Jeff Lang

Bad Library Bills, 2026 Edition: State-Level Legislation of Concern Alabama, Ohio, New Hampshire, and several other states already have bills targeting libraries and books on deck for 2026.

At least eight states have deeply concerning anti-library, anti-literature bills on the docket for their legislative sessions so far. Here's what they are and what you can and should do at this point about them–whether or not you live in these states.

*WE* save us.

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‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance

“A chilling new documentary at the Sundance film festival examines the phenomenon of book banning in US schools, which flourished in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ordinary heroes who fight them on the local level.”
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So much snow!

MLK comic book art

Dolores Huerta and Coretta Scott King comic book art

Happy MLK Day! I’m lucky that my work will outlive me and anything I share on social media. Dr. King told the migrant farm workers during the infamous 1968 Delano grape strike—initially started by Filipino farmworkers—that “the fight for equality must be fought on many fronts.”

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I'm starting to get some book launch events on the calendar for this fall. Can't wait for #Halloween. 👻🎃 #kidlit #NewEngland

Great American Jobs Scam Corporate Tax Dodging & the Myth of Job Creation | Powell's Books Exploring in depth the abuses of tax breaks by large corporations and government through the ""economic development"" of communities, LeRoy offers a series of commonsense reforms that would give taxpa...

What are you all reading? I'm reading The Great American Job Scam by Greg LeRoy. It's about big corporations defunding our communities through #corporatewelfare. www.powells.com/book/great-a...

Abolish ICE

Books! [enthusiastic]

An Un-Haunted House An Un-Haunted House [Lang, Jeff, Slavickaitė-Wojtczak, Austėja] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. An Un-Haunted House

a.co/d/gSNhSJd Advanced Reader Copies now available via Amazon! Pick up your copy of An Un-Haunted House today! Put a little boo! in Christmas. If you enjoy the story, please leave a review. #AnUn-HauntedHouse #kidlit #bookreviews #SCBWI #LastMinuteGifts

315 days to #halloween. #kidlit

Love the use of color and light. Really cool! And the movement of the spider and cat.

Love that owl!

Love it!

Blue Sky, meet Rose. She and her pal Milton are the stars of my new children's book coming out in 2026!

I've been on whittling binge. My attempt at a Doug Linker Salty Fisherman. Back to writing soon.

Inspiration from a Flo Procreate tutorial. It's a Thanksgiving Zombie, I guess.

I have one coming out called An Unhaunted House. I would love to share and hear feedback.

Messing around on Procreate.

Please be kind & refrain from bending page corners.

I joined Bluesky today because I write children's books and don't like Elon Musk.