I love 'no matter who you choose to love' as shorthand for being gay. I don't think that's what I'm doing

I'll be taking pitches at the Boston, Colorado, and Philadelphia conferences. They're virtual conferences and you can attend from anywhere!

I missed #pitdark but I'm going through today to like pitches. If I like your post, it's an invitation to query me at querymanager.com/paulaashlitera…

made the jump @ tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social

got to live out a lifelong dream this week (entered a room through a secret doorway hidden in a bookcase)

I’m screaming that’s me

Saw a guy for the first time since high school yesterday and apparently he's been saying there are 3 Dunkins in our hometown. He's forgotten our ROOTS. We come from a crude 1 Dunkin town that barely passes for civilization in Massachusetts.

sometimes i'm like 'oops was that a good choice??' but then i remember i'm the goofy lil sidekick in the rom com, so everything i do is just moving the plot. you're all welcome!!!

Damn. If only Warner Bros Discovery owned an animated show that has drama, sci-fi, a post-apocalyptic setting, mystery, and young adults. That’s be crazyyyyyy #RenewInfinityTrain

While the effect is the same, I'd wager the calculus here for Starbucks is less about caving to the far right, than demoralizing their restive employees

'Sarah Everett’s middle-grade debut explores the vastness of grief' tinyurl.com/383amv3r

BREAKING NEWS: SoCal Hotel Workers Authorize Largest Industry Wide Strike in U.S History, 96% YES
latimes.com/business/story…

THE PROBABILITY OF EVERYTHING is maybe the saddest and most gorgeous middle grade I've ever read (so, exactly my speed). I thought the reveal was splendidly executed so I won't say much other than I teared up while summarizing this. bookshop.org/p/books/the-pr…

WHEN SEA BECOMES SKY! This book is beautiful and like, SO sad. A middle grade novel about first reckoning with grief but also a little hopeful push for environmental activism. bookshop.org/p/books/when-s…

I'M THE GIRL! I've been a Courtney Summers fan for ages and this book is SO chilling. Haven't stopped thinking about it since I read it. It's about child grooming so go in forewarned but it depicts the victim's mindset heartbreakingly clearly. bookshop.org/p/books/i-m-th…

THE BEST LIARS IN RIVERVIEW! I like poetic middle grade that maybe touches on queer identity and running away to the woods but DEFINITELY makes me cry. This nails it on all four counts. bookshop.org/p/books/the-be…

I SEE YOU SAD BEAR! This does not publish until July. I'm yelling about it now anyway. Picture book of the summer (if you like crisply stylized art and accessible books for young readers about emotional intelligence that are not sappy. which I do). bookshop.org/p/books/i-see-…