Gen de Botton
@gendebotton.bsky.social
Mostly knitting, cats, and a Gus + Ned. Indie bookstore evangelist. Senior Manager of Children's Bookselling Programs and Education at American Booksellers Association.
Tomorrow is my last day at ABA. 9 yrs, 11 months, and 2 days. 22 yrs in children's bookselling, and I wouldn't change a single thing.
July 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tomorrow is my last day at ABA. 9 yrs, 11 months, and 2 days. 22 yrs in children's bookselling, and I wouldn't change a single thing.
I'm just a bookseller, standing in front of other booksellers, asking them to care about children's books.
Shelf Awareness for Thursday, May 29, 2025
Welcome to the Web site for Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade, the free e-mail newsletter dedicated to helping the people in stores, ...
www.shelf-awareness.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm just a bookseller, standing in front of other booksellers, asking them to care about children's books.
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We Need Diverse Books and more than 40 organizations representing parents, grassroots organizers, authors, librarians, booksellers, and publishers have signed a statement on the Trump Administration's firing of Dr. Carla Hayden.
Share & act now ⬇️
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May 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I wrote about speaking on the #TeslaTakedown livestream, how nice it is to not use X anymore, and a bit of Laura Loomer-inspired harassment micahflee.com/join-a-tesla...
Join a Tesla protest this Saturday as part of the global day of action
Last week I participated in a livestreamed mass mobilization call for the #TeslaTakedown movement – alongside US Rep Jasmine Crockett, Alex Winter, my friend John Cusack, and a bunch of other rad peop...
micahflee.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I wrote about speaking on the #TeslaTakedown livestream, how nice it is to not use X anymore, and a bit of Laura Loomer-inspired harassment micahflee.com/join-a-tesla...
I removed Instagram from my phone. Now, I doomscroll Zillow.
March 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I removed Instagram from my phone. Now, I doomscroll Zillow.
Booksellers, Children's Institute registration is today!
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Alt: a man in a white shirt is dancing with two women in black dresses
media.tenor.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Booksellers, Children's Institute registration is today!
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To all those still driving #Teslas. That’s your right, of course. But realize that, like it or not, you’re a mobile billboard normalizing #Musk. #TeslaTakedown
March 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
To all those still driving #Teslas. That’s your right, of course. But realize that, like it or not, you’re a mobile billboard normalizing #Musk. #TeslaTakedown
But we did. We did start the fire, Billy Joel.
March 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
But we did. We did start the fire, Billy Joel.
Donate your Tesla to a nonprofit. Claim the donation on your taxes. Buy another car that isn't a Tesla and doesn't have a Tesla battery. Where you spend your money has always been political. Research who your money is funding.
March 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Donate your Tesla to a nonprofit. Claim the donation on your taxes. Buy another car that isn't a Tesla and doesn't have a Tesla battery. Where you spend your money has always been political. Research who your money is funding.
I need a spam folder for my brain that will automatically filter me from myself. Bonus points for the option to unsubscribe.
March 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I need a spam folder for my brain that will automatically filter me from myself. Bonus points for the option to unsubscribe.
Allyship is my partner slowing down while driving so I can swear at Cybertruck drivers. Love is him making sure I keep the windows rolled up.
March 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Allyship is my partner slowing down while driving so I can swear at Cybertruck drivers. Love is him making sure I keep the windows rolled up.
I'll be hosting a late night crafting session after the Opening Reception. Scholastic and Chronicle are supplying good crafty things. I'm bringing my knitting. You can bring your current WIP or partake in the goodies,but... and this is very important... you must bring the TEA.
A bright spot is that I leave for Denver for Wi2025 in exactly one week.
February 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'll be hosting a late night crafting session after the Opening Reception. Scholastic and Chronicle are supplying good crafty things. I'm bringing my knitting. You can bring your current WIP or partake in the goodies,but... and this is very important... you must bring the TEA.
A bright spot is that I leave for Denver for Wi2025 in exactly one week.
February 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A bright spot is that I leave for Denver for Wi2025 in exactly one week.
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Remember executive orders are not laws. Call your representatives.
Trump announces an executive order authorizing a 30,000 capacity migrant detention center in Guantanamo.
"Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."
"Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."
January 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Remember executive orders are not laws. Call your representatives.
Just ask your Alexa if Fentanyl is right for you.
What the fuck is this? AI qualifying as a prescriber?
January 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just ask your Alexa if Fentanyl is right for you.
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BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
i just want to lie in a pile of baby wombats, knit some sweaters, and watch ONLY my favorite i love lucy episodes while drinking sugary milky tea and eating a croissant that won't ever end.
January 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
i just want to lie in a pile of baby wombats, knit some sweaters, and watch ONLY my favorite i love lucy episodes while drinking sugary milky tea and eating a croissant that won't ever end.
Resharing for those who may be in danger or have neighbors that need your help.
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Resharing for those who may be in danger or have neighbors that need your help.
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I just saw someone comment, "we never had blizzard warnings from the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of America sucks" and now I'm dead.
January 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I just saw someone comment, "we never had blizzard warnings from the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of America sucks" and now I'm dead.
Hard agree! Where you get your news is important. Bezos, front and center at the inauguration, owns wapo. The paper will be gaslighting the American people --who pay for a subscription -- for the foreseeable future.
tired of these people who think we’re too stupid to understand what’s in front of us www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The missing context from the Elon Musk salute
We can’t have a functioning democracy if we think our opponents are evil.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hard agree! Where you get your news is important. Bezos, front and center at the inauguration, owns wapo. The paper will be gaslighting the American people --who pay for a subscription -- for the foreseeable future.
Today is not business as usual. Don't let your job, family, or government convince you otherwise. Urgency is part and parcel of Tyranny. There is still abundance. Hold your people close.
January 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today is not business as usual. Don't let your job, family, or government convince you otherwise. Urgency is part and parcel of Tyranny. There is still abundance. Hold your people close.