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FT Zahra @ftzahra.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Art reveal!!! I'm utterly stoked to be sharing this beautiful artwork by chromesworks of a very special scene from THE DEATH AND DIFFRACTION OF SAFA RIZWAN. Huge thanks to @kaitlynabdou.com for the graphics 🫶✨

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 04/06/2026

🥹🥹🥹 Y'all, look at this Lil man! He's about to raid some ships and steal some hearts.

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 03/06/2026

Preorder Raffle! Share this post to spread the word! The more it's shared, the higher chance we have at unlocking even more prizes! Just upload the screenshot of your preorder of the North American edition! Winners will be chosen at random, announced on release day. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ forms.gle/sHHp3ta5HHkP...

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 23/04/2026

I saw @rhysiedarby.bsky.social on Friday, and I had such a fun time! I managed to give him an A Prince Among Pirates PR box! I didn't get to tell him was that he was the first person to make me laugh genuinely after losing my son. His performance in #OFMD was what inspired me to write this book.

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Safah @safahamjad.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The Miles Between Us, which features: ✅ a crime story with deep emotional resonance; ✅ an exploration of themes like grief, racism, and identity; ✅ ordinary citizens stepping into investigative roles; ✅ MCs who seem worlds apart, and are yet so similar; ✅ a romantic subplot. #MENApit #WIP #A #L #T

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Sophia Vahdati - Writer @sophiavahdati.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A multiracial teen grapples with her illegal dual heritage in a world where eye colour determines status, elemental affinity and who you're allowed to love. If her secret is discovered, she'll be executed by the Empire – but if she keeps on hiding then she'll never be free. #Pub #MENApit #DY

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Julie @juliehdwriting.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

KPDH x THE HONEYS To avoid being cut by their label and saying goodbye to each other, girl group Mantis infect themselves with hivemind-forming parasites. Newfound synchronicity onstage brings success, but a shared mind means no space to be yourself. #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

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Athena Lambrou @athena-lambrou.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

They Hate Each Other X Imogen, Obviously Ares needs to do 3 things in life so he doesn’t let his family down: -Date a nice Cypriot girl -Get into a good university -NOT fall in love with his rival, the brother of his sister-in-law ✨Big 5 imprint editor interest #MENAPit #YA #C #R #LGBT #OWN #Qu

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Neѕѕα @nessamoulay.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

To save her late mother’s Algerian bakery from ruin, a 25yo baker accepts to cater her nemesis’ lavish wedding—unaware the job would include uncovering her mom’s buried past…and falling for the groom. #A #R #MENApit 💞

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Rawiya Beirut | راوية بيروت @rawiyabeirut.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

When a rebel witch is betrayed and sentenced to death, the executioner saves her by claiming her as his bride—forcing them to navigate a fake marriage, colonial politics, and traitors, all while secretly dismantling the empire that is destroying their home. #menapit #a #f #wip

a moodboard of images;

- a bouquet of flowers in the top left, feathers in top center, a hand holding a thread (IMAGE BY Stephanie Rew Fine Art) in top right
- a skull covered by a translucent sheet in the center left, center image has a woman covered by thread (PHOTOGRAPHED BY Becca Geden), and center right has a sword in snow
- bottom left has a spider on a web, bottom center is a photo of a flower underneath the petals, and bottom right is a loom

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Athena Lambrou @athena-lambrou.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

An #AgentsGuide They Hate Each Other x Imogen Obviously 💘Bi MC & Bi LI 🛏️Forced proximity (have to share a room) 🏀Basketball jocks ❤️‍🔥Rivals to lovers 😘He calls him pretty boy 💖Secretly yearning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Set in Cardiff, Wales ✨Big 5 impr. editor interest #MENAPit #YA #C #R #LGBT #Qu

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Taurus @tauruswrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

MAGIC MEETS CODING A Silicon Valley-inspired New Orleans where a teen writes spells down in code to stop the army of undead. 🧟 dead brought back to life with magic 💻 girls in stem 👯‍♀️ twin sisters magically bonded ❤️ friends to lovers #MENApit #Qu #F #SF #YA

magic meets tech moldboard: grimoire, smart glasses, voodoo doctor, high tech nature embedded world

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🚀 Hadiyah 🍉 @hadiyahsama.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

TGUWG x I Feed Her to the Beast In a kingdom where necromancy is illegal, budding necromancer Sera fights her way to the top of the court. Discovery means death, but Sera has always wanted to make an impact and she won't let morals get in her way. #MENApit #WIP #A #DF

PITCH: In a kingdom where necromancy is illegal, budding necromancer Sera fights her way to the top of the kingdom court. Discovery means death, but Sera has always wanted to make an impact and she won't let something like morals get in her way.

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They would be, Sera thought, the blood thrumming in her ears. The dead here had been raised. En-masse, probably. She could only imagine the power that had taken. A whole village’s dead, raised in one night. She could see the figure now in her mind’s eye, a Harbinger cloaked in black under the light of a silvery full moon, the crimson wash of his Necromantic power seeping into the soil like blood and unleashing horrors, an army of the dead clawing their way out of their final resting places. She shivered.

Unlikable female MCs, Death Magic/Necromancy, Fall Arc. Women's Wrongs.

Comps: Gideon the Ninth, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gode, The Poppy War, Sabriel

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Emma Al-munshi @emmaalmunshi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

When a card game has telepath Mona fleeing town, a handsome djinn spy drags her to an underwater kingdom where she awakens old djinn magic. But with the oceanic sky failing, will inner demons drown her before she can save her people or will warring factions claim her? #MENApit #Qu #RF

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Azi is revising a cat POV revenge dark fantasy @aziossman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

PIRANESI x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN A murdered cat becomes a human and tries to ascend to godhood for revenge. But in limbo, rage isn't enough to survive. 🔪 Revenge plot 🏚️Liminal Spaces 🐈‍⬛Cat POV 🎭 Unreliable narrator ☠️ Body horror #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS #POC

A moodboard for GODCAT, an adult dark fantasy/horror blend, featuring six black cats and one magpie eye in the center.

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Azi is revising a cat POV revenge dark fantasy @aziossman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN x PIRANESI Be drowned as a cat. Be reborn a human. Ascend. Kill your murderer as the New God of Revenge. Marsh tries to shed all humanity to become revenge itself. Except humanity is what she always wanted. #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS

First 200 words of GODCAT, a dark fantasy/horror.

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Azi is revising a cat POV revenge dark fantasy @aziossman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A cat is drowned by her owner. Reborn as a human-shaped godling, she competes to ascend to godhood for revenge—until she meets a godling who reveals personal things only her owner could've known. #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS #POC

A moodboard for the dark fantasy, GODCAT, featuring liminal spaces, black cats, and a magpie's eye.

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Ayishah Hasni is ✨AGENTED✨ @ayishahhasni.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

What if the high-stakes, swashbuckling adventure of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN met the rich Islamic folklore of Tahereh Mafi's THIS WOVEN KINGDOM? #MENAPit #Qu #OWN #F #YA 🕌muslim mc's 🏴‍☠️pirate x princess 🖤enemies to lovers ☀️sunshine x darkness 🌊17th-century indian ocean ✨interest from 2 Big 5 editors

An Agent's Guide to ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES by Ayishah Hasni.

Pitch: In a YA retelling of the Arabian Nights tale of Sinbad the Sailor, a snarky pirate must accompany a happy-go-lucky princess on a voyage across the monster-filled Indian Ocean in order to rescue her fiance from a mysteriously moving island.

Comp titles: SPICE ROAD, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, and THIS WOVEN KINGDOM.

Snippet of the first page of ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES.

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 10/04/2026

Today is @menapitch.bsky.social . I feel honored to join in a pitch event geared specifically toward SWANA authors, especially now during #arabheritagemonth. SWANA authors make up less than .5% (A HALF OF A PERCENT) of published authors. #menapit #ag #hf #LGBTQ

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Arachne 🏳️‍🌈 @cayemarsh.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES by @kaitlynabdou.com is on preorder sale on Kobo NZ (and possibly other places) right now, so I just ordered!! I need some swash buckling to look forward to. 🏴‍☠️🦜⚓ 🌈📚

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 09/02/2026

New art & character(s) reveal!! Thank you so much to the incredibly talented @myameam.bsky.social for this perfect likeness of two of my favorite members of the crew—teenage twins Tristan & Trevor! It was such a delight working with Meam & watching this drawing come to life!! 😍 Thank you so much!

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 05/02/2026

PUB DATE UPDATE?! Thank you all SO MUCH for your support! Your efforts—the comments, shares, preorders, etc, HAVE NOT GONE UNNOTICED!! It really has made such a huge difference, I am so grateful and relieved!

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 03/02/2026

I haven't posted on here much, but I would really love some help boosting this video! I forgot to say it in the video, but please don't forget to add A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES On Goodreads! linktr.ee/kaitlynabdou

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Cin 🍎📻📺 @thesushiowl.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

GUYS! Pirate pals! Look at my friend's book that is releasing summer of next year! It's so beautiful. I am absolutely not gonna shut up about it, because I've been watching it unfold from conception to completion. You guys are gonna love it. Preorder here: www.amazon.com/Prince-Among...

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 21/10/2025

COVER REVEAL DAY!! Huge thank you to @frostbitestudios.bsky.social for this insanely gorgeous cover, to @featherfully.bsky.social for making it happen, and @keiralekseii.bsky.social for making my dreams come true!

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 21/10/2025

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Can't wait to announce my full preorder campaign!!

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 21/10/2025

It has come to my attention that my newsletter went into spam folders for more than one recipient! If you did not receive today's newsletter, and you are signed up for it--please check your spam folder!

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 20/10/2025

Exclusive cover reveal going out with my newsletter at 5:00 PM Eastern Time!! If you want to see my cover, and read the Prologue to A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES, sign up for my newsletter now! :) tinyurl.com/4mu37zp3

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 18/10/2025

A Prince Among Pirates Releases June 2026 With @simonandschuster.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social UK. US cover reveal and preorder links coming SOON!!! 💙📚

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 17/10/2025

LOOK AT MY AGENT KICKING ASS

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 17/10/2025

Oh...? What's this, then? 👀 Could it be a... cover reveal? 💙📚 Sign up for my newsletter to get an exclusive EARLY peek before it goes live!

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 14/10/2025

who's ready for a book trailer and cover reveal 👀 cover art by Lucy Rose! (if you're like please I hate videos! gimme a sec, I've got a static cover reveal too) THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social in July 2026 preorder: gatheringvolumes.com/item/44euZQq... #author

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 28/09/2025

I would just like to say... rhyming "obvious" with "deserve to live" was a bold fuckin' move. And has no business going as hard as it does. 😂

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

this might flop, but so be it! if you are an author (pubbed or not!) who has a question about publishing/ career/market/ANYTHING, comment and ask! i'll answer the best i can :) note: my opinions are not law or The Only Way, i'm just trying to help

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 25/09/2025

IS THAT A COVER IN MY INBOX!? ‼️🏴‍☠️

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 24/09/2025

And that's a wrap!!! The re-write of THE DAFFODIL WITCH, the first book I ever wrote is done! It feels so weird to not have to sit down and get like 5,000 words in tonight.

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 22/09/2025

Ever since getting this necklace, I have connected with so many other Arabs. As a white-passing Arab, it's hard for me to make connections with people who share my heritage, because I don't "look" Arab. This small thing has opened so many conversations, which leads to understanding, and I love that.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 16/09/2025

I appreciate my editors more than ever right now for keeping me extremely busy this month, so I don't have a chance to dwell on the shitstorm happening in this country.

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 12/09/2025

One year ago today, @keiralekseii.bsky.social sent my little pirate book out on submission. Just 7 hours later, @featherfully.bsky.social replied to that email to let us know she was offering on it. And in just 9 months, A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES will be on shelves! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Alma K. Rowan @almakrowan.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Might not be posting much these days, but there's something VERY exciting I'm working on behind the scenes... 🥰 @kaitlynabdou.com might be involved 👀

A work in progress of multiple flat-colored stickers of characters from Katie Abdou's new novel, "A Prince Among Pirates".

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 10/09/2025

😂 Andrew Garfield's full body turn toward Auntie Julia has me in tears every time.

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