tanita_writes
LightNews LightNews
banner
tanitawrites.bsky.social
tanita_writes
@tanitawrites.bsky.social
140 followers 98 following 59 posts
fiction, instead of lies...but mostly lies • author, thinker, smirker, spy • she/her/ms • Professionally Awkward • Out now: THE SCIENCE OF FRIENDSHIP from Katherine Tegen Books, BERRY PARKER DOESN'T CATCH CRUSHES coming in 2025!
Posts Replies Media Videos
tanitawrites.bsky.social
Fifty-eight years ago today the last miscegenation law was struck down in the United States. Happy Loving Day, to those who celebrate love.
A square that is half black and half white with a red heart outlined in white and black in the center. The words read National Loving Day.
June 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
I'd be a little jealous that my character has people making her quilts, except that it matches the book cover so well (and also *I* get to use the quilt, it's all good)!
Bright orange, green and teal quilt with a book on top. Book has bright orange cover with a Black girl wearing cornrows tearing a red valentine in heart. The title of the book is BERRY PARKER DOESN'T CATCH CRUSHES. Below the book it says, "Coming September 2025."
June 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
"There is no king

who has not had a slave among his ancestors,

and no slave who has not had a king among his."

Helen Keller
June 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
YAY! I'm so glad!!!
msyingling.bsky.social Ms. Yingling @msyingling.bsky.social · May 11
@tanitawrites.bsky.social @HarperChildrens BERRY PARKER DOESN'T CATCH CRUSHES (9/16/25) is every bit as good as I hoped it would be! 🧡 🧡 🧡 🧡 🧡
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
Self-identified fem/nonbinary BIPOC writers invited to apply by May 1 for a full ride (room, board, tuition for all workshops & events) to 4-day Sonoma County Writers Camp at gorgeous Ratna Ling in Cazadero, CA. Short application, free to apply, here:

sonomacountywriterscamp.com/scwc-bipoc-w....
SCWC BIPOC Writer Scholarship | Sonoma County Writers Camp
sonomacountywriterscamp.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
sguillory262.bsky.social
I just mailed a box of books from Louisiana to California for $6. We do not appreciate the Postal Service like we should. We need to fight to keep it.
March 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
teenvogue.com
The miraculous wrinkle-erasing, acne-fighting cream, is the result of decades of horrifying medical abuse.
The Horrifying History Behind a Beloved Skin-Care Ingredient
Retin-A was developed through tests on incarcerated people.
www.teenvogue.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
rosemarymosco.com
It's the best time of the year. Blue spotted salamanders are out, and they're the perfect animal
A blue spotted salamander crawling along a dirt and gravel path. Close up of the salamander's skin, with little blue snowflakes against a black background.
March 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
denisehkg.bsky.social
KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS: 1. You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. 2. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police, 3. If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries. If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. 5. If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present. 6. If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement officer at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you'll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney - no matter your citizenship or immigration status. KNOW_ YOUR RIGHTS ACLU
March 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS, @melissawiley.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
I recently learned that back in the day "calls" lasted, in the labyrinthine social jungle of the early 19th. & 20th c., for a mere fifteen minutes. Can you imagine!? Fifteen. Minutes.

Can we bring that back? tanitasdavis.com/wp/?p=14020
{socializing calling} – {fiction, instead of lies}
tanitasdavis.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social
Picture Books About Immigration to America | Book Riot
Picture Books About Immigration to America
These stories will help anyone understand the motivations of immigrants, feel the sanctity of their bonds, and develop empathy in general.
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
So, yesterday's Poetry Friday dive on Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay reads more like an English paper than a blog post, but sometimes one must embrace the inner nerd ...http://tanitasdavis.com/wp/?p=13970
February 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Elementary/Middle-Grade Fiction Winner

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits)
by @lisayee.bsky.social, illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
Nominated by: @aquafortis.bsky.social

#mglit #booksky #cybils2024
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Fiction Picture Book Winner

I am a Masterpiece!
Mia Armstrong; Illustrated by @alexandradraws.bsky.social
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
Publisher/ Author Submission

#kidlit #picturebook #booksky #cybils2024
February 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Board Book Winner

Who Laid These Eggs?: A Lift-the-Flap Book (An Animal Traces Book)
Laura Gehl, illustrated by Loris Lora
Harry N Abrams
Nominated by: @achrishelton.bsky.social

#kidlit #boardbook #booksky #cybils2024
February 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Elementary Nonfiction Winner

My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More
by G. Neri, illustrated by Corban Wilkin
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
Publisher/Author Submission

#kidlit #nonfiction #kidslovenonfiction #picturebook #booksky
February 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction Winner

Impossible Creatures
by Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: @sonderbooks.com

#mglit #kidfantasy #SFFbooks #booksky #cybils2024
February 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Middle-Grade Nonfiction Winner

Why We Need Vaccines: How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases
by Rowena Rae and Paige Stampatori
@orcabook.bsky.social
Publisher/ Author Submission

#mglit #nonfiction #kidslovenonfiction #booksky #cybils2024
February 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
tanitawrites.bsky.social
Two categories, @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social !🥂
cybilsawards.bsky.social Cybils Awards @cybilsawards.bsky.social · Feb 14
2024 High School Nonfiction Winner

American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
by @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social + @ewein2412.bsky.social
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Becky L
#yalit #nonfiction #booksky #cybils2024
February 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Poetry Collection Winner

Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson,  illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social
Nominated by: Amie

#mglit #yalit #poetry #booksky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Young Adult Speculative Fiction Winner

Hearts Still Beating
by Brooke Archer
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Leah

#yalit #teenfantasy #SFFbooks #booksky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Young Adult Graphic Novel Winner

Pearl: A Graphic Novel
by @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social, illustrated by Christine Norrie
GRAPHIX
Nominated by: BradB

#yalit #graphicnovel #booksky #cybils2024
February 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Reposted by tanita_writes
cybilsawards.bsky.social
2024 Young Adult Fiction Winner

Everything We Never Had
by @randyribay.bsky.social
Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social
Nominated by: Richetta

#yalit #yafiction #booksky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM