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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · 1d

🎃✨Spooky season is back!
📚Check out this list of some of our favorite diverse picture books for #Halloween to help you diversify read alouds at home & in the classroom: www.kidlit.tv/diverse-book...
👋 Help us expand our list! Tell us about your go-to Halloween themed books in the comments! #kidlit

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Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

Announcing the WHODONUT Fall Tour: 19 shops, festivals, and more across 7 states, along with *loads* of author and illustrator friends! Which one will I see *you* at?⁠
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#kidlit #whodonut #authorlife #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #storytime

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Valerie Bolling @valeriebolling.bsky.social · 3d

@kelstarly.bsky.social is a fabulous teacher! She was my @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social mentor and has become a dear friend. She knows #PBs and has innovative ideas for marketing. You won't regret taking a class with her. #kidlit #childrensbooks

Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · 4d

I'm offering two online group classes in early November:

So You Want to Write a Children's Book - Cost is $199 for the three-hour class.

Marketing Your Books on a Budget - Cost is $100 for the 90-minute class.

DM me if you have questions or would like info. Thanks so much for your support.

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 5d

Upcoming #12x12PB members-only webinar! 📚

Join us 10/16 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for ""Marketing Tactics That Don’t Make You Feel Icky."" with @natashakhankazi.bsky.social.

Replay will be available for members who can’t attend live!

#kidlit

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 7d

Clearly this isn't an easy time to have a proudly queer children's series, but at the same time that makes it more necessary than ever.

SPLINTER & ASH means so very much to me, and I'd love it if you gave it a try. Get it at your favorite local bookstore or at: bookshop.org/p/books/spli... ⚔️💙

Splinter & Ash #2: City of Secrets

Check out Splinter & Ash #2: City of Secrets - <p><strong>The second book in<em> New York Times</em> bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp’s immersive medieval fantasy trilogy! A shadowy ...

bookshop.org

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CK (Any Pronouns...Scared ASF) Intervention Specialist/Author @ckwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for supporting. You are amazing!

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CK (Any Pronouns...Scared ASF) Intervention Specialist/Author @ckwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

And thank you to those who fly the inclusive flag with the yellow triangle/purple circle! That's me, yo! Born Intersex/Two-Spirit and will die the same as I lived both on a res and not.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 3d

On National Coming Out Day we celebrate LGBTQ+ people who live their lives out and proud and those who made the coming out process easier for us. We also remember that coming out may not be safe for everyone and they are no less valid.

#NationalComingOutDay #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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D’Manda Martini @dmandamartini.bsky.social · 3d

It’s #NationalComingOutDay. It is a very scary time to come out, be visible, and be engaged in our community. I’m trying my best to be there for us when & where I can. For those who cannot - I see you. I hope one day you will feel safe enough to be out with us. #trans 📸: @nolandigital.bsky.social

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CK (Any Pronouns...Scared ASF) Intervention Specialist/Author @ckwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

I love this!

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

It's #NationalComingOutDay. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the hardest person I ever had to come out to was myself. Once I'd figured that out, it was all easier.

I know not everyone has the safety to come out, but if you do, you owe it to yourself and your community to be visible.

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 3d

#NationalComingOutDay
Coming out is a process.
For me that process truly began when Section 28 was passing into law.
Gay men and lesbians were told that we were ‘less than’, that our relationships were pretend.
I needed to stand up.
So I came out.
And never looked back.

Me on a Stop the Clause (aka Section 28) protest in Leeds in 1987.

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Mark @munchkin68.bsky.social · 3d

Hoping one day we never need a #NationalComingOutDay and we can just be who we want to be 🤞❤️

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 3d

Happy National Coming Out Day! 🏳️‍🌈

Whether you’re coming out, inviting in, or exploring, telling your story is an act of resistance in this moment.

Share your story today: hrc.im/millionvoices

#NationalComingOutDay #LGBTQ #Equality

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 3d

🌈 Today is #NationalComingOutDay!

Whether you’re out, not out, questioning, or can’t share your truth safely, you’re valid, seen, loved and part of community regardless of how visible you are.

Coming out is personal. Be proud of who you are, in whatever way feels right for you. ❤️

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CK (Any Pronouns...Scared ASF) Intervention Specialist/Author @ckwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Right back at you, friend! Glad you are here!

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CK (Any Pronouns...Scared ASF) Intervention Specialist/Author @ckwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Me, too! But it is people like you who make it easier!

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CK (Any Pronouns...Scared ASF) Intervention Specialist/Author @ckwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Happy #NationalComingOutDay! For everyone who stepped into the light as well as those who needed to stay in darkness b/c they were only allowed to come out to themselves or a few individuals due to safety. I tried 2x & suffered extreme PTSD & distrust because of this. I pray no one else does.

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A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙 @ajirving.bsky.social · 3d

Today is National Coming Out Day. It’s also Let Freedom Read Day and the final day of Banned Books Week. Keep shining! Keep creating! Keep fighting! Much love from little me and grown-up me 🏳️‍🌈💖🏳️‍⚧️

#nationalcomingoutday #letfreedomread #bannedbooksweek #kidlit #booksky

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @carolinelperry.bsky.social! 🎉

📚 I AM NOT HAPPY!, illustrated by Sydney Hanson and published by @simonandschuster.bsky.social, is here! 📖✨

Find it here: buff.ly/9DqKW0y

#kidlit #12x12PB

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @amandadavisart.bsky.social!🎉

📚 SOMETIMES STORMY: A STORY ABOUT FINDING CALM AND STAYING SAFE WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE DRINKS TOO MUCH, published by @freespiritbooks.bsky.social, is here! 📖✨

Find it here: buff.ly/9DqKW0y

#kidlit #12x12PB

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to Debbie Zapata!🎉

📚 ISABEL'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE, illustrated by Gabriella Galvez, published by Magination Press, is here! 📖✨

Find it here: buff.ly/9DqKW0y

#kidlit #12x12PB