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Michelle Cusolito

@mcusolito.bsky.social

Award-winning author of books for kids. Educator. Science Communicator. Ocean Evangelist. FLYING DEEP & DIVING DEEP. Adjunct @SimmonsUniversity MFA. Rep: @jmcgowanbks #SciComm she/her https://www.michellecusolito.com/
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Hot take: I'm truly not interested in hand wringing over how much people will miss enjoying the books of men who have turned out to be abusers. I'm far more concerned about the missing art that women haven't been able to create/publish because they crossed paths with such men.
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Authors of critically acclaimed (but not best-selling) children's/YA fiction: Consider applying for PEN's Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Grant -- apps close 8/1 More info here: pen.submittable.com/submit/28910... A list of past winners here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEN%2FP... ht @sn0vember.bsky.social
PEN America - 2025 PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children's and Young Adult Novelistspen.submittable.com
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A conversation on our Discord has prompted me to say again: remember, y'all, what really sells books is not the author talking about their work, but *readers* talking about it. Word of mouth drives far more sales than advertising or any other engine. So if you loved a book, tell your friends!
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We Are Lady Parts, Season two dropped and it's just as good as the first. If you haven't seen it, you really should check it out. "We Are Lady Parts" is an anarchic and irreverent music comedy following a Muslim female punk band – called Lady Parts..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPqz...
We Are Lady Parts | Official Trailer | Peacock Originalwww.youtube.com We Are Lady Parts streaming on Peacock June 3: https://pck.tv/33pbioD"We Are Lady Parts" shows the highs and lows of the band – Lady Parts – as seen through ...
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Hey #kidlit! I just followed Andrea Brown Literary Agency’s account here as a way of voting for them moving over to Bluesky 100%. I encourage you to do the same!
Hey if you are interested in books and whatnot could you do me a favor and follow @andreabrownlit.bsky.social ? We are trying to migrate AWAY from Evil Empire type sites but we still get about a million percent fewer eyeballs here so it’s hard to leave — trying to boost BLUESKY! 💙🦋💙
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Finally having a chance to listen to @literaticat.bsky.social's wonderful interview with Scholastic art director @brianlarossa.com - lots of praise for BLUESKY, yay (about 1/2 way thru). Thanks so much to both Jennifer & Brian for the kind words about me.💙😊💙
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Please join me at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA Sunday at 3:30 for a one of a kind book event with large screens to project images and videos from the expedition. Details and register here: www.anunlikelystory.com/cusolito #MarineLife #STEM #STEAM #KidsLoveNonfiction #SteamTeamBooks
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I don’t have any fear of writing badly because it is guaranteed,” Reynolds said... "ain’t none of us ever seen Toni’s first drafts. The greatest writer of our time, but we ain’t never seen her first drafts. We all have to go through the process." www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Highlights from the 2024 Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conferencewww.publishersweekly.com The 10th annual Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference featured a notable lineup of authors, illustrators, and publishers participating in the nation's largest children's book conference excl...
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3 amazing @SteamTeamBooks authors share inspirations & insights into their #STEM books releasing in May. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Amanda West Lewis KidsCanPress @darcypattison.bsky.social Mims House @rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social Henry Holt Macmillan Kids #interview #kidlit
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4 @steamteambooks.bsky.social creatives sharing their #STEM books releasing in May. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Heather Lang Jamie Harpert Candlewick @mcusolito.bsky.social Charlesbridge @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social Sophie Diao Cameron Kids Abramskids #interview #kidlit
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There's something special about working in my screened porch while being serenaded by song birds and tree frogs on a warm May morning. #Nature #VitaminN
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Woohoo! It's #12x12PB @mcusolito.bsky.social's Book Birthday for her #MG book, A WINDOW INTO THE OCEAN TWILIGHT ZONE, published by @charlesbridgepublishing! Take a look at May's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday#12x12PB @mcusolito.bsky.social's Book Birthday for her #MG book, A WINDOW INTO THE OCEAN TWILIGHT ZONE, published by @charlesbridgepublishing! Take a look at May's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday #newbook #booklaunch@mcusolito.bsky.social's Book Birthday for her #MG book, A WINDOW INTO THE OCEAN TWILIGHT ZONE, published by @charlesbridgepublishing! Take a look at May's book birthdays here: bit.ly/book-birthday #newbook #booklaunch
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It's book launch day! Woohooo!! And, for my Cape Cod area friends, it's "meet some of the cool people behind the science" day! I hope you'll join us for this fantastic panel. 5:30 pm in Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
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Boston area friends: today is the day! My 1st book event for my new book. (Yep, the day before book launch!) It's at Simmons University at 4:30. Free and open to the public. #STEAM #STEM #MarineScience #KidsLoveNonfiction  #SteamTeamBooks #TwilightZone #Robots #OceanScience #nonfiction #SciComm
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#MarineLife
From Peter de Menocal, President and Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: "Michelle Cusolito skillfully guides the reader through what it’s like to be a scientist at sea and underscores the urgency behind advancing knowledge of Earth’s last frontier—the ocean.”
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WOOT WOOT! STEAM TEAM creator Jennifer Swanson has a new book out, THE LOST FOREST! #nonfiction #STEAM #STEM #EduSky #writingcommunity #kidlit #amreading #amwriting #science #books
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4 Fabulous authors from @SteamTeamBooks w/ amazing STEM books releasing in April. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Marc Kuchner MIT Kids Press @jenswanbooks.bsky.social Millbrook Press @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social Astra Publishing @authorlauragehl.bsky.social Flyaway Books #kidlit