling? Rock, paper, scissors? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...
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Beware of ‘Swiper,’ a Fox at Grand Teton Park With a Penchant for Footwear
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Just did a search for New Hampshire wedding venues for a book I’m working on. RIP my targeted ads.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
In addition to the direct impact on viulnerable students, the dismantling of the DOE is likely to decimate school libraries.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Once, at my annual physical, the doctor complimented the neat way I folded and stacked my clothes and I have been chasing that high ever since.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
After college, I bought myself a guitar. I soon realized that I wanted to be someone who could play the guitar more than I wanted to put in the time to learn. If you aren’t excited to put in the work of writing, and instead want to use GenAI, maybe writing just isn’t your thing?
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It has been the rainiest spring in the history of rainy springs here in Maine. On the plus side, I've done a lot of reading. If you're looking for some fun, twisty mysteries, try Every Time I go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack and the Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
On Wednesday I saw John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway and holy cow it is so good.
Photo of the Playbill for John Proctor is the Villain which is an image of five girls leaning over and screaming. Playbill is autographed by the actors.
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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
This is exactly why we need to be organized in our defense of the freedom to read. The book banners are organized & we'll funded. But they are also unpopular. Our numbers can beat their money
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Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents
Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
In my latest Substack, I talk about "The Click" -- the feeling I get when I know a story is going to work. What's your word for it? open.substack.com/pub/megbmore...
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Craft Notes: The Click
When the story makes sense.
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Lynda Mullaly Hunt @lyndamh.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I’ve moved from “Don’t they realize this will be devastating to our most vulnerable students?” to “That’s the point.”
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Sisters in Crime is hosting a terrific set of panels this Saturday. I'm super excited to be joining Elizabeth C. Bunce, Fleur Bradley, Taryn Sounders, Kate B. Jackson, and Janae Marks to talk with Kelly Oliver about writing MG Mystery. Hope to see you there! www.sistersincrime.org/events/Event...
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Printing out all my important financial, legal, and business papers used to make me feel old. Now I feel like I was ahead of the curve.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I think I’m going to pull up this thread any time someone asks me, “Do we still need school librarians?”
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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Hey all, I have a specific request this AM. There's an urgent situation involving this (which Martha references in the original description), and the total needs to be doubled. Martha's OOO so I don't want to bother her to change the amount, but I'm asking for your help. gofund.me/505857f2
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Donate to Back Jess's Path to a Fresh Start in DC, organized by Martha Brockenbrough
You might know Jess Huang as Celeste Pewter—the tireless educator on how … Martha Brockenbrough needs your support for Back Jess's Path to a Fresh Start in DC
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I am grateful for this defense of the freedom to read, but I remain frustrated by my professional organization's lack of action on key political issues that impact its members. Lobby! Create ads! Speak up for us! www.ala.org/news/2025/02...
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ALA, AASL decry U.S. Defense Department censorship of schools and libraries on military installations
DoDEA school libraries provide a wealth of information and resources to their communities. By ordering the removal and suppression of learning materials and activities in its schools and libraries, th...
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I've mentioned that my writing lately has been light: "good things happening to good people." It's how I am coping. If you are someone who creates, is your work helping you or is it suffering under the weight of the world?
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Just called Senator Collins office, which is starting to feel like my duty as a Mainer.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I've started a Substack focused on craft. First post is on the very last stages of revision and it is live now! megbmore.substack.com/p/craft-note...
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
My thoughts on the use of AI in education are still in flux, but one aspect I really struggle with is the ethics of teaching students to use tools created in a manner we would not accept from them. AI data sets were built by taking work without permission or credit.
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Megan Frazer Blakemore @megbmore.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Lately I’ve been writing some of the lightest stuff I’ve ever written. My mantra has been, “Good things happening to good people.” Because I have to keep believing that’s possible.
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