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Laurel Snyder

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Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot. http://laurelsnyder.com

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · Nov 16

ICYMI: Charlie & Mouse & the Creeping Hand of Fascism!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · Nov 12

CHARLIE AND MOUSE GET STUCK
(IN NOVEMBER 2024)

Illustration: Emily Hughes

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“Mouse!” called Charlie. “Where are you?”

“I am here!” Mouse called back. “I am in the dog bed. And I am STUCK.”

Charlie found Mouse.

“You cannot be STUCK,” said Charlie. “It is time to set the table for dinner.”

Two white-presenting/biracial boys with brown hair sit in a dogbed in pajamas. Illustration by Emily Hughes.

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 11h

I have!

I'm planning the nerdiest kidlit trip ever, and I'm very excited.

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Guys guys guys!!

The entire digital F&G of Shrinking Violet *is* online. But I'm not sure whether you can see it without logging in...

online.flippingbook.com/link/418062/

A spread from Shrinking Violet, by Laurel Snyder and LeUyen Pham, showing a young girl dusting her chandelier, while her friend Bird sings and flutters around the castle.

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you! He's new to me.

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Oh! I don't know his work!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Yes, me too!!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 11h

How do I not know these?????

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 12h

Hey! Do me a favor and drop the name of your favorite author who lived or worked in London?

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 13h

Does anyone know British #kidlit folks who can help me?

I’d like to make a map of children’s book creators who lived/worked in London. Milne & Nesbit & Blake & Streatfield & Travers & Burnett & Barrie &&&…

But someone must have done this before, right? Pass this on and help me find someone?

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 13h

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

More. Of. This.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Well, good for DC

search.app/PK45E

DC Comics won’t support generative AI: ‘not now, not ever’

“People have an instinctive reaction to what feels authentic.”

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 3d

www.slj.com/event/school...

School Library Journal Day of Dialog Fall 2025

Join us October 9th for SLJ Day of Dialog—fully virtual and free to attend! Our daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will leave you informed, inspired, and enter...

www.slj.com

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 3d

@slj.com's Day of Dialog is tomorrow, & it's FREE to join!

I'm so excited! This is my first chance to talk about my spring book with LeUyen Pham, Shrinking Violet, which is full of gorgeous art (as you might expect).

I'm on a panel with a bunch of other wonderful creators at 3:55. Join us?

COver of a picture book called Shrinking Violet, written by Laurel Snyder, and illustrated by LeUyen Pham. The cover is purple and features a young girl, a bird, flowers, and a spider

Banner for SLJ's Day of Dialog, on October 9

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 4d

Hello #BookSky Are you still figuring out what you're doing for #BannedBooksWeek We'll help! Here's a framework for you:
1 Event or
1 Organization or
1 Person
Here's what we mean...

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 4d

With you over here

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you, Kate!!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 5d

❤️❤️❤️

Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 5d

Oohhh....the @publisherswkly.bsky.social holiday gift guide is out! Thrilled to see our new chapter book series WILDLIFE RESCUE on the list - and @laurelsnyder.bsky.social's terrific THE BOOK OF CANDLES, too! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Children’s & YA

Wrap up these reads for kids from toddler age to teenage.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Kevin Carson 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇯 @kevincarson1.bsky.social · 6d

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 10d

14 of mine. How about you?

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 10d

My grandmother was a huge fan of Marcia Brown, and also a children’s librarian near LA, where authors sometimes toured. These are some of my most prized possessions.

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 10d

Probably not unrelated to how I ended up writing #kidlit!

Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 10d

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 10d

My grandmother was a huge fan of Marcia Brown, went to meet her, and got my copies signed. Pretty special.

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 11d

I have a signed copy!

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Monday morning #BookSky What are you doing this week to protect the right to read?

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 12d

They tried to silence stories, but they live on. Banned Books Week is almost here! Join us October 5-11 to celebrate the freedom to read and discover books that sparked debate and change. Stay tuned for events and reading lists! @la-cac.org #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #aasl bit.ly/3XXdrFi

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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social · 13d

Three. Mass. Shootings. Today.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 13d

Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.

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