Susan Park
@susanfirghilpark.bsky.social
writer, poet, nature lover and complete book geek living in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by forest, birds, squirrels, chipmunks and chickens. Member SCBWI.
I so enjoyed the latest SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social podcast with translator Avery Fisher Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social ! So great to hear more about her translation of Temple Alley Summer and her ongoing relationship with its author Sachiko Kashiwaba!
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I so enjoyed the latest SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social podcast with translator Avery Fisher Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social ! So great to hear more about her translation of Temple Alley Summer and her ongoing relationship with its author Sachiko Kashiwaba!
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Thank you Kirkus! Forests comes out Nov 4 #kidlit @steamteambooks.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you Kirkus! Forests comes out Nov 4 #kidlit @steamteambooks.bsky.social
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🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
I agree! I loved The Trouble With Heroes @katemessner.com a beautifully crafted MG novel in verse with so much voice and heart.
October 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I agree! I loved The Trouble With Heroes @katemessner.com a beautifully crafted MG novel in verse with so much voice and heart.
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I just finished The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner and I am😭A #MGBook #KitLit #NovelInVerse that deserves all the awards this year. #Skybratians #SchoolLibrarians if you haven’t ordered it yet be sure to add it.
September 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I just finished The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner and I am😭A #MGBook #KitLit #NovelInVerse that deserves all the awards this year. #Skybratians #SchoolLibrarians if you haven’t ordered it yet be sure to add it.
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I LOVE this quote.
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would dehydrate." - Megan Jo, age 12
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would dehydrate." - Megan Jo, age 12
September 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I LOVE this quote.
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would dehydrate." - Megan Jo, age 12
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would dehydrate." - Megan Jo, age 12
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Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congrats @reemfaruqi.bsky.social on ZARINA DIVIDED a terrific #MG #VerseNovel about partition India-Pakistan @yalsa.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congrats @reemfaruqi.bsky.social on ZARINA DIVIDED a terrific #MG #VerseNovel about partition India-Pakistan @yalsa.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social
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For #NationalWildlifeDay, read from author and photographer #SuziEszterhas's incredible collection of nonfiction books to learn about the ways wildlife creatures live! 📷
-MY WILD LIFE
-MOTO AND ME
-A LEOPARD DIARY
-A MEERKAT DIARY
#Classroom #LifeSciences #Teachers #KidLit
-MY WILD LIFE
-MOTO AND ME
-A LEOPARD DIARY
-A MEERKAT DIARY
#Classroom #LifeSciences #Teachers #KidLit
September 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
For #NationalWildlifeDay, read from author and photographer #SuziEszterhas's incredible collection of nonfiction books to learn about the ways wildlife creatures live! 📷
-MY WILD LIFE
-MOTO AND ME
-A LEOPARD DIARY
-A MEERKAT DIARY
#Classroom #LifeSciences #Teachers #KidLit
-MY WILD LIFE
-MOTO AND ME
-A LEOPARD DIARY
-A MEERKAT DIARY
#Classroom #LifeSciences #Teachers #KidLit
Happy to have a poem in this anthology from @whitestagpub.bsky.social !!
September 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Happy to have a poem in this anthology from @whitestagpub.bsky.social !!
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#BLOODLORE A White Stag Anthology of Bloodlines & Myth is a collection of poetry & prose from over twenty writers exploring the threads that bind us through ancestral, cultural, mythical, & personal lore. 🩸
whitestagpublishing.com/poetry-books...
whitestagpublishing.com/poetry-books...
August 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#BLOODLORE A White Stag Anthology of Bloodlines & Myth is a collection of poetry & prose from over twenty writers exploring the threads that bind us through ancestral, cultural, mythical, & personal lore. 🩸
whitestagpublishing.com/poetry-books...
whitestagpublishing.com/poetry-books...
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SPARK in USA TODAY!
August 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
SPARK in USA TODAY!
Even with our cool weather here, the kitchen garden finally taking off!
July 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Even with our cool weather here, the kitchen garden finally taking off!
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Today’s SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship sadly confirms the argument of my essay that published today: We are in a once-in-century battle for civil rights, and therefore, democracy.
I've covered race for two decades. I knew the 2nd Trump Admin would be dangerous for civil rights. Yet the collapse of the federal civil rights architecture and national will to address racial inequality and work on integration is stunning. Here's my latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Today’s SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship sadly confirms the argument of my essay that published today: We are in a once-in-century battle for civil rights, and therefore, democracy.
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Do not wait for your books to be banned to join @authorsabb.bsky.social. Please stand up for our colleagues, our readers, and the freedom to read and write today.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Authors Against Book Bans
Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...
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April 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Do not wait for your books to be banned to join @authorsabb.bsky.social. Please stand up for our colleagues, our readers, and the freedom to read and write today.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Just finished listening to the SCBWI podcast interview with Nova Ren Suma - so inspiring and fascinating about her creative process.
June 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Just finished listening to the SCBWI podcast interview with Nova Ren Suma - so inspiring and fascinating about her creative process.
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In the latest episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Nova Ren Suma! Listen NOW on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and more!
Check out her website: novaren.com
Buy her latest book here or with the link in our bio: bookshop.org/a/19191/9781...
Check out her website: novaren.com
Buy her latest book here or with the link in our bio: bookshop.org/a/19191/9781...
June 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In the latest episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Nova Ren Suma! Listen NOW on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and more!
Check out her website: novaren.com
Buy her latest book here or with the link in our bio: bookshop.org/a/19191/9781...
Check out her website: novaren.com
Buy her latest book here or with the link in our bio: bookshop.org/a/19191/9781...
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It's hard to explain to people outside this fight that Texas is currently trying to ban kids from using public libraries... but they are; it's passed out of committee, and it's going to a floor vote.
🚨If you know ANYONE in Texas it's time for them to call their reps and demand NO ON HB3225🚨
🚨If you know ANYONE in Texas it's time for them to call their reps and demand NO ON HB3225🚨
Bad. Despite the voucher debate, the Tx State Affairs committee met and voted FOR HB3225. This bill would require public libraries to have age restrictions and cordone off parts of the library as inaccessible to teens. @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It's hard to explain to people outside this fight that Texas is currently trying to ban kids from using public libraries... but they are; it's passed out of committee, and it's going to a floor vote.
🚨If you know ANYONE in Texas it's time for them to call their reps and demand NO ON HB3225🚨
🚨If you know ANYONE in Texas it's time for them to call their reps and demand NO ON HB3225🚨
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President Trump is using federal funding to coerce our public schools to comply with his agenda.
Schools should not be a political battleground.
Schools should not be a political battleground.
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools (Gift Article)
State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo...
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
President Trump is using federal funding to coerce our public schools to comply with his agenda.
Schools should not be a political battleground.
Schools should not be a political battleground.
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Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility with These Middle Grade and YA Titles
www.slj.com/story/celebr...
www.slj.com/story/celebr...
Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility with These Middle Grade and YA Titles
Lifting up transgender voices in literature has always been important, but now it's more important than ever. Share these 14 books by trans creators and/or about trans characters ahead of Transgender ...
www.slj.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility with These Middle Grade and YA Titles
www.slj.com/story/celebr...
www.slj.com/story/celebr...
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Show up. Call.
Protect libraries. Prevent the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has created a tool and script for you to call your member of Congress.
Make the time.
Show up. Call.
app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Protect libraries. Prevent the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has created a tool and script for you to call your member of Congress.
Make the time.
Show up. Call.
app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Call on Congress to Protect Federal Library Funding
Call on Congress to Protect Federal Library Funding
app.oneclickpolitics.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Show up. Call.
Protect libraries. Prevent the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has created a tool and script for you to call your member of Congress.
Make the time.
Show up. Call.
app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Protect libraries. Prevent the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has created a tool and script for you to call your member of Congress.
Make the time.
Show up. Call.
app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Happy spring equinox! Our Araucana hen laid her first egg of the season 2 weeks ago, and 2 days ago several chipmunks came out from their winter hibernation/torpor, and the migrating flock of band-tailed pigeons that come every spring appeared!
March 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Happy spring equinox! Our Araucana hen laid her first egg of the season 2 weeks ago, and 2 days ago several chipmunks came out from their winter hibernation/torpor, and the migrating flock of band-tailed pigeons that come every spring appeared!
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Just finished listening to SCBWI's December podcast with Paul Zelinsky! So deeply inspiring and insightful re the creative process.
March 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just finished listening to SCBWI's December podcast with Paul Zelinsky! So deeply inspiring and insightful re the creative process.
Just finished listening to SCBWI's December podcast with Paul Zelinsky! So deeply inspiring and insightful re the creative process.
March 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just finished listening to SCBWI's December podcast with Paul Zelinsky! So deeply inspiring and insightful re the creative process.
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Yall better be both sharing the Stand up for Science posts /and/ figuring out how to get your butt to one of them!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@standupforscience.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yall better be both sharing the Stand up for Science posts /and/ figuring out how to get your butt to one of them!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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Happy March! This month, William Kamkwamba will be joining BookBreak Middle School and Johanna Ho and Jasmine Warga will be on BookBreak Elementary. Middle Schoolers will also enjoy part 2 of @barbaradee.bsky.social 's Author in Residence program. See you there!
March 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy March! This month, William Kamkwamba will be joining BookBreak Middle School and Johanna Ho and Jasmine Warga will be on BookBreak Elementary. Middle Schoolers will also enjoy part 2 of @barbaradee.bsky.social 's Author in Residence program. See you there!