elm // em dickson
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elm like the tree. nonbinarian school librarian.
magister of kidlit MAMFA via simmons.
sailor. seabird. selkie. scrivener. scholar.
rep: @careybk
ATHLETE IS AGENDER ‘25 – Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown BYR
BEYOND THEY / THEM ‘25 – Andrews McMeel
magister of kidlit MAMFA via simmons.
sailor. seabird. selkie. scrivener. scholar.
rep: @careybk
ATHLETE IS AGENDER ‘25 – Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown BYR
BEYOND THEY / THEM ‘25 – Andrews McMeel
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elm // em dickson
@mlereads.bsky.social
· Mar 21
hey pals did you know that i have not one but TWO books coming out (hehe) in may?! 🌈✨ CHECK THEM OUT!!!!
in absolutely devastating news i have lost my 857 day duolingo streak
August 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
in absolutely devastating news i have lost my 857 day duolingo streak
for those keeping track: i have now read 114 picture books so far this summer in preparation for my fourth graders’ mock caldecott project
picture book readers: what are your favorite 2025 releases? 👀👀
picture book readers: what are your favorite 2025 releases? 👀👀
July 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
for those keeping track: i have now read 114 picture books so far this summer in preparation for my fourth graders’ mock caldecott project
picture book readers: what are your favorite 2025 releases? 👀👀
picture book readers: what are your favorite 2025 releases? 👀👀
manifesting my future creation of an eclectic kids’ bookstore called the emporium
June 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
manifesting my future creation of an eclectic kids’ bookstore called the emporium
i think the first time i get tagged as an author in a pride book post i’ll probably cry
June 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
i think the first time i get tagged as an author in a pride book post i’ll probably cry
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Happy pub day to @mlereads.bsky.social and Beyond They/Them! We love this book and hope you do too💘
publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-...
publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-...
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy pub day to @mlereads.bsky.social and Beyond They/Them! We love this book and hope you do too💘
publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-...
publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-...
IT’S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!! 🥳🌈✨
it’s hard to express what it means for this book to be out in the world today. amidst all the attacks on genderdiverse people not just in the states but around the world, this book is a reminder that “nonbinary people have always been here & can be found everywhere.”
it’s hard to express what it means for this book to be out in the world today. amidst all the attacks on genderdiverse people not just in the states but around the world, this book is a reminder that “nonbinary people have always been here & can be found everywhere.”
May 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
IT’S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!! 🥳🌈✨
it’s hard to express what it means for this book to be out in the world today. amidst all the attacks on genderdiverse people not just in the states but around the world, this book is a reminder that “nonbinary people have always been here & can be found everywhere.”
it’s hard to express what it means for this book to be out in the world today. amidst all the attacks on genderdiverse people not just in the states but around the world, this book is a reminder that “nonbinary people have always been here & can be found everywhere.”
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wait so what does one wear to a launch event. when one is the author. hypothetically
April 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
wait so what does one wear to a launch event. when one is the author. hypothetically
kids these days with their memes. they don’t even know about bredlik
April 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
kids these days with their memes. they don’t even know about bredlik
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Mentally, we all need to prepare for this to be a typical 5-4 split in SCOTUS.
We also need to remember that when it is, enforcement will be school-district level, and it will be specific to the ruling itself. Anything beyond that will tell you everything you need to know about the school itself.
We also need to remember that when it is, enforcement will be school-district level, and it will be specific to the ruling itself. Anything beyond that will tell you everything you need to know about the school itself.
Inclusive Education.
Today, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor.
In light of recent decisions, I am so concerned about what an unfavorable ruling will mean for LGBTQ+ students.
Here is the position of the American Psychological Association.
www.apa.org/about/office...
Today, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor.
In light of recent decisions, I am so concerned about what an unfavorable ruling will mean for LGBTQ+ students.
Here is the position of the American Psychological Association.
www.apa.org/about/office...
www.apa.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Mentally, we all need to prepare for this to be a typical 5-4 split in SCOTUS.
We also need to remember that when it is, enforcement will be school-district level, and it will be specific to the ruling itself. Anything beyond that will tell you everything you need to know about the school itself.
We also need to remember that when it is, enforcement will be school-district level, and it will be specific to the ruling itself. Anything beyond that will tell you everything you need to know about the school itself.
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8 newly released or soon to be released middle grade books containing trans rep:
March 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
8 newly released or soon to be released middle grade books containing trans rep:
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And the right response to transphobes is *always* to uplift trans voices, as a reminder that we have always been here and we will always be here.
So here's another stack of recommendations of trans and nonbinary writers writing amazing, fantastical, magical stories for kids.
So here's another stack of recommendations of trans and nonbinary writers writing amazing, fantastical, magical stories for kids.
April 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
And the right response to transphobes is *always* to uplift trans voices, as a reminder that we have always been here and we will always be here.
So here's another stack of recommendations of trans and nonbinary writers writing amazing, fantastical, magical stories for kids.
So here's another stack of recommendations of trans and nonbinary writers writing amazing, fantastical, magical stories for kids.
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Hey Blueksy, if you're looking for magic books and magic school books that *aren't* horribly exclusionary, let me share some fantastic examples with you. #BookSky 💙📚
April 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Hey Blueksy, if you're looking for magic books and magic school books that *aren't* horribly exclusionary, let me share some fantastic examples with you. #BookSky 💙📚
damn the mysterious benedict society really does land spectacularly in these days + times
April 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
damn the mysterious benedict society really does land spectacularly in these days + times
#kidlit hive mind: i need recs for early middle grade fantasy in the vein of legends of lotus island with LESS THAN 200 PAGES
again: LESS THAN 200 pages
help me out??
again: LESS THAN 200 pages
help me out??
April 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#kidlit hive mind: i need recs for early middle grade fantasy in the vein of legends of lotus island with LESS THAN 200 PAGES
again: LESS THAN 200 pages
help me out??
again: LESS THAN 200 pages
help me out??
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The R.M.S. Titanic departed on its maiden voyage 113 years ago today. Though life was different back then, the social divisions on board the boat can teach us more about modern life now than ever. This poem is from my latest novel, UNSINKABLE CAYENNE. #kidlit
April 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The R.M.S. Titanic departed on its maiden voyage 113 years ago today. Though life was different back then, the social divisions on board the boat can teach us more about modern life now than ever. This poem is from my latest novel, UNSINKABLE CAYENNE. #kidlit
so excited for this!!! 🥰🌈✨
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April 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
so excited for this!!! 🥰🌈✨
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has anyone written an author letter that goes out with preview copies? i’m just nervous and have no idea what to say!
April 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
has anyone written an author letter that goes out with preview copies? i’m just nervous and have no idea what to say!
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IMLS represents 0.0046% of the federal budget! Museums employ 726,000 people and generate $50 billion in economic activity. Look at and save your IMLS state by state data to see how your state benefits from IMLS (before it’s taken down).
www.imls.gov/map
www.imls.gov/map
www.imls.gov
March 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
IMLS represents 0.0046% of the federal budget! Museums employ 726,000 people and generate $50 billion in economic activity. Look at and save your IMLS state by state data to see how your state benefits from IMLS (before it’s taken down).
www.imls.gov/map
www.imls.gov/map
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The words of Nikki Giovanni for Trans Day of Visibility
![I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they’re as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation. They’re breaking down—I don’t have the word for it right now—but it’s gender prejudice, and [the idea that] somebody has decided that they can tell you who you are, what your name should be, and how you should look.
And those youngsters are saying, “No, I can decide who I am, what my name should be.” Everybody’s mad at me like, You should be a girl because we’ve decided you’re a girl. And they say, “Well, who the hell are you?” I can decide that I’m a boy. And if it makes me happy, what does it mean to you? And I can decide that my name is John. And if you don’t like that my name is Geraldine, why can’t you name yourself? And if the people who know you and love you—or have to talk to you, maybe they don’t even love you but they have to talk to you—you can tell them, “This is my name, and I would like to be referred to in that way.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ykfmixrgdpqrz3d5n7qnzfqq/bafkreieyny6b426wt7yanvwv2uvbi4gm5ofyk7istzf3dcx3oi47v474cm@jpeg)
April 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The words of Nikki Giovanni for Trans Day of Visibility
oh look it’s me :)) featured by wndb :)) kind of a dream?!
8 newly released or soon to be released middle grade books containing trans rep:
April 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
oh look it’s me :)) featured by wndb :)) kind of a dream?!
several ppl featured in BEYOND THEY/THEM have requested copies?! what?! like i know it’s trans day of visibility & all but these ppl are definitely not supposed to know i exist?! what is going on?!
April 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
several ppl featured in BEYOND THEY/THEM have requested copies?! what?! like i know it’s trans day of visibility & all but these ppl are definitely not supposed to know i exist?! what is going on?!
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public