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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Cloud🔞 @lillhappycloud.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When you say 'all erotica is bad, no exceptions' you inevitably end up down the rabbit hole of conservatism where LGBT folks, queer culture and anything deemed 'strange' sexually is renounced and eventually banned through legal means.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Whoa, no, that's not how this works. You cannot replace school libraries or public libraries with bookstores. We have entirely different goals and objectives. And the idea that we can just privatize public goods makes me full body cringe.

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Heads up, Bookworms: There will likely be💀supply chain issues💀 this holiday season. So if there are specific books you have your heart set on for holiday gifting, I strongly suggest you buy/order them ahead of time (✨like now✨) rather than waiting until November/December.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 10/09/2026

On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, I'm thinking about young people who need access to books that reassure them that who they are is ok, that *they* are ok. @penamerica.bsky.social's new report on the growing censorship of public libraries: pen.org/report/out-o... #LibrarySky #BookBanning

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Out of Circulation

Attacks on public libraries have been worsening in recent years, threatening freedoms that form the bedrock of American society.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Trying to get the hang of drawing horns… they’re tricky.

Hand sketching a Jackalope using its hind foot to scratch its face

Hand sketching a Jackalope head, it is hunched with its ears down looking timid/cautious

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 23/08/2026

I just realized that if Texas lawmakers think our book is illegal now, they're really not going to be happy that the new edition coming out next month has a brand new chapter specifically about our book being banned in Texas.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Summer has me feeling a bit like this flower.

A pink echinacea flower with petals twisted around in different directions.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New first draft, new post it note motivation.

Post it note with written text reading “you have to want to do it badly enough to be willing to do it badly” below is a signature SarahLuAnnArt

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I’m tired but needed to draw something. Inspired by Woody Guthrie.

An open book, text on the cover reads “THIS MACHINE DESTROYS IGNORANCE”

An open book, text on the cover reads “this machine builds connection”

An open book, text on the cover reads “THIS MACHINE INSPIRES CHANGE”

An open book, text on the cover reads, “this machine builds empathy”

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Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.

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Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I’ve never met anyone outside of my family that has had, let alone made, pear pie but it is one of our Thanksgiving staples, and even though we didn’t travel this year I still had to make one.

Photo of a pear pie—the edges of the crust are crimped and golden brown, the filling is made of chopped pears in a thickened sweet filling, topped with 4 heart shaped pieces of pastry.

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Bex Glendining 🍃 @lgions.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

i don't want to have to second guess if every image is ai!! i don't want to edit with ai!! i don't wait to generate anything!!!! i don't want to talk to an ai chatbot!!! go away omg

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

My hold came through, time to finish this series.

Screenshot of the audiobook view of Paladins Faith by T Kingfisher

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Happy Friday! In order to continue fighting on behalf of all books, all authors, & all readers Authors Against Book Bans is fundraising. No donation is too small & all are tax deductible!

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Donate - Authors Against Book Bans

Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight to...

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Gonna make some progress on this one tonight #whatiamreading

A hand holding a paperback book, the title is FINE a comic about gender, by Rhea Ewing. Behind the book are the photographers legs and feet, crossed at the ankle, to left are full bookshelves.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Me scrolling on tumblr: oh yeah that illustration is by Trina Schart Hyman, one of my favorite illustrators, let’s see what the post says about her, oh is that what she looked like I LOVE the hair cut, I should do a studio portrait like that WAIT HOW DID I NOT KNOW SHE WAS GAY

The top of the image shows this text: “The artist is Trina Schart Hyman, an incredible and prolific talent who passed away in 2004. You can find a ton of tributes to her online from other illustrators and organizations, like the children’s literary magazine Cricket, which she helped create. She illustrated over 150 books, won the Caldecott Medal and Honors, and helped other artists land gigs for decades. She was also gay, hilarious, and one of the first white children’s book illustrators to include diverse characters.”
At the bottom is an illustrated image of an artist in a cluttered studio, desk covered and surrounded by books, mugs, plants, etc (and of course a cat.) The artist has short messy hair, is wearing a red sweater and gray jeans. She is looking out at the viewer as if briefly looking up from her work.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Todays read: Johnny Appleseed by Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver #whatiamreading

Cover of Johnny Appleseed by Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver, showing an ink drawing of a bearded man reclining on a forest floor reading a book. He is surrounded by trees, an open bag beside him has an apple peeking out.

Photo of the bottom half of a comic page. A bearded face says “Father Swedenborg says that his work is the third testament of the Bible, after the first and second testaments. In his work, the tortures described in Revelations will be ended and peace restored.”

A comic page with two images. The first shows Johnny Appleseed reclining on the forest floor watching muskrats. The second shows him standing on a cliff watching a sunrise.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 06/10/2025

It’s Banned Books Week, and I don’t need you to buy my book as a solve for it (but buy it if you want to! That’s still extremely cool of you)—I need you to show up for your public libraries and your schools!

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Photos never do my wildflower patch justice, but I keep trying. I think I’m gonna have to try painting them sometime soon, if it doesn’t get too cold too fast.

Photo of a patch of wildflowers, including black eyed Susans (yellow/orange petals with dark brown centers), blanket flowers (brown centers with petals starting pink in the center and orange on the ends) and calico asters (clusters of small lavender flowers with narrow petals).

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I can’t share the newer stuff I’ve been working on for Reasons, so here are some old MG spot illustrations—I love working in black and white. #kidlitartpostcard

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Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

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The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

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AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I see a lot of artists on here questioning whether they should be promoting their work in the current political climate. The answer is always yes. ART: books, music, film, painting, sculpture - all of it - is the most accessible way to communicate complex topics, ideologies and emotions.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I obviously needed more bookish apparel to personalize.

A t-shirt with an illustration from the book Miss Rumphius. In the foreground a woman is bending to look at blue, purple, and pink lupines surrounded by green grass. The background is pale green, showing hills and water with pine trees and a small building. Sitting on top of the shirt is a plastic container holding embroidery floss in colors that match the illustration.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This is a mistake I see ALL THE TIME so if you’re drawing a spider web, listen up:

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I made my pink hoodie cooler. I just have to wait for it to dry… (it’s oil based ink so it will take awhile.)

The photo shows the back of a pink hoodie stretched over a small table. Stamps resembling book spines line the bottom, one stack of books has a teacup on top. Above the row of books is a stamp of an open book with sparkles coming out of the pages.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

This is the reminder I needed today.

Yellow post it note on a brown surface with a wood texture. The message on the note reads “it takes the time that it takes.” Signature at the bottom SarahLuAnnArt

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Rachel Rizzuto @rachelrcreates.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

"Goodnight nobody. Goodnight mush." 🥣 Finished my embroidery project inspired by one of my all-time favorite picture book spreads. Shout out to @sarahluann.bsky.social for answering my question concerning types of thread. Do check out her embroidery art! #kidlitart #embroidery #childrensbooks

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I made a zine! With my own hands! It’s different seeing my art on a page instead of a screen. I like it. Remind me to do this more often. #kidlitartist #zine

A hand holding a zine, made of white printer paper folded in half and bound with string. The cover has the title “IN THE BOX” with the image of an open cardboard box obscuring the bottom part of the letters. At the bottom is the authors name, Sarah LuAnn Perkins.

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I love this addition—the first draft gives you something to work with. But you gotta make it exist first!

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

My alt account got a userpic update because I was bored… and the photo was so old it was from before I wore glasses 🤓

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

My little free library is coming along nicely…

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Test print! Overall very happy with how this turned out, though I think I’ll tweak a couple things. #drawingisthinking #madewithhumanintelligence

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Transferred, carved, and test printed this last night. This is the logo for my drawing class, but people have mentioned liking it for its own sake so I decided it could be its own print. 🤷‍♀️

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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I saw a screenshot of this post on tumblr and RAN to find the original because yes THE VORKOSIGAN SAGA HAS BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME those books were formative to me as a teen and young adult… and adult. And so FUNNY.

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