@jsq-rd.bsky.social
Teacher-librarian, book lover, grateful transplant recipient. Values and promotes diverse and own voices in books, art, and media. Always learning.
Love loose parts storytelling.
24.11.2025 23:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
Happening this weekend in Ottawa. I have four originals for sale (in-person only.)
All limited edition prints are currently discounted 15% this week on christibelcourt.ca.
Everyone who purchases a print will be entered into the draw to win a Mini Tipi Blanket & Ela Handbag Pouch on Dec. 15.
Educators, if you're using one of my books in school this year, I hope you'll check out this page full of discussion guides, resources, and activities for many of my books! 📚💫 buff.ly/U1pCJyr #mglit
24.11.2025 17:09 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Poetry Comics Month, Day 24
24.11.2025 13:15 — 👍 34 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2Always rocking the cute fits!
23.11.2025 20:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
Congratulations! 🩷
23.11.2025 20:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A good review of our latest offering from Kirkus. Huzzah!
23.11.2025 18:23 — 👍 31 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Oooh! Exciting!
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"A sound reminder for all—both kids and the adults who are responsible for scheduling their time." YAY, Kirkus likes I'M BUSY by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me! ❤️💛💙💚🧡 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Note: "brilliant endpapers" were designed by the fabulous Laurent Linn at S&S, not me.
Poetry Comics Month, Day 23: Infinite Senryu
23.11.2025 14:37 — 👍 2190 🔁 216 💬 36 📌 17
Canada Post honours Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and five other graphic novelists with postage stamps. Learn more about this great artist @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/canada-post-...
23.11.2025 02:42 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations! Very well deserved. Such an important story.
23.11.2025 02:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very exciting! Congratulations!
22.11.2025 18:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Venice Noir award. Created by Amy Thai with Barovier and Toso Arte on Murano. Shortly to be in the possession of @ianrankin1.bsky.social (one does not just put an award like this in hand baggage!)
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Poetry Comics Month, Day 22
22.11.2025 13:00 — 👍 1413 🔁 207 💬 15 📌 10I saw the almost final art for Lily-May's Joyful Day last night. Holly's art is soooooooooooooo joyful! Publication Date: September 1, 2026
22.11.2025 15:48 — 👍 20 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
“ONCE A PBS STAPLE WITH LeVAR BURTON, THIS KIDS' SERIES HAS BEEN REBOOTED WITH VIRAL LIBRARIAN MYCHAL THREETS AS THE HOST” jeopardy! Clue
“What is Reading Rainbow?” 📚🌈
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
Hey Library Kids & Book Lovers, This Knit Vest Pattern Is For You - It's A Borrowing Card! 👉 tidd.ly/4fIdLOv - designed by Jennifer Peacock of Pretty Grandpa and would make a perfect gift for the Gen-Xer on your list! #knitting #GenX #librarylove #handmade #etsy #affiliate #giftidea 📚❤️🧶
21.11.2025 16:57 — 👍 238 🔁 63 💬 7 📌 2Asking this in a wide way, but are there any Illinois school librarians who follow me, who are members of AISLE, and who are interested in doing more work around book censorship and intellectual freedom? If SOOOO, send me a DM here.
21.11.2025 20:02 — 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0Happy birthday to you both! 🎂🎇🎆🥂🍾
20.11.2025 15:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy birthday to me and my twin brother Gavin!
20.11.2025 14:32 — 👍 512 🔁 14 💬 24 📌 2My students love these books!
20.11.2025 15:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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Stack of blocks labeled, all modern digital infrastructure. A ratchet tipping over the entire stack is labeled AI. A load bearing pillar is labeled unpaid open source development. Another label is AWS, and Cloudflare and Unpaid Open Source Developers.
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
20.11.2025 02:31 — 👍 2737 🔁 853 💬 33 📌 27They’re going to increase fees at community centres and I think in spite of what they say libraries will lose some services. Service will suffer. I’m happy to pay taxes to support jobs and programs and to speak to a human about a problem. I don’t want to interact w AI bullshit.
20.11.2025 03:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Because they can and they don’t seem to care who it impacts
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