Happy #pubday to HOW WE PLAY THE GAME by @alexisthenedd.bsky.social!

Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of TWELFTH KNIGHT and SLAY.

On sale now!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/how-we-pl...

Book cover: Summer Official by USA TODAY bestselling author Rebekah Weatherspoon A plus size brown skinned black girl carrying a skateboard and wearing crop black tshirt that says Queen of Hearts in white lettering and black jeans and black vans, walking hand in hand with a light skinned black girl with blond hair. She is wearing a white tank top, demon shorts, white ankle socks and green converse. She has a blue cast on one arm with doodles all over it. They are walking through an illustrated Venice beach. The Venice over head sign has been replaced with the book title Summer Official.

Plan A: Spend the summer at camp hiding from your influencer mother.

Plan B: Accidentally break your arm and then blackmail your grumpy skater crush into letting you hide at her house all summer.

YOU CAN PREORDER SUMMER OFFICIAL NOW! 🛹🧡🍦
rebekahweatherspoon....
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Feels on brand (as the founder of Melanin in YA) to make a starter pack for Traditionally Published Black YA Authors & Black Publishing Pros (Lit Agents, Editors, etc...) in the YA space. I'll be adding to it constantly as more people join the app.

go.bsky.app/5Coyqe9

Hello!

Melanin in YA is a database for all things Black in the traditional YA publishing space. That means you can find Black YA Authors, Literary Agents, Editors, Audiobook Narrators, Artists, etc... all in one place!

Stay tuned for a site update just in time for the new year!
melanininya.com