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Jen Gennari

@jengennari.bsky.social

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Kidlit author! STIFLED (2026!), MUFFLED, MY MIXED-UP BERRY BLUE SUMMER. Teacher, editor, word lover. Earth fan. Tree hugger. Water baby. www.jengennari.com

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · Aug 8

This month’s book recs: Ishi Robinson’s Sweetness and Everything by @randyribay.bsky.social #booksky jengennari.substack.com/p/for-reader...

For Readers: Books that take us places

Change your perspective this August

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 2d

Do you love following the book award lists? I've recommended two but there are so many good ones! #bookawards

#helenwhybrow
#DanielNayeri
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For Readers: Book award season

Stretch and read great books

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 4d

Take care!

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats to the finalists! Yay! Lots to read!
@nationalbook.bsky.social #kidlit

Finalists for the Young People's Literature award National Book Foundation.

Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 12d

A silent brass ring
who was welcomed at this door—
who did we shut out?

#haikuSaturday

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 12d

History repeats.

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 16d

Oh so nice (and true!)

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 21d

Speak out against #censorship!

Jo Knowles @joknowles.bsky.social · 21d

Silencing authors leads to silencing kids. Many of us have witnessed the way a book has empowered a child to speak up for themselves or others. To get help. This is how change happens. Predators want to shut this down. That’s the tragedy of censorship. And it’s happening everywhere.

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Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social · 23d

Okay, everyone. I'm about to run a final spellcheck on a manuscript using the non-AI version of Microsoft Word (I had to cancel and ask for the cheaper special subscription to get it). Let's see how bad AI in general has f-ed up even the non-AI spelling and grammar check.

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 25d

SUN day in Burlington VT! ☀️Day of action ! More solar for more people 💪🏻 #renewableEnergy @thirdactorg.bsky.social

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Jen Gennari @jengennari.bsky.social · 25d

Lovely!

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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 29d

Fall prediction time! Our penultimate prediction post before final considerations. Here are the titles I think have the best show at the two major literary awards. Do you agree? Disagree? Find out! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/09/17/2...

2026 Newbery/Caldecott Fall Prediction Edition

Our penultimate prediction post before final considerations. Here are the titles I think have the best show at the two major literary awards. Do you agree? Disagree? Find out!

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