Pls consider ordering a book from your local indie bookshop *NOW* before holiday season to give store time to order title if they don't have it? This helps:

(1) support indie bkshops, (2) support human creators, (3) gets you ahead re: busy shopping time.

Psst: maybe one of my books? 🙏🏽💛 #KidLit

New on my blog about a recent author event, book news, and fall y’all. Reading to children is the best! #authorsky #writerblog #kidlit

#advice #help #youropinion ^ I’d truly appreciate hearing from those of you who’ve dealt with more of this. I don’t want to turn ppl off who may truly like my book, possible customers. Also don’t want to waste my time

Fellow #authors: what do you do re unsolicited emails praising your book (nice but w/ motive) & offer mktg you don’t want? 1- ignore 2-canned reply, no thanks 3-ignore & block? 4- other? What? OR the sneaky ones, is this the author of X? I have exciting news about X … #writersky #booksky #advice TY

My annual silliness at our cider mill tailgate — brings me autumn joy
#autumn #donuts #tradition #cidermill

Unconscionable WTAF is happening in the US

Author event at Coreander’s Children’s Bookshoppe went well. I did 2 readings based on when families showed up. Sold/signed 7 books altogether. @bookbaby.bsky.social min price too high, affecting sales, even w/ discounts — bummer. Hoping for momentum for holidays #booksky #kidlit #authorevent

Sharing this for any and all who may need it!

Increíble 😍😆🙌🏽

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Tragedy repeating itself — some humans never learn

Fantastic! Congrats to Stephen … just imagine what he’ll do next 😁

Same old playbook: if they say something enough, many people will believe it. He’s the worst of the worst.

He’s heinous — makes me physically sick 🤢

Thank you, I used the word today and you are right!

On Sat morning at 10:30am I’ll be at Coreander’s Children’s Bookshoppe reading from our #newpicturebook Into the Thicket
Tickets (free/only kids need them) are going fast @eventbrite.bsky.social says!

coreanderschildrensbookshoppe.com/events

#GrossePointe #forkids #bookevent #kidlit

Ugh auto correct strikes: Roald

Ronald Dahl for sure!

Some of my favorites were Frederick by Leo Lionni, The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. Extra pts for Frederick! I have revisited, but good idea. I’d like to read Mouse again.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

Found this interesting and thought you might too #kidlit #writersky #author #childrensbooks

slate.com/culture/2025...

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At a live reading at Ypsi Ale House. Seems like a rare or lost art but I’m happy to see these still happening. Our son is one of the readers and it’s a book launch for his friend. #livereading #poetry #authors #writersky