Abby Denson

YouTube video by Banned Books Week George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

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Ok so I marathon watched 7 of those movies this weekend. I love the weird cosmic stuff! Thanks for the recommendation.

Sounds good. I love Hausu too. ❤️

Ooh thank you! I love Noroi.

Thank you!!! 😸😸

Yes!

Two girls run through the Tokyo cityscape.

I'm thrilled to reveal the cover for MY TOKYO SUMMER! The story is based on my own life-changing experience of traveling to Japan as a student, and the friendship that blossomed there ❤️. Illustrated with gorgeous art by Utomaru, MY TOKYO SUMMER will be published on July 7, 2026 by Scholastic!

FREEDOM READ-IN MORNING 10:00AM-12:45PM ET 10:00: Padma Venkatraman & Jeanette Bradley Introductions & Tribute to Floyd Cooper 10:15: Federico Erebia, Pedro & Daniel 10:30: Suma Subramaniam, Namaste Is A Greeting 10:45: Rajani LaRocca, Your One and Only Heart 11:00: Tara Dairman, The Girl from Earth's End 11:15: Debbi Michiko Florence, Jasmine Toguchi Flamingo Keeper 11:30: Sarah Brannen, Uncle Bobby's Wedding 11:45: Martha Freeman, The Trouble with Babies 12:00: Robin Stevenson, Pride Puppy & A Hug on the Wind 12:15: Lesa Cline-Ransome, Before She Was Harriet 12:30: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Love in the Library FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3 ET

FREEDOM READ-IN AFTERNOON 1:00PM-3:00PM ET 1:00: Veera Hiranandani, The Night Diary 1:15: Samantha Clark, Arrow 1:30: Juana Martinez-Neal, Alma and How She Got Her Name 1:45: Alison Green Myers, A Bird Will Soar 2:00: Lisa Stringfellow, Kingdom of Dust 2:15: Dana Alison Levy, Not Another Banned Book 2:30: Carol Boston Weatherford, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 2:45: Margarita Engle, Drum Dream Girl FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3 ET

SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. FREEDOM READ-IN 20 ACCLAIMED AUTHORS - 5 HOURS FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3 ET

Calling all #Teachers #Educators #Readers #Writers to tune in for the FREEDOM READ-IN! Support #FreedomToRead by streaming for FREE on 9 May (Friday of #ChildrensBookWeek) #kidlit
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE!
Morning 10-12:45 : crowdcast.io/c/z2e4i7i652g1
Afternoon 1-3 : crowdcast.io/c/ky2m562xhkso

Effective Comics Narration with Rivkah LaFille - Kids Comics Unite Transform blah internal narration into something with true personality and insight into your narrator's mind, and deciding when to ditch the internal narration altogether and let actions speak louder ...

I'm doing a thing on Wednesday, and it's FREE. Because I actually asked for it to be and because frankly, people are feeling it rough right now. If you wish to be distracted for an hour and possibly learn a bit about effective use of narration in comics, SIGN UP NOW. (or you're going to miss it)

Unite Against Book Bans. Raise your voice. Join the movement. UniteAgainstBookBans.org.

If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.

Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

Take action today. Right to Read Day. April 7, 2025 #RightToReadDay. #DrawnToFreedom. Unite Against Book Bans. bit.ly/RightToReadDay. Above the text is an illustration by Nate Powell featuring people at a public library and various things you can do at the library.

It’s #RightToReadDay.
NEW data from @oif.bsky.social shows that 72% of book bans in 2024 were initiated by organized groups and elected officials. We need EVERYONE to #UniteAgainstBookBans & take action against these organized attempts today: uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea... #DrawnToFreedom

Illustration of people outside a public library and things that can be found in the library: books, computers, cooking classes, music classes, tools, ideas, voting, community. Text reads: Drawn to Freedom. Take action on Right to Read Day, April 7, 2025. #RightToReadDay #DrawnToFreedom. Unite Against Book Bans. Artwork by Nate Powell. bit.ly/RightToReadDay

Send a postcard to your library. To fight the fear created by organized pressure groups, we must tell our invaluable library workers that their community supports them. Library workers everywhere need to hear loud and clear: We support you and the freedom to read! Visit bit.ly/RightToReadDay to send a digital postcard to your library or download a printable version that you can mail. bit.ly/RightToReadDay #RightToReadDay #DrawnToFreedom. Unite Against Book Bans. Above the text is an illustration by Nate Powell.

Host an event. Build community by hosting an event. Bring people together to write postcards, make art, or color! You'll find other ideas and a suite of downloadable resources, including a postcard kit and coloring pages, to support your activities at bit.ly/RightToReadDay. And remember: Any day can be a day to celebrate freedom and libraries - these resources are evergreen and can be used any time of year! bit.ly/RightToReadDay #RightToReadDay #DrawnToFreedom. Unite Against Book Bans. Above the text is an illustration by Nate Powell.

Make (and share!) art: Let's advocate for libraries with one of our most powerful tools: art! Create and share drawings, videos, and other art that celebrates the freedoms found in libraries. Ask your followers and friends to join you, too! Be sure to follow and tag Unite Against Book Bans on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook. Use the hashtags #RightToReadDay and #DrawnToFreedom in your posts. bit.ly/RightToReadDay #RightToReadDay #DrawnToFreedom. Unite Against Book Bans. Above the text is an illustration by Nate Powell.

Monday 4/7 is #RightToReadDay. Celebrate the right to read & spotlight the freedoms that are lost when libraries & library workers are attacked. Here's how you can take action:
✅Send a postcard to your library
✅Host an event
✅Make & share art
✅Contact Congress
More actions ➡️ bit.ly/RightToReadDay

Right to Read Day The right to read is under attack. On Right to Read Day, April 7, 2025, take action to support your library and protect your freedom to read.

Mark your calendars! @uabookbans.bsky.social is organizing Right to Read Day on April 7! More info here uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...

Wow!!! Love it ❤️❤️❤️

Glad to see it again through your photos! ☺️

Inspired a bit by @mattloux.bsky.social & @abbydenson.bsky.social ’s nighttime visit posted on @mangasplaining (www.mangasplaining.com/show-notes-e...), we dropped by Fushimi Inari Taisha tonight. No cats, but it was mostly quiet and a little eerie

SEND AN EMAIL: Strengthen the Freedom to Read in CT School and Public Libraries

Would y'all like something NICE to share? Well, the state of CT is bring up a bill to protect librarians, increase representation in collection curation, and make books harder to remove from shelves in our public an school libraries. If you are a CT resident show your support here:

Life goal unlocked 🔓
My art on the cover of a Japanese book! My wonderful friend and scholar, Fusami asked me to contribute to her book about women and comics I think as an international perspective, as well as a male who writes female characters often. I’m so thrilled and the book looks great!

You and I have the same taste in movies. 😸 This one has been on my watchlist for ages since I love FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES.

Color illustration of three animals (a bear, a cat, a dog) sitting around a table, sharing work and exchanging ideas in the kidlit comics and graphic novel space. Cat wears pride and peace pins while the dog wears a heart pin. Behind them is a rainbow and the words Kidlit Cartoonists Social Club.

Howdy folks! If you are a kidlit cartoonists in the New England area, or know somebody who is, we have a monthly social group that is currently meeting at a coffee shop in Middletown, CT. Please DM me for the exact location and follow for future events. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🤍

#kidlitgn #kidlitcomics

Excited that I'll be going to Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême this year and be on a panel Saturday Jan 27 too!

Excited that I'll be going to Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême this year and be on a panel Saturday Jan 27 too! (details below) Who else is going?

Today!!!

Ooh time for a rewatch!

See you this Saturday Nov. 25th at 1PM at The Book & Nook 24 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Warwick, New York 10990. With Dave Roman and Matt Loux 😸

See you this Saturday Nov. 25th at 1PM at The Book & Nook 24 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Warwick, New York 10990. With @yaytime.bsky.social and @mattloux.bsky.social 😸

Update! Due to rain expected, this event will now take place indoors at the nearby Warwick Valley Middle School Gym (225 West St.). When you arrive, look for the building with the name "Dorothy C. Wilson Education Center" as well as signs and balloons leading you in the right direction.

It's book launch season, and I'd like to share some tips I've learned about hosting book events for my fellow authors. If this doesn't apply to you, feel free to ignore. SAFETY IN NUMBERS Does a roomful of eyeballs on you and you alone make you nervous? You don't have to go it alone! When planning a book event, I highly recommend getting someone to join you at your book launch. A conversation between friends can make the event feel more relaxed. Not only that, but you'll have double the promotions (assuming you're both promoting the event). And if your event partner has an audience, you can cross-pollinate, introducing your work to their audience and vice versa.

i made a free post:
TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL BOOK LAUNCH EVENT

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Kicking off October, I saw Goblin perform and it was awesome! Recommended if they come to your town. Also Demons is really fun to watch with a crowd.

My next event is Saturday October 7th at the Warwick Children’s Book Festival at Stanley-Deming Park in Warwick, NY! See you there! 📚🍎🍁🍂

My next event is Saturday October 7th at the Warwick Children’s Book Festival at Stanley-Deming Park in Warwick, NY! See you there! 📚🍎🍁🍂

This Saturday Sept. 30th! See you in Long Island Great Neck Library with Matt Loux for their Fall Art Fest! 11AM at Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue Great Neck, New York 11023

This Saturday Sept. 30th! See you in Long Island at Great Neck Library with @mattloux.bsky.social 😸 for their Fall Art Fest!
Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue
Great Neck, New York 11023