From a photo of kids out there encouraging voting in my old neighborhood a few years back. Some of them would now be voting themselves for the first time today. Please go join them if you haven't yet. #vote #votenow

Love this - the author part, the immigrant part, and the intertwining election moment story.

More than 17,000 men and women from Canada’s Jewish community served in uniform in World War II. These veterans put their lives on the line for peace and freedom. Today, #CanadaRemembers. veterans.gc.ca/eng//remembran… #RemembranceDay #VeteransWeek

"Investigating El’s artistic processes inspired me to re-think my own art-making techniques and what is possible."- Elizabeth Zunon I💙 featuring the latest pb biography illustrated by Liz (illustrator of our MY HANDS SING THE BLUES too 🎶) on my blog: jeanneharvey.com/single-post/bo…

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Writing often gets talked about as a slog. George Saunders (in conversation w/ Stephen Colbert on The Late Show) talks about fun & discovery in writing. A wonderful example of persistent playfulness. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writingtips #creativity youtu.be/hm85f8g0DYg

A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy. - Astrid Lindgren, who brought such joy to children with her Pippi Longstocking series, was born #OTD in 1907

On what would have been her 115th birthday, re-listening to the wonderful half hour on Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren's life, work, inspirations, and legacy, with #kidlit author Cressida Cowell (How to Train Your Dragon) 📚 #botd bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The Colorado Healing Fund has been activated in response to the Club Q tragedy. Donations go directly to victims and their families to provide support across a broad range of short-term and long-term needs. coloradogives.org/organization/C…

thinking of you all somewhere near cranberry stains grateful for your art #HappyThanksgiving #haiku #WritingCommunity #makeart

Loved Science Friday making it a Book Friday with terrific new #STEM #kidlit 🎉📚💡🔍🔭🔬📖

On Monday, we announced the launch of #BooksSaveLives. We recognize that book bans & soft censorship are a single piece of a long-term, coordinated effort to silence diverse voices. These bans not only affect students and educators, but authors, publishers, and the entire US. 🧵

December, from Maurice Sendak's Chicken Soup With Rice, 1962 Merry once merry twice merry chicken soup with rice.

"The moment you start to think of your novels as a gift for someone else is the moment you begin writing with your reader in mind." - author-agent John Cusick 📚📚📚 Insights abound in this new dual-perspective 3-part Cynsations #kidlit #YAlit interview series by Helen Kampion 🖊️

The #BooksSaveLives auction is now OPEN! Thanks to the generosity of our publishing community, we're thrilled to offer over 100 exciting items including Query Critiques, Ask Me Anything calls w/ industry experts, & classroom visits from exciting authors: wndbholiday2022.givesmart.com

"...children are just people who haven't lived as long...they don't want to be patronized, they want to hear long words and find out what those words are... Children's literature and film and theatre is really sacred work." - Emma Thompson #kidlit

The #BooksSaveLives auction is open. Take a look at all the great items to bid on and support We Need Diverse Books's important campaign! I donated a picture book critique + a signed copy of Bottle Tops: e.givesmart.com/events/tEB/i/_…

If you write or make anything and ever have doubts creep up, this little thing I wrote to face some of mine may feel very real. Thanks to the writers' resource The Horror Tree's #TremblingWithFear for publishing. #100words #drabble #darkfantasy

So much about this I'm looking forward to! #spring2023 #preorder

An Artist Date is a solo, once-weekly adventure to do something fun. juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/ar…