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Laura Rennert @ljrennert.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Happy book birthday to THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a sweeping and magical story collection showcasing the mythical creatures of Southeast Asia, which includes a story by @junescribbles.bsky.social!

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Leigh / Spion 🏳️‍🌈🫀 @spionchen.anomaly.moe · 02/01/2026

I’m really glad I’ve watched some of Bleach, all of JJK, and KPop Demon Hunters on my Darker By Four reread in preparation for Brighter Than Nine… June’s world building always made sense but now it really hits hard! #amreading @junescribbles.bsky.social

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

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 www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

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diana 📖 @theunlibrary.com · 14/05/2025

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

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

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 · 20/02/2025

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 · 12/11/2024

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 · 20/02/2025

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 24hryabookblog.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/a...

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Books of Wonder @booksofwonder.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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 · 19/02/2025

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 · 20/02/2025

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.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

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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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

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. 🧵 1/11

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Jes & Cin @jesncin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

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 · 13/02/2025

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

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

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

BEST BLACK YOUNG ADULT FICTION BOOK
24 Seconds From Now… by Jason Reynolds
Big Nick Energy by Danielle Allen
Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams
Blood Justice by Terry Benton-Walker
Enter The Hurricane by Aricka Alexander
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Inexperienced Series by Karmen Scott
Moira: A Sorority Reject Tale by Lisette Blythe
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
The Davenports More Than This by Krystal Marquis
The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
Vanessa is Not a Victim by Gabrielle S. Clarke

BEST BLACK LGBTQIA+ BOOK
A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C Higgins
Amaranthine by Aricka Alexander
Bitter Sweet by Joan Vassar
Blessings By Chukwuebuka Ibeh
Blood Justice by Terry J Benton Walker
Down South Bayou by Aricka Alexander
Leather, Lace, and Locs by Anne Shade
Love & Sportsball by Meka James
Pit Stop by L.M. Bennett
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
Suite Enemy by Lavender Quinn
Sunflower by Aricka Alexander
Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar
The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee
The Air Between Us by Shameka Erby
Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds
Under The Mistletoe by Tasha L. Harrison

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Mónica C. Camacho @mc2x.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

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...

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NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA

Lee esta historia en español aquí

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

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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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/02/2025

There is still beauty in this world

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Linsey Miller │ editing The Alchemy of Lies @linseymiller.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I know we have a warped sense of what a banned book is because it's been a badge of honor for so long since those bans were stopped, but most banned books aren't famous and get quietly removed with no fanfare in such a way that no one knows they were banned or even that they exist.

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 03/02/2025

If you’ve bought a book from a trans author lately, you’re helping. If you’ve bought a book from a queer author, a Black author, an Asian author, a disabled author, a Palestinian author — if you’ve even recommended one of those authors’ books on socials or to friends, you’re helping. Thank you.

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Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

🌟Announcing WISH UPON A K-STAR Pre-order Gift!🌟 Submit pre-order receipt to get 2 of 5 character cards (🎨 by Velinxi): bit.ly/kstarpreorder Get ALL 5 cards with Signed Pre-Orders from Yu & Me Books www.yuandmebooks.com/products/978... Or Books of Wonder booksofwonder.com/collections/... #preorder

graphic of 5 photocards each depicting a different illustrated character from the young adult romcom Wish Upon a K-Star. Background designed to look like a scrapbook with ripped paper and flower decorations. Text reads: Wish Upon a K-Star Pre-Order Gift. go to bit.ly/kstarpreorder to learn more & enter

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Would love to see the cishet white men of kidlit get vocal in the fight against book bans. Literally ALL the rest of us are being silenced. You're the only ones who truly have a chance of being listened to here. Staying silent is a political choice, too ✌🏽

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

uh idk why i suddenly have 3K more followers than last week, but i assume it's because of Black History Month and if so i have a book coming out, THIS ENDS IN EMBERS, sequel to SO LET THEM BURN, and tbh i'd rather you buy it or repost this so other people might buy it 😘 bookshop.org/contributors...

cover of SO LET THEM BURN paperback by meeee

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 03/02/2025

Daily reminder that the government didn't invent Black History Month and the government can't take it away. Same goes for Juneteenth & every other Black celebration.

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silas denver 🍎 @sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

may every trans child grow into a trans adult

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Paige Terlip @pterlip.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I donated a 30-minute Ask Me Anything call to raise money for those impacted by the LA fires. There are so many amazing items! I hope you bid & support these wonderful organizations! The @kidlitforla.bsky.social auction runs today until Fri, Jan 26th, at 9pm PT! www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Alysa Wishingrad @alysawishingrad.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The #kidlit for LA auction is live! There are so many brilliant creators, editors and agents offering a wide variety of items. Take a gander and bid if you can #kidlit stories do change the world, let’s tell the good ones www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...

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diana 📖 @theunlibrary.com · 20/01/2025

hi yes hello #booksky. i'm gonna need you to read darker by four by @junescribbles.bsky.social. please. everyone is bisexual. there is a "flirt to roast ratio" and a mage who wears quirky pajamas. to me it's like the kdrama goblin meets the anime bleach and i just need you all to read it PLEASE.

It's the cover of June CL Tan's YA urban fantasy book called Darker By Four feature three Asian teens hunting down demons.

Character art of Nikai, Seven, Ten, and Four from June CL Tan's book Darker by Four.

Character art of Zizi, Rui, Ash, and Yiran from June CL Tan's book Darker by Four.

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Fellow Southern Californian friends, here's how we can prepare right now. As always, it's also on the IG: www.instagram.com/p/DEksWlVSLL...

A checklist titled "What to Pack/Have in Your Go Bag" in bold text at the top. Below, there are several bullet points with checkboxes for recommended items to pack:

A map with two evacuation routes.
Additional prescriptions and medications.
Copies of important documents (birth certificates, passports, etc.).
Flashlights and a battery-powered radio with extra batteries.
A 3-day supply of food and 3 gallons of water per person (if possible).
Change of clothes, extra glasses/contact lenses.
Pet food and water bowls.
Sturdy shoes for evacuation, if needed (noted as being highly recommended over the last 24 hours).

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

anyway since i have a tiny following here, mayhaps it's a good place to let my brain rattle 😆

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

how many new social media platforms do i have to get on omg 😮‍💨

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

SO LET THEM BURN is now ✨ out in paperback ✨! This book changed my life. Now it has a new format, a new cover, sprayed edges, a sneak peek of THIS ENDS IN EMBERS, and a chapter in Reeve's POV. I'm just so thankful. B&N: barnesandnoble.com/w/so-let-the... Indie: bookshop.org/p/books/so-l...

me holding the paperback of so let them burn with the orange sprayed edges

me turned to the page that says Turn the page for a sneak preview of THIS ENDS IN EMBERS available february 2025

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It is a truth universally acknowledged that whenever a writer is on deadline, a bright shiny new wip idea will appear and latch on like a leech and cause said writer to be utterly distracted 😩

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

okay i predictably agree with jenny. we live in a world where shortform dominates – tiktoks, skeets, only reading the headlines. this does not make for meaningful conversation, which is why we're seeing readers seek out either group chats/smaller networks or in-person book clubs more.

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

there's a new superman movie??? wow im so out of the loop now :")

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It is a truth universally acknowledged that whenever a writer is on deadline, a bright shiny new wip idea will appear and latch on like a leech and cause said writer to be utterly distracted 😩

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

My pet peeve is when people round down a book by a POC or LGBTQ author instead of rounding up if it's a number plus .5 (3.5 for example). One because it's mathematically correct to round up not down, and two because these authors are often judged more harshly and have to endure things like book bans

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24hr.YABookBlog @24hryabookblog.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

collective book haul! 🥰🌷✨ ♡ THESE VENGEFUL WISHES @vvmontalban.bsky.social ♡ A CRUEL THIRST ♡ A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN @rosiesrambles.bsky.social ♡ DARKER BY FOUR @junescribbles.bsky.social ♡ FORTUNE'S KISS ♡ REGGIE & DELILAH'S YEAR OF FALLING ♡ BINGSU FOR TWO @tswitherspoon.bsky.social

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community. Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.

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june cl tan @junescribbles.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

should i download bsky on my phone🫣

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