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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 13h

Yessssss

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 13h

And if you order from @bookshop.org today/tomorrow, there is free shipping on all orders! 😍

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Book Birthday to the newest in @katemessner.com ‘s HISTORY SMASHERS series! Mummies and Pyramids and Scarabs, oh my!

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 15h

It's a School Library Journal star for HISTORY SMASHERS: ANCIENT EGYPT by Kate Messner (@katemessner.com)

🌟 “Accurate, entertaining, and compulsively readable–a must-purchase for library and classroom collections alike!” 🌟

Read the Full Review here

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“Messner’s newest entry in the massively popular ‘History Smashers’ series is accurate, entertaining, and compulsively readable–a must-purchase for library and classroom collections alike!” -School Library Journal starred review for History Smashers by Kate Messner

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 15h

Happy (SCARY) Book Birthday!

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 15h

It's a Booklist star for NIGHTMARE JONES by Shannon Bramer, illustrated by Cindy Derby!

🌟 “A collection of original poems in mostly free verse, destined to creep out the most jaded of middle- and even high-schoolers.” 🌟

Read the Full Review here

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“a collection of original poems in mostly free verse, destined to creep out the most jaded of middle- and even high-schoolers . . . will her poems have their proper effect in a dimly lit group setting? Oh, yes.” -a Booklist starred review of Nightmare Jones

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 2d

Oohhh....the @publisherswkly.bsky.social holiday gift guide is out! Thrilled to see our new chapter book series WILDLIFE RESCUE on the list - and @laurelsnyder.bsky.social's terrific THE BOOK OF CANDLES, too! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Children’s & YA

Wrap up these reads for kids from toddler age to teenage.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 3d

The “spooky” halloween nerds gummy clusters are ✨elite✨

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 3d

She doesn’t deserve your popcorn!

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortch for me I already got my shots AND my free popcorn so I had to settle for just paying for medicine and a bag of nerds.

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 3d

Then the woman — posh looking white woman of about my age — LOOKS AT ME as if for solidarity, like she is fixing to fight the CVS lady and wants me to be her backup.

HELL NO!

I muttered “enjoy dying” but I am pretty sure she didn’t hear me and I didn’t repeat myself bc I was afraid of her tbh

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 3d

Jovial CVS lady, to people in line: “hey, whose here for a vaccine? I’ve got bags of popcorn for people getting vaccines!”

Woman snorts derisively — “You’d have to give me a lot more than that!”’

Vaccine lady: “how about 2 bags of popcorn?” 😀

Woman: “NOT FOR A MILLION DOLLARS!” 👹

dang lady ok!

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, same? They can be fun, but don’t make it into some All-Important Be-All-End-All where you are freaking out about it — regular querying is also fine!

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 5d

Idk actually he is always masked to the nines — but his name is Dr Dentico, which sounds made up. Maybe he is AI?

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 7d

Calling all artists! #ABLArtFest starts today!

The prompt for the week of October 1:

🍂 FALL FESTIVITIES 🍁

Don’t forget to tag us @andreabrownlit.bsky.social and use the #ABLArtFest hashtag! We’re excited to see your art!

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 5d

I guess it means he doesn’t get to DRILL or anything? 😉

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

Cool

Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

According to the dentist, I have a very “quiet mouth” 😇

Little does he know! 😈

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

(Also I was under the impression this would be BIGGER than the LibGen database because they actually used more than one database — so it wouldn’t match for that reason — but idk if that’s the case)

Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

Am I dumb? I can’t understand how to search? Or can you only search if you have a unique number etc

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

I’m not sure that’s true — email me pls!

Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

I’d say if you are very sensitive to SALT, there are probably better choices 🙃 but then again that is probably true of most “0% spoons” food 🥲

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 6d

Sept 15- Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month!

While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.

¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!

books by latine and hispanic authors and/or illustrators who are represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

Ask the Agent Q of the Day, in which I talk pitch events!

TL;DR — they can be fun! But they don’t hold a candle to querying in terms of success rate, and they aren’t a replacement for that. DO IT IF IT IS FUN FOR YOU, but it’s not worth mental anguish / stress.

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💬 0 🔁 3 ❤️ 3 · Do you browse pitch events? What about your colleagues at ABLA? #DVPit is coming up, KidLitGN is happening right now, and I'm sure there are others. They are very exciting on the a…

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

😂😂😂

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 6d

Solid B. Not *amazing* or anything but definitely not gross. A strong effort, and worth $5 if this is what you are in the mood for.

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