Deena Viviani
@deenamlv.bsky.social
Kidlit writer & librarian
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Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.
October 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.
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No image has ever spoken so succinctly about the current situation in the US.
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
No image has ever spoken so succinctly about the current situation in the US.
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For all my #kidlit author friends out there! A school cancelled this author's school visit bc of DEI-related nonsense. Her contract protected her. www.slj.com/story/My-Sch...
My School Visit was Cancelled. I Fought Back and Won. | Opinion
A parent complaint about a nonbinary snail led a Virginia elementary school principal to cancel a visit by author Erica S. Perl. A former trial attorney, Perl offers a lesson in smart booking contract...
www.slj.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
For all my #kidlit author friends out there! A school cancelled this author's school visit bc of DEI-related nonsense. Her contract protected her. www.slj.com/story/My-Sch...
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Holy #ROC #peregrine stuffed crop! I don't think Nova could squeeze another bite into them!
May 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Holy #ROC #peregrine stuffed crop! I don't think Nova could squeeze another bite into them!
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This week's news from the IMLS should be a reminder that America 250 is a real thing and it should be a call to even more action. We're about to be hit with propaganda through our educational institutions, "American public": buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The Latest From IMLS and What You Need to Prepare For Right Now
It’s only been a little more than a month since the current administration dropped an Executive Order related to funding and projects from the Institute for...
buttondown.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This week's news from the IMLS should be a reminder that America 250 is a real thing and it should be a call to even more action. We're about to be hit with propaganda through our educational institutions, "American public": buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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Celebrate EARTH DAY with books! @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social's RIVERKEEPER (MG NF) & WHALES IN THE CITY (PB) both feature the formerly polluted Hudson; how we fixed it and continue to protect it. And @katemessner.com's new HISTORY SMASHERS gives the real deal about Earth Day & the Environment! 🍃
April 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Celebrate EARTH DAY with books! @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social's RIVERKEEPER (MG NF) & WHALES IN THE CITY (PB) both feature the formerly polluted Hudson; how we fixed it and continue to protect it. And @katemessner.com's new HISTORY SMASHERS gives the real deal about Earth Day & the Environment! 🍃
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Due process is fundamental to our democracy.
That's why Kilmar’s case is important—if he'd received it, he wouldn’t be in a Salvadoran jail.
If Trump successfully disappears Kilmar, he will do it to anyone.
Why is he afraid of proving that Kilmar is a member of MS-13 in court?
That's why Kilmar’s case is important—if he'd received it, he wouldn’t be in a Salvadoran jail.
If Trump successfully disappears Kilmar, he will do it to anyone.
Why is he afraid of proving that Kilmar is a member of MS-13 in court?
April 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Due process is fundamental to our democracy.
That's why Kilmar’s case is important—if he'd received it, he wouldn’t be in a Salvadoran jail.
If Trump successfully disappears Kilmar, he will do it to anyone.
Why is he afraid of proving that Kilmar is a member of MS-13 in court?
That's why Kilmar’s case is important—if he'd received it, he wouldn’t be in a Salvadoran jail.
If Trump successfully disappears Kilmar, he will do it to anyone.
Why is he afraid of proving that Kilmar is a member of MS-13 in court?
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It's a Kirkus star for MAMA MOON by Noah Grigni
🌟 "A realistic, poignant, and affirming family portrait. " 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 "A realistic, poignant, and affirming family portrait. " 🌟
Read the full review here
April 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It's a Kirkus star for MAMA MOON by Noah Grigni
🌟 "A realistic, poignant, and affirming family portrait. " 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 "A realistic, poignant, and affirming family portrait. " 🌟
Read the full review here
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, CHALK THE WALK by @chelseatornetto.bsky.social, illustrated by @laurelillo.bsky.social (@familiusbooks.bsky.social).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/04/the-...
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/04/the-...
April 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, CHALK THE WALK by @chelseatornetto.bsky.social, illustrated by @laurelillo.bsky.social (@familiusbooks.bsky.social).
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/04/the-...
To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/04/the-...
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DEI exits to ensure that unqualified white men don’t get jobs over more qualified people.
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat (Gift Article)
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
DEI exits to ensure that unqualified white men don’t get jobs over more qualified people.
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Picture books by #MGLit authors @rajanilarocca.bsky.social Veera Hiranandani, and Carole Boston Weatherford! @candlewickpress.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @henryholtbooks.bsky.social msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/04/pict...
Picture books by middle grade authors
Middle school books, middle grade books, books for tweens, middle school library, middle grade literature, #MGLit, librarian, kids
msyinglingreads.blogspot.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Picture books by #MGLit authors @rajanilarocca.bsky.social Veera Hiranandani, and Carole Boston Weatherford! @candlewickpress.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @henryholtbooks.bsky.social msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/04/pict...
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SOME OF US by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social and illustrated by Huy Voun Lee (on sale May 27) has been receiving much deserved starred review accolades...and it's not the only one! 🌟 For more stellar new picture books from LBYR, visit: us12.campaign-archive.com?u=f95d2b7983...
April 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
SOME OF US by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social and illustrated by Huy Voun Lee (on sale May 27) has been receiving much deserved starred review accolades...and it's not the only one! 🌟 For more stellar new picture books from LBYR, visit: us12.campaign-archive.com?u=f95d2b7983...
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Van Holen should receive an enormous amount of credit for this, because we need to summon an elemental force more powerful than anything Trump wields: the ego of US senators.
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Van Holen should receive an enormous amount of credit for this, because we need to summon an elemental force more powerful than anything Trump wields: the ego of US senators.
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We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
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This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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If you ever have the opportunity to fly Avelo Airlines—don’t.
Budget airline Avelo to fly deportation flights for ICE from Arizona
Budget carrier Avelo Airlines says it has signed an agreement to fly deportation flights from Arizona starting in May
abcnews.go.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you ever have the opportunity to fly Avelo Airlines—don’t.
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@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social uncovers how the world’s deadliest curable disease still thrives—and why everything, from cowboy hats to colonial borders, traces back to tuberculosis.
Everything Is Tuberculosis
You may know John Green as a Youtuber, a podcaster, or the mega best-selling author of Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, and The Anthropocene Reviewed. His latest book is called Everything Is Tuberculosis. It’s a deep-dive into one of the oldest and deadliest threats to humankind.
99percentinvisible.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social uncovers how the world’s deadliest curable disease still thrives—and why everything, from cowboy hats to colonial borders, traces back to tuberculosis.
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“Librarians are speaking out about what communities could lose, including internet access and workforce development in Kentucky, the Talking Book and Braille Center in New Jersey, digital hotspots in North Carolina, and much more”
@rainesford.bsky.social
@rainesford.bsky.social
Being a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration
Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“Librarians are speaking out about what communities could lose, including internet access and workforce development in Kentucky, the Talking Book and Braille Center in New Jersey, digital hotspots in North Carolina, and much more”
@rainesford.bsky.social
@rainesford.bsky.social
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Seriously, Texas? This one baffles me as much as Abbott.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality.
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Ken Paxton is going to take some classes on how to be more ethical
He could use some tips.
www.motherjones.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Seriously, Texas? This one baffles me as much as Abbott.
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So, like most everyone who's interviewed me for the past three years... did I tell you this, or what? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Report shows it’s largely officials and orgs demanding book bans - not parents
Only 16 percent of book challenges came from parents themselves
www.independent.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
So, like most everyone who's interviewed me for the past three years... did I tell you this, or what? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Come work with me!
My department is hiring a Managing Editorial Coordinator to work on Holiday House and Peachtree titles. Info below. 👇
holidayhouse.com/wp-content/u...
We're a close-knit, fun bunch. ☺️
#jobsinpublishing
My department is hiring a Managing Editorial Coordinator to work on Holiday House and Peachtree titles. Info below. 👇
holidayhouse.com/wp-content/u...
We're a close-knit, fun bunch. ☺️
#jobsinpublishing
holidayhouse.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Come work with me!
My department is hiring a Managing Editorial Coordinator to work on Holiday House and Peachtree titles. Info below. 👇
holidayhouse.com/wp-content/u...
We're a close-knit, fun bunch. ☺️
#jobsinpublishing
My department is hiring a Managing Editorial Coordinator to work on Holiday House and Peachtree titles. Info below. 👇
holidayhouse.com/wp-content/u...
We're a close-knit, fun bunch. ☺️
#jobsinpublishing
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Harper Collins did not sign.
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS 📚
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS
Shuttering IMLS would be "an act of monumental neglect, violating the very foundation of America and what it stands for as a country," the publishers assert.
www.wordsandmoney.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Harper Collins did not sign.
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
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As the U.S. Government endeavors to make tuberculosis great again, please consider preordering a signed copy of my book about our deadliest infection, its long history, and why in the 75 years since TB became curable, we've allowed over 150,000,000 people to die of the disease. everythingistb.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
As the U.S. Government endeavors to make tuberculosis great again, please consider preordering a signed copy of my book about our deadliest infection, its long history, and why in the 75 years since TB became curable, we've allowed over 150,000,000 people to die of the disease. everythingistb.com