Virginia Zimmerman
@vzauthor.bsky.social
Children's author; Professor of Literary Studies; Lover of books, travel, and sheep; she/her
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Virginia Zimmerman
@vzauthor.bsky.social
· Nov 10
My friend Mary Newell DePalma and I wrote this book which was published in 2022 for the 5th anniversary of the Women's March. You can find it in the history section of bookstores, but, alas, it again speaks to our current moment. #womensmarch #kidlit bookshop.org/p/books/pink...
Pleased to be included on this list!
All About Equality: Powerful, Unapologetically Feminist Kid Books
Gender equality is not reserved for adulthood, and these picture books are perfect for starting conversations with young readers about equal gender rights.
bookstr.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Pleased to be included on this list!
It's International Women's Day. I wrote this book about the 2017 Women's March. It came out in 2022 for the 5 year anniversary. It remains urgently important, even more so now. #womensmarch #democracy
March 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It's International Women's Day. I wrote this book about the 2017 Women's March. It came out in 2022 for the 5 year anniversary. It remains urgently important, even more so now. #womensmarch #democracy
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Congress needs to forcefully act.
Not just a presser. Shut off Trump's funding for Air Force One until he stops illegally impounding money and closing agencies. Make them vote on this Congress.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Not just a presser. Shut off Trump's funding for Air Force One until he stops illegally impounding money and closing agencies. Make them vote on this Congress.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Democrats push back after Musk says Trump agrees to close USAID and workers are kept out
The developments come after Elon Musk said that he had spoken with President Donald Trump about the aid and development agency and “he agreed we should shut it down.”
apnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Congress needs to forcefully act.
Not just a presser. Shut off Trump's funding for Air Force One until he stops illegally impounding money and closing agencies. Make them vote on this Congress.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Not just a presser. Shut off Trump's funding for Air Force One until he stops illegally impounding money and closing agencies. Make them vote on this Congress.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Teen Vogue continuing to step up magnificently where our journals of record are failing.
"Remind yourself constantly that no one gave you your identity, truth, or power, and no one can take them away without your permission." ⤵️
Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist
Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and nonbinary youth.
www.teenvogue.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Teen Vogue continuing to step up magnificently where our journals of record are failing.
I'm just breathing slowly and taking in as much air and grace from the Biden presidency while I still can.
January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm just breathing slowly and taking in as much air and grace from the Biden presidency while I still can.
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#Writer wife, @vzauthor.bsky.social has a new co writer, Gideon Mantell, half Corgi half 19th c gentleman #geologist.
January 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#Writer wife, @vzauthor.bsky.social has a new co writer, Gideon Mantell, half Corgi half 19th c gentleman #geologist.
Jam puffs for the last day of 19th Century Women Writers, inspired by The Mill on the Floss. Winners of in-class pub-style trivia will get oranges, a la Cranford.
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Jam puffs for the last day of 19th Century Women Writers, inspired by The Mill on the Floss. Winners of in-class pub-style trivia will get oranges, a la Cranford.
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The people screaming, “protect our kids!” about a public bathroom want to make a pedophile Attorney General of the United States.
November 19, 2024 at 12:21 AM
The people screaming, “protect our kids!” about a public bathroom want to make a pedophile Attorney General of the United States.
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We haven't even gotten to the Mordor portion of this journey, my friends. Hell, we haven't even made it to the Prancing Pony yet. The next four years are going to get grim. Find your people, assemble your supplies, and make sure that one of your close-knit group of companions is friggin Sam Gamgee.
Whenever you think “Trump can’t do that” just remember that the Supreme Court said he literally can.
November 19, 2024 at 2:29 AM
We haven't even gotten to the Mordor portion of this journey, my friends. Hell, we haven't even made it to the Prancing Pony yet. The next four years are going to get grim. Find your people, assemble your supplies, and make sure that one of your close-knit group of companions is friggin Sam Gamgee.
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This is old, but it feels worth reposting today.
Despair is a failure of imagination. And those of us in the #imaginationbusiness have an important job right now.
Despair is a failure of imagination. And those of us in the #imaginationbusiness have an important job right now.
Thanks, @christebbetts, for sharing this awesome blog post by Laurel Snyder! It's a great read and so relevant right now. Check it out here: www.hbook.com/story/...
#kidlit #kidlitwriters #kidlitauthors
#kidlit #kidlitwriters #kidlitauthors
November 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
This is old, but it feels worth reposting today.
Despair is a failure of imagination. And those of us in the #imaginationbusiness have an important job right now.
Despair is a failure of imagination. And those of us in the #imaginationbusiness have an important job right now.
I've been here for awhile, but I'm excited to introduce myself to all the new folks. I mostly write fiction for young people, and I also teach children's literature and 19th century British lit at Bucknell University. I'm grateful that I get to hang out with books all day long!
November 12, 2024 at 4:46 PM
I've been here for awhile, but I'm excited to introduce myself to all the new folks. I mostly write fiction for young people, and I also teach children's literature and 19th century British lit at Bucknell University. I'm grateful that I get to hang out with books all day long!
My friend Mary Newell DePalma and I wrote this book which was published in 2022 for the 5th anniversary of the Women's March. You can find it in the history section of bookstores, but, alas, it again speaks to our current moment. #womensmarch #kidlit bookshop.org/p/books/pink...
November 10, 2024 at 4:18 PM
My friend Mary Newell DePalma and I wrote this book which was published in 2022 for the 5th anniversary of the Women's March. You can find it in the history section of bookstores, but, alas, it again speaks to our current moment. #womensmarch #kidlit bookshop.org/p/books/pink...
It's always a joy to write at the Highlights Foundation. I spent a couple hours revising in this red rocker by the creek. #amrevising #kidlit
April 25, 2024 at 3:18 AM
It's always a joy to write at the Highlights Foundation. I spent a couple hours revising in this red rocker by the creek. #amrevising #kidlit