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A fun reminder that a loss of 60,000 jobs in and around academia is ~50% more than all coal mining jobs in the entire country.

Shortbread! (Except that I can no longer eat it, thanks to the celiac thing, sigh.)

Happy #stunday

Sharing so I can reread many times!

No kings other than cat and chess kings. #CaturDay

Happy Friday from the flower U-pick!

I did have an idea; we’ll see if it works out!

They look so clean! Do you have a secret washing method? Ones I pick are usually crusted with dirt and pine needles.

Well, I took a vacation day so I could get some writing done, and find myself stuck re: a major plot issue. Sigh.

Happy #Stunday.

Heartbreak on top of heartbreak.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, @beckyscharn.bsky.social, illustrated by
Jiarui Jiang (Margaret K. McElderry Books).

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... (+ more ways to win)

The Weekly 411 (7/11/25) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 11): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-... Inside: Children's Book Market, Why your Plot Isn't Working, 10 Things to Avoid in PBs, more. Thanks @me-mwai.bsky.social for the illo, @mariawenadcock.bsky.social & @beckyscharn.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

immigration provisions in budget bill Numerous immigration provisions are contained in the budget bill which President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025.

As if charging people who are fleeing persecution $100 to submit an asylum application weren't cruel enough, the new budget bill adds another $100 for every year the application remains lodged in a backed-up system. www.shusterman.com/immigration-...

Capture the king? Dat easy, hooman. #Chess #Cats #Kidlit

A Travel Ban Reading List: 50+ Books to Broaden Your Horizons We are seeing a rise in nativism, the demonization of immigrants, and bigotry in the United States.

@penamerica.bsky.social has a Trump travel ban reading list on @bookshop.org . Nice to see Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint's 'Names for Light', Charmaine Craig's latest 'My Nemesis' and the excellent post-coup anthology 'Picking off new shoots', ed. by Ko Ko Thett and Brian Haman

bookshop.org/lists/a-trav...

Dissent is NOT a ground of inadmissibility under U.S. law. This should not be happening.

Paper or other towels? A bandaid?

Delighted to see my CP’s book on its way into the world!

David Noriega’s phenomenal reporting in LA tells the truth about where the violence comes from. Spoiler: NOT the protestors.

It’s a porch sitting kind of evening.

The second-generation German immigrant in the White House probably doesn't know that Mexicans have been in the United States in Texas and California for way more generations than his family has.
#OnYourSide

Someone’s going places. #dailywalk

She who gets her manuscript revisions in on deadline day gets to wear the Pawn Crown. #AmRevising #Kidlit

Most of the book clubs I've ever been in turned into social clubs, which was fine, just not so bookish. Love this idea for refocusing!

Waiting for the bullfrogs to suggest a new manuscript idea. #DailyWalk #Kidlit

I love a book title that raises questions ... and here's a fun giveaway!

In terms of percentage of time spent, I am not a “writer” but a “reviser,” or maybe a “rewriter.” #amrevising #Kidlit

I’m starting to get why people love peonies.

Srsly, just 5 minutes of brainstorming with critique partners can open up new vistas. Looking at you, @betsymiller and @judyalbietz