Janet Fox
@janetsfox.bsky.social
Kidlit author; writing course creator; lover of dogs, mountains, and all things magical. Blogs every week here: https://janetfox.substack.com/
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Janet Fox
@janetsfox.bsky.social
· Nov 13
This is me, Janet Fox: writer of books for young readers, picture books through YA. Believer in hope and happy endings.
Today on Substack I speak out against Book Bans, and a few other things. Find the post here: janetfox.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today on Substack I speak out against Book Bans, and a few other things. Find the post here: janetfox.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
My first novel, originally published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social , is now in my hands, and I'm reissuing it. Here's the new cover, and I truly love it! Find it here: books2read.com/u/bPOlQj
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My first novel, originally published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social , is now in my hands, and I'm reissuing it. Here's the new cover, and I truly love it! Find it here: books2read.com/u/bPOlQj
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New #WriterBeware blog post: Did your contract require your publisher to register your copyright? Don't assume they did. writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i...
If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration Now - Writer Beware
A couple of years ago, while searching the US Copyright Office’s public copyright registration database on behalf of an author wanting to know if their copyright had been registered as required by the...
writerbeware.blog
August 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: Did your contract require your publisher to register your copyright? Don't assume they did. writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i...
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HEY SOMETIMES THERE IS UNCOMPLICATED GOOD NEWS
It's rare but it happens!!!
If you think this is a big and great deal (it is) please consider donating directly to the Florida Freedom to Read Project
www.fftrp.org/donate
It's rare but it happens!!!
If you think this is a big and great deal (it is) please consider donating directly to the Florida Freedom to Read Project
www.fftrp.org/donate
August 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
HEY SOMETIMES THERE IS UNCOMPLICATED GOOD NEWS
It's rare but it happens!!!
If you think this is a big and great deal (it is) please consider donating directly to the Florida Freedom to Read Project
www.fftrp.org/donate
It's rare but it happens!!!
If you think this is a big and great deal (it is) please consider donating directly to the Florida Freedom to Read Project
www.fftrp.org/donate
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(🧵) I’ve never—in 30 years in journalism—published a report like this: one that could genuinely bring hope. I spent the last 15 hours curating and labeling photos from hundreds of No Kings Day protests. It’s the largest archive of its kind and it has *lots* of Easter eggs (memes, an essay and more).
Over 250 Photos From Around the Nation and the World From the Historic “No Kings Day” Protests
Almost no one showed up to Donald Trump’s surprisingly timid, depressing, and generally lackluster birthday party in Washington, but protests against him were bursting at the seams across the globe.
sethabramson.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
(🧵) I’ve never—in 30 years in journalism—published a report like this: one that could genuinely bring hope. I spent the last 15 hours curating and labeling photos from hundreds of No Kings Day protests. It’s the largest archive of its kind and it has *lots* of Easter eggs (memes, an essay and more).
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The Fault Lines in Our Constitution should be read by every single adult who lives in America. And then we need to meet in small book clubs to discuss it. With cookies. And soothing beverages. This book is EVERYTHING. @msnbc.com @velshimsnbc.bsky.social @velshi.com
3rd editions rarely get reviewed. But Booklist gave #FAULTLINESINTHECONSTITUTION a star! "The Levinsons prove once again that an examination of the Constitution is always timely and relevant." @PeachtreePub #Constitution #ConstitutionalCrisis #kidlit www.booklistonline.com/products/980...
Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery
www.booklistonline.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Fault Lines in Our Constitution should be read by every single adult who lives in America. And then we need to meet in small book clubs to discuss it. With cookies. And soothing beverages. This book is EVERYTHING. @msnbc.com @velshimsnbc.bsky.social @velshi.com
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It's an honor to be in @thehornbook.bsky.social esp w/ @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @halseanderson.bsky.social @davidbowles.us @adriannacuevas.bsky.social @janetsfox.bsky.social @MylisaLarsen @LaurenWolk @jenswanbooks.bsky.social & others. #kidlit #Megakidlit #WhoOwnstheMoon #spacelaw #spacetravel
May 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's an honor to be in @thehornbook.bsky.social esp w/ @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @halseanderson.bsky.social @davidbowles.us @adriannacuevas.bsky.social @janetsfox.bsky.social @MylisaLarsen @LaurenWolk @jenswanbooks.bsky.social & others. #kidlit #Megakidlit #WhoOwnstheMoon #spacelaw #spacetravel
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THE MYSTERY OF MYSTIC MOUNTAIN by @janetsfox.bsky.social (@simonkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #MiddleSchool
May 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
THE MYSTERY OF MYSTIC MOUNTAIN by @janetsfox.bsky.social (@simonkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #MiddleSchool
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April #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa welcomes readers to the 2025 #HBSummerReading list - dive in! www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #HBFamilyReading #SummerReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #yalit @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
2025 Summer Reading Recommendations
From the April 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book: Summer Reading.
www.hbook.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
April #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa welcomes readers to the 2025 #HBSummerReading list - dive in! www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #HBFamilyReading #SummerReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #yalit @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social
Independent Bookstore Day has been an established event for...years. It's dirty pool that the big booksellers are hosting their sales events over the same weekend. #shopindie They need us way more than the billionaires do.
April 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Independent Bookstore Day has been an established event for...years. It's dirty pool that the big booksellers are hosting their sales events over the same weekend. #shopindie They need us way more than the billionaires do.
In honor of Earth Day 2025
April 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In honor of Earth Day 2025
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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
April 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
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Book friends! Would you please tell me about your favorite new MG novels (published in 2024 or 2025) that are written in verse and/or a multi-modal format? I'll get to see a few thousand kids on book tour for THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this spring so I'm making a list of read-alikes to share!
April 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Book friends! Would you please tell me about your favorite new MG novels (published in 2024 or 2025) that are written in verse and/or a multi-modal format? I'll get to see a few thousand kids on book tour for THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this spring so I'm making a list of read-alikes to share!
Yes, we were there! In Bozeman MT.
April 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Yes, we were there! In Bozeman MT.
Link to the class action lawsuit through Author's Guild that is forming to combat AI scraping of your books: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
Tell AI Companies They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own.
actionnetwork.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Link to the class action lawsuit through Author's Guild that is forming to combat AI scraping of your books: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
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Some people think when I say “nobody cares about your word count if your book is great” that I’m advocating for Going Buck Wild and writing ten million page books. Nope! In fact, there are norms. Just stay within them and don’t *freak out* 😀
Here:
literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/word...
Here:
literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/word...
Wordcount Dracula
Q: My middle grade novel is complete at 250,000 words, and have five sequels planned which will each be approximately the same length. I kn...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some people think when I say “nobody cares about your word count if your book is great” that I’m advocating for Going Buck Wild and writing ten million page books. Nope! In fact, there are norms. Just stay within them and don’t *freak out* 😀
Here:
literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/word...
Here:
literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/word...
The importance of creatives in these times is immeasurable. Please keep writing things that grow kindness, love, acceptance - especially if you write for children. They are our hope.
March 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The importance of creatives in these times is immeasurable. Please keep writing things that grow kindness, love, acceptance - especially if you write for children. They are our hope.
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BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We're all in the mood for some Rebellion, aren't we? The people of 1776 have plenty of lessons for us - I'll share them and so much more!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
March 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We're all in the mood for some Rebellion, aren't we? The people of 1776 have plenty of lessons for us - I'll share them and so much more!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
Link to details and how to buy tickets in the next post. Huzzah!
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Feel like this book is more relevant than ever right now.
We are getting a reminder of what the world was like before vaccines.
We are getting a reminder of what the world was like before vaccines.
March 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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An article outlining a simple strategy for countering everything this corrupt man says and does: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
An article outlining a simple strategy for countering everything this corrupt man says and does: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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100000000% THIS
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
100000000% THIS
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
Remember Mitch McConnell's strategy was to use unchallenged seats on school boards, city councils, etc to build a foundation of extreme right-wing power. Progressives need to do the same.
This is why I donate to @runforsomething.net monthly. If you're willing, they'll help you run.
Totally thrilled by this review - first time in the Horn Book after all these years!
February 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Totally thrilled by this review - first time in the Horn Book after all these years!