Nothing beats surprise book mail!! Love it when Past-Kristin preorders books! The dogs and I can’t wait to jump into ⁦Joel A. Sutherland⁩’s House of Ash and Bone 🦴

My kids: we’ve watched this movie before… you knew the ending… Me: ugly-crying uncontrollably 😭😭

I’ve got freshly baked cookies, coffee with cinnamon, and time to enjoy them while finishing this book. ☺️☕️🍪📖

Body image-eating disorders-disordered eating-it's urgent we talk about these topics-& books can help! I teamed up with Melissa Taylor to tell some personal stories & share 8 MG books & tips from authors! Jarrett Lerner Author Lisa Fipps Alyson Gerber updates imaginationsoup.net/middle-grade-b……

Baking pro tip: if you’re making cornbread and don’t have baking powder, you can substitute 1/3 the amount with baking soda. BUT BE CAREFUL… if you misread the substitution and add 3x the baking soda instead, the results are DISGUSTING.

Never too early! 🎃

Sometimes, the best edit to a chapter is to cut half of it. Thankful for critique partners who helped me see that!

Waiting in the car during kid activities, sipping from this aspirational mug, and rereading a great craft book. 🤓

What a fantastic line up of creepy MG books! I’ve read most of them, and am adding the rest to my TBR list now! familyvacationist.com/halloween-book…

What’s the best kind of book mail? Spooky book mail!! 🖤👻 I’ve been eagerly awaiting this one!

Same. 🖤🖤

Sharing this resource again! Middle Grade books featuring characters with anxiety.

Check out the delightfully spooky cover for @LisaLSchmid’s new book!! 👻🖤

WOW. Ever gotten an “available now” book from the library and had it completely blow your mind?? Just finished Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney, and now I have to go read the rest of her books ASAP.

I pre-ordered my copy of @LisaLSchmid’s next book, and advise anyone who hasn’t yet to do the same. Can’t wait for July!! 👻🖤

Happy Halloween from Grumpy Bear and the Snack King! 🎃

Happy NaNoWriMo to all who celebrate! I’m not starting a new draft this year, but am doing NaNoFUNMo (the brain child of the brilliant ⁦@julieartz⁩ ) and am hoping to make significant progress filling in my stone wall!

Remember! Support Middle Grade horror because it teaches kids about fighting thei fear and invests in the future of the genre! And just has some damn fine books

💙💚 I’m over the moon to have an early copy of Wendy Swore ✨🪄Sleeping Spells & Dragon Scales🐉✨’s newest book from @shadowmountn. This MG book tackles the issue of invisible illnesses—reminding us all that EVERYONE deserves to be seen. Look for it in bookstores April 2nd! #sleepingspellsanddragonscales

Happy book birthday to Wendy Swore ✨🪄Sleeping Spells & Dragon Scales🐉✨’s newest novel, Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales! 💙📚🐉⚽️💙 Get your copy today! Swipe to see Watson inserting himself into my book and swag photo shoot. 😂