Katherine Applegate

Karen B. McCoy August 2025: 4 seconds! ⏱️ - mailchi.mp/f9977b5931da... TONIGHT AT 6pm, see me at the Mary L. Stephens Library in Davis, CA w/ Joanna Rowland, the whirlwind of new author life, and interviews with @michaelleali.bsky.social, Kristen Gwen, and Kristen Joy Wilks.

This campaign needs you now SAVE FAU BURROWING OWLS

Carl Hiaasen shared this originally - it's about the owls from his wonderful children's book Hoot. Please sign the petition and share it. If you read what is going on, you'll be horrified, as I am. #booksky #conservation #owls

👀 Looking for an alternative to the "big wishlist"? 📚 A place for donors to help stock your classroom library & refresh your read-alouds? 🙌 Prioritizes books, students, an indie bookstore, & feels good to use? 🪄 📚 Say hello to #FillMyShelf! More info: www.bookelicious.com/educators/fillmyshelf/

👀 Looking for an alternative to the "big wishlist"?

📚 A place for donors to help stock your classroom library & refresh your read-alouds?

🙌 Prioritizes books, students, an indie bookstore, & feels good to use?

🪄 📚 Say hello to #FillMyShelf!
More info: www.bookelicious.com/educators/fillmyshelf/

So touched by these kinds words for #PocketBear from @publisherswkly.bsky.social. 💛🧸 www.publishersweekly.com/9781250904362

I'm so excited for you all to meet Zephyrina, Pocket, Berwon, Elizaveta, and Dasha next month.

@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit

Teachers and librarians, don't miss this great offer from @mackidssl.bsky.social! 🧸🧵

Preorder my new #mglit novel, POCKET BEAR, and my publishers will send you an art print by @charlessantoso.bsky.social, plus 15 #PocketBear patches for your students.

Details here: bit.ly/PocketBearPr...

States sue Trump administration after more hospitals stop treating transgender youth A coalition of 16 states and D.C. argue in the lawsuit that the Trump administration is trying to effectuate a national ban on gender-affirming care for youth by intimidating hospitals and doctors.

A coalition of 16 states and D.C. argue in the lawsuit that the Trump administration is trying to effectuate a national ban on gender-affirming care for youth by intimidating hospitals and doctors.

My fourth #WritingTip for collaborations is: Take advantage of your team's strengths.

I look forward to sharing another writing tip with you next week!

#mglit @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

My third #WritingTip for collaborations is: Be patient.

Working on the Dogtown series with my friend @kaaauthor.bsky.social has been one of my favorite writing experiences. I'll share another collaboration tip next week.

#mglit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

Educators! Are you planning to read one of my books in the classroom this fall? 🦍🌳🦦

Check out my Educator Resources page—it's full of discussion guides & activities for many of my books, including the "One and Only" series, #wishtree, #Odder, and more: katherineapplegate.com/educator-res...

Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate When haughty former street cat Zephyrina finds abandoned, down-on-their-luck toys, she takes them to the apartment where she liv...

★ Middle grade novel POCKET BEAR by Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso, is a “treasure of a book” that “evokes laughter, tears, and introspection in equal measure”

Wonderful news, Not-So-Little-Shop! xo

Next month, I'll be at the @librarycongress.bsky.social National Book Festival, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

I'll be sharing my new book, #PocketBear. Come join me! 💛

More on the festival: www.loc.gov/events/2025-...

I'm really looking forward to my #PocketBear tour this fall! I'll be visiting some wonderful schools, bookstores, and libraries. 🧸💛

Am I coming to a city near you? I'd love to see you there!

Tour stops and details: katherineapplegate.com/events

@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to enter my #ColorOurWorld writing contest! (Procrastinators and perfectionists, this post's for you!)

Stories must have:
A catchy title
A protagonist that takes an action to make a change
A beginning, middle, and end

More: www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/colorourworl...

#mglit readers, you still have time to enter the POCKET BEAR giveaway on Goodreads! 🧸🧵

@mackidsbooks.bsky.social is giving away 30 finished copies of my new novel, illustrated by the inimitable @charlessantoso.bsky.social. Enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Reminder! If you preorder my new novel, POCKET BEAR, be sure to upload your receipt to this page: read.macmillan.com/promo/mcpgpo...

If you do, the @mackidsbooks.bsky.social team will send you one of these adorable #PocketBear keychains! 💛🧸

#mglit

A nice story here about the recovery of the Atlantic sturgeon, a "living fossil." But as with any conservation story, there's still plenty of work ahead. #SaveAllSpecies www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

📣 Teachers and librarians!

Preorder POCKET BEAR by Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate for your classroom or library to receive a gift for you & your students that includes an art print & 15 patches! 🧸 buff.ly/a388tOg

Upload your receipt: buff.ly/jmhfEAB

There's still time to enter the #ColorOurWorld Writing Contest, which closes on 7/31/25. I can't wait to read your stories along with the Collaborative Summer Library Program & @mackidsbooks.bsky.social teams. I know your words will inspire me!

See full contest details: bit.ly/3TONZPv

Such a great idea. Please donate if you can!

"My uncle Ivan is a gorilla.
My uncle Bob is a dog.
Families can be complicated."
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#TheOneAndOnlyRuby is out in paperback now. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

📷: @theshelfstuff.bsky.social #mglit

Banned Books and Challenged Books | Macmillan Publishers Macmillan Publishers proudly stands with authors, librarians, teachers, booksellers, and fellow readers against book banning.

Here's a great banned books resource center from @mackidsbooks.bsky.social and the entire Macmillan team. Lots to dig into here, including ways you can get involved and stand up for the #FreedomToRead.

Young writers, enter my #ColorOurWorld writing contest before it closes at the end of the day on 7/31!

Entries must have:
A catchy title
A protagonist that takes an action to make a change
A beginning, middle, and end

I can't wait to read your work! www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/colorourworl...

Phil Bildner: Half a Life, Half My Life - The Author Village

July 24th is the anniversary of my coming out as gay.

Each year, I commemorate the occasion, and last year, the date had particular meaning, so I wrote a post about it.

If you have a few minutes, I hope you'll take the time to read and perhaps share it.

theauthorvillage.com/phil-bildner...

Pocket Bear

"When I think about the books I’ve most loved writing, it always it comes back to stories for middle grade readers. I so love that audience. I love their unquenchable curiosity. Their fierce idealism. And their boundless imaginations." @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-gu...

"Interesting thing about toys. They all remember their births."
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My next book, POCKET BEAR, comes out on September 9. I can't wait for you all to meet Pocket, Berwon, and Zephyrina the cat. And to fall in love with @charlessantoso.bsky.social's illustrations.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

#Animorphs fans, had to share this with you—check out this 3D model of a Dome ship, designed by Aron (@aronashx3d on Instagram).

Ani fans are the coolest. ❤️🦎

The Littlest Elephant

"The Littlest Elephant brings the world of Ruby, the charming baby elephant from the One and Only series, to gorgeous life in a whole new way, thanks to Lita’s breathtaking art." — @kaaauthor.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/06/cove...

I'm back with another #WritingTip for collaborations: Communicate about everything!

I created these tips from my experiences working on the Dogtown series with my dear friend @kaaauthor.bsky.social. I'll share another tip next week!

#mglit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social