Even when they’re based on us, writing characters is a craft. I’m teaching a course on writing semi-autobiographical characters & how to create distance while also nourishing a deeply rooted connection. May 24, to register: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/writ...

Even when they’re based on us, writing characters is a craft. I’m teaching a course on writing semi-autobiographical characters & how to create distance while also nourishing a deeply rooted connection. May 24, to register: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/writ...

That's awesome! I just started No Way Never Sisters, and am already looking forward to another collaboration from Natalia Sylvester and Chantel Acevedo. 🙌

Announcing new deals for @yanawroteit.bsky.social @tswitherspoon.bsky.social @jerameykraatz.bsky.social @nataliasylv.bsky.social + more buff.ly/OlJTxl6

✨ It’s PW official! ✨🚢 We’re writing another book together!! It’s inspired not only by the excitement & awkwardness of first love, but also the unique joy of having cousins—primas hermanas—who help you navigate the ups and downs of growing up. 🥹💜 Chantel & I can’t wait for you to meet Isa & Adri!!

Happy pub day to NO WAY NEVER SISTERS by @nataliasylv.bsky.social and Chantel Acevedo!

No Way Never Sisters, the MG novel that Chantel Acevedo& I co-wrote, is officially out! It’s a reverse parent trap book about 2 rivals who scheme to break up their parents’ engagement. My pups think you should get a copy (well, at least one of them does). bookshop.org/p/books/no-w...

Psst…NO WAY NEVER SISTERS is coming out in hardcover AND paperback so we’re doing a giveaway of both! ✨2 winners will get a signed set of books each for them & a friend! Coming March 10📚enter on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DVZHCSykV4...

Costco has Fraser Firs for $13. Isss X-Mas miracle!

Ecstatic to share my next novel for adults—about 3 generations of women on a mission to expose a corrupt HOA board in Miami—will be out in 2027 from Little, Brown! Thank you to my amazing agent Laura Dail for finding the perfect home for this book with the brilliant Vivian Lee!

The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.

democrats have a duty right now to loudly remind the military they are required by law to refuse unconstitutional orders

This is spot on. Our capitulation to the ‘inevitability’ of AI couldn’t come at a worse time.

One of my favorite things to do at school visits or story times for A Maleta Full of Treasures is talk about how my picture book is a result of teamwork. I show students Juana Medina’s picture & say, “can we give her a big round of applause?!” It starts things off with such fun energy!

We wrote a Latina reverse parent trap MG novel with big-hearted characters navigating scoliosis, anxiety, & overwhelming life changes. Librarians, booksellers, teachers & reviewers, request ARCs of NO WAY NEVER SISTERS, co-written by Chantel Acevedo & me, at the link! forms.gle/H7Bh7ap7W7GH...

We wrote a Latina reverse parent trap MG novel with big-hearted characters navigating scoliosis, anxiety, & overwhelming life changes. Librarians, booksellers, teachers & reviewers, request ARCs of NO WAY NEVER SISTERS, co-written by Chantel Acevedo & me, at the link! forms.gle/H7Bh7ap7W7GH...

This story is not getting the attention it deserves in fact it should be so shocking that it took over the CK story at this point. However, you would be hard pressed to find more than a couple people who even know what happened

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Years ago someone told me not to write Latine characters unless I had a “reason” to. Hi!! Five books (& counting later) my reason is that we exist & we’re not going anywhere & our stories deserve to be told & celebrated unapologetically 365 days a year. Happy Latinx Heritage Month!

I’m still alive. The earth is still alive. Language is still alive. If you can’t find any beauty where you are, you can still make it. Took 20 years to get this story out. I hope you’ll read it 💙🩵 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/khadi...

So proud of my husband & his first audiobook narration!

I have 2 copies of my first book from @flowersongpress.bsky.social, Las Criaturas, and one of my zines to giveaway to anyone who donates $10 or more the Sameer Project to help folks in Gaza access food, water and other supplies: chuffed.org/project/1132...

In final days of Disability Pride Month, I thought now was the perfect time to introduce y'all to Kai and rec a few disabled books I've loved over the last few years. Books listed: Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera and Breathe & Count Back From Ten by @nataliasylv.bsky.social❤️ More recs⬇️

I loved the docuseries, "MerPeople," and this book got into that same territory from the mechanics of performance to the history of it in Florida. This is an especially good read for folks that want to see more immigrant and disability representation! Thank you @nataliasylv.bsky.social for writing!

Heartbroken.

"When a human dies the soul moves through the universe trying to describe how a body trembles when it’s lost, softens when it’s safe, how a wound would heal given nothing but time. I can’t imagine it, the stars say. Tell us again about goosebumps. Tell us again about pain." --Andrea Gibson, Tincture

We have a cover! NO WAY NEVER SISTERS, the enemies-to-bffs/sisters MG novel I co-wrote with @chantelacevedo_author, is out 3/10 in hardcover & paperback! Illustrated by @solenedebies designed by Laura Lyn DiSiena. www.simonandschuster.com/books/No-Way... goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Y'all, Desiree knows what she's talking about, she has written a historical novel that is sadly prescient/timely. sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/2025/06/...

If any of these are your reps, please take 5 min today and call. Scripts and numbers at 5calls.org. Kill this absolute travesty of a bill.

"You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula." 🔥🔥🔥

I can barely express how gutwrenching it is to steal health care away from trans kids and essentially force them into conversion therapy defector.com/on-bridges?g...

Before merMay ends & Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month begins, fyi I have the perfect book for both! 🧜‍♀️📚💜 Breathe and Count From Ten is about a disabled Peruvian American teen’s summer of first love, mermaid auditions & advocating for her body. Get a copy & share this post! bookshop.org/p/books/brea...

Teachers & librians, I’m booking author visits for grades K-12 for 2025-2026! From storytimes to writing workshops & gen assemblies, I share my path of becoming an author as a disabled Latina immigrant with students of all ages. For more info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Shout out to the disabled community for always showing up, always being on the right side of history and justice, always willing to put their bodies on the line, all for the cause of making sure *everyone* has the basic dignity of health care.

Hey, this business really messes with my head, so just a quick reminder that I have a book coming out in June, if a funny pirate ghost story starring middle grade kids sounds like your jam.

Members @maggietokudahall.bsky.social @redgoldsparks.bsky.social & Lauren Gao put together this resource sheet to help you engage with government officials (& anyone else) working to ban books. docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Seamus Heaney, via @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social History says, don’t hope On this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme.

Gentle reminder of how energy-efficient the human brain is.

Beautiful statement of why protesting matters, even if it feels like you aren't making much headway. You're not just speaking to power. You're speaking to others and making it possible for them to join in.

Thinking of the language of defeat & hopelessness & how that shapes our reality. If language & storytelling weren’t so powerful they wouldn’t have weaponized disinformation so effectively. They want us panicked, not informed. If we manage to be hopeful & inspired & protect our joy AND informed? Oof.

Watering my garden time has become my calling my reps time. Something so nourishing to me about this specific kind of multitasking.

AI can’t imagine a future humanity hasn’t already conceived of because its output is our stolen art and work. It doesn’t think past what we’ve already created.

My heart is so happy seeing Juana’s beautiful work celebrated this way!! Felicidades, Juana, thank you for bringing this story to life so tenderly!

We're kicking off 2025 with a new #SpanishWishlist filled with the titles always in highest demand at our #BookBank! Help us give away more of these beautiful books to the children who need them most by donating your favorites from our #SpanishBookWishlist bookshop.org/wishlists/49...

Yesterday I wrote & did a workout & stretched & read & spent time with family. I tried more than anything to stay focused & tend to my mind/body/spirit because I refuse to only be in survival mode for what’s ahead. The world needs us thriving.

Today is my birthday, and the greatest gift I could possibly get on this desperate, hopeless, futureless day is a future as a writer. I’m allergic to promoting myself, but if I can earn out my advance, hopefully, I can write another book. bookshop.org/p/books/magi...

Friends, with the inauguration tomorrow, the the Eaton Canyon fire of last week, support this Altadena artist (me) by buying her terribly timely novel of mass deportations of Mexican Americans and Mexicans. www.pasadenaweekly.com/feature_stor...