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Reuters @reuters.com · 23d

A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts reut.rs/46nAyvo

UN inquiry finds top Israeli officials incited genocide in Gaza

A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts - accusations that Israel called scandalous.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 23d

Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, a United Nations independent commission concluded in a report published today.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, UN Commission says

“The responsibility for these atrocity crimes lies with Israeli authorities at the highest echelons,” says group’s chair.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23d

It’s official: the United Nations Commission of Inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide.

The UN body calls on nations to stop sending weapons to Israel, ensure people within their jurisdiction aren’t aiding or inciting the genocide, and hold those who are accountable.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 29d

Hey verse novelists! Laura Shovan, author of THE LAST FIFTH GRADE OF EMERSON ELEMENTARY is among the authors for this online event! #NIV #KidLit #NovelInVerse #Poetry #WritingCommunity

Scott Rhoades Writes Daily @scottwrites.bsky.social · 29d

We still have seats available for our 3-day online writing intensive, featuring several well-known editors, agents, and authors: Joy Peskin, Vicky Weber, Andie Smith, Laura Shovan, and others. Sept 18-20. Sign up today at www.wifyr.com/allyear-events. #amwriting #kidlit #kidlitchat #mg #picturebooks

WIFYR All Year | Writing And Illustra

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Sep 7

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congratulations @tiafisher.bsky.social on your terrific #YA #VerseNovel NOT GOING TO PLAN @yalsa.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Sep 7

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congrats @reemfaruqi.bsky.social on ZARINA DIVIDED a terrific #MG #VerseNovel about partition India-Pakistan @yalsa.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Sep 6

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I'm looking forward to reading #MG #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social‬ & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Apr 27

Writers check if your works have been included in a dataset of millions of pirated books used by Meta to train their AI systems.
I recommend The Atlantic's Search Tool.
Notify your publisher & Writers Org.
Be informed. Your books. Your mindwork. Your livelihood.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jul 28

#VerseNovels are dynamic & dazzling - Ann E Burg discusses All the Broken Pieces, Serafina's Promise, Unbound, Flooded & #VerseBio Force of Nature in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jul 26

Helen Frost discusses her #VerseNovels Keesha’s House, The Braid, Diamond Willow, Crossing Stones & All He Knew in DiVERSE Conversations with YA and Chn's Verse Novelists @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jul 10

We need diverse #YA #VerseNovels by @DeanAtta incl. 2025 release, I can't even think straight. Read Dean's interview in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Honored to be in this brilliant book with so many wonderful verse writers." Chun Yu, DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children’s Verse Novelists @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Verse novels combine the best elements of poetry and narrative ..." – @rajanilarocca.bsky.social contrib. to DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chns #VerseNovelists Read #diverse #poetry @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Above all I try to convey hope" – @margaritaengle.bsky.social in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @aaslala.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @slj.com @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jun 28

LYRIKLINE One of my favourite poetry sites 1715 poets 15520 poems 95 languages 25045 translations 3867 translators www.lyrikline.org/en/home/

Home · Lyrikline.org

lyrikline - listen to the poet! Contemporary poetry in original voices. Growing collection of poems and audio-recordings of international poets and thousands of translations.

www.lyrikline.org

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Jun 6

Heads up for #YA #VerseNovels by @DeanAtta incl. I CAN'T EVEN THINK STRAIGHT avail now.
Dean is also interviewed in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists Pic: Thomas [email protected] @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social

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Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing @bloomsburylit.bsky.social · Jun 3

Bringing together interviews with some of the most highly esteemed verse novelists writing for young adults and children today, DiVERSE develops an understanding of the poetics of the verse novel genre

Read a sample: bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/671ff...
📕 www.bloomsbury.com/diverse-9781...

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Cynthia Leitich Smith (Indigenous Books for Young Readers) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · Jun 1

Author Interview: Dr. Linda Weste Examines the Verse Novel Through Conversations with MG & YA Authors by @mitumalhotra.bsky.social from Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/05/auth...

#poetry #poetrycommunity #novelsinverse #MiddleGradeBooks #middlegradereads @gayleenwrites.bsky.social #kidlit

Headshots of Mitu Malhotra and Dr. Linda West, cover art for DiVERSE and quote: “… global stories and authors, and reflects an editorial commitment to promoting diverse and equitable representation within publishing. The represented verse novelists are resident in the U.K., Australia, the United States of America or United States Island nations, or Europe….”

Cover art: The Verse Novel; cover art: Inside the Verse Novel, cover art: Nothing Sacred, all by Dr. Linda Weste. Quote: “…what the verse novel does offer…is white space for contemplation—and perhaps because it favors revelation in increments, and gives voice to trauma in episodic lyric moments, readers are afforded breath, even as they register the depth charges of that trauma.”

Cover art for four middle grade verse novels: Kin; Other Words for Home; Inside Out & Back Again, Land of Cranes; quote: “The process of writing a character’s thought and speech draws on cultural knowledge, and entails an understanding of language production and function, and the cognitive processes behind language use—but any linguistic considerations still need to work in interplay with the poetic and narrative elements of a verse novel.”

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · May 17

The Foal in the Wire by @robbiecoburn.bsky.social #YA #VerseNovel pub. date 28 May @HachetteAus @slj.com @ulenglish.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · May 17

A joy to do this interview with @mitumalhotra.bsky.social‬
for Cynsations celebrating Chn's and YA Literature
Heads up @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social
cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/05/auth...

Author Interview: Dr. Linda Weste Examines the Verse Novel Through Conversations with Middle Grade & Young Adult Authors - Cynthia Leitich Smith

By Mitu Malhotra Cynsations is excited to welcome Dr. Linda Weste to share the process behind her recent book, DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children’s Verse Novelists (Bloomsbury, 2025). Dr. Wes...

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · May 17

Looking forward to reading #MG #Ghost #VerseNovel THE GIRL IN THE WALLS by Meg Eden Kuyatt. It is releasing this month, and making neurodivergent characters visible!
#MegEdenKuyatt, #Scholastic, #ScholasticPress, #TheGirlintheWalls

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · May 3

Congrats @katemessner.com on the wonderful #MG #VerseNovel #THETROUBLEWITHHEROES Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts inc @doucette515.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @slj.com

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Apr 27

Writers check if your works have been included in a dataset of millions of pirated books used by Meta to train their AI systems.
I recommend The Atlantic's Search Tool.
Notify your publisher & Writers Org.
Be informed. Your books. Your mindwork. Your livelihood.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Apr 23

#SamiraSurfs - a Rohingya refugee girl finds empowerment in a girls' surf club, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh. Read Rukhsanna Guidroz's interview in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @aaslala.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social

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Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Apr 23

#VerseNovels "are powerful, remarkable, unforgettable if done well" – @mizzkalwrites71.bsky.social
– contrib. to DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children's Verse Novelists
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social Photo by Andre Bogard.

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