Cheryl Blackford
@blackfordbooks.bsky.social
#kidlit #MG #PB She/Her Loves fossils and old lithographs of fossils. Latest book: Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life. www.cherylblackford.com
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Capstone Press in Minnesota has a series for young readers by Somali author Siman Nuurali, featuring a Somali child as the central character. In libraries across the country! Available in paperback! (Thanks @readingspark.bsky.social for highlighting these.) shop.capstonepub.com/Shop/s/categ...
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Capstone Press in Minnesota has a series for young readers by Somali author Siman Nuurali, featuring a Somali child as the central character. In libraries across the country! Available in paperback! (Thanks @readingspark.bsky.social for highlighting these.) shop.capstonepub.com/Shop/s/categ...
A wonderful Joyce Sidman book.
What happens in nature at night?
From owls to moths, spiders, efts, and bats, poems tell the night stories of creatures in the forests and woodlands. Informational sidebars link poetry to facts and science!
#TheSealeyChallenge #poetry #kidlit #nonfictionpicturebooks #picturebooks
From owls to moths, spiders, efts, and bats, poems tell the night stories of creatures in the forests and woodlands. Informational sidebars link poetry to facts and science!
#TheSealeyChallenge #poetry #kidlit #nonfictionpicturebooks #picturebooks
August 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A wonderful Joyce Sidman book.
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A compelling letter from Nobel Laureate, William Kaelin, MD about the looming loss of US leadership in science and innovation. 🧪
www.amjmed.com/article/S000...
www.amjmed.com/article/S000...
Killing the Science Golden Goose
In the 1970’s I was probably one of the last American high school students who was
told that if you wanted to go to medical school, you should learn to speak German.
This was because in the late 19th ...
www.amjmed.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A compelling letter from Nobel Laureate, William Kaelin, MD about the looming loss of US leadership in science and innovation. 🧪
www.amjmed.com/article/S000...
www.amjmed.com/article/S000...
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
Yep. I second this.
I have no opinion about her acting, but right now Cheryl Hines’s choice of spouse is bringing dishonor to our good name.
ok, just because this is close to my heart: who's the worst person with your first name?
February 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Yep. I second this.
This is a wonderful book. Always been a favorite of mine.
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!
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#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
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#20bookchallenge
January 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is a wonderful book. Always been a favorite of mine.
Speaking as a writer who just finished the first draft of a MG novel that turned out to be about grief, I wholeheartedly appreciate this thread. We write what we write. There will always be a child that needs that book. Can’t wait to read Kate’s.
Not long ago, I was tagged on a post that complained there are too many kids' novels that address grief, and I've been thinking about it ever since. (thread)
January 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Speaking as a writer who just finished the first draft of a MG novel that turned out to be about grief, I wholeheartedly appreciate this thread. We write what we write. There will always be a child that needs that book. Can’t wait to read Kate’s.
This is a great article by @janetsfox.bsky.social about the complexity of writing a picture book: bit.ly/4aj74AI #kidlit #PB
The Surprising Complexity of Picture Books | Jane Friedman
Protagonist, antagonist, rising and falling action, arc of change, emotion—all must be developed in a picture book, and in under 500 words.
bit.ly
January 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is a great article by @janetsfox.bsky.social about the complexity of writing a picture book: bit.ly/4aj74AI #kidlit #PB
Absolutely.
If you’re an author and you haven’t joined Authors Against Book Bans, you really should. We’re so much stronger together. ❤️
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@authorsabb.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Absolutely.
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Check out 4 fun #STEM picture books on fossils and paleontologists. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Alex Nogués @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Helaine Becker @kidscanpress.bsky.social Scott D Sampson NatGeoKids Cody Crane Scholastic #kidlit #nonfiction #fossils
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January 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Check out 4 fun #STEM picture books on fossils and paleontologists. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Alex Nogués @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Helaine Becker @kidscanpress.bsky.social Scott D Sampson NatGeoKids Cody Crane Scholastic #kidlit #nonfiction #fossils
@themixed-upfiles.bsky.social
@themixed-upfiles.bsky.social
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The pro-censorship, anti-library bills already filed for 2025 across the USA.
It's your responsibility to follow these and write to your state representatives.
Guide to how to do that included....as are some *positive* bills prefiled.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
It's your responsibility to follow these and write to your state representatives.
Guide to how to do that included....as are some *positive* bills prefiled.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
The Pro-Censorship and Anti-Library & Bills Already Filed for 2025
Killing the Department of Education is one we already saw coming.
wellsourced.substack.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:02 PM
The pro-censorship, anti-library bills already filed for 2025 across the USA.
It's your responsibility to follow these and write to your state representatives.
Guide to how to do that included....as are some *positive* bills prefiled.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
It's your responsibility to follow these and write to your state representatives.
Guide to how to do that included....as are some *positive* bills prefiled.
wellsourced.substack.com/p/the-pro-ce...
Unpretentious. Beautiful. A great Tiny Desk concert.
The pop star effortlessly illustrates in her music what it means to love and lose simultaneously.
Billie Eilish: Tiny Desk Concert
The pop star effortlessly illustrates in her music what it means to love and lose simultaneously.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Unpretentious. Beautiful. A great Tiny Desk concert.
This is such a great book.
This week for our 4th grade #mockcaldecott unit we shared Touch the Sky. I really love this one! The words & illustrations capture so well how it felt to be a kid learning to swing. A joy to read & a bright spot for me each day this week! @grubreport.bsky.social @cpark.bsky.social 👍📚 #kidlit #TLSky
December 7, 2024 at 5:45 AM
This is such a great book.
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Do you have a friend who just published a book? A favorite author who’s been overlooked?
Hennepin County Library patrons can suggest up to five book titles per month for purchase.
I hope you’ll join me as an amateur collection development specialist 📚
Hennepin County Library patrons can suggest up to five book titles per month for purchase.
I hope you’ll join me as an amateur collection development specialist 📚
1. Go to your local library and fill out request forms.
2. Show up at your local school board meetings. Sign up to speak. Remind them that access to books that are relevant and relatable INCREASES LITERACY, which is literally the job of schools
3. Show up at library board meetings. Same thing.
2. Show up at your local school board meetings. Sign up to speak. Remind them that access to books that are relevant and relatable INCREASES LITERACY, which is literally the job of schools
3. Show up at library board meetings. Same thing.
November 26, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Do you have a friend who just published a book? A favorite author who’s been overlooked?
Hennepin County Library patrons can suggest up to five book titles per month for purchase.
I hope you’ll join me as an amateur collection development specialist 📚
Hennepin County Library patrons can suggest up to five book titles per month for purchase.
I hope you’ll join me as an amateur collection development specialist 📚
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1. Go to your local library and fill out request forms.
2. Show up at your local school board meetings. Sign up to speak. Remind them that access to books that are relevant and relatable INCREASES LITERACY, which is literally the job of schools
3. Show up at library board meetings. Same thing.
2. Show up at your local school board meetings. Sign up to speak. Remind them that access to books that are relevant and relatable INCREASES LITERACY, which is literally the job of schools
3. Show up at library board meetings. Same thing.
October 16, 2023 at 2:02 PM
1. Go to your local library and fill out request forms.
2. Show up at your local school board meetings. Sign up to speak. Remind them that access to books that are relevant and relatable INCREASES LITERACY, which is literally the job of schools
3. Show up at library board meetings. Same thing.
2. Show up at your local school board meetings. Sign up to speak. Remind them that access to books that are relevant and relatable INCREASES LITERACY, which is literally the job of schools
3. Show up at library board meetings. Same thing.
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An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4
![With the election of the trump administration and its policies as embodied by Project 2025, we authors have deep concerns about how our publishers will be operating and how publishers will advocate for and protect authors. Trump's agenda explicitly calls for the criminalization of authors, teachers, librarians, and publishing professionals with the consequences including, "imprison[ment]," and being "classed as registered sex offenders" (pg 4 Project 2025)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5jnockxrg63tj4sh24j2y6br/bafkreifuobvu6qojz5fectj7ptbwrzp4t3mpvojwwcnapxprdhn7oc6c5a@jpeg)
November 25, 2024 at 5:57 PM
An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4
Great tips for anyone joining the querying trenches.
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Great tips for anyone joining the querying trenches.
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Thanks to the Bluesky community for their help in compiling these #BlueSkyTips for newcomers as well as those seeking more engagement on this platform: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl...
Feel free to share with anyone who needs it!
Feel free to share with anyone who needs it!
November 25, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Thanks to the Bluesky community for their help in compiling these #BlueSkyTips for newcomers as well as those seeking more engagement on this platform: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl...
Feel free to share with anyone who needs it!
Feel free to share with anyone who needs it!
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to honor lives lost to anti-trans violence.
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
Middle Grade
In the US and want to get right to shopping, help support the site, and help indie bookstores? Please check out the LGBTQReads Bookshop! A=Main character is on the ace spectrum B=Main character is …
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November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to honor lives lost to anti-trans violence.
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
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"What Happened Then tells the story of cousins Jax and Avery, whose large, estranged family is summoned to their family’s long-forgotten island for an unexpected gathering that dredges up a decades-old mystery." — @erindowning.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/11/what...
November 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM
"What Happened Then tells the story of cousins Jax and Avery, whose large, estranged family is summoned to their family’s long-forgotten island for an unexpected gathering that dredges up a decades-old mystery." — @erindowning.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/11/what...
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
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November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...