☀️I've had clients/creators ask me about pitching to editors + publishers during this last week of summer. Will their subs be overlooked or lost in the flurry of end-of-summer vacations & back-to-work email deluges? Here's my take from 16 years of acquiring at Chronicle Books...

Watch out!! Another #rosebudauthor coming thru!!! ❤️

Thinking about the nature of leadership. IMO, the best lead from a place of curiosity. Ted Lasso style.

Time to #BringBackJoy! I’m doing an art series to benefit the #harriswalz2024 campaign. Scan the code to my online store where you can access buttons, stickers and shirts. All money will be donated to @actblueorg #walzforVP #TimWalz #kidlit4Harris #kidlit #Election2024

If I must…

🧵 My middle grade debut comes out tomorrow, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t anxious about the release. And not because I’m not proud of the book or worried readers won’t like it. I’m nervous because over the past few years publishing has decided MG is expendable. 1/?

nutz

It’s Sept #kidlitartpostcardday ! I’m Mel. An #authorillustrator I am working on an assortment of pb’s, mg graphic novels & #amwriting For illustration inquiries, please contact my agent Ann Rose #kidlitartpostcard #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #pbdummyrevisions

The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean on a best new releases list! 🤯🥹❤️😭 Right next to Gillian Anderson and Nicolas Spark - I don’t even know what to say parade.com/books/best-rea…

#KAOS on netflix. It’s SO GOOD!

Seriously! thank you Ben Zhao for helping #artists take back the internet and combat scalping.

Fergus is recovering from surgery and it hasn’t been smooth. He has to stay pretty inactive. What’s a bored, teenage boy to do? Read 𝙰𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚎 (𝚄𝚑-𝙼𝚊𝚕-𝚈𝚞𝚑) 𝙹𝚊𝚑𝚗 ‘s newest mg novel of course! Join the Team Canteen gang & discover the magic of the pink feather boa. #kidlit #kidlitauthors #mg

oh, commas. I must really hate you if I continue to forget to invite you to the party.

I got to meet Sydney for the first time at our annual retreat and she is so smart and insightful - just like her writing! Check out her new book and cover reveal! I am all about salmon color sunsets.. 🥰

the aliens after their transgender operations

"And then he said, 'They’re eating the dogs! They’re eating the pets!'"

Game Over

Here’s the real reason Trump wants us to spend the week chasing rumors about people eating cats.

next week we'll have a special guest host! Ann Rose

Remember my vague tweet a few months ago?? 🥹 After ten years, it’s finally my turn to shout something from the rooftops. 🥲 Thank you, Dana Leydig, @VikingChildren, & Penguin Books for believing in me and my love of small towns and baseball. I’m so honored to work with you.❤️