What if our color of the year is just from the cover of the book we're currently reading? #pantonecolor Mine would be:

“You’re always telling people to support indie bookstores over billionaires.” Yeah, it’s called having a consistent brand voice and a conscience.

We created a newsletter to share #DVpit news! We will mainly use it to share important information and updates! If you'd like to be updated about future DVpit events, then sign up here: dvpit.substack.com/subscribe?pa... #writersky #artistsky #booksky #newsletter

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our monthly new release call! We are looking for queer books releasing any time during November. Self, Indie and Trad published books are accepted! Any book with a queer POV character counts for our lists regardless of pairing. 🧵

🚨 Applications for Penguin Random House's 2026 #CreativeWritingAwards are NOW OPEN! Seniors from U.S. public high schools can apply today to win $10,000 in scholarship funds. Application and scholarship details can be found at the website below ⬇️ 💻 bit.ly/CWA2026#CreativeWritingAwards

🌟 Asian diaspora creatives and trans/nonbinary creatives are especially encouraged to apply! Many thanks to Dav and Sayuri Pilkey for sponsoring Walter Grants for Asian diaspora creators in honor of the one and only Ellen Oh! 💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp

🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today! The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️ 💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp

Just a reminder that the September Be the Change is actually on Tuesday 9/30 instead of tomorrow. @malindalo.bsky.social @beaconpress.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social & others present on censorship & pending legislation in Mass! 7PM. portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-0...

brooklyn!! today!! come out and get some art and enjoy our lovely neighborhood!

Hey, the Unbound for Gaza fundraiser is here, starting September 25th. www.32auctions.com/unboundforga... The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.

Barnes & Noble Pre-Order Sale is going on from 9/3 - 9/5! Here are some amazing upcoming Asian books by Asian Authors you should check out! (use PREORDER25 for 25% off) #booksky #bnpreorder #booksale

you can preorder the B&N paperback edition of PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT and get 25% off right now!!! but if you don't believe me, check out this guy saying the same thing, something he definitely really said out loud www.barnesandnoble.com/w/payal-meht...

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Celebrate SABRENA SWEPT AWAY's release day by buying a copy from @bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/sabr...

More #bookrecommendations if you loved K-Pop Demon Hunters. All books by amazing Korean authors: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, K-Pop Themed #kpopdemonhunters

If you loved K-Pop Demon Hunters, here are book recommendations by amazing Korean authors: K-Pop Themed, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Contemporary, MG Fantasy, Mythology. #kpopdemonhunters #bookrecommendation

Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Asian Stories for #PrideMonth! Featuring books by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social @markkanemura.bsky.social Stephan Lee & @kimchichic.bsky.social @natalienaudus.bsky.social

Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Asian Stories for #PrideMonth! Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min Dear Wendy by @annzhao.bsky.social They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social Off With Their Heads by @zoehanamikuta.bsky.social The Breakup Lists by @adibkhorram.bsky.social She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Neha, an author-illustrator from India. Interested in PB, book covers and chapter books. Rep’d by Lori Steel at @steelworksliterary.bsky.social #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcardart #kidlitart #kidlit #kidsbookillustration #kidlitartpostcardday

I LOVE @scrivenerapp.bsky.social. @kirkville.com & I did this podcast at midnight (listen to find out why) and not only do we talk about writing, but the marketing of kids' books vs adult books, the creative process + more. www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/write-n... #KidLit #writing #scrivener

If you’re an AANHPI author reply with your covers and book titles please! For #AANHPIHeritageMonth, we want to shout about as many books by Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pasifika Authors as we can! #AAPI #APAHeritageMonth

Update: this session’s school library book ban bill- SB 13 - has been added to the calendar for Monday. 😩 Keep calling your reps to urge them to run out the clock on this horrible bill. If this passes, we will not be able to undo the harm done to TX public school libraries.

We heard people need accurate summer reading lists! And since it's still AANHPI Heritage Month, here are some great AANHPI suggestions for summer reading if you like fantasy, speculative, or sci-fi books! #summerreadinglist #aanhpiheritagemonth

My debut graphic novel, LU AND REN'S GUIDE TO GEOZOOLOGY, comes out next week (May 27)!!! www.angelahh.com/lu-and-rens-... #AAPI #AAPIHeritageMonth

If you want an accurate summer reading lists, we've got you covered! And since it's still AANHPI Heritage Month, here are some great AANHPI suggestions for summer reading if you like contemporary and romance books! #summerreadinglist #aanhpiheritagemonth #summerreading #aapi

Yay that's me!! THE BRUISING OF QILWA is an adult slice-of-life fantasy novella set in a Persian-inspired secondary world; my story "Break Through Our Skin" in THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST examines body horror from a trans perspective; and THE GLADE (out on TUESDAY!) is my MG horror debut!

THE EX-GIRLFRIEND MURDER CLUB: adult mystery, 3 girls discover they're dating the same man & band together to get revenge, only to discover his body. Now they must solve his murder before they go down for it. EX MARKS THE SPOT: YA romance treasure hunt through Taiwan. bit.ly/GChaoBook #AAPI

I have two! GLORIA BUENROSTRO IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND THE CROSSBOW OF DESTINY

My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer, is coming out in Nov! More info/pre-order links here: www.stephlaubooks.com/abominable

SABRENA SWEPT AWAY, forthcoming in July!

MAYA IN MULTICOLOR is my newest book, out just a few months ago!

And I have GHOUL SUMMER out in September ❤️

THEIR JUST DESSERTS, co-written with Alechia Dow, is out now!

Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms- so the next generation actually knows who we are!

USHA AND THE BIG DIGGER is a picture book about sisters, stars, cousins, and cartwheels ✨ www.amithaknight.com

You know I’m gonna get PAYAL MEHTA’S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT in this thread ♥️♥️♥️

If you’re an AANHPI author reply with your covers and book titles please! For #AANHPIHeritageMonth, we want to shout about as many books by Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pasifika Authors as we can! #AAPI #APAHeritageMonth

I'm deeply honored to share that SABRENA SWEPT AWAY is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. This is the first time in my career. I cannot thank JLG enough for the recognition & sweeping Sabrena into the hands of readers waiting to dive into her story. Alhamdulillah for everything. 🩵

Happy AANHPI Heritage Month! Here's a directory of amazing Asian Authors to read and support: asianauthoralliance.com/a3directory/ #AANHPIHeritageMonth #AANHPI #ANHPI #APAHeritageMonth

Today is Nakba Day. NO OTHER LAND will be screening at two theaters in Chicago this week, one of which is getting heat for showing it. Support both if you can. @facetschicago.bsky.social: facets.org/programs/no-... @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social : musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

My critique group buddy Livia Blackburne was interviewed by NPR to talk about her picture book DREAMS TO ASHES! I was lucky to read an early draft of this #picturebook and am so glad it's out in the world now! #kidlit #AANHPI www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Powerful segment with @samiraahmed.bsky.social on the Velshi Banned Book Club talking about her book INTERNMENT and book banning. "Young people are just fighting for their future." youtu.be/m6TGQ4TFLAw?...

Confirming narrators for the audio version of this book and folks...it's gonna be good.

@authorgracelin.bsky.social has been writing amazing children's books for years, and we're thrilled that her latest, THE GATE, THE GIRL, AND THE DRAGON, is on shelves now. Find out more about Grace's body of work, along with educational resources and more, in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/e/grace-lin

Happy book birthday to @erinentrada.bsky.social and I! ON AGAIN AWKWARD AGAIN is in stores now!

ON THE BLOCK: STORIES OF HOME edited by @ellenoh.bsky.social (Crown/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/2025-s... #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #Intermediate #MiddleGrade