Liesa Abrams
@batgirleditor.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of Labyrinth Road imprint at Random House Children’s Books. Publishing books that help kids escape where they are while feeling seen for who they are. Obsessed with Batman and gluten-free muffins.
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I mean, you don't have to understand the science to use it. Just open the curtain a little, a little like opening your heart a little through a poem. Then, much like the emotions flowing through the poem, the cooler air can flow into the shower without pushing the curtain.
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I mean, you don't have to understand the science to use it. Just open the curtain a little, a little like opening your heart a little through a poem. Then, much like the emotions flowing through the poem, the cooler air can flow into the shower without pushing the curtain.
Me: “My shower curtain is billowing in at me in the shower.”
Him: “You can fix that with science.”
Me: “I failed science in high school. Do you think I can solve this by writing a deeply emotional poem?”
Him: “You can fix that with science.”
Me: “I failed science in high school. Do you think I can solve this by writing a deeply emotional poem?”
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Me: “My shower curtain is billowing in at me in the shower.”
Him: “You can fix that with science.”
Me: “I failed science in high school. Do you think I can solve this by writing a deeply emotional poem?”
Him: “You can fix that with science.”
Me: “I failed science in high school. Do you think I can solve this by writing a deeply emotional poem?”
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if you didn't follow the VA governor race you didn't know that Earle-Sears ran like a billion anti-trans campaign ads and Spanberger didn't flinch or pull a Newsom.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
if you didn't follow the VA governor race you didn't know that Earle-Sears ran like a billion anti-trans campaign ads and Spanberger didn't flinch or pull a Newsom.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
going all-in against trans people is a losing move, especially when the federal government has made harming and killing us a priority.
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Middle grade author James Ponti discusses how the recent Louvre heist, with its stranger-than-fiction twists, made a mockery of his research as a mystery writer buff.ly/6XygwYi
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Middle grade author James Ponti discusses how the recent Louvre heist, with its stranger-than-fiction twists, made a mockery of his research as a mystery writer buff.ly/6XygwYi
Happy #BookBirthday to Deeba Zargarpur!! The second Farrah Noorzad adventure is even better than the first! The kid characters are appealing, vulnerable, and so funny, and this time there’s a magic school storyline… who doesn’t love a magic school, especially when it’s for Jinn?? 😍😍
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Happy #BookBirthday to Deeba Zargarpur!! The second Farrah Noorzad adventure is even better than the first! The kid characters are appealing, vulnerable, and so funny, and this time there’s a magic school storyline… who doesn’t love a magic school, especially when it’s for Jinn?? 😍😍
Headed to the office to present Spring 2026 books to librarians (AKA our warriors)! Yes it’s election day and I am wearing my Jewish identity & my belief in Batman’s hope & my passion for our freedom to read and hoping that NY and NJ can fight back today against sexual predators & right wing bigots!
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Headed to the office to present Spring 2026 books to librarians (AKA our warriors)! Yes it’s election day and I am wearing my Jewish identity & my belief in Batman’s hope & my passion for our freedom to read and hoping that NY and NJ can fight back today against sexual predators & right wing bigots!
We were so lucky to have a visit from our lovely Labyrinth Road author, graphic novel creator/middle-grade expert Emma Steinkellner! Emma even drew on our illustrator wall! 😍 It’s the perfect season to check out Emma’s bestseller, THE OKAY WITCH, & grab her NELL OF GUMBLING fairy tale comic diaries!
October 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We were so lucky to have a visit from our lovely Labyrinth Road author, graphic novel creator/middle-grade expert Emma Steinkellner! Emma even drew on our illustrator wall! 😍 It’s the perfect season to check out Emma’s bestseller, THE OKAY WITCH, & grab her NELL OF GUMBLING fairy tale comic diaries!
Happy (belated) Book Birthday here to @esmesymessmith.bsky.social for the publication of the conclusion to Labyrinth Road’s first MG series! These characters and the author who brought them to life have sustained me & given me (& so many readers) hope. 💙 We can always challenge unjust authority.
October 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Happy (belated) Book Birthday here to @esmesymessmith.bsky.social for the publication of the conclusion to Labyrinth Road’s first MG series! These characters and the author who brought them to life have sustained me & given me (& so many readers) hope. 💙 We can always challenge unjust authority.
A bright spot of good news to end the week!
October 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A bright spot of good news to end the week!
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We've been sitting on this for a year and are stoked to talk about it. Jorge and I wanted to write THE CAT PROPHECIES: CLAW QUEST and show all the beautiful things about Colombia, and we're very fortunate Labryrinth Road wanted to publish it. We can't wait for everyone to meet Tito and the gang.
New book deals on the way from @liliwilkinson.bsky.social
@nikkorpon.bsky.social @emilyerdosart.bsky.social + more buff.ly/xpykFFv
@nikkorpon.bsky.social @emilyerdosart.bsky.social + more buff.ly/xpykFFv
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We've been sitting on this for a year and are stoked to talk about it. Jorge and I wanted to write THE CAT PROPHECIES: CLAW QUEST and show all the beautiful things about Colombia, and we're very fortunate Labryrinth Road wanted to publish it. We can't wait for everyone to meet Tito and the gang.
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Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah
September 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah
🚨! My friend found this caveat in an ER consent form she was pressured to sign before reading (see alt text for the highlighted sentence of concern). EVERYONE needs to speak up on this—a president’s executive order could stop an ER from necessary treatment?? @aclu.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🚨! My friend found this caveat in an ER consent form she was pressured to sign before reading (see alt text for the highlighted sentence of concern). EVERYONE needs to speak up on this—a president’s executive order could stop an ER from necessary treatment?? @aclu.org
If, like me, you are a mother who took tylenol at some point during pregnancy and have a child with neurodivergency, please remember during any fake science announcements today that fake science doesn’t become more real just when it’s directed at our most vulnerable pressure points. 💙
September 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If, like me, you are a mother who took tylenol at some point during pregnancy and have a child with neurodivergency, please remember during any fake science announcements today that fake science doesn’t become more real just when it’s directed at our most vulnerable pressure points. 💙
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Tomorrow RFK Jr and Trump plan to announce their “big news” about autism.
Nothing they do is rooted in science, disability awareness or common decency.
Remember to protect your digital space.
Safeguard your spoons.
Check on one another.
Lean into the community for support
Nothing they do is rooted in science, disability awareness or common decency.
Remember to protect your digital space.
Safeguard your spoons.
Check on one another.
Lean into the community for support
Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online
The current political landscape is having a devastating impact on the health of those within the disability community. A look at how we can save spoons and leverage our unique powers to resist.
www.disabledginger.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Tomorrow RFK Jr and Trump plan to announce their “big news” about autism.
Nothing they do is rooted in science, disability awareness or common decency.
Remember to protect your digital space.
Safeguard your spoons.
Check on one another.
Lean into the community for support
Nothing they do is rooted in science, disability awareness or common decency.
Remember to protect your digital space.
Safeguard your spoons.
Check on one another.
Lean into the community for support
This GF apple cake is here to remind you that tonight through Wed is Rosh Hashanah, & next Wed evening through Thurs is Yom Kippur. For many Jewish people, these are the most sacred holidays of the year. Please don’t schedule meetings w/ Jewish colleagues or expect email replies on these days!
September 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This GF apple cake is here to remind you that tonight through Wed is Rosh Hashanah, & next Wed evening through Thurs is Yom Kippur. For many Jewish people, these are the most sacred holidays of the year. Please don’t schedule meetings w/ Jewish colleagues or expect email replies on these days!
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If I were to host a watchalong of A KNIGHT'S TALE with a no-holds-barred Sir Callie Q&A in October would anyone be interested?
a man with blonde hair wearing a knight 's armor smiles for the camera
ALT: a man with blonde hair wearing a knight 's armor smiles for the camera
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September 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If I were to host a watchalong of A KNIGHT'S TALE with a no-holds-barred Sir Callie Q&A in October would anyone be interested?
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Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.
www.404media.co
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
There are a lot of articles this week about the middle grade category. I have so many thoughts on this topic, as both a longtime editor of some mainstay middle-grade series, and a parent of a 12-year-old.
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There are a lot of articles this week about the middle grade category. I have so many thoughts on this topic, as both a longtime editor of some mainstay middle-grade series, and a parent of a 12-year-old.
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If you’ve ever compared unvaccinated kids to vaccinated kids, you’ve seen the former are more likely to die.
September 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If you’ve ever compared unvaccinated kids to vaccinated kids, you’ve seen the former are more likely to die.
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This is a five-alarm fire, except the fire is our government and what’s burning is our collective safety and wellbeing
Four more top #CDC officials have submitted their resignation in the past few hours - Debra Houry (chief medical officer), Demere Daskalakis (director of NCIRD), Daniel Jernigan (director of NCEZID) + Jen Layden (director of OPHDST) www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
It is horrifying
It is horrifying
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is a five-alarm fire, except the fire is our government and what’s burning is our collective safety and wellbeing
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On the same day the FDA restricted access to COVID vaccines, the CDC director was sacked and top CDC scientists are resigning.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
August 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
On the same day the FDA restricted access to COVID vaccines, the CDC director was sacked and top CDC scientists are resigning.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
Who watches the birdwatchers
August 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Who watches the birdwatchers
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I guess I'm not surprised, but this fucking sucks and is fucking horrible, so call your reps, clang the pots and pans, make noise.
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.
trib.al
August 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I guess I'm not surprised, but this fucking sucks and is fucking horrible, so call your reps, clang the pots and pans, make noise.
Is it me or are similes reproducing in manuscripts lately like gremlins doused in water? (😉) I am finding myself slashing more of them than ever & distracted by them in submissions. Authors: be judicious w/ similes. Make them count, & trust your descriptions to do the work the rest of the time!
August 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Is it me or are similes reproducing in manuscripts lately like gremlins doused in water? (😉) I am finding myself slashing more of them than ever & distracted by them in submissions. Authors: be judicious w/ similes. Make them count, & trust your descriptions to do the work the rest of the time!
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Taking a page from @runwithskizzers.bsky.social and reminding you that you can do anything you’d normally do while wearing a mask to protect yourself and others. (#SaturdayLibrarian here and visiting my extremely immunocompromised mom at the rehab center.)
August 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Taking a page from @runwithskizzers.bsky.social and reminding you that you can do anything you’d normally do while wearing a mask to protect yourself and others. (#SaturdayLibrarian here and visiting my extremely immunocompromised mom at the rehab center.)