AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS is a finalist for the Ignyte Awards in the Outstanding Middle Grade category! Congratulations to #SerendipityLit illustrator/author @miaaraujo.bsky.social! Full list: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/current-fina... #BookSky #MiaAraujo #IgnyteAwards #ChildrensBooks

To celebrate 50 years of ROOTS, #SerendipityLit author Lucas L. Johnson II was a recent guest on @nashvillebanner.bsky.social's Banner & Company podcast! Listen here: nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/14/l... Out now from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #Roots #AlexHaley

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Sandra Jackson-Opoku on SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES being nominated for the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel! Order here: mysteryreaders.org/macavity-awa... #SandraJacksonOpoku #MacavityAward

#SerendipityLit agent @kellythomaslit.bsky.social will be attending @thewritingbarn.bsky.social's Industry Engagement Day on July 18th, where she will be reviewing and evaluating 25 PB pitches as well as offering written critiques! Register here: thewritingbarn.com/industry-eng... #AuthorSky

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator John John Bajet on the recent review from @slj.com for WHO GOT GAME: FOOTBALL! Read it here: www.slj.com/review/who-g... Out on August 18th from @workmanpubkids.bsky.social. #BookSky #BookReview #SLJ #ChildrensBooks

We're happy to share that three #SerendipityLit titles were recently named to @bankstreet.edu's Best Children’s Books of the Year (2026 edition) list! Congrats to all selected! Read it here: educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcont... #BookSky #BestChildrensBooksoftheYear #ChildrensBooks #BestBooks

#SerendipityLit author and illustrator @smartinbrough.bsky.social was recently interviewed by @bookstr.bsky.social about his graphic novel series, JUDGE KIM AND THE KIDS' COURT!

Thank you to @lgbtqreads.bsky.social for including GIRLS WALKING WITH WOLVES by #SerendipityLit author Jenna Baner on two recent listicles! Read them here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on November 11th from Page Street YA.

AND THEN CAME THE BLUES by #SerendipityLit author Katrina Brownlee was named a finalist for the @indiebookawards.bsky.social in the Memoir (Overcoming Adversity/Tragedy) category! Read it here: www.indiebookawards.com/winners.php?... Out now from OpenLens (@akashicbooks.bsky.social) #BookSky

Preorder SPORTS SUPERSTARS: KING JAMES by #SerendipityLit author @gregandelysee.bsky.social and illustrator @ornitoplatypus.bsky.social from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on February 2nd, 2027, from Scholastic

Preorder VIOLET AND THE FROST KING by Virginia Hamilton & Jaime Adoff and #SerendipityLit illustrator April Harrison from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on January 19th from Christy Ottaviano Books. #BookSky #BNPreorder

From today until 06/26, preorder GIRLS WALKING WITH WOLVES by #SerendipityLit author Jenna Baner from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on November 11th from Page Street YA. #BookSky #BNPreorder

From today until 06/26, preorder THE PET ROCK RANSOM by #SerendipityLit author and illustrator Akeem S. Roberts from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on November 11th from Kokila Books.

From today until 06/26, preorder THE CULTURE COMPASS by #SerendipityLit author Arturo Nuñez from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on October 10th from Simon & Schuster #BookSky #BNPreorder

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

From today until 06/26, preorder THIS IS HOW YOU LOVE HER by #SerendipityLit author Traci Saulberry from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on August 4th from Abrams Books. #BookSky #BNPreorder

From today until 06/26, preorder CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF by #SerendipityLit author Nia Gilliam from @barnesandnoble.com to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here: linktr.ee/serendipitylit Out on August 4th from Storehouse Voices #BNPreorder #BookSky

From today until 06/26, 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. #BookSky #BNPreorder

@brandontensley.bsky.social recently gave REMEMBERING ROOTS by #SerendipityLit author Lucas L. Johnson II a powerful review in The American Scholar! Read it here: theamericanscholar.org/blood-and-be... REMEMBERING ROOTS is out now from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. #LucasJohnson #AlexHaley

Happy Juneteenth from the #SerendipityLit team! To celebrate, we wanted to shine a light on a few titles created by Serendipity Lit authors and illustrators that introduce young readers to the history of Juneteenth from 1865 to today. #Juneteenth #FreedomDay #BookRecommendations #BlackVoices

#SerendipityLit author Madison Margolin and Shelby Hartman, the co-founders of DoubleBlind Magazine and co-writers of THE DOUBLEBLIND GUIDE TO PSYCHEDELICS, were guests on the Psychedelics Design podcast! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Lgv... #BookSky #AuthorInterview #PlantMedicine

We're thrilled to see THE KING OF KINDERGARTEN by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton on June's BLK Bestseller List for Juvenile Fiction! Full list: aalbc.com/blackbestsel... Available now Nancy Paulsen Books (@nancyrosep.bsky.social). #BookSky

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Lucas L. Johnson II on @therootdotcom.bsky.social including REMEMBERING ROOTS on their list of Black books you need to read this summer! Read it here: www.theroot.com/the-black-re... Out next Tuesday from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #Roots

We're proud to be supporting the Literary Auction for Change, organized by the @litagentsofchange.bsky.social! #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be offering a 30-minute Ask Me Anything session. The auction ends Friday, June 12th. You can learn more here: www.32auctions.com/LAOC #BookSky #LAOC

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Sandra Jackson-Opoku on receiving a wonderful review from the @libraryjournal.bsky.social for SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE PO'BOY PERILS! Read it here: www.libraryjournal.com/review/savvy... Out on July 21st from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #BookReview

NEVER WEAR RED LIPSTICK by #SerendipityLit author Dr. Karmetria Dunham Burton received an excellent review from Shaundale Rénā at the African American Literature Book Club! Read it here: aalbc.com/book-review/... Out now from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. #NeverWearRedLipstick #BookSky

#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be a guest panelist tomorrow at the U.S. Book Show, hosted by @publisherswkly.bsky.social! Her panel will explore why discoverability may be one of the defining business challenges of our time. Register here: usbookshow.com/program/ #USBookShow #ReginaBrooks

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share that Suzyn Pupman has crossed the rainbow bridge. Suzy’s legacy will live far beyond her years. Our greatest hope is that Suzy’s story will continue to warm hearts and lull children to sleep for many years to come. #AStrayDogForChristmas #BookSky

The @awpwriter.org is offering fellowships to three faculty members and six students who currently work at or attend a historically Black college or university that are involved in creative writing. Applications close on May 31st! Apply here: awpwriter.secure-platform.com/applications... #AWP27

Andrew DeAngelo mentioned THE DOUBLEBLIND GUIDE TO PSYCHEDELICS by #SerendipityLit author Madison Margolin and Shelby Hartman in his latest article with @forbes.com! Full article: www.forbes.com/sites/andrew... #BookSky #DoubleBlindMagazine #Psychedelics #Forbes

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

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Traci Saulsberry on @publisherswkly.bsky.social's glowing review of THIS IS HOW YOU LOVE HER! Read it here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781419780110 Out on August 4th from Abrams Books. #TraciSaulsberry #BookReview #BookSky

"I’m excited to announce that AALBC and the Black Book Accelerator have now partnered with TheGrio... which will now share the monthly BLK Bestseller List on its platform." - #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks Read it here: thegrio.com/2026/05/01/t... #BlackBooks #BookSky #TheGrio #AALBC

Join us as we welcome #author and trauma coach Terra Newell to the #SerendipityLit team! Be sure to say hi and give her a follow on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube! #AuthorSky #BookSky #WritersCommunity #AgentedAuthor #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #TerraNewell

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

Congratulations to Quartez Harris and #SerendipityLit illustrator @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social on GO TELL IT being named the winner of the 2026 Norman A. Sugarman Children’s Biography Award! Full list: cpl.org/norman-a-sug... Out now from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. #GoTellIt #ChildrensBiography

@coolhunting.com recently included THE DOUBLEBLIND GUIDE TO PSYCHEDELICS by #SerendipityLit author Madison Margolin and Shelby Hartman on their Plant Medicine Gift Guide! Read the list here: coolhunting.com/gift-guides/... #NonfictionBooks #DoubleBlindMagazine #GiftGuide #PlantMedicine #BookSky

In a recent newsletter, Tricycle Day named THE DOUBLEBLIND GUIDE TO PSYCHEDELICS by #SerendipityLit author Madison Margolin and Shelby Hartman as their Book of the Week! Read it here: www.tricycleday.com/p/mdma-and-y... #BookSky #BookoftheWeek #Psychedelics #TricycleDay #DoubleBlindMagazine

#SerendipityLit author and Detroit Poet Laureate @jessicacaremoore.bsky.social was recently interviewed by Rolling Out to reflect on 30 years of being a poet! Read it here: rollingout.com/2026/04/10/j... #BookSky #Poetry #Poets #jessicaCaremoore #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetLaureate

Javier Hasse at High Times Magazine covered the release of THE DOUBLEBLIND GUIDE TO PSYCHEDELICS by #SerendipityLit author Madison Margolin and Shelby Hartman to highlight why it's landing at just the right time. Read it here: hightimes.com/psychedelics... #BookSky #BookFeature #Psychedelics

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton on the @nytimes.com naming RUBY AND THE BOOKER BOYS as a Great Chapter Book for Beginning Readers! Full list: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/b... #ChapterBooks #BookSky #NewYorkTimes #DerrickBarnes

To celebrate the release of her newest book, #SerendipityLit author Madison Margolin will be at @phbookstores.bsky.social next Wednesday for a live discussion with Zach Sokol, Deputy Editor of Hypebeast Magazine. Learn more: events.ticketleap.com/tickets/powe... #BookSky #BookLaunchEvent #NewBook

Happy Book Birthday to #SerendipityLit author Madison Margolin (EXILE AND ECSTASY) and Shelby Hartman of DoubleBlind Magazine for THE DOUBLEBLIND GUIDE TO PSYCHEDELICS: A ROAD MAP TO TRIPPING, MICRODOSING, AND BEYOND! Order here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9781... #BookLaunch #Psychedelics #BookSky

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

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author and Paint Your Lips Red Founder Dr. Karmetria Dunham Burton on @publisherswkly.bsky.social's lovely review of NEVER WEAR RED LIPSTICK! Read it here: www.publishersweekly.com/9798889833000 Out now from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. #BookReview #BookSky

Dr. Christian Gregory, #SerendipityLit author and son of the late Dick Gregory, was on @nbcwashington.com last week to discuss his most recent release, SEVEN MILLION STEPS. Watch it: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... #BookSky #DickGregory #ChildrensBooks #RunforHunger #DrChristianGregory

#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be moderating a panel at the Bologna Book Plus Fair to discuss the role of AI and how governance decisions reshape rights, licensing, and compensation. Learn more: www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/events/ev... #AIinPublishing #ReginaBrooks #CreativeRights

To celebrate the release of MILKSHAKE THE DISAPPEARING MILKSNAKE, #SerendipityLit author/illustrator Akeem S. Roberts was at Lofty Pigeon Books for an exciting launch event! Out now from Kokila Books. (Photo credits: Lofty Pigeon Books) #AkeemSRoberts #BookSky #BookLaunch #EventRecap #NewBooks

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Shamar Knight-Justice on I GOT YOU being named the winner of the 2026 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award in the Youth Literature category! Full list: www.ms-arts-letters.org/winners.html #BookSky #AwardWinner

Happy Book Birthday to #SerendipityLit author @thetututeacher.bsky.social for GETTING READY FOR SECOND GRADE, the latest installment in the GETTING READY series, illustrated by Debby Rahmalia! Order here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9798... #BookLaunch #DebbyRahmalia #TheTutuTeacher #BookSky