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Qurratulayn

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Calling all book readers and librarians!
The ARC sign up for Blood & Breath is now live!
Check out the link below if you're looking for a YA book set in the 1920's with morally grey characters and revenge contracts 🙂‍↕️🤏🏾🤏🏾🤏🏾

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June 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM

Qurratulayn

@qurratulayn.bsky.social

I decided to share songs that fit the vibe of my YA historical fantasy, Blood and Breath!

All you have is your fire/ and the place you need to reach/don't you ever tame your demon/but always keep them on a leash -Arsonist Lullaby

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June 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM

Qurratulayn

@qurratulayn.bsky.social

Today is Independent Bookstore Day, and I wanted to shout out a wonderful bookstore near me! Harriett's Bookshop celebrates Black and women authors. It's perfect on this rainy Philly day. (And perhaps preorder Blood & Breath, my YA historical fantasy too!)

#IndieBookstoreDay
#phillybookstore

Blood & Breath

Check out Blood & Breath - <p>Evan Wilde is a poor working-class girl. She writes contracts on behalf of wealthier folks who want to exchange a bit of their life for minor deals with devils. It’s not ...

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April 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Qurratulayn

@qurratulayn.bsky.social

It's the 2nd day of the Barnes & Nobel pre-sale! I hope you guys enjoy the cover as much as I do. I can't stop looking at it. It captures the 1920s vibes I was going for so well!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-and-...

#BNPreorder #1920s #youngadultreads

A cover of Blood & Breath by Qurratulayn. The cover features a Black girl with a 1920's hairstyle and a creepy red hand covering her mouth. Above the cover is the Barnes and Noble preorder sale. Below is the code: PREORDER25. Use between 4/23 and 4/25.

April 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM

Qurratulayn

@qurratulayn.bsky.social

I love my cover so much!

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are excited to reveal Blood and Breath by Qurratulayn, a new Jazz Age fantasy centering a demonic pact and a quest for revenge 🖋️ Coming October 7, 2025 from Page Street YA!

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Revealing Blood and Breath by Qurratulayn - Reactor

A girl makes a deal with a devil in order to bring vengeance down upon the magical ruling class...

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April 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM

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Phil Lewis

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The Louisiana Department of Health reports the first death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States

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LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
Current general public health risk remains low
January 06, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in Louisiana and the U.S. has died. The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.

LDH’s extensive public health investigation has identified no additional H5N1 cases nor evidence of person-to-person transmission. This patient remains the only human case of H5N1 in Louisiana.

The Department expresses its deepest condolences to the patient’s family and friends as they mourn the loss of their loved one. Due to patient confidentiality and respect for the family, this will be the final update about the patient.

While the current public health risk for the general public remains low, people who work with birds, poultry or cows, or have recreational exposure to them, are at higher risk.

January 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM

Qurratulayn

@qurratulayn.bsky.social

How is in human vs hamsters the humans cant beat the hamsters 💀

December 9, 2024 at 1:44 AM

Qurratulayn

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Im in the editing trenches fr

December 3, 2024 at 3:17 AM

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Medievalist.net

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A group of researchers have recreated the clothing of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy from the wall paintings in the cathedral of Faras, which sits at the border of modern Egypt and Sudan.