A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner

Virginia Woolf, more than a hundred years ago:

📚Are you interested in writing &/or illustrating children's books? Are you a children's book lover? Here are some podcasts about and for kidlit creators that I like to listen to! What are some of your favs?
#kidlit #booksforkids #childrensbooks #amwriting #authorlife #podcast #writerscommunity

It's National Library Week!
www.ala.org/conferencese...
One way to celebrate?
By reading books about books!
#library #librarylove #booksky #kidlit #schoollibrary

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Aww. But he's darn cute.

How old will you be if you finish it? The same age you'll be if you don't. <3

A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic!
Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

This is too good.

PHOTO by Quang Vuong. A narrow aisle stretches deep into a monochrome labyrinth of tall bookshelves, packed tightly with aged spines and endless stories. Overhead signs mark categories—Poetry, U.S. History, Literary Bios—dangling above the quiet corridor. A lone step ladder waits mid-path, inviting the seeker upward. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow, yet the space feels timeless, suspended between thought and memory. The silence is thick, broken only by the imagined rustle of turning pages.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

Sound advice, #WritingCommunity! 🥰
#writers #authors #selfcare

Morning Kitten

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I think we're all due for a trip to the bookstore. 😉💜📚
#WritingCommunity #readers #readingcommunity #books #bibliophiles #selfcare

May your coffee be ever warm, your bookmarks stay loyal, and your repetitive word detector be on point.

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Reading about AI and the publishing industry, anxiety began creeping in. Then, I recalled Byron Katie's words, "If you argue with reality, you'll lose. But only every time." I can't control the market. I can write and submit bc I love it. I can live my life authentically. #circleofinfluence #writing

Incredible!

Do you know what I crave? Realness.
It doesn't have to be pretty. It doesn't have to be bold. It doesn't have to be perfect.
Also, just because it's said with confidence, doesn't make it true.
Imagine if more headlines were real, instead of clickbait?

#wildlife #WildlifeCrossings

More photos of wildlife crossings in comments. Great idea!

Do you know what?
Your writing matters. Your stories matter. Who wants to read them?
I do.
#writesky

Hope you get that email you’ve been waiting for.

I love reading novels. I’m always amazed by folks who don’t read fiction. There is nothing better, to me, than being in the middle of a book that you can’t wait to return to. It’s like living two lives at once.

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it—always." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
#lovealwayswins #lovecanalwaysbefound #humanrights

May your coffee stay ever-warm, your bookmarks be loyal, and your bookish joy radiate from within you.

Yay! This sounds like the dream.
May your coffees stay ever-warm, your bookmarks be loyal, and your bookish passion radiate from you.

Your semi-regular reminder that your locally owned coffee stands will be less expensive, taste better, and the money stays local.

New plants to start a native plant garden at work. Love new beginnings.
#nativeplants #nativeplantgardening #gardening #pacificnorthwest #pnw

Welcome, little bee. Enjoy!
#nativeplants #gardening #pacificnorthwest #oregongrape #pnw

Would your life feel smaller without it?
For me that's writing.
#WriteSky #BookSky #amrevising #amquerying #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #kidlit