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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Death Card is out NOW! Three years of preparation has led up to this moment. I’m so grateful to the entire Penguin Teen team. Head to your local bookstore to pick up a copy! 🔮✨

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

If you want to get your hands on an ARC of Death Card, now is your opportunity! Head over to Goodreads for a chance to win one of the 100 available copies. U.S. only

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

✨COVER REVEAL✨ I’m ecstatic to reveal the cover of my debut YA contemporary fantasy novel DEATH CARD! It features witchcraft, tarot, and a sapphic romance! Cover artist: Helena Elias Cover designer: Kaitlin Yang

Book cover of Death Card by Jasmine Smith, releasing August 11, 2026

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Hi Christina! My YA contemporary fantasy novel, Death Card, releases in summer 2026 with Putnam/PRH! It’s about a teen witch fated to die at the hands of her crush. It’s got witches, demons, tarot, and it’s sapphic! (PM announcement says 2025, but it was moved)

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Companies and individuals are making an active choice to hop on the AI bandwagon, but they’re not being held at gunpoint. They are choosing to do the wrong thing.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I just listened to a man ask me “What’s the alternative?” when I asked him to justify the negative environmental impacts of AI. The alternative is to not use it. We don’t have to destroy our planet, decimate the job market, and lose our critical thinking skills.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The senators who voted to confirm RFK have no souls. Our lives are worth nothing to them.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

My future mother-in-law called me today in tears over Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmations. She said “That man is going to kill my son.” My beloved fiancé who is an organ transplant recipient and who relies on herd immunity for diseases he can’t be vaccinated for.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Death Card is a YA fantasy that will be released in Summer 2026! It’s available to add on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...

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Death Card

Jasmine Smith's debut DEATH CARD, a Black and queer con…

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Mikaela Broussard is grappling with her impending ascension as Witch Queen and a mysterious illness that’s plagued her coven when Joelle walks into her grandfather’s magic shop and asks for a tarot reading. The vision that Mikaela receives will set them both on a path they never saw coming…

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

“She will destroy me, and I’ll let her.” I’m thrilled to share this character art I commissioned of two of Death Card’s characters, Mikaela and Joelle. The wonderful artist is @ cenaye___ on IG! She did a fabulous job bringing the girls to life!

A digital image of Two girls standing in a clearing. One is a darker skinned Black girl with long box braids holding a tarot card, The Star. The other is a taller biracial girl with blonde curly hair holding an ornate dagger. The girls stand in a clearing beneath a full moon.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I think I tuned into the Super Bowl pre kick show late, but I LOVE how unapologetically Black it is! I couldn’t care less about the game itself. I’m here for the music!

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Someone I know just posted a giveaway on her story with a cutesy MAGA sweatshirt and a gun case 🤮 what reality are these people living in?

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Every time I tell myself that I’m going to save money by banning myself from buying books, the Barnes & Noble preorder sale comes along to ruin all my plans

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fry from futurama is holding a bunch of money in his hand

ALT: fry from futurama is holding a bunch of money in his hand

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I’ve made my morning phone calls to my Senators. Have you? Don’t forget that if you have phone anxiety you can always call early in the morning or later at night to leave a voicemail. If the inbox is full, send an email! We need to raise hell!

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Lynn D. Jung @lynndjungbooks.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🍂 my debut novel, a dark academia adult fantasy about a truly messy woman & alchemy & immortality & BUGS, is out fall 2026 from bloomsbury us!

Author's photo and a screenshot of a Publisher's Weekly deal announcement over a black and white photo of a moth. Header text reads 'MOTHSBLOOD, fall 2026'

"Kenli Manning at Bloomsbury US preempted North American rights to Lynn D. Jung's debut novel, Mothsblood, about "an ambitious alchemist who must uncover the dark secrets of her university," from Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency."

A Publisher's Marketplace deal announcement over a dark academia moodboard.

Category: Fiction: Debut
MOTHSBLOOD by Lynn D. Jung
Imprint: Bloomsbury
"Lynn D. Jung's MOTHSBLOOD, set in modern-day Paris, following an ambitious alchemist who must uncover the dark secrets of her university when the murder of an immortal professor forces her to confront the mysterious past she's trying to escape, pitched for fans of THE STARLESS SEA and NINTH HOUSE, to Kenli Manning at Bloomsbury, in a pre-empt, for publication in fall 2026, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA)."
Film/TV: uwe@triadaus.com
Foreign/Translation: foreign@triadaus.com

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Okay, I want to say it again for anyone who needs to hear it right now: Yes, calling is better for getting in touch with your reps. But right now? DO IT HOWEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE. I'm really concerned that the emphasis on calling right now is stopping people from getting in touch.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

While searching through LinkedIn learning for a course to view for professional development, I stumbled across three courses about writing with AI 💀 I want to scream

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Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 02/02/2025

Bookshop.org is offering 20% off this collection of romances by black authors with code BHM25. We've talked about quite a few of them on the show, and two were Best of 2024 picks.

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Romance Books to Celebrate Black History Month 2025

Celebrate Black History Month with Bookshop.org’s curated recommendations by Black authors.

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The Lesbrary @lesbrary.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Here are 25 sapphic books by Black authors out in 2025 to preorder now! lesbrary.com/black-sapphi...

the cover of Out of Step, Into You beside a blog spot titles 25 Black Sapphic Books Out in 2025 to Preorder Now

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I called and emailed my (useless) senators because even if they don’t care about their constituents, we should still demand to be heard. Set aside some time today to make one phone call or write one email. Choose a topic that gets you fired up the most. Make them listen to us.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Same! It’s a massive disappointment

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

So, serious question: Where do we shop now? I already pray for Amazon’s downfall daily, but are there good alternatives for Target and Walmart? I hate that these corporations are emboldened to do this because they know we don’t have many alternatives 😤

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

As a reminder, an easy way to resist is to wear a mask. More importantly, it will protect you and others. By masking regularly, you’ll help normalize it and reduce stigma. And as you can see, you can look hella cute while doing it! Stay safe and stylish, y’all!

Jasmine wearing a red KN95 mask while holding a large Valentine’s Day card

Jasmine wearing a pink KN95 mask while holding an engraved dog tag at Petco

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Throughout it all, I’m going to continue creating art. The stories I write are the kind they’d want to ban, but they’re also the ones I would want to read. We should never let them take that from us.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

It’s hard to keep from feeling powerless. I know I’m only a drop in the ocean, but there are millions of other Americans who are fighting back in their own ways and together, we can form a wave.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The only way I can stave off despair is by doing what I can. Controlling what I can control. For me, that has meant downloading and printing important resources, buying physical books and DVDs, stocking up on goods like masks, and resharing information on social media.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

If you voted for that man or support his policies, unfollow me. My books are not for you. I hope you get what you deserve. To everyone else, we’ll light a path forward through the dark.

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Make sure you use your library cards. Check out books by Black authors, indigenous authors, queer authors and other marginalized communities. Also, ask your local library to buy more titles by marginalized folks. We often buy those requests. Use Libby! A lot! #booktok #booksky

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Not everyone can run or sit on a board. Good thing there are literally dozens of other proactive means of defending libraries and schools! Here are but 56: bookriot.com/56-small-tas...

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56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025

Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 19/01/2025

Back in 2020-2021, I wrote a book about how to survive scary hard times by writing your own stories and getting lost in the imaginary worlds you create. So this feels like good timing: Never Say You Can't Survive is just $2.99 in ebook formats for just one day. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Never Say You Can't Survive

WINNER OF THE 2022 HUGO AWARD FOR BEST RELATED WORKFrom Charlie Jane Anders, the award-winning author of novels such as All the Birds in the Sky and The City...

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

TikTok is still dead to me and will remain so. It was obviously a stunt to make the orange man look good. I won’t fall for it and neither should you

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Cheyenne @cheylaney.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Friendly reminder that if you buy a book on Kindle, you're only paying for the rights to read, not own. If a book truly gets banned, it will be taken away from digital platforms like Kindle, nook, etc. Consider getting physical copies of banned (or other) books! READ BANNED BOOKS #booksky

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Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

✨PLEASE SHARE✨ It is live!!! There are over 260 AMAZING items to bid on in the 2nd annual #KidLit4Ceasefire auction from year-long mentorships to signed books to full manuscript critiques to art commissions the fundraiser has you covered! 🇵🇸 Link: bit.ly/KidLit4Cease...

A graphic that says 260+ items #KidLit4Ceasefire 2025 Auction (January 15-31st) Visit Auction: https://bit.ly/kidlit4ceasefire2025auction

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I made a YouTube channel in the meantime to slowly re-post my old content as Shorts. I’m going to have to work myself up to making long-form videos.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I’ve got a serious case of preemptive grief over TikTok. It was the only book promo I actually enjoyed creating. I was looking forward to sharing my book’s cover and ARC details. 🫠

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Danai Christopoulou | VILE LADY VILLAINS out NOW @danaiwrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I promise you, once you free yourself from the notion that other writers are your competition and start viewing them as your fellow weirdos who share similar special interests as you, your life in publishing will become so much easier.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I know it could be an issue of funding, but still. If our medical professionals are unable or in some cases, unwilling, to properly protect themselves, then what does that mean for the rest of us?

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

So, my fiancé has had COVID for a week and we finally saw our first provider who was wearing appropriate PPE: a duck-bill N95 as opposed to a surgical mask. This whole experience has depressed me even further about our state of public health.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I’m now exposed to COVID after catching it for the first time only 10 months ago. This should not be our norm. I am begging people to start caring about others. Stay home when you’re sick! Or at least put on a mask.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I am continually shocked by how cavalier people are now when it comes to sickness. When I traveled a couple weeks ago, the airport and planes were filled with a cacophony of unmasked coughs and sniffles. It’s like no one wants to take precautions to protect other people.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Even yesterday, after receiving a positive result, the nurses and provider only wore a surgical mask. One of the nurses told us that COVID was like the flu now, which is incorrect. The flu mainly spreads through droplets while COVID is airborne.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

He went in for a separate issue last week and the ear loop on his mask broke. So for over an hour, he was seated in a hallway with other patients. We overheard that one of those patients was there waiting on a COVID test - that person wasn’t masked. Hardly anyone was.

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Jasmine Smith @jasminesmithwrites.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

After visiting the ER for shortness of breath, my partner tested positive for COVID. He’s actually been wearing a mask pretty consistently lately, so we wondered where he had picked it up. We’ve since come to the conclusion that he was likely infected at the same ER last week 🧵

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