Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 14/10/2026You can't beat 'em all. 010
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.comimaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas. 45121505977
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 15/08/2026 11982721232
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Claude Fable 5 is incredible for software development. I don't know if AI is self-aware or not, but it might as well be. #claude 220
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Me: this cannot possibly be my timeline 010
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Join Judy Allen Dodson and me for a virtual Friday program centering banned and challenged picture books. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... It's in support of the national Fall of Freedom initiative & hosted by the Raleigh-Durham chapter of @authorsguild.org. Please tune in and share. 055
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Monica Carol Miller @monicacmiller.bsky.social · 18/11/2025We need libraries for so many reasons. www.11alive.com/article/news...11alive.comGeorgia Public Libraries generate $3.75 return for every dollar invested, new study findsGeorgia's public libraries generated $1.06 billion in services in fiscal year 2024, supporting 5,488 jobs and producing $3.75 of value per public dollar. 61011346
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 22/10/2025The power of librarians. 020
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Looking forward to Helena Haywoode Henry's launch event for her debut YA, LAST CHANCE LIVE!, on Tuesday night at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh NC. She'll be in conversation with Kwame Mbalia. @quailridgebooks.bsky.social @helenahenry.bsky.social @kwamembalia.bsky.social 021
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Cannot wait to see it this weekend. www.endlessmode.com/anime/demon-... #demonslayerendlessmode.comDemon Slayer Film Passes 30 Billion Yen, On Pace To Become Japan's Highest-Grossing Movie EverAhead of its global release this week, the new Demon Slayer film has become the fastest movie to reach 30 billion yen at Japan's box office. 030
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Congrats to Jen Pawol on becoming Major League Baseball's first female umpire. She's been umping in the minors for years. www.mlb.com/news/jen-paw... #mlbmlb.comSet to become 1st female MLB umpire, Pawol represents beacon of hope and progressNEW YORK -- Jen Pawol was in the middle of umpiring a Triple-A game Wednesday night when Nashville Sounds third baseman Oliver Dunn identified some exciting common ground between them. “When I make it... 010
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Please support the workers, @redsox.com . www.reddit.com/r/baseball/c...reddit.comBREAKING: Fenway concession workers could strike for the first time in the stadium’s 113 year history. The union has given food and beverage company Aramark 48 hours to offer a new contract. Otherwise... 010
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Robin Kirk @robinkirk.bsky.social · 22/05/2025I enjoyed Mark Kurlansky's Big Lies, a nonfiction book for kids. At a time when political lies are everywhere, Kurlansky urges us to look at everything with a critical eye and strengthen the systems that bring liars to account #humanrights #kidlit robinkirk.substack.com/p/big-liesrobinkirk.substack.comBig LiesAn interview with Mark Kurlansky 043
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Chris Barton @bartography.bsky.social · 12/04/2025A week from today is the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing. @fuse8.bsky.social's review of ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOREVER, my 2020 book about it, still means a lot to me: "It’s a book that is meant to help you learn how to heal & recover & hope..." afuse8production.slj.com/2020/04/19/r...afuse8production.slj.comReview of the Day: All of a Sudden and Forever by Chris Barton and Nicole XuIf we are talking about events that change us all and that we must collectively heal from (whether literally or figuratively) then this book might be precisely what we need. Because this isn’t just a... 172
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do. 608403126903
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 16/02/2025We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup? 2092525875988
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Today is the 125th anniversary of Lift Every Voice & Sing being performed for the first time. Sing a Song was inspired by the history of our Black National Anthem. It's up to us to keep our history going strong. You can buy a copy here: shorturl.at/UYHtG Thank you for your support.youtube.comSing a Song by Kelly LyonsYouTube video by Rachel Summers 062
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Red Sox @redsox.com · 11/02/2025Join us as we celebrate Black History Month in partnership with the Boston Museum of African American History! More info: maah.org 016422
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)NPR @npr.org · 09/02/2025Here's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience."npr.orgThe NFL is removing 'End Racism' from its Super Bowl end zoneHere's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience." 44649841383
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 08/02/2025This protest at the Office of Personnel Management was a lot of fun, despite it being 7:30AM with a wind chill factor of "a lot". There was coffee, croissants, and a dance party. 160
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Bright and early in Washington DC. 030
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 06/02/2025At the EPA in Washington, DC 030
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Washington DC bound. 🚘 060
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 05/02/2025Thx @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for incl me in round-up of opinions about #KidLit & social media, with @laurelsnyder.bsky.social @katemessner.com @studiojjk.bsky.social @katemckean.bsky.social @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social @ryanlasala.bsky.social & others: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comWhere Is the Kid Lit Community Online?As social media communities splinter, authors and publishers wonder where their next digital water cooler will be. 88831
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Camille Andros @camilleandros.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Congrats to pal Henry!🥂🎈🥳 132
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I am told it is Tuesday, so that means it's #kidlitchat day right here on Bluesky. I hope you'll join us at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific/whatever time it is where you are that matches those times to talk some #kidlit talk. See ya then! 092
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 17/11/2024If you're new here, Starter Packs are a GREAT way to find like minded folks to follow. I've set up a bunch of them - with lists of teachers, librarians, writers, readers, booksellers, Broadway geeks,& the Adirondacks! (thread) go.bsky.app/TV22XkY 3541984
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 22/01/2025The Caitlin Clark Foundation teams up with Scholastic to donate 22,000 books. caitlinclarkfoundation.org/22%2C000-boo... 040
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 30/11/2024👍📚How will they learn? By picture books. This is a wonderful, relatively gentle way to learn, through the experience of two best friends, about the lasting harm and division caused by the Confederate flag. Written by @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social, beautifully illustrated by @4nikkolas.bsky.social 153
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 11/01/2025For those who do care about what's happening in the world but sometimes need a feed free of politics, heartbreak, or mean-snark, feel free to follow my #Uplift feed: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly, criteria unapologetically subjective. 217240
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 04/01/2025 Ann Telnaes deserves praise for sacrificing her job at the disgraced Washington Post in service of journalistic independence open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...open.substack.comWhy I'm quitting the Washington PostDemocracy can't function without a free press 436189724543
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 30/12/2024I read this in draft form about 4 months before it sold. I'm excited to read the final version in a few months! 140
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Day 21: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2024 Science Fiction Books for Kids. Today, I celebrate what little science fiction there is. The bulk of it this year seemed to come in the form of picture books. What do we make of that? Not sure, but it's kinda cool. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/21/3...afuse8production.slj.com31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Science Fiction Books for KidsToday, I celebrate what little science fiction there is. And, interestingly enough, the bulk of it this year seemed to come in the form of picture books. What are we to make of that? Not sure, but it'... 1286
Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander) @stephenmesser.bsky.social · 21/12/2024From Orwell's essay "Why I Write". 010
Reposted by Stephen Messer (aka Zeno Alexander)Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 22/11/2024#KidLit folks who are new or returning to Bluesky - I did this 'how to use Bluesky' talk with @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social in Oct. There IS a video recording and SCBWI has kindly agreed to share it with any members AND non-members! If you want the link, pls DM me for it! #scbwi #kidlitart #books 59832
