I am going to open again to queries next Monday. I would really like to see a romance (either YA or mainstream adult) that will sweep me away, a character I will fall in love with in chapter 1, and to add more diversity to my list overall. #mswlQueryManager.com/1621
Cover Reveal! 🎉 'Little Awa' by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio. Awa lives in a quiet village. When the village elders try to solve the mystery of the silence, they turn to Little Awa – who has a special way with nature – to find a solution. Out 3/10
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We're so excited for our many books coming this season, created by our talented authors and illustrators!
Explore these titles in a preview video by our Associate Publisher, Dr. Wiley Blevins: hubs.ly/Q03YV7Tb0
Cover Reveal! 🎉 'Little Awa' by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio. Awa lives in a quiet village. When the village elders try to solve the mystery of the silence, they turn to Little Awa – who has a special way with nature – to find a solution. Out 3/10
Preorder→ hubs.ly/Q03X3-QK0
ALT Text of deal announcement for two books by Damara Allen (author of the Skeleton Flute) to Disney/Freedom Fire about two kids who discover their grandfather was a monster hunter and it is their turn to take over the business. Publishing in 2028.
I'm so excited to finally share the cover of my upcoming book, A Forest Begins Anew! This writing journey to publication has been a long time coming, and seeing real proof like this is surreal. Feel free to share. Wahoo! #KidLitAuthor#WritingCommunity#STEM@esc_key
ALT At left a journal with a smile on it. Text says how it started, the experiences that inspired the book. At right the book I think I think a lot and the text "how it's going." The author, a woman, site behind both.
It's #OCDAwarenessWeek so I'll share poet and author Jordan Scott's very kind blurb about I THINK I THINK A LOT, written by me and inspired by my own #OCD.
Available at libraries and wherever books are sold.
@joseebis@FreeSpiritBooks@esc_key
ALT Graphic that has this quote: "I think i think a lot is a powerful story of empathy, compassion, and acceptance. Whipple writes beautifully of OCD from a child's perspective and invites the reader into the intricacies of this world. I love this book so much because Whipple makes us think a lot, too, and we're so much better because of it. - Jordan Scott, poet and author of I talk like a river.
Wow, I'm delighted that @parents featured I THINK I THINK A LOT in a piece about books celebrating neurodiversity. Many other titles across all kidlit age categories are included--too many to tag! Thank you to @SaraRoweMount for writing and sharing.
parents.com/12-books-for-kid…
ALT screen capture of the book on the Parents website
In 'The Other Side of the Wall,' by @AdriaQuinones & Mrinali Alvarez, Amaya loves Washington Heights and her best friend, but when she joins Amaya's vacation, they find that away from New York, they don’t like the same things. Out 9/30
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I always forget to login here. But, publishing industry folks should come see me and other cool people at the POPcon! TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER. peopleofpublishing.org/
ALT Badge says "I've Registered!" AALA People of Publishing Conference, September 17, 2025, New York Academy of Medicine. AALA logo. People of publishing logo.
I THINK I THINK A LOT has been out for two years today! If you have borrowed it, bought it, read it, shared it, opened it up to flip through the pages, talked about it, or you're simply following me here, thank you for your support. @joseebis@esc_key@FreeSpiritBooks
ALT A page from the book I THINK I THINK A LOT picturing children at a birthday party and text reading CELEBRATING TWO YEARS.