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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles

@srmilesauthor.bsky.social

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Writer. Librarian. Rep'd by the extraordinary @johnmcusick at @foliojr Latest title: #THERISEOFISSAIGWE she/her https://linktr.ee/srmilesauthor

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · Jan 19

Hola 👋 TikTok refugees and #booksky newbies!

I write ✍️ books with whimsy and wonder, witches and time travel.

I’m also your favorite Book Pimp, pushing diverse authors and 5 ⭐️ reads across all genres.

Follow me here & on substack

linktr.ee/srmilesauthor

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 18h

The *NEW* Reading Rainbow is now streaming on YouTube!
youtu.be/X74MZfG9jXg?...

Reading Rainbow🌈 | Official Trailer 🎬 | Educational Videos for Kids |‪@Kidzuko

YouTube video by Reading Rainbow (Official)

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 18h

Cause I was yelling for her to quit

a man wearing glasses and a yellow shirt says nah it ain t worth it

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a yellow shirt says nah it ain t worth it

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 18h

Sarah is an idealistic fool at best and the Devil’s midwife at worst, striving to convince the world and herself that she wasn’t the catalyst to the monster Facebook became.
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

Careless People and Facebook Foolery

We're not 1930's Germany, but we might be something just as bad

open.substack.com

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 21h

The post said you can support by quoting, but not liking and re-posting.

Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 21h

#booksky A bunch of aspiring authors are pitching their stories on #dvpit. Quote-post those you'd like to read in the future. It can really help!

Years ago, I got my agent via #dvpit

Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 22h

I'd love to see this on the shelves #dvpit

O. K. Inneh | Writer @okinneh.bsky.social · 22h

SIX OF CROWS x DUSTBORN

Earth's a desert, but the rich thrive underground. When her robbery goes awry and gets her people’s hidden magic exposed, a thief has to put together a crew & use (very weak) luck conversion magic to save her brother from dissection.

#DVpit #YA #NA #F #OWN #SF #SFF #POC

Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 22h

Oooh 😍 #dvpit

Aris Star @arisstar.bsky.social · 22h

Dominican myth X Pan's labyrinth

A dying abuela. A shattered necklace. Lost memories return. The forest beckons the host of a powerful goddess to her brother who's remade into a fearful weapon of the king and ordered to end her.

#Dvpit #F #A

Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 22h

This pitch definitely made me laugh. We need more funny YA #dvpit

Amy Pepin @appleseed-amy.bsky.social · 22h

A casual game of EFF MARRY KILL takes a dark turn, when high school senior Prudence and her friends find their picks eerily transformed, showing up with roses, pickup lines, or weapons. To survive, she must become the player she never wanted to be or they’ll all be taken off the board. #DVpit #YA #H

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 22h

This sounds cute! Wishing them the best!

Abbey ابي 🌻✨ @abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social · 22h

THE STARDUST THIEFxSPIRITED AWAY

When Leila’s sisters are stolen by the jinn—the treacherous, shapeshifting spirits from her grandmother’s tales—she must navigate their dangerous hidden realm using everything she knows from the stories to survive or lose her sisters forever.
#DVpit #YA #F #MENA #ND

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 23h

If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 1d

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately because AI isn’t regulated too many people will just say it’s fake and ignore it or memefy it, which is worse

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 1d

💬 Ready to talk freedom to read? Tomorrow’s #TLSkyChat celebrates #BannedBooksWeek at 8pm EST / 5pm PT! Preview the questions here: www.tlskychat.com/schedule

#TLSky #Librarians #Skybrarians #EduSky

Slide promoting #TLSkyChat on October 8, 2025. Topic: “Banned Books Week.” Includes reminders to use #TLSkyChat, respond to Q1–Q3, and start replies with A1–A3. Text invites discussion on protecting the freedom to read. Resources at tlskychat.com.

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 1d

From zombies to cannibals to star-crossed, shapeshifting lovers, this cross-genre anthology written by superstar YA authors from across the Latin American diaspora offers bold new thrills for every monster fan. #booksky #hispanicheritagemonth

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 1d

A tropical island full of secrets. Two Victorian ghosts, trapped for eternity. And a seventeen-year-old girl determined not to be next.

Eulalie Island should be a paradise, but to Addie Spencer, it’s more like a prison. #booksky

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Books to buy today! #booksky

High school senior Margot Whitman is an intern at Healing Hearts Inc., the company that created the innovative pill that can erase a person’s heartbreak overnight. Every weekend, Margot witnesses patients get cured of their broken hearts.

bookshop.org/p/books/hear...

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Ellen Hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social · 2d

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 1d

📚 Celebrate Banned Books Week with #TLSkyChat!
Join @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social and I for a discussion on censorship, intellectual freedom, and the role of school libraries in protecting readers’ rights.

🗓️ Wednesday, Oct 8 | 🕗 8–9 PM EST

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Much appreciated!

Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 1d

"If you didn’t hear about Trey Reed or Chicago you’re already half-way to getting my point. Our social media feeds are being manipulated. Social media is a loaded gun and we’re all toddlers playing cowboys and Indians while our parents cook dinner."

open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

Careless People and Facebook Foolery

We're not 1930's Germany, but we might be something just as bad

open.substack.com

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve used it before with fine results in past years and it was a simple search for reports on Ruby Bridges from 1956-1960. I got a handful of results and none of them were great.

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 2d

I use the service sporadically for school events. Finally enough, I found some of the political cartoons that I wanted from a very, very old blog that some social studies teacher made in the early aughts.

Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 2d

It “updated” in August. I was searching at

www.loc.gov/collections/...

All Digitized Titles | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

www.loc.gov

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 2d

If it were it would be like searching for a needle in a virtual reality haystack

Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 2d

They exist in libraries IF they didn’t toss them when things went digital. I truly hope they held on to the microfiche.

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Newspapers from the 18thc have been online at the LOC for years

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