Molly O'Neill
@mollyoneill.bsky.social
Literary agent at Root Literary. Builder of bookmakers. Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. mollyoneillbooks.com
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
🔔 Now accepting 2027 Mentorship applications!
Interested in participating in our annual Mentorship Program, where we pair emerging writers & illustrators from diverse backgrounds with experienced professionals in the field? Visit the link below (🔗 also in bio) to apply!
💻 bit.ly/2027mentorship
Interested in participating in our annual Mentorship Program, where we pair emerging writers & illustrators from diverse backgrounds with experienced professionals in the field? Visit the link below (🔗 also in bio) to apply!
💻 bit.ly/2027mentorship
September 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🔔 Now accepting 2027 Mentorship applications!
Interested in participating in our annual Mentorship Program, where we pair emerging writers & illustrators from diverse backgrounds with experienced professionals in the field? Visit the link below (🔗 also in bio) to apply!
💻 bit.ly/2027mentorship
Interested in participating in our annual Mentorship Program, where we pair emerging writers & illustrators from diverse backgrounds with experienced professionals in the field? Visit the link below (🔗 also in bio) to apply!
💻 bit.ly/2027mentorship
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
My new book ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS is out today!! Grab it wherever you get your books. Better yet, grab an extra copy and give it to a young person in your life and then talk about it with them.
One Word, Six Letters
Check out One Word, Six Letters - <p><b>Two teen boys grapple with identity and accountability and set off a ripple effect within their community after a school assembly is disrupted by a shouted slur...
bookshop.org
March 17, 2026 at 1:58 PM
My new book ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS is out today!! Grab it wherever you get your books. Better yet, grab an extra copy and give it to a young person in your life and then talk about it with them.
“She’s figured out how to compete without carrying the weight of it!” is what one of the announcers said in awe of Alyssa Liu’s luminous free skate yesterday. 1/2
February 21, 2026 at 12:56 AM
“She’s figured out how to compete without carrying the weight of it!” is what one of the announcers said in awe of Alyssa Liu’s luminous free skate yesterday. 1/2
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
I’m launching a book club! Join me!
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I’m launching a book club! Join me!
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
December 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
A thing that will never not astonish me is being on an airplane, quietly watching a stranger watching the movie of a book that was once merely a stack of paper on my desk, in my hands. Publishing, you wild, surreal, perpetually-confounding beast of a business, you still have your moments!
August 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A thing that will never not astonish me is being on an airplane, quietly watching a stranger watching the movie of a book that was once merely a stack of paper on my desk, in my hands. Publishing, you wild, surreal, perpetually-confounding beast of a business, you still have your moments!
Just got this in my email. Go home, Anthropologie, you’re drunk; it is AUGUST!!
August 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just got this in my email. Go home, Anthropologie, you’re drunk; it is AUGUST!!
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
July 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
not now, space/time continuum
Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers.
These days are not "short" in terms of how many sunlight hours they have — but rather because they clock in at slightly less than exactly 24 hours. cnn.it/3IGEUWm
These days are not "short" in terms of how many sunlight hours they have — but rather because they clock in at slightly less than exactly 24 hours. cnn.it/3IGEUWm
July 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
not now, space/time continuum
As final social media posts go, this one says, well, everything. We miss you already, #papafrancesco!
April 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
As final social media posts go, this one says, well, everything. We miss you already, #papafrancesco!
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
As authors generally, and as authors for children specifically, our whole job is to remove ourselves from the page and make space for the reader. Let the reader build the world. Let the reader have the space to define the story - and their own story - for themselves. It's a great responsibilty.
April 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
As authors generally, and as authors for children specifically, our whole job is to remove ourselves from the page and make space for the reader. Let the reader build the world. Let the reader have the space to define the story - and their own story - for themselves. It's a great responsibilty.
A beautiful read.
"Perhaps prison would have persisted this way forever. Perhaps our granite hearts and iron wills would have never crumbled. Perhaps the prison mentality, that we be cold and heartless, would have endured.
Perhaps. But then there were kittens."
Perhaps. But then there were kittens."
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
prisonjournalismproject.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A beautiful read.
Words, it turns out, matter. 🤦♀️
This is what happens when you bring a string search to a controlled vocab problem.
March 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Words, it turns out, matter. 🤦♀️
Look, I love a good physical holiday card. Send me photos of your kids + dogs + Santa & they will live on my fridge all year. I'll even read your annual family letter! But corporate-style digital holiday cards, even from folks I love/admire, leave me utterly hollow & Grinchy, in this message I will
December 11, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Look, I love a good physical holiday card. Send me photos of your kids + dogs + Santa & they will live on my fridge all year. I'll even read your annual family letter! But corporate-style digital holiday cards, even from folks I love/admire, leave me utterly hollow & Grinchy, in this message I will
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
Thank you for including Louder Than Hunger on this list, @nytimes.com! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...
December 7, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Thank you for including Louder Than Hunger on this list, @nytimes.com! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...
Oh no I'm accidentally obsessed with this moon phase game on Google & now you all will be too.
g.co/doodle/sqewv7g
g.co/doodle/sqewv7g
Google
g.co
November 21, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Oh no I'm accidentally obsessed with this moon phase game on Google & now you all will be too.
g.co/doodle/sqewv7g
g.co/doodle/sqewv7g
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
I'm honored School Library Journal named Louder Than Hunger one of the Best Middle Grade Books of 2024! www.slj.com/story/best-m...
Best Middle Grade Books 2024 | SLJ Best Books
Gripping fantastical journeys, family secrets, unbridled joy, and inconceivable loss: in these pages, tweens are facing it all. These 26 middle grade titles are exemplars across genre of the power of ...
www.slj.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:57 PM
I'm honored School Library Journal named Louder Than Hunger one of the Best Middle Grade Books of 2024! www.slj.com/story/best-m...
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
We all need some good things lately, so here’s my happy news. Thank you to Emma Ledbetter & Abrams Books and @mollyoneill.bsky.social for helping this dream come true!
📚💕🩰🌸🎄✨
#kidlitart #booknews
📚💕🩰🌸🎄✨
#kidlitart #booknews
November 15, 2024 at 1:15 AM
We all need some good things lately, so here’s my happy news. Thank you to Emma Ledbetter & Abrams Books and @mollyoneill.bsky.social for helping this dream come true!
📚💕🩰🌸🎄✨
#kidlitart #booknews
📚💕🩰🌸🎄✨
#kidlitart #booknews
Look what’s out in the world today with a glorious creation from @aluhnim.bsky.social ! Available wherever books are sold!
November 12, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Look what’s out in the world today with a glorious creation from @aluhnim.bsky.social ! Available wherever books are sold!
I still feel like this is correct.
Just bring back Google Reader already & then everything will be fine again.
November 12, 2024 at 6:20 AM
I still feel like this is correct.
Reposted by Molly O'Neill
When in doubt, turn to Granny Weatherwax. She'll set you right.
Just a passage from Discworld that seems to be landing for me right now.
November 8, 2024 at 6:07 PM
When in doubt, turn to Granny Weatherwax. She'll set you right.
Hear me out: a Netflix reality series starring Steve Kornacki & Pommel Horse Guy doing Buddy Comedy Things together during the other 10 months of the year. #thesteves
November 6, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Hear me out: a Netflix reality series starring Steve Kornacki & Pommel Horse Guy doing Buddy Comedy Things together during the other 10 months of the year. #thesteves