Congratulations to Quartez Harris and #SerendipityLit illustrator @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social on @wearealsc.bsky.social naming GO TELL IT to the 2026 ALSC Notable Children’s Book List! Full list: www.ala.org/alsc/awardsg... Out now from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. #BookSky #GordonCJames #ALSC

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author LaKeesha Walrond, PhD, on her recent book deal with Storehouse Voices! #BookDeals #BookSky #NonfictionBooks #LaKeeshaWalrond

We’re proud to share that THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes was named a winner of the 2026 Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Readers by @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social! Full list: www.diversebooks.org/programs/wal... #DerrickBarnes #BookSky #Awards

#SerendipityLit CEO and @aalitagents.bsky.social President Regina Brooks will be a guest panelist on the "Understanding Illustration Representation" panel, hosted in collaboration by the AALA and the @soi128.bsky.social. Tickets are required: societyillustrators.org/event/aala-p... #ReginaBrooks

We're excited to share that TREATING VIOLENCE by #SerendipityLit author Dr. Rob Gore is a finalist for the 2026 Procedure Awards! Full list: uncommonbold.com/procedure-aw... TREATING VIOLENCE is available now from @beaconpress.bsky.social. #RobGore #BookSky #AwardFinalist #ProcedureAwards

@imaginationsoup.bsky.social named AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS by #SerendipityLit author-illustrator @miaaraujo.bsky.social as one of the Best Middle Grade Books of 2025! Full list: imaginationsoup.net/best-middle-... Available now from Scholastic. #BookSky #MiddleGradeBooks #BestBooks

Happy Book Birthday to the powerhouse #SerendipityLit team of Derrick Barnes and Christian Gregory for SEVEN MILLION STEPS, illustrated by award-winning artist Frank Morrison! Order here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9780... #DerrickBarnes #DickGregory #SevenMillionSteps #BookBirthday #BookSky

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Bishop Vashti McKenzie on her recent book deal with Whitaker House! #VashtiMcKenzie #BishopVashtiMcKenzie #BookDeals #Spiritual

Join us as we welcome #author Reagan Jackson to the #SerendipityLit team! Be sure to say hi and give her a follow on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn! #WritersCommunity #AgentedAuthor #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #AuthorSky #BookSky

Essence interviewed Liberation Station Bookstore co-owner and #SerendipityLit author @vscottmiller.bsky.social to celebrate their recent reopening. Read it here: www.essence.com/culture/libe... #VictoriaScottMiller #LiberationStation #BlackOwnedBookstores #EssenceMagazine #Interview

Coming fall 2027, WONDER LOVE by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Dan Lish is a poetic and illustrative praise to Stevie Wonder’s “Classic Period” and his enormous influence on music. #DerrickBarnes #DanLish #StevieWonder #BookDeal #BookSky #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks

We were thrilled to see two #SerendipityLit titles receive honors at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Youth Media Awards! Congratulations to Derrick Barnes, @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social, and Quartez Harris! Watch: www.ala.unikron.com #DerrickBarnes #QuartezHarris #GordonCJames #ALAYMA #BookSky

This past Saturday, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks had the privilege of speaking at the @scbwi.bsky.social’s annual Winter Conference to share her insights on the future of children’s publishing. #ReginaBrooks #SCBWI #ChildrensPublishing #BookSky

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Shamar Knight-Justice on their recent book deal with Nancy Paulsen Books (@nancyrosep.bsky.social / @penguinkids.bsky.social)! #DerrickBarnes #ShamarKnightJustice #BookDeal #ChildrensBooks #BookSky

Big congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes, honoree of the 2026 Jane Addams Children's Book Award in the Chapter Book Category! Full list: janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/book-award/ #DerrickBarnes #JaneAddamsChildrensBookAward #BookAward #ChildrensBooks #BookSky

Huge congratulations to @willpowerpacker.bsky.social, who has won a Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audiobook Narration for WHO BETTER THAN YOU?! #BookSky #WillPacker #WhoBetterThanYou #VoiceArtsAwards #AudiobookExcellence #OutstandingNarration #AuthorWins #ProudAgent #StorytellingThatMoves

As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it's vital that we stay educated and informed of the issues impacting our world and know how we can use that knowledge to better ourselves and humanity. #MartinLutherKingJr #Education #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingQuotes

Congratulations to Quartez Harris and #SerendipityLit illustrator @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social on the BCCB naming GO TELL IT to the Bulletin Blue Ribbon Award! Full list: bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/... Out now from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. #BookSky #GoTellIt #JamesBaldwin #BCCB

#SerendipityLit founder and CEO Regina Brooks will be a guest panelist at the @scbwi.bsky.social's annual Winter Conference this Saturday to discuss the outlook for children’s publishing in 2026! Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/2026-... #ReginaBrooks #SCBWI #ChildrensPublishing #BookSky

In case you missed it: THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes was inducted into the @velshibbc.bsky.social. Watch the interview: www.ms.now/ms-now/watch... #DerrickBarnes #BookBans #BannedBooks #BookSky #VelshiBannedBookClub

WHO BETTER THAN YOU? by #SerendipityLit author @willpowerpacker.bsky.social was nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Literary Work—Instructional category! Full list: naacpimageawards.net/nominees/ Winners will be announced on February 28th. #WillPacker #NAACPImageAwards #BookSky

#SerendipityLit author Dr. George James appeared on @nbcnews.com to celebrate the release of his debut book, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION! Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL7r... Out now from @newharbinger.bsky.social. #DrGeorgeJames #GeorgeTalks #NBCNewsDaily #BookSky

This past Saturday, #SerendipityLit author and licensed therapist Dr. George James hosted a book launch event to celebrate the release of his debut novel, I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION! Out now from @newharbinger.bsky.social. #BookSky #DrGeorgeJames #GeorgeTalks #BookLaunchEvent #BookLaunchParty

THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes is a finalist for the Southern Book Prize in the Young Readers category! Vote here: thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/southern-boo... #DerrickBarnes #BookSky #LiteraryAwards #SourthernBookPrize

AT NIGHT, THEY DANCED by #SerendipityLit author Victoria Scott-Miller and illustrator Toni D. Chambers was named one of the best fiction reads published for kids in 2025 by the @chipublib.bsky.social! Full list: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #VictoriaScottMiller #BookSky #BestBooks

As we reflect on the progress we made in 2025, we want to share a few of the exciting events that #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be attending in 2026, where she can share her wisdom and foster connections with the publishing community. We hope to see you there! #ReginaBrooks #Publishing

Happy Book Birthday to debut #SerendipityLit author and licensed therapist Dr. George James for I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION! Order here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9781... Out now from @newharbinger.bsky.social #DrGeorgeJames #IGiveMyselfPermission #GeorgeTalks #BookLaunch #BookSky

Preorder WHO GOT GAME? FOOTBALL by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator John John Bajet from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off with code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on August 18th from @workmanpubkids.bsky.social!#SerendipityLit #BNPreorder #BookSky

From now until 1/1, preorder SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE PO'BOY PERILS by #SerendipityLit author Sandra Jackson-Opoku from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on July 21st from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social!#SerendipityLit #BNPreorder #BookSky

Preorder GETTING READY FOR SECOND GRADE by #SerendipityLit author @thetututeacher.bsky.social and illustrator Debby Rahmalia from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off with code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on April 7th from @randomhousekids.bsky.social!#SerendipityLit #BNPreorder #BookSky

From now until 1/1, preorder MILKSHAKE THE DISAPPEARING MILK SNAKE by #SerendipityLit author-illustrator Akeem S. Roberts from @barnesandnoble.com#SerendipityLitto get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on March 17th from Kokila Books! #BNPreorder #BookSky

From now until 1/1, preorder NEVER WEAR RED LIPSTICK by #SerendipityLit author Dr. Karmetria Dunham Burton from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on March 31st, 2026, from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social! #BNPreorder #BookSky

From now until 1/1, preorder GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by #SerendipityLit author Rin-rin Yu from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on February 17th from Nancy Paulsen Books! #BNPreorder #BarnesAndNoble #BookSky

From now until 1/1, preorder SEVEN MILLION STEPS from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on February 3rd, 2026, from @amistadbooks.bsky.social. #BNPreorder #BarnesandNoble #BookSky

From now until 1/1, preorder I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION by #SerendipityLit author Dr. George James from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out January 2nd from @newharbinger.bsky.social.#SerendipityLit #BarnesAndNoble #BookSky #BNPreorder

We're thrilled to see two #SerendipityLit titles on Common Sense Media's Best Books of the Year list! Congratulations to Quartez Harris, @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social, and Derrick Barnes! Full list: www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-b... #BestBooksof2025 #BookSky #CommonSenseMedia

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Sandra Jackson-Opoku on the @libraryjournal.bsky.social naming SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES as one of the Best Crime Fiction/Mystery Books of 2025! Full list: www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella... #BookSky #BestBooks #SandraJacksonOpoku

This year, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks had the opportunity to not only participate in some of the discussions happening in the industry but also lead several key events to support our colleagues and the next generation of writers. #ReginaBrooks #PublishingIndustry #PublishingSecrets #BookSky

Message from #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks: I’m proud to have helped shape the BLK Bestseller List and grateful to serve alongside the Black Book Accelerator. Read more here: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #ReginaBrooks #BLKBestsellerList #BlackAuthors #BookSky #BlackBookAccelerator

To celebrate Hip Hop History Month, Essence Magazine included AFROCENTRIC STYLE by #SerendipityLit author Shirley Neal on a recent list of books that showcase the legacy of Hip Hop! Full list: www.essence.com/entertainmen... Out now from @amistadbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #ShirleyNeal #HipHop

Congratulations to Tamika Burgess on Kirkus Reviews naming DANILO WAS HERE as one of the Best Middle-Grade Historical Fiction Books of 2025! Full list: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/b... DANILO WAS HERE is available now from @harperkids.bsky.social. #BookSky #KirkusReviews #BestBooksof2025

Join @studiohoffmann.bsky.social tonight at 6 PM EST for a live conversation with #SerendipityLit illustrator @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social!

We’re thrilled to see that two #SerendipityLit titles were selected by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature as two of the Best Books of 2025! Congratulations to Quartez Harris, @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social, and Derrick Barnes! Full list: www.csmcl.org/best-books-2...

#SerendipityLit author and award-winning filmmaker @willpowerpacker.bsky.social was on @v103atlanta.bsky.social yesterday to discuss his debut book, upcoming projects, and the disappearance of Black television. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEMf... #WillPacker #V103Atlanta #GirlsTrip

#SerendipityLit author Vanessa Reiser, LCSW, will be signing copies of her book, NARCISSISTIC ABUSE, and doing a live Q&A this Saturday, December 13th, at the Women's Club of Red Bank. Learn more: womansclubofredbank.org/events/book-... #BookSigning #AuthorEvent #BookSky #VanessaReiser

Join us as we welcome #author Dr. LaKeesha Walrond to the #SerendipityLit team! Be sure to say hi and give her a follow on Instagram, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn! #AgentedAuthor #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #DrLaKeeshaWalrond #BookSky #LiteraryAgents

#SerendipityLit author @willpowerpacker.bsky.social is nominated for the 2026 Voice Arts Awards in the Outstanding Audiobook Narration—Self-Help, Health & Wellness—Best Voiceover category! Purchase tickets here: www.squadup.com/events/voice... Available now from @prhaudio.bsky.social.

SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES by #SerendipityLit author Sandra Jackson-Opoku was recently featured in Good Housekeeping's "Most Giftable Books" spread for the November/December 2025 issue! Out now from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #GoodHousekeeping #CozyMystery

Kirkus Reviews named THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes as one of the Best Middle-Grade Fiction Books of 2025! Congratulations, Derrick! Full list: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/b... #BookSky #DerrickBarnes #BestBooksof2025 #MiddleGradeBooks

WHO BETTER THAN YOU?, the debut book from #SerendipityLit author and award-winning filmmaker @willpowerpacker.bsky.social, was named one of the Best Productivity Books of 2025 by the @nextbigidea.bsky.social! Full list: nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/12-... #WillPacker #BestBooksof2025 #BookSky