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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Celebrating art and books around the world

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Heading to KS where a # of my books connect. Dinosaurs and butterflies and facing down our fears

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@ibbychan02.bsky.social world congress in Ottawa with fellow authors/honor list creatives and panel members

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

My dad left the farm in eastern Oregon and learned to fly. He saw the world at war and wanted to be part of seeing it at peace. His path took us to #ethiopia. He believed in the US as a place that would always work on more justice, kindness, decency for all.

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Fathers! Dr Karen Chin credited hers for her interest in science. Mary Morland ran a scientific household with quite a guy. My dad was inspired by WWII to take us to Ethiopia. And my kids had an adventuresome dad, too. So many stories. #dinosaurs

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Dinosaur Day! I fell in love as an 8-year-old kid at Dinosaur National Monument. So pleased for the summer library theme at @multcolib.bsky.social and everywhere—and grateful for @thehornbook.bsky.social and @ala-booklist.bsky.social and starred reviews in Kirkus and PW to help connect readers

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

So happy for this creative team using theater and books to introduce kids to dinosaur science and STEM concepts

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The bilingual books, including some I created with my own #ethiopian American family and friends, traveling the world @cityofcorvallis.bsky.social #sistercity project

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Nerdy moms. Books. Curiosity. Wonder. #mothersday

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Mom left home at 14 for education. Mary Morland educated herself. What would my life be without teachers (including Mom) and books? #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher Pass it on!

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Fewer April showers in #pdx still brought May flowers to my yard

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#OLAPNLA2026 booth with my sister and author buddy. Love those librarians!

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#libraryweek #earthmonth great time to read about #dinosaur discoveries, #zoopoo and life around our Earth. @oregonlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference table for a few days!

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

#earthmonth and #poetrymonth Two loves planted in my childhood that I’m honored to try to pass along

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📚👍 #PoetryMonth Day 14 #KidLit #VerseNovel Oh Give me a Home by @writerjane.bsky.social America and Africa collide as Jane tries to answer “Where am I from?” Will she find a best friend a continent away from life in Africa? @catalystpress.bsky.social

Oh Give me a Home. Memoir in verse by Jane Kurtz. Recognized with Kirkus and Booklist, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Book. Themes include: memoir, women's history, family, school, friendship, and third culture.

Middle grade novel-in-verse 2025 titles include: 13 Ways to Say Goodbye
A Sea of Lemon Trees
Aarzu All Around (Aarzu Raza Extra No More!)
Its All or Nothing, Vale
All the Blues in the Sky
Away
Glitch Girl
Green Promises
Hannah Backwards
If Elephants Could Talk
Kimmy Carson is Not Scared
Lilac and the Switch Back (Lilac Lost and Found)
Little Bones
Little Bones
Neshama
Octopus Moon (formerly Mermaids and Other Signs of Life)
Oh Give me a Home
Please Pay Attention
Radiant
Safe Harbor
Spark
The Burning Season (Formerly: Fire Finder)
The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez
The First Year
The Girl in the Wall
The House at the Edge of the World
The Oasis
The Only Branch on the Family Tree
The Poetry of Car Mechanics
The Midas Trees
The Song of Orphan's Garden
The Trouble with Heroes
Trapped: The Entombed Miner of Bonnie Vale
Zarina Divided

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I just read what another writer said: “Art should be brave and potentially embarrassing.” Join the conversation! @catalystpress.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

#earthmonth and thank you to a great #pdx space that connected kids with activities and authors today.

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

#internationalchildrensbookday Thank you @usbby.bsky.social for getting Open Hearts Big Dreams connected with IBBY and all that global reading!

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Kicking off #earthmonth. As my friend said about Mary Morland, nerdy moms have always been here. My mom, too. And #pdx moms can bring kids to an earth-loving event this weekend!

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Day 22 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth features GREEN PROMISES: GIRLS WHO LOVED THE EARTH by @jeannineatkins.bsky.social (Atheneum/ @simonkids.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#womenshistorymonth last day. Celebrate the women of your family. Want to write your true stories? Join us on April 8 online. @joknowles.bsky.social @catalystpress.bsky.social

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Day 19 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth featured MARY MORLAND IN THE TIME OF DINOSAUR DISCOVERY by @writerjane.bsky.social ; illus. by Giselle Potter (Beach Lane/ @simonkids.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Thank you for spreading the word about Mary’s story. Out from the shadows…

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Deborah Kalb @deborahkalb.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Q&A with Jane Kurtz about her new children's picture book, MARY MORLAND IN THE TIME OF DINOSAUR DISCOVERY. tinyurl.com/yxehzmkj @writerjane.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#womenshistorymonth includes our personal histories. Are you telling your true stories?

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Thanks oliviathelibrarian and everyone sharing Mary’s story and my new book!

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Along with art and book connections, some of the joys of #pdx

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

My fascination with #dinosaurs started when I was a kid. Hope #pdx kids get inspired this spring via @omsiedu.bsky.social and the symphony. @catalystpress.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Happy birthday to my new book! So grateful for book ambassadors that help get books to readers. Brave and curious women and other readers keep on keeping on! @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @marielamba.bsky.social @beachlane.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Way across the continent Mary Morland’s story is being celebrated at @booksofwonder.bsky.social (adorable reel) and here in #pdx I’m reading to kids—this weekend. @beachlane.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

@simonkids.bsky.social reminds us that we’re all champions. I’m happy that Mary Morland’s reading (and mine) added to #dinosaur knowledge. @morethanadodo.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The lights of writing retreat city and the lights of home. I used to travel to teach at @vcfa.bsky.social and this week I travelled to write with two former students. Great way to celebrate my new @beachlane.bsky.social picture book! @blueslipmedia.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Readers and writers finding each other and connecting through stories true and imagined. I’m grateful for every chance to talk about #dinosaurs and #ethiopia and #reading and #writing @catalystpress.bsky.social

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Children’s book awards: shimmers of joy in scary times. Grateful for a curiosity book I first heard about in a @usbby.bsky.social panel. Also a winning book edited by a longtime friend. Also…Winners from past years that gave me models to finally see how to write about my #ethiopia childhood. Books!

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 26/01/2026

I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...

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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories

Intertribal Stories

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Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford @morethanadodo.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Our special exhibition Breaking Ground has just been extended to Monday 13 April 2026! That gives you time to come and see the original Megalosaurus jaw fossil, the dinosaur that started it all, as well as work from the lives of William and Mary Buckland, the Victorian scientific power couple.

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Inspiring Mary Morland Buckland! @rebekahmitsein.bsky.social shall we go back?

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The way books can encourage and make big dreams possible…

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Study the light in the bare trees. Read a book. Donate a book that will go to a MSP little free library or community organization.

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

New Years Eve birthday and goodbye to 2025. The year was special with my almost true story in verse published by @catalystpress.bsky.social and the ongoing connections with family and my writing buddies!

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Happy birthday #janeausten My nerdy daughter @rebekahmitsein.bsky.social (who did the smackdown with a fellow @bostoncollege.bsky.social prof) pointed me to her to find the voice for my new pb biography and also went to @morethanadodo.bsky.social with me to follow my curiosity about Mary Morland.

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Jane Kurtz @writerjane.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#ReadingAfrica week. Fascinating panels with @catalystpress.bsky.social listening to funny and brave people talking about their stories and lives. Where we find ourselves, we belong. Courage to tell our stories and keep learning and listening @karenvermeulen.bsky.social @sahranoor.bsky.social

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