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Happiest of book birthdays to Samantha Hastings, whose THE CHRISTMAS HUSBAND CHARADE is one of three charming #novellas in Harlequin Historical's SNOWBOUND REGENCY CHRISTMAS! #romance #Regency #romancebooks #Regencyromance
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happiest of book birthdays to Samantha Hastings, whose THE CHRISTMAS HUSBAND CHARADE is one of three charming #novellas in Harlequin Historical's SNOWBOUND REGENCY CHRISTMAS! #romance #Regency #romancebooks #Regencyromance
Preorder your copy of @willfertman.com's THE DEAF BABY INSTRUCTION MANUAL, a must-read guide for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children!
It's RRRREEAAADDDYYYY! The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual is now available for pre-order.
It's a modern parenting guide for hearing families with deaf or hard of hearing children. Makes a great gift for parents, family members and educators, and a useful weapon for throwing at an LEA or admin,
It's a modern parenting guide for hearing families with deaf or hard of hearing children. Makes a great gift for parents, family members and educators, and a useful weapon for throwing at an LEA or admin,
The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual
A direct and approachable guide for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children.About 90% of all deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children are born to parents with…
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November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Preorder your copy of @willfertman.com's THE DEAF BABY INSTRUCTION MANUAL, a must-read guide for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children!
Congratulations to Christopher Pike's DIE SOFTLY, which has just been optioned by Shatterproof Films! John Berardo will write and direct a contemporary version of the 1991 YA thriller, in which a teenage voyeur unintentionally captures a murder in progress: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/391708...
Christopher Pike’s Young Adult Novel ‘Die Softly’ Optioned for Movie Adaptation [Exclusive]
The work of prolific author Christopher Pike has rarely found its way onto the screen, with Mike Flanagan’s recent Netflix series “The Midnight Club” being the most notable screen adaptation of Pike’s...
bloody-disgusting.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Congratulations to Christopher Pike's DIE SOFTLY, which has just been optioned by Shatterproof Films! John Berardo will write and direct a contemporary version of the 1991 YA thriller, in which a teenage voyeur unintentionally captures a murder in progress: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/391708...
Happiest of book birthdays to Rebecca Siegel and HOW THE GHOST ARMY HOODWINKED HITLER, the unbelievable true story of the American soldiers who used inflatable tanks and fake radio broadcasts as weapons in World War II. #MiddleGrade #MG #nonfiction #history #WWII
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happiest of book birthdays to Rebecca Siegel and HOW THE GHOST ARMY HOODWINKED HITLER, the unbelievable true story of the American soldiers who used inflatable tanks and fake radio broadcasts as weapons in World War II. #MiddleGrade #MG #nonfiction #history #WWII
Congratulations to @suefliess.bsky.social on her latest sale, this time to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! #boardbook #picturebook
October 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Congratulations to @suefliess.bsky.social on her latest sale, this time to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! #boardbook #picturebook
Our last book birthday this month is @authortraceykyle.bsky.social's PEPE AND THE PIÑATA! Join Pepe as he celebrates his Mexican-American heritage by participating in a celebration of #Hispanic #Christmas traditions. @msmirelle.bsky.social #picturebook #Christmasbooks
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our last book birthday this month is @authortraceykyle.bsky.social's PEPE AND THE PIÑATA! Join Pepe as he celebrates his Mexican-American heritage by participating in a celebration of #Hispanic #Christmas traditions. @msmirelle.bsky.social #picturebook #Christmasbooks
Another book deal in the house: congrats to Lindsay Lewis and IT'S A BUSINESS DOING PLEASURE WITH YOU! @katielizmcguire.bsky.social @alcovepress.bsky.social #romance #romancebooks #romancereader
October 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another book deal in the house: congrats to Lindsay Lewis and IT'S A BUSINESS DOING PLEASURE WITH YOU! @katielizmcguire.bsky.social @alcovepress.bsky.social #romance #romancebooks #romancereader
Thrilled to partner with Lyons Press again on Rick Burton and Norm O'Reilly's next book, INSIDE THE SEC: HOW ONE NCAA CONFERENCE CAME TO DOMINATE COLLEGE SPORTS. @ncaa.bsky.social #CollegeFootball #CollegeBasketball #CollegeSports
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thrilled to partner with Lyons Press again on Rick Burton and Norm O'Reilly's next book, INSIDE THE SEC: HOW ONE NCAA CONFERENCE CAME TO DOMINATE COLLEGE SPORTS. @ncaa.bsky.social #CollegeFootball #CollegeBasketball #CollegeSports
The book birthdays continued earlier this week with Jenette Restivo's CITY SAFARI, which invites young explorers to look beyond the concrete and see their city in a whole new light! #nature #naturalists #NaturalistGuide
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The book birthdays continued earlier this week with Jenette Restivo's CITY SAFARI, which invites young explorers to look beyond the concrete and see their city in a whole new light! #nature #naturalists #NaturalistGuide
Happy book birthday to @sueganzschmitt.bsky.social's PARTY MONSTERS ON THE BLOCK, the charming follow-up to THAT MONSTER ON THE BLOCK!
Team Funny or Team Scary: Which team are you on? Find out in this delightful story about #community and #workingtogether. #picturebook #Halloween #partyplanning
Team Funny or Team Scary: Which team are you on? Find out in this delightful story about #community and #workingtogether. #picturebook #Halloween #partyplanning
October 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy book birthday to @sueganzschmitt.bsky.social's PARTY MONSTERS ON THE BLOCK, the charming follow-up to THAT MONSTER ON THE BLOCK!
Team Funny or Team Scary: Which team are you on? Find out in this delightful story about #community and #workingtogether. #picturebook #Halloween #partyplanning
Team Funny or Team Scary: Which team are you on? Find out in this delightful story about #community and #workingtogether. #picturebook #Halloween #partyplanning
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Great to see GRETA EVER AFTER in this fun roundup.
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All kinds of interesting takes on fairy tales @johnpicacio.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @melissadassori.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2025/10/01/f...
Fairy tales
The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by John Picacio (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 60 pages, grades 3-6). There’s a party planned for the evening, but Cala doesn’…
kidsbookaday.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Great to see GRETA EVER AFTER in this fun roundup.
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Happy book birthday yesterday to @gingerparkwrites.bsky.social and Frances Park's MY SISTER'S DOLJABI, an endearing #PictureBook in which a Korean #birthday tradition brings together the past, present, and future. @albertwhitman.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Happy book birthday yesterday to @gingerparkwrites.bsky.social and Frances Park's MY SISTER'S DOLJABI, an endearing #PictureBook in which a Korean #birthday tradition brings together the past, present, and future. @albertwhitman.bsky.social
Happy book birthday to @amandadavisart.bsky.social's SOMETIMES STORMY, an important #picturebook that will help children ages 5-8 understand and cope with a parent’s #substanceusedisorder. @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Happy book birthday to @amandadavisart.bsky.social's SOMETIMES STORMY, an important #picturebook that will help children ages 5-8 understand and cope with a parent’s #substanceusedisorder. @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
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Thanks to @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social for this lovely review of Down Syndrome Out Loud: 20+ Stories of Disability and Determination! www.middleweb.com/52613/listen... #mglit #middleschool #kidsbooks @unteragency.bsky.social
Introduce Middle Grades Readers to People with Down Syndrome
Melissa Hart's Down Syndrome Out Loud introduces middle graders to contemporary people with Down syndrome and to an overview of the condition and its effects.
www.middleweb.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Thanks to @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social for this lovely review of Down Syndrome Out Loud: 20+ Stories of Disability and Determination! www.middleweb.com/52613/listen... #mglit #middleschool #kidsbooks @unteragency.bsky.social
Happiest of book birthdays to @pippinmathur.bsky.social and DINOSAUR DAYS!
Dinosaurs don't always know how to behave, but they certainly have a lot of fun. Join a #dinosaur as she romps through her day, wreaking havoc in this joyful celebration of childhood. #dinosaurs #picturebook
Dinosaurs don't always know how to behave, but they certainly have a lot of fun. Join a #dinosaur as she romps through her day, wreaking havoc in this joyful celebration of childhood. #dinosaurs #picturebook
September 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Happiest of book birthdays to @pippinmathur.bsky.social and DINOSAUR DAYS!
Dinosaurs don't always know how to behave, but they certainly have a lot of fun. Join a #dinosaur as she romps through her day, wreaking havoc in this joyful celebration of childhood. #dinosaurs #picturebook
Dinosaurs don't always know how to behave, but they certainly have a lot of fun. Join a #dinosaur as she romps through her day, wreaking havoc in this joyful celebration of childhood. #dinosaurs #picturebook
Happy book birthday to @melissadassori.bsky.social and GRETA EVER AFTER! This coming-of-age story explores the blurred line between fact and fiction as Greta realizes the key to being a great reporter—and a great friend—is striving for truth, not perfection.
August 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy book birthday to @melissadassori.bsky.social and GRETA EVER AFTER! This coming-of-age story explores the blurred line between fact and fiction as Greta realizes the key to being a great reporter—and a great friend—is striving for truth, not perfection.
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We're so excited for @melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER to be out in the world tomorrow! This one's for the aspiring young journalists who wish their lives were a little more magic, or anyone who loves a "relatable coming-of-age story interwoven with dark fairy-tale elements" (Kirkus).
August 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We're so excited for @melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER to be out in the world tomorrow! This one's for the aspiring young journalists who wish their lives were a little more magic, or anyone who loves a "relatable coming-of-age story interwoven with dark fairy-tale elements" (Kirkus).
Congrats to Rebecca Siegel on her STARRED review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for HOW THE GHOST ARMY HOODWINKED HITLER!
"It's a necessary volume that showcases the incredible effort and tactical diversity it took to turn the tide of the war."
"It's a necessary volume that showcases the incredible effort and tactical diversity it took to turn the tide of the war."
August 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Congrats to Rebecca Siegel on her STARRED review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for HOW THE GHOST ARMY HOODWINKED HITLER!
"It's a necessary volume that showcases the incredible effort and tactical diversity it took to turn the tide of the war."
"It's a necessary volume that showcases the incredible effort and tactical diversity it took to turn the tide of the war."
Congratulations to @suefliess.bsky.social, @amstephens.bsky.social, and @tiffanyeverett.bsky.social on their latest deal with @sourcebooks.bsky.social. We can't wait for BABY BOOT CAMP to hit the shelves! #rhyming #BoardBook #PictureBook
August 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Congratulations to @suefliess.bsky.social, @amstephens.bsky.social, and @tiffanyeverett.bsky.social on their latest deal with @sourcebooks.bsky.social. We can't wait for BABY BOOT CAMP to hit the shelves! #rhyming #BoardBook #PictureBook
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Many thanks to @natalieaguirre7.bsky.social and Literary Rambles for interviewing me about my new agenting gig: www.literaryrambles.com/2025/08/lite...
Even if I've already passed on your query, you can still enter to win a detailed critique! #mswl #AmQuerying
Even if I've already passed on your query, you can still enter to win a detailed critique! #mswl #AmQuerying
Literary Agent Interview: Krista Van Dolzer and Query + 1st Three Pages Critique Giveaway
Today I’m thrilled to have agent Krista Van Dolzer here. She’s an agent at The Unter Agency . Hi Krista! Thanks so much for joining u...
www.literaryrambles.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Many thanks to @natalieaguirre7.bsky.social and Literary Rambles for interviewing me about my new agenting gig: www.literaryrambles.com/2025/08/lite...
Even if I've already passed on your query, you can still enter to win a detailed critique! #mswl #AmQuerying
Even if I've already passed on your query, you can still enter to win a detailed critique! #mswl #AmQuerying
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Hope you’ll check out my interview with LBYR Associate Art Director Jenny Kimura about illustrated middle grade novels.
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@lbschool.bsky.social @unteragency.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
Illustrated Middle Grade: A Conversation with Jenny Kimura and Melissa Dassori About Enlivening Novels with Art
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Illustrated Middle Grade: A Conversation with Jenny Kimura and Melissa Dassori About Enlivening Novels with Art
As a writer, it’s been fascinating to watch the publishing team and artists add a visual layer to these books. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how and why they do it.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hope you’ll check out my interview with LBYR Associate Art Director Jenny Kimura about illustrated middle grade novels.
@lbschool.bsky.social @unteragency.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
@lbschool.bsky.social @unteragency.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
Another happy book birthday to Samantha Hastings and her other July release, BECOMING HIS BLUESTOCKING COUNTESS! Get lost in the lively world of #TheScandalousStringhams in this lighthearted #Regency #romance. #Harlequin
July 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Another happy book birthday to Samantha Hastings and her other July release, BECOMING HIS BLUESTOCKING COUNTESS! Get lost in the lively world of #TheScandalousStringhams in this lighthearted #Regency #romance. #Harlequin
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@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER comes out in just a few weeks! Get to know this delightful, magical middle grade in @teachingbooks.bsky.social's Meet-the-Author recording: school.teachingbooks.net/book_reading...
TeachingBooks Book Reading | Greta Ever After
school.teachingbooks.net
July 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER comes out in just a few weeks! Get to know this delightful, magical middle grade in @teachingbooks.bsky.social's Meet-the-Author recording: school.teachingbooks.net/book_reading...
Congrats to @melissadassori.bsky.social on a fabulous @slj.com review!
"A fun fairy-tale mash-up with dark undertones, the story will resonate with many tweens navigating school and friend woes."
"A fun fairy-tale mash-up with dark undertones, the story will resonate with many tweens navigating school and friend woes."
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congrats to @melissadassori.bsky.social on a fabulous @slj.com review!
"A fun fairy-tale mash-up with dark undertones, the story will resonate with many tweens navigating school and friend woes."
"A fun fairy-tale mash-up with dark undertones, the story will resonate with many tweens navigating school and friend woes."
Happy book birthday to Samantha Hastings's A POETIC POX, the third installment in her Lady Librarian Mystery series, an #audiobook original narrated by @theladyhamlet.bsky.social! #historical #mystery #librarian
July 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Happy book birthday to Samantha Hastings's A POETIC POX, the third installment in her Lady Librarian Mystery series, an #audiobook original narrated by @theladyhamlet.bsky.social! #historical #mystery #librarian