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Cory Putman Oakes
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Book Nerd. Baker. Children’s Book Author. My latest: THE SECOND BEST HAUNTED HOTEL ON MERCER STREET. coryoakes.com
Signed. Please consider doing the same.
May 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by Cory Putman Oakes
‼️ SB13 will be discussed and considered during Thursday’s Senate K-16 Education Committee. More details to come- but for now- save the date and consider making a trip to Austin to share your thoughts about this bill with our legislators in person.
February 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Reposted by Cory Putman Oakes
"Knowledge is power. And that’s exactly why there are so many people trying to keep the public from accessing it. We don’t have to let them. Even in the places, like this school district in Florida...we can win."
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author/AABB leader
#UniteAgainstBookBans
lithub.com/authors-agai...
How Authors Against Book Bans helped defeat attempted library censorship in Florida.
If you’ve been following the right wing’s obsessive book-banning over the last few years, you’ve probably heard of Authors Against Book Bans, a coalition of writers, illustrators, and other book pe…
lithub.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Cozy fire vibes for whoever needs this right now!
February 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sunday Bunday!
February 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Texans! If you support the freedom to read, please take a moment to read and sign this letter from @txfreedomread.bsky.social

@authorsabb.bsky.social has already signed on as an organization, but we need individuals as well! Every signature counts.
On Tuesday, @txfreedomread.bsky.social along with 33 partners & allies- who represent Texas parents, students, authors, librarians, educators, grandparents & concerned citizens- sent a joint letter to our elected leaders.
January 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
January 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed THE COURTING OF BRISTOL KEATS (the latest by Mary Pearson)! I also found this awesome tiny library on the island of Jost Van Dyke, and it feels right to leave it here for someone else to discover.

#littlefreelibrary #jostvandyke #littlefreelibraryadventures #tinylibrary
November 30, 2024 at 2:04 PM
A Thanksgiving rainbow stretching right over Saba Rock!
November 28, 2024 at 12:27 PM
This is the face of a dog who just chased a herd of deer away from his yard - all while remaining safely on his side of the fence. He’s very pleased with himself. #DogsofBluesky
November 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I’ve been updating our Austin Kid Lit Authors Starter Pack all week as more of our Austin writing community has migrated to Bluesky - here’s the current list!

go.bsky.app/Rke2No5
November 22, 2024 at 5:45 PM
A positive thing you can do today: sign up for (or renew) your local public library card. I renewed yesterday and today I am re-discovering the magic of public libraries and gleefully borrowing All Of The Books. (For extra awesomeness, link your library card to Libby!)
November 20, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by Cory Putman Oakes
This is our first go at posting actual content on 🦋… any experts have any tips to make sure our intended audience sees posts like these? (Texas book lovers, people who live near Katy, Texas, anti-censorship folks)?
Hey Texas #booksky -Katy ISD added 14 titles to their list of “removed” (ie: banned) books last week- bringing the total books banned since August 2024 to 34.

Visit www.txftrp.org/katy_isd_ban... for the complete list, and action you can take to fight for the freedom to read in Katy ISD.
November 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM
I made a starter pack of Austin Kid Lit Authors! If you're looking for a bunch of fun, passionate, kid lit writers to follow, this is a great place to start!

go.bsky.app/Rke2No5
November 18, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Happy #Caturday! Here’s a picture of my orange tabby in his lion outfit.
November 16, 2024 at 11:02 PM
I swear that not all of my posts will be about bread. But today’s turned out so well and making such a delicious thing out of flour, water, and yeast just feels magical sometimes. I also swear that I am sitting down to write now. Right. Now. #amwriting
November 15, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Today by the numbers:

WORDS WRITTEN: 0

PAGES READ: 250

BAKES: 2 (bread and cinnamon blondies)

SCREAMS INTO THE VOID: slightly fewer than yesterday
November 14, 2024 at 10:11 PM