i am finally reading @tracydeonn.bsky.social's "Legendborn" (thanks @tipplersbane.bsky.social) and like. it is so good. i don't think anyone could have prepared me for how well written this book actually is. the prose is beautiful. it tackles grief and intersectional oppression Beautifully. just wow

When you as the author "love triangle" so hard you have to think for a second to remember who caught feelings for whom in this quote. 🤌🏽😚 When you "paranormal" so hard you have to remind yourself which demon asked the question in the first place. 😈 I'm so glad we're all having a fun time here. 🤣

We are getting a 4th book! But I do appreciate that you had faith in me all the way to 91%! 😂🙌🏽

That's the hope and the plan! Thank you. 💓

Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽

I finished #Oathbound and I just... 👏👏👏 I *get* why Bree needed this book. I love how every single book impacts not only what comes next, but also what came before. I cannot wait to reread so many scenes in books 1 and 2 with this *new* knowledge. TY @tracydeonn.bsky.social. TY #Booksky #BreeHive

Book 25 @tracydeonn.bsky.social this book…so good. Beyond words good. This whole series gets better with each book.

i just finished OATHBOUND by @tracydeonn.bsky.social and i am ✨losing my fucking mind✨ at that ending???

Oh she is a single apple tall. 🥺💜

Yes!!! Yes yes.

Not sharing many (if any) LB4 teases at this moment but just know Valec is one of my most favorite creations ever.

Thank you. 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽. 20 weeks IS wild!

Call. And. Response.

Oh, oh, my HEART! I appreciate you! And please tell him I appreciate him if you see him again!

hey, if you're in Atlanta and wondering where to go for awesome bookish events, may I direct you to BRAVE+KIND BOOKS? And if you're wondering how awesome.. may I direct you to our event with @tracydeonn.bsky.social on March 12 that is almost sold out? www.eventbrite.com/e/1254668610...

Ahhh! Thank you for reading! I struggle with writing fight scenes, so this is nice to hear. 😂

Yess! And a brand new, second event at 8pm just opened up earlier today after the 6pm event sold out! Come join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversa...

🙌🏽🙌🏽 Love it when folks say they loved it more on the reread(s). That's the hope!

It's truly the way to do it with this book! My team and I spent several weeks trying to figure out how to talk about OATHBOUND without spoilers and it's actually pretty impossible. We really did try! It's also much harder to avoid spoilers for LEGENDBORN and BLOODMARKED now.

Jason Low, Lee & Low Books, says that the Diversity Baseline Survey has enabled conversations and decision-making that couldn’t happen without that data. He considered skipping the last survey cycle amid a hectic 2023, but he didn’t because people were asking for it. www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

I must have accomplished some sort of elite level of author distrust with my readership because no one has asked me to confirm whether this *is* in fact Sel's storyline in Oathbound!! And at this point we're way too close to pub for me to confirm or deny so? I'm just gonna smile and shrug I guess??

the way i LITERALLY put in PTO for march 4th— CATCH ME POSTED UP AT 6AM IN FRONT OF B&N WAITING FOR IT TO OPEN. (i also placed a preorder and will have two books) 🙂‍↕️

These types of live reactions give me so much life omg 😆

Thrilled to announce the OATHBOUND U.S. tour! I can’t wait to see your gorgeous faces as we celebrate Bree's jouirney & the third book in the Legendborn Cycle. Each in-person store event ticket includes a signed/personalized copy of OATHBOUND. Tour stops below. Let’s go! 💙⚔️❤️ www.tracydeonn.com/tour

African Americans have way longer family histories in America than a lot of the white Americans who are descended from that 19th century & early 20th century Ellis Island type immigration. My recorded lineage in America predates its independence. If we talking birthright citizenship now.

I have to say...seeing so many readers asking about midnight release parties for OATHBOUND has got me all up in my feelings. Each time I see a new post or get tagged in one, my chest gets tight and my eyes get all watery. Thank you.

Global warming is a technological advancement. Global warming is happening because technology does not naturally equal progress, ethics, or ecological balance. Stop saying they ignore the science. They are using the science. Global warming is part of what you get from science under capitalism.

Also, please share this, since I think not enough people know about this service: SAMHSA's Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling: Call or text 1-800-985-5990.

I typed the answers to this question 3x, but kept erasing and finally deleted because those answers get into spoiler territory for Oathbound. But it's a good question to ask! And I'm very happy that your Discord group picked up on this detail. 🥰🤐

Many animation folks have been affected by the LA fires, here is a current list of gofundmes to help those that have lost so much. Please consider donating or sharing to help our union kin. If you know animation folks not on the list, let me know so they can be added ❤️ airtable.com/appugwkqKAVG...

Charles Person, who was the youngest of the Freedom Riders in 1961, has passed away at age 82. With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Our friends at Reparations Club, a black owned bookstore here in LA were impacted by the fire. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Please send anything you can to Jordan @indiedynamo.bsky.social, who lost his home, brother, and father to the fires here in Los Angeles. If you can’t donate, please share. www.gofundme.com/f/help-jorda...

This is apparently the closest the New York Times can get to saying what is really happening -- Republicans are trying to steal an election for state Supreme Court justice by throwing out 60,000 lawful votes.

It’s fascinating seeing how many people don’t understand that LA is not just Hollywood. There is city of LA and LA county. LA county is massive. There are 3 huge fires spread across the county. Does Elon do business here? Yes. Are there also regular people here? Also yes.

Yes! They have a moment together in Bloodmarked where Welsh compliments happen, from the boys, in Bree's direction. You know, just love triangle things. 😇

Deeply gutted every time I think about this. If you've ever heard a Black elder speak with pride about what they were able to acquire and pass down to the next generation, a practice that was barred from SO many Black families...then you have a sense of the magnitude of these generational losses.

I love this microtrope too! And I that readers love this moment! I really enjoyed writing the eventual reveal and follow-up in Bloodmarked. 😍 And the similar Sel/Bree/Nick Welsh compliments moment in Bloodmarked.

i love this SO much not a romance, but Sel does this in Legendborn by @tracydeonn.bsky.social, and the reveal is quite literally one my favorite moments in an already stellar book. had me *on my knees* 😌

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

While at Yallfest I kept trying to think of ways to say "I don't personally consider Bree & Sel to be 'enemies-to-lovers' in Legendborn because they don't fit my personal definition of that trope. You'll know what I mean when I write it." without sounding menacing and villainous, but couldn't.

Hi, I'm Tracy and I have a fine potential, but sometimes my attitude toward certain tasks keeps me from realizing that potential. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I didn't mean to laugh that big but it's true. I think I also said "You do know that we have one more book to go after this, right? Why would I be gentle *now*?"

Yeahhhhh. UNC campus at night is basically a perfect hiding place for monsters and spirits???

Hello! I can help! 1) The hardbacks will always be a different size/dimension than paperbacks. 2) US vs. UK editions will also always be slightly different. ie US paperbacks don't match UK paperbacks. 3) My US publisher leads with hardback editions first, for at least 1 yr before paperback pub.

Oh, hello. I am here now and so, it seems, is everyone else?!? The vibes are already superb?!