Emily Wahl
@emilywahl.bsky.social
MG Celtic mythologist; also obsessed with plants. Books, kids, gardening = my trifecta of happiness.
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Welsh folklore warns us to take it easy on the Thursday before Easter:
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
April 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Welsh folklore warns us to take it easy on the Thursday before Easter:
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning"
Folklore of Wales 1909
#FolkloreThursday
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I am a nyc teacher. My students are learning about the women's rights movement. One of our focus questions is: How can kids make a difference in the world? My students will embark on a research project on a topic of how kids can make a difference. Please repost. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
April 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I am a nyc teacher. My students are learning about the women's rights movement. One of our focus questions is: How can kids make a difference in the world? My students will embark on a research project on a topic of how kids can make a difference. Please repost. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Although I write about pre-Christian Irish myths and legends, it's the medieval monks I have to thank for recording the old stories. Books are precious time capsules of human culture and experience, and should be cherished. #bookSky💙📚 #books
Millennium-old monks’ manuscripts return to Ireland for exhibition
Books include religious scriptures and scribbled jokes, giving glimpse of daily lives of early medieval Irish monks
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April 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Although I write about pre-Christian Irish myths and legends, it's the medieval monks I have to thank for recording the old stories. Books are precious time capsules of human culture and experience, and should be cherished. #bookSky💙📚 #books
I love this! What a great community. 💙📚 #booksky #community
‘Book brigade’: US town forms human chain to move 9,100 books one-by-one
A small Michigan community banded together to help a beloved local bookstore move its stock to a new storefront
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April 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I love this! What a great community. 💙📚 #booksky #community
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I love that this collection of family-friendly spooky tales raises funds for National Parks! It’s headed your way @hottsnewreads.bsky.social #bookposse #booksky @allymalinenko.bsky.social @fleurbradley.bsky.social @darcymarks.bsky.social @kimventrella.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Read our letter to Meta, sent last week, condemning their unlicensed use of authors' work to train AI. #DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves - societyofauthors.org/2025/04/04/t...
The SoA's message to Meta: don't steal our books - The Society of Authors
On Thursday 3 April, the Society of Authors (SoA) organised a day of action to deliver a message to Meta. Read all about it here.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Read our letter to Meta, sent last week, condemning their unlicensed use of authors' work to train AI. #DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves - societyofauthors.org/2025/04/04/t...
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If you're near York, I'm doing an event with @yorkarchaeology.bsky.social at a lovely library on April 12th. Join me! www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk/events/loki-... #KidLitUK @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Loki: A Bad God's Guide – Live with Louie Stowell! | JORVIK Viking Centre
Calling all mischief makers! Louie Stowell is here to talk all about her bestselling Loki: A Bad God’s Guide series.
www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you're near York, I'm doing an event with @yorkarchaeology.bsky.social at a lovely library on April 12th. Join me! www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk/events/loki-... #KidLitUK @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
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“Most avid readers are created between the ages of eight and 12. Our whole industry should be invested in this reading cohort.” Predictions from middle-reader publishers: bit.ly/4l0Bi0g #kidlit #mglit
Turning the Tide on Middle Grade Books
Movers and shakers behind five newish imprints are aiming to turn the tide on sales in the middle grade category.
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March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Most avid readers are created between the ages of eight and 12. Our whole industry should be invested in this reading cohort.” Predictions from middle-reader publishers: bit.ly/4l0Bi0g #kidlit #mglit
"Why do kids need to find grief and joy and hurt and humor all in the pages of a single, good book? Well, friends, I’ll tell you why: Because books are cheaper than therapy."
We have always told stories to make sense of life and help each other navigate it, from ancient myths to modern #kidlit.
We have always told stories to make sense of life and help each other navigate it, from ancient myths to modern #kidlit.
"A well-read kid is an empowered kid. An empowered kid is a resilient one."
On Nerdy Book Club, Aubrey Hartman writes about fiction allowing kids to experience their emotions and her new middle grade novel, THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST.
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On Nerdy Book Club, Aubrey Hartman writes about fiction allowing kids to experience their emotions and her new middle grade novel, THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST.
nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/l...
Live, Laugh, Grieve: Kids Need Books That Do All Three by Aubrey Hartman
We were standing outside my house when the sky opened—a blessed relief at the tail end of the Los Angeles wildfires. We pulled up our hoods, letting the rain…
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March 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Why do kids need to find grief and joy and hurt and humor all in the pages of a single, good book? Well, friends, I’ll tell you why: Because books are cheaper than therapy."
We have always told stories to make sense of life and help each other navigate it, from ancient myths to modern #kidlit.
We have always told stories to make sense of life and help each other navigate it, from ancient myths to modern #kidlit.
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Author interview with Kiyash Monsef! Read on the blog about the author's writing process, this lovely companion book to Once There Was, and more.
#kidlit #middlegrade #MGlit #WritingCommunity
#kidlit #middlegrade #MGlit #WritingCommunity
March 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Author interview with Kiyash Monsef! Read on the blog about the author's writing process, this lovely companion book to Once There Was, and more.
#kidlit #middlegrade #MGlit #WritingCommunity
#kidlit #middlegrade #MGlit #WritingCommunity
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eGalleys are available for my forthcoming middle grade fantasy, KINGDOM OF DUST! Look for it on @NetGalley or Edelweiss or fill out my google form to request access. #BookExcursion #BookBrigade #BookJourney #BookAllies #BookPosse #LitReviewCrew #MGCarousel
November 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM
eGalleys are available for my forthcoming middle grade fantasy, KINGDOM OF DUST! Look for it on @NetGalley or Edelweiss or fill out my google form to request access. #BookExcursion #BookBrigade #BookJourney #BookAllies #BookPosse #LitReviewCrew #MGCarousel
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Currently on my second read of The Riverman by @aaronstarmer.bsky.social and it's amazing that books can be this clever. Major props to you for fitting a story this tight and multifaceted into such a small and unassuming package, Mr. Starmer.
#booksky #books
#booksky #books
March 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Currently on my second read of The Riverman by @aaronstarmer.bsky.social and it's amazing that books can be this clever. Major props to you for fitting a story this tight and multifaceted into such a small and unassuming package, Mr. Starmer.
#booksky #books
#booksky #books
Lovely essay on my favorite figure from Celtic mythology.
"In contrast to goddesses often depicted as young and beautiful, the Cailleach stands firmly as a crone, her face etched with the wisdom of countless winters and her wild white hair braided with echoes of snow and ice." #fantasy
"In contrast to goddesses often depicted as young and beautiful, the Cailleach stands firmly as a crone, her face etched with the wisdom of countless winters and her wild white hair braided with echoes of snow and ice." #fantasy
The Cailleach — The Paganista
Brigid, a central figure in Celtic mythology, is revered as the goddess of fertility, healing, poetry, and smithcraft. Originating from ancient Ireland, she was celebrated as a bringer of spring and a...
www.thepaganista.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Lovely essay on my favorite figure from Celtic mythology.
"In contrast to goddesses often depicted as young and beautiful, the Cailleach stands firmly as a crone, her face etched with the wisdom of countless winters and her wild white hair braided with echoes of snow and ice." #fantasy
"In contrast to goddesses often depicted as young and beautiful, the Cailleach stands firmly as a crone, her face etched with the wisdom of countless winters and her wild white hair braided with echoes of snow and ice." #fantasy
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Sooooo excited to see this in my mail!! If you work with middle grade kids you know that many of them love spooky books! This publishes 9/30!! Thank you for sharing with #bookposse
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February 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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