Jen Gennari
@jengennari.bsky.social
Kidlit author! STIFLED (9/1/2026!), MUFFLED, MY MIXED-UP BERRY BLUE SUMMER. Teacher, editor, word lover. Earth fan. Tree hugger. Water baby. www.jengennari.com
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Jen Gennari
@jengennari.bsky.social
· Nov 30
For Readers: The gift of a story
Let's share stories we love in December
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New book recommendations up on substack: Shout-out to #CliFi and stories by @annbraden.bsky.social and Susanna Kwan 😍
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We can use our words
to build up or to tear down...
How will you use yours?
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry
#WritingCommunity
to build up or to tear down...
How will you use yours?
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry
#WritingCommunity
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
We can use our words
to build up or to tear down...
How will you use yours?
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry
#WritingCommunity
to build up or to tear down...
How will you use yours?
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry
#WritingCommunity
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Must read! Our own Alison Green Myers and Alexandra Villasante sat down with Mitu Malhotra of Cynsations (and also one of our Retreat Assistants!) to talk about our new name, scholarships, and some great upcoming workshops!
cynthialeitichsmith.com/2026/02/a-sa...
cynthialeitichsmith.com/2026/02/a-sa...
A Sanctuary for Storytellers: Authors Alison Green Myers & Alexandra Villasante Discuss Scholarships & Rebranding Boyds Mills Retreat Center - Cynthia Leitich Smith
By Mitu Malhotra Today, I am excited to welcome authors Alison Green Myers and Alexandra Villasante, who both work at Boyds Mills, formerly known as the Highlights Foundation—a space synonymous with c...
cynthialeitichsmith.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Must read! Our own Alison Green Myers and Alexandra Villasante sat down with Mitu Malhotra of Cynsations (and also one of our Retreat Assistants!) to talk about our new name, scholarships, and some great upcoming workshops!
cynthialeitichsmith.com/2026/02/a-sa...
cynthialeitichsmith.com/2026/02/a-sa...
The power of fiction! Specifically #clifi Check these titles out. And hooray for Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan
2026 Climate Fiction Prize longlist announced - The Climate Fiction Prize
The Climate Fiction Prize will support societies to fully grasp the climate change threat and to embrace its solutions through great stories.
climatefictionprize.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The power of fiction! Specifically #clifi Check these titles out. And hooray for Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan
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I don't see why an injunction could not be written to forbid ICE from ever using tear gas. (I mean, I know one could be written, but one not vulnerable to being stayed.)
As we see in MN, courts are reluctant to micromanage ICE. But given ICE's actual remit and authority, it doesn't need it.
As we see in MN, courts are reluctant to micromanage ICE. But given ICE's actual remit and authority, it doesn't need it.
It's illegal under the Geneva Convention to use tear gas on enemy soldiers in a war. ICE is using it on children.
I was there, too, and recorded this as people left the scene.
Hard to see in the video, but the baby in mom's arms was also crying with red eyes.
Hard to see in the video, but the baby in mom's arms was also crying with red eyes.
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I don't see why an injunction could not be written to forbid ICE from ever using tear gas. (I mean, I know one could be written, but one not vulnerable to being stayed.)
As we see in MN, courts are reluctant to micromanage ICE. But given ICE's actual remit and authority, it doesn't need it.
As we see in MN, courts are reluctant to micromanage ICE. But given ICE's actual remit and authority, it doesn't need it.
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The Newbery Honor books are: ‘The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli’ by Karina Yan Glaser; ‘A Sea of Lemon Trees’ by María Dolores Águila; ‘The Teacher of Nomad Land’ by Daniel Nayeri; and ‘The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest’ by Aubrey Hartman #ALAyma
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The Newbery Honor books are: ‘The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli’ by Karina Yan Glaser; ‘A Sea of Lemon Trees’ by María Dolores Águila; ‘The Teacher of Nomad Land’ by Daniel Nayeri; and ‘The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest’ by Aubrey Hartman #ALAyma
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It should enrage and galvanize the entire nation, not just Minneapolis.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It should enrage and galvanize the entire nation, not just Minneapolis.
Hey #kidlitchat, check out what's going on @boydsmills.bsky.social ! For those who don't know, this is the former Highlights Foundation. Follow them!
Our 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 Programming Schedule!
▪️𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹
▪️𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀
▪️𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶
▪️𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶
www.highlightsfoundation.org/upcoming-wor...
▪️𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹
▪️𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀
▪️𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶
▪️𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶
www.highlightsfoundation.org/upcoming-wor...
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Hey #kidlitchat, check out what's going on @boydsmills.bsky.social ! For those who don't know, this is the former Highlights Foundation. Follow them!
There's one thing I have *consciously* decided: Every novel I write has a librarian in it!! #kidlitchat #librariansrock
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 AM
There's one thing I have *consciously* decided: Every novel I write has a librarian in it!! #kidlitchat #librariansrock
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TOPIC: What's the most "YOU" aspect of your work? A character, a situation from your own life, a recurring theme, or the way conflict is resolved? What's uniquely you? #kidlitchat
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 AM
TOPIC: What's the most "YOU" aspect of your work? A character, a situation from your own life, a recurring theme, or the way conflict is resolved? What's uniquely you? #kidlitchat
Connection! I’m always looking at ways characters break through to each other and *see* one another. #kidlitchat That’s my recurring theme.
TOPIC: What's the most "YOU" aspect of your work? A character, a situation from your own life, a recurring theme, or the way conflict is resolved? What's uniquely you? #kidlitchat
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Connection! I’m always looking at ways characters break through to each other and *see* one another. #kidlitchat That’s my recurring theme.
January 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Making sense of the world is hard, but @dashkaslater.bsky.social helps! Have you exercised your "mutual aid muscle"?
We Begin By Helping Each Other
How do you build the Mutual Aid Muscle?
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January 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Making sense of the world is hard, but @dashkaslater.bsky.social helps! Have you exercised your "mutual aid muscle"?
Teachers and librarians ! I have openings for #WRAD and for anyone excited to have a sneak peak of the cover of STIFLED, reach out! #kidlit
My favorite school day is World Read Aloud Day in Feb. My students and I get to chat with famous authors for 20 minutes for free! They even read us one of their stories! It’s spectacular!
If you are an #author or educator, visit LitWorld.org to learn how to participate. 📚 #WRAD #kidlit 📖 #edusky
If you are an #author or educator, visit LitWorld.org to learn how to participate. 📚 #WRAD #kidlit 📖 #edusky
January 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I always watch this! Don’t you? To be inspired, for what to read next #kidlit
The Youth Media Awards Press Conference will air live from Chicago on Monday, January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM CT!
8:00 AM (PT) - 9:00 AM (MT) - 11:00 AM (ET) www.ala.unikron.com
8:00 AM (PT) - 9:00 AM (MT) - 11:00 AM (ET) www.ala.unikron.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I always watch this! Don’t you? To be inspired, for what to read next #kidlit
You know what? I was going to recommend some fun escape books in my newsletter but NOW it's not the time to hide. Instead, I've recommended two titles that show what repressive regimes can do. #booksky #kidlit
For Readers: Knowledge is Power
Let historical novels guide you this January
jengennari.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
December 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
Happy new year! Discovered I set the same goals on NYE 25 as this year 😜:
1. create more and be online less.
2. strengthen and hike more.
3. drink less and sing more.
Word for 2026: trees
You? #resolutions #kidlit #writingcommunity
1. create more and be online less.
2. strengthen and hike more.
3. drink less and sing more.
Word for 2026: trees
You? #resolutions #kidlit #writingcommunity
January 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Happy new year! Discovered I set the same goals on NYE 25 as this year 😜:
1. create more and be online less.
2. strengthen and hike more.
3. drink less and sing more.
Word for 2026: trees
You? #resolutions #kidlit #writingcommunity
1. create more and be online less.
2. strengthen and hike more.
3. drink less and sing more.
Word for 2026: trees
You? #resolutions #kidlit #writingcommunity
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The year in review with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Channel your inner John Lewis - "All of us must get in the revolution. Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and every hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution is complete."
Channel your inner John Lewis - "All of us must get in the revolution. Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and every hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution is complete."
December 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The year in review with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Channel your inner John Lewis - "All of us must get in the revolution. Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and every hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution is complete."
Channel your inner John Lewis - "All of us must get in the revolution. Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and every hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution is complete."
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
December 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Good night #kidlitchat thank you for a perfect conversation. Nice to have the company
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Good night #kidlitchat thank you for a perfect conversation. Nice to have the company