Rich in Color
LightNews LightNews
banner
richincolor.bsky.social
Rich in Color
@richincolor.bsky.social
300 followers 650 following 92 posts
Rich in Color is dedicated to reading, reviewing & promoting YA books starring or written by BIPOC. 📚

Site: www.richincolor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richincolor_ya/
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/richincolor
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Rich in Color
harperstacks.bsky.social
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we're highlighting two fantastic anthologies for your middle grade and YA readers: ANCESTOR APPROVED & LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN! 📚 Edited by @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, these intertribal stories feature the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
harperstacks.bsky.social
If you're also bundling up for cold weather like us, THE CUFFING GAME by Lyla Lee is the perfect cozy read to keep you warm ❄️

This K-drama remix of Pride and Prejudice has all your favorite romance tropes and a very seasonally appropriate wintry cabin setting! ☃️
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
richincolor.bsky.social
Want a cozy rom-com to cuddle up with? Watch fir the release of The Cuffing Game on Nov. 18. richincolor.com/2025/11/revi...
Review: The Cuffing Game – Rich in Color
richincolor.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
richincolor.bsky.social
Our annual hiatus is around the corner, so we are posting the December new releases early for you all! You can check them out here: richincolor.com/2025/11/dece...
Illustrated cover for The Last Vampire. There is a bouquet of roses, all of which are a dark purple-black, except for one deep red one at the top. It looks like there is blood dripping off the red rose. Illustrated cover for Twin Tides. Two teenage girls' heads are posed like Janus, with strands of their long hair swirling about. The leftward facing one looks like she's shouting, while the rightward facing one is crying, and is looking slightly downward. Just below them, a long-haired, pale figure is draped in plant tendrils as it emerges from water. Behind everyone looms a large, ominous house. Illustrated cover for The Full Picture. A Black teenage girl is leaning on a windowsill, her left forearm draped across it, and her right elbow resting on it so she can lean into her hand while she's watching the viewer. She is wearing a yellow tube top and multicolored jewelry, and the cover is dominated by the yellow-toned building she is in. It looks like there is a balcony behind her.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Reposted by Rich in Color
weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
This Native American Heritage Month, we encourage you to learn more about Freedman & Black Natives!

Visit IndigenousReadsRisin... for an insightful article on the history of Native Freedman and the legacy of Black Natives as well as related book lists for children, tweens, and teens.
Light brown graphic with orange and gold beaded flowers bordering the top left and bottom right corners. Bold white title text says, “Learn More About Native Freedman & Black Natives: a book list and resource”. There is a small orange “We Need Diverse Books” logo in the bottom left-hand corner of the graphic. Light brown graphic with orange and gold beaded flowers bordering the top left and bottom right corners. Bold white title text says, “Who are Native Freedman?” Beneath that is the following description: “Freedmen is the term for enslaved African Americans emancipated in 1865. Native Freedmen are those people of African descent enslaved by members of the five southeastern tribal nations—Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee, and Seminole—and like their Native slaveholders, they were forcibly removed during the Trail of Tears from their Indigenous ancestral lands to Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. Today, descendants of Native Freedmen are commonly known simply as Freedmen.” Underneath is a note to read the full article at IndigenousReadsRising.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
mackidssl.bsky.social
November is National Adoption Month, and we're spotlighting I'VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM, in which both protagonists were taken in and raised by relatives. It's also an irresistible queer romance from Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor winner Mariama J. Lockington! bit.ly/4oxfbzB
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.

💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
Royal blue promotional graphic titled “Emergency Grants Open”. Beneath the title text is a row of three illustrations depicting boxes of food donations. At the bottom of the graphic are three rows of text with a bright gold background that contain the following message: “Diverse writers, illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators financially impacted by loss of SNAP benefits or access to food, apply for a grant today!
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
lgbtqreads.bsky.social
Happy Native American Heritage Month 2025!

Happy Native American Heritage and Indigenous History Month! We're celebrating, as we do, with books by Indigenous authors, starring Indigenous characters. (Note: Despite the title of the post, these books include indigenous characters from all over.)…
Happy Native American Heritage Month 2025!
Happy Native American Heritage and Indigenous History Month! We're celebrating, as we do, with books by Indigenous authors, starring Indigenous characters. (Note: Despite the title of the post, these books include indigenous characters from all over.) While the usual affiliate links are included, you’re strongly encouraged to order from the Native-owned Birchbark Books where available! Picture Books Phoenix Ani' Gichichi-I'
lgbtqreads.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
richincolor.bsky.social
Fall of the Fireflies by Guadalupe García McCall - youtube.com/watch?v=Ajl0... #booksky
Author Guadalupe García McCall Introduces Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1)
YouTube video by Lee & Low Books
youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
richincolor.bsky.social
Get it soon—Fall of the Fireflies is another beautiful family story full of adventure and suspense from Guadalupe García McCall richincolor.com/2025/11/revi... #booksky #bookreview
Review: Fall of the Fireflies – Rich in Color
richincolor.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
leeandlow.bsky.social
🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨

Enter for a chance to win a finished copy of Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Green background with yellow glowing orbs and stars scattered throughout. In the center of the graphic is the cover for FALL OF THE FIREFLIES by Guadalupe García McCall. The word "Giveaway!" sits above it. Lee & Low Books logo. Cover art copyright © 2025 by Lee & Low Books.
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
👻 Want to know what really scares us here at WNDB?

Every Halloween, cities and communities set up haunted houses, people dress up as monsters, and we watch spine-tingling movies that make even the bravest grown-ups jump.

But here’s what *really* scares us at We Need Diverse Books:
Light grey promotional graphic titled “Want to Know Something Really Scary?” The graphic has three illustrations of ghosts decorating the border of the post. Beneath the tile is a bright orange bubble containing a right-facing arrow, encouraging folks to swipe through.
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
Celebrate the #Halloween season with these diverse books! Whether you’re looking for something cute or creepy, this list has something for readers of any age and scare-level 🎃📚
Purple graphic titled “30 Diverse Halloween Reads: Suggestions for Scaredy Cats and Scare Enthusiasts Alike!” There are Halloween-related doodles around the border of the graphic, such as a waving skeleton, a smiling witch, a laughing werewolf, and a smiling ghost holding a pumpkin-shaped bucket. There are also doodles of candy and a purple spell book with a ghost on the cover.
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
richincolor.bsky.social
Looking for some new releases to check out in the last week of October? We've got four for you: richincolor.com/2025/10/new-...
Collage for the illustrated book covers for TEMPEST'S QUEEN, NEVER EVER AFTER, and RED THREADS. These are all young adult books.
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
cynleitichsmith.bsky.social
Cover Reveal! AN EXPANSE OF BLUE by Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams, art by JT Ojerio (Heartdrum, 2026). Powerful, romantic debut novel-in-verse about a Native Hawaiian girl's fight to find belonging in a fracturing family. #BookSky @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
Text: Cover Reveal in blue against yellow circle with wavy edges. Water in the background, rising up. Heartdrum logo (young eagle feather against Alaska Native drum) in the top right. Cover image of a light-skinned Native Hawaiian girl in profile with hair up, flower to side in hair, wearing a reddish orange top, bird in profile faintly in white in the background, title in yellow across bottom third of the book, author's name up top.
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
authorsabb.bsky.social
Our friends @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are gathering information about "soft censorship" happening in the US According to School Library Journal, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." If you've seen it in your community, please respond to their survey
Soft Censorship of Diverse Books
WNDB is collecting information on the soft censorship of diverse books across the US. Have you witnessed soft censorship in your community? Please share your experiences below. Your response can be…
docs.google.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
🧡 COVER REVEAL 🧡 Don’t miss Brian Young’s groundbreaking YA debut, SHARDS OF SILENCE, forthcoming from Heartdrum (HarperCollins) on May 5th, 2026!

🎨 Cover art by Lynnette Haozous
🖼️ Cover design by Laura Mock

📖 bit.ly/ShardsOfSilence
Dark reddish orange promotional graphic displaying the cover for the upcoming YA debut, “Shards of Silence” by Brian Lee Young, forthcoming from Heartdrum (an imprint of HarperCollins) on May 5th, 2026. The release date is written along the bottom of the graphic in bold white text. The cover illustration shows a young Navajo (Diné) teenage boy facing forward with a stoic expression on his face. He’s wearing a bright orange ring tee underneath a navy blazer that’s part of a boarding school uniform. Dark reddish orange promotional graphic containing the following synopsis, in part, for “Shards of Silence” by Brian Lee Young: “In his first YA novel, award-winning author Brian Lee Young (Diné) bridges the generational divide between a Navajo teen at an elite prep school and his great-grandmother’s experience at a federal boarding school for Indigenous students. Even if it hurts to leave behind his friends and family in Navajo, New Mexico—especially his great-grandmother, Mildred—Derrick knows his scholarship to an elite East Coast boarding school is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Back home, Másání Mildred’s health is fading quickly. On the phone, she begs Derrick to leave Sagefield. When he realizes her fear comes from her time in federal Native boarding schools, he knows he’s finally found the term paper theme he believes in: carrying her voice into the future.”
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
It’s still #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth! If you want to add (even more) books written by Filipino American and Filipino authors to your TBR, here are 24 suggestions to get you started!
Light yellow graphic titled “Twenty-Four Books for Filipino American History Month (And Beyond)”. Beneath the title text is an illustration of a young man, back facing the viewer, who is wearing a gold hoodie and holding up the flag of the Philippines in his left hand, fist raised above his head. The top and bottom of the graphic are decorated with an alternating red and blue tiled pattern.
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
leeandlow.bsky.social
🎉Happy book birthday to FALL OF THE FIREFLIES and EL OTOÑO DE LAS LUCIÉRNAGAS by award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall!

✨Head to our website to learn more and and use code FALL25 for 40% off this exciting new young adult release!: www.leeandlow.com/books/fall-o...
Green background with gold glitter scattered across the graphic. In the center are the book covers for Fall of the Fireflies and El otoño de las luciérnagas by Guadalupe García McCall. Below is a quote preceded by a star that reads, “A rich, mythic tory about selfhood and soul-deep family ties.” The quote is attributed to Kirkus Reviews. Logo for Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books. Cover art copyright © 2025 by Lee & Low Books.
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
richincolor.bsky.social
Out today - Our Vicious Descent — fund an excerpt here thenerddaily.com/our-vicious-... #yalit #booksky
Read An Excerpt From 'Our Vicious Descent' by Hayley Dennings | The Nerd Daily
In this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Ravenous Fate duology, Elise Saint and Layla Quinn must discover the truths behind an alluring poison and the monstrous new presence ravaging New York Ci...
thenerddaily.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
richincolor.bsky.social
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759792...
Reel Love by Addie Woolridge: 9780593899311 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Two teens must keep their working--and romantic-- relationship a secret from their grandmas, who are longtime social media rivals, in this hilariously sweet rom com from the author of The Homecoming W...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
richincolor.bsky.social
Out today!
pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Jul 18
Paula Chase “deftly examines issues of classism and systemic racism” in her YA series starter BALANCING ACT, “a juicy high-stakes sports drama with soapy twists”
Balancing Act (The Heights #1) by Paula Chase
Organic prose centers Black teens in a juicy high-stakes sports drama with soapy twists. An athletic scholarship allows high sch...
buff.ly
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
richincolor.bsky.social
Quite a few new releases today to be excited about — richincolor.com/2025/10/new-... #booksky #yalit
New Releases – Rich in Color
richincolor.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Reposted by Rich in Color
kwamembalia.bsky.social
Rescue the future. Confront the past. THE LAST ORDER is in stores everywhere today!
The Last Order book stack.
October 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Reposted by Rich in Color
mackidssl.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to THE DEMON AND THE LIGHT by @axieoh.bsky.social, the second and final book in a duology about an amnesiac sword-for-hire and a village girl with a strange magical power who become entangled in worlds-altering events. And it has one starred review! ⭐ bit.ly/463VNni

#edusky
A book cover. The title is The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh. The cover depicts a young man in black armor holding a greatsword. Behind him stands a young woman in a red shirt and puffy black pants. She has a long black braid.
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM