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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The curse lives on, and so do the requests. DVpit was a joy! Thank you to the agents who showed love to my YA Southern Gothic, the organizers, and everyone pitching beside me. Rooting for you all while I get these twins ready for some inboxes! Daughters of the Bayou is coming your way! GRATEFUL 💗

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fraternal twins Riley and Margeaux share a face but not a life. Margeaux wears the crown at school; Riley is disappearing under a generational curse. When the curse traces back to a Massacre from 1887 they must face each other to break it. DAUGHTERS OF THE BAYOU Southern Gothic #DVpit #YA

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Three Creole sisters inherit a debt from a massacre nobody remembers. One dreams the boys before they go missing, one refuses to believe any of it, and one knows exactly why. She isn't telling. DAUGHTERS OF THE BAYOU | Southern Gothic | For readers of LEGENDBORN #DVpit #YA #H

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

One Jarreau sister is going gray at seventeen. One came home to a house she isn't in a single photograph of. And one walks down alone to the garden the rest of them can't bear to enter. Boys have been disappearing since August. #DVpit #YA #F #H

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Riley Jareau dreams about boys she's never met, and a week later their faces are on the news. Four so far. Her twin knows something she isn't saying, and whatever's been waiting on their family has been waiting since 1887. For readers of Legendborn and I,Medusa #DVpit #YA #F #horror

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ain’t no party like a #dvparty cause a Dvparty don’t stop!! Had a blast connecting with all of you. Your kind words really calmed my nerves. Good luck tomorrow!! Here’s a GIF that reflects the next novel I’ve been working on. #dvpit #YA

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hold tight for dear life is correct. Because for the Jarreau women, when the curse comes knocking, the thing you love is exactly what gets taken. DAUGHTERS OF THE BAYOU — YA Southern Gothic For readers of LEGENDBORN and I, Medusa #DVparty #DVPIT #YA Day 4

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#DVPARTY Day 3:Daughters of the Bayou is a YA Southern Gothic Fantasy. It happened again. Another nightmare with fragmented faces of boys I can't quite place. But last night was different.This time there were no faces at all, just a pair of bright red sneakers, so vivid I could see the scuff marks.

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

NaTasha's off the clock. This is the only intro you get. Stevie.Ten years at a NOLA conservatory. #1 on the leader board four years straight.Then I tore my ACL.Control is my only religion.I drive a Prius because my family hates it.Now I'm expected to be one of Hudson's elite. Not happening. #dvparty

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm Riley: honor roll, class VP, and tutor to half of Hudson Prep. Linkin Park and Blink82 on vinyl, but I'll deny it in the hallway.My chickens are named after Louisiana rappers. My twin has a whole life without me. I'm handling it.The visions of missing boys are a different conversation. #dvparty

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Taking over NaTasha's feed. I'm Margeaux, captain of the High Steppers and queen of Hudson Prep. Beauty+brains & never a hair out of place. Louisiana bounce is in my blood. Black excellence isn't optional. I didn't make the rules. I just enforce them. Reputation over everything. #dvparty #mcenergy

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What happens when you inherit a curse you didn’t earn? DAUGHTERS OF THE BAYOU is a YA Southern Gothic fantasy rooted in Louisiana history, strained family ties, Black girlhood, and the bond between sisters. #DVparty #YA

Moodboard: a Black ballerina mid-pose, Spanish moss hanging from oak trees, weathered slave quarters, a Louisiana cemetery with raised tombs, a hedge maze, three Black sisters with braids, and Black boys in school uniforms

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

How much do you care whether an author's next books stay in the same genre as the debut? Is moving between Southern Gothic, horror, and contemporary supernatural a plus or a risk? #askdv

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In gothic and horror YA, how quickly do you need the unsettling element to show up in the first pages? #askdv

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is Southern Gothic still something you're actively looking for in YA, or has the market shifted toward different kinds of dark fantasy? #askdv

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For black-centered historical fantasy, what feels fresh to you right now, and what are you seeing too much of? #askdv

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natashabooks.bsky.social @natashabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For a YA fantasy anchored in a real historical atrocity, what do you look for to know the history is handled with care rather than used as a backdrop? #askdv

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

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