Laurie L Young
@laurielyoung.bsky.social
She/Her, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Writer of enchanting middle grade stories and funny picture books. Tsundoku aficionado. I have almost as many shoes as I have books and I have a LOT of books. #SCBWI #kidlit #mg #pb #storyteller #writer #art #design
"It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans
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October 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans
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As long as they’re enabling Trump’s authoritarian power grab, I’m going to #BoycottDisneyABC and cancel Disney+Hulu.
September 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
As long as they’re enabling Trump’s authoritarian power grab, I’m going to #BoycottDisneyABC and cancel Disney+Hulu.
Great book giveaway:
www.kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
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The Weekly 411 (8/29/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
www.kidlit411.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Great book giveaway:
www.kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
www.kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-...
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NEW VIDEO: "I can't get over a little bit of shock that this is happening, because the more you see and read about this bill...the more amazing it is to think that we're actually about to do this to ourselves. The amount of self-inflicted damage we're about to cause is really remarkable."
Republicans Admit They’re Voting for Disaster
Sam Stein is joined by health policy reporter Jonathan Cohn to break down the shocking reality of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” barreling toward passage in the Senate.
www.thebulwark.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEW VIDEO: "I can't get over a little bit of shock that this is happening, because the more you see and read about this bill...the more amazing it is to think that we're actually about to do this to ourselves. The amount of self-inflicted damage we're about to cause is really remarkable."
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Thousands--if not millions--of people will literally die so that Republicans can give rich people a tax cut they don't need.
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thousands--if not millions--of people will literally die so that Republicans can give rich people a tax cut they don't need.
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Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
April 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
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To all my writer friends, all my creative peeps, anyone who has ever heard the call to create in any capacity, PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, keep doing that. Keep creating, don't let the ugliness of the theft, the AI slop, the reality distortion fields keep you from being vibrantly alive.
Listen to Owl.
Listen to Owl.
January 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
To all my writer friends, all my creative peeps, anyone who has ever heard the call to create in any capacity, PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, keep doing that. Keep creating, don't let the ugliness of the theft, the AI slop, the reality distortion fields keep you from being vibrantly alive.
Listen to Owl.
Listen to Owl.
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On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
Looking for a supernatural queer read?
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
February 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
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She just gets more relevant every day.
November 13, 2024 at 3:12 PM
She just gets more relevant every day.
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I have some pages on my site that provide basic information about what children's book agents do and how to find them. I recently updated them. You can check them out here: www.underdown.org/agents.htm
Agents for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators: a Guide, with Resources
An article about literary agents for children's book writers and illustrators, by a children's book editor.
www.underdown.org
December 15, 2023 at 2:35 AM
I have some pages on my site that provide basic information about what children's book agents do and how to find them. I recently updated them. You can check them out here: www.underdown.org/agents.htm
Saw the Taylor Swift movie last night. It is spectacular. What struck me most is what a great storyteller she is, both in her words and her visuals. Every song was like a little story about a particular moment in her life, both raw and intimate, and broad and universal.
October 14, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Saw the Taylor Swift movie last night. It is spectacular. What struck me most is what a great storyteller she is, both in her words and her visuals. Every song was like a little story about a particular moment in her life, both raw and intimate, and broad and universal.
Hello! I'm here, just in time for the weekend. Happy Friday!
October 13, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Hello! I'm here, just in time for the weekend. Happy Friday!