Lawrence Schimel
@lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
Reader.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) author & literary translator. Kidlit. Poetry. SF/F/H. Comics. 🌈
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I’ve translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, George Takei, Juan Villoro, Carmen Boullosa, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Koleka Putuma, etc.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) author & literary translator. Kidlit. Poetry. SF/F/H. Comics. 🌈
He/él
I’ve translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, George Takei, Juan Villoro, Carmen Boullosa, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Koleka Putuma, etc.
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Kidsbooknews.ca is the new home of Canadian Children's Book News. This new website will feature all the great content you depend on to discover what is happening in the Canadian children’s book world including news, articles, interviews, book lists, and more!
February 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Kidsbooknews.ca is the new home of Canadian Children's Book News. This new website will feature all the great content you depend on to discover what is happening in the Canadian children’s book world including news, articles, interviews, book lists, and more!
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"Don't engage, just block" is part of what makes Bluesky awesome
Bluesky should not get into this idea that blocking you is a problem. You can be blocked for any reason. You can be blocked because your pfp is annoying. You can be blocked because your vibe sucks.
If you take this personally I think that’s also a reason you can be blocked.
If you take this personally I think that’s also a reason you can be blocked.
February 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"Don't engage, just block" is part of what makes Bluesky awesome
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February 20, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is now officially the world's tallest church. Workers crowned the basilica's largest tower with a 17-meter-high white cross, 140 years after famed Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi designed the monument u.afp.com/S62N
February 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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I follow a bunch of kidlit and book publishing people on Bluesky but I’ve noticed lately that many of them don’t seem to be posting on here anymore, so my feed feels out of balance. Anyone have good starter packs or lists of publishing people to follow who are active?
February 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I follow a bunch of kidlit and book publishing people on Bluesky but I’ve noticed lately that many of them don’t seem to be posting on here anymore, so my feed feels out of balance. Anyone have good starter packs or lists of publishing people to follow who are active?
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2/ I'm mainly interested in useful specifics & comparison (e.g. "My book promo posts on <platform> get more engagement but I prefer <platform> for just casual chat" etc) rather than bashing or shaming (e.g. "anyone who uses X or Meta is evil & here's why").
Everyone uses social media differently.
Everyone uses social media differently.
February 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
2/ I'm mainly interested in useful specifics & comparison (e.g. "My book promo posts on <platform> get more engagement but I prefer <platform> for just casual chat" etc) rather than bashing or shaming (e.g. "anyone who uses X or Meta is evil & here's why").
Everyone uses social media differently.
Everyone uses social media differently.
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It's super sad when the child of an anti-vaxxer dies. You know what's even more SHAMEFUL? A child who had no choice but to remain unvaccinated dying due to the selfishness of an anti-vaxxer. Keep the anti-vaxxers marginalized and scorned.
I believe it's important to situate any writing about the vaccine hesitant in reality: MOST PEOPLE VACCINATE THEIR KIDS. This is the norm, and best practices around vaccine messaging emphasize how safe/common vaccines are. The anti-vaxxers are a dangerous minority and need to be portrayed that way!
February 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It's super sad when the child of an anti-vaxxer dies. You know what's even more SHAMEFUL? A child who had no choice but to remain unvaccinated dying due to the selfishness of an anti-vaxxer. Keep the anti-vaxxers marginalized and scorned.
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LBGTQ🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️reports from/about Latin America tinyurl.com/msy4uruh recently catalogued by @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social. Webarchive urls available to any & all.
January 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
LBGTQ🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️reports from/about Latin America tinyurl.com/msy4uruh recently catalogued by @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social. Webarchive urls available to any & all.
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I wrote about one part of my reaction to recent events: the importance and nuance of what it means to subscribe to something.
Earlier this month, The Washington Post scuttled its Books section amid mass layoffs. Its former editor, @johnwilliams.bsky.social, on why he thinks the paper’s leaders are wrong about subscriber loyalty:
The Washington Post’s Books Section Worked
Why the editor of the scuttled review pages believes that the paper’s subscribers know better than its leaders
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February 20, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I wrote about one part of my reaction to recent events: the importance and nuance of what it means to subscribe to something.
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My tattoo flash version of Audubon’s iconic depiction of the American flamingo from his book BIRDS OF AMERICA 🦩
February 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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I checked out a gigantic copy of Audubon’s BIRDS OF AMERICA from the library and have been inspired. Here’s my tattoo flash version of his painting of an osprey 🪶
February 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I checked out a gigantic copy of Audubon’s BIRDS OF AMERICA from the library and have been inspired. Here’s my tattoo flash version of his painting of an osprey 🪶
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New to literary translation? This amazing guide for emerging translators (prepared by @ceatl.bsky.social) is just what you need! guide.ceatl.eu
Illustrations by Nina Frey & texts by the Traning and Education Working Group.
Illustrations by Nina Frey & texts by the Traning and Education Working Group.
New to Translation? – The CEATL Guide for Emerging Literary Translators
guide.ceatl.eu
February 17, 2026 at 9:33 AM
New to literary translation? This amazing guide for emerging translators (prepared by @ceatl.bsky.social) is just what you need! guide.ceatl.eu
Illustrations by Nina Frey & texts by the Traning and Education Working Group.
Illustrations by Nina Frey & texts by the Traning and Education Working Group.
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This audience doesn’t want any and every journalist. They want a type of journalist who isn’t lying about the fact that media can’t be unbiased, who values morality and ethics over clicks and overlord messaging. And who is honest about the world.
If you can be that, you’re most welcome here.
If you can be that, you’re most welcome here.
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This audience doesn’t want any and every journalist. They want a type of journalist who isn’t lying about the fact that media can’t be unbiased, who values morality and ethics over clicks and overlord messaging. And who is honest about the world.
If you can be that, you’re most welcome here.
If you can be that, you’re most welcome here.
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The people of Bluesky genuinely do not give a fuck about attracting more people to the site or ass-kissing journalists and personalities to come here. This is largely a group of countercultural progressives who are fucking tired of the very status quo people who come here to complain.
February 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The people of Bluesky genuinely do not give a fuck about attracting more people to the site or ass-kissing journalists and personalities to come here. This is largely a group of countercultural progressives who are fucking tired of the very status quo people who come here to complain.
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Laughing at journalists who say if Bluesky was nicer to them there’d be more journalists here like…you don’t know your audience AT ALL.
Trying to shame Bluesky into behaving the way you personally want is like trying to keep a cat off a counter.
That cat is gonna be on the counter EVEN MORE now.
Trying to shame Bluesky into behaving the way you personally want is like trying to keep a cat off a counter.
That cat is gonna be on the counter EVEN MORE now.
February 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Laughing at journalists who say if Bluesky was nicer to them there’d be more journalists here like…you don’t know your audience AT ALL.
Trying to shame Bluesky into behaving the way you personally want is like trying to keep a cat off a counter.
That cat is gonna be on the counter EVEN MORE now.
Trying to shame Bluesky into behaving the way you personally want is like trying to keep a cat off a counter.
That cat is gonna be on the counter EVEN MORE now.
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This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
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Saw someone refer to men’s doubles luge as Seated Rivalry and we need to just make a place for that in our hearts.
February 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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February is so short and yet it is four weeks too long.
February 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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One of the things I love about Alysa Liu’s story is that she did the circuit & excelled at a v high level, competed at an Olympics etc & then quit bc she felt she was done—
And then came back after time away bc it was joyful.
She did this truly only for herself.
She owns this win in every way.
And then came back after time away bc it was joyful.
She did this truly only for herself.
She owns this win in every way.
February 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
One of the things I love about Alysa Liu’s story is that she did the circuit & excelled at a v high level, competed at an Olympics etc & then quit bc she felt she was done—
And then came back after time away bc it was joyful.
She did this truly only for herself.
She owns this win in every way.
And then came back after time away bc it was joyful.
She did this truly only for herself.
She owns this win in every way.
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In addition to being absolutely brilliant, amazing & charming in her own right, we all know she was raised by a single dad w/4 siblings and that he came to the US bc of persecution bc of his participation in the ‘89 Tiananmen democracy uprising, right?
February 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In addition to being absolutely brilliant, amazing & charming in her own right, we all know she was raised by a single dad w/4 siblings and that he came to the US bc of persecution bc of his participation in the ‘89 Tiananmen democracy uprising, right?
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Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
February 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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This is the Alysa Liu performance everyone is talking about, and yes, you should watch it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCrF...
February 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is the Alysa Liu performance everyone is talking about, and yes, you should watch it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCrF...
👏👏 9 KILOMETERS is a 2026 Mathical Book Prize Honor Book for Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10) 👏👏
Congratulations to author Claudio Aguilera, illustrator Gabriela Lyon, and translator @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social!
#mathicalbookprize #math #childrensbooks #award
Congratulations to author Claudio Aguilera, illustrator Gabriela Lyon, and translator @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social!
#mathicalbookprize #math #childrensbooks #award
February 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Thanks @mombian.bsky.social for including HOCUS & POCUS in this nice article in Bay Windows
#kidlit #books
#kidlit #books
5 New LGBTQ+ Books for Younger Readers
Sometimes representation is resistance and joy is a powerful antidote to despair.
www.baywindows.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Thanks @mombian.bsky.social for including HOCUS & POCUS in this nice article in Bay Windows
#kidlit #books
#kidlit #books
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Happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Horse is my year of the horse…err…PONY!
THERE’S A PONY IN MY APARTMENT! Coming August 18, 2026 published by Little Brown. (I did the draw-y AND the write-y bits)
Can’t wait for you to meet them!
#yearofthehorse #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #coverreveal
THERE’S A PONY IN MY APARTMENT! Coming August 18, 2026 published by Little Brown. (I did the draw-y AND the write-y bits)
Can’t wait for you to meet them!
#yearofthehorse #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #coverreveal
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Horse is my year of the horse…err…PONY!
THERE’S A PONY IN MY APARTMENT! Coming August 18, 2026 published by Little Brown. (I did the draw-y AND the write-y bits)
Can’t wait for you to meet them!
#yearofthehorse #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #coverreveal
THERE’S A PONY IN MY APARTMENT! Coming August 18, 2026 published by Little Brown. (I did the draw-y AND the write-y bits)
Can’t wait for you to meet them!
#yearofthehorse #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #coverreveal