Audiobooks. 🎧 📖 Some people say it’s reading. Some people say it’s not. Where do you fall? #ReadingCommunity

Just introduced my boyfriend to Clueless before we fly to London to see the musical. He’d never seen it. I hadn’t seen it in at least 15-20 years, but I could still recite so much of it. Do you have a favorite line/moment from the film? For me, it’s, “She’s a full-on Monet.”

Do people really judge a book by its cover? #WritingCommunity

My fiancé and I can’t agree on a new chair for the living room. I want comfort. He wants style. Whichever one gets the most votes is the one we’ll go with. Which one should we buy?

When the sun is shining and it’s finally above freezing temps, how do you convince yourself to stay inside and write?? 🌞

Never. Give. Up.

Anyone have a recommendation for for tech pants? .@JCrew ruined my life and changed the material for their 484 line, and now I’m likely to be pantsless, which I hear is against the law.

Patrick Adiarte’s entrance in “The King and I” is one of the greatest 30 seconds in film. RIP to the boy who would be king. Patrick Adiarte, August 2, 1943 - April 16, 2025.

Authors, what have you done to draw attention to a book launch? 📖🚀 Giveaways? Offers of book plates? What works, and what doesn’t?

I’m excited to reveal the cover of my debut middle-grade novel, publishing June 24! 🎉🥳 It’s 1931. Ten-year-old Lucy’s father is out of work. Her mother’s running an underground gambling ring. And Lucy needs $7.98. But she can’t tell a soul why… Pre-order link is in my bio!

Everyone keeps asking me where they can buy my book. When I say, “Anywhere that sells books,” so many of them act surprised. It’s strange to me how many people literally don’t know that bookstores can order you pretty much any book.

I’ve never seen a pear this color!

RIP Charles Strouse, June 7, 1928 - May 15, 2025. Here’s my favorite video of Strouse singing the song Maybe from Annie the Musical, which he co-wrote with the late Martin Charnin. #charlesstrouse

I survived Field Day 2025

My debut middle-grade novel, NOT LUCILLE, publishes on June 24! Pre-order is now open! linktr.ee/msteelewrites

I love the simplicity of the art on this middle-grade cover juxtaposed with the complexity of the 3D cutouts. ALEBRIJES by Donna Barba Higuera #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #middlegradereads #booklover #middlegradelit #middlegradebook #kidlit

This cover brings me back to my elementary school library where it was always on the shelf. Beverly Cleary’s prose is pure magic. She can capture complex feelings using the simplest language. STRIDER by Beverly Cleary #middlegrade #beverlycleary

Two women congratulated me today as I was wearing my cap and gown at graduation. I said, “Thank you, but I’m a teacher.” Apologies to everyone I confused with my teenage looks. #nofilter 😂