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Forever Young Adult @foreveryoungadult.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There are a dozen reasons to love this month's book club pick, REASONS TO HATE ME by @metallowrites.bsky.social. It's funny, dynamic, yet occasionally heartbreaking, and you will be *so* glad you met its protagonist, Jess, an autistic theater nerd with a sharp wit and a flair for the dramatic. 🎭

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Book Review: Reasons to Hate Me by Susan Metallo

There are so many reasons to love Reasons to Hate Me by Susan Metallo, which paints an engaging, dynamic portrait of an autistic theater nerd.

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BookPeople @bookpeople.com · 03/09/2026

Join Susan Metallo on November 9th to celebrate HEARTS ON THE TABLE, a twisty transformation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, populated with queer, trans, and neurodivergent characters. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @metallowrites.bsky.social

BookPeople Events Presents HEARTS ON THE TABLE by Susan Metallo (author of REASONS TO HATE ME)

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Sara Hudson @saraphudson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@metallowrites.bsky.social is a fresh voice in YA. I loved her debut, Reasons to Hate Me, and her new book continues her stellar work. I can't wait to hand Hearts on the Table to readers who like twists and turns in their historical fiction, with a delightful nod to Shakespeare. A winner. #YAlit

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Morgan Gaynin @morgangaynin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Historical romance vibes abound in @danipendergast.bsky.social's jacket artwork for HEARTS ON THE TABLE by @metallowrites.bsky.social 💘 Publishing from Candlewick Press in September, HEARTS is a queer YA reimagining of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. morgangaynin.com/artists/dani...

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

this was HR 2616 which also bans books by or about trans and nonbinary people from schools START CALLING YOUR SENATORS NOW CIS FRIENDS TRANS KIDS NEED YOU

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

Members Maia Kobabe and Malinda Lo, and others spoke with The Guardian about book banning. I think the pull quote really gets to the heart of it, "They're trying to narrow the worldview of young people."

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‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US

Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This is one of the best interviews I’ve had the chance to do, with YA author @rebeccabendheim.bsky.social. Not going to lie—it got me a bit choked up. Her debut novel When You’re Brave Enough is phenomenal. franklinstrong.substack.com/p/books-abou...

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"Books about queer kids are books about kids."

Author and anti-censorship advocate Rebecca Bendheim talks about the importance of representation for young readers, book bans, and her debut YA novel When You're Brave Enough

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SCBWI New Mexico @scbwi-nm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Congratulations to Susan Metallo! REASONS TO HATE ME, made the short list for the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association "Reading the West" Award! Vote here before May 31. readingthewest.com/36th-annual-... #books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit @metallowrites.bsky.social

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36th Annual Shortlist Titles - Reading the West

36th Annual Book Awards Shortlists 226 books were submitted for consideration in the 36th Annual Reading the West Book Awards. Independent booksellers across fourteen states read and reviewed all the ...

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

HR 7661, the national book banning bill passed out of committee in the US House. Please, please call your reps!

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Cover Reveal time!! So excited to share this YA historical romance with the world. :)

The cover of hearts on the table shows two girls, one in masculine attire and one in feminine attire arranged in a playing card format against a blue back drop. Text reads: As WWI rages, a 17- year-old English Feminist with a penchant for thrashing men at cards finds herself stranded on an enemy island and tangled in the last mess she'd ever expect: love. 9.22.26

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My queer, neurodivergent, WWI Shakespearean rom com comes out in September and the cover is heeere!!! Full reveal on Wednesday, but here's a teaser... I cannot wait for this book to hit shelves; it makes me deliriously happy.

A book wrapped in white paper has a small portion peeled back, revealing the words "on the" in a fancy script font against a medium blue background. Text reads: Cover Reveal Wednesday! queer, neurodivergent rom-com + Shakespeare, Hearts on the Table 9.22.26

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek REASONS TO HATE ME by @metallowrites.bsky.social ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ): "Sympathetic readers will find many reasons to love this book..." www.hbook.com/story/review...

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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Young Adult Books with Autistic Characters written by Autistic authors. Published September 2025.

Graphic with text Young Adult Books with Autistic Characters by Autistic Authors. Published September 2025.
Displays the book covers for:

- Reasons to Hate Me by Susan Metallo
- Walking the Knife’s Edge by Elise Carlson
- Hollow by Taylor Grothe
- Unending by Ivelisse Housman

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Thing that will never get old: googling "Susan Metallo book" and getting a bunch of Superman comics in return. #supervillain #alterego

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This book is so good! And Stan is awesome. Check him out, librarian friends!

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I have such wonderful news to share. Over the weekend, Reasons to Hate Me received its first trade review...and it's a STAR from Publishers Weekly! 🤯🥹😭I'm so honored by this reviewer's kind words. See the whole review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781536240351

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4

Today's Supreme Court decision, though couched in the language of freedom and inclusivity, is a tragic failure for both the right to read and the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. Authors Against Book Bans stands firmly and fiercely against the decision and its rationale. To allow parents to "object" to the presence of positive books about the lives and rights of LGBTQIA+ people is to allow them to "object" to the existence of LGBTQIA+ students, parents, educators, and others in the wider community. You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula.

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

"People assume gay men are weak and bad at sports, but here was Rob proving them wrong. I wondered what my life would have been like if I had seen someone like Rob when I was in school." Representation in Kidlit matters! www.scbwi.org/stepping-up-... #kidlitmegafeed @authorsabb.bsky.social

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Stepping Up to Fight Book Bans

Eric Rosswood is an award-winning author, activist, and commentator on LGBTQ+ issues including civil rights, parenting, marriage, and politics. He writes books that celebrate and honor queer joy, from...

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Oregon! You're getting closer to protecting the right to read! Contact your House Reps & urge them to vote for SB 1098! olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/C...

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Education House 2025 Regular Session - Oregon Legislative Information System

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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

The Texas Legislature is working through the holiday weekend. Those driving book bans and censorship in our state are activating their supporters to pressure lawmakers to move Senate Bill 13 (school library bill) and House Bill 3225 (public library bill) forward.

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#MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Danielle shares why she is one of the #MillionsMissing who are showing up in DC, online, and around the world this Monday- May 12th to send out a #DisabilitySOS. Join us: www.meactions.org/millionsmiss... youtube.com/shorts/xTmn6... #longCovid #pwME #MECFS #ProtectMedicaid

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Danielle shares why she is joining #MillionsMissing on May 12th. #DisabilitySOS

YouTube video by The ME Action Network

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I'm so excited to share that REASONS TO HATE ME was selected by the American Booksellers Association for Indies Introduce! I'm so honored and I can't stop happy-dancing! @americanbookseller.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Beside the cover of REASONS TO HATE ME, text reads: A Summer/Fall 2025 Kids Indies Introduce Pick! "Unflinchingly honest, uproarious, and sometimes gut-wrenching." --Lauren Pronger, Chapterhouse Books, Amarillo, TX.

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Texas Friends, call your reps & tell them to vote NO on book banning bill HB3225. The gov't doesn't decide what my kids are allowed to read. Other parents don't either. I do. *THAT'S* what "parental rights" means. #kidlitmegafeed franklinstrong.substack.com/p/screaming-...

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Screaming Red Alarm in the Texas Capitol

This one's about public libraries. Here's what to do.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’ One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.

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RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims

Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

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From The Onion:

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society

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Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Hi Everyone! If you’re in need of a query critique, AMA call, bookmarks or social banners, 50-page critiques, Canva website, or a date-with-a-book, I’m continuing to fundraise here: www.32auctions.com/KL4CAuction <3 Sandra

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Solo Fundraising

Silent auction 'Solo Fundraising' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Dear Robert F-ing Kennedy. My family is not a tragedy. Being who we are is not suffering. My kids play sports. I write poems for a living. I am married. We all use toilets. And yes, to the first and presumably most important item on your list, I pay taxes. But let's be real: 🧵 [1/3]

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Imagine browsing your favorite indie bookstore's website and all of a sudden there's a book with your name on the cover 😍 @page1books.bsky.social

Page 1 Books Albuquerque webpage displays Reasons to Hate Me by Susan Metallo

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It's COVER REVEAL TIME!! I love this design and I'm SO excited to see this book out in the world. 🙂 Preorder links are here: susanmetallo.com/books It's also up on Goodreads, so you can add to your "want to read" shelf! www.goodreads.com/.../22213316... Ahhh I love it so much!!!!!!!

The cover of Reasons to Hate Me shows a yellow cake with pink icing smashed against a teal background. Text around the cover reads: neurodivergent nerd girls; drama kid drama; power of the post; disability justice; ace love; BFF implosion; slut-shamer takedown

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Yes, yes, yes!! It is NOT librarians and teachers vs. parents rights!! It parents like me vs. the political extremists who don't want my kids to have access to books. Parents overwhelmingly support the freedom to read! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Report shows it’s largely officials and orgs demanding book bans - not parents

Only 16 percent of book challenges came from parents themselves

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

“Books don’t make kids become anybody else. Books make kids think.” Amen, Judy Blume! 👆👆👆

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Ohio peeps, get on the horn to your state reps, they're trying to cut the budget for our public libraries. Tell them to restore the Public Library Fund (PLF) to 1.75% of the Ohio General Revenue Fund!

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Friends in Rhode Island! You can still submit written testimony in support of H5726 The Freedom to Read Act. Send an email to HouseStateGovernmentandElections@rilegislature.gov before Thursday at 4:45! (House testimony is published online, so avoid including personal info) @aabbri.bsky.social

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

@kathleea.bsky.social Did you ever find a YA debut group and if so can you point me in the right direction? My debut is Contemporary (although I do love to read Gothic horror!) and it comes out in September

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders. Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

ALA response to White House assault on IMLS
To dismiss the mission of an agency that advances opportunity and learning is to dismiss the aspirations and everyday needs of millions of Americans. And those who will feel that loss most keenly live in rural communities. 
As seedbeds of literacy and innovation, our nation’s 125,000 public, school, academic and special libraries deserve more, not less support. Libraries translate 0.003% of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Show Up for Our Libraries, ALA American Library Association, #ForOurLibraries

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Show up for libraries. Vote for bond initiatives & in local elections. Ask ur librarians how u can help. We often can't accept book donations for collection (tho friend groups can sell them) but program supplies we can take. Not that individual donations can replace IMLS. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

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ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services

An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...

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Will Morrison @wamorrison95.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

We parked next to a 2-seater Corvette today. My 8yo: "That car is cool but small." Me: "Cool cars aren't always big enough for families." My 8yo: "Yeah. They're mostly for cool guys and babes."

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Illustrator, help out Debbie (and each other)!

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

NJ did a good thing! & THANK YOU to the journalist for this: "Librarians, who must earn their master’s degrees in library science & receive training in how to curate an age-appropriate collection, said library materials are developmentally appropriate." Amen. www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/12/nj-l...

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New NJ defense against book bans | NJ Spotlight News

A bill that would help protect access to diverse books in New Jersey schools and libraries is awaiting Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature.

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is me in every conversation since Nov 5.

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SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A message from one of SCBWI's partners

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Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Tonight was a double feature for my 5 y.o.'s miraculous injuries: dropping a book on her foot and banging her ear on a doorknob. Why are injuries like these miraculous? Because she insists that she obtained said injuries while she was definitely, 100% in bed like she was supposed to be...

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