Matt Eicheldinger @matteicheldinger.bsky.social -📓Teacher / Storyteller
-📘 NYT, USA Today, PW Bestselling author
*Every story, no matter how small, has a purpose*
Becky Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social ✍️#Kidlit author (rep’d by Stephen Fraser)
📚Debut 2027, Charlesbridge
FRASER & HENRY GROW A FRIEND, May 25,2027
💻business owner
🧳explorer of the world
👋🏼Love making friends!
https://linktr.ee/beckysuzannewalker?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social Picture book writer 📚 Bluesky newbie
Watercolor dabbler 🎨 Lover of apple crisp
#KidLit #picturebooks #SCBWI #amwriting
Sheri Bentley @sheribbooks.bsky.social Writer. Literacy Coach. Lover of people and words. #SCBWI #KidsChoiceWinner -'24 #KidLitVibesWinner-'23 #50PreciousWordsHM-'23, '24 Pub'd in @DirigibleBalloon-'25, '26
Angela Hartman @angelarosehartman.bsky.social Retired Library Girl. Writing. Reading. #amquerying #kidlit #SCBWI #writingcommunity #pbparty
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillas’ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social Editor @ Atheneum (S&S) | 🌈 bi/pan genderfluid (she/they); pro-transgender; neurospicy; 최민지, Korean-Am; plant witch meets punky morbid grandma/cat daddy; opinions my own.
KristieChoi.com
Page Turner Literary Agency @pageturnerlit.bsky.social Page Turner Literary reps kid lit authors & illustrators. I stand with all people whose right to choose/privacy was taken away. 🏳️🌈Protect Trans People🏳️⚧️
Lynn Street Books @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social THE BLUE JAYS THAT GREW A FOREST (2025), NO FEATHERS IN YOUR HATS! (2027)
VCFA. 12x12. Writing lyrical nonfiction and fiction for curious kids.
Rep'd by @SFretwellHill @RedFoxLiterary. http://linktr.ee/lynnstreet
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social Children's writer, book blogger (The Picture Book Buzz), poet, editor, bird watcher, photographer, nature lover ... #SCBWI #12x12 #Cybils Judge
linktr.ee/MariaMarshall_
Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social 📚KidLit Author
#SCBWI PA East Critique Group Coordinator
👻GILBERT & THE GHOST (Beaming Books 2025)
🐰PAISLEY'S BIG BIRTHDAY (Clavis Books, 2023)
🚌PAISLEY’S BIG FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (Clavis Books, 2027)
picture book obsessed, creator of stuff
Ruth Williams @rooph.bsky.social Writer and illustrator. Tea fancier. Morning denier. NE-SCBWI Competition Winner. PBParty Finalist.Tassy Walden Award Finalist. Illustration Department mentee. www.madebyruth.com. instagram.com/rooph.pix/.
Kim A Larson @kimalarson.bsky.social Author of Doll Trouble (Clavis, 2026) and Goat's Boat Won't Float (Little Press, 2024) '23 & '22 #PBParty finalist '21 #SCBWI Ann Paul Award #Kidlit #12x12 Author of Unraveling Fairy Tales: Learning To Live Happily Ever After http://amzn.com/1734768819
Julie Hampton @juliehampton20.bsky.social #kidlit author/illustrator/architect Debut PB: Betty Builds It (West Margin Press). STEM/robots 🤖
Yes, thank you, I will have another cup of coffee. Thrift store junkie. Activist/Feminist. 💙💙💙 Just trying to hang on right now. #PostcardsToVoters #crochet
MB Sessler @mbsessler.bsky.social Retired educator, KidLit writer and life-long learner.
Proud Wife, Mom and Gigi!
https://www.marybethsessler.com/
@joycefrankwrite.bsky.social @joycefrankwrite.bsky.social Stories in @SoutheastReview and Microfiction Monday Magazine; SCBWI; 12x12; picture books!!
Layne Johnson | Children’s Author - Is Querying @laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social Layne Johnson is a picture book writer/aspiring illustrator. #SCBWI. Humor and Heart|STEAM and SEL|ADHD #amquerying
Website: https://laynejohnsonkidsbooks.com/
Amanda Fletcher @mandyfletcher.bsky.social Co-RA Southern Breeze @SCBWI
#MG #PB writer
#Valentiny '26
#50PreciousWords '25 & '26 HM
#FallWritingFrenzy '24 HM, '25 (Finalist)
#WTMP '24 mentee
Rep: Ritu Anand @ D4EO
Nikki Stearman @nikkistearman.bsky.social Creative Director / Game Designer / Producer/ Aspiring #PB Author
Love making interactive stuff for children
Maria Kim @mkimwrites.bsky.social ✨Biracial Mexican-American Kidlit Writer
✨HS ELA Teacher/Librarian
✨PBParty '25 & '26 finalist🩷
✨Rep'd by Sandra Proudman at Galt and Zacker
Rosemary Lynn @rosemarylynnbooks.bsky.social Writer * Reader * Mom of tiny humans and many fur babies 🐾 * Crafter * Baker * Wanderer * Vlogger * [she/they/any] 🏳️🌈 #SCBWI #12x12PB #kidlit 📚https://rosemarylynnbooks.com/links/
Madison Jurgensmeyer @mraejurgey.bsky.social Aspiring #PBAuthor ✏️ Member of #SCBWI #amquerying
Gardening 🌱 Baking 🧁 Reading 📚
Jacob Hansen @jacobhansenwrites.bsky.social Repped by Sorcha Fairbank
#SCBWI member
#chucklechallenge ‘24 winner
#kidlit Author
Indianapolis
Laura Croyle @lcroylewrites.bsky.social Children’s author seeking representation. Instructional designer, mom, & former educator. Cat-lover 🐈. #scbwi #12x12pb
Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com picture book writer. mom. geologist. environmentalist. gardener. jigsaw puzzler. #SCBWI #kidlit 🏳️🌈
PBParty2025 Finalist!
www.caitdarfler.com
Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social
Hannah Holt @hannahholt.bsky.social Kidlit author, educator, speaker.
💎The Diamond and the Boy
🐧A Father's Love
🐔A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
#SCBWI #12x12PB
Abby Wooldridge @anwbooks.bsky.social Pediatric speech-language pathologist. #KidLit writer. #12x12PB. #SCBWI. #PBParty 2025 Finalist. Equal parts Monica Geller, Sue Heck, Leslie Knope.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.--Romans 12:21
abbywooldridge.com
Meghan Wilson Duff 🦑 @mwduff.bsky.social Psych prof, in a tide pool if possible, picture book author, excels at typos. 🦑 IDIC 🖖 they/them www.meghanwilsonduff.com
They're concentration camps & it's genocide. No one should be okay w/ it.
AI is destructive. AI "illustrations" = blocked
Kris Rashid @krisrashid.bsky.social She/her | Picture Book Author represented by Janine Le at JLLA | @SCBWIEPA.bsky.social Blogmaster | 2025 #PBParty finalist | Here for #PictureBooks and #KidLit
📍Philly
www.krisrashid.com
Andrew Allsop @allsopsfables.bsky.social Children’s book author, #PBParty Finalist ’25, #PBRisingStars Mentee ’23, WriteHive Mentee ’24, member of SCBWI, repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at Bradford Literary Agency.
Stephanie Jackson - seeking rep! @sjwritesforkids.bsky.social Kidlit writer, mostly PB & MG. '26 Honorable Mention, #PBRisingStars! Member SCBWI, The Authors Guild. Mom x4. 12x12 challenge. Words published w/ Cricket magazine, Dirigible Balloon, STEMTuesday.com. Seeking rep. StephanieWritesForKids.com
Celina Sun @celinasun.bsky.social Associate Editor @ Penguin Workshop🐧📚
she/her▪️中文还可以▪️believer in magic▪️drinker of tea▪️all these feelings are mine~
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
Lisa Cortez @marieandleelee.bsky.social Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist/Children’s Book Author
The Adventures of Marie and LeeLee, Las Aventuras de Marie y LeeLee
YouTube “Learning with Marie and LeeLee” videos and tips for language development
#kidlit #SCBWI
San Diego, CA
Cynthia Leavitt - Children's Author @cjleavitt.bsky.social Art and Behavioral Therapist - retired
Lover of 🐈🐈⬛
Children's Book Author
#SCBWI #KidLit Firefly
https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajleavitt/
https://cynthialeavitt.my.canva.site/
Callie Dean @calliebdean.bsky.social Writer, Musician, Researcher, Mom.
http://calliebdean.com
Rep: Karly Dizon @ Fuse Literary
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
Bunny person
#Scbwi
Nature
Foodie
Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social Children’s book author | ENOUGH TO SHARE @TielmourPress l Soon: Bushel & Peck Books | #PBParty Finalist ‘25 & ‘23, HM ‘24, l Writementor ‘22 | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #Kidlit #PB
Tim Marston @tmarstonht.bsky.social Headteacher with a new challenge.
Suhasini Gupta @thesusankam.bsky.social Author/Engineer/Mom
Debut PB- KAI PO CHE: Mini's Perfect Kite (@GRP, March '25)
#12x12 #SCBWI #DVpit
Amazon: https://a.co/d/cSZyHfk
Rap song: https://bit.ly/3zyA35u
Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social NF #PB Author, MOON TREE 🌙🌲(2022, Reycraft Books) & M IS FOR MASON JAR (2025, Familius). #STEM. #SCBWI. Crystal Kite Award. Rep: Michelle Z. Jackson, Jackson Literary. She/Her.
#KidLitEvents calendar is available at CarolynBFraiser.com/KidLit
Kristi Mahoney @kristimahoney.bsky.social picture book author:
OWLS MAKE TERRIBLE TEACHERS
ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS
OSTRICHES MAKE TERRIBLE PILOTS (2028)
rep'd by @elisahouot.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/kristimahoneybooks
12x12, SCBWI, PBSoar, 24CarrotWriting, Boston Author's Club
writerharrison @harrisonwriter.bsky.social 🍁 #Canadian - #Author - #Poet 🍁
amazon.com/author/phillipharrison
I try to write in ways that feed both the mind and soul. ♊ & #GenX #stationaryaddict
💫 Creator of imagined worlds 💫
ZiemkeMichele.bsky.social @ziemkemichele.bsky.social Writer and Illustrator of children’s books!
Illustrator of HILTON’S ISLAND and HILTON’S HOLIDAY
Host of #KidlitFirefly
Represented by Joyce Sweeney at The Seymour Agency
Stephanie Owens @stephanieowens.bsky.social 🇨🇦Canadian kidlit author/Photographer/Healthcare professional
Represented by Sharon Belcastro
https://stephaniemcowens.wordpress.com/
Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social Children's book editor, knitter, baker, erstwhile ballerina. Wrangler of two no longer small children. (she/her)
Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social librarian, archivist, author, Ignyte award-winning & Hugo-nominated writer and critic, rat obsessive, hella queer, fuck genAI
words in reactormag.com, locusmag.com, npr, reader's digest, and elsewhere
bookjockeyalex.com
The Seymour Agency @seymouragency.bsky.social A full service literary agency representing adult and children’s authors and illustrators. Making your dreams a reality ✨
Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social KidLit Author:
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023),
HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023)
THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023)
12x12 Challenge
Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM
linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann
HEARTLAND (LBYR '26)
THE OCEAN'S HEART (Millbrook ‘26)
A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23)
Agent: Lori Steel
Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
@baptiste-paul.bsky.social @baptiste-paul.bsky.social 
Stephanie Wildman @swildmansf.bsky.social #Kid-Lit writer | STORY POWER! | MIRI'S MOVING DAY | GHOST WRITER | BREATH BY BREATH | BRAVE IN THE WATER | TREASURE HUNT| #SCBWI #12x12PB #WritersGrotto | www.stephaniewildman.com
KMG:) THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET now out! @kmgreenwald.bsky.social KS Notable Bk/Lib of Cong Nat'l Book Fest: A VOTE FOR SUSANNA; Lib of Cong "Great Reads/Great Places"; Bk Guild; Cofounder: #SunWriteFun;
THE MUD ANGELS: HOW STUDENTS SAVED THE CITY OF FLORENCE
MEA WINNER: BEST IN CATEGORY-EDUC. MRKTHG
Rep: Liza Fleissig
Jennifer Buchet / Kidlit Author & Educator @buchetbooks.bsky.social Kidlit Author, Presenter, Educator, Imagineer & Foodie.
LITTLE MEDUSA'S HAIR DO-LEMMA ('21) & plethora of kidlit Magazine articles.
Active member in 12x12, SCBWI, Courage 2 Create, Rate Your Story & more. Co-creator of SunWriteFun. 
SCBWI SF North and East Bay Region @scbwisfneb.bsky.social Welcome to SCBWI SF North & East Bay!🤗 Follow us! Facebook and Pinterest: SCBWI CA/San Francisco North & East Bay Region Instagram: scbwinortheastbay
Rebel Goose Books @rebelgoosebooks.bsky.social An #indiepublisher making books for young readers. Follow for #booknews, #goosepuns, behind-the-scenes chaos, and the reality of making #kidlit in Canada.
Bri Lawyer @brilawyer.bsky.social Picture book author repped by Jen Newens 📚
Book deal announcement coming soon!
Poems in Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press, & The Toy magazines
PBAA critique coach
Peak Team Critiques
Elizabeth Land Quant @elizabethlquant.bsky.social MN Writer, queer, #autistic, wife, mom, #disabled 🐈⬛Moss enthusiast
🐈⬛Publications in NY Times+
🐈⬛ Repped by Elisa Saphier
🐈⬛Co-founder of The Unpopular Publishing Co.
🐈⬛Co-creator of autisticaunties.com
🐈⬛Cosy mystery F*CK THIS MURDER out now!
Adam Jarvis 🇨🇦 @nemacocy.bsky.social Father, Author, Teacher. Find me at https://adamjarvisauthor.com
Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social Publishing award-winning books and magazines for children ages 2 to 14 since 1976 📚
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Communication Connections @communi-con.bsky.social AAC Specialist Teacher with CALL Scotland.
Interests: AAC, AT, literacy, complex ASN & MFL (lots of acronyms!).
All views my own.
📷 communication_connections
Bookfy.org @booksfy.bsky.social Discover powerful book summaries, life-changing insights, and personal growth tips—one book at a time. Visit Bookfy.org
Tonnye Fletcher @tonnyef.bsky.social K-2 Music Teacher, kidlit author (repped by Joyce Sweeney), Debut PB 2026, Happily married woman of faith, #PBJamz multimedia blog of #PB (picture books) and #Jamz (music) www.tonnyefletcher.com 
Tini Wider @tiniwiderauthor.bsky.social 🌟🌟 #amquerying a #YA #Fantasy ❤️❤️ Writer of magical things 🌟🌟
#romantasy #writer
✨Meagan Essary swears she's querying✨ @thecrumpet.bsky.social Writer of minor repute / querying 1st novel THIS ENDS NOW (2026 Lit Fic Finalist in RMFW's Gold Rush Awards!) / noodlings at meagantheauthor.com / co-host of podcast BAD LIT FRIENDS (@badlitfriends.bsky.social) / recovering English major / Nutmegger
Natalie Brown @nattykbrown.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/nattykbrown88
Veterinarian, mother of three, author-it keeps me busy! Rep: Najla at Savvy Literary. THE BOUNTY OF BLOOD AND NAILS 2026 / The Seven Souls of Esmerelda Black 2025
Jade Mason @jademasonwrites.bsky.social Romance Writer | I write adult coming-of-age stories where life and love collide.
Rep: Emily Forney at BookEnds Literary
Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social 🥀Portrait of a Fawn (YA Spec Horror)- Querying
🥀Insta: abookishchai
🥀Library Assistant- Teen Services
🥀#Revpit 2026 Winner
m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social author of contemporary fiction || 🇨🇦
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social 🏠 Founder & Agent at Neighborhood Literary.
📚 Award-winning Author.
👴🏽 Perpetually Tired Dad.
Latest book: With or Without You.
Next: The Adopted Kids’ Guide to Surviving Seventh Grade (Crown, Spring 2027)
🚪 https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com
claire harris | literary agent @clairemharris.bsky.social literary agent at helm literary
website: clairemharris.com
more links: linktr.ee/claire_m_harris
Nour Sallam, Literary Agent @nourhasbooks.bsky.social literary agent at Helm Literary, professional cheerleader of books and authors & huge virgina woolf fangirl, amongst other things…
website + publishing blog: noursallam.com
all other links: https://bio.site/noursallam
Victoria Selvaggio @vickiselvaggio.bsky.social Storm Literary Agency L.L.C. (Owner & Literary Agent) | Author | Former Regional Advisor for SCBWI Northern Ohio | Lover of imagination.
www.stormliteraryagency.com
Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social Agent at the Ki Agency. Editor found on Reedsy. Obsessed with deep sea horror 🦈🐙 🐊🌊 Closed to queries
https://www.helenlanewriting.uk/
Sara Schonfeld @saraschon.bsky.social Editor at HarperCollins - Author with ABLA
John M. Cusick @johnmcusick.bsky.social SVP and Literary Agent with Folio Literary Management. Author of YA and MG. Mostly harmless. 
Belcastro Agency @belcastroagency.bsky.social Belcastro Agency is a full-service literary agency. We are passionate about helping authors realize their dream of being published.
Laura Bennett @losbennett.bsky.social Literary Agent at the Liverpool Literary Agency with a focus on underrepresented SFF writers.
More info & submissions: https://www.liverpool-literary.agency
She/her.
Tyler Monson @tylerlazer.bsky.social He/Him / Literary agent at Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. / PhD in American Literature / dog (Violet) and cat (Poppy) dad / Open to queries! 📚
https://www.sll.com/our-team
Inked Elephant Publishing House @iepublishing.bsky.social More than a publisher - a CHAMPION for first time & emerging authors.
Fully accredited nonprofit indie publisher. Accepting Nonfiction and Poetry.
Inkedelephantpublishing.com
Kathryn Willms / Literary Agent @knwillms.bsky.social Lit agent at The Rights Factory. Repping nonfiction writers of smart, bold, big-idea book projects that make you see the world differently.
Ashlee MacCallum @ashleedani.bsky.social junior literary agent @howlandlit.bsky.social | brewing banned books, spinning stories, and raising feral protagonists | powered by coffee and chaos | rep: @redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social @belcastroagency.bsky.social
Arianna Siddiqui is OPEN to queries @ariannasidd.bsky.social Associate Agent at FinePrint
rep: Penelope Burns at Gelfman Schneider
Pop Up Pit @popuppit.bsky.social Pitch event focused on uplifting completed manuscripts for agents & editors to find!
co-run by @akatepockett.bsky.social and @fitzthestory.bsky.social
Angie Thomas @angiethomas.bsky.social #1 NYT Bestselling author - The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose, etc. On the Come Up streaming on Paramount+ . Nic Blake and The Remarkables out now!
Stephanie Rostan @stephanierostan.bsky.social Literary Agent at Levine Greenberg Rostan
Zaffre Books @zaffrebooks.bsky.social Publisher of bestselling fiction of all genres and non-fiction across Zaffre Books and Manilla Press | Imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Manuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social The Happiest Place in Publishing! Classes, agent consultations + a thriving community at ManuscriptAcademy.com. Brought to you by the makers of Manuscript Wish List® + #MSWL.
Amy Giuffrida @kissedbyink.bsky.social Literary Agent @belcastr & wrangler of #TheATeam Lover of books, reality TV, Buffy, coffee, rescue dogs, and tattoos. 💀 She/her. CLOSED TO QUERIES UNTIL 2/1/2024
Caroline J. Trussell- Writer @carolinejtrulit.bsky.social YA fantasy author and mental health advocate.
ENHANCED out summer 2025 with Fire & Ice YA.
Loves fantasy books, all animals, and scenic nature videos on TikTok. Writes twisty NA/adult stories as Jeannette Lane.
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb.bsky.social Sr Exec Pipeline Media Group @bookpipeline.bsky.social, EiC @pipelineartists.bsky.social, partner Fringe Press, CoHost @recklesscr8tive.bsky.social #podcast. Prev @scriptmagazine.bsky.social + Writer's Digest. CoFndr #scriptchat on X. #HistFic #18thC
Curtis Russell @curtisrussell.bsky.social Founder, President, and Principal Agent at @psliterary.bsky.social. Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling & debut creators for over 20 years. 📚
(He/Him)
www.psliterary.com
Shari MacDonald Strong @sharimacd.bsky.social Acquisitions Editor (nonfiction) at Broadleaf Books (www.broadleafbooks.com). Editor of THE MATERNAL IS POLITICAL (Seal Press). Freelance fiction editor (www.strong-words.com). Fiction writer. Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. 
Drue VanDuker @druev.bsky.social Assistant Editor | St. Martin’s Press
MSWL: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/drue-vanduker/
Eli Keren @eliarieh.bsky.social Literary agent at the Curious Minds Agency. Freelance editor. Treasurer of the Association of Authors’ Agents. Books, cats and crochet. He/him. Trans ally. 🏳️🌈
https://curiousmindsagency.com/our-team
www.elikeren.co.uk
Darlene Chan @darlenechan.bsky.social Senior Agent: www.lindachester.com; darlene@lindachester.com
Book PR for www.livetalksla.org; darlene@darlenechanpr.com
Jessica Felleman [she/her] @jmfelleman.bsky.social Writer, Literary Agent @JLLA, Marshmallow Enthusiast
Personal Website: https://jessicafelleman.com
Agency Website: https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com
IG: @jmfelleman
Korra Saqqara (Christa Angelios) @metamythica.bsky.social 💀 Studying the Gothic at MMU
📖 Literary Coach & Freelance Editor, MetaMythica Literary
🐧 Former Random Penguin; Columbia Publishing Course alum
Member: EFA, ACES, PEN
She/Her
#SWANAinPublishing #AmWriting #AmEditing #Folklore #Horror #SFF 👻
Opinions my own
Syrone Harvey- Open to Queries @syrone.bsky.social Jr. Lit Agent- Belcastro Agency
Open to Queries
Member- AALA
Member- LAOC
Author- Children’s book series- Neecy and Nay Nay- Little Bee Books- Released 2/4/25
Book edits and beyond- Sincerely Syrone