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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · 8d

This creepy and magical book is out in the world TODAY, and I'm excited for every reader who finds it. 🖤

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome to the world Broken Dolls! Thank you to every reader, teacher, librarian who took the time to check out my book and share with the kids in their life, or the kid in their heart. If you're in NYC, I'm doing an event with @claymcleod.bsky.social and you can meet the haunted dolls!

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 12d

While the King quote on the front is amazing, the back ones also make me cry happy tears! Thanks @chuckwendig.bsky.social Daka Hermon @jacquelinewest.bsky.social @shakirahwrites.bsky.social @lorienlawrence.bsky.social

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · Jul 20

Middle grade horror forever 🖤

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · Jul 20

Loved this Kirkus Review of Broken Dolls “The climax gives young readers a blood-free taste of body horror, and a final stinger keeps the chills alive.”

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

BROKEN DOLLS | Kirkus Reviews

Grieving sisters are hunted by haunted dolls.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Jun 27

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4

Today's Supreme Court decision, though couched in the language of freedom and inclusivity, is a tragic failure for both the right to read and the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. Authors Against Book Bans stands firmly and fiercely against the decision and its rationale. To allow parents to "object" to the presence of positive books about the lives and rights of LGBTQIA+ people is to allow them to "object" to the existence of LGBTQIA+ students, parents, educators, and others in the wider community. You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · Jun 27

Supremes say parents can opt out of letting their kids listen to LGBTQ stories. Can parents similarly opt out of kids listening to stories that DON'T have LGBTQ themes or incidents? 🤣

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C. S. E. Cooney @csecooney.bsky.social · Jun 27

Dear friends, tonight we're raising money for @wck.org--through poetry! We're streaming live from 8-10 PM Eastern on my twitch channel: twitch.tv/csecooney. You don't need an account to watch, just if you wanna join the chat! Read all about our illustrious poets here: csecooney.com/2025/06/11/p...

Poster for Poets for World Central Kitchen. The background is black, framed with the faces of 22 poets. The text reads: Poets for World Central Kitchen. Friday, June 27th. 8 PM - 10 PM Eastern. Streaming live on twitch.tv/csecooney. Donate at: https://donate.wck.org/poetsforwck

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · Jun 16

Fifteen years ago today, I became a published author. It feels impossible -- both that it's been so long, and that it happened at all.

Fifteen years, and somehow, The Shadows is still finding its way to readers. Happy birthday, little book. 🖤

#mglit #thebooksofelsewhere #middlegrade

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · Jun 11

I do not understand telling creatives to "shut up about politics."

One, this is life in this world. You can acknowledge being part of it, or you can pretend you're immune until you find out you're wrong.

Two, there are plenty of creatives doing the latter. If you don't like us, follow them 🤷‍♀️

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Jun 10

A thought for the book clubs!

Set aside a little time at the start of meetings to fight for the right to read. Members send emails, sign petitions, write postcards. Research local candidates. 10-15 minutes tops & then onto the book, wine, fun.

Amplify your activism. Celebrate your community.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · May 29

I’m going to write this novel and the next one and the one after and I have no clue if my agent will like them or be able to sell them or how much they’ll sell for or to whom or how well they’ll perform, but none of that matters because the only thing I can control is the work I put in. Let’s write.

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SpookyMiddleGrade @spookymiddlegrade.bsky.social · May 28

"Are you sure you want to go camping?" Spooky books for camping! (Disclaimer: All of these books actually exist and were compiled by a real person)
spookymiddlegrade.com/2025/05/27/a...

Are You SURE You Want to Go Camping? 5 Scary Stories for Young Campers

Here are some stories that will give you chills on summer nights.

spookymiddlegrade.com

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 28

We ask for solidarity in this fight for freedom of speech and access to books and the necessary goods that libraries provide communities nationwide.

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 28

We ask HarperCollins to explain why they refused to publicly support IMLS alongside their fellow publishers. We ask HarperCollins to state how they will support libraries and access to books moving forward.

Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 28

I am one of the 1,350 individuals and organizations who signed the open letter to HarperCollins in support of IMLS, libraries, and library workers across the United States.

#libraries #librarians #library #books #amreading

(Thanks to @michaelleali.bsky.social for the leadership.)

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · May 28

LOOK AT THIS!!
#BrokenDolls

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 15

Apparently the ebook of my YA horror novel LAST THINGS is on sale for $0.99 right now via Bookshop.org (and other places, but you could just ignore those and get it here)

bookshop.org/p/books/last...

Last Things

Check out Last Things - "Everything I love in a book."—Victoria Schwab, author of #1 New York Times bestseller This Savage Song<stro...

bookshop.org

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Sara Tantlinger @saratantlinger.bsky.social · May 14

Firmly in the "I keep forgetting I have a book coming out this year" state of mind, but my debut collection of weird nature & cosmic horror will be here in October! Digital ARCs coming soon. Publicity info attached in graphic for those interested✨

Pre-orders: darkmattermagazine.shop/products/cya...

Info graphic with press release for Cyanide Constellations and Other Stories by Sara Tantlinger. Publicity requests at publicity@darkmattermedia.group and wholesale info at wholesale@darkmattermedia.group

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 14

As a fellow lifelong Wednesday fan, all I can say is YES YES YES

Ally @allyoutthere.bsky.social · May 6

Is it Tuesday or Wednesday? BOOK OF OUTCASTS is out now! I've been a huge fan of the Wednesday character since childhood, and writing this book was akin to completing the best homework assignment. ✌🏽 #spookymiddlegrade #kidlit

A designed image with a purple background and black bats and the book cover for Wednesday Book of Outcasts, which features the cast of the Netflix TV show. The text at the top reads: Out Now

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 13

"In the real world, the world of cause and effect, when we tear down the best among us and provide bogus reasons for why we did it, reality will eventually come for us."

Here's hoping.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Opinion | George Saunders: Shame on the White House

www.nytimes.com

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · May 10

I think about this comic at least once a week

- I want things to be different
- *smashes everything*
- oh no

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 11

I see you, fellow mothers.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · May 8

My National Book Award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club was banned statewide in South Carolina because it includes descriptions of "sexual conduct." Why are book banners so scared of sex? I wrote about this in the @scdailygazette.com today.

scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...

An author responds: Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette

Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.

scdailygazette.com

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 8

Congratulations, Chris!

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 8

Know what’s great about pre-ordering books (besides supporting writers and booksellers, obvs)? If you’re like me, by the time the book arrives, you’ll have forgotten that you ordered it, so it’s like getting a delightful surprise gift from a past version of yourself

@novarensuma.bsky.social 🖤

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · May 7

"It is not reasonable to expect public school teachers to be complicit in hiding the existence of an entire group of people. And there is no way for a school to make LGBTQ+ students and families invisible without doing tremendous harm to all their students."

macleans.ca/society/how-...

How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court - Macleans.ca

My book Pride Puppy is about love and inclusion. Watching its message get twisted by hate and misinformation has been devastating.

macleans.ca

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