Shade
@shadyfiles.bsky.social
Author of GODDESS CROWN. Book blog @ http://Coffeebookshelves.com. Korean drama addict. Rep'd by Joanna Moult at Skylark lit.
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For two years, our team of journalists in Gaza illuminated what Israel sought to keep hidden, while enduring the very displacement, starvation, and loss that they reported on.
This is the genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline.
www.972mag.com/the-genocide...
This is the genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline.
www.972mag.com/the-genocide...
The genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline - +972 Magazine
For two years, our team of journalists in Gaza illuminated what Israel sought to keep hidden, while enduring the very displacement, starvation, and loss that they reported on. This is what they saw.
www.972mag.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For two years, our team of journalists in Gaza illuminated what Israel sought to keep hidden, while enduring the very displacement, starvation, and loss that they reported on.
This is the genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline.
www.972mag.com/the-genocide...
This is the genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline.
www.972mag.com/the-genocide...
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One week ago, Firstborn of the Sun was released into the world 🧡☀️🧡🥹🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
One week ago, Firstborn of the Sun was released into the world 🧡☀️🧡🥹🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Happiest of book birthdays to @justmarvewrites.bsky.social with the release of epic fantasy novel FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN! I am so glad this wonderful book, which is steeped in Yoruba culture, exists! And just look at this gorgeous @goldsborobooks.bsky.social special edition! 🤩
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Happiest of book birthdays to @justmarvewrites.bsky.social with the release of epic fantasy novel FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN! I am so glad this wonderful book, which is steeped in Yoruba culture, exists! And just look at this gorgeous @goldsborobooks.bsky.social special edition! 🤩
I’m so pleased to be part of this year’s *Wild Writers Literary Festival*. I’m looking forward to discussing romantasy with Nicki Pau Preto and @jmfrey.bsky.social.
Join us for a lively discussion on Saturday 8 Nov, 1:30pm - 2:50pm.
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Join us for a lively discussion on Saturday 8 Nov, 1:30pm - 2:50pm.
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@thenewquarterly.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m so pleased to be part of this year’s *Wild Writers Literary Festival*. I’m looking forward to discussing romantasy with Nicki Pau Preto and @jmfrey.bsky.social.
Join us for a lively discussion on Saturday 8 Nov, 1:30pm - 2:50pm.
wildwriters.ca/product/othe...
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social
Join us for a lively discussion on Saturday 8 Nov, 1:30pm - 2:50pm.
wildwriters.ca/product/othe...
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social
FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN is out October 23rd! I can’t wait! Preorder now!
You'll be hearing MY voice in MY book along with two very incredible women!
It's giving dream come true.
I love me a book but I live for words I hear and dream about as I close my eyes.
FOTS comes to life in an entirely magical way and I cannot wait for you to listen ☀️🧡
It's giving dream come true.
I love me a book but I live for words I hear and dream about as I close my eyes.
FOTS comes to life in an entirely magical way and I cannot wait for you to listen ☀️🧡
October 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN is out October 23rd! I can’t wait! Preorder now!
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⭐ Stargaze with Mackids ⭐
Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award, KWAME CRASHES THE UNDERWORLD is a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity! The paperback is out now 📚 bit.ly/3KfOMai
#edusky #award #books
Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award, KWAME CRASHES THE UNDERWORLD is a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity! The paperback is out now 📚 bit.ly/3KfOMai
#edusky #award #books
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
⭐ Stargaze with Mackids ⭐
Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award, KWAME CRASHES THE UNDERWORLD is a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity! The paperback is out now 📚 bit.ly/3KfOMai
#edusky #award #books
Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award, KWAME CRASHES THE UNDERWORLD is a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity! The paperback is out now 📚 bit.ly/3KfOMai
#edusky #award #books
Did a throwback to Sonali Dev’s fab Bollywood series! A Bollywood Affair and The Bollywood Bride are my go-to, comfort reads.
-Strong, relatable heroines
-hot, emotionally coherent MLs
-huge families
-beautiful clothes
-delicious food
Review @ coffeebookshelves.com.
#booksky #skyreader #SonaliDev
-Strong, relatable heroines
-hot, emotionally coherent MLs
-huge families
-beautiful clothes
-delicious food
Review @ coffeebookshelves.com.
#booksky #skyreader #SonaliDev
September 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Did a throwback to Sonali Dev’s fab Bollywood series! A Bollywood Affair and The Bollywood Bride are my go-to, comfort reads.
-Strong, relatable heroines
-hot, emotionally coherent MLs
-huge families
-beautiful clothes
-delicious food
Review @ coffeebookshelves.com.
#booksky #skyreader #SonaliDev
-Strong, relatable heroines
-hot, emotionally coherent MLs
-huge families
-beautiful clothes
-delicious food
Review @ coffeebookshelves.com.
#booksky #skyreader #SonaliDev
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Now this is a journalist who deserves respect.
August 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now this is a journalist who deserves respect.
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"Every single human in your world knows the tale of Éshu, the rogue god who stormed into the palace of the gods one evening and murdered them all with dark magic. The stories differ [...] every version of this story paints me as the villain. They are not right, of course."
✍🏻 @oluwasigma.bsky.social
✍🏻 @oluwasigma.bsky.social
A Dish Best Served Cold, Or, an Excerpt From the Cookbook Of the Gods - Lightspeed Magazine
The first thing you have to know is that I did not kill the gods. Now, I’m sure you must have heard differently from your parents when they tell you bedtime stories, your priests who tell you their se...
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July 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Every single human in your world knows the tale of Éshu, the rogue god who stormed into the palace of the gods one evening and murdered them all with dark magic. The stories differ [...] every version of this story paints me as the villain. They are not right, of course."
✍🏻 @oluwasigma.bsky.social
✍🏻 @oluwasigma.bsky.social
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Here's what I know: a reader compared my recent release to At First Spite by @oliviawrites.bsky.social! My head is so big I can't stand up!
The Inscrutable Mr. Yang is available at all digital retailers and some library services like Hoopla www.books2read.com/MrYang if you want to see for yourself!
The Inscrutable Mr. Yang is available at all digital retailers and some library services like Hoopla www.books2read.com/MrYang if you want to see for yourself!
July 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Here's what I know: a reader compared my recent release to At First Spite by @oliviawrites.bsky.social! My head is so big I can't stand up!
The Inscrutable Mr. Yang is available at all digital retailers and some library services like Hoopla www.books2read.com/MrYang if you want to see for yourself!
The Inscrutable Mr. Yang is available at all digital retailers and some library services like Hoopla www.books2read.com/MrYang if you want to see for yourself!
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The CUTEST cover! 😍
July 4th and 5th marked 5 years for this Black indie author! 🎊 If you’d like to support me, snag a copy of my pastry chef friends-to-lovers novella, Culinary Confessions, for 99 cents, until tomorrow night 🍪 ⬇️
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#BlackBookSky #BookSky #PromoSky #Romancelandia #WritingCommunity
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#BlackBookSky #BookSky #PromoSky #Romancelandia #WritingCommunity
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July 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The CUTEST cover! 😍
Oooh! Exciting!
If you love YA fantasy especially Black YA fantasy based on West African Legends then Birth of a Dynasty is the book for you!!! It drops on July 29th and I’m so excited for more ppl to read it because I absolutely loved this book! #booksky #blackbooksky #skyreader
July 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Oooh! Exciting!
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Countering the propaganda of Far RIght History Traducers (FRIGHT) is time consuming. But FRIGHT relies on a finite stock of distorted, cherry-picked sources. One hopes that corrections, once written, can be deployed upon each repetition.
alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-wes...
alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-wes...
alanlester.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Countering the propaganda of Far RIght History Traducers (FRIGHT) is time consuming. But FRIGHT relies on a finite stock of distorted, cherry-picked sources. One hopes that corrections, once written, can be deployed upon each repetition.
alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-wes...
alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-wes...
What's your comfort show?
May 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
What's your comfort show?
Bethany and Jacob agree to practice date each other after a series of romantic mishaps. While pretending to date they discover friendship and a partner they can be their authentic selves with. #HerGoodSide #Rebekah Weatherspoon #books #booksky
Watch the full review!
Watch the full review!
Video Review: Her Good Side by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Bethany has been rejected by both boys she invited to homecoming, and Jacob has been dumped by two of the hottest girls in school. All this and the fall semester has barely begun!
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May 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Bethany and Jacob agree to practice date each other after a series of romantic mishaps. While pretending to date they discover friendship and a partner they can be their authentic selves with. #HerGoodSide #Rebekah Weatherspoon #books #booksky
Watch the full review!
Watch the full review!
I once wrote a novel outline where Captain Ri does his filial duty and marries the woman his parents have chosen.
“…years will pass and Seo Dan will grow disillusioned and despondent because he’ll never warm up to her, never love her, never be more than polite and compliant.“
“…years will pass and Seo Dan will grow disillusioned and despondent because he’ll never warm up to her, never love her, never be more than polite and compliant.“
May 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I once wrote a novel outline where Captain Ri does his filial duty and marries the woman his parents have chosen.
“…years will pass and Seo Dan will grow disillusioned and despondent because he’ll never warm up to her, never love her, never be more than polite and compliant.“
“…years will pass and Seo Dan will grow disillusioned and despondent because he’ll never warm up to her, never love her, never be more than polite and compliant.“
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There’s a few tickets left for EAT THE BOOKS, so if you have been thinking about it, don’t wait.
Buy your tickets TODAY and be part of this on-of-a-kind festival. fold2025.vfairs.com #FOLD2025
Buy your tickets TODAY and be part of this on-of-a-kind festival. fold2025.vfairs.com #FOLD2025
April 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
There’s a few tickets left for EAT THE BOOKS, so if you have been thinking about it, don’t wait.
Buy your tickets TODAY and be part of this on-of-a-kind festival. fold2025.vfairs.com #FOLD2025
Buy your tickets TODAY and be part of this on-of-a-kind festival. fold2025.vfairs.com #FOLD2025
I’ll be eating & gisting with food influencer, Ozoz Sokoh, author of Chop Chop this Sat, May 3. We’ll be at the Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton @ 5:30pm. Come join us as we talk Naija food and culture.
Tkts - thefoldcanada.org/register
#blacksky #blackbooksky @thefoldcanada.bsky.social
Tkts - thefoldcanada.org/register
#blacksky #blackbooksky @thefoldcanada.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I’ll be eating & gisting with food influencer, Ozoz Sokoh, author of Chop Chop this Sat, May 3. We’ll be at the Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton @ 5:30pm. Come join us as we talk Naija food and culture.
Tkts - thefoldcanada.org/register
#blacksky #blackbooksky @thefoldcanada.bsky.social
Tkts - thefoldcanada.org/register
#blacksky #blackbooksky @thefoldcanada.bsky.social
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At 90, Wole Soyinka Revisits His Younger, More Optimistic Self
We are living, all of us, in an exhausting world, and the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka is not immune. You don’t become as profoundly invested in art and politics as he has been over his long life unless you care to your core about the…
We are living, all of us, in an exhausting world, and the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka is not immune. You don’t become as profoundly invested in art and politics as he has been over his long life unless you care to your core about the…
At 90, Wole Soyinka Revisits His Younger, More Optimistic Self
We are living, all of us, in an exhausting world, and the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka is not immune. You don’t become as profoundly invested in art and politics as he has been over his long life unless you care to your core about the path that we as a species are charting. “I’m a fundamentalist of human freedom,” he said one morning last week in Brooklyn.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
At 90, Wole Soyinka Revisits His Younger, More Optimistic Self
We are living, all of us, in an exhausting world, and the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka is not immune. You don’t become as profoundly invested in art and politics as he has been over his long life unless you care to your core about the…
We are living, all of us, in an exhausting world, and the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka is not immune. You don’t become as profoundly invested in art and politics as he has been over his long life unless you care to your core about the…
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UK publishing less accessible to Black authors now than before 2020, industry names say
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
UK publishing less accessible to Black authors now than before 2020, industry names say
Ahead of the Black British book festival, literary figures say the number of books being published by Black writers has ‘plummeted’
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
UK publishing less accessible to Black authors now than before 2020, industry names say
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...