Carol Gordon Ekster

Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
I’ll go first. Death Bar.

Interview with LIMELIGHT author Renée M. LaTulippe Liesl in the Sound of Music; Beth in Little Women; Helena Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. This seemingly random string of characters are some of the roles I had the privilege to bring to li…

#kidlit Interview with LIMELIGHT author Renée M. LaTulippe writersrumpus.com/2025/10/28/i...

Interview with Ainissa Ramirez, author of SPARK … and a giveaway! Spark – Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone is the first nonfiction picture book biography in the Black Innovators Series by MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick…

Great #kidlit Interview with @ainissaramirez.bsky.social , author of SPARK ... and a #giveaway! writersrumpus.com/2025/10/21/i...

@engagereaders.bsky.social Congrats, Lisa, on receiving an Honors distinction in the Middle Grade/YA category from Massachusetts Center for the Book.

My pleasure. Your books are amazing! #amwriting

WOW! Huge thanks to Carol Gordon Ekster and the @writersrumpus.bsky.social an amazing interview. Love, love, LOVE this interview! So grateful to stay connected to friends met along the paths writerly journeys take. Thank you, Carol!

It's almost @wearealsc.bsky.social Mock Sibert time.
These books will definitely be on my Sibert Smackdown list.
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@mcusolito.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social
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#TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky

Sorry. I just redid the ones that I tagged you in.

You mean don't write it to @dvpit....???

It was such an honor and pleasure to be interviewed by @deborahkalb.bsky.social 💗🥰 ⬇️

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey Today we are discussing our fourth abecedarian picture book on the podcast and our second Gorey. This is a

Today we are discussing our fourth abecedarian picture book on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast and our second Gorey. This is a "cult classic" picture book, best beloved by older children who read it and felt like they were getting away with something. 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/06/f...

Interview with the amazing #kidlit author, Linda Elovitz Marshall Linda for KWE Carol Gordon Ekster: Linda and I first connected at Jane Yolen’s Picture book boot camp about ten years ago, but have continued to cross paths across the world of children&#8217…

Interview with the amazing #kidlit author, Linda Elovitz Marshall @lindaemarshall.bsky.social writersrumpus.com/2025/09/30/i...

Interview with the amazing #kidlit author, Linda Elovitz Marshall Linda for KWE Carol Gordon Ekster: Linda and I first connected at Jane Yolen’s Picture book boot camp about ten years ago, but have continued to cross paths across the world of children&#8217…

Wonderful @writersrumpus.bsky.social interview of children’s nonfiction author Linda Elovitz Marshall by fellow kidlit author @cekster.bsky.social 🫶 #kidlit

writersrumpus.com/2025/09/30/i...

We Have Each Other This is how to fight terror and hate. This is our strength, as humans, as Jews, as seekers of all that is mysterious, harmonious and beautiful in this world.

We Have Each Other- beautiful story of libraries, compassion, and fighting terror and hate. #kidlit open.substack.com/pub/sarahsas...

New book deals for @daveszalay.bsky.social @gianferrari-m.bsky.social @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social + more buff.ly/xpykFFv

I Believe in Libraries. EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

www.everylibrary.org/i_believe_in... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Interview with the amazing #kidlit author, Linda Elovitz Marshall Linda for KWE Carol Gordon Ekster: Linda and I first connected at Jane Yolen’s Picture book boot camp about ten years ago, but have continued to cross paths across the world of children&#8217…

Interview with the amazing #kidlit author, Linda Elovitz Marshall @lindaemarshall.bsky.social writersrumpus.com/2025/09/30/i...

Moorhead Area Public Schools pulling and reviewing library book some suggest is racist Lunak said the book was on a list of popular novels recommended to the district by a professional group.

Anti-book ban bills passed by various states only matter as much as they're enforced and also this book isn't racist.

www.valleynewslive.com/2025/09/25/m...

Robin and the Stick

Cover Reveal: Robin and the Stick by @ebgoodale.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/09/robi...

Come join me at the New York Historical Museum on October 12 from 11:30am-12:30am for Sunday Story Time! It's free with museum admission. www.nyhistory.org/programs/sun... #NYHistorical #TiffanyLamps #picturebookauthor #newyork @nyhistory.bsky.social

#preDV September 19th, 2025 8AM - 8PM ET Join us for our practice event, #preDV on Bluesky! Come with your best pitches and receive feedback from agented authors. All participants are welcome to also give feedback and make friends during the community event before October 8th's #DVpit. More info at dvpit.carrd.co

#preDV is tomorrow, MONDAY, September 29, 2025 from 8AM to 8PM Eastern Time!
Marginalized Creators join us to practice your pitches for #DVpit, get feedback from agented authors, give each other feedback & encouragement!
Make friends, polish your pitches & get excited for #DVpit! #writersky #booksky

Picture Book Review: CASSINI’S MISSION by Katie Venit This highly recommended picture book tells the true story of one spacecraft’s unexpected search for life beyond our planet.

#kidlit #PictureBook Review: CASSINI’S MISSION by Katie Venit writersrumpus.com/2025/09/23/p...

The leaves are changing color. There’s a chill in the air. Celebrate the first day of autumn with members @ajirving.bsky.social’s DANCE LIKE A LEAF, @nrpaulson.bsky.social’s NILA’S PERFECT COAT, & @writerjolene.bsky.social’s THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT! #kidlit #booksky #firstdayoffall

Missing typos? Try editing old-fashioned way When self-editing a draft of your manuscript, consider doing it the old-fashioned way: printing it out on paper.Reading text on paper will allow you to catch errors that you might not spot whe…

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Sharpening Students’ Communication Skills With Moot Court Get ready to turn your students into justices, advocates, and informed citizens as they navigate real court cases.

Get ready to turn your students into justices, advocates, and informed citizens as they navigate real court cases! 🧑‍⚖️

Here’s how to sharpen students’ critical thinking and communication skills with moot court.

#ITeachSocialStudies #sschat

Five Great Quotations about Books “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King“A good book is an event in my life.” – Stendahl“I love the smell of book ink in the morning.” – Umberto Eco“A book is a heart…

#CreativeWriting #AuthorLife #Storytellers #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Trump's New Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters 'Should Alarm Every American' | Common Dreams "If the news about our military must first be approved by the government, then the public is no longer getting independent reporting," warned the National Press Club after journalists told of rule cha...

Via @commondreams.org - Trump's New Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters 'Should Alarm Every American' www.commondreams.org/news/press-f...

Cover for Wonderfully Wild with a large green weeping willow tree and children playing underneath

📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Wonderfully Wild
Jessica Stremer & Josee Masse
@jstremer.bsky.social
@joseemasse.bsky.social

This is the type of environmentally minded story I want to write. Great message, fun activities, fantastic illustrations. Lovely.

And I loved THE KING OF BOOKS - left reviews!