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KG Mach
@kgmachwrites.bsky.social
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Author/ Educator she/her MG historical fiction, fantasy, and reimagined folklore: 'The Shoemaker of Siberia' in Gramarye, summer '25 PRESENT, STILL MISSING: September 16, 2025, Golden Bridges Publishing kmachwrites.com SCBWI, Write Mentor
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 4d
14 October 1940 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Mirjam Lewkowicz, was born in Gouda.

In September 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
Vintage black and white photo of a young girl with large eyes and curly hair, wearing a patterned bib over a dark shirt.
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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 5d
Today, I'd like to say-

The Taino were the people of Borinquen. Borinquen was later renamed to Puerto Rico.

Some Taino words remain today.

Words like hurakán = hurricane, barbacoa = barbeque.

The Taino greeting is

Taino-ti

Which means - "I greet you with love because you are family."
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 4d
14 October 1943 | At 15.30 prisoners of the German extermination center at #Sobibor began a revolt. Most of the SS guards were killed. Around 300 prisoners managed to escape, some 50 of them survived the war.

Learn more: https://t.co/YxFnsWN4lI
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Blue Willow Bookshop @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · 6d
✨Audiobook sale!✨

Friends, we know many of you are looking for an alternative to Am@zon's Audible.

We encourage you to check out @libro.fm, which supports indie bookshops like us. 😍 Today is the last day to shop their amazing Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale!
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KG Mach @kgmachwrites.bsky.social · 6d
Read this beautiful line in the Introduction of YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS WORLD, edited by Stephanie and Sara Sinclair:
"to understand all this history, to know both its burden and its beauty."
That is my calling. That is why I write.
#writingcommunity #kidlit #middlegrade #historicalfiction
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KG Mach @kgmachwrites.bsky.social · 7d
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The Gift our Readers Give
We may have problems in this world, but what people want most is to celebrate one another.
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KG Mach @kgmachwrites.bsky.social · 7d
Local Author Event!
If you are in the Connecticut area join me Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 5pm at @rjjulia.bsky.social in Middletown. Three fabulous books and authors in YA and Kidlit!
#kidlit #YA #middlegrade #historicalfiction #NESCBWI #SCBWI #writingcommunity
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Local Author Series: Kids & YA
RJ Julia opened 35 years ago as an independent bookstore whose mission was, and is, to be a place where words matter, where writer meets reader, where the ambiance and selection and merchandising of b...
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14d
Watch a short video of the ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium III at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Follow us also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/auschwitzmemorial
Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium II at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, showing damaged brick structures and metal framework.
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The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social · 14d
Reading Rainbow is back!

The first episode is here!

Congratulations to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and the entire Reading Rainbow team!

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No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko​
YouTube video by Kidzuko
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Karen B. McCoy @karenbmccoy.bsky.social · 14d
Newsletter! mailchi.mp/c40219444f97... Mid-September became early October! Audiobook news, upcoming appearances (Oct 7 and 11), I was on a podcast and a blog, and interviews w/ authors @yamilesmendez.bsky.social , @kgmachwrites.bsky.social , @jennylundquist.bsky.social and @kaaauthor.bsky.social!
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KG Mach @kgmachwrites.bsky.social · 15d
Readers are sharing their stories with me. Sharing how my book, Present, Still Missing has impacted them.

That speaks louder than any sales receipt.

#middlegrade #historicalfiction #WWII #PostWWII #PTSD
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Maureen Crisp @craicer.bsky.social · 20d
My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up. Sharing Our Ideas
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#writingcommunity
#bookindustrynews
Sharing Our Ideas
Going boldly into the unknown...a weekly roundup of writing tips and trends from a NZ children's writer. Comments always welcome.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 20d
28 September 1890 | An Austrian Jew, Sigfried Schiffmann, was born in Vienna.

In #Auschwitz from 17 October 1941.
No. 21827
He perished in the camp on 21 October 1941.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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KG Mach @kgmachwrites.bsky.social · 20d
Poland and Ukraine are a model of how countries can work together to acknowledge the atrocities of war. All this while Russia continually tries to dismantle that relationship. #WWII #humanity notesfrompoland.com/2025/09/27/u...
Ukraine to begin search and exhumation in Poland at suspected mass grave of WWII soldiers
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 26d
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet

and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains

forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25d
Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 25d
23 September 1927 | French Jewish boy, Jacques Dresner, was born in Paris.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Beaune la Rolande on 5 August 1942. He did not survive.
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VIDEO: first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau - Bunkers I & II: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Black and white photo of a young man wearing a formal jacket and collared shirt, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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SelineSigil @selinesigil.bsky.social · 25d
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 25d
23 September 1903 | A Pole, Franciszek Szczekocki, was born in Wąworków. A teacher.

In #Auschwitz from 23 May 1941.
No. 15803
He perished in the camp on 16 February 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 26d
If you want to deepen your knowledge of the history of Auschwitz, listen to our "On Auschwitz" podcast.

Visit podcast.auschwitz.org to find all episodes, access transcripts, and find links to podcast platforms.

If the podcast resonates with you, leave a review, comment, or share it with others.
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KG Mach @kgmachwrites.bsky.social · 26d
My book is in the library - and it's already checked out!
Request a copy of PRESENT, STILL MISSING from your local library today! (or purchase😀)
Kirkus Review: 'an engaging read about the emotional toll warfare takes on soldiers and their families.
#middlegrade #historicalfiction #WWII #PTSD
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KG Mach @kgmachwrites.bsky.social · Sep 16
It’s my Book Birthday!🎂
PRESENT, STILL MISSING is out in the world today!!
To celebrate I’m wearing a tiara to school and giving my students the gift of writing time.
#kidlit #SCBWI #middlegrade #historicalfiction #WWII #PTSD #writingcommunity #EduSky
Book cover wearing a silver crown
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Karen B. McCoy @karenbmccoy.bsky.social · Sep 16
New! Middle Grade author @kgmachwrites.bsky.social talks about her new book, PRESENT, STILL MISSING and how the story took shape. www.karenbmccoy.com/presentstill...
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Sarah Aronson @saraharonson.bsky.social · Sep 15
Guest post day!!!!! Welcome, @kgmachwrites.bsky.social to the newsletter!!!! saraharonson.substack.com/p/listen-to-...
Listen to your heart
A guest post from K G Mach
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · Sep 14
14 September 1904 | A Polish man, Wacław Grochulski, was born in Częstochowa. A pharmacist.

In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941.
No. 16806
He perished in the camp on 1 December 1941.
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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