Jennifer Laughran
@literaticat.bsky.social
literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
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📚 Please join me & amazing #kidlit author/illustrator TODAY on Instagram Live
🎨 We’ll make art to auction off for The Immigrant Law Center of MN
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @versifybooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
#kidlitart #comicartist
📚 Please join me & amazing #kidlit author/illustrator TODAY on Instagram Live
🎨 We’ll make art to auction off for The Immigrant Law Center of MN
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @versifybooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
#kidlitart #comicartist
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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📚 Please join me & amazing #kidlit author/illustrator TODAY on Instagram Live
🎨 We’ll make art to auction off for The Immigrant Law Center of MN
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @versifybooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
#kidlitart #comicartist
📚 Please join me & amazing #kidlit author/illustrator TODAY on Instagram Live
🎨 We’ll make art to auction off for The Immigrant Law Center of MN
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @versifybooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
#kidlitart #comicartist
We got a LOT of snow. It’s above the dog’s head, so I tried to go out with snowshoes and forge a path for her.
I got about ten feet away from the back door at which point one of the snowshoes fell off and got buried, and the pole broke in half 🥴
I got about ten feet away from the back door at which point one of the snowshoes fell off and got buried, and the pole broke in half 🥴
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
We got a LOT of snow. It’s above the dog’s head, so I tried to go out with snowshoes and forge a path for her.
I got about ten feet away from the back door at which point one of the snowshoes fell off and got buried, and the pole broke in half 🥴
I got about ten feet away from the back door at which point one of the snowshoes fell off and got buried, and the pole broke in half 🥴
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📚Author/illustrator @raulthethird.bsky.social is an amazing creator of all things #kidlit
🎨Thurs at 6pm ET we’ll make art to auction off, to benefit the Immigrant Law Ctr of MN
Join us on Instagram Live!
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #graphicnovels
🎨Thurs at 6pm ET we’ll make art to auction off, to benefit the Immigrant Law Ctr of MN
Join us on Instagram Live!
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #graphicnovels
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
📚Author/illustrator @raulthethird.bsky.social is an amazing creator of all things #kidlit
🎨Thurs at 6pm ET we’ll make art to auction off, to benefit the Immigrant Law Ctr of MN
Join us on Instagram Live!
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #graphicnovels
🎨Thurs at 6pm ET we’ll make art to auction off, to benefit the Immigrant Law Ctr of MN
Join us on Instagram Live!
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #graphicnovels
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Looking forward to watching the #ALAYMA this morning and cheering for my colleagues! And like always - I'm sharing my poem "What Happened to Your Book Today." A reminder of why we make books for young readers. ❤️https://katemessner.com/what-happened-to-your-book-today-a-poem-for-after-the-ala-awards/
“What Happened to Your Book Today” A Poem for after the ALA Awards – Kate Messner
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January 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Looking forward to watching the #ALAYMA this morning and cheering for my colleagues! And like always - I'm sharing my poem "What Happened to Your Book Today." A reminder of why we make books for young readers. ❤️https://katemessner.com/what-happened-to-your-book-today-a-poem-for-after-the-ala-awards/
A rare moment when both pets are in the same room and being calm. (A chase ensued within two minutes of this pic)
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 AM
A rare moment when both pets are in the same room and being calm. (A chase ensued within two minutes of this pic)
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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The whole point of that “First they came for the—“ poem is that they get around to everybody.
January 24, 2026 at 11:22 PM
The whole point of that “First they came for the—“ poem is that they get around to everybody.
We are getting a really bad storm tomorrow, apparently, and there is a travel ban in my county tomorrow and Monday. We already have snacks and things but I’m starting to get paranoid we don’t have enough! On a scale of 1 to WTF, how dumb would it be to go to the store for more supplies today?
January 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We are getting a really bad storm tomorrow, apparently, and there is a travel ban in my county tomorrow and Monday. We already have snacks and things but I’m starting to get paranoid we don’t have enough! On a scale of 1 to WTF, how dumb would it be to go to the store for more supplies today?
I feel kinda the same about Gavin Newsom as I feel about AI. While it may be useful in some limited applications, it’s mostly overrated and despicable, and corporations have way over-invested in it so they have to act like it’s amazing and shove it at us though we’d be better off without it. BOO.
January 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I feel kinda the same about Gavin Newsom as I feel about AI. While it may be useful in some limited applications, it’s mostly overrated and despicable, and corporations have way over-invested in it so they have to act like it’s amazing and shove it at us though we’d be better off without it. BOO.
Democrats need to stop texting me to beg for money and start DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS UTTER LUNACY. I’m not giving one thin dime to another goddam politician until this *gestures at all of it* is SORTED. And Gavin Newsom, it’s never gonna be YOU. 💅 LOSE MY NUMBER, FUCKO.
January 20, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Democrats need to stop texting me to beg for money and start DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS UTTER LUNACY. I’m not giving one thin dime to another goddam politician until this *gestures at all of it* is SORTED. And Gavin Newsom, it’s never gonna be YOU. 💅 LOSE MY NUMBER, FUCKO.
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AT THE EDGE OF LOST by Martha Brockenbrough has received its second starred review—this time from Kirkus! ⭐️⭐
Link to the review here.
In bookstores everywhere!
@marthabee.bsky.social
@literaticat.bsky.social
Link to the review here.
In bookstores everywhere!
@marthabee.bsky.social
@literaticat.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
AT THE EDGE OF LOST by Martha Brockenbrough has received its second starred review—this time from Kirkus! ⭐️⭐
Link to the review here.
In bookstores everywhere!
@marthabee.bsky.social
@literaticat.bsky.social
Link to the review here.
In bookstores everywhere!
@marthabee.bsky.social
@literaticat.bsky.social
Ask the Agent Q of the Day - Do picture books need to have conflict?
A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks.
(I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!)
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A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks.
(I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!)
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January 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Ask the Agent Q of the Day - Do picture books need to have conflict?
A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks.
(I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!)
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A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks.
(I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!)
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I had a bunch of Hilton points and figured I better use them all up so I can officially NEVER STAY IN ANOTHER F*%KING HILTON AGAIN and let them lose some money on me while I go. However, my plans got derailed due to snow. Too late to cancel, so whatever. Points are gone anyway, so I'm free. HOWEVER.
January 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I had a bunch of Hilton points and figured I better use them all up so I can officially NEVER STAY IN ANOTHER F*%KING HILTON AGAIN and let them lose some money on me while I go. However, my plans got derailed due to snow. Too late to cancel, so whatever. Points are gone anyway, so I'm free. HOWEVER.
Attn AI spammers with fake book clubs/marketing advice:
I get a lot of these emails, and I have to say, I'm disappointed. Stop with the AI bullshit. Use your brain and creativity! Look into your heart and decide, do you want to just be some AI drivel-spewing scammer, or a true Scam ARTIST?
I get a lot of these emails, and I have to say, I'm disappointed. Stop with the AI bullshit. Use your brain and creativity! Look into your heart and decide, do you want to just be some AI drivel-spewing scammer, or a true Scam ARTIST?
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Attn AI spammers with fake book clubs/marketing advice:
I get a lot of these emails, and I have to say, I'm disappointed. Stop with the AI bullshit. Use your brain and creativity! Look into your heart and decide, do you want to just be some AI drivel-spewing scammer, or a true Scam ARTIST?
I get a lot of these emails, and I have to say, I'm disappointed. Stop with the AI bullshit. Use your brain and creativity! Look into your heart and decide, do you want to just be some AI drivel-spewing scammer, or a true Scam ARTIST?
Update After Dog Washing: the dog was terrified but she didn’t bite me and she got washed. Also I got washed, and every surface of the bathroom got washed, and the couch got washed.
January 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Update After Dog Washing: the dog was terrified but she didn’t bite me and she got washed. Also I got washed, and every surface of the bathroom got washed, and the couch got washed.
The dog needs to be groomed because she’s part poodle and her hair gets matted if it is too long. However, she’s scared of the hair dryer at the dog salon and NIPPED the lady last time. So the only way they will cut her hair is if I wash and dry it at home first. I’m going in — wish me luck 😭😭😭
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The dog needs to be groomed because she’s part poodle and her hair gets matted if it is too long. However, she’s scared of the hair dryer at the dog salon and NIPPED the lady last time. So the only way they will cut her hair is if I wash and dry it at home first. I’m going in — wish me luck 😭😭😭
James VI of Scotland (before also becoming James I of England) had a pet otter that he’d walk on a special otter leash. That’s all, I just thought you needed to know.
January 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
James VI of Scotland (before also becoming James I of England) had a pet otter that he’d walk on a special otter leash. That’s all, I just thought you needed to know.
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It's 2026, and we're now well into the fifth year of book bans nationwide.
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
60+ Small Tasks to Defend the Right to Read: Book Censorship News, January 9, 2026
No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.
bookriot.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It's 2026, and we're now well into the fifth year of book bans nationwide.
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
I’m sorry but I did not get a single productive thing done today — I read the news until I had a panic attack and literally got a fever — now I am sitting staring at the middle distance thinking about how I gave myself a fever
I’m
Sorry
I’m
Sorry
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I’m sorry but I did not get a single productive thing done today — I read the news until I had a panic attack and literally got a fever — now I am sitting staring at the middle distance thinking about how I gave myself a fever
I’m
Sorry
I’m
Sorry
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So many things are bad right now, but I interviewed @maggietokudahall.bsky.social about painting pigeons and small acts of survival. 📸 by @estefancy.bsky.social
Local Woman Has Hobby: Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Pigeon Paintings
“Everything that we think is disgusting about human life, pigeons wear without shame.”
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January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
So many things are bad right now, but I interviewed @maggietokudahall.bsky.social about painting pigeons and small acts of survival. 📸 by @estefancy.bsky.social
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Ask the Agent Question of the Day: How fast do picture books go out of print?
My experience, with graph! :D
Also I explain potentially one of the most important maxims I can tell you about publishing: A STRONG BACKLIST IS WHAT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON.
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My experience, with graph! :D
Also I explain potentially one of the most important maxims I can tell you about publishing: A STRONG BACKLIST IS WHAT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Ask the Agent Question of the Day: How fast do picture books go out of print?
My experience, with graph! :D
Also I explain potentially one of the most important maxims I can tell you about publishing: A STRONG BACKLIST IS WHAT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
My experience, with graph! :D
Also I explain potentially one of the most important maxims I can tell you about publishing: A STRONG BACKLIST IS WHAT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
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Tuesdays are our favorite. 🥳 These client books are officially out in the world! Find them at your local bookstore or library today!
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Tuesdays are our favorite. 🥳 These client books are officially out in the world! Find them at your local bookstore or library today!
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my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
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I said this to a friend yesterday and will repeat it here. A lot of people are going to be hyper-focused on elections this year but if that's not your ministry, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HYPER-FOCUS there. There's so much other organizing work to do. You can focus your energies and attention there.
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I said this to a friend yesterday and will repeat it here. A lot of people are going to be hyper-focused on elections this year but if that's not your ministry, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HYPER-FOCUS there. There's so much other organizing work to do. You can focus your energies and attention there.