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2022-09-25

Meet the protagonist of The Unwelcome Surprise. Bongo’s perfectly predictable life gets shaken and his imagination gets the better of him. With love to all of us, the over-thinkers

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2022-09-06

it’s sometimes tough to hear kinda narrow-minded responses from straight adult readers. but i didnt write and draw RILEY MAYES for them so 🌈✨🤷‍♂️
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2022-06-28

Fantasia. I love the idea of a world built on wishes and imagination...and FALKOR! https://t.co/3IM5wo0dPK

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2022-03-24

Hi! I’m Melissa. My debut YOU, ME, AND OUR HEARTSTRINGS is out on July 19th! It follows 2 disabled orchestral musicians who fall in love—just as their duet goes viral.
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2022-01-23

Hi I'm Michelle I. Mason & my YA novel, YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN DELAYED, is about 17yo Jenny, who gets on a plane in NY in 1995, but when she lands in St. Louis, she learns 25 years have passed. So she has to adjust to life in a new century.

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2021-12-22

Late (as usual) for the final 😅

It's been a weird, uncertain year, but I'm so glad to have connected with readers, author friends, and the other during the launch for my queer YA sci-fi. 🥰

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2021-11-22

A1: I’m Megan from Colorado and my novel is out now from . This harrowing verse novel tells the story of a young girl who wakes up utterly alone in her small Colorado town. Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series.

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2021-11-22

New book announcement!! This has been such a special project to work on with my mom. It was so fun to help her bring it to life! It's about a daughter's first day of school, and all the excitement and anxiety that goes with it. 🥳

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2021-11-04

New website and logo! Endless thanks to for your patience and magic. Danika created all the incredible illustrations and that badass logo. Check it out: https://t.co/U8NY2fKYCH

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2021-09-29

Thank you to the hosts for such a fun chat!!

You can find preorder links for A MAGIC STEEPED IN POISON on my website https://t.co/8RMjd8G3Q7

If you like tea & magic & palace intrigue & sisterhood you might like my book!

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2021-09-23



THE LOVE MATCH is not yet up for preorder, but if you like:

✨ tea shop drama
✨ complicated brown girls
✨ several very cute brown boys
✨ nosy, loving families
✨ and SO MUCH MORE I can’t share yet 👀👀

Add TLM on Goodreads: https://t.co/G9iDCeprZ4 https://t.co/CSVGU1Go9j

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2021-09-23

1: Hi, everyone! I'm Melissa, and my debut YOU, ME, AND OUR HEARTSTRINGS releases on 5/31/22! One journey that Daisy and Noah take is falling in love. And in doing that, they learn a lot about themselves in the process. https://t.co/gpH48bhK7p

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2021-09-23

Hello My sapphic YA GN THE MARBLE QUEEN illustrated by is coming Fall ’22 from ! In it, my MC Amelia takes a journey to a mysterious sentient island where her inner demons become real. https://t.co/3qu2iNJvgF

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2021-09-23

Hi I can't participate in the chat tonight, but I wanted to at least introduce my book, PLAY LIKE A GIRL, a MG graphic novel about when I played football with the boys in 7th grade (& gave myself a makeover😬). Coming fall '22.
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2021-08-23

It’s that time of the night!!!

The Basics:
My book:

ALL THAT’S LEFT IN THE WORLD (3/8/2022)

My mains (left to right):
Andrew - Pisces ♓️
Jamie - Sagittarius ♐️ https://t.co/JAhTv7myPB

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2021-08-23

"It’s meant to be fizzy and bright and chaotic and fun." ✨What more could you want from a summer read?

Read more about Margot's writing process here: https://t.co/xfDIdqoh1M

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2021-07-26



If you like:

Tea 🫖

Inclusive romances 🤎

Matchmaking shenanigans 💘

Family and friendship feels 👥🫂

The drama of Bollywood (or in this case, Bengali natoks) 🎥

THE LOVE MATCH might be your cup of tea!

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2021-07-23