Kathleen Wilford
@kathleenwilford.bsky.social
#KidLit #MG presenter and author of CABBY POTTS, DUCHESS OF DIRT. Lover of reading, writing, history and anything chocolate chip.
https://www.kathleenwilford.com/
https://www.kathleenwilford.com/
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
We're pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book HANK'S CHANGE OF HEART by @cindyschrauben.bsky.social, illustrated by @schadefox.bsky.social (The Little Press Publishing)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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I’m launching a book club! Join me!
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I’m launching a book club! Join me!
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Some of the best movies ever made were by Rob Reiner. They made us laugh and think: The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men. And he was a force on screen as well in All in the Family and so many films.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Some of the best movies ever made were by Rob Reiner. They made us laugh and think: The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men. And he was a force on screen as well in All in the Family and so many films.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
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AMAZON STEALS YOUR BOOKS IN A BRAND NEW WAY and there’s no way to opt out. They wouldn't answer questions regarding what, if any, rights they obtained to do this, or any info about "protections involved, whether to prevent against hallucinations, or to protect the text from AI training.”
Kindle’s New “Ask this Book” Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot — Without Permission or Rights
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/kind...
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Kindle's New "Ask this Book" Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot - Without Permission or Rights - Publishers Lunch
Authors have been fighting diligently to limit the encroachment of generative AI in courts and in contracts and now there is a new front in those battles as Amazon has quietly helped themselves to tho...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
AMAZON STEALS YOUR BOOKS IN A BRAND NEW WAY and there’s no way to opt out. They wouldn't answer questions regarding what, if any, rights they obtained to do this, or any info about "protections involved, whether to prevent against hallucinations, or to protect the text from AI training.”
These book covers strike me as too similar. Or is that not a problem?
December 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
These book covers strike me as too similar. Or is that not a problem?
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If the young readers in your life are concerned about current events, may I suggest The Loud Silence of Francine Green as a summer reading book? #historicalfiction #rumors #innuendo #HollywoodTen bit.ly/3pSUgud
July 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If the young readers in your life are concerned about current events, may I suggest The Loud Silence of Francine Green as a summer reading book? #historicalfiction #rumors #innuendo #HollywoodTen bit.ly/3pSUgud
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"I told them some of what the Nazis believed: that they hated Jews, immigrants, non-white, LGBTQ+, and disabled people. Pretty much anyone who wasn’t a Nazi. The nods faded. The kids’ faces began to look uncomfortable and upset..." Must read essay by @adamgidwitz.bsky.social
They Had Never Heard of the Holocaust
They had never heard of the Holocaust. I was standing in front of four hundred and fifty kids— fourth, fifth, and sixth graders—in Phoenix, Arizona.
www.jewishbookcouncil.org
June 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"I told them some of what the Nazis believed: that they hated Jews, immigrants, non-white, LGBTQ+, and disabled people. Pretty much anyone who wasn’t a Nazi. The nods faded. The kids’ faces began to look uncomfortable and upset..." Must read essay by @adamgidwitz.bsky.social
I read a book about Juneteenth as a child, and I remember the impact it had on me. I don't remember the book, but this image captures the joy.
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I read a book about Juneteenth as a child, and I remember the impact it had on me. I don't remember the book, but this image captures the joy.
Thanks so much to the volunteers who put together a great #NJSCBWI conference. I had a blast presenting "Writing Scenes that SOAR!" I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did!
June 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thanks so much to the volunteers who put together a great #NJSCBWI conference. I had a blast presenting "Writing Scenes that SOAR!" I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did!
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Prediction posts, while rarely accurate, often just give a sense of what's particularly good in publishing these days. Today's post is no exception. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/06/17/2...
2026 Newbery/Caldecott Summer Prediction Edition
Prediction posts, while rarely accurate, often just give a sense of what's particularly good in publishing these days. Today's post is no exception.
afuse8production.slj.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Prediction posts, while rarely accurate, often just give a sense of what's particularly good in publishing these days. Today's post is no exception. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/06/17/2...
Congrats on the great review, Brian Gonsar!
June 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Congrats on the great review, Brian Gonsar!
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Hello, hello! @ninalacour.bsky.social & I are teaming up again, this time for Summer Writing Nights! I hope you'll join us!
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May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hello, hello! @ninalacour.bsky.social & I are teaming up again, this time for Summer Writing Nights! I hope you'll join us!
howtosayit.teachery.co/howtosayit?f...
howtosayit.teachery.co/howtosayit?f...
Returning to social media after a long hiatus. Looking forward to interacting with other writers and readers on Bluesky! I'm a #MG writer--this is my historical novel, CABBY POTTS, DUCHESS OF DIRT.
May 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Returning to social media after a long hiatus. Looking forward to interacting with other writers and readers on Bluesky! I'm a #MG writer--this is my historical novel, CABBY POTTS, DUCHESS OF DIRT.