Lisa L. Owens
@lisalowens.bsky.social
Kidlit author, freelance editor & writer. Authors Guild, #SCBWI, EFA, #binders. Greyhound minion. Genealogy enthusiast. Jazz singer. Iowa Hawkeye. PNW dweller. She/her/hers.
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This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
Timothy Snyder thinks through the distinction between “free speech” and “me speech.”
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Free Speech and Me Speech
A helpful distinction
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September 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Timothy Snyder thinks through the distinction between “free speech” and “me speech.”
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Enjoyed this by Katharine Graham's granddaughter, Pamela Alma Weymouth, which puts the legendary Washington Post publisher's legacy and role in fighting presidential corruption in historical/cultural context re that moment, and this one. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My Grandmother Stood Up to Nixon—Jeff Bezos Should Take Note
Fifty-four years ago, Katharine Graham defended The Washington Post against presidential threats. Her granddaughter now fears its soul is being sold.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Enjoyed this by Katharine Graham's granddaughter, Pamela Alma Weymouth, which puts the legendary Washington Post publisher's legacy and role in fighting presidential corruption in historical/cultural context re that moment, and this one. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest piece for @patricianewman.bsky.social's #LitLinks blog offers imagination-sparking ideas for extending classroom study of my #nfforkids title PLUTO AND OTHER DWARF PLANETS.
#STEM #STEAM #kidslovenonfiction #pluto #dwarfplanets #poetry #literacy
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#STEM #STEAM #kidslovenonfiction #pluto #dwarfplanets #poetry #literacy
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LitLinks: 4 ways Pluto can supercharge imagination
An informational picture book about Pluto to help young readers learn about the world around them and super-charge their imaginations.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My latest piece for @patricianewman.bsky.social's #LitLinks blog offers imagination-sparking ideas for extending classroom study of my #nfforkids title PLUTO AND OTHER DWARF PLANETS.
#STEM #STEAM #kidslovenonfiction #pluto #dwarfplanets #poetry #literacy
www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-4-w...
#STEM #STEAM #kidslovenonfiction #pluto #dwarfplanets #poetry #literacy
www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-4-w...
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
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We, the undersigned, are authors, creators, and organizations whose livelihoods depend on copyright law protections. This petition will be sent to 12 ranking legislators on MAY 16, expressing our dismay over Shira Perlmutter's firing.
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
May 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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I feel like everyone moved on from the opioid epidemic and forgot that researchers came up with a miracle drug that saves people from dying due to overdose.
There was a 24% drop in overdose deaths last year, thanks in no small part to the $56 million Narcan program
RFJ.Jr plans to end the program
There was a 24% drop in overdose deaths last year, thanks in no small part to the $56 million Narcan program
RFJ.Jr plans to end the program
April 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I feel like everyone moved on from the opioid epidemic and forgot that researchers came up with a miracle drug that saves people from dying due to overdose.
There was a 24% drop in overdose deaths last year, thanks in no small part to the $56 million Narcan program
RFJ.Jr plans to end the program
There was a 24% drop in overdose deaths last year, thanks in no small part to the $56 million Narcan program
RFJ.Jr plans to end the program
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There it is, in a nutshell.
April 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There it is, in a nutshell.
On the #scbwi blog, author and disability activist Karol Ruth Silverstein shares some of her favorite #kidlit titles featuring disability stories. #DisLit #childrensbooks
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Are Disability Stories in Kid Lit (Finally) Having a Moment?
Looking back at the books I read last year and loved, I was pleasantly surprised to find so much disability representation. True, I do tend ...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On the #scbwi blog, author and disability activist Karol Ruth Silverstein shares some of her favorite #kidlit titles featuring disability stories. #DisLit #childrensbooks
scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/04/are-...
scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/04/are-...
Here’s an easy way to let your reps know that you support Senator Booker’s public-facing ACTION and would like to see clear signs of the good fight from them, too. #resistbot #moreismore
April 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Here’s an easy way to let your reps know that you support Senator Booker’s public-facing ACTION and would like to see clear signs of the good fight from them, too. #resistbot #moreismore
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Not only is it the 10th anniversary of the publication date of The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, it's also the 22nd hour of @booker.senate.gov's epic filibuster.
An amazing age is still within our reach. Knowing our history will help us get there. chrisbarton.info/april-2025-b...
An amazing age is still within our reach. Knowing our history will help us get there. chrisbarton.info/april-2025-b...
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not only is it the 10th anniversary of the publication date of The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, it's also the 22nd hour of @booker.senate.gov's epic filibuster.
An amazing age is still within our reach. Knowing our history will help us get there. chrisbarton.info/april-2025-b...
An amazing age is still within our reach. Knowing our history will help us get there. chrisbarton.info/april-2025-b...
He’s still going strong!
Thank you, Senator Booker.
Thank you, Senator Booker.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
He’s still going strong!
Thank you, Senator Booker.
Thank you, Senator Booker.
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On National Grammar Day, a new Grammar Noir episode.
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All the news that prints to fit, a Grammar Noir episode
I was back at work, part-time, at the Clarion Bugle , just a few hours a week. Yeah, I quit the paragraph game, but it's bourbon money. I s...
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March 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
On National Grammar Day, a new Grammar Noir episode.
johnemcintyre.blogspot.com/2025/03/all-...
johnemcintyre.blogspot.com/2025/03/all-...
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"Where the Wild Things Are is a horrifying story of lawlessness and open borders."
Dangerous Children’s Picture Books That Could Be Lurking in Your Home
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Some people are wising up and removing this bawdy board book from impressionable kindergarten classrooms. The title alone ...
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March 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Where the Wild Things Are is a horrifying story of lawlessness and open borders."
ATTN: Querying authors! It's Manuscript Wish List Day 2025 on Bluesky!
Follow the event's hashtag — but DON'T type it into your posts today. It's *strictly* reserved for participating agents and editors sharing what they're looking for.
Maybe your fab manuscript fits someone's bill?
Follow the event's hashtag — but DON'T type it into your posts today. It's *strictly* reserved for participating agents and editors sharing what they're looking for.
Maybe your fab manuscript fits someone's bill?
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features
This is "#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features" by The Manuscript Academy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
ATTN: Querying authors! It's Manuscript Wish List Day 2025 on Bluesky!
Follow the event's hashtag — but DON'T type it into your posts today. It's *strictly* reserved for participating agents and editors sharing what they're looking for.
Maybe your fab manuscript fits someone's bill?
Follow the event's hashtag — but DON'T type it into your posts today. It's *strictly* reserved for participating agents and editors sharing what they're looking for.
Maybe your fab manuscript fits someone's bill?
I need this one!
#kidlit #comingofage #iowa #scattergood #historicalfiction
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#kidlit #comingofage #iowa #scattergood #historicalfiction
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Book Review: Scattergood by H. M. Bouwman
This well-written look at one farm girl's eventful few months reminds us that we all have stories and challenges and that unexpected events and connections teach us things, even if they're lessons and...
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February 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Participating in @taralazar.bsky.social’s annual #storystorm challenge makes every January better.
I logged 33 #kidlit ideas this year.
How’d you do, #writer friends?
I logged 33 #kidlit ideas this year.
How’d you do, #writer friends?
February 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Participating in @taralazar.bsky.social’s annual #storystorm challenge makes every January better.
I logged 33 #kidlit ideas this year.
How’d you do, #writer friends?
I logged 33 #kidlit ideas this year.
How’d you do, #writer friends?