Thinking this is wrong isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Today after we agreed for a TPS (aka size) for a forthcoming book, the Editorial Director said "I'm glad we're on the same-sized page!"
And THAT, my friends, is quality publishing humor
I started my publishing career way back in 2007 at an informal editorial internship at University of Texas Press. This article made me so damn proud to call myself a teeny tiny part of the history of UTP! @utexaspress.bsky.social
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Join me next week for a webinar on teaching children about diverse holiday traditions!
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
Gonna repost this every time I come across it on socials. 💚
Editorial pals: My print copy of CMoS is the 16th edition. Can anyone tell me if the 18th gives the same guidelines? The entry is "plural forms of Native American group names." Thanks!!
PS My car proudly sports the CMoS magnet I got at ALA last year @chicagomanual.bsky.social
When I start to lose clarity and focus on a book project, I turn on old episodes of Cheer and let Coach Monica set me straight
Thank you!!! I somehow unfollowed you for a sec when I went to reply to this, apologies
Does anyone know any Welsh or German children's book authors?
Just when I'm feeling so exhausted and burned out that I'm ready to throw in the towel, @deniselouisa.bsky.social has appeared in Pittsburgh deus ex machina to come to my house and eat takeout in our pile of daughters. She will be a sight for sore eyes 💗 SEESTER
I think you misspelled 'neurotic weirdo' 🤠
Every time I pick up one of my books that is already published I find something I want to change about it 🫠
Then I remind myself of the wise adage: better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without!
This has been on my wishlist for a LONG time -- thank you for mentioning it. I did not realize there wasn't a Nowruz board book out there -- what a gap!
This article features my collaborators and friends. This is insanity. Books that teach empathy must be pretty damn powerful if so many people are trying to silence them, hmm?
YES! Years ago I wrote an article about how @barefootbooks.bsky.social developed our version of Little Red Riding Hood to preserve the message about safety but strip out the sexualization of Little Red. It was SUCH a neat article but the publication folded and the article seems to be gone forever.
‘Ideas are like fish.’ 🐠
Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.
A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.
We need to stand up together and speak up.
Listen. ONE of the reasons I rock with Dolly (Capricorn Gang) is because she’s always proven to me that integrity may cause you pain, but it will never be the reason you suffer. Which is not to say that suffering won’t come, but it’ll never be because you abandoned yourself. That’ll keep you going.
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If you think you'd be perfect to write or illustrate a book in this series, or know someone who would be, please reply and let me know! We will add you to our database of potential contributors. 🌍📚
Happy #dvpit day y'all!
Attention #dvpit #PB authors and illustrators!
@barefootbooks.bsky.social has a line of board books about different countries around the world called Our World:
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We work with authors and illustrators from the featured countries to create each book.
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We here at @barefootbooks.bsky.social are cheering on #dvpit today! Our editorial team is deep in deadline season and not able to participate this time around but we will be at the next one. 💗
Happy book birthday to three new Our World titles! 🎈🎂
Watch the northern lights dance in the sky in Iceland, snack on some chôm chôm in Vietnam, and play ice hockey in Canada!
Click the link to get your copies! tinyurl.com/7upvwjj6
I really try not to let football outcomes impact my daily life but I have to say that learning that the Jags beat KC last night just put the biggest smile on my face
I was researching for a book in progress to see if we have any extant quotes from Pocahontas and I guess I walked right into this one
This Friday finds me in the approximate condition of a Looney Tunes character with loose piano keys for teeth
I got to talk picture book endmatter and prelims with the gigantic minds at @pubspotlight.bsky.social today and my brain is TINGLING! I feel lucky to know y'all.
