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Celebrating over 25 years of Literary Management. Unearthing Gems One Book at a Time!
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
about 16 hours ago
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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
1 day ago
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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
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#SerendipityLit
CEO Regina Brooks will be joining the
@scbwi.bsky.social
University series as a guest instructor! Register here:
www.scbwi.org/events/the-b...
#ReginaBrooks
#SCBWI
#PublishingInsights
#AuthorSky
#BookSky
3 days ago
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In this clip from the Freelance Writing Direct podcast with
@estelleserasmus.bsky.social
,
#SerendipityLit
CEO and Founder Regina Brooks shares how she’s come to represent so many books across genres. Watch it here:
estelleserasmus.com/podcast
#ReginaBrooks
#BookSky
#AuthorSky
#LiteraryAgents
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6 days ago
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The PYLR Foundation is hosting a special book launch event on April 19th to celebrate the release of PYLR Founder and
#SerendipityLit
author Dr. Karmetria Dunham Burton's debut book! Learn more:
www.eventbrite.com/e/pylr-book-...
Out now from
@broadleafbooks.bsky.social
.
#BookSky
#BookLaunch
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PYLR BOOK LAUNCH : LIPSTICK, LIES & LIBERATION
Lipstick, lies and liberation is a bold intimate celebration, marking the launch of Dr. Karmetria's new book!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pylr-book-launch-lipstick-lies-liberation-tickets-1984227116720
8 days ago
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Happy Book Birthday to
#SerendipityLit
author and Paint Your Lips Red Founder Dr. Karmetria Dunham Burton for NEVER WEAR RED LIPSTICK! Order here:
bookshop.org/a/10902/9798...
Out now from
@broadleafbooks.bsky.social
!
#NeverWearRedLipstick
#BlackWomeninBusiness
#BookLaunch
#BookSky
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9 days ago
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We're thrilled to share that I GOT YOU and THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE are nominees for the 2026 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters awards! Full list:
www.ms-arts-letters.org/nominations1...
#DerrickBarnes
#BookSky
#AwardNomination
#MississippiInstituteofArtsandLetters
14 days ago
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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! You can order here:
linker.ee/serendipitylit
Out on on August 18th from
@workmanpubkids.bsky.social
!
#BNPreorder
#BookSky
14 days ago
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From today until 03/26, preorder THIS IS HOW YOU LOVE HER by
#SerendipityLit
author Traci Saulsberry from
@barnesandnoble.com
to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here:
barnesandnoble.com/w/this-is-ho...
Out on August 4th from Abrams Books!
#BNPreorder
#BookSky
15 days ago
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From today until 03/26, 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
15 days ago
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From today until 03/26, 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
!
#BNPreorder
#BookSky
15 days ago
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From today until 03/26, preorder LIVE, DIE, REPEAT by
#SerendipityLit
author Rande Brown from
@barnesandnoble.com
to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/live-die-r...
Out on June 16th from Sentient Publications!
#BNPreorder
#BookSky
15 days ago
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From today until 03/26, preorder THE DOUBLEBLIND GUIDE TO PSYCHEDELICS by Shelby Hartman and
#SerendipityLit
author Madison Margolin from
@barnesandnoble.com
to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here:
linktr.ee/serendipitylit
Out on April 14th from Artisan Books!
#BNPreorder
16 days ago
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Preorder GETTING READY FOR SECOND GRADE by
#SerendipityLit
author
@thetututeacher.bsky.social
and illustrator Debby Rahmalia from
@barnesandnoble.com
to get 25% off by using code PREORDER25! Order here:
linktr.ee/serendipitylit
Out on April 7th from
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
!
#BNPreorder
16 days ago
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From now until 03/26, 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, from
@broadleafbooks.bsky.social
!
#BookSky
#BNPreorder
16 days ago
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Kirkus Reviews recently gave
#SerendipityLit
author/illustrator Akeem S. Roberts a glowing review for CLASS PET GHOST DETECTIVE #2: MILKSHAKE THE DISAPPEARING MILK SNAKE! Congratulations, Akeem! Read it here:
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
#AkeemSRoberts
#BookSky
#GraphicNovels
#BookReview
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MILKSHAKE THE DISAPPEARING MILK SNAKE | Kirkus Reviews
A snake on the loose sparks some school-wide sleuthing.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/akeem-s-roberts/milkshake-the-disappearing-milk-snake/
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#SerendipityLit
author/illustrator Akeem S. Roberts will be at Lofty Pigeon Books this Sunday, March 22nd, to celebrate the release of CLASS PET GHOST DETECTIVE #2: MILKSHAKE THE DISAPPEARING MILK SNAKE! Learn more:
www.eventbrite.com/e/akeem-s-ro...
#AkeemSRoberts
#BookSky
#BookLaunch
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Akeem S. Roberts launches "Class Pet Ghost Detective #2"
“A goofy, entertaining mystery certain to engage young readers.” —Kirkus Reviews
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/akeem-s-roberts-launches-class-pet-ghost-detective-2-tickets-1984408455108?aff=oddtdtcreator
20 days ago
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Join us as we welcome
#author
and
#illustrator
Alex Bostic to the
#SerendipityLit
team! Be sure to say hi and give him a follow on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook!
#AuthorSky
#BookSky
#WritersCommunity
#AgentedAuthor
#SerendipityLiteraryAgency
22 days ago
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Happy Book Birthday to
#SerendipityLit
author/illustrator Akeem S. Roberts for his graphic novel CLASS PET GHOST DETECTIVE #2: MILKSHAKE THE DISAPPEARING MILK SNAKE! Order here:
bookshop.org/a/10902/9780...
#AkeemSRoberts
#ClassPetGhostDetective
#BookLaunch
#GraphicNovels
#BookSky
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23 days ago
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Congratulations to
#SerendipityLit
author Sandra Jackson-Opoku on BookBub naming SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES as one of the 50 Best (and Coziest!) Cozy Mystery Books! Full list:
www.bookbub.com/blog/cozy-my...
#SandraJacksonOpoku
#BookSky
#BookBub
#CozyMysteries
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50 of the Best (and Coziest!) Cozy Mystery Books
Amateur sleuths solve crimes alongside charming companions in these reads.
https://www.bookbub.com/blog/cozy-mystery-books?position=seemore&source=multicontent&target=title&fbclid=IwY2xjawQUKCZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe_MRGEgNAFtjzDpamUExh1DO8oi4FZzTcl0AGJvHeSdgdHbB6Xin7x0eEU0M_aem_6w96PZrVE-C3Xm-jAX31NQ
24 days ago
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Jessica Harrison at Cracking the Cover called GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by
#SerendipityLit
author Rin-rin Yu a "fine contemporary MG"! Full review:
www.crackingthecover.com/27893/rin-ri...
Out now from Nancy Paulsen Books (
@nancyrosep.bsky.social
).
#RinrinYu
#BookSky
#BookReview
28 days ago
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Congratulations to
#SerendipityLit
author
@gregandelysee.bsky.social
on his recent book deal with Scholastic! SPORTS SUPERSTARS: KING JAMES is set to release in spring 2027!
#GregAndersonElysée
#SerendipityLiteraryAgency
#BookDeals
#LebronJames
#BookSky
#KingJames
29 days ago
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NEVER WEAR RED LIPSTICK by
#SerendipityLit
author Dr. Karmetria Dunham Burton was named one of
@therootdotcom.bsky.social
's most anticipated March releases by Black authors! Full list:
www.theroot.com/the-books-by...
Out on March 31st from
@broadleafbooks.bsky.social
!
#BookSky
#MarchBookReleases
30 days ago
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#SerendipityLit
CEO Regina Brooks was recently interviewed for
@bookbrunch.bsky.social
to discuss her career transition, signs of a good manuscript, and industry changes she'd like to see. Read it here:
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
#ReginaBrooks
#AskanAgent
#Publishing
#LiteraryAgent
about 1 month ago
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Afoma Umesi at Reading Middle Grade recently gave GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by
#SerendipityLit
author Rin-rin Yu a glowing review! Read it here:
readingmiddlegrade.com/goodbye-fren...
Out now from Nancy Paulsen Books (
@nancyrosep.bsky.social
).
#RinrinYu
#BookReview
#BookSky
#GoodbyeFrenchFry
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Goodbye, French Fry, Rin-Rin Yu (Book Review)
Goodbye, French Fry is a sweet and (actually) funny slice-of-tale with a charming lead navigating the ups and downs of upper elementary school life while learning to love and accept her Chinese herita...
https://readingmiddlegrade.com/goodbye-french-fry-book-review/
about 1 month ago
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#SerendipityLit
CEO Regina Brooks will be participating in three panels during The London Book Fair from Monday, March 9th to Wednesday, March 11th! View the full list of panels here:
www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en-gb/confer...
#LBF26
#LondonBookFair
#ReginaBrooks
#PublishingLeadership
about 1 month ago
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Congratulations to
#SerendipityLit
author
@kevinkreider.bsky.social
, star of BLING EMPIRE AND THE TRAITORS, on his recent book deal with
@beaconpress.bsky.social
!
#KevinKreider
#BookDeals
#BookSky
#SerendipityLiteraryAgency
#AuthorSky
about 1 month ago
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Join us as we welcome
#author
@petergroff.bsky.social
to the
#SerendipityLit
team! Be sure to say hi and give him a follow on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and BlueSky!
#AuthorSky
#BookSky
#WritersCommunity
#AgentedAuthor
#SerendipityLiteraryAgency
about 1 month ago
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GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by
#SerendipityLit
author Rin-rin Yu was included in a roundup of February 17th releases during a recent episode of
@bookriot.bsky.social
's All the Books! podcast! Listen here:
bookriot.com/listen/new-r...
#RinRinYu
#BookRiot
#BookSky
#NewBookReleases
#MiddleGradeBooks
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New Releases and More for February 17, 2026 - BOOK RIOT
This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Citizenship, Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter, Murder Will Out, and more!
https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-february-17-2026/
about 1 month ago
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@people.com
recently revealed the cover for
#SerendipityLit
author Traci Saulsberry’s debut book, THIS IS HOW YOU LOVE HER! Read it here:
people.com/traci-saulsb...
Out on August 4th from Abrams Books. Preorder here:
bookshop.org/a/10902/9781...
#TraciSaulsberry
#CoverReveal
#BookSky
#SelfHelp
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Traci Saulsberry’s Self-Help Book 'This Is How You Love Her' Is 'Fiercely Candid' — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at Traci Saulsberry's self-help book 'This Is How You Love Her: A Journey to Radical Self-Love.' In the guidebook, the author and leadership coach pulls from her own...
https://people.com/traci-saulsberry-this-is-how-you-love-her-cover-reveal-exclusive-11909144
about 1 month ago
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We're so proud to celebrate
#SerendipityLit
author and award-winning filmmaker
@willpowerpacker.bsky.social
on his NAACP Image Award win for WHO BETTER THAN YOU? at the NAACP Image Awards! List of winners:
naacpimageawards.net/nominees/
#WillPacker
#WhoBetterthanYou
#NAACPImageAwards
#BookSky
about 1 month ago
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#SerendipityLit
CEO and
@awpwriter.org
Executive Board Member Regina Brooks will be moderating the AWP’s “Ask an Agent Anything” panel during the AWP Conference & Bookfair on Friday, March 6th! Learn more and register here:
conference.awpwriter.org/AskAnAgent20...
#AWP26
#ReginaBrooks
#AskanAgent
about 1 month ago
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#SerendipityLit
author Rin-rin Yu was interviewed by
@publisherswkly.bsky.social
to share how her lived experiences inspired her debut novel, GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY. Read it here:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Out now from Nancy Paulsen Books (
@nancyrosep.bsky.social
)
#BookSky
#RinrinYu
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Q & A with Rin-rin Yu
Rin-rin Yu spoke with us about telling a different kind of immigration story in her middle grade debut 'Goodbye, French Fry,' and adjusting her writing style for fiction narratives.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/99724-q-a-with-rin-rin-yu.html?oly_enc_id=5678A4178145A2Y
about 2 months ago
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Congratulations to
#SerendipityLit
author Jenna Baner on her recent book deal with Page Street YA! GIRLS WALKING WITH WOLVES is set to release in November 2026!
#SerendipityLiteraryAgency
#BookDeals
#AroAceBooks
#BookSky
#LGBTBooks
about 2 months ago
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#SerendipityLit
CEO Regina Brooks will be a guest speaker on The OpEd Project's “Ask an Agent” webinar next Tuesday, February 24th! You can learn more and register here:
www.theopedproject.org/experttalks
#ReginaBrooks
#TheOpEDProject
#AskAnAgent
#PublishingIndustry
#BookSky
#AuthorSky
about 2 months ago
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Happy Book Birthday to
#SerendipityLit
author Rin-rin Yu for her debut novel GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY! Order here:
bookshop.org/a/10902/9780...
GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY is out now from Nancy Paulsen Books (
@nancyrosep.bsky.social
).
#RinrinYu
#GoodbyeFrenchFry
#BookLaunch
#MiddleGradeBooks
#BookSky
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about 2 months ago
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The
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
featured GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by
#SerendipityLit
author Rin-rin Yu on a recent list highlighting books perfect for growing children's reading stamina! Full list:
cbcbooks.org/2026/02/13/b...
#RinrinYu
#BookList
#BookSky
about 2 months ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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Congratulations to
#SerendipityLit
author LaKeesha Walrond, PhD, on her recent book deal with Storehouse Voices!
#BookDeals
#BookSky
#NonfictionBooks
#LaKeeshaWalrond
about 2 months ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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#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
about 2 months ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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@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
2 months ago
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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
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2 months ago
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Congratulations to
#SerendipityLit
author Bishop Vashti McKenzie on her recent book deal with Whitaker House!
#VashtiMcKenzie
#BishopVashtiMcKenzie
#BookDeals
#Spiritual
2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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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
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Liberation Station, North Carolina’s Only Black-Owned Children’s Bookstore, Has Reopened | Essence
Victoria Scott-Miller, the Liberation Station’s proud owner opens up about her passion for literacy and the importance of fostering Black joy.
https://www.essence.com/culture/liberation-station-childrens-bookstore-reopening/
2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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