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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · May 18

There’s a goodreads giveaway happening for the paperback edition of my YA Chinese underworld inspired fantasy Darker By Four! You have just 1 more day to enter!!!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

#books

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · May 18

!! Thank you 🥹💜💜💜

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diana 📖 @theunlibrary.com · May 13

Always singing the praises of June's work. 🩷💙💜

june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · Nov 18

HELLO 💙☁️ I'm June! I write Asian fantasies with slow burn angsty romance + twisty plots + casually queer characters #books

JADE FIRE GOLD: epic fantasy, "what if Zuko were hunting a dark Katara?"

DARKER BY FOUR: fantasy tt reads like anime, "what if Bleach, Noragami & Jujutsu Kaisen had a baby?"

cover of YA paranormal fantasy book DARKER BY FOUR

cover of YA Asian epic fantasy book JADE FIRE GOLD

UK cover of YA Asian epic fantasy book JADE FIRE GOLD

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Apr 11

Stay tuned... #DVPit #writersky #booksky

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · Apr 13

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · Mar 26

There are many things not to love about New York City but having everyone in the coffeeshop ignore me & act normal while I sob into my overpriced latte while reading Sunrise On the Reaping is absolutely a Love 😂😭

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Feb 20

Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood

Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Nov 12

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

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24hr.YABookBlog @24hryabookblog.bsky.social · Feb 20

A TALL DARK TROUBLE by @vvmontalban.bsky.social is a unique Latinx YA contemporary fantasy about brujas, magic & complex family bonds! Montalban's genre blends + literary style make her a stand-out voice in young adult paranormal!🔮🌿✨ #bookreview #YALit

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Books of Wonder @booksofwonder.bsky.social · Feb 20

Hi everyone! Every week we host fun events with local authors/illustrators, and in case you’re not in the NYC area, we also have tons of signed books available on our website (+ international shipping)!! So however you’re able to support us, just know it makes a huge difference to our little shop 💙

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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · Feb 19

Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors.

I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.

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Summer Sandiego @summerasana.bsky.social · Feb 20

My U.S. Rep, a Democrat, held a town hall and explicitly said that THE REASON she was speaking out louder now was because she got so many calls and emails.

DEFINITELY YELL AT THEM. It’s the only language they speak. It’s literally how they gauge public opinion.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Feb 20

One reason we yell at Democratic electeds is because a lot of us live in blue states and THEY'RE OUR REPS. So of course we yell at them when they do a bad job; that's what we do in a democracy! If we had R reps, we'd yell at them, but we've got these Ds, and a lot of them are blowing it.

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · Feb 18

Not sure why I have to FO when I didn’t FA

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire

ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire

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A.D.🍀🦩 @adwills.bsky.social · Feb 17

This was a little easier in my mental simulations...

a meme

Top panel of the image is labelled "imagining the scene I'm about to write in great detail" and there is Bugs bunny dressed like a maestro, standing in front of a computer screen with a scene of theoden leading the charge into battle

Bottom panel is labelled "Writing the scene in question" and there's Tom the cat from Tom and Jerry writhing and looking away from a computer screen with a blank word document on it

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · Feb 14

A Friday reminder that having your book banned doesn't sell books.

Only THE MOST banned books see support, and I assure you all those creators would prefer their books were NOT banned instead.

There's no silver lining. It's just the knowledge that ppl hate you!

Ok have a good weekend

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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · Feb 17

Look! A list with me on it! winteriscoming.net/celebrate-bl... (also some other Major Dudes)

Celebrate Black History Month by reading these 16 sci-fi and fantasy authors who've shaped the genre

February is Black History Month, and that means it's a great time to take stock of some of the Black creators who have helped mold the artforms we so love. In t

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · Feb 17

Book bans impact public libraries & bookstores, but it’s school libraries where they are rampant ❤️‍🩹

Many kids are unable to make it to the public library. They can’t drive, often times the library isn’t in walking distance. It’s not that their grown-ups don’t want them to be library kids.

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Jes & Cin @jesncin.bsky.social · Feb 13

Time for a cover reveal! THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a middle grade anthology about Southeast Asian cryptids by an all SEAn author and illustrator team is ready for preorder! 🐉

cover design by Micah Fleming!

#Booksky #art #illustration

A book cover depicting 5 beasts floating in the sky, four of which frame a beast in the middle. On the top left is a short ape-like creature resembling an orangutan. On the top right is an "asian unicorn": a beast resembling barongsai/lion dancer creature but with antlers like deer and legs like a horse. On the bottom left is a werewolf-esque creature that has the body of a gorilla and the head of a wolf with red eyes. On the bottom right is the Garuda: a creature that has the head and beak of a bird (like an eagle) and body of a man with wings. This creature is bejeweled and wears a sarong. The creature in the middle resembles a harpy or alkonost- a bird with the face and form of a woman. It's long body is that of a peacock, with a long colorful tail of feathers. In the background is a small hill with a temple. The oceans and a dock are nearby, where wooden boats are seen. Among the beasts is the title: "THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, Tales of Southeast Asia's Mythical Creatures. Edited by Hanna Alkaf"

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Laura Rennert @ljrennert.bsky.social · Feb 13

Client @junescribbles.bsky.social has a story in this fascinating anthology! Available for preorder now!

Jes & Cin @jesncin.bsky.social · Feb 13

Time for a cover reveal! THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a middle grade anthology about Southeast Asian cryptids by an all SEAn author and illustrator team is ready for preorder! 🐉

cover design by Micah Fleming!

#Booksky #art #illustration

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · Feb 9

SO LET THEM BURN is nominated for TWO categories at the It's Lit! Literary Awards. This is such an honor, thank you, thank you!

Please consider voting for it in the Black Young/New Adult or Best Black LGBTQIA+ categories~

blackgirlswhowrite.com/bgww-2024-aw...

I'M A NOMINEE!!
it's LIT!
Literary Awards
Vote for Me on BlackGirlsWhoWrite.Com

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Monster C. Camacho 🧌💀🎃👻 @mc2x.bsky.social · Feb 8

This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake

web.archive.org/web/20231206...

NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA

Lee esta historia en español aquí

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Becky Browder Neustadt @browder2neustadt.bsky.social · Feb 8

NYC Union Square

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · Feb 6

COVER REVEAL!!!!! Say hello to the paperback cover of my YA Asian fantasy Darker By Four 😱 it’s 25% off (an extra 10% if you’re a premium member) if you preorder from @barnesandnoble.com

ends Feb 7!
@epicreads.bsky.social

The paperback cover of YA fantasy book, darker by four. The cover is red and black with crossed swords in the middle.

Image shows the paperback cover of YA fantasy book Darker By Four, with literary tropes highlighted on the sides

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · Feb 6

COVER REVEAL!!!!! Say hello to the paperback cover of my YA Asian fantasy Darker By Four 😱 it’s 25% off (an extra 10% if you’re a premium member) if you preorder from @barnesandnoble.com

ends Feb 7!
@epicreads.bsky.social

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