My sweet dog always leaves an offering to the kitty cuddle puddle. 🫶🏼

Financial statement today reminded me HOW GREAT IT IS when folks request that their libraries acquire books. 😍

Seriously, if you want a totally free-to-you way to help an author, submit a request with your local library. Those sales help us so much, in whatever format.

56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025 Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.

56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.

Book censorship is about more than books.

bookriot.com/56-small-tas...

Ooh, that sounds super promising!

I need an unputdownable book to finish out 2024… What are your favorite reads of the year?

(I’m open to anything, but I usually read romance (adult or YA), lit fic, psychological thrillers, and true crime.)

🌟 GIVEAWAY 🌟

I can’t believe it, but we’re just ONE MONTH from the release of EVERYTHING I PROMISED YOU! 🩷💜

I’ve got *two* ARCS that I’d love to give to two randomly selected readers over on Instagram… Entering is super easy! Find this post on my IG (@KatyUpperman) for the details. 😘

There are no rules in this no man’s land between Christmas & New Years.

Read all night! Don’t finish a book! Read three books at once!

Just go nuts.

I’m always looking for things that explain a lot but that people have a hard time remembering.

Examples: Air is stuff. Pee comes from blood. All land vertebrates have a single common ancestor. Venus is bright enough to cast visible shadows. Clouds are heavy. Bones are alive.

Any others you know?

Just thought everyone should know that all hardcovers at Barnes & Noble are 30-50% off through the weekend.

Books Everything I Promised YouSourcebooks Fire, January 28, 2025 Upperman’s writing is engaging, and although the emotions are heavy, an undercurrent of hope snakes through the narrative… A poigna…

Also, some wonderful things have been said about EIPY...

Kirkus: "A poignant & romantic coming-of-age tale."

School Library Journal: "A story that will pull at the heartstrings of those longing for an epic romance."

And a ⭐️ (!) from Booklist: "Give to teens who love a good emotional tearjerker."

Everything I Promised You (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition features an exclusive cover and pink sprayed edges.An emotionally raw and romantic portrait of grief, growth, and acceptance, perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin's I...

Most importantly, where to find EIPY:

B&N's beautiful special edition: shorturl.at/qvT5j
Signed/personalized copies from my local indie: shorturl.at/9EnxJ
Bookshop: shorturl.at/pyJeg
Target: shorturl.at/SY0PB
Amazon: shorturl.at/heOFc
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/94d9vz8p
NetGalley: tinyurl.com/5btr8epx

Which makes me feel like I should share some exciting bookish things related to my upcoming sad-but-hopeful contemporary YA release EVERYTHING I PROMISED YOU, out 1/28/25 (!!!) from @sourcebooksfire.bsky.social...

Okay, it looks like Bluesky is sticking, and also like it's kind of fun? 🦋