Amanda
@aelend.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 (any/all) Writer, producer, book nerd, mom #VCFAWCYA #binders #SCBWI
http://linktr.ee/aelend
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July 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from military Academy libraries under orders from Pete Hegseth.
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools via @everylibrary.bsky.social
PETITION: Support the Right to Read in Defense Department Schools and Academies
Military students deserve the rights they or their families are fighting for.
action.everylibrary.org
July 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Nearly 600 books, including works by Maya Angelou, Ibram X. Kendi, and authors documenting the Holocaust and American lynching, were removed from military Academy libraries under orders from Pete Hegseth.
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/dodschools via @everylibrary.bsky.social
What are these? Just some of the highlights from a "parents' rights" letter I got from my kids' FL school supervisor.
When I can't let my kids discover books b/c they're banned, when I can't let my kids identify how they want to identify, those are violations of my parents' rights.
When I can't let my kids discover books b/c they're banned, when I can't let my kids identify how they want to identify, those are violations of my parents' rights.
July 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
What are these? Just some of the highlights from a "parents' rights" letter I got from my kids' FL school supervisor.
When I can't let my kids discover books b/c they're banned, when I can't let my kids identify how they want to identify, those are violations of my parents' rights.
When I can't let my kids discover books b/c they're banned, when I can't let my kids identify how they want to identify, those are violations of my parents' rights.
My kids and I watched this excellent @ted-ed.bsky.social video about #Juneteenth today, and so should yours! Really great visuals and info. Big recommend.
youtu.be/lq8TNKZVEWs?...
youtu.be/lq8TNKZVEWs?...
June 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
My kids and I watched this excellent @ted-ed.bsky.social video about #Juneteenth today, and so should yours! Really great visuals and info. Big recommend.
youtu.be/lq8TNKZVEWs?...
youtu.be/lq8TNKZVEWs?...
Someone with more time and talent has probably done this better, but it's what I think of every time I hear these words.
June 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Someone with more time and talent has probably done this better, but it's what I think of every time I hear these words.
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS.
Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!
bit.ly
May 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Ask me how you, too, can take advantage of the government's going-out-of-business COVID-test giveaway!
If you're in Florida, I've got tests burning a hole in my pocket. Here for any person or organization that can use them!
#Covid #gettested #free
If you're in Florida, I've got tests burning a hole in my pocket. Here for any person or organization that can use them!
#Covid #gettested #free
April 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ask me how you, too, can take advantage of the government's going-out-of-business COVID-test giveaway!
If you're in Florida, I've got tests burning a hole in my pocket. Here for any person or organization that can use them!
#Covid #gettested #free
If you're in Florida, I've got tests burning a hole in my pocket. Here for any person or organization that can use them!
#Covid #gettested #free
Happy #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay! Diverse books allow more people to see themselves and others. I'm reading Haruki Murakami's THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS and it is bending my mind like his others have.
Next up: an overdue reread of Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER for my radical book club. ❤️
Next up: an overdue reread of Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER for my radical book club. ❤️
April 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay! Diverse books allow more people to see themselves and others. I'm reading Haruki Murakami's THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS and it is bending my mind like his others have.
Next up: an overdue reread of Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER for my radical book club. ❤️
Next up: an overdue reread of Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER for my radical book club. ❤️
For the 3-12 grader in your life! This is an amazing organization and a great opportunity! ✍🏼📖👏🏼
www.younginklings.org/inklingsbookcontest
www.younginklings.org/inklingsbookcontest
February 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
For the 3-12 grader in your life! This is an amazing organization and a great opportunity! ✍🏼📖👏🏼
www.younginklings.org/inklingsbookcontest
www.younginklings.org/inklingsbookcontest
TIL: my favorite pens* are REFILLABLE!!!!! How did I not know this already?? I am ridiculously excited that I just refilled my very first. ✍🏼
*Pilot G-2s, friends. Big recommend. Use and reuse them!
#amwriting #amadork
*Pilot G-2s, friends. Big recommend. Use and reuse them!
#amwriting #amadork
January 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
TIL: my favorite pens* are REFILLABLE!!!!! How did I not know this already?? I am ridiculously excited that I just refilled my very first. ✍🏼
*Pilot G-2s, friends. Big recommend. Use and reuse them!
#amwriting #amadork
*Pilot G-2s, friends. Big recommend. Use and reuse them!
#amwriting #amadork
Here in Pinellas, we're lucky enough to have multiple options for independent bookstores, so... book crawl for #ReadFreely Day!
Portkey Books in Safety Harbor is another favorite that deserves some love. Let's help them stand strong!
@authorsagainstbb.bsky.social
Portkey Books in Safety Harbor is another favorite that deserves some love. Let's help them stand strong!
@authorsagainstbb.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Here in Pinellas, we're lucky enough to have multiple options for independent bookstores, so... book crawl for #ReadFreely Day!
Portkey Books in Safety Harbor is another favorite that deserves some love. Let's help them stand strong!
@authorsagainstbb.bsky.social
Portkey Books in Safety Harbor is another favorite that deserves some love. Let's help them stand strong!
@authorsagainstbb.bsky.social
Happy #ReadFreely Day! An excellent day to stand for independent bookstores, who are still standing strong against book bans.
Pinellas friends: Visit Back in the Day Books in Dunedin (just off the Pinellas Trail) and show your love!
@authorsabb.bsky.social
Pinellas friends: Visit Back in the Day Books in Dunedin (just off the Pinellas Trail) and show your love!
@authorsabb.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Happy #ReadFreely Day! An excellent day to stand for independent bookstores, who are still standing strong against book bans.
Pinellas friends: Visit Back in the Day Books in Dunedin (just off the Pinellas Trail) and show your love!
@authorsabb.bsky.social
Pinellas friends: Visit Back in the Day Books in Dunedin (just off the Pinellas Trail) and show your love!
@authorsabb.bsky.social
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Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#Beloved
#BecauseOfCourse
Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#Beloved
#BecauseOfCourse
December 8, 2024 at 1:20 AM
📚
Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#Beloved
#BecauseOfCourse
Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
#Beloved
#BecauseOfCourse
📚
Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
November 29, 2024 at 4:11 PM
📚
Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
Choose 20(+) books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20(+) days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
November 25, 2024 at 6:58 PM
November 24, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Ok, so there's a #BookSky #BookChallenge happening. 20 days, 20 covers of books that shaped your life, no explanation.
But I am me, so I'm just going to keep posting covers until someone shuts me down.*
*Probably not, because I am also me and super inconsistent, but FOR NOW 😂 💙📚
#books
But I am me, so I'm just going to keep posting covers until someone shuts me down.*
*Probably not, because I am also me and super inconsistent, but FOR NOW 😂 💙📚
#books
November 23, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Ok, so there's a #BookSky #BookChallenge happening. 20 days, 20 covers of books that shaped your life, no explanation.
But I am me, so I'm just going to keep posting covers until someone shuts me down.*
*Probably not, because I am also me and super inconsistent, but FOR NOW 😂 💙📚
#books
But I am me, so I'm just going to keep posting covers until someone shuts me down.*
*Probably not, because I am also me and super inconsistent, but FOR NOW 😂 💙📚
#books
Day 2 for me!
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 22, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Day 2 for me!
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Late to this party, and I will likely not be consistent, but I'm jumping in. Because, BOOKS.
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Late to this party, and I will likely not be consistent, but I'm jumping in. Because, BOOKS.
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!"
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge