Melissa Manlove
@mmanlove.bsky.social
Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
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He's right. Here's a guide for voting in today's school board elections in Texas: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
He's right. Here's a guide for voting in today's school board elections in Texas: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Zohran Mamdani marching across the Brooklyn Bridge with supporters, including Tish James and Brad Lander, before delivering his closing campaign message in City Hall Park.
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Zohran Mamdani marching across the Brooklyn Bridge with supporters, including Tish James and Brad Lander, before delivering his closing campaign message in City Hall Park.
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Are you dreaming of a weekend to focus on your writing? Come join us at a gorgeous writers' retreat in Georgia in January! drive.google.com/file/d/1G_Sz...
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Are you dreaming of a weekend to focus on your writing? Come join us at a gorgeous writers' retreat in Georgia in January! drive.google.com/file/d/1G_Sz...
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Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride
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Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c
October 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c
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I can’t believe an inflatable frog is my hometown’s symbol of resistance, and yet of course since I am from here I absolutely can
this is old school homegrown “rioting over the airport changing its carpet” Portland freak shit. it transcends the Portlandia mythos. writers would not think of this
this is old school homegrown “rioting over the airport changing its carpet” Portland freak shit. it transcends the Portlandia mythos. writers would not think of this
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I can’t believe an inflatable frog is my hometown’s symbol of resistance, and yet of course since I am from here I absolutely can
this is old school homegrown “rioting over the airport changing its carpet” Portland freak shit. it transcends the Portlandia mythos. writers would not think of this
this is old school homegrown “rioting over the airport changing its carpet” Portland freak shit. it transcends the Portlandia mythos. writers would not think of this
Sally’s new and building a list, and also brilliant and comes to agenting with amazing experience, so… 👀👀👀
I’ll be there! Join me and Melissa!
Are you dreaming of a weekend to focus on your writing? Come join us at a gorgeous writers' retreat in Georgia in January! drive.google.com/file/d/1G_Sz...
October 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Sally’s new and building a list, and also brilliant and comes to agenting with amazing experience, so… 👀👀👀
Are you dreaming of a weekend to focus on your writing? Come join us at a gorgeous writers' retreat in Georgia in January! drive.google.com/file/d/1G_Sz...
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Are you dreaming of a weekend to focus on your writing? Come join us at a gorgeous writers' retreat in Georgia in January! drive.google.com/file/d/1G_Sz...
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Psst! Looking for a dreamy retreat to work on your writing? www.lolaschaefer.com/workshops
Workshops — Lola M Schaefer
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September 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Psst! Looking for a dreamy retreat to work on your writing? www.lolaschaefer.com/workshops
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Come retreat with me,writers!
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
September 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Come retreat with me,writers!
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
Come retreat with me,writers!
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
September 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Come retreat with me,writers!
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
Ink and Agave Picture Book Writing Retreat
Retreat DATES: 4/10/26 - 4/12/26
VENUE: Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
This intimate weekend retreat is designed exclusively for picture book writers who are ready to grow, polish, and connect.
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Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
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The Resistance Rangers Want Your Help in Protecting National Parks www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
The Resistance Rangers Want Your Help in Protecting National Parks
A movement of off-duty and former officials has mobilized to save embattled parks
www.sierraclub.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Resistance Rangers Want Your Help in Protecting National Parks www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
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“average person has 3 friends" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person has many friends. Mark Zuckerberg who lives in cave & has negative 100000 friends is an outlier adn should not have been counted
May 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“average person has 3 friends" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person has many friends. Mark Zuckerberg who lives in cave & has negative 100000 friends is an outlier adn should not have been counted
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What happened when Brazil passed right-to-work legislation in 2017--banning mandatory union dues?
Workers' wages fell notably as a direct result.
Workers' wages fell notably as a direct result.
August 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What happened when Brazil passed right-to-work legislation in 2017--banning mandatory union dues?
Workers' wages fell notably as a direct result.
Workers' wages fell notably as a direct result.
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“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
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Raskin: "What we have is the Trump Justice Department organizing itself not around the interests of the survivors -- the people who were victimized by Maxwell and Epstein -- but rather organizing itself around protecting the perpetrators."
August 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Raskin: "What we have is the Trump Justice Department organizing itself not around the interests of the survivors -- the people who were victimized by Maxwell and Epstein -- but rather organizing itself around protecting the perpetrators."
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Would be great if this were reported like the gross violation it is rather than as a playful endeavor by a mercurial billionaire.
Elon Musk’s Latest AI Frontier: “Spicy” Deepfakes Of Stars Like Scarlett Johansson & Taylor Swift
The "Spicy" mode on Elon Musk's Grok Imagine AI allows users to create lurid deepfake videos of Scarlett Johansson and Taylor Swift in seconds.
deadline.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Would be great if this were reported like the gross violation it is rather than as a playful endeavor by a mercurial billionaire.
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Some #kidlit picture book folks think making characters animals solves a lot of gender issues... turns out that's wrong. Thanks to @mellymeldubs.bsky.social (curious about representation of genders outside the binary, if any...) www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
The Sneaky Gender Bias in Picture Books: Animal Characters
Melanie Walsh, an assistant professor in the Information School and an adjunct assistant professor in the English department at the University of Washington, shares her investigations into the subtle ...
www.publishersweekly.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Some #kidlit picture book folks think making characters animals solves a lot of gender issues... turns out that's wrong. Thanks to @mellymeldubs.bsky.social (curious about representation of genders outside the binary, if any...) www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.