Sam Subity
@subity.bsky.social
Dad, MG author, dragon rider | THE LAST SHADOW WARRIOR ~ Percy Jackson meets Beowulf | VALOR WINGS ~ Dunkirk with dragons (2024) - both from @Scholastic | Find me at subity.com
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Sam Subity
@subity.bsky.social
· Feb 7
Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity
A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.
www.samsubity.com
Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
WOW! 🤯Sold out of books! Was not expecting such a great turnout and enthusiasm at the Buckeye Book Festival for Valor Wings and The Last Shadow Warrior, but I'm grateful! 🙏
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
WOW! 🤯Sold out of books! Was not expecting such a great turnout and enthusiasm at the Buckeye Book Festival for Valor Wings and The Last Shadow Warrior, but I'm grateful! 🙏
Soooo excited to announce my next book for kids due out next Fall! Any junior True Crime enthusiasts out there?? Or if you like I Survived, be sure to check this out!
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Soooo excited to announce my next book for kids due out next Fall! Any junior True Crime enthusiasts out there?? Or if you like I Survived, be sure to check this out!
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Who's ready for an opportunity so good it's 👻scary? 👻
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Wed 10/8
Where: US/CAN
🎃Good luck!🎃
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Wed 10/8
Where: US/CAN
🎃Good luck!🎃
October 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Who's ready for an opportunity so good it's 👻scary? 👻
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Wed 10/8
Where: US/CAN
🎃Good luck!🎃
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Wed 10/8
Where: US/CAN
🎃Good luck!🎃
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15 BOOK GIVEAWAY for teacher & librarian friends!
Celebrate back-to-school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 books for your library, including 2 out this month! Enter here: app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display... by subscribing to our newsletter. Boost for extra entries!
US only. Ends 8/24
Celebrate back-to-school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 books for your library, including 2 out this month! Enter here: app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display... by subscribing to our newsletter. Boost for extra entries!
US only. Ends 8/24
August 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
15 BOOK GIVEAWAY for teacher & librarian friends!
Celebrate back-to-school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 books for your library, including 2 out this month! Enter here: app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display... by subscribing to our newsletter. Boost for extra entries!
US only. Ends 8/24
Celebrate back-to-school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 books for your library, including 2 out this month! Enter here: app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display... by subscribing to our newsletter. Boost for extra entries!
US only. Ends 8/24
LOVE seeing VALOR WINGS on the list of Surrey Schools Top 10 Books of the Year!! 🤩🙏
Can't wait to be able to share all of these amazing books with students in a few weeks! Students will get to read and then vote on their favourite at the end of the year! #studentvote #sd36learn #SSBOY
August 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
LOVE seeing VALOR WINGS on the list of Surrey Schools Top 10 Books of the Year!! 🤩🙏
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We're sooo excited to see Authorcade's own @victorpineiro.bsky.social with his new book:
THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS
on Amazon's Best Books of August in time for its launch TODAY!!
THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS
on Amazon's Best Books of August in time for its launch TODAY!!
August 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We're sooo excited to see Authorcade's own @victorpineiro.bsky.social with his new book:
THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS
on Amazon's Best Books of August in time for its launch TODAY!!
THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS
on Amazon's Best Books of August in time for its launch TODAY!!
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Something BIG is coming from Middle Grade Authorcade!
Be on the lookout for a GIGANTIC giveaway coming Sunday 8/17!
Want to get ahead of the game? Head on over to our website and subscribe to our newsletter here: www.authorcade.com/signup
Be on the lookout for a GIGANTIC giveaway coming Sunday 8/17!
Want to get ahead of the game? Head on over to our website and subscribe to our newsletter here: www.authorcade.com/signup
August 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Something BIG is coming from Middle Grade Authorcade!
Be on the lookout for a GIGANTIC giveaway coming Sunday 8/17!
Want to get ahead of the game? Head on over to our website and subscribe to our newsletter here: www.authorcade.com/signup
Be on the lookout for a GIGANTIC giveaway coming Sunday 8/17!
Want to get ahead of the game? Head on over to our website and subscribe to our newsletter here: www.authorcade.com/signup
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Grab your pre-order discount on upcoming titles from Authorcade! With everything from fantasy and adventure to sports and contemporary, there's something for everyone on the bus! @victorpineiro.bsky.social @alyssacolman.bsky.social @chadgalucas.bsky.social @sylvialiu.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Grab your pre-order discount on upcoming titles from Authorcade! With everything from fantasy and adventure to sports and contemporary, there's something for everyone on the bus! @victorpineiro.bsky.social @alyssacolman.bsky.social @chadgalucas.bsky.social @sylvialiu.bsky.social
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It's a ⭐️review for @victorpineiro.bsky.social's upcoming MG novel! "A vibrant blend of contemporary coming of age with mythological adventure. Nico’s unforgettable summer is deeply rooted in love for family, storytelling, and the history of a place that is both magical and real."
May 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It's a ⭐️review for @victorpineiro.bsky.social's upcoming MG novel! "A vibrant blend of contemporary coming of age with mythological adventure. Nico’s unforgettable summer is deeply rooted in love for family, storytelling, and the history of a place that is both magical and real."
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We had a blast chatting with students from Hunter's Creek Middle School in Orlando! Lots of great questions, conversation, and of course--book recs!
⏰ TIME VILLIANS by Victor Piñeiro
🏠 NOTHING ELSE BUT MIRACLES by Kate Albus
💖 GLITTER GETS EVERYWHERE by Yvette Clark
⏰ TIME VILLIANS by Victor Piñeiro
🏠 NOTHING ELSE BUT MIRACLES by Kate Albus
💖 GLITTER GETS EVERYWHERE by Yvette Clark
May 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We had a blast chatting with students from Hunter's Creek Middle School in Orlando! Lots of great questions, conversation, and of course--book recs!
⏰ TIME VILLIANS by Victor Piñeiro
🏠 NOTHING ELSE BUT MIRACLES by Kate Albus
💖 GLITTER GETS EVERYWHERE by Yvette Clark
⏰ TIME VILLIANS by Victor Piñeiro
🏠 NOTHING ELSE BUT MIRACLES by Kate Albus
💖 GLITTER GETS EVERYWHERE by Yvette Clark
Dubious author achievement unlocked: Signing a body part for the first time!
A fifth grade boy at a local book fair already had an author's name scrawled across his forehead and asked me to sign his neck. Turns out, not that easy to sign on skin with a Sharpie!
A fifth grade boy at a local book fair already had an author's name scrawled across his forehead and asked me to sign his neck. Turns out, not that easy to sign on skin with a Sharpie!
May 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dubious author achievement unlocked: Signing a body part for the first time!
A fifth grade boy at a local book fair already had an author's name scrawled across his forehead and asked me to sign his neck. Turns out, not that easy to sign on skin with a Sharpie!
A fifth grade boy at a local book fair already had an author's name scrawled across his forehead and asked me to sign his neck. Turns out, not that easy to sign on skin with a Sharpie!
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@subity.bsky.social brought a bunch of middle grade data out in January. Here’s a little more focus on one particular form: middle grade novel-in-verse. #NationalPoetryMonth
Verse Novel Infographics: Agent/Editor Edition
In January I promised this further post, where I’ve put some of the Agent/Editor data, and author stats from the middle grade verse novelist master list. You can see the masterlist of MG NIV …
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April 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@subity.bsky.social brought a bunch of middle grade data out in January. Here’s a little more focus on one particular form: middle grade novel-in-verse. #NationalPoetryMonth
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🐰Spring into action for our last GIVEAWAY of the school year! 🐰
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 4/7
Where: US/CAN
Good luck!
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 4/7
Where: US/CAN
Good luck!
April 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🐰Spring into action for our last GIVEAWAY of the school year! 🐰
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 4/7
Where: US/CAN
Good luck!
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 4/7
Where: US/CAN
Good luck!
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April is National Poetry Month! If you're looking for a book that's "intensely readable" (School Library Journal) be sure to check out Unsinkable Cayenne!
April 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
April is National Poetry Month! If you're looking for a book that's "intensely readable" (School Library Journal) be sure to check out Unsinkable Cayenne!
Here's the visual I use to describe the creative process to students. Your initial spark of excitement is going to wane and maybe even flame out entirely. But the magic happens when your "won't quit" kicks in and you finish that amazing thing you started.
March 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Here's the visual I use to describe the creative process to students. Your initial spark of excitement is going to wane and maybe even flame out entirely. But the magic happens when your "won't quit" kicks in and you finish that amazing thing you started.
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Dear Teachers, Librarians, & Parents!
Check out our new series, First Chapter Fridays! Up this week:
THE VANISHED ONES, a new fantasy for 10-14 yo's by award-winning author Chad Lucas / @chadgalucas.bsky.social
Hear the story in the author’s own voice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFY6...
Check out our new series, First Chapter Fridays! Up this week:
THE VANISHED ONES, a new fantasy for 10-14 yo's by award-winning author Chad Lucas / @chadgalucas.bsky.social
Hear the story in the author’s own voice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFY6...
March 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Dear Teachers, Librarians, & Parents!
Check out our new series, First Chapter Fridays! Up this week:
THE VANISHED ONES, a new fantasy for 10-14 yo's by award-winning author Chad Lucas / @chadgalucas.bsky.social
Hear the story in the author’s own voice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFY6...
Check out our new series, First Chapter Fridays! Up this week:
THE VANISHED ONES, a new fantasy for 10-14 yo's by award-winning author Chad Lucas / @chadgalucas.bsky.social
Hear the story in the author’s own voice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFY6...
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I can’t wait to read @subity.bsky.social’s book, VALOR WINGS, with my fifth-graders. It’s going to be a fantastic read aloud! #TeacherSky #KidLit
March 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I can’t wait to read @subity.bsky.social’s book, VALOR WINGS, with my fifth-graders. It’s going to be a fantastic read aloud! #TeacherSky #KidLit
Kids are always asking me what my writing process looks like. So I decided to apply my data skills to explain it in a visual:
March 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Kids are always asking me what my writing process looks like. So I decided to apply my data skills to explain it in a visual:
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✨That wonderful feeling seeing all my @mgauthorcade.bsky.social friends in a huge pile! ✨
Our group of 15 MG authors debuted together in 2021, and look how far we've come.
Thanks Kate Albus for the photo. (Follow MG Authorcade for virtual school visit giveaways)
Our group of 15 MG authors debuted together in 2021, and look how far we've come.
Thanks Kate Albus for the photo. (Follow MG Authorcade for virtual school visit giveaways)
March 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
✨That wonderful feeling seeing all my @mgauthorcade.bsky.social friends in a huge pile! ✨
Our group of 15 MG authors debuted together in 2021, and look how far we've come.
Thanks Kate Albus for the photo. (Follow MG Authorcade for virtual school visit giveaways)
Our group of 15 MG authors debuted together in 2021, and look how far we've come.
Thanks Kate Albus for the photo. (Follow MG Authorcade for virtual school visit giveaways)
Going through some of my old college stuff, I pulled this out of the box.
Son: Oh is that a dictionary? I think I’ve heard of those. What do you do with them?
Son: Oh is that a dictionary? I think I’ve heard of those. What do you do with them?
March 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Going through some of my old college stuff, I pulled this out of the box.
Son: Oh is that a dictionary? I think I’ve heard of those. What do you do with them?
Son: Oh is that a dictionary? I think I’ve heard of those. What do you do with them?
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📢📢GIVEAWAY!!📢📢
Who: For #teachers & #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit w/ 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 3/10 ⏰
Where: US/CAN
Why: Because you're amazing!
🍀Good luck!
Who: For #teachers & #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit w/ 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 3/10 ⏰
Where: US/CAN
Why: Because you're amazing!
🍀Good luck!
March 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📢📢GIVEAWAY!!📢📢
Who: For #teachers & #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit w/ 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 3/10 ⏰
Where: US/CAN
Why: Because you're amazing!
🍀Good luck!
Who: For #teachers & #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit w/ 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 3/10 ⏰
Where: US/CAN
Why: Because you're amazing!
🍀Good luck!
Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity
A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.
www.samsubity.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
Me to son after school visit: Why do kids always laugh when I say I'm from Ohio?
Son: Because Ohio means something else now.
Me: Um...what?
Son: Just wait till they realize your last name sounds like "skibidi."
Son: Because Ohio means something else now.
Me: Um...what?
Son: Just wait till they realize your last name sounds like "skibidi."
February 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Me to son after school visit: Why do kids always laugh when I say I'm from Ohio?
Son: Because Ohio means something else now.
Me: Um...what?
Son: Just wait till they realize your last name sounds like "skibidi."
Son: Because Ohio means something else now.
Me: Um...what?
Son: Just wait till they realize your last name sounds like "skibidi."
Next Monday! Join us for the live release of my latest data on the middle grade book market along with a Q&A for all your burning questions about what's happening with middle grade books.
The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh
Sam Subity, MG author & Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around.
#kidlit
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh
Sam Subity, MG author & Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around.
#kidlit
January 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Next Monday! Join us for the live release of my latest data on the middle grade book market along with a Q&A for all your burning questions about what's happening with middle grade books.
