No longer here - find me on Bluesky Award winning author of mysterious adventures for tween readers President-Elect @LUWriters
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Come see me in Salt Lake City! For @UABookBans #FreedomtoRead Day of Action I'll be with writing friends including @swankmotron and Newbery Honoree Christian McKay Heidicker to talk about the banned books that changed our lives. Thanks, @utahbookfest @LetUtahRead and @LUWriters !
ALT Writers Discuss Reading Freedom. Special Guest Christian McKay Heidicker, Newbery Honor Winner, Scary Stories for Young Foxes. Saturday October 19th, 11:00am at the Salt Lake City Library Marmalade Branch. Free!
In case you couldn't join us, here's the recording:
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Don't miss the Anti-Prime Sale at @Bookshop_Org with free shipping! Support #IndieBookstores 🥳📚
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"Upholding diverse perspectives and a broad range of ideas is not only essential to the core mission of libraries, but to our democracy.”
#UniteAgainstBookBans for libraries, readers, and our democracy on the #FreedomToRead Day of Action. Sign up today: nbc4i.com/business/press-rel…
ALT Freedom to Read Day of Action. Communities Unite Against Book Bans. October 19, 2024.
Thank you to the Salt Lake Tribune for publishing this article! I'm proud to have contributed to it on behalf of Let Utah Read and The League of Utah Writers.
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ALT The Salt Lake Tribune. Voices: Legislative overreach in Utah bans books that help protect kids from abuse. Some Utah legislators continue to falsely label books obscene
I trust my children to make wise reading choices. I trust parents to have mature discussions with their own kids about what they choose to read and why. I trust teachers and librarians to curate their book collections without government interference.
I may not love em dashes as much as Emily Dickinson, but I think I might love them as much as John Green does 😅
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Come see me in Denver! I'll be teaching at the Colorado Gold writers conference about comedy writing and children's literature, plus soaking up wisdom from special guests Chuck Wendig, Beverly Jenkins, and Mark Stevens. Registration ends September 10th, so don't wait!
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Thanks to @swankmotron for this beautiful, honest, and common sense piece in @CityWeekly that clearly explains the incredible value of books like Blankets. Books. Help. Teens. Banning books harms them.
In the new @CityWeekly, I wrote a direct response to @KenIvoryUT’s disingenuous, lie-filled “defense” of Utah’s draconian book banning through the lens of Craig Thompson’s masterpiece from @DandQ, Blankets. (cc @LetUtahRead @LUWriters) cityweekly.net/utah/the-case…
Powerful piece about reading freedom. Banned books save lives! This is a must-read.
In the new @CityWeekly, I wrote a direct response to @KenIvoryUT’s disingenuous, lie-filled “defense” of Utah’s draconian book banning through the lens of Craig Thompson’s masterpiece from @DandQ, Blankets. (cc @LetUtahRead @LUWriters) cityweekly.net/utah/the-case…
My friend Rebekah is the only librarian in America currently running for a statewide elected office: Lt. Governor of Utah. Reading freedom and anti-censorship is a centerpiece of her campaign. I'll be at her Readers for Rebekah event tomorrow! Will I see you there?
Attention #librarians, #booksellers, #authors, and #readers! Don’t miss an incredible Zoom event THIS Thursday, August 29th from 6-7 pm (MT). We have brought together a fantastic lineup of speakers to celebrate reading and to support my candidacy to be Utah’s next Lt. Governor! Join NY Times bestselling and award-winning authors Shannon Hale @haleshannon, Sadeqa Johnson @Sadeqasays, Ellen Hopkins @EllenHopkinsLit, Elana K. Arnold @ElanaKArnold, Amanda Jones @abmack33, Peter Bromberg @pbromberg, Calvin Crosby @KingsEnglish and more. While this is a fundraiser, no donation is required to attend. @KingForUtah @TeamKing #forthebetter Please see flyers for more details or go to secure.actblue.com/donate/fr…
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This is a disturbing aspect of how the new book banning law is being implemented. Books being banned can’t even be donated, they must be destroyed. Sign up to follow along as this situation develops letutahread.org/signup
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It happened again! I was so thrilled when Canvas Rebel Magazine hit me up for an interview - and now it's out! Hop over to their site to learn about the intersection of my personal writing career with my work on nonprofit boards.
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I'm so stoked to be presenting at the Quills Conference! Join me in person or virtually for classes on comedy writing, Kid Lit, and legal concerns for writers, plus amazing keynotes and workshops from @MauriceBroaddus @ShvetaThakrar and Lisa Bickmore!
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I'd buy a pickle car in a hot second
ALT Comic strip by Tom Gauld. CHARACTER 1: "It's hard to get excited about these new eletric vehicles when I've seen much more ambitious possibilities in ficiton." CHARACTER 2: "Sci-fi fan, huh?" CHARACTER 1: "Uhh... yeah. Sci-fi." THIRD PANEL ILLUSTRATION: The pickle car, apple car, and hotdog car from Richard Scarry's children's books
I wanted to buy an extremely specific thing which apparently doesn't exist, so I had to make it myself. I miiiight have just set up an entire Tee Public store so I could buy myself one shirt 😅 Check it out, I guess?
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ALT Black tee shirt with a black and white jackalope jumping across a yellow circle. Text: SAVE THE CRYPTIDS