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Debbie Ridpath Ohi

@debbieohi.com

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Author, illustrator. 🇨🇦📚👍🏽. Comics, poetry, filk, board games. Illus in books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. I Want To Read ALL The Books. I'M BUSY 2026/02/24. DebbieOhi.com/contact (not DMs). #Uplift What I'm working on: @work.debbieohi.com

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Sep 9

Book titles that summarize my life these days: I'm Busy & I Want To Read ALL The Books. 😁

🦋My Unofficial Guide To Bluesky:
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I'm Debbie Ridpath Ohi, 🇨🇦 #KidLit author & illustrator. More about me & my work at DebbieOhi.com. What I'm working on: @work.debbieohi.com

Illustrated book cover with the title "I'M BUSY" in large red letters. A worried-looking pink flamingo and a small brown potato character stand near the top of the text. Below, a girl with pigtails struggles to carry a stack of books and papers, walking through a floor scattered with more papers and school supplies.

Illustrated book cover for I'M BUSY by Debbie Ridpath Ohi featuring a blissful young girl hugging a book, sitting cross-legged on a pile of books, surrounded by giant piles of books. Beside her is a white dog holding a book in its mouth, looking expectant.

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Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social · 4h

S&S has launched a romance-forward New Adult imprint, and I am one of the many editors across the S&S Children’s division who is now also acquiring for Scarlett Press! In addition to my kids/teen list, I’m seeking high stakes NA romantasy & thrillers with plenty of spice, yearning, and tension.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 2h

Woohoo, congrats!!!

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❤️💛💙💚🧡

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 4h

Check out my haul from local children's book bookstore Mabel's Fables!

MY STREET REMEMBERS by @karenkrossing.com and Cathie Jamieson w/ @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social. (Photo of me & Karen at Toronto Library on Wed)

TIME SURFERS by @kevinarts.bsky.social w/ @harpercollinsca.bsky.social

#CanKidLit

Two books and a bookmark displayed on carpeted stairs. The top book is My Street Remembers by Karen Krossing and Cathie Jamieson. Below it is Time Surfers by Kevin Sylvester. To the right is a purple bookmark from Mabel’s Fables bookstore.

Debbie Ridpath Ohi and Karen Krossing. Karen is wearing a t-shirt that reads "I Read Banned Books."

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 4h

Just picked up my pre-ordered signed copy of TIME SURFERS by @kevinarts.bsky.social from Mabel's Fables (in their fabulous new location)! Look: FIRST SIGNED COPY!!
www.harpercollins.ca/978144347506...
#CanKidLit

One smiling person pointing to a masked person behind a bookstore counter. Latter is holding up two children's books tied in ribbon. Front book cover showing is Time Surfers by Kevin Sylvester. In the background is a window and bookshelves.

Signed front flap of Time Surfers, with a drawing of a robot-looking ship object zooming through space. Handwritten in black is the text "Debbie! 1st signed book! Thanks! Kevin Sylvester" Also visible is a front flap describing the synopsis of Time Surfers.

Back cover of Time Surfers by Kevin Sylvester, showing praise for the book from people like Kenneth Oppel, David A. Robertson, Arthur Slade, and others.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 9h

Note: You can download a free print-ready version of that image as a poster for your classroom, library, bookstore, or anywhere else!

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Posters and Bookmarks – Debbie Ridpath Ohi

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 9h

"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LibrarySky

Quote from Judy Blume reads "Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." An illustration shows a young girl reading a book on a green bean bag. The cover of the book says "I love to read." Art is by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, based on a character from The Pain and The Great One.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 9h

Continuing to find TogetherCraft (Minecraft server for grown-ups) such a welcoming community. Last night I accidentally fell down a water shaft thingy and got trapped underground, couldn't figure out how to get out. People gave me advice and then one of the mods came to rescue me. 😁

Screenshot from a Minecraft session. Brown pot on grass has a sign that reads, "A lil gift for inkygirl. Welcome to TC"

A minecraft figure named discgolflefty with a pickaxe stands on grass in-world. Text chat indicates they are one of the server's moderators, and reads "You're welcome, haha."

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 9h

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning #DVpit! While I’m closed to submissions, I’m here looking for projects.

If I like your pitch, send a query on over to my email, and I’ll follow up to request pages shortly. www.neighborhoodliterary.com/about

Good luck today! ❤️

About — Neighborhood Literary

www.neighborhoodliterary.com

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Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social · 1d

If I ❤️ your #dvpit or #dvart pitch, you are welcome to DM or email me for the link to submit requested projects. Thank you!
Unfortunately I need to remain closed to unsolicited submissions.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 1d

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Met up with #KidLit friends at the private screening of THE LIBRARIANS today, including @karenkrossing.com @jgcanada.bsky.social Hélène Boudreau and @maureentai.com (who recently moved to Toronto from Hong Kong). #TorKidLit

Group of smiling people, one of whom is wearing a t-shirt that reads "I Read Banned Books"

Two smiling people giving a thumbs up outside of the Toronto Reference Library.

Author Joyce Grant holding up a copy of her new book with Jan Dolby, Burst Your Bubble.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

THE LIBRARIANS @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social is a *must-see.*

Thanks to @ifla.org Met Lib for the private screening at Toronto Reference Library.

Terrifying, deeply moving. I know several of the librarians & recognized books by many #KidLit #YALit friends. 😢

#BannedBooksWeek #LibrarySky

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Panel discussion taking place in a conference room with four speakers seated on stage in front of an audience. A large screen beside them displays a slide that reads, “America’s war on books is more than a war on words. THE LIBRARIANS. Directed by Kim A. Snyder.” The slide also shows several film festival logos.

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Elly Swartz @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social · 2d

What an honor!

Thank you @cybilsawards.bsky.social for including SAME PAGE in this important resource alongside these other wonderful reads.

@randomhousekids.bsky.social
@rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

Has your library curtailed or outright banned anything related to Banned Books Week this year? I'm not talking that you're doing something else (i.e., freedom to read week). I'm talking YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING related to the topic.

Tell me about it anonymously --> tinyurl.com/banning-bbw25

Black text on a red and black background. It reads "Has your library banned events, displays, talks, or anything else related to banned books week this year? Share your story anonymously." It includes the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

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Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com · 1d

It was moving and impactful to watch the documentary THE LIBRARIANS, which is about freedom to read and the fight against banned books, in a roomful of librarians and writers.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
@debbieohi.com @jgcanada.bsky.social

Film title THE LIBRARIANS on a screen with audience members watching.

Smiling photo of Joyce Grant, Karen Krossing and Debbie Ohi.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Arrived at Toronto Reference Library just after it opened this morning! Lots of available seating. Settling in to do some writing now. #MGnovel #LibrarySky

Interior of Toronto Reference Library’s main atrium with many floors and mostly empty tables on the ground floor.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

On the subway during rush hour heading downtown to the Toronto Reference Library. Listening to one of my new Libro book purchases, noticed this Toronto Library promo for the TD Summer Reading Club. 📚❤

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Just bought three more audiobooks through @libro.fm because I made the mistake 😂 of browsing their Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale and could not resist. Have already read/loved PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman & PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee. Have not yet read THE BOOK OF DOORS by Gareth Brown.

Promotional graphic for an “Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale.” Text says: “In celebration of independent bookstores, shop our limited-time sale on bestselling audiobooks through October 13. Don’t miss out—purchases support Bakka Phoenix Books!” The top shows a collage of audiobook covers, and there is a button labeled “Shop the sale.”

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Thanks for the recommendation of PERDIDO STREET STATION by China Miéville. Just listened to an audio sample. Love the narrator's voice, and the plot summary is intriguing. Have added this to my wishlist. Thanks again!

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Perdido Street Station Audiobook on Libro.fm

WINNER OF THE AUGUST DERLETH AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDS • A masterpiece brimming with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and fierce characters, from the author who “has reshaped modern fantasy” (...

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 2d

We're heading to Ottawa for @canconsffh.bsky.social in a couple of weeks on Oct 17-19! www.can-con.org/live-cancon

Going to be there and have books you'd like us from us? Order online for pick-up at www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com and leave a note that you'll be at Can*Con. We'll bring your books to you!

Live Can*Con — Can*Con

www.can-con.org

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Also on my @libro.fm wishlist:

YOU'RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT: Tales Of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations, by @michaelianblack.bsky.social (narrated by Michael). The author also wrote a bunch of children's #KidLit books which I illustrated, like I'M BORED. 🩷

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Cover of the book You're Not Doing It Right by Michael Ian Black. Subtitle reads: Tales Of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations. Cover photo shows Michael in a suit and tie, sitting on a wooden bench outdoors, leaning back and with a somewhat defeated expression.

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Heh - just listened to the audio sample. Thanks for this recommendation! I wasn't familiar with Josh Gondelman, but now I want to find out more about him.

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Thanks so much for these autobiography recommendations, Pam! Both sound so good.

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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Audiobook on Libro.fm

"Going into his "why," Perry's audiobook is a fascinating listen."- AudioFileThis program is read by the author.A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY TIME, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, GOODREADS, USA TODAY, AND MORE! T...

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