Susan Metallo
@metallowrites.bsky.social
YA Author, librarian, neurodivergent nerd girl.
REASONS TO HATE ME out 9/2/25 (Preorder! susanmetallo.com/books)
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REASONS TO HATE ME out 9/2/25 (Preorder! susanmetallo.com/books)
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Susan Metallo
@metallowrites.bsky.social
· Jun 30
I have such wonderful news to share. Over the weekend, Reasons to Hate Me received its first trade review...and it's a STAR from Publishers Weekly! 🤯🥹😭I'm so honored by this reviewer's kind words. See the whole review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781536240351
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Young Adult Books with Autistic Characters written by Autistic authors. Published September 2025.
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Young Adult Books with Autistic Characters written by Autistic authors. Published September 2025.
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Check Your Connection: Character in YA literature, a guest post by Susan Metallo
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Check Your Connection: Character in YA literature, a guest post by Susan Metallo
When an author bears witness to the experience of adolescence through a real, living, breathing, complicated, messy protagonist caught in a web of complicated, messy relationships, readers notice.
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September 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Check Your Connection: Character in YA literature, a guest post by Susan Metallo
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Thing that will never get old: googling "Susan Metallo book" and getting a bunch of Superman comics in return. #supervillain #alterego
August 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Thing that will never get old: googling "Susan Metallo book" and getting a bunch of Superman comics in return. #supervillain #alterego
@jodimeadows.bsky.social and I had a conversation for PW about tween and teen girls, social groups and gossip. Check it out!: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #booksky #yabooks #kidlitmegafeed
In Conversation: Jodi Meadows and Susan Metallo
The protagonists of YA author Susan Metallo’s latest YA book 'Reasons to Hate Me' and Jodi Meadows’s middle grade novel 'Confessions from the Group Chat' have found themselves on the outs with their f...
www.publishersweekly.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@jodimeadows.bsky.social and I had a conversation for PW about tween and teen girls, social groups and gossip. Check it out!: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #booksky #yabooks #kidlitmegafeed
This book is so good! And Stan is awesome. Check him out, librarian friends!
Librarians, Teachers, Admin, and PTA/PTO members: I want to visit your school with my new #graphicnovel! View my Special Edition Educator Newsletter at tiny.cc/2025StanYanS...
Spread the word!
#authorvisits
@SimonKids
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Spread the word!
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August 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This book is so good! And Stan is awesome. Check him out, librarian friends!
I have such wonderful news to share. Over the weekend, Reasons to Hate Me received its first trade review...and it's a STAR from Publishers Weekly! 🤯🥹😭I'm so honored by this reviewer's kind words. See the whole review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781536240351
June 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I have such wonderful news to share. Over the weekend, Reasons to Hate Me received its first trade review...and it's a STAR from Publishers Weekly! 🤯🥹😭I'm so honored by this reviewer's kind words. See the whole review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781536240351
Reposted by Susan Metallo
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
So exciting to be in PW again! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Children's Institute 2025: A Photo Essay
Booksellers, authors, and exhibitors talked shop and partied at Children’s Institute 2025 in Portland, Ore., June 11–14. In this collection of photos, PW and participating publishers share some memora...
www.publishersweekly.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
So exciting to be in PW again! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"People assume gay men are weak and bad at sports, but here was Rob proving them wrong. I wondered what my life would have been like if I had seen someone like Rob when I was in school." Representation in Kidlit matters! www.scbwi.org/stepping-up-... #kidlitmegafeed @authorsabb.bsky.social
Stepping Up to Fight Book Bans
Eric Rosswood is an award-winning author, activist, and commentator on LGBTQ+ issues including civil rights, parenting, marriage, and politics. He writes books that celebrate and honor queer joy, from...
www.scbwi.org
June 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"People assume gay men are weak and bad at sports, but here was Rob proving them wrong. I wondered what my life would have been like if I had seen someone like Rob when I was in school." Representation in Kidlit matters! www.scbwi.org/stepping-up-... #kidlitmegafeed @authorsabb.bsky.social
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Oregon! You're getting closer to protecting the right to read! Contact your House Reps & urge them to vote for SB 1098! olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/C...
Education House 2025 Regular Session - Oregon Legislative Information System
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May 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Oregon! You're getting closer to protecting the right to read! Contact your House Reps & urge them to vote for SB 1098! olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/C...
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The Texas Legislature is working through the holiday weekend. Those driving book bans and censorship in our state are activating their supporters to pressure lawmakers to move Senate Bill 13 (school library bill) and House Bill 3225 (public library bill) forward.
May 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Texas Legislature is working through the holiday weekend. Those driving book bans and censorship in our state are activating their supporters to pressure lawmakers to move Senate Bill 13 (school library bill) and House Bill 3225 (public library bill) forward.
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Danielle shares why she is one of the #MillionsMissing who are showing up in DC, online, and around the world this Monday- May 12th to send out a #DisabilitySOS.
Join us: www.meactions.org/millionsmiss...
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#longCovid #pwME #MECFS #ProtectMedicaid
Join us: www.meactions.org/millionsmiss...
youtube.com/shorts/xTmn6...
#longCovid #pwME #MECFS #ProtectMedicaid
Danielle shares why she is joining #MillionsMissing on May 12th. #DisabilitySOS
YouTube video by The ME Action Network
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May 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Danielle shares why she is one of the #MillionsMissing who are showing up in DC, online, and around the world this Monday- May 12th to send out a #DisabilitySOS.
Join us: www.meactions.org/millionsmiss...
youtube.com/shorts/xTmn6...
#longCovid #pwME #MECFS #ProtectMedicaid
Join us: www.meactions.org/millionsmiss...
youtube.com/shorts/xTmn6...
#longCovid #pwME #MECFS #ProtectMedicaid
I'm so excited to share that REASONS TO HATE ME was selected by the American Booksellers Association for Indies Introduce! I'm so honored and I can't stop happy-dancing!
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May 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I'm so excited to share that REASONS TO HATE ME was selected by the American Booksellers Association for Indies Introduce! I'm so honored and I can't stop happy-dancing!
@americanbookseller.bsky.social
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
@americanbookseller.bsky.social
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
Texas Friends, call your reps & tell them to vote NO on book banning bill HB3225. The gov't doesn't decide what my kids are allowed to read. Other parents don't either. I do. *THAT'S* what "parental rights" means. #kidlitmegafeed franklinstrong.substack.com/p/screaming-...
Screaming Red Alarm in the Texas Capitol
This one's about public libraries. Here's what to do.
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May 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Texas Friends, call your reps & tell them to vote NO on book banning bill HB3225. The gov't doesn't decide what my kids are allowed to read. Other parents don't either. I do. *THAT'S* what "parental rights" means. #kidlitmegafeed franklinstrong.substack.com/p/screaming-...
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‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Hi Everyone!
If you’re in need of a query critique, AMA call, bookmarks or social banners, 50-page critiques, Canva website, or a date-with-a-book, I’m continuing to fundraise here:
www.32auctions.com/KL4CAuction
<3
Sandra
If you’re in need of a query critique, AMA call, bookmarks or social banners, 50-page critiques, Canva website, or a date-with-a-book, I’m continuing to fundraise here:
www.32auctions.com/KL4CAuction
<3
Sandra
Solo Fundraising
Silent auction 'Solo Fundraising' hosted online at 32auctions.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Hi Everyone!
If you’re in need of a query critique, AMA call, bookmarks or social banners, 50-page critiques, Canva website, or a date-with-a-book, I’m continuing to fundraise here:
www.32auctions.com/KL4CAuction
<3
Sandra
If you’re in need of a query critique, AMA call, bookmarks or social banners, 50-page critiques, Canva website, or a date-with-a-book, I’m continuing to fundraise here:
www.32auctions.com/KL4CAuction
<3
Sandra
Dear Robert F-ing Kennedy. My family is not a tragedy. Being who we are is not suffering. My kids play sports. I write poems for a living. I am married. We all use toilets. And yes, to the first and presumably most important item on your list, I pay taxes. But let's be real: 🧵 [1/3]
April 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Dear Robert F-ing Kennedy. My family is not a tragedy. Being who we are is not suffering. My kids play sports. I write poems for a living. I am married. We all use toilets. And yes, to the first and presumably most important item on your list, I pay taxes. But let's be real: 🧵 [1/3]
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More student action against book bans! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
April 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
More student action against book bans! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Imagine browsing your favorite indie bookstore's website and all of a sudden there's a book with your name on the cover 😍 @page1books.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Imagine browsing your favorite indie bookstore's website and all of a sudden there's a book with your name on the cover 😍 @page1books.bsky.social
It's COVER REVEAL TIME!!
I love this design and I'm SO excited to see this book out in the world. 🙂 Preorder links are here: susanmetallo.com/books
It's also up on Goodreads, so you can add to your "want to read" shelf! www.goodreads.com/.../22213316...
Ahhh I love it so much!!!!!!!
I love this design and I'm SO excited to see this book out in the world. 🙂 Preorder links are here: susanmetallo.com/books
It's also up on Goodreads, so you can add to your "want to read" shelf! www.goodreads.com/.../22213316...
Ahhh I love it so much!!!!!!!
April 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's COVER REVEAL TIME!!
I love this design and I'm SO excited to see this book out in the world. 🙂 Preorder links are here: susanmetallo.com/books
It's also up on Goodreads, so you can add to your "want to read" shelf! www.goodreads.com/.../22213316...
Ahhh I love it so much!!!!!!!
I love this design and I'm SO excited to see this book out in the world. 🙂 Preorder links are here: susanmetallo.com/books
It's also up on Goodreads, so you can add to your "want to read" shelf! www.goodreads.com/.../22213316...
Ahhh I love it so much!!!!!!!
Yes, yes, yes!! It is NOT librarians and teachers vs. parents rights!! It parents like me vs. the political extremists who don't want my kids to have access to books. Parents overwhelmingly support the freedom to read!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Report shows it’s largely officials and orgs demanding book bans - not parents
Only 16 percent of book challenges came from parents themselves
www.independent.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Yes, yes, yes!! It is NOT librarians and teachers vs. parents rights!! It parents like me vs. the political extremists who don't want my kids to have access to books. Parents overwhelmingly support the freedom to read!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“Books don’t make kids become anybody else. Books make kids think.”
Amen, Judy Blume! 👆👆👆
Amen, Judy Blume! 👆👆👆
Judy Blume…spoke against the bills…saying book bans hurt students. Adults are afraid, she added, that books will prompt too many questions or make children change.
“Books don’t make kids become anybody else. Books make kids think.”
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/05/f...
“Books don’t make kids become anybody else. Books make kids think.”
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/05/f...
Florida GOP looks to make it easier to challenge books on school shelves
Their proposals mean schools could not consider whether books had “serious” artistic, literary, political or scientific value — only whether they depicted “sexual conduct.&#…
www.orlandosentinel.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Books don’t make kids become anybody else. Books make kids think.”
Amen, Judy Blume! 👆👆👆
Amen, Judy Blume! 👆👆👆
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Ohio peeps, get on the horn to your state reps, they're trying to cut the budget for our public libraries. Tell them to restore the Public Library Fund (PLF) to 1.75% of the Ohio General Revenue Fund!
April 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Ohio peeps, get on the horn to your state reps, they're trying to cut the budget for our public libraries. Tell them to restore the Public Library Fund (PLF) to 1.75% of the Ohio General Revenue Fund!
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Friends in Rhode Island! You can still submit written testimony in support of H5726 The Freedom to Read Act. Send an email to HouseStateGovernmentandElections@rilegislature.gov before Thursday at 4:45! (House testimony is published online, so avoid including personal info) @aabbri.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Friends in Rhode Island! You can still submit written testimony in support of H5726 The Freedom to Read Act. Send an email to HouseStateGovernmentandElections@rilegislature.gov before Thursday at 4:45! (House testimony is published online, so avoid including personal info) @aabbri.bsky.social