drydenbks (Emma D Dryden)
@drydenbks.bsky.social
I'm a longtime children's book editor and publisher, offering services and support as a children's book editorial & publishing consultant. #SCBWI Advisory Council member. #kidlit Lover of travel, animals, the environment, and justice. drydenbks.com
I'll be leading a two-part session at the upcoming in-person February @scbwi.bsky.social Conference in NYC: "Tips and Tools to Approach Your Work in New Ways: A Two-Part Revision Workshop" - please join me! #scbwiny26
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'll be leading a two-part session at the upcoming in-person February @scbwi.bsky.social Conference in NYC: "Tips and Tools to Approach Your Work in New Ways: A Two-Part Revision Workshop" - please join me! #scbwiny26
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Speaks Out on CBS to discuss her firing and libraries' role in democracy www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Speaks Out on CBS
The 14th librarian of Congress discussed the unusual circumstances of her May 8 removal from the position by the White House with Robert Costa on the network’s June 8 Sunday Morning broadcast.
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June 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Speaks Out on CBS to discuss her firing and libraries' role in democracy www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Netflix Picks Up 'Sesame Street' Worldwide Streaming Rights After Max Deal Ends | Variety
Netflix Picks Up ‘Sesame Street’ Worldwide Streaming Rights After Max Deal Ends
Netflix inked a deal with Sesame Workshop for global streaming rights to 'Sesame Street' Season 59.
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May 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Netflix Picks Up 'Sesame Street' Worldwide Streaming Rights After Max Deal Ends | Variety
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SEND AN EMAIL: Tell Congress to Reinstate the Librarian of Congress!
President Trump has crossed another dangerous line by abruptly firing Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.
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May 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
I'm attending Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect's event, “No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Rescheduled! · Third Act Initiative, Inc.
No Kings – Then or Now: Fighting on All Fronts
RESCHEDULED: Volunteer Blue and its 40-plus partner organizations are (re)inviting you to join us on Friday, May 9th, for this special event.
We will ...
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May 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'm attending Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect's event, “No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
Congratulations to all the Edgar Award winners! mysterywriters.org/mystery-writ...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Congratulations to all the Edgar Award winners! mysterywriters.org/mystery-writ...
Senator Cory Booker has been speaking for over 20 hours about the MORAL MOMENT we are in.
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Senator Cory Booker has been speaking for over 20 hours about the MORAL MOMENT we are in.
It was only a matter of time before he came for our libraries. And ALA is fighting back. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
March 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It was only a matter of time before he came for our libraries. And ALA is fighting back. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
The New Adult category is getting a boost with a new imprint at @littlebrownyr.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
LBYR Catches Feelings for New Adult Category with Requited Imprint
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has launched Requited, HBG’s first new adult imprint, which will publish 10–20 titles per year.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The New Adult category is getting a boost with a new imprint at @littlebrownyr.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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A reminder that "Practical Matters...," a comprehensive introduction to the practical things you need to know in #kidlit publishing, starts in 3 weeks!
Please repost so more folks will know. Questions and comments welcome...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pra...
Please repost so more folks will know. Questions and comments welcome...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pra...
Practical Matters in Children's Book Publishing: A Two-Night Mini with Editor Harold Underdown - Highlights Foundation
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February 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A reminder that "Practical Matters...," a comprehensive introduction to the practical things you need to know in #kidlit publishing, starts in 3 weeks!
Please repost so more folks will know. Questions and comments welcome...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pra...
Please repost so more folks will know. Questions and comments welcome...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pra...
Exciting move for @agentemurph.bsky.social and her fantastic agency and agents! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Erin Murphy Literary Agents Join Aevitas
The agents of Windham, Maine–based children's book agency Erin Murphy Literary Agency—including founder Erin Murphy and agents Ammi-Joan Paquette, Tricia Lawrence, Kevin Lewis, and Miranda Paul—have j...
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February 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Exciting move for @agentemurph.bsky.social and her fantastic agency and agents! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Saturday Night Live 01/22/77 - My dad, Bob Dryden, was on SNL playing John Belushi's doctor! www.youtube.com/watch?v=79An...
Sick Belushi Cold Open - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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February 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Saturday Night Live 01/22/77 - My dad, Bob Dryden, was on SNL playing John Belushi's doctor! www.youtube.com/watch?v=79An...
How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025 (gift article from The New York Times) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025 (Gift Article)
President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal government, but many of his administration’s actions so far have mirrored it.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025 (gift article from The New York Times) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Kendrik Lamar's halftime show? Brilliant! Drake aside, he called for revolution against our split flag, US censorship & hypocrisy, a corrupt Pres., the privileged killing other (they not like us)ala Squid Games, abusers, shutting down DEI. If we don't shout against what's going on, we're complicit.
February 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Kendrik Lamar's halftime show? Brilliant! Drake aside, he called for revolution against our split flag, US censorship & hypocrisy, a corrupt Pres., the privileged killing other (they not like us)ala Squid Games, abusers, shutting down DEI. If we don't shout against what's going on, we're complicit.
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There are a lot of great small publishers! There are also plenty that writers should steer clear of. In my Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about red flags to look out for when evaluating publishers.
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Ask the Agent:
I saw you comment on a blog called My Cautionary Tale In Book Publishing that got posted on FB Kidlit 411. This has been going on for over 8 years. Writers have tried to get it on Writers Beware so o…
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February 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There are a lot of great small publishers! There are also plenty that writers should steer clear of. In my Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about red flags to look out for when evaluating publishers.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
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PEN America Reports Most Banned Picture Books of 2023–2024
PEN America Reports Most Banned Picture Books of 2023–2024
Several common elements are apparent in the 23 titles on the list, including LGBTQ+ representation, historical accounts of the U.S. internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, discussions of race…
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January 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
PEN America Reports Most Banned Picture Books of 2023–2024
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@authorsguild.bsky.social The Authors Guild Rolls Out ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Authors Guild Rolls Out ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program
The new certification, intended to counteract the proliferation of AI-generated books in online marketplaces, involves a public database for authors and publishers to register their books as having be...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@authorsguild.bsky.social The Authors Guild Rolls Out ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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The Authors Guild is deeply dismayed by the current administration’s recent decision to dismiss 11 complaints related to book bans and to eliminate the position of book ban coordinator.
Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-resp...
Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-resp...
A Shocking Setback: Authors Guild Responds to DOE's Dismissal of Book Ban Cases - The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild is deeply dismayed by the current administration’s recent decision to dismiss 11 complaints related to book bans and to eliminate the position of book ban coordinator. The Department...
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January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Authors Guild is deeply dismayed by the current administration’s recent decision to dismiss 11 complaints related to book bans and to eliminate the position of book ban coordinator.
Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-resp...
Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-resp...
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Check out our conversations with Erin Entrada Kelly, Rebecca Lee Kunz, Samuel Teer, and Mar Julia, this year’s recipients of the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Awards, about the moment they answered that once-in-a-lifetime phone call
When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2025 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners
The annual Youth Media Awards were announced on January 27 during the American Library Association’s final LibLearnX conference. See our interviews with the winners of the three top prizes.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Check out our conversations with Erin Entrada Kelly, Rebecca Lee Kunz, Samuel Teer, and Mar Julia, this year’s recipients of the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Awards, about the moment they answered that once-in-a-lifetime phone call
Want to REVISE YOUR WORK? Eileen Robinson, @hunderdown.bsky.social, and I are leading a retreat in May! Join us at The Highlights Foundation! @highlightsfound.bsky.social Here’s the registration link:
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/rev...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/rev...
January 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Want to REVISE YOUR WORK? Eileen Robinson, @hunderdown.bsky.social, and I are leading a retreat in May! Join us at The Highlights Foundation! @highlightsfound.bsky.social Here’s the registration link:
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/rev...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/rev...
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Kelly, Kunz, Teer, Julia Win 2025 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards!
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Kelly, Kunz, Teer, Julia Win 2025 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards
The Youth Media Awards were announced Monday morning, January 27, during the American Library Association’s final LibLearnX conference in Phoenix.
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January 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Kelly, Kunz, Teer, Julia Win 2025 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards!
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No one should be surprised or affronted if the man you voted for is doing the vicious things he promised he'd do. You who voted for him are complicit.
January 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
No one should be surprised or affronted if the man you voted for is doing the vicious things he promised he'd do. You who voted for him are complicit.
74th National Jewish Book Awards announced! www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/74t...
74th National Jewish Book Awards Winners
Attend the 74th National Jewish Book Awards Celebration
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January 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
74th National Jewish Book Awards announced! www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/74t...
Disgusted and strategizing...
January 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Disgusted and strategizing...