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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 20d

The debate around what is or isn’t “cancel culture” really just obscures a simple truth that it’s BAD to be massively racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic and it’s GOOD to speak out against injustice. Some things are good and some things are bad and it’s okay to say which you think are which.

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Aug 21

#TalkswithRoger: @joannahowrites.bsky.social + @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social talk w/ Roger Sutton abt THE DAY THE BKS DISAPPEARED (Disney Hyperion) "JH: We landed on the idea of a kid w/ the power to
'disappear' bks, but we had convos abt how this maps to bk banning" www.hbook.com/story/joanna...

Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard Talk with Roger

Arnold’s “all-time favorite thing to do” is read. Right on! His favorite thing to read about is airplanes. Right on again! But why don’t his classmates understand that their favorite thing to read abo...

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Kelsey E. Gross @kelseyegross.bsky.social · Aug 26

Fun #picturebook packed with puns and kid-friendly humor --but also explores what it's like to feel like you don't fit in, the immigrant experience, and how traditions can change over time. Adorable boba characters, too! Well done, @joannahowrites.bsky.social and Amber Ren! #kidlit

Cover of the picture book, BECOMING BOBA by Joanna Ho and Amber Ren. Picture of a cartoon-like boba tea character smiling and waving while standing on a bridge, behind it are two big buildings that appear to be apartments in an urban area.

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Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you!!!

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Wendy Garland @wendygarland.bsky.social · Aug 27

This fantastic book is helping me shape our opening lessons for 4th and 5th grade about reading habits. The humor will get their attention. Can't wait to read this with students! @joannahowrites.bsky.social @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social

#KidLit
#TLSky
#Skybrarians

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Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you!!

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Sep 8

What a great 🌟 review! @slj.com says THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED by @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social, illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social is "Destined to become a cherished read-aloud in classrooms everywhere."

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The Day the Books Disappeared

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Jun 27

A radical Christian just murdered the speaker of a state house but the real worry is the theocratic muslim who said the bus should be cheaper

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Lauren Morrill @laurenmorrill.bsky.social · Jun 27

Instead of just buying banned books, sign up to speak at your local school board or city council meeting. Join the friends of the library or get on the library board. Run for your school board or county commission. We can’t capitalism our way out of this.

Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · Jun 27

So today is also a good day to reminder everyone that it is not an "honor" to have your book banned. It doesn't increase sales. It doesn't land you on the elusive banned books B&N front table.

What bans do: harm individuals, erase identity, destroy democracy.
Book bans are attacks on freedom.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jun 27

Sotomayor, in dissent, correctly says that today's decision in Mahmoud will lead public schools to simply censor books featuring LGBTQ characters and themes, creating "chaos" and stigmatizing children with LGBTQ families. This decision will lead to book bans.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

The result will be chaos for this Nation’s public schools.
Requiring schools to provide advance notice and the chance
to opt out of every lesson plan or story time that might implicate a parent’s religious beliefs will impose impossible
administrative burdens on schools. The harm will not be
borne by educators alone: Children will suffer too. Classroom disruptions and absences may well inflict long-lasting
harm on students’ learning and development.
Worse yet, the majority closes its eyes to the inevitable
chilling effects of its ruling. Many school districts, and particularly the most resource strapped, cannot afford to engage in costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to tracking and managing student absences.
Schools may instead censor their curricula, stripping material that risks generating religious objections. The Court’s
ruling, in effect, thus hands a subset of parents the right to
veto curricular choices long left to locally elected school
boards. Because I cannot countenance the Court’s contortion of our precedent and the untold harms that will follow,
I dissent.

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · Jun 27

So today is also a good day to reminder everyone that it is not an "honor" to have your book banned. It doesn't increase sales. It doesn't land you on the elusive banned books B&N front table.

What bans do: harm individuals, erase identity, destroy democracy.
Book bans are attacks on freedom.

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Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social · Jun 11

These students - and these parents - and their librarians and educators - SO proud of how hard they've worked for the Freedom to Read. And what a win this is. cc @authorsabb.bsky.social @flfreedomread.bsky.social @sbintegrityproject.bsky.social @txfreedomread.bsky.social pen.org/press-releas...

PEN America Applauds Vital Victory for Community Members and Educators in Lawsuits Over Book Bans in Minnesota, Calls it a Model for Engagement Against Censorship - PEN America

In a vital victory for the freedom to read, two lawsuits were settled this week regarding book bans in St. Francis (Minnesota) Area Schools. PEN America applauds the settlements along with students, p...

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Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social · May 23

Whaaat???

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · May 23

Supporting local library associations is an easy way to help protect the right to read. (And a quick way to check off your activism for the day, if that's how you do it) Reply with a link to donate to yours & we'll repost.

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Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social · May 21

We interviewed @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social on our podcast last year. Check out the episode in Kidlit Happy Hour podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

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Lil Miss Hot Mess @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social · May 21

✊🏻💅🏻✊🏻💅🏻

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · May 20

"Censorship is fundamentally un-American," @lilmisshotmess.bsky.social tells us in a new interview, adding: "There’s something that feels especially insidious about trying to censor someone that you disagree with."

Read more: pen.org/lil-miss-hot... #bannedbooks #lgbtq #authors

Lil Miss Hot Mess Wants Kids To Bring Out Their Best Selves And Have The Best Time - PEN America

We spoke to Lil Miss Hot Mess about her new book Make Your Own Rainbow and the most heart-warming takeaway from reading about drag to kids.

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Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social · May 15

Thank you for sharing!

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · May 7

Are you in South Carolina! Here's the contact info for the Board of Education who recently decided to deny your kids access to 10 books regardless of what you think. Make sure to contact your state reps to! www.ed.sc.gov/contact/

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · May 2

Texas! @frankstrong.bsky.social put together this incredible guide to defending the right to read in your upcoming elections! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the May 2025 School Board Elections

The Book-Loving Texan’s Guide to the May 2025 School Board Elections (This is a mobilization tool. Use it to volunteer, donate, and organize in your community.) Election Day: Saturday, May 3 Early Vo...

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · May 1

Texas! Bill HB3225 is still currently in committee which means there is still time to fight it. Have you written to your local paper? Put up a sign in your yard? Hung up flyers in your town? Talked to your librarians? franklinstrong.substack.com/p/screaming-...

Screaming Red Alarm in the Texas Capitol

This one's about public libraries. Here's what to do.

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Apr 30

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is once again being threatened with removal this time from the Jordan District Library in Utah. You can add public comment here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social · Apr 28

Maybe my favorite post + comments ever

lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · Apr 27

Was the person who came up with “whoopsie daisy” the same person that said “toodle-loo” or were they just soul mates

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Apr 23

Contacting electeds, signing petitions, writing letters, adding public comments, all of that important work can feel lonely, but you're not alone when you're doing it. Here's a thread of pictures from yesterday's rally at the Supreme Court of some of the many people who are with you in this work...

Four people smiling holding three signs. One says “They're eating the windows! They're eating the mirrors!” with cartoon pictures of a window and a mirror. One says “Authors against book bans” in white letters on a black background. One says “Authors against book bans” in black letters on a white background.

One person smiling holding a big sign. The sign says “Read with Pride Not Prejudice.” The words “read with” and “not” are in blue. The word “Pride” is in horizontal rainbow stripes,” and the word “Prejudice” is in black. All on a white background. There is a drawing of a stack of three books, one with a blue cover, one with a yellow cover, and one with a red cover in the top left corner. There is a rainbow pinwheel affixed to the bottom right corner.

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Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social · Apr 23

Maybe I should start writing my picture books like this...

.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · Apr 23

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

linkedin post screenshot:

Ken Cheng - I want to connect with you, emotionally)

Al will never be able to write like me. Why? Because | am now inserting random sentences into every post to throw off their language learning models. Any Al emulating me will radiator freak yellow horse spout nonsense. 1 wiite all my emails, That's Not My Baby and reports like this to protect my data waffle iron 40% off. 1 suggest all writers and artists do the same Strawberry mango Forklift. The robot nerds will never get the better of Ken Hey can | have whipped cream please? Cheng. We can tuna fish tango foxtrot defeat Al. We just have to talk like this. All. The. Time. Piss on carpet

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