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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Novels in verse are so fascinating because they say so much with so few words

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

i’ve been feeling more adult lately. not in a fun way, but in a necessary way

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I just finished it and it’s so good!

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I figured out what was wrong with my WIP. I needed to delete the first two chapters and it solved many of my pacing issues.

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Elle Varner’s album Perfectly Imperfect is perfection

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East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This is of niche industry interest, but here goes: The digital catalog platform most independent bookstores use to peruse and order new books for their stores (called Edelweiss) has jacked up their prices on publishers to catalog new titles 200-300%. Why does this matter?

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Olivia dean’s pen is so good!! My current favorite lyrics: 🎶 I’m not leaving Just feel tightly squeezed in Love needs breathing I’m not his I’m not hers I’m not yours All or nothing I’m more Can we still be something in between 🎶

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

one thing about me, I love a side quest

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Dear writers: Write that story. Edit mercilessly. Send that email. Ignore the haters. Stay humble, but be confident. Get paid. Read a lot. Write despite your insecurities. Support others. Accept helpful criticism. Celebrate everything. Don't panic. Never quit. You got this.

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I’m reading For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts and it’s so healing! I relate to so many of her experiences. This is a book I needed when I was in college. I’m glad it exists now.

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I tried so hard to read this book, but I DNF’d it like halfway through for the reasons you listed

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I’ve reached the level of aunty where my nieces come to me for book recommendations and it’s the best to squeal over fun book premises.

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I shared my book manuscript with someone I really look up to so I’m gonna go to sleep and pretend I didn’t just do that

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

the side group chat about the large group chat is the best part about a group chat

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

took my kids to the park so I could finish my audiobook

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Grocery store math: $1 + $2 + $3 = $50

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Currently reading the Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois and it’s so good! The audiobook being 30 hours long almost stopped me from picking it up, but once I started, I was invested in the characters. Amazing writing!

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Emailing people back has been hard for me lately. I now understand why sometimes I don’t hear back from people and I empathize

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Update: she read for 65 minutes yesterday. altogether, she’s read 195 minutes since the beginning of June. She’s definitely getting a squishmallow soon. When she reaches 400 minutes, she’ll get a free book.

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The librarians told my 7 year that she needed to read for 800 minutes to earn a squishmallow for the summer reading program and now she’s trying to read all 800 minutes today

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

The soundtrack on the Netflix series forever is perfect. So many of my favorite songs and artists from the past 5ish years

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I extroverted a lot today. Now I need to recover with 2.5 business days of not talking to anyone

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PBSoar @pbsoar.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

One year ago, two incredible new pictures debuted into the world:🌺 TALA LEARNS TO SIVA by @kealaninetane.bsky.social, illustrated by Dung Ho, and 📦 BOX OF DREAMS by Faith Kazmi, illustrated by Christine Almeda!

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 08/05/2025

Many Pacific Islanders have no choice but to join the fight against climate change. The Pacific Climate Warriors is a youth-led, grassroots network across 18 Pacific Island nations and diaspora communities drawing attention to the impacts of the climate crisis in the Pacific ⤵️

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The Pacific Climate Warriors Are Fighting, Not Drowning

Young people in the Pacific can’t close their eyes to climate change.

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

happy beyonce day to those who celebrate!

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

My next picture book Picking Limu with Tūtū was announced today! It’s publishing with Viking in summer 2027 and illustrated by Sarah Gonzales

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This is fascinating! Thank you! I love that you’re doing this research. I’ve been focusing mostly on Pacific Islander children’s books published in the US. We’re also seeing a very slow improvement, emphasis on the slow lol

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

These percentages say so much! And based on my research, you’re right about there not being any Pasifika adult fiction published in NZ in 2024.Thank you for sharing this

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

A great audiobook will have me cleaning my whole house

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Crossing my fingers that it works! Good luck!!

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

You could take it to the dry cleaners. Or you could hand wash it with a dot of laundry detergent and cold water. You agitate it by lightly rubbing the fabric together to get the stain out and then air dry. If you can dry in the sun, that’s the best. The sun makes white clothes bright white

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I just did something I’ve been avoiding for 3 weeks. It took me an hour, but most of that time was me getting distracted so it probably only took 15 minutes

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Only $8? These are great books. You definitely won!

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/04/2025

Here’s hoping that Cory Booker breaks Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

If I ever go to the bologna book fair, I’m gonna try to talk to as many people as I can until I get to the person who can reposition Hawaii publishers to be included in the Oceania region for the publisher’s award instead of North America

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I don’t blame you. It takes so long!

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I’m trying to finish at least one more book before the end of the month but I’m just so tired. I keep falling asleep even though the book is so interesting

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Kealani Netane @kealaninetane.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

If anyone’s looking for Pacific Islander book recs for the #transrightsreadathon I suggest Sascha Stronach’s books, The Dawnhounds and The Sunforge. It’s marketed as Gideon the Ninth meets Black Sun.

Book cover for The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach. In the background, there’s a ship on water. In the foreground, there’s buildings that are in the shape of mushrooms with stairs leading to arched doorways.

Book cover for the Sunforge by Sascha Stronach. On the left is the ocean. On the right are mountains with buildings that are on fire. Three people are standing on top of a cliff overlooking the fire.

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