I'm really hopeful that the Whippoorwill Award will help elevate rural experiences in YA and MG! bookriot.com/the-whippoorwi…

Newest vid episode of Reading Rural YAL #RRYAL is up & you don't wanna miss it. Had the amazing fortune of chatting with Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. about his latest collection, gravy as love language, and much more. youtu.be/X1_-yOmjtY4 #rural #appalachia #poetry #amreading #authortalk

Great list of back-to-school MG novels, curated by @LisaLSchmid for The Mixed-Up Files, w/ new titles and old favorites! #kidlit #MGlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/back-to-school…

Check out my list for the best children's books to engage the senses. Thanks Shepherd.com 📚! shepherd.com/best-books/chi… Shepherd.com 📚

He may be small, but he holds a ginormous place in our hearts! 💛💚 #HappyBirthdaySlimey, we love you!

Fall is here and I am giving away 5 copies of my #middlegrade book GHOSTS COME RISING. Just follow and retweet to enter. Winners announced Oct. 3. Continental US only. #beeareader #BOOKGIVEAWAY

On this date in 1973, the Rehabilitation Act was signed into law, prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities by federal agencies, federal contractors, and programs receiving federal funds. Let's talk about the progress it helped achieve

We won’t have books to award 🥇 if #rural folks don’t tell rural stories. So, #teenwriters, send in your work!

In ROLL FOR INITIATIVE, Riley & her friends plan the "best Friendsgiving ever" complete with a corrupted turkey campaign and #DnD-themed decor. So, in that same spirit of nerdy friendship, let's do a #giveaway! 🎲Details below🎲 #mglit #dungeonsanddragons #kidlit #ttrpgfamily

“The world is not always a kind place. That’s something all children learn for themselves, whether we want them to or not, but it’s something they really need our help to understand.”

Big thanks to the Illinois Bluestem Awards for including AIR in their 2025 nominations. Bluestem Award

We're excited to announce that "Air" by a bookish beekeeper is one of our 2025 IL Bluestem Award nominated books! #BluestemAward AISLEd

Happy 50th Anniversary, Dungeons & Dragons! This game is such an outlet for creativity and self-expression and inspired my book ROLL FOR INITIATIVE. To celebrate this anniversary, I'm giving away a signed copy! Info below⤵️ #dungeonsanddragons #kidlit #dnd #giveaway #middlegrade

New book deal!

WOW is right!! So thrilled for WOWRUS, a picture book that genuinely has impacted how I approach tough situations. Cannot wait to work with this amazing team on this wonderful story!

🧵Celebrating all our 2024 Summer Releases (Part 1)....Here We Go!!!

#Helene will bring deadly storm surge of up to 20 feet! 🔹Follow evacuation orders If you need help contact 211 or call/text the Disability and Disaster Hotline 800-626-4959 (hablamos español) 🔹Have your to-go kit ready + important docs & keep devices charged. #HurricaneHelene

We'll be kicking off 2025 with even more Author Live Chats! a bookish beekeeper will be joining us on 1/10 If you're an IL educator & would like to win a chance for your students to join the Zoom call, apply here: forms.gle/s4j9KaQeqR8q81… AISLEd

Happy New Year! A reminder that we'll be kicking off 2025 with a live chat on 1/10 with a bookish beekeeper! IL educators, enter for a chance to have your students join the Zoom here: forms.gle/aVJCjXXKTyhdxS…

Going to be shifting everything over to IG and Bluesky in the near future. Please find me there for all bookish and bee-ish stuff!