Emily Keyes

"Mommy, why don't you pick us up." 😭

One Hour Portfolio/Dummy Critique Auction item 'One Hour Portfolio/Dummy Critique' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com/organization... Where are the illustrators?

Signed set of books Auction item 'Signed set of books' hosted online at 32auctions.

Another Caldecott winner! Four books! www.32auctions.com/organization...

45-minute AMA with an Editorial Director (1) Auction item '45-minute AMA with an Editorial Director (1)' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com/organization... Editorial director!

30-minute Ask Me Anything Auction item '30-minute Ask Me Anything' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com/organization... Currently at $200. A bargain.

30-Min World-Building Session Auction item '30-Min World-Building Session' hosted online at 32auctions.

Author and Editor together?!
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30-min AMA with Senior Literary Agent (1) Auction item '30-min AMA with Senior Literary Agent (1)' hosted online at 32auctions.

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30 minute phone call to AMA, plus 6 books Auction item '30 minute phone call to AMA, plus 6 books' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com/organization... Call AND free books?

Spot on the 12x12 Picture Book Publishing Podcast Auction item 'Spot on the 12x12 Picture Book Publishing Podcast' hosted online at 32auctions.

Be on a podcast, authors!
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Original Illustrations by Vashti Harrison Auction item 'Original Illustrations by Vashti Harrison' hosted online at 32auctions.

ORIGINAL art by Caldecott winner?
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30-Minute Ask Me Anything with Connie Hsu Auction item '30-Minute Ask Me Anything with Connie Hsu' hosted online at 32auctions.

Publishing for Minnesota ends tonight. They are 95% to their goal. Hurray! But we can put them over the top. Here are some auction items that I think are undervalued at the moment (that is less than my offering).
www.32auctions.com/organization... Editorial director of Little, Brown children's!

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

Anyone who still wants to get in on the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser has until 11:45 pm EST TONIGHT (1/30!) to bid on offerings like manuscript critiques, AMAs, and swag from authors, agents, and editors. $$ supports Minnesotans impacted by ICE. 💙

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Three Pieces of Broken Glass by Emily Barth Isler A beloved relative’s treasured artifacts convey events personal and historical in this meaningful telling from Barth Isler (The ...

A star for @emilybarthisler.bsky.social and Vesper Stamper!
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50 Pgs MS Critique for PB - YA and Adult Genre Fic Auction item '50 Pgs MS Critique for PB - YA and Adult Genre Fic' hosted online at 32auctions.

It's me! Bid on me!
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BREAKING: Federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses.

We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.

A child in a blue hat stands near a vehicle during an ICE raid.

The text of the Facebook post that accompanied the photo.

Sharing this report of ICE depravity from Facebook at the request of community member. This is from a suburb north of ICE-occupied Minneapolis.

The text is from her post on Facebook.

Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.

I hope this means you will push harder to get some checks on ICE. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Dark blue graphic with a white spotlight emerging from an illustration of an open book towards the bottom. Within the spotlight is the title “Introducing The Unbanned Book Network”. Beneath the book illustration is a bright yellow bubble that says, “Applications Now Open”, followed by a computer mouse, angled as if clicking on the bubble.

Dark blue graphic with a white spotlight emerging from an illustration of an open book towards the bottom. The slide is titled “About the Unbanned Book Network” and contains the following description: “The Unbanned Book Network is a new program from WNDB designed to break the mold on what children are reading in classrooms while combatting censorship, which has risen sharply since 2021 — and disproportionately targets diverse books.” Beneath the description is a search bar graphic containing the URL “bit.ly/UBNapplication”. A tagline just above the search bar says “Learn more & apply at the form below”.

📖 Welcome to The Unbanned Book Network!

This is a new program from WNDB designed to break the mold on what children are reading in classrooms while also combatting censorship, which disproportionately targets both diverse books and marginalized authors.

📖 bit.ly/UBNapplication

🙄😠 That’s why I shared this yesterday: bsky.app/profile/tere...

Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
US: Defund ICE.
Congress: What if we gave them more money for body cameras and training instead?

MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.

More Bob Ross Paintings Hit the Block to Bolster Public Media On the heels of a record-breaking sale in November, American Public Television is sending another group of artworks by Bob Ross to the block.

share.google/ixJOyPMwH5xG... Ugh, I want one.

Wow a politician who will put their country ahead of their own personal vanity. Wish we had one of those.

Good.

For folks both in and outside of MN asking "How can I help?": Just seeing how well structured this list is instantly lowered my blood pressure and made me feel less overwhelmed. Highly recommend checking it out and picking a few efforts to support if you can!

If you're a children's author, it may be tempting to write a picture book about what's happening in current events right now. It's generally not a good idea. We don't know how things will end and a book you write now, won't publish for 2-3 years minimum. 1/

Proud of my colleagues and peers in the industry for speaking up about this with @thehill.com. Keep fighting for these stories. Don’t give up. thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

Make a Donation - A Book of My Own DONATE BOOKS: If you are inter­est­ed in donat­ing chil­dren’s books, please care­ful­ly read the following. A Book of My Own is hap­py to accept books that: Reflect the won­der­ful diverse world in w...

Looking for a way to support Minneapolis-area kids? A Book of My Own will be using all donations for the month to get books to kids who can’t go to school because the federal government is terrorizing their home. #kidlit

bookofmyown.com/donation/

Lots of cool fantasy art in #portfolioday this go round. Nice place to be if you want to quit reality for awhile.

There are worse things you could do...