I would love it if I could hit my goal of 500 paid subscribers by the Rapture Tuesday. So go ahead and click the link. Come invest in REAL authors who are using their voices to challenge the way we see the world. Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

If you are only following the people who challenge your ideas on public platforms, you’re making a mistake. I am making an effort to join Patreons, substack and blogs now, before we start losing our platforms. Here is where you should be following me: leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to advocate for Black and brown authors, read this article.

Our very own @niadavenport.bsky.social put out one of the best romantasies of the year, and you can grab her upcoming book box for 10% with our EXCLUSIVE discount code. Check out the information below!

IWe are making a massive push to get Cry, Voidbringer stocked in more retailers today and I’d love your help! The fight for Black and brown authors is going to take us all. So if you have the capacity, I welcome your help! ❤️❤️❤️

Horror readers, front and center! I am giving away TWO finished copies of The Mean Ones, by @thebuffwriter.bsky.social ! Check out the info down below!

We are giving away FIVE Cry, Voidbringer book boxes! Enter for a chance to win! Drawing winners Sunday night!

I shared this on other socials but haven’t here. My family is going through some crazy changes and circumstances right now (that I don’t particularly want to talk about yet). And we need help. If you’re able, here’s the link. If not, that’s cool too! Love y’all! ❤️❤️

If you can help financially please do. @michaellaborn.bsky.social does so much for this community. Let’s show up for him. www.gofundme.com/f/aid-michae... Fundraiser for Michael LaBorn by Dominique Burleson : Aid Michael LaBorn in Overcoming Family Hardship

If you're on my side of booktok or booksky you'll know who @michaellaborn.bsky.social is. If you've got extra cash on hand please consider donating. If you don't have cash but still want to help please repost this 🩵 gofund.me/99de6530

This is an excellent addition to the threads already composed on this subject, and I 1000% agree. This is why @michaellaborn.bsky.social's work at Left Unread Books is so phenomenally important, because he's taking this side of publishing to task. Working with him on an edit was so important for me.

Today is the last day to enter to win the box set of The Broken Earth Deluxe Editions. You can enter for FREE. Also check the bottom of the post for ways to get additional entries!!

I just found out our team has not finalized our collaborator list for Devil of the Deep yet like I thought, so if you missed the deadline to get your name listed in the book, go upgrade ASAP. Both our $12 and $25 subscribers are listed in every book we publish! 👇🏽 Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

If you missed last night’s event, here is the super big announcement! It’s not public yet but you can subscribe for early access.

I've got my copy pre-ordered. You?

Coming from @solarisbooks.bsky.social later this year, so lucky UK readers can get their hands on this beauty too ❤️

Ooooh, did I drop a blog in the middle of the night? Sure didddd! Here is an excerpt of Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho and some thoughts from me on what to expect from this story!

I am sharing a MAJOR announcement with my paid subscribers tonight at our family chat. If you’ve been on the fence about subscribing or upgrading, let your nosiness push you over the edge this morning because you’re gonna want to be there for this announcement. Trust me.

Only 13 hours left if you want to enter our Goodreads giveaway to win one of 100 e-copies of Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho. It doesn’t cost anything to enter.

Anyone else know that they need to get a book read by a certain date but wait until the night before to start it? I need to work on myself.

Don’t forget that I’m giving away a Box set of The Broken Earth Deluxe Editions. That comes with: - Exclusive covers - A freshly designed box carrier - A signed copy of The Fifth Season - An exclusive chapter you can’t read anywhere else Check out the details HERE 👇🏾

What are some of your most anticipated releases this year? I'm looking forward to Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho and Katabasis by R. F. Kuang @binderybooks.bsky.social @michaellaborn.bsky.social #binderybooks #diversebooks #reading #readdiversebooks

Black and brown authors, there’s an opportunity I want to let you know about. @winonaveilwrites.bsky.social is looking for authors to interview for her newspaper! If you are interested in being highlighted, head over to her discord for details: discord.gg/YwX64raWUT

Today is the last day of the @bookshop.org sale for Cry, Voidbringer & Devil of the Deep, so we’re gonna do something 🤪 and start a giveaway! You can enter for FREE, but for EXTRA entries, email me a receipt for your pre-orders! Let's GOOOO!!!!

We’re talking about progress in the publishing industry. Here are my initial thoughts. Hop in the comments and let me know where you want to take the conversation from here. I have plenty to say!

Got $5? Great. Want to use it to help create more publishing opportunities for Black and brown authors? Cool. Because I run a publishing imprint that absolutely believes in gatekeeping for the culture. Invest in us by subscribing here 👉🏽 leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

Do me a favor! Go pre-order our publishing company’s debut fantasy while it is on sale! Use discount code: LOVEBOOKSELLERS for 15% off AND free shipping! The deal only lasts for two more days so go grab your copy right away!!! bookshop.org/a/87137/9781...

@bookshop.org is running a sale that I’d love for you to take advantage of. Go buy both of our publishing imprint’s upcoming fantasies for 15% off AND free shipping with discount code: LOVEBOOKSELLERS Cry, Voidbringer: bookshop.org/a/87137/9781... Devil of the Deep: bookshop.org/a/87137/9781...

Go read up on today’s announcement.

Giveaway #diversebooksky #booksky Enter to win one of the best fantasies of 2025! Be a free Bindery follower to enter! And then follow @michaellaborn.bsky.social on Bindery and enter there, too! Winners selected tmw! boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/XLvB17K...

Go enter to win an earc of Cry, Voidbringer! We are giving away 100 copies on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

I don’t have the capacity to offer any real thoughts at the moment, but here is a long list of books to help you think about a wide variety of subjects we desperately need to be talking about with our neighbors right now.

I just finished the dystopian fantasy - Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho & this book took a hammer to my heart so many times I'm surprised I survived the experience. Suffice to say, it was a wonderful experience. #booksky #blackbooksky

I didn’t announce this, but I was supposed to be moderating a panel on the future of publishing at Essence fest this weekend. And thanks to publishing politics, that is no longer happening. And while I am devastated about that, I am committed to having that conversation anyway. 👇🏾

Devil of the Deep is LIVE! This is our spring 2026 by @falenciajfwrites.bsky.social A Haitian fantasy about a mermaid, a pirate & a navy captain who have to work together to resist a cult’s efforts to reshape the world in the name of their colonizing religion. 👇🏾 bookshop.org/p/books/devi...

You only have fourteen more days to enter the Goodreads giveaway for Cry, Voidbringer. We are giving away 100 e-arcs. Go enter so one of them can be yours! Elaine put her entire being into this book. You want to read it. Trust me. ❤️

I have partnered with @michaellaborn.bsky.social and we are each giving away a physical arc to Cry VOIDBRINGER, one of the most anticipated fantasies of 2025. Enter in each of our Bindery’s to win: boozhoo.binderybooks.com

I partnered with @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social to give away two copies of Cry, Voidbringer. Go enter! Also make sure you enter our Goodreads giveaway as well. We’re giving away 100 e-arcs in the next 15 days!

"Cry, Voidbringer for my money is a masterpiece that manages to paint a crushing, poignant picture of the horrors of colonialism while giving some of the best character work of any fantasy novel I’ve ever read." @artofelaineho.bsky.social @michaellaborn.bsky.social @solarisbooks.bsky.social

This Alexa announcement from my child is SENDING MEEE. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Elaine Ho is the first author that my imprint will be publishing and I am so excited to see her work on shelves. If you want to participate in our pre-sale efforts, here’s some information.

Cry, Voidbringer comes out in FOUR MONTHS. Here is some information about the book and about what we’re doing to make sure it is a successful launch. Go check it out. ❤️

Next Spring, my imprint is publishing Bindery’s first Haitian author & I would love to see @falenciajfwrites.bsky.social have unprecedented support. Subscribe for $12 by tomorrow and your name will be listed in the back of her debut book as a contributor. 👇🏾🧜🏾‍♀️ Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

I am grateful to this community. And as a thank you, I giving TEN of my free and/or $5 subscribers a free upgrade to the $12 tier! So if you wanted your name listed in Devil of the Deep but can’t quite commit to $12 a month, go enter the giveaway! Ends at midnight tonight! ❤️❤️❤️

It has always been Black & brown readers who have forced this industry to take our stories seriously. And that is exactly what needs to happen now. This industry needs to be disrupted and I have complete faith that Black & brown readers are up to the challenge.

Next Spring, my imprint is publishing Bindery’s first Haitian author & I would love to see @falenciajfwrites.bsky.social have unprecedented support. Subscribe for $12 by tomorrow and your name will be listed in the back of her debut book as a contributor. 👇🏾🧜🏾‍♀️ Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

They got me too, y’all 🤣🤣🤣

Can’t really tell you anything about our upcoming publishing projects, but here are some books (and one movie) that I think give off a similar vibe. Can’t wait to tell you more in a few months…or you can be nosy and subscribe 😉 leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

You have six days left to have your name added to our upcoming Haitian mermaid/pirate fantasy. Check out the details here.