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Sarah LuAnn Perkins
@sarahluann.bsky.social
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I make stories full of wonder and whimsy. Illustrator, author, art teacher, reader.
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Agent: Adria Goetz KT Literary
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shannonhale.bsky.social
Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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phdrachel.bsky.social
When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.
eladn.bsky.social Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · Dec 22
These are concentration camps. No other way to describe them. Truly horrific, and none of it surprising in the least.
akivamcohen.bsky.social AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · Dec 22
30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.

Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
sarahluann.bsky.social
I’ve never met anyone outside of my family that has had, let alone made, pear pie but it is one of our Thanksgiving staples, and even though we didn’t travel this year I still had to make one.
Photo of a pear pie—the edges of the crust are crimped and golden brown, the filling is made of chopped pears in a thickened sweet filling, topped with 4 heart shaped pieces of pastry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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lgions.bsky.social
i don't want to have to second guess if every image is ai!! i don't want to edit with ai!! i don't wait to generate anything!!!! i don't want to talk to an ai chatbot!!! go away omg
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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davis.social
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
cinema_nasties 1d Al defenders are so embarrassing j.paulmonter 2h All you are saying is that you want to gatekeep creativity. That's not good. drachelbarr & 20h • •• Neuroscientist here... creativity is a process. A process. A FUCKING PROCESS. Not an output. Nobody is gatekeeping the process - Al simply invites you to skip to the end, to the output. Which, as mentioned, is not creativity. Nobody cares if the output is aesthetically pleasing, because the process, the act itself, the limitation of a single human mind and the resulting creations that capture that one single inimitable human experience... is what makes a creation worth paying attention
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
sarahluann.bsky.social
I couldn’t resist.
A sheet of Us postal stamps based on the illustrations of Goodnight Moon.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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My hold came through, time to finish this series.
Screenshot of the audiobook view of Paladins Faith by T Kingfisher
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
sarahluann.bsky.social
Reading a bit of both of these today. #whatiamreading
The book HARK, A VAGRANT by Kate Beaton held up in front of a book shelf. The book SEANCE TEA PARTY by Remina Yee held up in front of a bookshelf.
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Happy Friday! In order to continue fighting on behalf of all books, all authors, & all readers Authors Against Book Bans is fundraising. No donation is too small & all are tax deductible!
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November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
sarahluann.bsky.social
Gonna make some progress on this one tonight #whatiamreading
A hand holding a paperback book, the title is FINE a comic about gender, by Rhea Ewing. Behind the book are the photographers legs and feet, crossed at the ankle, to left are full bookshelves.
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Me scrolling on tumblr: oh yeah that illustration is by Trina Schart Hyman, one of my favorite illustrators, let’s see what the post says about her, oh is that what she looked like I LOVE the hair cut, I should do a studio portrait like that WAIT HOW DID I NOT KNOW SHE WAS GAY
The top of the image shows this text: “The artist is Trina Schart Hyman, an incredible and prolific talent who passed away in 2004. You can find a ton of tributes to her online from other illustrators and organizations, like the children’s literary magazine Cricket, which she helped create. She illustrated over 150 books, won the Caldecott Medal and Honors, and helped other artists land gigs for decades. She was also gay, hilarious, and one of the first white children’s book illustrators to include diverse characters.” At the bottom is an illustrated image of an artist in a cluttered studio, desk covered and surrounded by books, mugs, plants, etc (and of course a cat.) The artist has short messy hair, is wearing a red sweater and gray jeans. She is looking out at the viewer as if briefly looking up from her work.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
sarahluann.bsky.social
Todays read: Johnny Appleseed by Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver #whatiamreading
Cover of Johnny Appleseed by Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver, showing an ink drawing of a bearded man reclining on a forest floor reading a book. He is surrounded by trees, an open bag beside him has an apple peeking out. Photo of the bottom half of a comic page. A bearded face says “Father Swedenborg says that his work is the third testament of the Bible, after the first and second testaments. In his work, the tortures described in Revelations will be ended and peace restored.” A comic page with two images. The first shows Johnny Appleseed reclining on the forest floor watching muskrats. The second shows him standing on a cliff watching a sunrise.
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
sarahluann.bsky.social
I needed it.
An hand holding a packaged enamel pin depicting a pile of books surrounded by flames. On the spine of the books are the words “I’m with the banned.”
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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It’s Banned Books Week, and I don’t need you to buy my book as a solve for it (but buy it if you want to! That’s still extremely cool of you)—I need you to show up for your public libraries and your schools!
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
sarahluann.bsky.social
Photos never do my wildflower patch justice, but I keep trying. I think I’m gonna have to try painting them sometime soon, if it doesn’t get too cold too fast.
Photo of a patch of wildflowers, including black eyed Susans (yellow/orange petals with dark brown centers), blanket flowers (brown centers with petals starting pink in the center and orange on the ends) and calico asters (clusters of small lavender flowers with narrow petals).
October 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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I can’t share the newer stuff I’ve been working on for Reasons, so here are some old MG spot illustrations—I love working in black and white. #kidlitartpostcard
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October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Spotted some friends at the library! @anneappert.bsky.social @charlenedraws.bsky.social
This is a photo of books displayed face out on a library shelf. In the center is Zoomi & Zoe and the Sibling Situation by Corey Ann Haydu illustrated by Anne Appert. This is a photo of books displayed face out on a library shelf. In the center is The Pink Pajamas by Charlene Chua.
September 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
thewalrus.ca
September 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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ajknights.bsky.social
I see a lot of artists on here questioning whether they should be promoting their work in the current political climate.

The answer is always yes. ART: books, music, film, painting, sculpture - all of it - is the most accessible way to communicate complex topics, ideologies and emotions.
September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
sarahluann.bsky.social
It’s coming along nicely.
A photo cropped close to show an embroidered part of a shirt. The edge of one sleeve is shown, rolled up at the hem and stitched in place with a decorative stitch. In the front of the shirt, grass and flowers have been embroidered spilling out from the printed illustration from the book Miss Rumphius.
September 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I obviously needed more bookish apparel to personalize.
A t-shirt with an illustration from the book Miss Rumphius. In the foreground a woman is bending to look at blue, purple, and pink lupines surrounded by green grass. The background is pale green, showing hills and water with pine trees and a small building. Sitting on top of the shirt is a plastic container holding embroidery floss in colors that match the illustration.
September 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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This is a mistake I see ALL THE TIME so if you’re drawing a spider web, listen up:
September 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
sarahluann.bsky.social
I made my pink hoodie cooler. I just have to wait for it to dry… (it’s oil based ink so it will take awhile.)
The photo shows the back of a pink hoodie stretched over a small table. Stamps resembling book spines line the bottom, one stack of books has a teacup on top. Above the row of books is a stamp of an open book with sparkles coming out of the pages.
September 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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This is the reminder I needed today.
Yellow post it note on a brown surface with a wood texture. The message on the note reads “it takes the time that it takes.” Signature at the bottom SarahLuAnnArt
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM