Zakiya N. Jamal
@zakiyanjamal.bsky.social
Author of IF WE WERE A MOVIE (on sale now!) and SPARKS FLY (December 2, 2025). I'm not really here ✌🏾
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IF WE WERE A MOVIE - 4/22
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SPARKS FLY (18+) - 12/2
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IF WE WERE A MOVIE - 4/22
Pre-order here: www.harpercollins.com/products/if-...
SPARKS FLY (18+) - 12/2
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
For all updates subscribe to my newsletter: zakiyanjamal.substack.com
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It's here! @vlatinalondon.bsky.social and I have compiled our Fall 2025 reading list, filled with books we can't wait to read this autumn and beyond. What's on your reading list?
Fright Girl Fall: New Releases We’re Pumped For
It’s fall, y’all! Spooky season is upon us, and we’ve put together a list of several new releases — several scary, some not so much — that we’re excited for this…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's here! @vlatinalondon.bsky.social and I have compiled our Fall 2025 reading list, filled with books we can't wait to read this autumn and beyond. What's on your reading list?
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It’s an absolute farce for Scholastic to have Lauren Bezos be a “literary champion” along with providing her book in English & Spanish when she attended the inauguration of the man whose administration is leading country-wide book bans, unlawful ICE raids & deportations, & the defunding of libraries
September 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It’s an absolute farce for Scholastic to have Lauren Bezos be a “literary champion” along with providing her book in English & Spanish when she attended the inauguration of the man whose administration is leading country-wide book bans, unlawful ICE raids & deportations, & the defunding of libraries
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These pollinators are living their lives to the fullest, hell yeah girls
September 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
These pollinators are living their lives to the fullest, hell yeah girls
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So…
The bill passed?
I mean… I’m not surprised…
But like… there are still SO MANY PEOPLE who have absolutely no idea just how fucked we are.
This will have decades-long repercussions.
This isn’t okay.
Ugh.
The bill passed?
I mean… I’m not surprised…
But like… there are still SO MANY PEOPLE who have absolutely no idea just how fucked we are.
This will have decades-long repercussions.
This isn’t okay.
Ugh.
July 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So…
The bill passed?
I mean… I’m not surprised…
But like… there are still SO MANY PEOPLE who have absolutely no idea just how fucked we are.
This will have decades-long repercussions.
This isn’t okay.
Ugh.
The bill passed?
I mean… I’m not surprised…
But like… there are still SO MANY PEOPLE who have absolutely no idea just how fucked we are.
This will have decades-long repercussions.
This isn’t okay.
Ugh.
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🌈 195 2025 Young Adult Books Featuring LGBTQIA+ Representation 🌈
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit #Pride #PrideMonth
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit #Pride #PrideMonth
June 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🌈 195 2025 Young Adult Books Featuring LGBTQIA+ Representation 🌈
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit #Pride #PrideMonth
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit #Pride #PrideMonth
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What a wonderful queer/sapphic novel set against the backdrop of a historic Black-owned movie theater 💕💗
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#SapphicBooks
#BookReview #BookRecommendation ]
May 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
What a wonderful queer/sapphic novel set against the backdrop of a historic Black-owned movie theater 💕💗
By @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social
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[ 💙📚🌶️ 🏳️🌈📚
#RomanceReads
#QueerBooks #lgbtqiaBooks
#SapphicBooks
#BookReview #BookRecommendation ]
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[ 💙📚🌶️ 🏳️🌈📚
#RomanceReads
#QueerBooks #lgbtqiaBooks
#SapphicBooks
#BookReview #BookRecommendation ]
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Calling all rising seniors and high school grads! 🎓✏️
We know summer is just around the corner, but if you know someone who is gearing up for their last year of high school or first year of college, check out these new and upcoming college-themed YA books!
We know summer is just around the corner, but if you know someone who is gearing up for their last year of high school or first year of college, check out these new and upcoming college-themed YA books!
May 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Calling all rising seniors and high school grads! 🎓✏️
We know summer is just around the corner, but if you know someone who is gearing up for their last year of high school or first year of college, check out these new and upcoming college-themed YA books!
We know summer is just around the corner, but if you know someone who is gearing up for their last year of high school or first year of college, check out these new and upcoming college-themed YA books!
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LOVE this interview between @sj-fennell.bsky.social & @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social! 🍿💖
"If We Were a Movie" Places Black, Queer Love in the Cineplex
Cuban-Jamaican American author of "If We Were a Movie," Zakiya N. Jamal talks coming up Black and queer and the joy of going to the theater.
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April 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
LOVE this interview between @sj-fennell.bsky.social & @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social! 🍿💖
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Enjoy spring as you immerse yourself in stories that are both thought-provoking and insightful. @ericaschultz42.bsky.social @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social @salomeydraws.bsky.social @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky
Books to Read This Month: April Edition
Let’s look forward to Spring with these exciting March releases!
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April 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Enjoy spring as you immerse yourself in stories that are both thought-provoking and insightful. @ericaschultz42.bsky.social @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social @salomeydraws.bsky.social @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky
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Taking a break from everything while the kid works on some art. Starting a new read today If We Were A Movie by one of my favorite people @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social 🥹
April 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Taking a break from everything while the kid works on some art. Starting a new read today If We Were A Movie by one of my favorite people @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social 🥹
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“your pets are NOT your children”
ok then explain this
ok then explain this
March 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“your pets are NOT your children”
ok then explain this
ok then explain this
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🌟 Pop! Goes The Reader's 55 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: April-June 2025 🌟
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March 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🌟 Pop! Goes The Reader's 55 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: April-June 2025 🌟
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EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS is a #1 New York Times bestseller!
THANK YOU to everyone who has read this little book and responded to it so generously. It's been a long time since a book about TB topped bestseller lists, and I'm so grateful to know more people are learning about this needless scourge.
THANK YOU to everyone who has read this little book and responded to it so generously. It's been a long time since a book about TB topped bestseller lists, and I'm so grateful to know more people are learning about this needless scourge.
March 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS is a #1 New York Times bestseller!
THANK YOU to everyone who has read this little book and responded to it so generously. It's been a long time since a book about TB topped bestseller lists, and I'm so grateful to know more people are learning about this needless scourge.
THANK YOU to everyone who has read this little book and responded to it so generously. It's been a long time since a book about TB topped bestseller lists, and I'm so grateful to know more people are learning about this needless scourge.
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Ah this was such a wonderful read!! I loved getting to know the characters and I enjoyed the movie theater setting, too! 💙📚🌈 @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Ah this was such a wonderful read!! I loved getting to know the characters and I enjoyed the movie theater setting, too! 💙📚🌈 @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social
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Looking for Alaska was published 20 years ago today.
What a journey that little book has been on.
What a journey that little book has been on.
March 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Looking for Alaska was published 20 years ago today.
What a journey that little book has been on.
What a journey that little book has been on.
📌 New Pinned Post - I've got two books coming out this year!
IF WE WERE A MOVIE - 4/22
Pre-order here: www.harpercollins.com/products/if-...
SPARKS FLY (18+) - 12/2
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
For all updates subscribe to my newsletter: zakiyanjamal.substack.com
IF WE WERE A MOVIE - 4/22
Pre-order here: www.harpercollins.com/products/if-...
SPARKS FLY (18+) - 12/2
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
For all updates subscribe to my newsletter: zakiyanjamal.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
📌 New Pinned Post - I've got two books coming out this year!
IF WE WERE A MOVIE - 4/22
Pre-order here: www.harpercollins.com/products/if-...
SPARKS FLY (18+) - 12/2
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
For all updates subscribe to my newsletter: zakiyanjamal.substack.com
IF WE WERE A MOVIE - 4/22
Pre-order here: www.harpercollins.com/products/if-...
SPARKS FLY (18+) - 12/2
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
For all updates subscribe to my newsletter: zakiyanjamal.substack.com
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2025 LGBTQ+ New Releases: 16 Middle Grade Books on my TBR! ko-fi.com/post/2025-LG...
2025 LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Books
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March 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
2025 LGBTQ+ New Releases: 16 Middle Grade Books on my TBR! ko-fi.com/post/2025-LG...
🩷💛 SPARKS FLY COVER REVEAL 💛🩷
I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my adult romance debut, SPARKS FLY! I'm kind of obsessed with it ngl. That hand grip! 🥵 Wonderful art by Alex Cabal and designed by Lila Selle.
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my adult romance debut, SPARKS FLY! I'm kind of obsessed with it ngl. That hand grip! 🥵 Wonderful art by Alex Cabal and designed by Lila Selle.
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
March 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🩷💛 SPARKS FLY COVER REVEAL 💛🩷
I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my adult romance debut, SPARKS FLY! I'm kind of obsessed with it ngl. That hand grip! 🥵 Wonderful art by Alex Cabal and designed by Lila Selle.
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my adult romance debut, SPARKS FLY! I'm kind of obsessed with it ngl. That hand grip! 🥵 Wonderful art by Alex Cabal and designed by Lila Selle.
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...
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My hand to god right before they took this photo I told Gene “Smile like you’ve never actually met me before” and this is what he did.
#RIPGeneHackman
#RIPGeneHackman
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My hand to god right before they took this photo I told Gene “Smile like you’ve never actually met me before” and this is what he did.
#RIPGeneHackman
#RIPGeneHackman
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February 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Here are 25 sapphic books by Black authors out in 2025 to preorder now! lesbrary.com/black-sapphi...
February 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Here are 25 sapphic books by Black authors out in 2025 to preorder now! lesbrary.com/black-sapphi...