Samantha M Clark
@samanthamclark.com
Author of books for kids and young at heart. Repped by Rachel Orr, Prospect Literary. Samanthamclark.com | Samanthamclark.substack.com | Bsky.app/profile/samanthamclark.com
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Samantha M Clark
@samanthamclark.com
· Dec 2
Intro post! I'm a dog lover, ghostwriter, writing mentor and author of these books for kids: ARROW (MG, Simon & Schuster) Mad Max meets Jungle Book. Arrow's the only human in a magically hidden rainforest. When they're found by the arid outside world, he must figure out the truth to save his home
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Next week: Library Lovers Week 2026. Live author conversations celebrating books, readers, and the libraries that connect them. Facebook Live & YouTube Live. Free to attend. Free to share. RSVP at www.libraryloversweek.org
Library Lovers Week 2026 on EveryLibrary Live!
February 9–13, 2026 | 5 PM, 7 PM & 9 PM EDT on Facebook Live and YouTube Live
www.libraryloversweek.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Next week: Library Lovers Week 2026. Live author conversations celebrating books, readers, and the libraries that connect them. Facebook Live & YouTube Live. Free to attend. Free to share. RSVP at www.libraryloversweek.org
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🚨 9 DAYS UNTIL LAUNCH!! 🚨
Enter the dungeon of the SLEEPING WIZARDS, a fantasy comic coming soon to KS with Iron Circus! 🧙 ⚔️
Writer: Rusty Marcum
Artist: Me ✋
Letterer: Jodie Troutman
Editor: Atla Hrafney
Backers in the first 24 hours get FREE SHIPPING! 👀
👇
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
Enter the dungeon of the SLEEPING WIZARDS, a fantasy comic coming soon to KS with Iron Circus! 🧙 ⚔️
Writer: Rusty Marcum
Artist: Me ✋
Letterer: Jodie Troutman
Editor: Atla Hrafney
Backers in the first 24 hours get FREE SHIPPING! 👀
👇
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
🚨 9 DAYS UNTIL LAUNCH!! 🚨
Enter the dungeon of the SLEEPING WIZARDS, a fantasy comic coming soon to KS with Iron Circus! 🧙 ⚔️
Writer: Rusty Marcum
Artist: Me ✋
Letterer: Jodie Troutman
Editor: Atla Hrafney
Backers in the first 24 hours get FREE SHIPPING! 👀
👇
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
Enter the dungeon of the SLEEPING WIZARDS, a fantasy comic coming soon to KS with Iron Circus! 🧙 ⚔️
Writer: Rusty Marcum
Artist: Me ✋
Letterer: Jodie Troutman
Editor: Atla Hrafney
Backers in the first 24 hours get FREE SHIPPING! 👀
👇
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
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Big news for 26–27! I’m honored to serve as:
⭐️ @TxASL Social Media Chair
⭐️ @TXLA Library Leadership Round Table Chair-Elect
⭐️ @yalsa Amazing Audiobooks Chair
⭐️ TLA @yartxla Chair-Elect
Ready to amplify #librarian voices, champion #YA lit & keep fighting for #libraries #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians
Ready to amplify #librarian voices, champion #YA lit & keep fighting for #libraries #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians
February 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Big news for 26–27! I’m honored to serve as:
⭐️ @TxASL Social Media Chair
⭐️ @TXLA Library Leadership Round Table Chair-Elect
⭐️ @yalsa Amazing Audiobooks Chair
⭐️ TLA @yartxla Chair-Elect
Ready to amplify #librarian voices, champion #YA lit & keep fighting for #libraries #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians
Ready to amplify #librarian voices, champion #YA lit & keep fighting for #libraries #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians
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I'm unbelievably excited about an author interview I get to share on February 10th with Tanita S. Davis. Some of the most detailed, thoughtful answers I've ever received to the questions I posed, and I'm always honoured to have the chance to explore an author's craft and work with them in-depth.
February 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I'm unbelievably excited about an author interview I get to share on February 10th with Tanita S. Davis. Some of the most detailed, thoughtful answers I've ever received to the questions I posed, and I'm always honoured to have the chance to explore an author's craft and work with them in-depth.
Agreed!! As an adult, I still love reading picture books. The dance of language and image is magical.
"Picture books are for everyone!" —Caldecott Honor Artist Angie Kang mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/cald...
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Agreed!! As an adult, I still love reading picture books. The dance of language and image is magical.
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Thank you @scbwi.bsky.social for a fantastic, inspirational, motivating Virtual Winter Conference 2026!
#scbwi #scbwiny26 #kidlit
#scbwi #scbwiny26 #kidlit
February 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Thank you @scbwi.bsky.social for a fantastic, inspirational, motivating Virtual Winter Conference 2026!
#scbwi #scbwiny26 #kidlit
#scbwi #scbwiny26 #kidlit
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This is my book review of FOLLOW THE WATERa new book by author Ellen Cochrane. Based on the true story of seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepcke, who fell 10,000 feet from a crashing plane into the jungle below. A story that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. youtu.be/wJFkKRgKLjY?si…
My Book Review of FOLLOW THE WATER, By Author Ellen Cochrane
YouTube video by E Train Talks Books!
https://youtu.be/wJFkKRgKLjY?si…
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
This is my book review of FOLLOW THE WATERa new book by author Ellen Cochrane. Based on the true story of seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepcke, who fell 10,000 feet from a crashing plane into the jungle below. A story that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. youtu.be/wJFkKRgKLjY?si…
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Last call for pre-orders! HERE COME THE AUNTIES! by Cynthia Leitich Smith & Aphelandra (Heartdrum). Joyful and warmhearted, this delightful book honors the blessings of every auntie in a child’s life. #Aunties @aphelandraw.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Last call for pre-orders! HERE COME THE AUNTIES! by Cynthia Leitich Smith & Aphelandra (Heartdrum). Joyful and warmhearted, this delightful book honors the blessings of every auntie in a child’s life. #Aunties @aphelandraw.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
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Hundreds of books are published every single month. Don't miss a single one with the help of Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! This month, we're exploring 270 adult fiction and non-fiction books coming in February 2026!
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe... #BookSky
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe... #BookSky
February 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Hundreds of books are published every single month. Don't miss a single one with the help of Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! This month, we're exploring 270 adult fiction and non-fiction books coming in February 2026!
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe... #BookSky
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe... #BookSky
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"School librarians are the stewards and defenders of knowledge." —María Dolores Águila mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...
February 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"School librarians are the stewards and defenders of knowledge." —María Dolores Águila mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/02/newb...
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Burt and Ernie. Frog and Toad. Elephant and Piggie. Life is more fun with a partner. Come meet Julie’s right-hand gal & podcast co-host Kelli Panique in the newest episode of the 12 x 12 Picture Book Podcast!
12x12challenge.com/p...
#amwriting #podcast #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
12x12challenge.com/p...
#amwriting #podcast #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
February 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Burt and Ernie. Frog and Toad. Elephant and Piggie. Life is more fun with a partner. Come meet Julie’s right-hand gal & podcast co-host Kelli Panique in the newest episode of the 12 x 12 Picture Book Podcast!
12x12challenge.com/p...
#amwriting #podcast #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
12x12challenge.com/p...
#amwriting #podcast #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
Ooohh. I love Invisible Life of Addie Larue. The Lost Bookshop is now on my to read list.
A wonderful adult #novel perfect for fans of the genre-bending Invisible Life of Addie Larue. Join my #bookclub to read more titles like this! bit.ly/TheNextGenLitSociety #library #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #books #librarian #bookrecommendation #librarians
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Ooohh. I love Invisible Life of Addie Larue. The Lost Bookshop is now on my to read list.
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Are you curious at all about this clever little Stonewall Honor winner by @stephcherrywell.com? Then I suspect you're going to truly enjoy my talk with its creator here today. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/04/a...
Avoiding the Purple Beret Conundrum: An Ink Witch Q&A with Steph Cherrywell
Are you curious at all about this clever little Stonewall Honor winner? Then I suspect you're going to truly enjoy my talk with its creator here today.
afuse8production.slj.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Are you curious at all about this clever little Stonewall Honor winner by @stephcherrywell.com? Then I suspect you're going to truly enjoy my talk with its creator here today. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/04/a...
I love books about libraries.
Happy book birthday to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and Lorraine Nam's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy!
February 4, 2026 at 5:55 AM
I love books about libraries.
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If you missed yesterday’s SCBWI Houston meeting, the recording is now available.
The session explored transforming graphic novels, with insight into story structure and visual narrative for children’s publishing.
Watch here:
www.scbwi.org/regions/hous...
#kidlit #authorsofbluesky
The session explored transforming graphic novels, with insight into story structure and visual narrative for children’s publishing.
Watch here:
www.scbwi.org/regions/hous...
#kidlit #authorsofbluesky
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
If you missed yesterday’s SCBWI Houston meeting, the recording is now available.
The session explored transforming graphic novels, with insight into story structure and visual narrative for children’s publishing.
Watch here:
www.scbwi.org/regions/hous...
#kidlit #authorsofbluesky
The session explored transforming graphic novels, with insight into story structure and visual narrative for children’s publishing.
Watch here:
www.scbwi.org/regions/hous...
#kidlit #authorsofbluesky
I won the @scbwihouston.bsky.social mentorship years ago with the manuscript that later became my debut novel published by Simon & Schuster. #writers, take advantage of programs like this.
SCBWI Houston’s 2026 Mentoring Program is open.
Free, year-long mentorship for unagented MG & YA writers in the Houston area with completed manuscripts.
Apply by Feb 22, 2026.
www.scbwi.org/events/houst...
Free, year-long mentorship for unagented MG & YA writers in the Houston area with completed manuscripts.
Apply by Feb 22, 2026.
www.scbwi.org/events/houst...
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 AM
I won the @scbwihouston.bsky.social mentorship years ago with the manuscript that later became my debut novel published by Simon & Schuster. #writers, take advantage of programs like this.
I can't make it tonight, but ##kidlitchat is always fun.
Tuesday brings #kidlitchat at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific here on Bluesky. We’re as regular as the tides, I tell ya (if they only happened weekly and always at the same time, natch, and had a few millenia less regularity). Come join us for an hour of chatting with #kidlit community friends! See ya soon.
February 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I can't make it tonight, but ##kidlitchat is always fun.
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Sometimes an author just works themselves up to the book of a lifetime and you are lucky enough to watch that happen in real time. That’s pretty much what we have here . The kids that get to read this book for the first time are lucky too. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/01/r...
Review of the Day: A Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff
Sometimes an author just works themselves up to the book of a lifetime and you are lucky enough to watch that happen in real time. That’s pretty much what we have here. The kids that get to read this ...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Sometimes an author just works themselves up to the book of a lifetime and you are lucky enough to watch that happen in real time. That’s pretty much what we have here . The kids that get to read this book for the first time are lucky too. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/01/r...
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Hitting the road today for the CAMP MONSTER book tour!
Please come say hello & pick up a signed copy from your local bookstore if I'll be in your city! @bookmarksnc.bsky.social @booksandbooks.bsky.social @bookpeople.com @barnesandnoble.com @flyleafbooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
Please come say hello & pick up a signed copy from your local bookstore if I'll be in your city! @bookmarksnc.bsky.social @booksandbooks.bsky.social @bookpeople.com @barnesandnoble.com @flyleafbooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Hitting the road today for the CAMP MONSTER book tour!
Please come say hello & pick up a signed copy from your local bookstore if I'll be in your city! @bookmarksnc.bsky.social @booksandbooks.bsky.social @bookpeople.com @barnesandnoble.com @flyleafbooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
Please come say hello & pick up a signed copy from your local bookstore if I'll be in your city! @bookmarksnc.bsky.social @booksandbooks.bsky.social @bookpeople.com @barnesandnoble.com @flyleafbooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
Wow! They look like little pink people with beehives! More great fantasy and scifi creature inspiration. #writing
Arcyria sp slime mold. NWT, Canada.
#myxomycetes #fungifriends
The slime mold sporangia are about 0.5cm high.
#myxomycetes #fungifriends
The slime mold sporangia are about 0.5cm high.
February 2, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Wow! They look like little pink people with beehives! More great fantasy and scifi creature inspiration. #writing
Creature inspiration for fantasy writers
February 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Creature inspiration for fantasy writers
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New clones dropped! I swear I didn't mean to do a red theme. But here we are. Per request, some "generic" Coruscant Guard troopers. Also Neyo, Stone, some Purge Troopers and Ganch (not pictured.) #StarWars youtweirdauntshop.etsy.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 AM
New clones dropped! I swear I didn't mean to do a red theme. But here we are. Per request, some "generic" Coruscant Guard troopers. Also Neyo, Stone, some Purge Troopers and Ganch (not pictured.) #StarWars youtweirdauntshop.etsy.com
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The perfection that is this #YA #book that just won the William C. Morris award 🥇 all the ⭐️ for this one! bookshop.org/a/102434/978... #library #books #librarian #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #bookrecommendation #librarians @deandrawrites.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The perfection that is this #YA #book that just won the William C. Morris award 🥇 all the ⭐️ for this one! bookshop.org/a/102434/978... #library #books #librarian #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #bookrecommendation #librarians @deandrawrites.bsky.social
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HELP WANTED
My debut Picture Book, "My Someone" (RISE x Penguin Workshop) will be out on March 3rd, 2026.
Currently, me and my team are working on the promotion of the book.
If you have any suggestions of animal activist organizations/celebrities I should reach out, please let me know.
My debut Picture Book, "My Someone" (RISE x Penguin Workshop) will be out on March 3rd, 2026.
Currently, me and my team are working on the promotion of the book.
If you have any suggestions of animal activist organizations/celebrities I should reach out, please let me know.
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
HELP WANTED
My debut Picture Book, "My Someone" (RISE x Penguin Workshop) will be out on March 3rd, 2026.
Currently, me and my team are working on the promotion of the book.
If you have any suggestions of animal activist organizations/celebrities I should reach out, please let me know.
My debut Picture Book, "My Someone" (RISE x Penguin Workshop) will be out on March 3rd, 2026.
Currently, me and my team are working on the promotion of the book.
If you have any suggestions of animal activist organizations/celebrities I should reach out, please let me know.