So excited and grateful!

Full moon in Aquarius while five planets are in retrograde… As an Aquarius sun, just don’t talk to me for the next few days. Lol 😬🙃

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37 today 🧁

THE LEAVING ROOM (Out Oct. 7th) 🖤🏳️‍🌈🫙 Gospel is the Keeper of the Leaving Room--a place all young people must phase through when they die. The young are never ready to leave; they need a moment to remember and a Keeper to help their wispy souls along. Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Hear me out… Maybe I should just announce an ENTIRELY NEW BOOK that comes out in 2025 with A NEW BOOK COVER crafted by the brilliant Rich Deas on Monday to celebrate MLK Day, diversity & books about the Black experience bc like nothing else important is happening that day. Yay MLK! 🖤

MOTH & GONE WOLF are making moves! 🦋🖤🐺

over a decade ago, 23 year old me would have given up writing after i got my MFA if not for Nikki Giovanni & Dr. Gabbin. yall would have had no books from me. grateful for Nikki Giovanni’s life & legacy. rest well 🖤

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my grandma passed yesterday morning from complications associated with dementia. ONYX & BEYOND was inspired by my dad & his mom. we wrote it as a gift to her, to show what dementia can be like but also to highlight how Black families take care of & love each other. all the moonstones 🖤

my middle grade & young adult book covers are (chefs kiss)…the best cover artists. 🖤🙏🏾

I almost reactivated my Twitter account before the 30 days to talk to Black Twitter about Kendrick bc yall are NOT hype enough here. (side eye 👀)

Kendrick taught me the true definition of they go low I GO TO THE CORE OF THE EARTH. & I respect him for that.

Hi. I made an account. I write books.