Julia Smith
@juliakate32.bsky.social
Youth Books Editor at Booklist, Bird Rescuer, Horror Appreciator. No rhyme or reason here.
Nice little piece on horror for kiddos by Taylor Hunsberger in PW:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit #horror @tayparade.bsky.social
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit #horror @tayparade.bsky.social
Horror Offers Young Readers Safe Spaces in Scary Times
Taylor Hunsberger, a children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, reflects on the ways that horror stories provide children with a vital testing ground to face thei...
www.publishersweekly.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nice little piece on horror for kiddos by Taylor Hunsberger in PW:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit #horror @tayparade.bsky.social
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit #horror @tayparade.bsky.social
I just finished listening to Pagan Kennedy's "The Secret History of the Rape Kit" (read beautifully by Claire Danes) and absolutely loved it. Though topically different, it reminded me of another fav: "To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse."
June 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I just finished listening to Pagan Kennedy's "The Secret History of the Rape Kit" (read beautifully by Claire Danes) and absolutely loved it. Though topically different, it reminded me of another fav: "To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse."
Did you know that Mr. Rogers testified before the Senate to oppose government funding cuts to @pbs.org ? It worked, too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7... #savepublicmedia #protectmypublicmedia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7... #savepublicmedia #protectmypublicmedia
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
YouTube video by Road Less Marveled
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June 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Did you know that Mr. Rogers testified before the Senate to oppose government funding cuts to @pbs.org ? It worked, too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7... #savepublicmedia #protectmypublicmedia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7... #savepublicmedia #protectmypublicmedia
Want to hear what the Summer Scares middle-grade authors have to say about horror and frightening kids? Me too. That's why I've summoned them to this Booklist webinar. Registration link is below! #horror #kidlit
We are keeping the creepy vibes going and are excited to share the first in our three-part @summerscares.bsky.social webinar series! Join us 3/10 to hear from MG authors Graham Annable, Derrick Chow, and Daka Hermon about their books, what scares them, writing horror for kids, & more: bit.ly/4k2CwHE
February 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In the Middle Grade category:
EERIE TALES FROM THE SCHOOL OF SCREAMS by @grickle.bsky.social
RAVENOUS THINGS by @derrickchow.bsky.social
HIDE AND SEEKER by Daka Hermon
EERIE TALES FROM THE SCHOOL OF SCREAMS by @grickle.bsky.social
RAVENOUS THINGS by @derrickchow.bsky.social
HIDE AND SEEKER by Daka Hermon
February 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
You guys, how jazzed am I that our favorite middle-grade novel of 2024 is horror?! SO JAZZED! It's also got humor and poignant LGBTQ+ themes. Check out "The House on Yeet Street" by Preston Norton if you haven't yet! 👻
We're halfway through the workday. What better way to mark this momentous moment (besides getting a celebratory latte☕) than with our 2024 #TopoftheList:MiddleGradeFiction title! Congrats to THE HOUSE ON YEET STREET by #PrestonNorton from #UnionSquareKids!🎉
December 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM
You guys, how jazzed am I that our favorite middle-grade novel of 2024 is horror?! SO JAZZED! It's also got humor and poignant LGBTQ+ themes. Check out "The House on Yeet Street" by Preston Norton if you haven't yet! 👻
It's Halloween, & I'm ready to howl about the 2025 Summer Scares spookesperson, KENDARE BLAKE!!!
www.booklistonline.com/Summer-Scare...
www.booklistonline.com/Summer-Scare...
Summer Scares Announces 2025 Spokesperson, by | Booklist Online
Booklist Online Book Review: Summer Scares Announces 2025 Spokesperson.
First published October 31, 2024 (Booklist Online).
www.booklistonline.com
October 31, 2024 at 2:43 PM
It's Halloween, & I'm ready to howl about the 2025 Summer Scares spookesperson, KENDARE BLAKE!!!
www.booklistonline.com/Summer-Scare...
www.booklistonline.com/Summer-Scare...
Reposted by Julia Smith
Happy Halloween!
As had become an annual tradition today is the day we begin
@summerscares.bsky.social 2025 with our announcement of our Spokesperson-- #1 NYT Bestselling author Kendare Blake!
Read the full press release here:
raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
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As had become an annual tradition today is the day we begin
@summerscares.bsky.social 2025 with our announcement of our Spokesperson-- #1 NYT Bestselling author Kendare Blake!
Read the full press release here:
raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
.
Summer Scares Resource Page [Last Updated October 31, 2024]
HWA ANNOUNCES SUMMER SCARES READING PROGRAM 2025 SPOKESPERSON AND TIMELINE Thursday October 31, 2024 The Horror Writers Association (HWA), i...
raforallhorror.blogspot.com
October 31, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Happy Halloween!
As had become an annual tradition today is the day we begin
@summerscares.bsky.social 2025 with our announcement of our Spokesperson-- #1 NYT Bestselling author Kendare Blake!
Read the full press release here:
raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
.
As had become an annual tradition today is the day we begin
@summerscares.bsky.social 2025 with our announcement of our Spokesperson-- #1 NYT Bestselling author Kendare Blake!
Read the full press release here:
raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
.
2) Bog (1979): Dynamite fishing done stirred up something prehistoric in the bog. Insect? Fish? Walking cancer?! #31HorrorFilms31Days
October 3, 2024 at 4:22 PM
2) Bog (1979): Dynamite fishing done stirred up something prehistoric in the bog. Insect? Fish? Walking cancer?! #31HorrorFilms31Days
Leaning into this account's cobwebs by returning for #31HorrorFilms31Days
1) Arcadian: Can Nic Cage save his sons from post-apocalyptic monsters? What do you think?
1) Arcadian: Can Nic Cage save his sons from post-apocalyptic monsters? What do you think?
October 2, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Leaning into this account's cobwebs by returning for #31HorrorFilms31Days
1) Arcadian: Can Nic Cage save his sons from post-apocalyptic monsters? What do you think?
1) Arcadian: Can Nic Cage save his sons from post-apocalyptic monsters? What do you think?
Relieved that McCormick Place is retrofitting their windows to be safer for birds. 🦉💛 #birds
abcbirds.org/news/efforts...
abcbirds.org/news/efforts...
Efforts Underway at Chicago’s McCormick Place to Prevent Fatal Bird Window Strikes
In early October 2023, the devastating scale and impacts of bird window strikes were brought into sharp focus on the shores of Lake Michigan when 1,000 birds died overnight after colliding with Chicag...
abcbirds.org
May 24, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Relieved that McCormick Place is retrofitting their windows to be safer for birds. 🦉💛 #birds
abcbirds.org/news/efforts...
abcbirds.org/news/efforts...
I assume every "Newsom" news story I read will be announcing a new Joanna Newsom record, and I refuse to give up hope.
April 22, 2024 at 1:09 PM
I assume every "Newsom" news story I read will be announcing a new Joanna Newsom record, and I refuse to give up hope.
April 18, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Reposted by Julia Smith
As such, we are DEMANDING Chicago have bird-friendly building design requirements included and enforced as part of the new DPD Sustainability plan BY APRIL OF 2024. Please read the full Bird Friendly Chicago position statement on our blog. 3/3 www.chicagobirder.org/blog/2024/2/...
Position Statement of Bird Friendly Chicago Coalition — Chicago Ornithological Society
After four years, the city continues to hem and haw about implementing the
bird friendly design ordinance. Meanwhile, new buildings are constructed
that will lead to thousands of additional bird dea...
www.chicagobirder.org
February 15, 2024 at 6:27 PM
As such, we are DEMANDING Chicago have bird-friendly building design requirements included and enforced as part of the new DPD Sustainability plan BY APRIL OF 2024. Please read the full Bird Friendly Chicago position statement on our blog. 3/3 www.chicagobirder.org/blog/2024/2/...
Grab your butterfly net & achieve true weirdo status by running after birds in downtown Chicago! It's the best! Repost from X. Visit the CBCM website for info: www.birdmonitors.net/Volunteer.php
#birds #birdrescue
#birds #birdrescue
February 15, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Grab your butterfly net & achieve true weirdo status by running after birds in downtown Chicago! It's the best! Repost from X. Visit the CBCM website for info: www.birdmonitors.net/Volunteer.php
#birds #birdrescue
#birds #birdrescue
The 2024 Summer Scares books are looking sharp! As knives. And werewolf teeth. Get the deets at tinyurl.com/5n6vx7hh
All hail the @summerscares.bsky.social team:
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social @yikesyaika.bsky.social sky.social, @papersquared.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social
All hail the @summerscares.bsky.social team:
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social @yikesyaika.bsky.social sky.social, @papersquared.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social
February 14, 2024 at 4:39 PM
The 2024 Summer Scares books are looking sharp! As knives. And werewolf teeth. Get the deets at tinyurl.com/5n6vx7hh
All hail the @summerscares.bsky.social team:
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social @yikesyaika.bsky.social sky.social, @papersquared.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social
All hail the @summerscares.bsky.social team:
@heykellyjensen.bsky.social @yikesyaika.bsky.social sky.social, @papersquared.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social
And here's the Booklist Editor's Choice list of the year's best adult books for teens!
bit.ly/482imH7
bit.ly/482imH7
December 6, 2023 at 3:15 PM
And here's the Booklist Editor's Choice list of the year's best adult books for teens!
bit.ly/482imH7
bit.ly/482imH7
Happy to finally be able to share the Booklist 2023 Editor's Choice youth list! 2023 Books for Youth list: bit.ly/47D69c2
December 6, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Happy to finally be able to share the Booklist 2023 Editor's Choice youth list! 2023 Books for Youth list: bit.ly/47D69c2
Gasp! I'm not ready for him to retire yet!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Nicolas Cage Says He’s Almost Finished: “Three or Four More Movies Left”
The famously prolific 59-year-old actor says he's eyeing a Hollywood endgame: "I’ve said what I’ve had to say with cinema."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 6, 2023 at 2:42 PM
Gasp! I'm not ready for him to retire yet!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Carson Ellis is one of my favorite illustrators, so when she puts together a picture-book list, I'm going to pay attention: carsonellis.substack.com/p/the-slowpo... #picturebooks #books #kidlit
The Slowpoke Picture Book Gift Guide
I’m willing to bet that a picture book is the perfect holiday gift for someone in your life, so I compiled a list of great ones.
carsonellis.substack.com
December 1, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Carson Ellis is one of my favorite illustrators, so when she puts together a picture-book list, I'm going to pay attention: carsonellis.substack.com/p/the-slowpo... #picturebooks #books #kidlit
Inspired by @allyoutthere.bsky.social’s Insta post, I found that I like my horror pink & purple like a bruise.
www.instagram.com/p/C0LBFyOrfC...
www.instagram.com/p/C0LBFyOrfC...
November 28, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Inspired by @allyoutthere.bsky.social’s Insta post, I found that I like my horror pink & purple like a bruise.
www.instagram.com/p/C0LBFyOrfC...
www.instagram.com/p/C0LBFyOrfC...
