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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 7d

History repeats.

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Projjwal @mprojjwal162.bsky.social · 18d

This sounds like such a fun adventure! 🐾 I’m already curious how the Curious Cat Spy Club will crack the case!

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks but it would have been #5 in the Jessie mystery series and first books were written by my friend Stacia. 2 came out I think. #kidlitchat

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 10d

I still have a box of the book we wrote together. Fan find me through the series website to order one.

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 10d

#kidlitchat speaking of the Boxcar Children, I was hired to write a spinoff about the Jessie character a few years ago and it turned out really good… Only Whitman sold the series to RH. So it’s unlikely my book will ever be published.

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 10d

#kidlitchat coming in a little late to the topic, but my favorite series is growing up was an old series I found in bookstores called the Judy Bolton mysteries. A letter I wrote to the author when I was a child led to a long friendship and co-writing a new Judy Bolton book together.

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 10d

30 Minutes Til #Kidlitchat (my new picturebook OR just a reminder to you to join us here on Bluesky for a chat tonight? You be the judge! (Okay, fine. It's option B.)).

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for sharing

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 19d

New middle-grade mystery!! Can the Curious Cat Spy Club find the missing cheetahs? A standalone mystery for kids who love animals.

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats!!!

Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 19d

New middle-grade mystery!! Can the Curious Cat Spy Club find the missing cheetahs? A standalone mystery for kids who love animals.

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 20d

Good series! So is Marlow Mysteries.

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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 27d

I'm excited to announce "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, & Opportunities" is now open for sign-ups! Yes, what's happening now in #kidlit, but *also* how to follow trends yourself and decide how to respond. October. 14 and 16, $59, will be recorded.

www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...

Publishing Trends, Market Shifts & Opportunities: A Two-Night Mini - Highlights Foundation

www.highlightsfoundation.org

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 28d

Yes!

Darcy Marks @darcymarks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Make an actual MG section and separate it by genre so kids can actually find what they're looking for. Middle schoolers do not want to wade through a sea of spines next to potty training picture books & baby toys. Give them their own space. They want the stories. They just don't know they exist!

New Group Aims to “Save Middle Grade”

As a content specialist and copywriter at Barnes & Noble in New York City from 2023 to 2025, Josh Sippie had a front-row seat to how middle grade books were performing at retail. It wasn’t a pretty pi...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · 28d

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Darcy Marks @darcymarks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Make an actual MG section and separate it by genre so kids can actually find what they're looking for. Middle schoolers do not want to wade through a sea of spines next to potty training picture books & baby toys. Give them their own space. They want the stories. They just don't know they exist!

New Group Aims to “Save Middle Grade”

As a content specialist and copywriter at Barnes & Noble in New York City from 2023 to 2025, Josh Sippie had a front-row seat to how middle grade books were performing at retail. It wasn’t a pretty pi...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · Aug 29

Terri, You can email me for details. (G)

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · Aug 27

Good idea! #kidlitchat

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · Aug 27

#kidlitchat I have several midgrade and picture books that didn’t sell—one of them I still love and hope to submit again when the timing is right. As for pb’s, one that I subbed 11 years ago is getting a new look and going out on sub soon via my agent.

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’ve had to abandon many book proposals if they don’t sell. If something isn’t working, I pivot to something new. #kidlitchat

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s Tuesday so there’s a #kidlitchat at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific right here on Bluesky. If this is news to you, huzzah! Now you can join your #kidlit friends and chat! If this is a reminder to you, huzzah! Now you can join you kidlit friends and chat! See ya soon either way….

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · Aug 22

#bb27 My kitty loves the animal videos on BB27.

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Linda Joy Singleton @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social · Aug 13

Fascinating book!!!

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