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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Mar 14

In my evolving mission to put geek to good use and boost morale [at a time when it feels especially needed], here is my new speaker site:

www.marctylernobleman.com

And revised sizzle reel:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGB...

Marc Tyler Nobleman | inspirational speaker/author

Keynote speaker/author Marc Tyler Nobleman has inspired 1,000+ audiences on five continents with an unprecedented underdog story of persistence, as chronicled in the documentary "Batman & Bill."

www.marctylernobleman.com

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 18

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At a time when it can feel like the better angels of our natures have left the building, I find it even more powerful to look to superhero stories.

They spotlight people who put others first…not for pay or praise, but because people matter most.

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Not that it was easy. Or quick.

But aside from my family, it was the most exhilarating effort I’ve undertaken.

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Training a penguin to clean your house? Impossible.

Opening a Chico’s on Jupiter? Impossible.

Going back in time and auditioning for “Back to the Future”? Impossible.

Convincing a company [even a massive company] to correct an unjust omission? Doable.

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Despite what industry experts, trusted friends, and online randos had long said, Bill’s granddaughter Athena, her sister Alethia, and I believed this change was possible.

My beacon was perspective.

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 18

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TEN YEARS.

Ten years ago today, Batman co-creator Bill Finger’s life changed—41 years after he died.

DC Comics added his name to the Batman credit line—76 years after the character debuted.

And nine years after I began nudging, then pushing, for that.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 18

The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other – to disturb, even – is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.

As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to – painful as it may be at times – is the freeing agreement to disagree.

Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.

The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 11

2/2 At some point, a jalopy screeched to a halt next to us and a man sprung out, a la Doc Brown at the end of “Back to the Future.” I asked where he’d come from.

“Oklahoma. I got in my car right after the towers fell and drove straight here. How can I help?”

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Sep 11

1/2 On this solemn anniversary, a brief reminder of the good out there:

We lived in Manhattan on 9/11/01. Two nights later, till 1 am, we volunteered at a bustling donations tent on the closed road in front of the Javits Center.

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks, @fuse8.bsky.social, for covering how kids' nonfiction covers sensitive, mature topics.

“In life, adults have to field questions from kids about the unethical to the reprehensible. In literature, authors must find ways to do the same.”

www.slj.com/story/Author...

Authors Tackle Complex Topics in Children’s Nonfiction

Betsy Bird looks at the state of children's nonfiction. In many ways, with nuanced and interesting topics, it is the

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Aug 20

The phrase "Teachers Pay Teachers" called to mind Depeche Mode's "People Are People," which led to this mercifully short video about how I offer books I wrote in my new store.

Don't worry - my products are better than my singing.

youtu.be/SK-5kzZlxN4

www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...

Teachers Pay Teachers song parody [to "People Are People" by Depeche Mode]

YouTube video by Marc Tyler Nobleman

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Aug 4

Teachers!

I got the rights back to some of my educational books [many originally published with Scholastic] to offer them on Teachers Pay Teachers: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/noble-...

TPT back-to-school sale is August 5-6.

Thank you for what you do!

Noble Kids

Browse over 10 educational resources created by Noble Kids in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store.

www.teacherspayteachers.com

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Jul 2

"Clark, once a girl's seen Superman in action, Niagara Falls kind of leaves you cold." - Lois Lane

"I like both." - me

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks Javier!

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Jun 27

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4

Today's Supreme Court decision, though couched in the language of freedom and inclusivity, is a tragic failure for both the right to read and the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. Authors Against Book Bans stands firmly and fiercely against the decision and its rationale. To allow parents to "object" to the presence of positive books about the lives and rights of LGBTQIA+ people is to allow them to "object" to the existence of LGBTQIA+ students, parents, educators, and others in the wider community. You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula.

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Jun 10

In other words, I’ll be back.

You’re on notice, ghosts.

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Jun 10

Kwame Alexander convinced me to say yes to something I’d never done: join a writing retreat.

That alone was rewarding. But it was also a scouting-for-ghosts, scanning-for-Northern-Lights, sharing-home-cooked-meals, going-on-ice-cream-runs, watching-ST. ELMO’S FIRE retreat.

Nine writers sitting on porch steps making funny faces.

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Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Jun 5

When giving credit where it’s due, does a single word make a difference?

#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Jun 3

When someone tells you no, that does not mean that they KNOW.

#KeynoteSpeaker #motivation #persistence #SecretIdentity

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · Jun 2

Trying to kill - or succeeding in killing - innocent Jews frees no one.

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · May 29

I’m on board!

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · May 29

Multiple things I am not vs. one thing I am.

#keynotespeaker

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · May 27

Thank you again to NAPHSIS for inviting me to give the opening keynote at your conference.

I often write/speak about legacy...and you are stewards of it.

Marc Tyler Nobleman delivering keynote on stage at NAPHSIS conference with Batman emblem on screen; testimonials from attendees praising the talk

Marc Tyler Nobleman @marctnobleman.bsky.social · May 6

Painfully obvious yet still needs to be said again and again. Thank you, Robin. And sorry, Robin.

Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social · May 6

"Children are not harmed by inclusive picture books. They are harmed by shame, and by invisibility, and by the idea that their families are too controversial to be acknowledged. It’s not books children need protection from—it’s hate and discrimination."
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How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court - Macleans.ca

My book Pride Puppy is about love and inclusion. Watching its message get twisted by hate and misinformation has been devastating.

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