If one wanted to switch up their author signature… is that a thing I am barred from ever doing 😅

The Congo is bleeding. Stop just saying 'talk about the Congo' and actually talk about the fact that 5.4 million have lost their life to this genocide, that at least 40,000 children are forced into slave labor working in mines, that an estimated 48 women are SA'd an hour.

WAIIIIT. Now I am curious too!!!!

Klaus.

lol this isn’t a competition. Gossip Girl is Queen, and always will be. 👑👑👑

1. Gossip Girl
2. Blood & Water
3. On My Block

This morning I got to enjoy a super fun very first author visit to a school!!! The 9th graders, librarian, and ELA team over Dobie 9th Grade Campus are all extraordinary!!!! The students came with such terrific questions and many of them were eager to write their own stories 🙌🏿

Leo.

Anyways here’s some of the real Black magical storylines that don’t shift focus like y’all wanted this to be. THESE could also be on the big screen one day.

Me, a person who never gets invested in any sport, has been steadily becoming more and more ensnared with Women’s NCAA basketball this season. I’m pretty sure it’s my TL fault 😆

If you’re in the area of these events, you should totally go check it out and support a bookshop & bakery that doing phenomenal work amplifying diverse children’s and adult lit!!!🔥🔥🔥

My 4yo: Mommy I wanna go to the moon! (He’s means like right now. Like for a vacay.)

Me: Um you can’t baby.

H: WHY??? I WANNA GO!!!

M: Bc of physics & rocket stuff & you need to be a NASA astronaut

H: BUT I WANNA GO 😩

Me: 🫠🫠🫠