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Best book launch day ever. Massive cart of pre orders to sign, the booksellers set me up so I could watch hockey while I did so, Caps crushed the Oilers, Ovi got a hatty, the Fleet beat NY, and the launch event was incredible

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House of Bone and Rain is a Bram Stoker Award nominee and I have no words. This is a weird, very personal novel, and seeing it in here with books I loved and authors I admire means a hell of a lot. Congrats to Paul, Stephen, Gwendolyn, and Josh!

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Thanks to Sam, to Stanza Books, and to everyone who came out tonight… but my god, look at this amazing WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES t-shirt with Baby Ghost (boo-boo-boo-boo-boo) on the front. This is the best gift ever.

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Had a blast tonight at Stanza Books in Beacon, NY. @rebelsam94.bsky.social and @claymcleod.bsky.social are brilliant, entertaining, and genuinely good people. They’re phenomenal writers. Read their books!

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Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my Nat. Oh my Sofia. Oh my Eric. Oh my Eden. Oh my Stoker. Oh my HWA. Oh my Bad Hand. Oh my Doug. Oh. Oh. Oh. KILL YOUR DARLING just got nominated for a Stoker in the Long Fiction category. I’ve never been nominated before. Never.

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FINAL BALLOT IS OUT YR GIRL IS OFFICIALLY A BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE LET’S FUCKIN GOOOOO

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I AM A BRAM STOKER NOMINEE!!! 😭

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So I wrote this book with Ed Lee and it’s wild and fun. Hope you like it. #horrorbooks #horror #booksky

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Imagine having so much money that you can travel anywhere, buy anything you want, feed hungry kids…but instead of doing that, all you do is try to hurt people. What a fucking cruel, sad loser you’d be if you did that, right?

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Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

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Two Oscar best pic nominees left but the ones I am least excited about. Tonight Wicked. I am the mom of a theater kid. I have been there done that. And Nickel Boys- but I don’t like to watch movies of books I loved. Sigh.

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I am listening to @malloryomeara.bsky.social read her new book DAUGHTER OF DARING via Hoopla (and my library) and this is the Friday night I needed! This is the Friday night you all need. Yes I am telling you what to do but remember, I am a book professional so it’s okay.

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THE RIVER HAS ROOTS, my next book, comes out on March 4! That's in 11 days! I'm going on a five-city US tour for it! All tour stops & ticket-booking deets here: us.macmillan.com/tours/amal-e...

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Here is a video of a 6-year-old book reviewer Medha to brighten your day! She reviewed my picture book, It Will Be OK, illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett & published by @sourcebooks.bsky.social. Check out all her reviews, they are so adorable & full of love! #kidlit #booksky youtu.be/EEl01X_chQ0?...

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The Devil Takes You Home is out in paperback in France today. Hope it does well! Love France, love my French readers, and love Éditions 10/18.

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Great thread

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Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Unwin Award for Nonfiction Edition With Some Real Talk About Nonfiction Displays (a Becky Rant Post) [ps-- I am ranting at you, library worker, so get ready] raforall.blogspot.com/2025/02/usin...

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THEY BLOCKED THE REACTION BUTTON.

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Only monsters cut literacy funding. I said what I said. Are we great yet? “The beauty of the Imagination Library is that it unites us all—regardless of politics—because every child deserves the chance to dream big and succeed." www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Sometimes you just have to lay down the law

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Today's presentation look. I'm only on camera today at the end so definitely a more casual look. Ready to hear @raforall.bsky.social shake people out of their comfort zone!

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Thank you @mapquest.com

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The other big problem with using generative AI to help you write is that it makes you a huge fuckin loser

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Calling my librarians out there!! Check this giveaway out

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A little bit late today but the giveaway is now live: #HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: A Lethe Press 4 book Prize Pack. 4 Books to one winner! Details: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/2025/02/horr...

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"We've added A.I. to--" me:

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This seems like it was a wise policy. Too bad.

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Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Reading The West Edition raforall.blogspot.com/2025/02/usin...

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Something I wish educators would grapple with more is the environmental cost of genAI/AI. Even beyond LLMs, at the high school level, there really isn't anything our students are doing that is so important they need to burn down the rainforest and drain the local water supply for.

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There are two town halls scheduled for this. I encourage librarians affected by this decision to register and make your voices heard. I plan to attend both. 📚 discover.clarivate.com/pq-books-upd...

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You know who relies on government assistance the most? White people. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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Help public libraries today by: ✅ Downloading an ebook ✅ Registering for a program ✅ Sharing a post from your library ✅ Emailing staff and thanking them ✅ Mark your calendar to attend the next library board of control meeting ✅ Ask 5 friends to do the same

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I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

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"MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement. You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is." www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

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Decolonizing the Classroom: Step 1 "Power is political. In a world profoundly shaped by colonization, because, globally, power has been divided along racial lines, politics become inherently racial—even in the classroom."

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I just got my email reminder so here is a reminder for you! You can catch part 2 of this tomorrow with @raforall.bsky.social AND you'll get part 1 (from yesterday) and the slides, and our brand new WORKSHEETS automagically delivered to your email! Can't beat that! elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...

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It's school library volunteer day but before I head out on the blog I provide the answer to one of the most common questions I get- who is the "Becky" for youth services? The answer has always been @himissjulie.bsky.social & now she is open for your business: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/02/intr...

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I have @scumbelievable.bsky.social and @chucktingle.bsky.social shaped PDFs in my inbox!!! For @ala-booklist.bsky.social review

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