YA fantasy author | THE LUSTROUS DARK (Peachtree Teen OUT NOW!) | A THOUSAND NIGHTS (Sept 8 '26)
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My book combining the lush mythology of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White is being published! Iโm thrilled to work with @AshleyHearn at @peachtreeteen who gets all the layers of The Lustrous Dark and has the vision to grow this story into its final form!!
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Jun 5
A little birdie told me you want a bi4bi lady knight/her enemyโs wife epic dark fantasy (sprinkle in some enemies-to-lovers tension with her enemy, why not) ๐ค
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May 21
So something kind of amazing happened yesterday. My debut picture book Street Puppy Masjid Cat won a really big award ๐ฅน
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May 21
Happy 1 Week ( a day!) to YOUโRE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER! ๐ฅ๐ป
Thanks for sending these shelfies, friends! Itโs been an absolute joy seeing this book land in the world & find its way into your hands. Hereโs YDTMRW on shelves & being devoured by some eager readers! ๐โจ
#books
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May 21
I got sugar cookies made for my book launch!
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May 19
#YAlit #newrelease #bookreview THE LUSTROUS DARK at YABC!
yabookscentral.com/ya-reviewโฆ
#fantasy #midwifesapprentice #womenspower #romance
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After 10 years of working towards being a published author, my debut is FINALLY HERE!!
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May 10
Hello, I was hesitant to share this online, but Iโm an award-winning, big 5 pubbed author seeking new rep for 2 project proposals: an Adult sapphic paranormal noir romantasy & an upper YA college romcom w/ a bi4bi4bi love triangle! Iโd love & really appreciate agent interest ๐ซถ๐ป
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Calling all Florida librarians, teachers, and readers!!! As a debut author in Tampa, I would love to invite you to my book launch!! If you are in the area, I would love to see you at one of these events! โบ๏ธ
๐ For the launch on 5/19 below!
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๐จpre-order goodies!
Iโm so excited to launch the pre-order campaign for my book BAD THINGS HAPPENED HERE, which a horror about a kid who travels to Singapore to reconnect with his family only to find his momโs ghost trapped at the age of 12. Check out the fabulous goodies!
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Happy I'M GOING TO BE PUBLISHED THIS MONTH to all who celebrate!
Hi I'm Loretta! My debut, The Lustrous Dark, is a lush fantasy set in a world full of fairy tale magic that tackles real world struggles such as addiction.
Pr3-ord3r if you like pretty books and emotional damage!
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Apr 30
How cute is this video?
YOUโRE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER is a YA supernatural romcom releasing May 12th with @FierceReads
It follows two academic rivals who are forced to haunt the same house together. ๐ป๐๐ป
๐โs in my BI0!
#writingcommunity #amreading #debut #romcom #books
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Apr 30
๐๐ข๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ฆโ๐ท๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ 70 ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ!
Featuring โจ
Waiting on a Friend by #NatalieAdler
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by #BrookeAverick
The Lustrous Dark by @lorechefwrites
The Last Sunday in May by @kateclarkstone
Reality Bites by #AmyMass
Honey by #ImaniThompson
Seek Immediate Shelter by #VincentYu
Read about them at our ๐ link in the comments.
#debutauthors #newbooks ๐
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Apr 30
SWANA warrior princesses riding man-eating flying horses, meet the Harpy Knights of The Gryphon King
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Feb 12
Ramadan starts next week and itโs Black History Month, so what better time to support a Black Muslim Author๐โโ๏ธโจ
Grab a copy of YOU TRULY ASSUMED here: lailasabreen.com/yta
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Feb 12
Youโre Dรฉรคd To Me, Reed Walker hits shelves in 3 months! ๐ป๐
To celebrate, swipe to discover 3 of my favorite lines. (It was hard to choose.) ๐
And if youโre so inclined, you can pre-รธrder & รคdd on Goodreads now! ๐โs in my bรฏรธ
#readingcommunity #tbr #AuthorsOfTwitter #debut
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Feb 11
โญ๏ธMy first ever starred review ๐ฅน๐ฅฐโญ๏ธ
This book was so tough to write because it means so much to me. Iโm relieved and grateful the School Library Journal liked RITU IN THE SUN ๐ฅฐ
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