Deborah O'Donnell

Wife, mother, grandmother, attorney, nurse, patient advocate with deep affection of books, international literature and my two Cocker Spaniels.

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

Want the inside scoop on the ins and outs of publishing? Bid on an insider chat with folks like @_smromero, @DebbiMichiko, @KatieCarella, and @agentemurph in the #BooksSaveLives auction! https://t.co/Nj205n8xju

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

@mccarthylit @heatherayris @HazelQuintanil9 @Scholastic Happy book birthday!!!! 🎉🦄💕

[Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit]

Lucky Number 7 (!) #BookBirthday for the UNICORN AND YETI series by @heatherayris and @HazelQuintanil9, with STUCK WITH YOU (published by @Scholastic, and edited by the indefatigable @KatieCarella) out today.

Congrats, Heather and Hazel!

https://t.co/aKG2ILSlQC

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

I’m happy to share the news of my new title—Editorial Director of Acorn and Branches! So grateful for the amazing colleagues & creators I work with, and I’m looking forward to making even more fabulous books in the future! 🎉📚#growingreaders @Scholastic #ScholasticEmployee

[Nicolle Wallace @NicolleDWallace]

Thank you @JoyceWhiteVance

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

Have you read #RacingAce and #PetsRule yet? They’ve just hit another best-books-of-the-year list!! 🎉 Thanks for recognizing these awesome books, @nypl! @SusanSMTan #wendytanshiauwei @kaylanijuanita #larrydanebrimner @Scholastic

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

Thrilled that @chipublib has selected 5 (!) Acorn books and 1 Branches book as among the “Best of the Best Books” of 2022! 🎉 Congrats to everyone on this absolutely stellar list! @SusanSMTan @kaylanijuanita #NormFeuti #LarryDaneBrimner #WendyTanShiauWei @Scholastic

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

Please fix this, @taylorswift13! You have the power! “Much of the power [to change this broken, corrupt system] is actually in the hands of the artists.”—@iamjohnoliver #TicketmasterlsTheProblem

[Nicolle Wallace @NicolleDWallace]

So very powerful:

[Preet Bharara @PreetBharara]

If you mock an 82 year-old man who was beaten with a hammer to the head you might just be an irredeemable asshole

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

retweet this 1,000 times

[Jack Lobel @jackplobel]

🚨 CNN: “The youngest voters — those aged 18-21 years — are showing up in higher numbers in all six key states compared to this point during the 2018 general election.”

It’s happening, folks.

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

A fellow volunteer picked me up in the rain, which was so sweet of her. She had #Midnights playing in the car, so we’re besties now (obvi). For real though… @taylorswift13: Could you pls endorse @jasonbmartin for #Governor of #Tennessee? That’d be superhelpful… #GOTV2022

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

Book news is the best news! I’m so excited to announce this dare-I-say *groundbreaking* new Acorn series for beginning readers—Inside Scouts! #growingreaders #growingdoctors #thehumanbodyisawesome @mitaliruths @franny_mahaney @KSonnack @HGLiterary @LaRossa @mercadoodles

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

If you’d like to learn what gender-affirming care means for children, I recommend watching this @TheProblem episode. (Thank you, @JonStewart!) #GenderEpisode

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

Happy book birthday, @sarahdvojack! I can’t wait to read your new book!!! 💕🥳📚 #MadameAlexander

[Jason B. Martin, MD @jasonbmartin]

22 days until the November #Election.

Our campaign understands that women’s rights are human rights, and that no one, especially @GovBillLee, has the right to tell a woman what decisions she can make.

#BeatBillLee

[booksbybernardkmensah @bernardkmensah]

@KatieCarella @Scholastic @Mrs_McHugh @Yorkville115 @JonathanFenske @SusanSMTan @TraceyWestBooks @thomasflintham How cool!!

[Katie Carella @KatieCarella]

Had the best time co-hosting FOUR of my @Scholastic authors & illustrators at @Mrs_McHugh’s Scholastic Superstars Acorn & Branches virtual event tonight! The @Yorkville115 students are awesome readers! 📚 @JonathanFenske @SusanSMTan @TraceyWestBooks @thomasflintham

[Jason B. Martin, MD @jasonbmartin]

26 days until the November #Election.

We have one significant advantage that makes all the difference — a passionate coalition of Tennesseans who are ready for a change in leadership.

#BeatBillLee