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Abbey ابي 🌻✨
@abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social
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Writer in music education publishing by day, writer of messy, magical girls all other times ✨ Ace/ND. 🇱🇧🇸🇾. She/هي. Free Palestine.
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Abbey ابي 🌻✨ @abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social · Sep 21
Introducing my #agentsguide to UNVEIL THE STARS, my Arab folklore-inspired YA contemporary fantasy in which a Lebanese American teen with anxiety and OCD must navigate a perilous magical realm to save her sisters from the jinn 🧞✨

#amquerying soon 👀
An image of the moon against a pale sky filled with dark purple clouds limned in orange and white sparkle graphics. Text reads, "a guide to UNVEIL THE STARS, a YA contemporary fantasy, 99 k words." An image of a blurred purple and orange sky. Text at the top of the image reads, “pitch and comps,” followed by, “Perpetually anxious, full-time disaster Leila Njeim lives by three rules: never look at the jinn, never speak to them, and never, ever draw their attention. But when the treacherous, shapeshifting spirits from her sitti’s tales steal her sisters, she’ll do whatever it takes—even strike a deal with a jinni—to save them.” An image of the book cover for THE STARDUST THIEF by Chelsea Abdullah surrounded by the text, “inspired by Arab folklore,” “the power of stories/storytelling,” and “found family.” An image of the film poster for SPIRITED AWAY by Hayao Miyazaki surrounded by the text, “reluctant hero in a hidden spirit world,” “overcoming deadly trials to save family,” and “manifestations of fear/anxiety.” An image of the book cover for THE BURIED AND THE BOUND by Rochelle Hassan surrounded by the text, “Lebanese MC with a family secret,” “eerie, whimsical fairytale vibes,” and “dark entity threatening the veil between realms.” An image of the book cover for IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED by Miranda Sun surrounded by the text, “magic, monsters, and mayhem,” “banter-fueled adventure/romance,” and “girl inherits ability to see spirits.” An image of a blurred purple and orange sky. Text at the top reads, “what to expect.” A 3x3 moodboard with images of New York City trees and buildings in the fall; a hand producing flames; a fountain with roses in the pool; a girl with dark hair; the quote, “We are living, breathing stories, made up of the tales others tell us and those we tell ourselves; light, dark, and the shadows in between”; a window at night with a cat on the sill; tall redwood trees; a dark-haired boy in a forest; and more New York City trees and buildings in the fall. Text surrounding both sides of the 3x3 image moodboard reads: “banter, betrayal, and (gasp) secrets”; “an ace, neurodivergent MC with a magical sword? In this economy?”; “tight-knit Lebanese American family”; “swoony, golden retriever LI with forest magic”; “snarky jinn guide with a Heart of Gold”; “set in a magical Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and a hidden spirit realm inspired by Lebanon and Arab folklore”; “strike a bargain with the jinni outside your window, y/n?”; “ATLA-style elemental magic and shenanigans”; “the real villain is the OCD/anxiety we battled along the way.” An image of a dark-haired girl and a dark-haired boy in a forest. Hand-drawn stars and hearts surround their heads. Text at the top of the image reads, "excerpt." The excerpts reads: His eyes narrow, unimpressed. “While I’m grateful to you for dispatching the ghoul, which I certainly could’ve done myself—” “Forgive me. I didn’t realize you were handling it so well.” “—your presence here in my forest seems highly suspicious.” I scoff, causing the vines to bite into the softness of my stomach. “Your forest?” “Yes.” He erases the distance between us in a heartbeat, his warmth enveloping me like a sunbeam through trees: soft, unexpected, and a little dizzying. Irritation fans the flames in my cheeks. “My forest.” “So, instead of thanking me like a normal person,” I say acidly, “you decided to, let me check my notes...knock me out and bind me to a tree.” “I needed to make sure you weren’t about to take me out along with that ghoul.” His glance drops to my lips. Lingers there for a breath before dragging back up to meet my gaze. His mouth curves, wry with amusement. “I’m sure you understand.”
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November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Oooh tea? 👀
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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This sounds AMAZING, Kamilah!! I cannot wait to read this!! Biggest congratulations 💖
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Looking very respectfully!!
October 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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lillyluwrites.bsky.social
@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️‍🌈
Expanding the script: ace stories, structures and perspectives in publishing
June 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Ohhhh, I LOVE 😍
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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AHHHHH, I am absolutely over the moon for you!!! This is the BEST news!! Biggest congratulations, my friend!! I cannot WAIT to see all your books on shelves 🥰❤️✨
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Eeeeee, these are so cute!!! And is that kohl and jasmine I spy 👀
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Oh, I am OBSESSED, this is so STUNNING 😍 Alf mabrouk!!! I cannot wait to read this 🥳💖
October 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Today begins the annual campaign for QT Library, a Boston-based queer and trans library I’m honored to volunteer with. Spaces that support queer stories and queer communities are as vital now as they’ve ever been, and it would mean so much if you’d help us to re-resource and grow 📚🌱🏳️‍⚧️

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October 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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At the Southern Festival of Books and already two people have come up to me to tell me they like my vibe, I’m— 😭
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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🥰🥰🥰
October 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Ahhhh, this is so kind!! Thank you so much 😭❤️
October 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Omg, thank you sooo much, Nefer!! 😭❤️ (Much like me, my MC will do anything for a latte 😂)
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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It is not enough to own this; I need this embroidered on a throw pillow, printed on a blanket, tattooed on my body— 🔥
October 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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It was SOOOOO good, I had one of my orchestra students playing cello, too 😭 If I ever find a video of it, I will DEF send it to you!!
October 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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FOREVER OBSESSED ❤️‍🔥 I literally cannot stop staring, it’s so utterly MAGICAL 😭
October 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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and here's a static cover reveal post for people who want to skip the book trailer and/or hate videos! cover art by Lucy Rose

THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases in July 2026, from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social! #author

preorder now: gatheringvolumes.com/item/44euZQq...
the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood, framed in gold with gold flowers against a dark teal background around the edges. The cover is teal with a stag of flowers and foliage growing from a twisted tree with flowers growing around it and black ooze dripping from a branch overhead. the title "The Lord of the Wood" is in large white serif text to the left, with foliage growing through the letters closest to the tree, and the author "E.M. Anderson" is in all-caps yellow text at the bottom. the tagline, in smaller yellow text, reads, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..." "When lonely clockmaker Arthur Throckmorton loses his way in an enchanted forest, he meets the hero of his childhood bedtime stories: the Lord of the Wood. But instead of the mythical figure of his dreams, the Lord of the Wood is a grim man turning into a beast and losing power over a dying forest. If they can’t save the forest before he becomes a beast completely, Arthur will lose the man he's falling for—and never see his family again." Text is in a textbox against a murky image of a forest, with the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood below the text, all against a dark teal background with gold curlicues in the corners. The cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood on a dark teal background with golden leaves overhead, surrounded by yellow text reading: plant magic; sentient forest trying to oops! murder people; intensely homoerotic shaving scene; the one who heard the stories and the one who was in the stories; hopeless romantic who's clueless about his own sexuality; Beauty & the Beast inspired by not a retelling; dual-POV brother/sister; love interest turning slowly into a beast; wound-tending.
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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SCREEEEEAM IT’S GORGEOUS STUNNING THE MOST MAGICAL COVER EVER 🗣️🗣️🗣️

(Also, I LOVE this song. I did a choral arrangement of it with my students once 🥹)
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Thank you so much, Lauren!! 🥰
October 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Ahhhh, thank you so much, Kelsey!! 🥹🫶🏼
October 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Eternally excited and here to scream about this!!! ❤️‍🔥
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Soooo excited for this!!! Happiest book birthday 🥳✨
October 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Ahhh, thank you!! 🥰❤️
October 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Thank youuuuuu 😭💖
October 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM