ICYMI, this week in book advocacy, we have: 📝 a call to action in support of Maryland public libraries 📝 good news from Florida 📝 free virtual author chats in classrooms! Thread below:

I’m SO honored to present the cover of BLOOD JUSTICE, the sequel to the bestselling YA fantasy, BLOOD DEBTS—a contemporary Game of Thrones set in New Orleans for Black & Black Queer teens.🩸⚖️ Art: Tomasz Majewski Design: @lworrelldesign Preorder🔗 https://t.co/PrXmR9hZDM

Super excited to share the trailer for our new animated series #YoungLove with you. We all worked really hard on this one and I hope you all get a chance to check it out on @streamonmax next week on September 21st. Enjoy and share if you can.

I stumbled across a wonderful review today that said OUT OF BODY is like a YA GET OUT that’s subtle with its themes but no less powerful. I’m truly floored by somebody just getting my book so much🥹. If this sounds like your thing, links are below to add it on GR or preorder ☺️

Just wanted to let y’all know that THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST is up on Goodreads. 👀😈 Make sure you add it to your shelves so you can be notified for giveaways!! 🔗:

Hey #DMV come on out Thursday September 14, 2023 Williams and Sonoma in Bethesda, MD I'll be having a 🔥 conversation with Chef JJ about his brilliant new cookbook on #rice cuisine. #riceisculture

There are TWENTY new #BlackRomance releases for you to check out this week 💜 Find the full list here --> https://t.co/jXUnAL5SHL

It’s time for the “all black books have trauma” discussion AGAIN. I wasn’t gonna say anything but I did. I’m tired of black creators playing in Black authors faces. If YOU can’t find black books that are happy and joyful then YOU need to take a look at where you are getting

🎊 Happy Publication Day to FLIPPING BOXCARS by @CedEntertainer! Check the link in bio to learn more about his tour, starting TODAY. 🤩 Grab your copy of FLIPPING BOXCARS wherever books are sold!

Curlfriends is a fun new graphic novel for Black tween girls https://t.co/iDdCSeyvrS

LAST WEEK to apply for a 2024 WNDB mentorship! We're offering 15 mentorships total across four categories: illustration, picture book writing, middle grade writing, & young adult writing. Applications close on 9/15 @ 11:59 pm ET—info & form here: https://t.co/NjGYJpblQl

EBOOK DEAL: Haven't read our starred anthologies yet? Or loved them and want more portable copies? These two are on sale in ebook form for only $1.99 this week! ✨ Flying Lessons (MG): https://t.co/6Ky15Pnf20 ✨ A Universe of Wishes (YA): https://t.co/4y3Wh8vExu

If you’re still looking to take advantage of B&N’s preorder sale, THE PARTNER PLOT is available for preorder! It has modern day marriage of convenience and a second chance romance! 🩷👰🏽‍♀️💍 https://t.co/hXAwNKiW7F

Subs are open for #FIYAHLitMag Unthemed issue with Guest Editor @oldmannelson until October 31st! 🔥 Short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words 🔥Novelettes up to 15,000 words 🔥Poetry no more than 1,000 words Send us your weird, sweet, & funky stories: https://t.co/3zglx6fXej

12 years old—stop saying our children don’t read.

The author’s goal with her debut book is to help Black women everywhere divorce themselves from perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and fear. https://t.co/b5jraN3dlP

#Giveaway Alert! 🎁✨ Head over to @goodreads for a chance to win a paperback copy of THE WOMEN COULD FLY by @megiddings, a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother.

Baby… lissen…. when I tell you, Hide & Seeker is one of my all-time favorite Middle Grade books! I screamed when I first saw this announcement. I BEEN seated! 🪑