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Sarah S. Brannen
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
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Author/illustrator of two dozen children's books including Miles Comes Home, Uncle Bobby's Wedding and Feathers Not Just for Flying. Former figure skating journalist/photographer. www.sarahbrannen.com
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I don’t have words for how much I despise this.
davey.bsky.social Davey Alba @davey.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Wow. Even if the books were chosen by a readers' survey, this is still enormously disheartening.
joshfunkbooks.bsky.social Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social · 1d
There are 8 picture books on this list. None were created by women. After everything we’ve been through the last decade, this is an enormous oversight. What @slj.com has just said is that only men are influential in the world picture books. And I’m not okay with this.
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Ah, terrific news! I can't wait to see it.
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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I love the @100scopenotes.bsky.social UNDIES case cover awards! By the way, here's the case cover for LOLLY ON THE ICE. It's one of my favorite things about the book. :) 100scopenotes.com/2025/11/24/a...
A Zamboni enters a skating rink, leaving a smooth swathe of ice behind it. Lolly watches from the boards. Full jacket of Lolly on the Ice - on the front, Lolly skates happily in front of a full moon, followed by her dog. On the back, she is alone on an ice rink, looking terrified.
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Little known fact: the main character in LOLLY ON THE ICE was originally going to be named Oona. Oona on the Ice. #FinlandiaTrophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=SarD...
"The Godfather", Oona Brown and Gage Brown perform their 2026 Senior Free Dance at Bryant Park
YouTube video by On Ice Perspectives
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November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Ooh! Oona slayed! #FinlandiaTrophy
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Wait - did Hanretty say that Finlandia is a test event for AI technical calling? Is that why it's so nuts? Also, read this. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Next up for LOLLY: December 13 at Ten Trees Books in Natick. This is a brand-new store and I'm looking forward to visiting! 1/4
List of bookstore appearances for LOLLY ON THE ICE. Same as the list in the comments.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The Skating Club of Boston has announced that Alysa Liu will be their guest at Ice Chips this year. Feb 28-Mar 1. Tickets on sale. icechips.org
Ice Chips | February 28 and March 1, 2026
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November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
I've never seen Amber Glenn smile so much during a program, and after a root canal, too... She's a goddess.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Lovely news - the new Spanish translation of Feathers: Not Just For Flying, Las Plumas No son sólo para volar, is on the New York Public Library's Best Books of 2025 list! @mstewartscience.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
Announcement of the NYPL Best Books of 2025, with the cover of the Spanish edition of Feathers Not Just for Flying, showing several bird feathers.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Greg Harlin's illustrations for The American Revolution are very fine. I'm really enjoying them.
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Mark your calendars! On January 24, @mirainagasu and I will talk skating and children's books at @portersqbooks.bsky.social in Cambridge. One of us is an Olympic medalist, and the other one... isn't. portersquarebooks.com/event/2026-0...
@randomhousekids
Story Time with Sarah Brannen, author of Lolly on the Ice, in conversation with Mirai Nagasu
This event will take place at our CAMBRIDGE store. We offer validated parking in the lot on Roseland St. behind Lesley's University Hall. See parking details below.
portersquarebooks.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Oooh, how lovely! LOLLY made it to Lake Placid for Skate America! Thanks so much for sharing the photo. @randomhousekids.bsky.social
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saw @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social's book on display in this local bookstore!
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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In case you need this, here's David Dastmalchian with his rescue cat Bubblegum. She is dressed as his character from a movie.
The actor David Dastmalchian in a black t-shirt, holding a gray tiger cat wearing an old-style aviator helmet and goggles.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I'll be starting my book tour for LOLLY ON THE ICE this Sunday at TidePool Bookshop in Worcester, MA. Then TEN TREES BOOKS in Natick on December 13 and lots more events in January. I hope to see you at one of these! @randomhousekids.bsky.social
The picture book LOLLY ON THE ICE surrounded by red maple leaves A listing of bookstore events: November 16, 2 pm, Tidepool Bookshop, Worcester, MA. December 13, 11 am, Ten Trees Books, Natick, MA
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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It has been an exciting 24 hours! The first bound copies of MONARCH AND MOURNING CLOAK arrived this morning. Doesn't it look nice? @mstewartscience.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
The nonfiction picture book Monarch and Mourning Cloak by Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannen, in front of a pot of yellow chrysanthemums. The book shows butterflies and caterpillars on an orange background.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The winnerS of the figure skating contest are.... Scott Smith and @adamreisinger.com! They tied with ten correct answers each. Because I'm nice I'm going to give them both the prize. Please DM me for details!

Thanks to everyone who played along. I'll post the answers. @randomhousekids.bsky.social
A little girl and her dad skate on a frozen pond in the moonlight. The cover of the picture book LOLLY ON THE ICE is in the corner.
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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In bookstores today!
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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My new picture book LOLLY ON THE ICE, about an anxious little figure skater, publishes today! #KidLitLaunches www.sarahbrannen.com/lolly #PublicationDay #BookBirthday @randomhousekids.bsky.social
A happy dog follows a little girl across the ice in front of a big yellow moon. She has red hair, a yellow scarf with stars, a coral jacket and purple leggings, and white figure skates.
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Thank goodness for a piece of good news! apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Figure skating trivia question 10: How did Michelle Kwan keep up her skating skills while she was the US ambassador to Belize?

Answer in comments or DM; contest ends tomorrow night. LOLLY will be published TOMORROW!!!! I really am that excited! @randomhousekids.bsky.social
Cover of picture book LOLLY ON THE ICE shows a little girl skating in front of a big yellow moon, followed by a happy dog.
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Figure skating trivia question 9: What figure skater has a song written about them and what is the name of the song?

Details in previous posts. Answer in comments or DM. LOLLY will be published in THREE DAYS!!! @randomhousekids.bsky.social
Little figure skater with red hair spinning, surrounded with snowflakes
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Figure skating trivia question 8: Which current competitor has worked as a well-known underwear model and a police officer?

Answer in comments or DM. whoever gets the most questions right wins a copy of LOLLY ON THE ICE signed by me and all my skater bookstore guests. @randomhousekids.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Thank you, Kirkus, for honoring our book in this way! It was 16 years in the making, so @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social and I couldn't be more thrilled.
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#TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #kidlit
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM