Marcella Pixley
@marcellapixley.bsky.social
Award Winning Author of #kidlit YA and MG Novels. NESHAMA (Candlewick 2025). Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. TROWBRIDGE ROAD (Candlewick 2020) Longlisted National Book Award, Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Episode 3 in NESHAMA series. Can the ghosts of your ancestors help you feel brave?
October 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Episode 3 in NESHAMA series. Can the ghosts of your ancestors help you feel brave?
Welcome to the first video installment in my October Neshama series!
October 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Welcome to the first video installment in my October Neshama series!
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Happy birthday, @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
August 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Happy birthday, @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
Loving County Kerry and County Clare in Ireland!
August 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Loving County Kerry and County Clare in Ireland!
Great to catch up with my editor Liz Bicknell and her wonderful wife, Library Guru Grace Worcester at Vermont Studio Center today.
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Great to catch up with my editor Liz Bicknell and her wonderful wife, Library Guru Grace Worcester at Vermont Studio Center today.
Wonderful, soul affirming week as the Visiting Writer at Vermont Studio Center. This experience has reminded me of why I write, and it has renewed my faith in humanity. What a joy giving readings and craft talks and best of all, talking with amazing, talented writers about their glorious work.
August 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Wonderful, soul affirming week as the Visiting Writer at Vermont Studio Center. This experience has reminded me of why I write, and it has renewed my faith in humanity. What a joy giving readings and craft talks and best of all, talking with amazing, talented writers about their glorious work.
So happy to read from NESHAMA tonight to a room of writers and artists at Vermont Studio Center!
August 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
So happy to read from NESHAMA tonight to a room of writers and artists at Vermont Studio Center!
So happy to see NESHAMA in the wild at Politics and Prose in Washington DC. Happiness is an impromptu signing at my favorite DC bookstore.
June 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
So happy to see NESHAMA in the wild at Politics and Prose in Washington DC. Happiness is an impromptu signing at my favorite DC bookstore.
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Thank you for sharing your insights and congratulations on your success! 📚
May 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thank you for sharing your insights and congratulations on your success! 📚
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Neshama: Unearthing Family Stories to Heal Complex Identities, a guest post by Marcella Pixley
In Judaism, neshama describes the holy, everlasting spark inside every human being that lasts in the universe.
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In Judaism, neshama describes the holy, everlasting spark inside every human being that lasts in the universe.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/13/n... @tltkaren.bsky.social @marcellapixley.bsky.social
Neshama: Unearthing Family Stories to Heal Complex Identities, a guest post by Marcella Pixley
In Judaism, neshama describes the holy, everlasting spark inside every human being that lasts in the universe, even after a person passes away.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Neshama: Unearthing Family Stories to Heal Complex Identities, a guest post by Marcella Pixley
In Judaism, neshama describes the holy, everlasting spark inside every human being that lasts in the universe.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/13/n... @tltkaren.bsky.social @marcellapixley.bsky.social
In Judaism, neshama describes the holy, everlasting spark inside every human being that lasts in the universe.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/13/n... @tltkaren.bsky.social @marcellapixley.bsky.social
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@marcellapixley.bsky.social happy book birthday for NESHAMA!!! So excited to see this out in the world!
May 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
@marcellapixley.bsky.social happy book birthday for NESHAMA!!! So excited to see this out in the world!
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Tomorrow @ 7:30p ET! 🎉 NESHAMA: Virtual BOOK LAUNCH with @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
💙 WIN a FREE virtual author visit with Marcella for your students + a signed book! Must attend to enter.
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💙 WIN a FREE virtual author visit with Marcella for your students + a signed book! Must attend to enter.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Tomorrow @ 7:30p ET! 🎉 NESHAMA: Virtual BOOK LAUNCH with @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
💙 WIN a FREE virtual author visit with Marcella for your students + a signed book! Must attend to enter.
💜 Register free + pre-order option! xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
💙 WIN a FREE virtual author visit with Marcella for your students + a signed book! Must attend to enter.
💜 Register free + pre-order option! xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
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Help me celebrate the book birthday of NESHAMA my very first novel in verse that comes out May 13th from Candlewick Press! Tuesday, May 13th, Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton MA-- 7 PM. Wednesday, May 14th, Bookelicious online event -- 7:30 PM EST. Saturday, May 17th Concord Library 2 PM.
May 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Help me celebrate the book birthday of NESHAMA my very first novel in verse that comes out May 13th from Candlewick Press! Tuesday, May 13th, Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton MA-- 7 PM. Wednesday, May 14th, Bookelicious online event -- 7:30 PM EST. Saturday, May 17th Concord Library 2 PM.
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NESHAMA: Virtual BOOK LAUNCH with @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p ET
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option! xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
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💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p ET
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option! xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
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April 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NESHAMA: Virtual BOOK LAUNCH with @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p ET
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option! xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky
💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p ET
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option! xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky
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Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Five #VerseNovels releasing April-May The Foal in the Wire by @robbiecoburn The Only Branch on the Family Tree by @sherrylwriter.bsky.social I can't even think straight by Dean Atta The Trouble with Heroes by @katemessner.com Neshama by @marcellapixley.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Five #VerseNovels releasing April-May The Foal in the Wire by @robbiecoburn The Only Branch on the Family Tree by @sherrylwriter.bsky.social I can't even think straight by Dean Atta The Trouble with Heroes by @katemessner.com Neshama by @marcellapixley.bsky.social
So happy to talk books at MRA today with Kara Laroux and Ellie Swartz.
March 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So happy to talk books at MRA today with Kara Laroux and Ellie Swartz.
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NESHAMA: Virtual BOOK LAUNCH with @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p EST
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option!
xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky
💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p EST
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option!
xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky
February 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
NESHAMA: Virtual BOOK LAUNCH with @marcellapixley.bsky.social!
💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p EST
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option!
xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky
💙 5-14-25 @ 7:30p EST
💜 Conversation, classroom connections, & a chance to win books and giveaways!
Register free + pre-order option!
xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/CvLsOeoU?...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social #kidlit #edusky
So happy to announce the online book launch for NESHAMA! Come for the book talk, reading, book swag, free giveaways and more! May 14th at 7:30!
February 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
So happy to announce the online book launch for NESHAMA! Come for the book talk, reading, book swag, free giveaways and more! May 14th at 7:30!
This is what democracy looks like.
February 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is what democracy looks like.
Thrilled that the very first hardcover of NESHAMA came in the mail today from Candlewick Press. I am falling in love with Vesper Stemper's artwork all over again!!
February 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Thrilled that the very first hardcover of NESHAMA came in the mail today from Candlewick Press. I am falling in love with Vesper Stemper's artwork all over again!!
Snuggled up in bed imagining beasts this evening.
February 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Snuggled up in bed imagining beasts this evening.
My spirits are happy. NESHAMA was just named a Junior Library Guild Selection for 2025!!
January 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My spirits are happy. NESHAMA was just named a Junior Library Guild Selection for 2025!!
More book joy. The word "inventive" doesn't come close.
January 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
More book joy. The word "inventive" doesn't come close.