It's here!

WRITING IN COLOR: 14 WRITERS ON THE LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED is out now! 🦋

This anthology, includes essays from marginalized authors who reflect on the craft & business of writing. This is for all ages and writers at any stage. Enjoy!

Amazon:
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We're hit with car repairs & mortgage issues on top of family and house emergencies. If you can help or retweet, we'd be so thankful.

GFM: gofund.me/f9ccb447
CashApp: speejb
Venmo: storysorcery

#mutualaid #helpfolkslive2023 #gofundme #donations

The Blog is BACK. And for its return, the lovely deandra is on deadline ✨ graced the page with an interview!

We discuss
Title changes!
Gaming & craft!
Her debut, ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE (Atheneum, 2025)!
Balancing a day job w/writing!

elnoragunter.com/post/professor…

#writingcommunity

For loveable characters and similarly heartwarming stories, you can't go wrong with Rachel Joyce's THE MUSIC SHOP, Fredrik Backman's A MAN CALLED OVE, Shauna Robinson' THE BANNED BOOKSHOP OF MAGGIE BANKS, or Carsten Henn's THE DOOR TO DOOR BOOKSTORE! #ShelfServiceLive

My scifi-fantasy about a found family of Black kids in space, A SONG OF SALVATION, is out today! It's full of rage, hope & heart. Please get a copy if you can: bookshop.org/p/books/a-song…

Thank you all for going on this starry journey with me over the years. It's been a blast💜💜

As if I needed another reason to love my local library! Happy reading, Fairfax County 📚

Today is the day! ONE SUMMER IN SAVANNAH is officially out in the world! We need more words to describe just how happy and grateful I am to see this day. Thank you doesn't seem to quite fit for this occasion nor does it convey the true sentiment churning in my heart.

Guess what's available for request, all you early readers, reviewers, teachers, and librarians?

My book is a finalist for the Library of Virginia People's Choice Award! Even just being acknowledged is a delight. Voting is open through July 31 if that's your thing. bit.ly/3CW46lL

This beautiful book is finally out in the world! Congrats, Gabi! 🎉🎉🎉

For any folks in the DMV area with an urgent desire to visit a bookstore this weekend, I'm doing a signing at BN Reston VA on Saturday! June 24 from 3-4pm. bit.ly/3OVBfVI

🚨🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨🚨

💖My publisher, Sourcebooksfire, is giving away 100 free physical copies of THE POISONS WE DRINK on Goodreads! US residents only. Enter now for a chance to win. Giveaway ends July 9, 2024. Good luck, y’all! 💖

ENTER HERE: bit.ly/win-poison

🌈 Happy Pride Month, we hope you’re ready, because this month is going to be PACKED with queer books!

What's COMING OUT (pun intended) in June? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer June book releases you know of?

I cannot waiiiiiiit for this one!

I'll be at the Gaithersburg Book Festival tomorrow! And since my book has a moment involving an ill-advised confetti border on a book event flyer, I naturally had to do the same thing. More info here: bit.ly/3ojbiEU

Also wherever ebooks are sold!

I had a request a little while back for a thread about protecting your mental health as an author, so here goes!

This may be particularly relevant to traditionally published debut authors...a lot of it stuff I wished I'd understood up front!

Let's see if King Petty is still petty-ing it up about s*ustack....

A hot and fresh Too Many Tabs interview with Shauna Robinson today! Check it out at halleysutton.substack.com/p/april-2023

AB(Solutely) Normal is out today!!! I wrote WE ARE STARDUST, which follows a bipolar star who falls to Earth and becomes not just a human, but a superhero--intrusive thoughts, spirals, & all. Please get this book that smashes mental health stereotypes!!
bookshop.org/p/books/ab-sol…

🖤 BE AN EARLY READER!

With the emotional resonance of John Green & the surrealist horror imagery of Jordan Peele comes THE DARK PLACE.

On shelves AUG 8!
Sign up to be an early reader here: bit.ly/3TMNOmB