Cheryl B. Klein
@cherylklein.bsky.social
I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and five picture books, most recently IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY; 6yo mom; Virgo/goofball. Opinions my own.
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Cheryl B. Klein
@cherylklein.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hello, new followers! I'm a children's book editor with 24 years in the business & author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and five picture books. I post about books, writing craft, politics, publishing, NYC, my 5-year-old son, & things that make me laugh.
The final images of MAD MEN were thematically perfect: Don seemingly achieving inner peace, his smile…. And then the cut to the idea he’s just had: the “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” ad. Enlightenment & good energy turned to capitalism’s ends, like the ‘60s & the whole USA.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
The final images of MAD MEN were thematically perfect: Don seemingly achieving inner peace, his smile…. And then the cut to the idea he’s just had: the “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” ad. Enlightenment & good energy turned to capitalism’s ends, like the ‘60s & the whole USA.
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He's not wrong.
January 7, 2026 at 2:43 AM
He's not wrong.
This is not my rep, but I just donated to her campaign, because good actions should be rewarded, & this impeachment is overdue. (I’ll also call @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social tmrw & ask her to sign on.)
Whoever impeaches Hegseth can have my money too! And ALLLL the cash for Trump!
Whoever impeaches Hegseth can have my money too! And ALLLL the cash for Trump!
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This is not my rep, but I just donated to her campaign, because good actions should be rewarded, & this impeachment is overdue. (I’ll also call @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social tmrw & ask her to sign on.)
Whoever impeaches Hegseth can have my money too! And ALLLL the cash for Trump!
Whoever impeaches Hegseth can have my money too! And ALLLL the cash for Trump!
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They are stealing our money.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
They are stealing our money.
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five years ago the president of the united states incited an insurrection in order to try to retain power and it is a comprehensive failure at every level - media, law enforcement, courts, politicians and most of all the voters - that he has returned to power and threatens the stability of the world
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
five years ago the president of the united states incited an insurrection in order to try to retain power and it is a comprehensive failure at every level - media, law enforcement, courts, politicians and most of all the voters - that he has returned to power and threatens the stability of the world
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IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
if you want the Senate to do something, Senate Republicans must do something.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
I just found out there’s a Sondheim-focused podcast series coming out in March AND a new biography drawing on new interviews & an oral history (ART ISN’T EASY by Daniel Okrent, which I preordered), so my theatre-history-nerd heart will have a great spring.
u heard sharon, everyone post about their esoteric interests right fucking now. for the good of the community, we need to be hyperfixationmaxxing.
i think this site really needs to figure out how to grow the non-politics verticals (the baseball moment was a good thing!) because i suspect a lot of the bad clusters come out of the political clusters driving 95% of ENG-lang posts
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I just found out there’s a Sondheim-focused podcast series coming out in March AND a new biography drawing on new interviews & an oral history (ART ISN’T EASY by Daniel Okrent, which I preordered), so my theatre-history-nerd heart will have a great spring.
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
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That's both the question and the trap.
If he's told to put his kid in a school aligned with his values, then he and the courts have ample justification for voucher schemes that rob public schools of taxpayer money.
What folks need to understand is PUBLIC means ALL PEOPLE. Not cherry-picked ones.
If he's told to put his kid in a school aligned with his values, then he and the courts have ample justification for voucher schemes that rob public schools of taxpayer money.
What folks need to understand is PUBLIC means ALL PEOPLE. Not cherry-picked ones.
Why isn't his kid in private school? I predict a lot of pearl clutching for this man if kindergarten is already too much.
January 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
That's both the question and the trap.
If he's told to put his kid in a school aligned with his values, then he and the courts have ample justification for voucher schemes that rob public schools of taxpayer money.
What folks need to understand is PUBLIC means ALL PEOPLE. Not cherry-picked ones.
If he's told to put his kid in a school aligned with his values, then he and the courts have ample justification for voucher schemes that rob public schools of taxpayer money.
What folks need to understand is PUBLIC means ALL PEOPLE. Not cherry-picked ones.
Reupping this for the first day back from vacation.
Happy Nine Billion Authenticator Logins Day to all who celebrate!
Happy Nine Billion Authenticator Logins Day to all who celebrate!
There is no greater lie in corporate life than the little box in Microsoft Authenticator for “Check this to reduce the number of times you have to sign in.” You’re gonna have to fill in that box every time, no matter what.
January 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Reupping this for the first day back from vacation.
Happy Nine Billion Authenticator Logins Day to all who celebrate!
Happy Nine Billion Authenticator Logins Day to all who celebrate!
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walking around the house repeating the spanish word for ear, nose and throat specialist to myself
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
walking around the house repeating the spanish word for ear, nose and throat specialist to myself
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
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@vancebnyc.bsky.social is challenging Hakeem Jeffries, @karenortizesq.bsky.social is running for Nadler's seat, & Padellero is running against Meeks.
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
@vancebnyc.bsky.social is challenging Hakeem Jeffries, @karenortizesq.bsky.social is running for Nadler's seat, & Padellero is running against Meeks.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
SIGN UP for this virtual NYC-area Impeachment Town Hall on Jan. 6: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
If you:
🇺🇸Want Trump & his corrupt admin impeached
🇺🇸Wish Congress would do something
🇺🇸Want do-nothing representatives primaried...
Support these courage candidates by sharing this post & signing up.
If you:
🇺🇸Want Trump & his corrupt admin impeached
🇺🇸Wish Congress would do something
🇺🇸Want do-nothing representatives primaried...
Support these courage candidates by sharing this post & signing up.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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This. Read books. Join a choir. Invite your friends over for dinner. Paint a mural on your neighbor's garage with a bunch of kids and use it as a backdrop for the play your other neighbor wrote. Take up knitting. Give a sweater to someone asking for change. Socks too. Plant a garden. Spread beauty.
The most effective way to resist this modern brand of fascism isn't to completely immerse yourself in its propaganda. You're actually helping their message spread. Go and make art or read a book or spend time with offline people. You can't marinate in the horror and emerge unscathed.
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This. Read books. Join a choir. Invite your friends over for dinner. Paint a mural on your neighbor's garage with a bunch of kids and use it as a backdrop for the play your other neighbor wrote. Take up knitting. Give a sweater to someone asking for change. Socks too. Plant a garden. Spread beauty.
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All of this. I heartily recommend the 5calls.org app - none of you HATES making phone calls more than I do, but 5calls makes it possible (not "easy", nothing can do that, but *possible*)
A thing I learned this year: It takes surprisingly few emails/calls to get a rep's attention.
As a strategy, it's probably more effective per person to call Congress than it is to protest.
Our leaders love to ignore us, but they do actually get worried when enough of us overwhelm their phones.
As a strategy, it's probably more effective per person to call Congress than it is to protest.
Our leaders love to ignore us, but they do actually get worried when enough of us overwhelm their phones.
Because the more people call, the more you inspire others to call, the more electeds will pay attention.
Right now, if everyone says: not going to call, not my problem, then it's a death spiral of apathy. We have to break through this.
Right now, if everyone says: not going to call, not my problem, then it's a death spiral of apathy. We have to break through this.
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
All of this. I heartily recommend the 5calls.org app - none of you HATES making phone calls more than I do, but 5calls makes it possible (not "easy", nothing can do that, but *possible*)
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Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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My attitude on this is that I'm not calling them because I think I can change their minds.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I call Tommy Tuberville every fucking week, multiple times a week, because he can be evil but I don't have to let him do it without pushback.
So I don't need to hear excuses. I call the dumbest senator in the country. 😂
So I don't need to hear excuses. I call the dumbest senator in the country. 😂
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
My attitude on this is that I'm not calling them because I think I can change their minds.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I called @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social about Venezuela & got a voicemail message talking about how she couldn’t do much right now b/c of the government shutdown.
If she hasn’t even updated her voicemail since December, I don’t have a lot of hope for action now. 🙄
If she hasn’t even updated her voicemail since December, I don’t have a lot of hope for action now. 🙄
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I called @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social about Venezuela & got a voicemail message talking about how she couldn’t do much right now b/c of the government shutdown.
If she hasn’t even updated her voicemail since December, I don’t have a lot of hope for action now. 🙄
If she hasn’t even updated her voicemail since December, I don’t have a lot of hope for action now. 🙄
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A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
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January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.