Congratulations!

Little Rhino Lost by Candy Gourlay and Jamie Bauza YouTube video by Candy Gourlay

Happy book birthday to my dear friend, @candygourlay.bsky.social !
Little Rhino Lost, written by Candy and illustrated by Jamie Bauza is a story about what happens when Maya helps a 'Polite baby rhino' that has become lost in the city. It's a tale that will warm your heart!

youtu.be/prOmb69XZRI

Unsolicited writing advice, #17171617:
Don't just write. Read books. Watch films. Look at paintings and sculpture. Play games. Go to plays. Listen to music. Think about how these things make you feel.
Making art is a two-way stream. To make art, you have to consume art.

So lovely, Dow!

Argh!

This is pretty cool -- @andreabrownlit.bsky.social made the Publishers Marketplace News! #fancy #publishingnews

lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/06/abla...

Aww that's adorable! Though not quite in keeping with the hashtag #poorlydrawnpets... More like #excellentlydrawnpets ! Also, how DOES one have a capybara for a pet?? Can you ask for us, @kookychooky.bsky.social ?

This!! If you have books you love or authors/illustrators you love… or author/illustrator friends with books out (which you hopefully love!) please do tell others about them!

Still so shocked and sad to hear of Benjamin Zephaniah’s passing.

www.theguardian.com/books/2023/d...

This is interesting news: Penguin Random House (and others, inc authors, Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Jodi Picoult & Malinda Lo) sues the state of Iowa to fight book bans
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/wha...

My cover for today's A.I. issue of The New Yorker
more: www.christophniemann.com/detail/nyerc...

Awww, thanks Jen! It was so much fun writing and researching this book which is 1/2 fiction about a neurodiverse biracial girl called Hana, who really, REALLY loves cats, and 1/2 NF (fun cat facts!). The fab, fun illustrations by @jenjamieson.bsky.social really brings it to life!

Collins Literary Guild The Collins Literary Guild functions as a specialized firm, providing a comprehensive array of representation services to authors who are at various stages of their publishing journey.

#WriterBeware: Another fake agency doing the solicitation thing: Collins Literary Guild. Web domain just 54 days old, multiple ludicrously false claims of repped books, and a roster of AI "literary agents" w/ bios cribbed from Sanford Greenburger Associates collinslitguild.com

Same!

Woof!

*one in THE eight* thanks, autocorrect for messing up my post!

And yes! The scaffolding is entirely bamboo - secured with plastic ties. That's what they use even on huge skyscrapers, here in Hong Kong. The workers all have safety harnesses on but only one in three eight climbing around is actually attached to the safety line!

I've been driven from my desk (by workmen standing outside my study window on the scaffolding...) And now there's a worker sitting in front of me in the lounge too. Even worse, she putting up opaque plastic on our windows to protect the glass from the building renovation. No more view for 4mths! 😢😢

Oh I'm so sorry I didn't realise my autocorrect had dinged my comment ... It was supposed to say 'dehydrated natto' - it's already flavoured with a touch of soy and is delightfully crunchy!

Sounds delish! I eat dehydrated Matti for a snack often. It's so good.

Whilst I’m trying to figure out what’s going on, please enjoy a pic of Alfie who is almost completely blind but acts like he’s not - rushing around joyously, occasionally bumping into furniture and bouncing back instantly! He’s 9.5 years old but I call him my pup still!

Thank you!

Gosh how do you all find people to follow here? Thank you to @debbieohi.bsky.social for her list which gave me a start!