Join the ARC Team for An Iridescent Light! If you're looking to dive into a new indie YA Fantasy series with BIPOC, queer, and mental health rep, I'd love to have you on my team! ARCs will be sent in June, and the book will be released this July. Apply now! forms.gle/CWwTRL4Cbvpd... #IndieBooks

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The last bundle I have for you is the mid-range novel bundle but it's everything but mid. It's filled with some of the best books I've read in the past couple of years. 47 books for $50! Regular price is $130. itch.io/b/3634/narra... #NarratessIndieSale #IndieApril #booksky

I'm joining over 200 #IndieAuthors this weekend for the @narratess.com indie book sale! From April 11 - 13, browse indie titles across fantasy, sci-fi, and horror: indiebook.sale #BookSky

Dolores Huerta issued a statement following the New York Times’ investigation into sexual misconduct by Cesar Chavez medium.com/@dolores_hue...

Happy Read an Ebook Week! You can find my book, Still Water, Skin, available now at Smashwords for 💫 FREE 💫 to help you celebrate. Find my book and many more at www.smashwords.com/sale from March 1 - 7! #EbookEeek26 #Smashwords

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Losing our words is a writer’s worst nightmare. Don’t forget to backup your work. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub

Stop giving your all to people who would hardly even give the bare minimum to you

You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.

Yesssssssssssss

Joining other #IndieAuthors during January in sharing *free* stories, chapters, and previews in the genres of fantasy, romance fantasy, sci-fi, and YA fantasy. Find your next indie read and browse the selection here: books.bookfunnel.com/fresh-pages-... #Booksky

WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.

Start your new year with a new read! Get the ebook of Still Water, Skin for $0.99 during January. Available on Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Smashwords, Kobo, and more. View all storefronts here: buy.bookfunnel.com/netbbw767l #Booksky #YAFantasy #IndieBooks

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...

University of Alabama suspended publication of two student-run magazines, claiming they weren’t in compliance with federal guidance on DEI “This is an attack on the student press and nothing less”

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

“The arts remind us that none of the current truisms are absolutes—that there are other ways of living.”

Still Water, Skin is out in the world today! This month, five years ago during Covid, I wrote most of the first draft during #NaNoWriMo, which I'm sad to see is no longer running but am forever grateful for. Get it in eBook or paperback: buy.bookfunnel.com/netbbw767l #Booksky #IndieAuthor

An actual hero

"Dozens of deportees have been sent to Africa from the U.S. since July after the Trump administration struck largely secretive agreements with at least five African nations — including Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan — to take migrants under a new third-country deportation program."

TIL: There’s a UNESCO project by (mostly) African scholars known as the General History of Africa. 11 volumes, each covering a different period of the continent. www.unesco.org/en/general-h...

Cover art on deck 💜 Shout out to the fine folks at MiblArt for creating the cover for Still Water, Skin! I couldn't be happier with the final result, and I'm excited to share this story with the world. Still Water, Skin is out Nov 22 - get the first 3 chapters now: dl.bookfunnel.com/yrmely6j8y

We built a team of young Black, Asian, queer, and trans staffers at Teen Vogue, and they deserve the world. They are passionate, whip smart, and incredibly talented. Many of them are now without jobs — please consider donating to their GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...

love to see it. curious which unions will respond

lol everything happening right now is about maintaining white power.

Don't resubscribe to Disney+, Hulu, and Disney Properties yet. If Kimmel gets to be authentic and they keep him on air we must keep the pressure up so that ALL the oligarchs TAKE NOTICE.

Read every banned book you can get your hands on. Give them as gifts. Quote from them every day.

The commitment to dehumanizing Black women remains an enigma to me. I have no idea what we did to y'all, but I hope that in my lifetime, you leave us alone for good.

Still Water, Skin, my debut #YAFantasy novel, will be released tentatively in early November. After trying my hand with querying and the traditional publishing route, I'm excited to become an #IndieAuthor and take this process into my own hands. Learn more at my website: maried.space #BookSky

How about that? A victory for people who actually read.