Lisa Connelly
@lkconnellybooks.bsky.social
Writer. Misfit. Coffee and tea. Ghosts and witches. #amwriting #MG #kidlit #booksky
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LA teachers are back to school this month & they desperately need the basics. If you’ve been feeling helpless (& furious) lately, here’s one way to take action & do something tangible. Check out the nonprofit @donorschoose.bsky.social. You can support a class near you. #booksky #kidlit #ya #mgbooks
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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it’s a really good time to pick up reading as a leisure form of escapism
September 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
it’s a really good time to pick up reading as a leisure form of escapism
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Hey, you survived another week. Buy yourself a few books.
August 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hey, you survived another week. Buy yourself a few books.
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My cartoon for this week’s Books pages in @theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My cartoon for this week’s Books pages in @theguardian.com
Where should I visit and eat in Chicago? What’s new and awesome?
July 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Where should I visit and eat in Chicago? What’s new and awesome?
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Need some horror to read? Whoa. Can I read all of it?
readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho...
readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho...
2025’s New Horror Books
All the new horror books coming in 2025, featuring an array of slashers, ghosts, vampires, cults, monsters both human and otherwise, and all manner of nebulous eldritch terrors.
readjumpscares.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Need some horror to read? Whoa. Can I read all of it?
readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho...
readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho...
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There's still time to get tickets for our Character Intensive! Join @pterlip.bsky.social to discuss character arcs, agency, & assessing plot through the lens of character
We'll have exclusive exercises/handouts to help you take your novel to the next level! www.cowritecollective.com/event-detail...
We'll have exclusive exercises/handouts to help you take your novel to the next level! www.cowritecollective.com/event-detail...
July 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There's still time to get tickets for our Character Intensive! Join @pterlip.bsky.social to discuss character arcs, agency, & assessing plot through the lens of character
We'll have exclusive exercises/handouts to help you take your novel to the next level! www.cowritecollective.com/event-detail...
We'll have exclusive exercises/handouts to help you take your novel to the next level! www.cowritecollective.com/event-detail...
LA teachers are back to school this month & they desperately need the basics. If you’ve been feeling helpless (& furious) lately, here’s one way to take action & do something tangible. Check out the nonprofit @donorschoose.bsky.social. You can support a class near you. #booksky #kidlit #ya #mgbooks
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
LA teachers are back to school this month & they desperately need the basics. If you’ve been feeling helpless (& furious) lately, here’s one way to take action & do something tangible. Check out the nonprofit @donorschoose.bsky.social. You can support a class near you. #booksky #kidlit #ya #mgbooks
I love the MW account. 🐕
The ‘dog days’ of summer get their name due to their association with the Dog Star, Sirius, found in the constellation Canis Major.
The first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the hot stretch from early July to early September.
Woof.
The first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the hot stretch from early July to early September.
Woof.
June 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I love the MW account. 🐕
It’s KidLit Zombie Week! #kidlitzombieweek
#KidlitZombieWeek Day 1!
Check it out here kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/22/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ the prescription you want to try on your manuscript & why.
Thanks @literallylynne.bsky.social for kicking off Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 with this inspirational post!
Check it out here kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/22/g...
Then come back & comment on this post w/ the prescription you want to try on your manuscript & why.
Thanks @literallylynne.bsky.social for kicking off Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 with this inspirational post!
Guest Post for Kidlit Zombie Week 2025, Day 1: RXs TO BRING MANUSCRIPTS FROM DEAD TO READ by Lynne Marie (6/23/2025)
#KidlitZombieWeek 2025, Day 1
kaitlynleannsanchez.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s KidLit Zombie Week! #kidlitzombieweek
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This was not a full-page ad I was expecting to see in the Sunday NYTimes today
June 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This was not a full-page ad I was expecting to see in the Sunday NYTimes today
Friday kids book chat ya’ll!
I reckon we could use some more kids’ book chat on BlueSky, so I thought I might attempt a #KidsBooksFriday chat. Let’s start with… What is one book you’d love every child to get the chance to read? Mine would be @markbradley.bsky.social’s Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates. #KidLitUK #KidLit
June 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Friday kids book chat ya’ll!
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I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.
June 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.
I’m shocked and sickened by the administration’s treatment of Senator Padilla today.
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I’m shocked and sickened by the administration’s treatment of Senator Padilla today.
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A horror genre bookstore and cafe is set to open in Brooklyn this fall! Here is the Kickstarter for The Twisted Spine:
The Twisted Spine - NYC's Horror Bookstore and Café
Help a new indie horror bookstore and café materialize this Fall in Brooklyn!
www.kickstarter.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A horror genre bookstore and cafe is set to open in Brooklyn this fall! Here is the Kickstarter for The Twisted Spine:
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Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.
June 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.
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We see what they’re doing. They’re baiting us, trying to provoke violence to justify a crackdown. Don’t give them the footage they want. Every broken window becomes propaganda in their hands. Stay sharp. Stay united. We’re here to fight for justice, not feed their narrative.
June 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We see what they’re doing. They’re baiting us, trying to provoke violence to justify a crackdown. Don’t give them the footage they want. Every broken window becomes propaganda in their hands. Stay sharp. Stay united. We’re here to fight for justice, not feed their narrative.
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Trump is trying to manufacture a crisis in LA County — deploying troops not for order, but to create chaos.
Don’t take the bait. Never use violence or harm law enforcement.
Don’t take the bait. Never use violence or harm law enforcement.
June 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Trump is trying to manufacture a crisis in LA County — deploying troops not for order, but to create chaos.
Don’t take the bait. Never use violence or harm law enforcement.
Don’t take the bait. Never use violence or harm law enforcement.
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Los Angeles: don’t take Trump’s bait.
Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence. Those who assault law enforcement or cause property damage will risk arrest.
Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.
Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence. Those who assault law enforcement or cause property damage will risk arrest.
Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.
June 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Los Angeles: don’t take Trump’s bait.
Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence. Those who assault law enforcement or cause property damage will risk arrest.
Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.
Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence. Those who assault law enforcement or cause property damage will risk arrest.
Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.
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I never, ever want to hear again that women are too emotional to be leaders.
June 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I never, ever want to hear again that women are too emotional to be leaders.
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Ingenious 😂
FFS
FFS
May 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Ingenious 😂
FFS
FFS
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Well payed, Harvard, well played.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
May 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Well payed, Harvard, well played.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
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YA & Middle Grade Horror I'm excited about! I already read and loved HOLLOW by @taylorlgrothe.bsky.social All of these books are on my TBR!
May 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
YA & Middle Grade Horror I'm excited about! I already read and loved HOLLOW by @taylorlgrothe.bsky.social All of these books are on my TBR!
My lovely friend Alex Killian’s new children’s book releases this week! It’s very beautiful and I’m so excited for her.
April 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My lovely friend Alex Killian’s new children’s book releases this week! It’s very beautiful and I’m so excited for her.