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Inclusive book influencer focused on
Diversity + Feminism + Fashion
Email ONLY for requests & promo
I wrote my first Substack!
I’ll begin posting my weekly Latine releases over there next week, but here are last week’s releases a little late and more about Bien Leidos book club…
substack.com/@tomesandtex...
I’ll begin posting my weekly Latine releases over there next week, but here are last week’s releases a little late and more about Bien Leidos book club…
substack.com/@tomesandtex...
January 31, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I wrote my first Substack!
I’ll begin posting my weekly Latine releases over there next week, but here are last week’s releases a little late and more about Bien Leidos book club…
substack.com/@tomesandtex...
I’ll begin posting my weekly Latine releases over there next week, but here are last week’s releases a little late and more about Bien Leidos book club…
substack.com/@tomesandtex...
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Good thread.
The reason you don't see Latine representation in traditional publishing isn’t just because our stories are underrepresented (we make up 6% of traditional publishing while representing 19% of the US population), it’s ALSO because (1/3)
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Good thread.
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There’s an indoor slide at DC’s MLK library! 😁🛝📚
Video Description:
Mychal laughs, saying, “Here we go!” He slides down the indoor slide at DC Public Library's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial central branch. Library friends cheer him on ✨
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Video Description:
Mychal laughs, saying, “Here we go!” He slides down the indoor slide at DC Public Library's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial central branch. Library friends cheer him on ✨
📹: @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
There’s an indoor slide at DC’s MLK library! 😁🛝📚
Video Description:
Mychal laughs, saying, “Here we go!” He slides down the indoor slide at DC Public Library's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial central branch. Library friends cheer him on ✨
📹: @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social
Video Description:
Mychal laughs, saying, “Here we go!” He slides down the indoor slide at DC Public Library's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial central branch. Library friends cheer him on ✨
📹: @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social
The reason you don't see Latine representation in traditional publishing isn’t just because our stories are underrepresented (we make up 6% of traditional publishing while representing 19% of the US population), it’s ALSO because (1/3)
January 31, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The reason you don't see Latine representation in traditional publishing isn’t just because our stories are underrepresented (we make up 6% of traditional publishing while representing 19% of the US population), it’s ALSO because (1/3)
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All books are amazing
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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All books are amazing
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All books are amazing
My favorite quote from the National Book awards tonight: “I’m going to speak in Spanish because there are fascists who don’t like that.” —Gabriela Cabezón-Camára
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
My favorite quote from the National Book awards tonight: “I’m going to speak in Spanish because there are fascists who don’t like that.” —Gabriela Cabezón-Camára
Be the reason your local indie bookstore stays in business this holiday season
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Be the reason your local indie bookstore stays in business this holiday season
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I *really* appreciate how @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social responded when she learned the viral "Moms for Liberty won none of their (contested) elections!" was misinformation. This was classy and helpful for those who also spread that without any verification.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I *really* appreciate how @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social responded when she learned the viral "Moms for Liberty won none of their (contested) elections!" was misinformation. This was classy and helpful for those who also spread that without any verification.
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I am one of the people that fell for the disinformation and posted about it. I have now deleted all my posts. So sorry for spreading these lies further. I will try to do better in the future and not react so quickly without triple checking resources.
Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I am one of the people that fell for the disinformation and posted about it. I have now deleted all my posts. So sorry for spreading these lies further. I will try to do better in the future and not react so quickly without triple checking resources.
Reposted by Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚
Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
Everytime one of Kelly’s newsletters drops, I stop everything and open it.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Everytime one of Kelly’s newsletters drops, I stop everything and open it.
Look at who in your community is putting up food pantries and serving free meals no questions asked. It's certainly not large box corporate restaurants and retail establishments, but mom and pop restaurants, locally owned coffee shops, etc… 1/2
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Look at who in your community is putting up food pantries and serving free meals no questions asked. It's certainly not large box corporate restaurants and retail establishments, but mom and pop restaurants, locally owned coffee shops, etc… 1/2
'Tis the season to join my Bindery and win a $100 gift card for @bookshop.org
Join and enter to win here (I'll be picking a winner this afternoon): bien-leidos.binderybooks.com/item/7SQr3NI...
Join and enter to win here (I'll be picking a winner this afternoon): bien-leidos.binderybooks.com/item/7SQr3NI...
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
'Tis the season to join my Bindery and win a $100 gift card for @bookshop.org
Join and enter to win here (I'll be picking a winner this afternoon): bien-leidos.binderybooks.com/item/7SQr3NI...
Join and enter to win here (I'll be picking a winner this afternoon): bien-leidos.binderybooks.com/item/7SQr3NI...
What if 10% of the people that marched in the No Kings protests this past weekend spoke up against book bans at their school boards and public libraries?
What if they spoke up about defunded libraries?
What if they ran for office or volunteered to be on a public minicipal board?
1/2
What if they spoke up about defunded libraries?
What if they ran for office or volunteered to be on a public minicipal board?
1/2
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What if 10% of the people that marched in the No Kings protests this past weekend spoke up against book bans at their school boards and public libraries?
What if they spoke up about defunded libraries?
What if they ran for office or volunteered to be on a public minicipal board?
1/2
What if they spoke up about defunded libraries?
What if they ran for office or volunteered to be on a public minicipal board?
1/2
Regardless of what exterior forces want you to believe, there is no such thing as overconsumption of reading and learning, especially in a time of rising anti-intellectualism. They've created the myth to try and ban books and defund public education.
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Regardless of what exterior forces want you to believe, there is no such thing as overconsumption of reading and learning, especially in a time of rising anti-intellectualism. They've created the myth to try and ban books and defund public education.
FUND LIBRARIES
OVERCONSUME BOOKS
SHOP INDIE BOOKSTORES
OVERCONSUME BOOKS
SHOP INDIE BOOKSTORES
October 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
FUND LIBRARIES
OVERCONSUME BOOKS
SHOP INDIE BOOKSTORES
OVERCONSUME BOOKS
SHOP INDIE BOOKSTORES
So SNAP benefits are the problem and not my taxes going towards a $200 million dollar ballroom during a government shutdown where actual government employees aren’t being paid m, but the politicians with six-figure salaries and universal healthcare who created the shutdown are? PLEASE
October 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So SNAP benefits are the problem and not my taxes going towards a $200 million dollar ballroom during a government shutdown where actual government employees aren’t being paid m, but the politicians with six-figure salaries and universal healthcare who created the shutdown are? PLEASE
Not all resistance looks the same, but continuing the work is vital even when it’s not all over the news. It’s the quiet work of mutual aid and community that will save us.
October 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Not all resistance looks the same, but continuing the work is vital even when it’s not all over the news. It’s the quiet work of mutual aid and community that will save us.
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Next week is Prison Banned Books Week. Here are some readings and resources in preparation.
💙📚 #booksky
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💙📚 #booksky
bookriot.com/reading-and-...
Reading and Resources for Prison Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, October 17, 2025
Next week is Prison Banned Books Week. Here are some readings and resources in preparation.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Next week is Prison Banned Books Week. Here are some readings and resources in preparation.
💙📚 #booksky
bookriot.com/reading-and-...
💙📚 #booksky
bookriot.com/reading-and-...
Oh, it’s inconvenient to you to ask me to do something and I ask for a contract and a budget before agreeing?
Trust me, it’s far more inconvenient for me to agree to do something that you will be profiting from for free.
Trust me, it’s far more inconvenient for me to agree to do something that you will be profiting from for free.
October 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Oh, it’s inconvenient to you to ask me to do something and I ask for a contract and a budget before agreeing?
Trust me, it’s far more inconvenient for me to agree to do something that you will be profiting from for free.
Trust me, it’s far more inconvenient for me to agree to do something that you will be profiting from for free.
I am so tired of people thinking having an influencer do promotion means it should be free. And asking me for free labor while you have whole salary? Where do you find the audacity?
Content creator’s time is valuable. Our social media sells books. You wouldn’t need me 1/2
Content creator’s time is valuable. Our social media sells books. You wouldn’t need me 1/2
October 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I am so tired of people thinking having an influencer do promotion means it should be free. And asking me for free labor while you have whole salary? Where do you find the audacity?
Content creator’s time is valuable. Our social media sells books. You wouldn’t need me 1/2
Content creator’s time is valuable. Our social media sells books. You wouldn’t need me 1/2
🗣️🗣️DALLAS FRIENDS!!!
Who am I going to see at the @hayfestival.bsky.social Forum this weekend?
There’s still time to register: www.hayfestival.com/m-229-dallas...
Who am I going to see at the @hayfestival.bsky.social Forum this weekend?
There’s still time to register: www.hayfestival.com/m-229-dallas...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🗣️🗣️DALLAS FRIENDS!!!
Who am I going to see at the @hayfestival.bsky.social Forum this weekend?
There’s still time to register: www.hayfestival.com/m-229-dallas...
Who am I going to see at the @hayfestival.bsky.social Forum this weekend?
There’s still time to register: www.hayfestival.com/m-229-dallas...
Just watched a video (of someone from outside the book community) that started off with the premise “read diverse fiction to combat authoritarianism” and then went on to give 1984 as an example 🤦🏻♀️
Anyway, please follow BIPOC creators who read and recommend actual diverse fiction every single day
Anyway, please follow BIPOC creators who read and recommend actual diverse fiction every single day
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just watched a video (of someone from outside the book community) that started off with the premise “read diverse fiction to combat authoritarianism” and then went on to give 1984 as an example 🤦🏻♀️
Anyway, please follow BIPOC creators who read and recommend actual diverse fiction every single day
Anyway, please follow BIPOC creators who read and recommend actual diverse fiction every single day
TIL: representation =/= GOOD representation (feel free to interpret this however you like)
October 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
TIL: representation =/= GOOD representation (feel free to interpret this however you like)
FYI: If your entire Banned Books Week display is white “classic” authors, you are doing it wrong
October 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
FYI: If your entire Banned Books Week display is white “classic” authors, you are doing it wrong