Liesa Abrams

Vs End of the World is Book 1!

You are THE BEST. Good news—it’s a trilogy and the third one is out in Feb so you’re just in time to read the whole story!

No spoilers, but if you watched the new Stranger Things episodes and fist-pumped the air for the thematic meaning of that final scene of episode 4, then you really have to read Terry Benton-Walker’s ALEX WISE VS THE END OF THE WORLD. Just saying! Here for all the stories of self-acceptance=power ❤️

Too many of us have a patch (or many patches) in this quilt that represent a deep loss. Here is mine. 💙

This is such a moving read, and an important one for anyone too young to remember the AIDS crisis in the 80’s. The personal losses I had at that time paired with the understanding that the mass deaths occurred largely because of bigotry & stigma were formative in shaping my professional self.

I mean, you don't have to understand the science to use it. Just open the curtain a little, a little like opening your heart a little through a poem. Then, much like the emotions flowing through the poem, the cooler air can flow into the shower without pushing the curtain.

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Thanks!

Me: “My shower curtain is billowing in at me in the shower.”

Him: “You can fix that with science.”

Me: “I failed science in high school. Do you think I can solve this by writing a deeply emotional poem?”

That was my hope! But… I trust nothing. 😭

Hi! Trying to help a friend navigate their renewal, and wondering if you know — is the amount that shows up right now as what premium will be in 2026 correct, or will the expiring subsidies end of 2025 mean that once he signs up, he could suddenly in Jan 2026 get billed for extra $800 a month?

Middle grade author James Ponti discusses how the recent Louvre heist, with its stranger-than-fiction twists, made a mockery of his research as a mystery writer buff.ly/6XygwYi

Happy #BookBirthday to Deeba Zargarpur!! The second Farrah Noorzad adventure is even better than the first! The kid characters are appealing, vulnerable, and so funny, and this time there’s a magic school storyline… who doesn’t love a magic school, especially when it’s for Jinn?? 😍😍

Headed to the office to present Spring 2026 books to librarians (AKA our warriors)! Yes it’s election day and I am wearing my Jewish identity & my belief in Batman’s hope & my passion for our freedom to read and hoping that NY and NJ can fight back today against sexual predators & right wing bigots!

We were so lucky to have a visit from our lovely Labyrinth Road author, graphic novel creator/middle-grade expert Emma Steinkellner! Emma even drew on our illustrator wall! 😍 It’s the perfect season to check out Emma’s bestseller, THE OKAY WITCH, & grab her NELL OF GUMBLING fairy tale comic diaries!

Happy (belated) Book Birthday here to @esmesymessmith.bsky.social for the publication of the conclusion to Labyrinth Road’s first MG series! These characters and the author who brought them to life have sustained me & given me (& so many readers) hope. 💙 We can always challenge unjust authority.

Oh I am the same! Especially anytime I travel.

Haha— okay clearly you know what’s up. Glad you got all the good GF treats!

Wise woman!! Would also recommend you hit Modern Bread and Bagel if you can!

I hope you know of all the GF bakeries in town!

A bright spot of good news to end the week!

We've been sitting on this for a year and are stoked to talk about it. Jorge and I wanted to write THE CAT PROPHECIES: CLAW QUEST and show all the beautiful things about Colombia, and we're very fortunate Labryrinth Road wanted to publish it. We can't wait for everyone to meet Tito and the gang.

Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah

"I understand that the hospital may be required, depending on actions taken to implement the President's Executive Orders, to cease offering certain care procedures or medications, and that such cessation could happen at any time and without any advance notice."

🚨! My friend found this caveat in an ER consent form she was pressured to sign before reading (see alt text for the highlighted sentence of concern). EVERYONE needs to speak up on this—a president’s executive order could stop an ER from necessary treatment?? @aclu.org

If, like me, you are a mother who took tylenol at some point during pregnancy and have a child with neurodivergency, please remember during any fake science announcements today that fake science doesn’t become more real just when it’s directed at our most vulnerable pressure points. 💙

Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online The current political landscape is having a devastating impact on the health of those within the disability community. A look at how we can save spoons and leverage our unique powers to resist.

Tomorrow RFK Jr and Trump plan to announce their “big news” about autism.

Nothing they do is rooted in science, disability awareness or common decency.

Remember to protect your digital space.

Safeguard your spoons.

Check on one another.

Lean into the community for support

This GF apple cake is here to remind you that tonight through Wed is Rosh Hashanah, & next Wed evening through Thurs is Yom Kippur. For many Jewish people, these are the most sacred holidays of the year. Please don’t schedule meetings w/ Jewish colleagues or expect email replies on these days!

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If I were to host a watchalong of A KNIGHT'S TALE with a no-holds-barred Sir Callie Q&A in October would anyone be interested?

Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.

Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:

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