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I’m BORED. DAZZLE ME!
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Marilyn Monroe photographed by silent-film legend Harold Lloyd, 1953.
September 12, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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September 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Marilyn Monroe for vogue magazine 1962.
October 2, 2024 at 3:04 AM
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October 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
LOVE THIS! Hope you like it too. Have a great day!
September 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Last call for this amazing #PocketBear educator offer! 🧸💛

Teachers and librarians, pre-order POCKET BEAR and receive a special gift—plus one for your students! You'll get a beautiful @charlessantoso.bsky.social print, plus a set of 15 Pocket Bear patches.

More: read.macmillan.com/promo/pocket...
September 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Always a treat to chat with the one and only Betsy Bird for the @fuse8.bsky.social blog! 🧸🧵

Here, we chat about my new #mglit novel POCKET BEAR, working with @charlessantoso.bsky.social, the inner lives of toys, what's next, and more: afuse8production.slj.com/2025/09/03/e...

Thank you, Betsy! 💛
Eyes Up: A Pocket Bear Interview with Katherine Applegate
Wherein I am taken to task for referring to beloved stuffed animals as
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September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Pen and ink drawing by US poet Sylvia Plath #WomensArt
September 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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So happy to be on the road sharing my new book, POCKET BEAR. 💛🧸

Tomorrow, meet me in Washington at the @librarycongress.bsky.social National Book Fest: www.loc.gov/events/2025-...

A week from now, I'll be in #Nashville at the lovely @parnassusbooks.bsky.social: parnassusbooks.net/event/2025-0...
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Maria Slavona,
Houses in Montmartre,
1898
German painter
#WomensArt
September 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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NEWS: A House of Representatives Subcommittee just voted to continue library funding in next year's federal budget. This is thanks to YOUR hard work as library advocates.

The fight to #FundLibraries isn't over yet. Stay tuned for more ways to take action for libraries. #ForOurLibraries
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Watch Pocket come to life! 🧸🧵

Pocket is the hero of my next middle-grade novel, POCKET BEAR. It’s a story about loyalty, kindness, and second chances.

You can meet this brave little bear on September 9th. I can’t wait to share his story with you. 💛 us.macmillan.com/books/978125... #mglit
September 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I'm heading to #ChapelHill, NC next week to share my book POCKET BEAR with young readers at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Thanks to the lovely @flyleafbooks.bsky.social for organizing this event! 💛

Bring your favorite stuffie and you could win a prize! 🧸

Details: flyleafbooks.com/event/appleg...
September 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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There's still time to preorder POCKET BEAR! 🧸💛

@barnesandnoble.com is running another preorder sale, and you can get 25% off if you join their free rewards program and use code PREORDER25 at checkout. #BNPreorder

POCKET BEAR is out 9/9. Order here: bit.ly/4jCO0BL

@mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Pocket Bear|Hardcover
Meet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war.From Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Odder…
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September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Just a few days left to take advantage of this e-book offer! You can download DOGTOWN, my novel with @choldenko.bsky.social, for just $2.99 through the end of the month.

We had so much fun writing this book, and I hope that comes through in the reading. Get it here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
August 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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There are a few days left to enter the @mackidsbooks.bsky.social POCKET BEAR giveaway on Goodreads! 🧸🧵

Throw your name in the hat for a chance to win one of 20 finished copies: bit.ly/47dn47C

The book comes out on September 9. Can't wait! 💛
Book giveaway for Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate Aug 06-Sep 03, 2025
Enter to win one of 20 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Aug 06-Sep 03, 2025. Thimble-born from tip to toe, Pocket Bear remembers every moment o...
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August 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I'm honored to share that THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN has been nominated and shortlisted for the Northern California Book Award (NCBA) for Middle Grade, as one of the best works by a northern California author or translator published in 2024!

Thank you to the NCBA. I am verklempt.
August 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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One week from now, I'll be celebrating 25 years of the @librarycongress.bsky.social National Book Festival in #WashingtonDC.

I'm really looking forward to connecting with young readers and talking about my new #mglit novel, POCKET BEAR. 🧸🧵

Festival details here: www.loc.gov/events/2025-...
August 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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On this #InternationalDogDay, I want to thank my writing buddy, Shea.

She may kick me off the couch when I'm trying to write, but she always knows when it's time for a scenic walk to clear my head.

Will you share a picture of your dog with me?
August 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Japanese artist Uemura Shōen, 'Woman Waiting for The Moon to Rise', 1944 #WomensArt
August 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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So delighted to see #Animorphs mentioned in this @scarymommy.com article. All credit for those unforgettable covers goes to @davidmattingly.bsky.social!
The 19 Books That Made Us Fall In Love With Reading As Kids
Discover the beloved childhood books that sparked our passion for reading! Ignite your nostalgia and explore classics perfect for sharing with your kids.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The work of Vivian Maier (1920-2009), prolific US street photographer whose work was unknown in her lifetime #WomensArt
August 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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'The Flower Maiden' by Annie French (1872-1965), Scottish painter, engraver, illustrator and designer associated with the Glasgow School of Art and Art Nouveau #WomensArt
August 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara's series on the bond between her grandmother Misao and her much loved #cat Fukumaru #WomensArt #August
August 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
24th March 1964. Beatle George Harrison takes to the dance floor with Liverpool MP. Bessie Braddock at
the Carl-Alan Awards ceremony at the Empire Ballroom.
August 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM