✨2026 YA Books by Black Authors✨ support diverse books all year long! here's my list of 20+ young adult from Black authors across YA fantasy, romance, horror, mystery and more, to add onto your 2026 tbr 📙💐 #booksky #yabooks #diversebooks 24hryabookblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/2...

Until the Clock Strikes Midnight comes out NEXT WEEK!! Check to next slide to find out more about the story! Also, I’ll be traveling over to celebrate its release. Caption in the alt text :)

TWO WEEKS until my cozy young adult romantasy comes out. Vibes are a fairytale devil and angel sitting on your shoulder giving you their conflicting advice while kinda sorta falling in love. I hope you’ll preorder a copy or eight.

#GIVEAWAY for EU & UK only. Comment below and tag a friend to win a copy of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight. I’ll select three winners by Jan 28th!!

ONLY ONE MONTH!! Did you know about the preorder campaign? Ask me. Did you preorder? Please do. Are you going to see me on tour? I’d love that.

Do you subscribe to my newsletter? You should. I’m sorta funny and heartfelt on there. Feel free to subscribe: alechiadow.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Please preorder UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT! Get signed & swagged copies from An Unlikely Story and Mysterious Galaxy! Enter receipts into my linktree for a chance to win a $100 for a bookstore. Just telling libraries and friends is supporting too 💜💜 Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

PREORDER CAMPAIGN. Every entry will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card to their fave Indie bookseller, and every 20th can pick one annotated copy of my books. Submit receipts here: bit.ly/PreorderUtCSM If you don’t have Google, please write me on my website: www.alechiadow.com/contact

Friends!! I’m going on tour with Fierce Reads and three amazing authors.

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

A great review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social !! Did you know there’s a goodreads giveaway happening right now? Go check it out. And you can preorder too :)) Tell your friends, family, and enemies. Goodreads: bit.ly/3WNVjfo Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

New newsletter just dropped about a Goodreads giveaway and a sneak peek at the commissioned art for Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Nia/peach.pod ! Special request: would you all please enter the giveaway—-I have a feeling it’s important!! Also subscribe. alechiadow.beehiiv.com/p/goodreads-...

BOOKSELLERS: this Halloween (and past few months but shhh) you can get a copy of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight on Edelweiss. If you do, you can show it love, give it a read, and mayyyyybe pitch it for Indie Next, if you feel so moved—in the spirit of Halloween: www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc...

New newsletter just dropped. Please subscribe if you haven’t already, I don’t send them too often, and they’ve been known to bring you a giggle or a thoughtful nod. This one is about the Kirkus star and finding joy when the world is *gestures*.

It’s a STAR from Kirkus!! They called Until the Clock Strikes Midnight “UNMISSABLE”. This is my first on the page bipolar character and for her to receive their acclaim means the world to me. You can read the full review here. www.kirkusreviews.com/author/alech... Also please preorder if you want!

BOOKSELLERS, do any of you want an ARC (physical copy or earc) of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight? If yes, please reply here or reach out preferably today: www.alechiadow.com/contact Of note: this book is—-as one person said: too queer. Also has Black people (most of the cast) and bipolar rep.

I went and grabbed a quick pic before they started since I had to hop back in my spot in the line!

Friends at NYCC, if you go to the Fierce Reads booth, can you please take a picture of the Until the Clock Strikes Midnight arcs?! Pretty please!!

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun! Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors! Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts! Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVpit is trending as the #1 hashtag right now! Despite our technical difficulties you all are doing amazing!

HAPPY RELEASE DAY CESAR!!! Woke up late but had to do a little photo shoot to celebrate release day! The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar is finally out in the world and I couldn’t be more proud 🥰

Heyyyy, @fiercereads.bsky.social is doing an advanced copy GIVEAWAY of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight on Goodreads — enter to win a copy right now!! bit.ly/3HXbgw2

What are some trad pub SFF/H books that have been out at least a year that you think didn't get enough attention? Adult or YA. Marginalized authors preferred, and small press titles encouraged. Not looking for big bestsellers or award-sweepers.

It’s the Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale: for rewards and premium members, you can get 25% off preorders using the code #BNPREORDER. Until the Clock Strikes Midnight is included in the sale!! Here’s the link: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/until-the-...

FRIENDS!! Fiercereads is doing a giveaway of UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT right now on goodreads! Enter to win an advance galley here: bit.ly/4l6FtX3 Check my website for content warnings though, and be prepared for a very inclusive fairytale with banter and magic :))

💜 TODAY'S THE DAY! The zombies are going down!** 💜 **and so is Max, albeit in a very different way AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs AMZ UK: go.oliviadade.com/Zamzuk Other links: go.oliviadade.com/Zprh

Please do not read my books if you don’t like queer characters living happily. I have published 6 books and every single one of them is queer normative. I will not put content warnings on LGBTQA+, you should not be surprised by the existence of people and I am not catering to your fanatical whims.

My next YA cozy fantasy, A Taste of Memories, is coming your way in Spring 2027 from Feiwel & Friends!! This one is magical, foodtastic, and incredibly meaningful. You will cry while spreading some sweetly tart jam on your scone. I hope you’ll love it. Alt Description below :))

Don’t look yet! I’ll post my graphic later but yayyyyyyy!!!

Look what just arrived in the mail from Delacorte Romance!! Jenny L. Howe’s LOVE AT FULL TILT! It comes out July 22nd and I looooove this book. Heartfelt and a romantic coming of age. Please preorder one or one hundred copies 💜💜💜 Here: bookshop.org/p/books/love...

There’s a 25% off preorder sale at Barnes & Noble right now for premium & rewards members. You can grab Until the Clock Strikes Midnight on here if you’re one of those and want it! Thanks!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/until-the-...

LOOK!! Until the Clock Strikes Midnight is one of the most requested books on NetGalley! Have you requested it here or Edelweiss, added on goodreads?Please do! All this helps my book. NG: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... EW: www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc... GR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT @tracybadua.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only! amzn.to/45MHSlN #ThisIsNotaPersonalStatement #ad

INDIE BOOKSTORE PREORDER PARTY! Get 15% off using code: Party2025 at participating Indie stores this June 27-29th. Please keep your receipts for a chance to win prizes. Also, keep the receipts for me too because… fun things are in store :) www.mystgalaxy.com/book/9781250...

Yo. Until the Clock Strikes Midnight is on NetGalley and Edelweiss. Would love for you all to request, read, and hopefully love it! NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Edelweiss: www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc... You can also add it on goodreads too: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

PREORDER Until the Clock Strikes Midnight because Jason June it “…reads like drinking that perfect cup of cocoa: warm, cozy, and entirely mood-lifting. There’s no better time than right now to pick up this utterly enchanting book!” On Indie Bookstore Party (June 27-29t) get 15% off preorders!

UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT is now available on NetGalley and Edelweiss+ … go get it! It’s out Feb 3, 2026. Please preorder too :) NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

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This is 40 and a sixth time published author. Peep the 7th book waiting for 2026 (and possibly a clue to an 8th book? Nooooo, right?). Thank you for the support this last year, I know it’s tough and there’s so much going on, but I’m grateful for all of you.

When “Diverse” Is Who You Are: buff.ly/xJmkIPv by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow @natalieaguirre7.bsky.social #wkb1b

Oh boo :( @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social had a nice roundup of YA space operas a little while ago, maybe some of these have translated editions? I liked the Alechia Dow series! reactormag.com/10-great-you...

wrote this book in 2017, never subbed it. Finally revised with sharper, better skills, fantastic feedback from my agent, and whewwww. What a book! Scifi. Dystopian. The angriest story I’ve ever written. YA/New Adult. Action-packed. 🤞🏽

✨ATTENTION AUTHORS✨ I am humbly asking for your help! You'll hear more about this on the next ep. of The Paper Trail podcast but I'll be returning to the classroom this fall after 5 years of being a full-time author. This means I'll be rebuilding my classroom LIBRARY from scratch! 📚

Happy Juneteenth!! Today would be a great day to support Black owned businesses, learn about Black history, read and buy books by Black authors! Request them from libraries. Shout about them online. Today & everyday. I wrote these but if you want recs, ask me below! bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

June 21 at 2 p.m. I'm moderating a talk with Lillie Lainoff, Jonny Garza Villa and Robbie Couch! We're going to talk about grief in young adult fiction. It'd be awesome if you came! docs.google.com/forms/d/10li...

it is really weird that publishing decided that instead of having a marketing budget, writers should just become cult leaders

*cough* You can now pre-order my debut novel Year of the Mer (book 1 of 2) releasing 4.7.26 www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...

Day 3, #Pride Book 3: THE KINDRED, in which true love changes galaxies, by demisexual queer author Alechia Dow (@alechiadow.bsky.social). On a far-off planet, Joy and Felix are Kindred, but have never met--until they're implicated in an assassination, steal a spaceship, and crash-land on Earth...