With summer just around the corner, here are just a few teen-approved romances, perfect for summer reading! ✨AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS by @tiawilliams.bsky.social ✨6 TIMES WE ALMOST KISSED (AND ONE TIME WE DID by @sharpegirl.bsky.social ✨I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE ROMANCE by Marie Arnold

Moving on to @hachettelibrary.bsky.social - lots of people will be very happy to hear that @tiawilliams.bsky.social is releasing a new book! *The Missed Connection* - a woman searches for her handsome seatmate on a European flight—and the unexpected places her hunt for love leads her. #pla2026

BOOK NEWS!! Preorder The Missed Connection from a participating Black bookstore & you’ll get: ✈️ A character print by @amacieforever ✈️ A signed bookplate ✈️ A boarding-pass-style bookmark ✈️ The book! Preorders open from today till May 26! Link here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/articles/the...

Another finished set of end paper illustrations from my collab with @illumicrate.bsky.social and @tiawilliams.bsky.social - for the book “A Perfect Find”. #art #bookarts #illustration #romance

Last set of end paper illustrations from my collab with @illumicrate.bsky.social and @tiawilliams.bsky.social This set is for “Seven Days in June.” #art #bookarts #illustration #romance

Tis time, once again, for the @barnesandnoble preorder sale! From 12/30 to 1/1, my upcoming novel, THE MISSED CONNECTION is 25% off for Premium and Rewards members! Link here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-missed... Happy holidays! ✈️

THE MISSED CONNECTION is now available for preorder! Link in bio! I cannot wait for y’all to meet Sasha, Seat F, and Detective Wes when it pubs on 6.16.26. ✈️ 🟡Enemies to lovers 🟡Will-they-or-won’t-they 🟡Secret billionaire 🟡Forced proximity 🟡Black people, Black people-ing deliciously

✈️ BIG BOOK NEWS COMING TOMORROW!! ✈️ Just a few clues to tease a bit… (If you came to any of my tour stops in May, you know exactly what’s afoot!) I’m terrible at keeping secrets, so I’m gonna scram before I spill. Watch this espacio!

My YA baby, AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS, was nominated for the @goodreads Choice Awards - Favorite Young Adult Fiction. If you were tickled by Audre and Bash’s coming-of-age romance — consider voting! 🙏🏾 www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

“When life got too challenging, she watched Insecure” - Seven Days In June I love @tiawilliams.bsky.social 😭

This one is for all the 'New Yorker Risings'! The spectacular @tiawilliams.bsky.social and myself chat about the real main character in our books...New York City?⁣ ⁣

@tiawilliams.bsky.social is my fav writer right now. I don’t usually read YA novels but I will if she’s involved. My sister is reading her new one and convinced me to get it😭🥴

Special edition alert! Head over to @coversnobbox to get this gorgeous AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS sprayed-edges edition, plus a signed bookplate, and a ltd. edition bookmark. Only while supplies last ♥️♥️ #coversnobbookbox #audreandbashlovefrankocean #audreandbasharejustfriends #sprayededges

Calling all migraineurs — on Thurs 7/26, I’m chatting at the @amfmigraine 2025 (virtual) Migraine State of the Union! Log on at 6pm ET. Register (for free!) here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #migraineawareness #migrainestateoftheunion #americanmigrainefoundation

I'm a little late to the party, but I finished this wonderful book by @tiawilliams.bsky.social last night. It's a beautiful love story and a beautiful love letter to Harlem.

"Genre, Diversity and Metanarrative in Reese's Book Club" was published in @cl-journal.bsky.social today! Featuring @rfkuang.bsky.social's #Yellowface, @tiawilliams.bsky.social's #SevenDaysinJune, and @pronounced-ing.bsky.social's #OurMissingHearts (alongside many other #rbcpicks). (2/4)

Todays listen 🎧📚 Audre & Bash gave me all the feels 🩷 @tiawilliams.bsky.social never disappoints!! #blackbooksky #booksky #blacksky

If you’re headed to the #BronxBookFestival on June 21st, check out the “Young, Black, and In Love” panel at 3:20, w/me, @zakiyanjamal, @arriwrites, @ebonyladelle, and @prettylittlebookshelf! Signing at 4. 🎉Register here: www.thebronxisreading.com/the-bronx-bo... See you in the Boogie Down!

Friends! Are you going to @blackromancebookfestival?! I’m there all weekend, but here’s my official schedule…see you there! ♥️♥️

New week, new book… @tiawilliams.bsky.social

…and I’m SO gr8ful to the readers, book clubs & bookstores, esp these. Visit for signed copies! @parnassusbooks @josephbethcincy @booksaremagicbk @reparationsclub (after 5/22) @carmichaelsbook @BNOakBrookIL @MahoganyBooks1 @yuandmebooks @poppybookssf @eagleeyebooks (after 5/29)

I’m so sorry to everyone who bought a ticket tonight! Due to insane flight delays and cancellations, I’m stuck in an airport. I absolutely hate letting readers down! Currently working w/the @yuandmebooks team on something special for ticket holders. Sincerest apologies!

WORDS FAIL ME ON THIS DAY. Thank you for all your support, preorders, and excitement for Audre & Bash are Just Friends! So elated that you’re enjoying my babies’ sweet summer love story. Wow wow wow. I’m touched and honored beyond belief. 🥹♥️♥️♥️🥹

Wow. What’s the emotion called when your book’s chosen to be @gmabookclub’s May YA pick…and you go on @goodmorningamerica to discuss it with your v. poised daughter who was a toddler, like, six months ago? ♥️ The mind boggles. ♥️ Check out the clip here: www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/vide...

This cover is SO FREAKING CUTE!!!

Today is the day!! Audre Zora Toni Mercy-Moore stans, we are so back!! @tiawilliams.bsky.social

Loved chatting with @people about Audre, Bash, Say Anything, Love & Basketball, and my daughter’s A+ influence! Will never not be crazy seeing my name in People, the mag that raised me. #audreandbasharejustfriends people.com/tia-williams...

Just a few more days until Audre & Bash are on your shelves, but if you can't wait another minute, you can read an excerpt from @tiawilliams.bsky.social's YA debut now! www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...

Exclusive AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS except in @cosmopolitan!! Check out this snippet of one of my fave scenes…when Audre and Bash meet for the first time. Enjoy! Can’t wait for you to meet these two on pub date, May 6 ♥️ www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...

audre & bash are just friends @tiawilliams.bsky.social // YA romance (may 6, 2025) 💘📝 @littlebrownyr.bsky.social - audre's eager to win over Stanford admissions...her goal? finish her book with the help of "fun consultant" & senior, bash! ♡ Black fmc + mmc www.barnesandnoble.com/w/audre-bash...

The @barnesandnoble preorder sale starts today! Until 4/25, you’ll get 25% off when you preorder my upcoming YA romcom, AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS! It’s the SEVEN DAYS spinoff we manifested! Preorders are impactful for authors & the life of our books, so thx in advance.♥️

I’m back outside! This May, I’m traveling to your city to squeal about AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS—with some of my favorite bookish personalities. See you soooon. Oh, and wear red hearts to match the cover, we’re getting theme-dressy! Earrings, socks, neck tats, let’s goooo. ♥️

Yes! According to my uncle—I'd never seen it before. I was extra excited because I just read a book in which it features prominently (A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by @tiawilliams.bsky.social ).

Oh no, he’s hot! ♥️ (DUH.) ♥️ One month till I can finally share AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS with you guys. But feel free to pre-order now! It’s 20% off when you order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tia-w... Stay tuned for tour info. I’m coming outside again!

Are you ready for Audre and Bash to steal your heart? 😍 @tiawilliams.bsky.social's young adult debut, AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS, comes out May 6!

Two months till SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE’s Audre is reintroduced to the world…this time, as a sixteen-year-old who may or may not have a thing for the (seemingly) wrong guy. ♥️ Sooo excited for you to read my upcoming YA romcom, AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tia-w...

But wait there’s more 🌈📚 🌍📚 💙📚 #Romancelandia #sapphicRomance #queerbooks #ya

2️⃣ Romance & Love Stories • Audre and Bash Are Just Friends by Tia Williams: Just Friends • Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory: Lessons • Deep End by Ali Hazelwood: Stanford University • Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan: Sacrifice • Calling All Blessings by Beverly Jenkins: Hauntings From the Past

Here's 5 New or Future Releases by Black Authors on my TBR - All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson 02/04/25 - No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel 04/01/25 - It’s You Every Time” by Charlene Thomas 05/06/25 - Audre & Bash Are Just Friends by Tia Williams 05/06/25 #blackbooksky #booksky #bhm #bookrecs

“The horrors persist, so you’ve gotta have a giggle.” @tiawilliams.bsky.social at @bookpeople.bsky.social 💕

I had a total fan girl moment when I attended @tiawilliams.bsky.social ‘s paperback release for “A Love Song for Ricki Wilde” last night 😭

I wrote about my favorite second-chance romances for @nytimes.com! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...

Join us on 2/25 for a night of love & literary magic with @AuthorTiaWilliams! In conversation with @Azanta, we'll dive into A Love Song for Ricki Wilde & explore themes of family, love, & hope. Enjoy a signing session, photo ops, & unforgettable stories: https://vist.ly/3muw4cx

Happy Valentine's Day! 💝 #MayWeSuggest some delightful YA romance books to celebrate? AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS by @tiawilliams.bsky.social comes out on May 6! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tia-w...

Love this line from A Love Song for Ricki Wilde from @tiawilliams.bsky.social ”Richard Wilde, Senior, an impeccably suited gentleman who was not a debauched megachurch pastor, but looked like one”

Happy A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Paperback Edition Day! (I’m turning everything into a holiday as a coping mechanism 😂.) So excited to share this stunning softcover version with y’all. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tia-w...

@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point

A lot of white romance readers are going to dip into Black romance, which is great though I’ll remind you it’s not just for February! I also recommend white readers learn context. The nine episodes of Black Romance Has a History look at 1994, a pivotal year for Black romance. blackromancehistory.com

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.