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Erika Lewis
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Award winning author of the KELCIE MURPHY Series || THE COLOR OF DRAGONS || And more... || she/her

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In a world full of J.K. Rowlings, be a Rachel Reid. #HeatedRivalry 📚📖👏

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Heated Rivalry author donates $300K to 5 rural libraries facing closure | CBC News
Rachel Reid says when she heard five libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley were set to permanently close their doors, she wanted to help as much as she could.
www.cbc.ca
August 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Strike a pose! Cats in Kimpton Hotel Tokyo Edition 🥰

#kitty
August 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Did dark magic make you miss the Kickstarter for @erikalewis.com, Jessica Chobot, & Claudia Aguirre’s wildly popular Legendary Comics webtoon Firebrand: The Complete Series? We’ve got just the counter-spell to help! You can still be a late backer at the link! 🎉🪄❤️

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
Firebrand: The Complete Series
The complete series of the hit Legendary comics webtoon by Jessica Chobot, Erika Lewis, and Claudia Aguirre!
www.kickstarter.com
August 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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And from Bend, OR :) If you're looking for a great list of middle grade books based on different mythologies around the world, look no further!

#skylibrarians

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Mythology: Books for Kids — a staff-created list from Menlo Park Library
Greek, Norse, Aztec, Egyptian. There are many different mythologies throughout the world. Here is a list of chapter books, graphic novels, and nonfiction for kids that are connected to mythology in so...
dpl.bibliocommons.com
August 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Librarians are the best! Thank you Boca! #skylibrarians

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The Lightning Thief — a staff-created list from Boca Raton Public Library
each of these books features heroic tales steeped in mythology. Gods and demigods, heroes and monsters. Myths and legends from all over the world. That is what you'll find in these books. Of course, ...
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August 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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I saw Nolan's The Odyssey today. I tried so hard to like it but alas, it had no heart. The movie felt so superficial, so forced, so poorly written.

2 out of 5 stars.

I found this article when I got home and Emily Wilson nails it.

#filmsky

www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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If you're not watching women's sports these days, you're missing out. And with the launch of the WPBL (Women's Pro Baseball League) there's even more reasons why you should!

This story! YES!
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#WomenInSports
Born without a right hand, Britt Apgar is set to play in the Women’s Professional Baseball League
Born without a right hand, Britt Apgar has overcome significant challenges to make it to the inaugural season of the Women’s Professional Baseball League.
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July 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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We want to thank everyone who made the Kickstarter for @erikalewis.com, Jessica Chobot, & Claudia Aguirre’s Firebrand: The Complete Series such a magical success! We appreciate you all so much!

If you missed the campaign you can still be a late backer:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
Firebrand: The Complete Series
The complete series of the hit Legendary comics webtoon by Jessica Chobot, Erika Lewis, and Claudia Aguirre!
www.kickstarter.com
July 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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🚨 We’re in the FINAL HOURS in the #Kickstarter for @erikalewis.com, Jessica Chobot, and Claudia Aguirre’s wildly popular Legendary Comics webtoon Firebrand: The Complete Series! Check out the campaign and the Kickstarter-exclusive backer rewards while you can! 🚨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
July 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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There’s just over a week left in the Kickstarter for @erikalewis.com, Jessica Chobot, and Claudia Aguirre webtoon Firebrand: The Complete Series! Preorder this mystical and magical comic and campaign-exclusive backer rewards while you can!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
July 7, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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There are 5 DAYS left in the #Kickstarter for @erikalewis.com, Jessica Chobot, & Claudia Aguirre’s popular webtoon Firebrand: The Complete Series! If we reach $10,000 in pledges, EVERY backer of a physical reward tier will receive this Firebrand vinyl sticker!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
July 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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If you love tales of mystical mayhem with incredible characters, the creative team of @erikalewis.com, Jessica Chobot, & Claudia Aguirre got you! In their webtoon Firebrand, now on Kickstarter, you’ll meet heroes and villains who are peppered with shades of grey!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
July 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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It’s no wonder that the Legendary Comics webtoon Firebrand: The Complete Series is so much fun: The creative team behind the series is STACKED! Meet @erikalewis.com, Jessica Chobot, & Claudia Aguirre & preorder the complete Firebrand series on #Kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
July 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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There are 14 days left in the Kickstarter for Jessica Chobot, @erikalewis.com, & Claudia Aguirre’s Firebrand: The Complete Series! Unfamiliar with the comic? We got you! Check out the deets & then take a look at the magical backer rewards we’re conjuring up!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
June 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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These are the cutest!!! And there's still time to get in on the Kickstarter! 👇🥰🙏
#comics
#kickstarter
rocketshipofficial.bsky.social Rocketship Entertainment @rocketshipofficial.bsky.social · Jun 29
This collector’s set of Firebrand enamel pins is SO CUTE! Rep your Firebrand love by snagging these pins in the #Kickstarter for Jessica Chobot, @erikalewis.com, and Claudia Aguirre’s wildly popular Legendary Comics webtoon Firebrand: The Complete Series!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
July 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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The Kickstarter for Jessica Chobot, @erikalewis.com, & Claudia Aguirre’s wildly popular Legendary Comics webtoon Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali Presano is now LIVE! Check out the campaign and prepare yourself for a rollicking romp pitting magic against evil!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
Firebrand: The Complete Series
The complete series of the hit Legendary comics webtoon by Jessica Chobot, Erika Lewis, and Claudia Aguirre!
www.kickstarter.com
June 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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The Korner: @wearezoop.bsky.social #GemstonePublishing @damienworm.bsky.social @steveniles.bsky.social @sxbond.bsky.social @AsiminaHolling1 @themightylayman.bsky.social @robguillory.bsky.social @jesterlou @blacy1.bsky.social @awyeahfranco.bsky.social
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Comic Book News - Comic Watch
Covering Comic book television, movies, like no other news source. Comic Watch is your best source for honest, trustworthy, no spin news.
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June 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Some really fun news on the FIREBRAND front!!!

ICv2: Exclusive: Rocketship, Legendary Expand Partnership with New Print Deal icv2.com/articles/new...
Exclusive: Rocketship, Legendary Expand Partnership with New Print Deal
Rocketship to Crowdfund Deluxe Editions of Two Webcomics with 5.5 Million Views
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May 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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The ignorance of the people who vote for these criminals is why we are where we are.
Good morning everyone.
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May 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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The "M" after the $375 should have been a "B!"

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case
New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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“I Will Not Comply”: Librarian Luann James Fights Censorship Demands of Rutherford County Library System’s Board

RCLS's director continues to fight back against a library board that demands she remove books, share private info.

This is the job, folks!

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"I Will Not Comply": Librarian Luann James Fights Censorship Demands of Rutherford County Library System's Board
Rutherford County Library System's director continues to fight back against a library board that demands she remove books, share private info.
bookriot.com
March 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Is anyone else refusing to accept that AI is going to takeover the planet? With so much to do writing wise, I cannot allow that in with so much other terrible news...
And then my husband sense me this: www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

No more. Please. No more.
‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software
Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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“Each time I stand up to speak at a school board meeting, my knees shake, my voice catches... It isn’t that I’m more afraid of public speaking than death; it is that public speaking feels like it could cause my death.”

And she does it anyway.

Kudos, Kalyn Gensic. 👏
texasobserver.org Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · Mar 11
New from Kalyn Gensic: "I entered this profession just as storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather, but I enrolled in a librarian program hoping it would pass me like lamb’s blood was painted on my doorframe.

And for the first three years, wishful thinking worked ..."
How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty
I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.
www.texasobserver.org
March 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Anyone else watch WAR MACHINE on Netflix? Based on this article (deadline.com/2026/03/war-...) some of you must have. It was bad. Like really bad. We watched the end only to laugh at how bad it was. Now, Netflix is going to think it's a good idea to make more. 😭

#MovieSky
‘War Machine’ Breaks Through On Netflix As Dino-Content Takes Over Streamer From New Spielberg Docuseries ‘The Dinosaurs’ To Jurassic World Franchise
It was an erratic week on the Netflix Top 10 with War Machine to new seasons of Bridgerton and The Night Agent to a slew of dino-related content
deadline.com
March 11, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Jason Reynolds on What Fires the Imagination of Young Readers | Edutopia
Jason Reynolds on What Fires the Imagination of Young Readers
The best-selling author on why "inappropriate" topics may be exactly what teen readers need, and the importance of raising the hair on the backs of readers' necks in the first 50 pages.
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March 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM