Leah Rose Kessler
@leahrosekessler.bsky.social
Picture book author, voting rights advocate, biologist, former teacher & science educator, repped by Natascha Morris. She/her
www.leahrosekessler.com
https://www.schulerbooks.com/book/9781576879849
(Banner from RAT FAIR - illlus by Cleonique Hilsaca)
www.leahrosekessler.com
https://www.schulerbooks.com/book/9781576879849
(Banner from RAT FAIR - illlus by Cleonique Hilsaca)
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First up: scientists said it couldn't be done. But we put our logo on a scroll, and then got a mouse to hold it while riding a lobster.
Be wowed:
merl-shop.co.uk/shop/curiosi...
Original artwork from @uorspeccoll.bsky.social.
Be wowed:
merl-shop.co.uk/shop/curiosi...
Original artwork from @uorspeccoll.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
First up: scientists said it couldn't be done. But we put our logo on a scroll, and then got a mouse to hold it while riding a lobster.
Be wowed:
merl-shop.co.uk/shop/curiosi...
Original artwork from @uorspeccoll.bsky.social.
Be wowed:
merl-shop.co.uk/shop/curiosi...
Original artwork from @uorspeccoll.bsky.social.
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Keep your eyes watching these races. Bolts does a great job reporting, analyzing and tracking. A Top Notch follow.
More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Keep your eyes watching these races. Bolts does a great job reporting, analyzing and tracking. A Top Notch follow.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
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Meg is bringing the blues this season. Whether you see the sea or deep space, you won't want to miss these incredible pieces.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Meg is bringing the blues this season. Whether you see the sea or deep space, you won't want to miss these incredible pieces.
✨💙✨
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
✨💙✨
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
😍
Read Your World 2026 Poster Reveal | Illustrator Octavia Russo buff.ly/MVwwDEU via @MCChildsBookDay #ReadYourWorld #posterreveal #freeposter
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Yay! ✨🐭✨
I hope the kiddos love it!
Anyone else who shows me they’ve made a new donation of $25 or more to one of the many orgs helping out during these tough times can also have a copy of Rat Fair!
I hope the kiddos love it!
Anyone else who shows me they’ve made a new donation of $25 or more to one of the many orgs helping out during these tough times can also have a copy of Rat Fair!
I received the book from @leahrosekessler.bsky.social today!
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yay! ✨🐭✨
I hope the kiddos love it!
Anyone else who shows me they’ve made a new donation of $25 or more to one of the many orgs helping out during these tough times can also have a copy of Rat Fair!
I hope the kiddos love it!
Anyone else who shows me they’ve made a new donation of $25 or more to one of the many orgs helping out during these tough times can also have a copy of Rat Fair!
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If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
I’ll be traveling this week and my family will be forgoing our usual airport Starbucks.
Please join us in solidarity with the striking workers.
Please join us in solidarity with the striking workers.
Friendly reminder that striking workers are asking you not to patronize ANY Starbucks store.
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’ll be traveling this week and my family will be forgoing our usual airport Starbucks.
Please join us in solidarity with the striking workers.
Please join us in solidarity with the striking workers.
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Friendly reminder that striking workers are asking you not to patronize ANY Starbucks store.
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Friendly reminder that striking workers are asking you not to patronize ANY Starbucks store.
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
I don't have anything to say about whether the ideas laid out in this article are fundamentally wrong or not, but I've never seen these numbers laid out in this way and I thought it was a very interesting read.
lots of discourse about this and I think I'll say a) it's fundamentally wrong but b) insofar as it captures anything it's that life in the 2020s requires a much bigger cognitive load to live parsimoniously than in 1990 or 1960. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I don't have anything to say about whether the ideas laid out in this article are fundamentally wrong or not, but I've never seen these numbers laid out in this way and I thought it was a very interesting read.
Take responsibility for five seconds challenge
CASSIDY: I know it's titillating, but I think we need to move beyond the titillation
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Take responsibility for five seconds challenge
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💛 Dreaming of joining 12 x 12? Apply for a GOLD Scholarship!
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
💛 Dreaming of joining 12 x 12? Apply for a GOLD Scholarship!
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
These awards support picture book writers with financial need or from diverse backgrounds in kidlit.
Applications open Nov 1–30, 2025!
buff.ly/5sidHD8
#12x12PB #kidlit
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
I’ve never wished I was an artist more than right now!
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’ve never wished I was an artist more than right now!
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Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
Target could absolutely have my business back in a heartbeat with minimal changes that would probably be good for their business in general. This… makes it a lot less likely I’ll go back ever.
There are a handful of things Target could do to get me and a bunch of other formerly loyal, currently boycotting customers back, and this was absolutely not one of them:
“Target also announced a partnership with OpenAI to let customers shop on Target in ChatGPT.”
“Target also announced a partnership with OpenAI to let customers shop on Target in ChatGPT.”
Target may have hit rock bottom | CNN Business
Target’s problems are intensifying.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Target could absolutely have my business back in a heartbeat with minimal changes that would probably be good for their business in general. This… makes it a lot less likely I’ll go back ever.
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BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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I think I worded this poorly. The intent is to generate new donations. So please show me a receipt for a donation that you have made today.
Thank you to everyone who is giving what they can to help, today or in the past. 🧡🧡🧡
Thank you to everyone who is giving what they can to help, today or in the past. 🧡🧡🧡
Show me proof you’ve donated at least $25 to an org that supports a need in the community, for ex:
Food pantry
Shelter
Bail fund
Abortion access
Tribal support
and I'll send you a copy of Rat Fair!
(Take a peek here but pls don't support Amazon if possible) 2/3 www.amazon.com/Rat-Fair-Lea...
Food pantry
Shelter
Bail fund
Abortion access
Tribal support
and I'll send you a copy of Rat Fair!
(Take a peek here but pls don't support Amazon if possible) 2/3 www.amazon.com/Rat-Fair-Lea...
Rat Fair
Amazon.com: Rat Fair: 9781576879849: Kessler, Leah Rose, Hilsaca, Cleonique: Books
www.amazon.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think I worded this poorly. The intent is to generate new donations. So please show me a receipt for a donation that you have made today.
Thank you to everyone who is giving what they can to help, today or in the past. 🧡🧡🧡
Thank you to everyone who is giving what they can to help, today or in the past. 🧡🧡🧡
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
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Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
Blikada
blikada.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
😡😡😡
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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why is miss universe always from earth
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
why is miss universe always from earth