Becky Levine
@beckylevine.bsky.social
Kidlit writer, knitter, beginning drummer. Come for the writing and books, stay for the cat, yarn, and travel pix. Opinions are my own. Unless you love them, in which case I'm happy to share. She/Her
www.beckylevine.com
www.beckylevine.com
Just followed the #nffest blog. Really looking forward to this month of posts!
Oooh, I get to kick off the monthlong #NFFest! Check it out on February 1–and every day for the next 28! Sooo many great #nonfiction #kidlit #authors coming your way. www.nffest.com
Nonfiction Fest
www.nffest.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Just followed the #nffest blog. Really looking forward to this month of posts!
Last day of this amazing auction. You can still bid on a copy of THE WRITING & CRITIQUE SURVIVAL GUIDE, along with a #pb critique from me. Or you can bid on over 500 other fantastic donations! #publishingforMN
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Last day of this amazing auction. You can still bid on a copy of THE WRITING & CRITIQUE SURVIVAL GUIDE, along with a #pb critique from me. Or you can bid on over 500 other fantastic donations! #publishingforMN
Today and tomorrow only, you can bid on a HUGE range of items at the Publishing for Minnesota auction. I'm donating a signed copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE and a critique of one non-rhyming picture book. www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Today and tomorrow only, you can bid on a HUGE range of items at the Publishing for Minnesota auction. I'm donating a signed copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE and a critique of one non-rhyming picture book. www.32auctions.com/organization...
I've donated a copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE, along with a critique of one non-rhyming picture book.
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I've donated a copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE, along with a critique of one non-rhyming picture book.
I've donated a copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE, plus a critique of one non-rhyming picture book to #publishingforminnesota. Take a look, but make sure to browse around, too--there are so many fantastic things to bid on! #kidlit
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP GUIDE + CRITIQUE
Auction item 'WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP GUIDE + CRITIQUE' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I've donated a copy of my book THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE, plus a critique of one non-rhyming picture book to #publishingforminnesota. Take a look, but make sure to browse around, too--there are so many fantastic things to bid on! #kidlit
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
SUCH a wonderful book.
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
SUCH a wonderful book.
Reposted by Becky Levine
If you're in publishing and want to donate, donation form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:38 PM
If you're in publishing and want to donate, donation form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Another way to provide support to Minnesotans. Thank you to all the people organizing this and making donations! #publishingforminnesota #kidlit #auction #ama #critique #books
Feel helpless? Want to do something to help the brave folks in Minnesota? If you're a writer, teacher, book club, there are great items to bid on here: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @liccardo.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
And we are fed up with getting miles-long, blah-blah-blah replies to our emails, going on and on about what we already know, instead of one simple sentence telling us what you are doing.
And we are fed up with getting miles-long, blah-blah-blah replies to our emails, going on and on about what we already know, instead of one simple sentence telling us what you are doing.
I really need Democratic lawmakers to understand that we're fed up with them simply posting on social media "this has to stop" without calling for specific actions to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @liccardo.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
And we are fed up with getting miles-long, blah-blah-blah replies to our emails, going on and on about what we already know, instead of one simple sentence telling us what you are doing.
And we are fed up with getting miles-long, blah-blah-blah replies to our emails, going on and on about what we already know, instead of one simple sentence telling us what you are doing.
If you aren't following this year's Storystorm posts at @taralazar.bsky.social's blog, check out yesterday's post by Mel Rosenberg. My favorite bit, about worrying too much over an idea: "'What if people think I’m silly ('You should be so lucky),'". #kidlit taralazar.com/2026/01/22/s...
Storystorm 2026 Day 22: Mel Rosenberg is Silly and Childish
by Mel Rosenberg As an aspiring children’s author, I’ve worked on hundreds of ideas for stories, but so far only one has broken through. EMILY SAW A DOOR (magnificently illustrated by Orit Magia) w…
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January 23, 2026 at 11:05 PM
If you aren't following this year's Storystorm posts at @taralazar.bsky.social's blog, check out yesterday's post by Mel Rosenberg. My favorite bit, about worrying too much over an idea: "'What if people think I’m silly ('You should be so lucky),'". #kidlit taralazar.com/2026/01/22/s...
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January 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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I don't read thrillers (scary!), but I would read this.
On the lookout for a propulsive thriller with women teaming up not tearing each other down #MSWL
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I don't read thrillers (scary!), but I would read this.
So far, for me, world-building for my sci-fi chapter book has been like this:
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Luckily, I enjoy rabbit holes and have hopes that the current one will take me and my characters where they need to go.
#kidlit #chapterbook #amwriting
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Luckily, I enjoy rabbit holes and have hopes that the current one will take me and my characters where they need to go.
#kidlit #chapterbook #amwriting
January 22, 2026 at 8:44 PM
So far, for me, world-building for my sci-fi chapter book has been like this:
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Luckily, I enjoy rabbit holes and have hopes that the current one will take me and my characters where they need to go.
#kidlit #chapterbook #amwriting
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Luckily, I enjoy rabbit holes and have hopes that the current one will take me and my characters where they need to go.
#kidlit #chapterbook #amwriting
Scheduled for today: many hours of writing time.
Not scheduled for today: Interrupting this sweetness.
Not scheduled for today: Interrupting this sweetness.
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Scheduled for today: many hours of writing time.
Not scheduled for today: Interrupting this sweetness.
Not scheduled for today: Interrupting this sweetness.
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Jan 17 is Kid Inventors' Day, which celebrates the creativity and ingenuity of young people all around the world. Here are picture books about and for kid inventors. Book lists in ALT text.
#kidinventorsday #KID #younginventors #inventorbooks #booksky💙📚 #books #read #january2026
#kidinventorsday #KID #younginventors #inventorbooks #booksky💙📚 #books #read #january2026
January 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Jan 17 is Kid Inventors' Day, which celebrates the creativity and ingenuity of young people all around the world. Here are picture books about and for kid inventors. Book lists in ALT text.
#kidinventorsday #KID #younginventors #inventorbooks #booksky💙📚 #books #read #january2026
#kidinventorsday #KID #younginventors #inventorbooks #booksky💙📚 #books #read #january2026
This is definitely going on my to-read list!
The Legendary Life Story of the Lever, a new Mighty Models nonfiction picture book by @christinevanzandt.bsky.social w/art by Lesley Breen,
traces the history of the lever, a world-changing invention, and includes a build-it-yourself catapult. #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity
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traces the history of the lever, a world-changing invention, and includes a build-it-yourself catapult. #picturebooks #kidlitcommunity
wp.me/p3X25n-bml
The Legendary Life Story of The Lever
This Mighty Models picture book traces the history of the lever, a world-changing invention, and includes a build-it-yourself catapult.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This is definitely going on my to-read list!
I just called @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov and @liccardo.house.gov and told them to get to Minneapolis TODAY. They need to be onsite, visible, and LOUD. Please consider calling your Democrat reps as well and demanding the same. Please call your GOP reps, too, and be counted.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I just called @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov and @liccardo.house.gov and told them to get to Minneapolis TODAY. They need to be onsite, visible, and LOUD. Please consider calling your Democrat reps as well and demanding the same. Please call your GOP reps, too, and be counted.
Some writing days call for Wonder Woman earrings. #amwriting #picturebook
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Some writing days call for Wonder Woman earrings. #amwriting #picturebook
I don't know if it will do an ounce of good, but the main contact email for the Smithsonian is [email protected]. Maybe consider emailing and asking them to PLEASE stand up this administration and withhold this documentation.
www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I don't know if it will do an ounce of good, but the main contact email for the Smithsonian is [email protected]. Maybe consider emailing and asking them to PLEASE stand up this administration and withhold this documentation.
www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...
Yes!
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Yes!
Post-holiday re-entry has been tough. But today, finally, I'm writing! Working on the first draft of a new #picturebook idea. The gears are slowly starting to turn. #kidlit
a drawing of a person typing on a keyboard with bubbles coming out of his mouth
Alt: a drawing of a sort of stick-person typing on a keyboard with mini explosions coming out of its head.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Post-holiday re-entry has been tough. But today, finally, I'm writing! Working on the first draft of a new #picturebook idea. The gears are slowly starting to turn. #kidlit
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I switched from Audible to @libro.fm last year. Not only do my audiobook credits never expire but I can support indie bookstores like @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social.
Pls consider using my referral link to check out Libro.fm? (helps me get more #audiobooks 📚😁):
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Pls consider using my referral link to check out Libro.fm? (helps me get more #audiobooks 📚😁):
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
January 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I switched from Audible to @libro.fm last year. Not only do my audiobook credits never expire but I can support indie bookstores like @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social.
Pls consider using my referral link to check out Libro.fm? (helps me get more #audiobooks 📚😁):
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Pls consider using my referral link to check out Libro.fm? (helps me get more #audiobooks 📚😁):
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Spent close to an hour at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park. Bookstores are therapy. #kidlit 📚👍🏼 #indiebookstores
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Spent close to an hour at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park. Bookstores are therapy. #kidlit 📚👍🏼 #indiebookstores