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Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social · 5d

One week ago, Firstborn of the Sun was released into the world 🧡☀️🧡🥹🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST out NOW! @mhayinde.bsky.social · 13d

Happiest of book birthdays to @justmarvewrites.bsky.social with the release of epic fantasy novel FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN! I am so glad this wonderful book, which is steeped in Yoruba culture, exists! And just look at this gorgeous @goldsborobooks.bsky.social special edition! 🤩

A copy of the Goldsboro Books special edition of FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN.

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · 15d

I’m so pleased to be part of this year’s *Wild Writers Literary Festival*. I’m looking forward to discussing romantasy with Nicki Pau Preto and @jmfrey.bsky.social.

Join us for a lively discussion on Saturday 8 Nov, 1:30pm - 2:50pm.

wildwriters.ca/product/othe...

@thenewquarterly.bsky.social

Promo image for Wild Writers Literary Fest featuring title- Other World: Romantasy and the Politics of Emotion.

Shows three headshots of author panel: J.M. Frey, Shade Lapite and Nicki Pau Preto.

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · 23d

FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN is out October 23rd! I can’t wait! Preorder now!

Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social · 23d

You'll be hearing MY voice in MY book along with two very incredible women!

It's giving dream come true.
I love me a book but I live for words I hear and dream about as I close my eyes.
FOTS comes to life in an entirely magical way and I cannot wait for you to listen ☀️🧡

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · 27d

Love her! 🧡

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Oct 1

😂 So basically RnB, language of love, wins the battle.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · Sep 26

⭐ Stargaze with Mackids ⭐

Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award, KWAME CRASHES THE UNDERWORLD is a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity! The paperback is out now 📚 bit.ly/3KfOMai

#edusky #award #books

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Sep 15

She was such a force in the industry and so lovely in person. The news is so incredibly sad.

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Sep 5

Did a throwback to Sonali Dev’s fab Bollywood series! A Bollywood Affair and The Bollywood Bride are my go-to, comfort reads.
-Strong, relatable heroines
-hot, emotionally coherent MLs
-huge families
-beautiful clothes
-delicious food

Review @ coffeebookshelves.com.

#booksky #skyreader #SonaliDev

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Aug 26

Now this is a journalist who deserves respect.

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thank you for your painstaking research and so much thoughtful and insightful content!

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Jul 15

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In Gaza, we know why Israel wants to herd us all into one camp – our lives are bargaining chips | Nour Abo Aisha

We’ve fled the attacks again and again. Now Israel plans to force us into the ruins of Rafah in order to increase pressure on Hamas, says Gaza-based writer Nour Abo Aisha

www.theguardian.com

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Lara San Mamés @laratraduce.bsky.social · Jul 13

"Every single human in your world knows the tale of Éshu, the rogue god who stormed into the palace of the gods one evening and murdered them all with dark magic. The stories differ [...] every version of this story paints me as the villain. They are not right, of course."
✍🏻 @oluwasigma.bsky.social

A Dish Best Served Cold, Or, an Excerpt From the Cookbook Of the Gods - Lightspeed Magazine

The first thing you have to know is that I did not kill the gods. Now, I’m sure you must have heard differently from your parents when they tell you bedtime stories, your priests who tell you their se...

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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Lindo Forbes @lindoforbes.bsky.social · Jul 10

Here's what I know: a reader compared my recent release to At First Spite by @oliviawrites.bsky.social! My head is so big I can't stand up!

The Inscrutable Mr. Yang is available at all digital retailers and some library services like Hoopla www.books2read.com/MrYang if you want to see for yourself!

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Veena's Booksky @mswocreader.bsky.social · Jul 7

Anticipated Reads #booksky #booktube #blackbooksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI4w...

Most Anticipated Books by Black Authors | July–October 2025 New Releases

YouTube video by Ms. WOC Reader

www.youtube.com

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Jul 7

The CUTEST cover! 😍

J. K. Lambo @jklambo.bsky.social · Jul 7

July 4th and 5th marked 5 years for this Black indie author! 🎊 If you’d like to support me, snag a copy of my pastry chef friends-to-lovers novella, Culinary Confessions, for 99 cents, until tomorrow night 🍪 ⬇️

amzn.to/3f6BzkE

#BlackBookSky #BookSky #PromoSky #Romancelandia #WritingCommunity

💙 📚 👀

Cover of Culinary Confessions on iPad surrounded by different colored macarons and cup of tea

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Jul 5

Oooh! Exciting!

Shakeira_C @shakeirac.bsky.social · Jul 5

If you love YA fantasy especially Black YA fantasy based on West African Legends then Birth of a Dynasty is the book for you!!! It drops on July 29th and I’m so excited for more ppl to read it because I absolutely loved this book! #booksky #blackbooksky #skyreader

Book cover of Birth of a Dynasty. Dark green background w/ a large silver sun in the middle that has 8 golden figures surrounding it

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thank you for this wonderfully delightful, translation. So much humour! 💜💜

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Jul 3

Countering the propaganda of Far RIght History Traducers (FRIGHT) is time consuming. But FRIGHT relies on a finite stock of distorted, cherry-picked sources. One hopes that corrections, once written, can be deployed upon each repetition.

alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-wes...

alanlester.co.uk

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Jun 23

I find ‘Strong Girl Bong-soon’ the most egregious example. Playful and fluffy superhero / romance juxtaposed with incredibly dark ‘Silence of the Lambs’ murder plot. WTH? I just fast forward all the murdery bits now.

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · Jun 12

I vote, yes! Such a gorgeous shot!

Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · May 23

“I believe it will grow well on its own. I also believe help will make it grow faster.”

Song Mo in full green flag mode letting Dou Zhao know he can be the wind beneath her wings. 🥹

#Blossom #Cdrama

Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · May 23

“Master Xuezhen, I heard you’ve failed the Imperial Exam 6x. You’re using the folding fan ((reserved for talented scholars)) but where’s the talent to match it?”

Damn girl! Dou Zhao cleaning the floor with potential suitors.

Happy Friday!

#Blossom #cdrama

Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · May 22

It is! 🥹

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Shade @shadyfiles.bsky.social · May 21

What's your comfort show?

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