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Dorian Maffei
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Literary Agent at Kimberley Cameron & Associates. She/her.
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In love with this cover reveal for Vacationship's OH MY AFFOGATO by Donna Ghorbanpoor written with Daphne Ang! Get ready for an epic vacation through the Amalfi coast on May 5, 2026! 😍

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Cover for Vacationship's OH MY AFFOGATO by Daphne Ang and Donna Ghorbanpoor. A guy and a girl are on a blue Vespa scooter against the backdrop of the Amalfi Coast. The girl is looking over her shoulder at another guy leaning on the stone wall. As a whole, the cover has a retro postcard styling in it's colors and composition.
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Next Saturday!
A graphic from Sourcebooks Fire that says "Celebrate Halloweek with Midnight Reads" and includes a photo of author Alex Travis next to the cover of her book THE PAYBACK GIRLS and author Christina Ferko next to THE DARKNESS GREETED HER. The event is set for October 25th @ 5pm at People's Books in Takoma Park, MD
October 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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The perfect news to celebrate for spooky season!! So excited for more forthcoming @elainechen.com books! ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD is a suspenseful horror novel about the challenges women face in middle age, and past mistakes coming back to haunt you 😈
Publishers Marketplace horror deal announcement: E. L. Chen's ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD, pitched as inspired by The Blair Witch Project, in which a recently divorced middle-aged mother is invited to the 25th anniversary reunion special of the notorious found footage horror movie she once starred in, and must figure out if she is unknowingly starring in a sequel or if the ghosts of her past mistakes have come back to haunt her, to Bradley Englert at Run For It, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, by Dorian Maffei at Kimberley Cameron & Associates (world). Film/TV: Kim Yau at Echo Lake Entertainment
October 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Huge congrats to @damiwriteshere.bsky.social! 🎉 I'm so thrilled that readers will have the opportunity to be swept up in this story as much as I was. The opening line completely grabbed me by the heart and never let go: "The wind spoke the language of the dead."😍

2027 can't come soon enough!
PW Children's Bookshelf announcement that has author Dami Salako's portrait on the left and a deal description that reads: "Mara Delgado-Sanchez at Tor Books has bought The Sun Has a Shadow and a second untitled book by Dami Salako. In this Nigerian-inspired YA fantasy set in a world plagued by perpetual darkness and shadow-monsters, a boy must guide the last remaining phoenix-rider on a perilous journey to save their kingdom. Publication is scheduled for winter 2027; Dorian Maffei at Kimberley Cameron & Associates negotiated the deal for world English rights."
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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So great to see Alex Travis' THE PAYBACK GIRLS at the top of this list of 14 Teen-Approved Books to Add to Your Own Teen's TBR Pile by Parents magazine! www.parents.com/teen-approve...
The cover of THE PAYBACK GIRLS has pink lockers with a spray-painted red heart dripping down them and "THE PAYBACK GIRLS" stenciled in it
August 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Happy book birthday to HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN by @daphnefama.bsky.social! Gothic horror fans are in for such a treat—it’s full of Filipino history and folklore, a labyrinthine mansion, a dangerous game with sinister consequences, atmospheric prose, and SO MUCH MORE! 😈
The book cover for HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN. The title is in big bold letters surrounded by purple banyan trees and a girl in pink in the middle.
August 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Happy book birthday to @mzmauthor.bsky.social's MISTRESS OF BONES! 🎉

You will definitely want this gorgeous book full of necromancy, rapiers, and fickle gods on your bookshelves! ☠️

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The cover for Maria Z. Medina's MISTRESS OF BONES, which has a woman in an elegant blue dress holding a mask close to her face, and the reverse has a man holding a skull close to his face like a mask
August 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Congrats to Dwain Worrell for a stellar first review for OTHERWORLDLY! 🤩 moonshelfstories.com/otherworldly...
The cover of Dwain Worrell's OTHERWORLDLY featuring an astronaut touching ground on a green and blue planet, with a yellow, pink, and purple swirling planet above.
July 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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So excited for @dwainworrell.bsky.social's cover reveal for OTHERWORLDLY! 😍

It's "a poignant and thrilling science fiction adventure about a young astronaut navigating addiction and loss who finds herself stranded on a mysterious planet where members of her crew go missing one by one." 💙
The cover of Dwain Worrell's OITHERWORLDLY featuring an astronaut touching ground on a green and blue planet, with a yellow, pink, and purple swirling planet above.
June 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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So excited this is announced! Donna's writing is laugh-out-loud hilarious and full of so much fun! I hope you're ready for the perfect vacation read for summer 2026!! 🎉💕
A PW Children's Bookshelf deal announcement with a picture of author Donna Ghorbanpoor. The deal announcement reads: "Alyza Liu and Dainese Santos at Simon & Schuster have bought Oh, My Affogato! by Daphne Ang and Donna Ghorbanpoor, a romp through the Amalfi Coast pitched as a love letter to 2000s rom-coms, aimed at fans of Love & Gelato and Anna and the French Kiss, featuring a boy-crazy teen as she tries to plot her way into something real with her on-again, off-again situationship, only to realize that sometimes the best things in life—like love and vacations-can't be planned. Publication is set for summer 2026; Dorian Maffei at Kimberley Cameron & Associates handled the deal for world rights."
June 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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It was a nightmare getting home, but seeing Alex Travis’ THE PAYBACK GIRLS in the airport bookstore definitely perked me up! 😍

(This is your sign to go buy your copy if you haven't already!)
Alex Travis’ THE PAYBACK GIRLS facing out surrounded by other books on the shelf. The cover has pink lockers with a spray-painted red heart dripping down them and "THE PAYBACK GIRLS" stenciled in it
June 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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If you missed the first Goodreads Giveaway for
@daphnefama.bsky.social's HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN, you're in luck! Enter now (if you dare)! 👀

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
The image is cut in half, with "Goodreads Giveaway ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!" on the the left, and the cover for HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN on the right, with a purple and pink backdrop.
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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THE PAYBACK GIRLS by Alex Travis got a shoutout on the Hey YA podcast for April's Best YA New Releases! 💗😍

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The cover for Alex Travis' THE PAYBACK GIRLS! Pink lockers with a spray-painted red heart dripping down them and "THE PAYBACK GIRLS" stenciled in it
April 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Today's the day! A very happy book birthday to Alex Travis' THE PAYBACK GIRLS! 🥳
The cover for Alex Travis' THE PAYBACK GIRLS! Pink lockers with a spray-painted red heart dripping down them and "THE PAYBACK GIRLS" stenciled in it
April 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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‼️ We are one week away from the release of Alex Travis' THE PAYBACK GIRLS ‼️
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The cover for Alex Travis' THE PAYBACK GIRLS! Pink lockers with a spray-painted red heart dripping down them and "THE PAYBACK GIRLS" stenciled in it
March 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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There are so many amazing items in the Kid Lit 4 Ceasefire Auction, including a Query + First 10 Page critique from yours truly! Bidding starts now! Let's raise some money for this important cause www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Forbes has selected THE PAYBACK GIRLS by Alex Travis as a most-anticipated YA book for 2025! 🥳
www.forbes.com/sites/entert...
The cover has pink lockers spray painted in red with THE PAYBACK GIRL stenciled. The red spray paint dips down the lockers and looks like blood.
January 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Book mail!!!😍

HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN by @daphnefama.bsky.social

MISTRESS OF BONES by @mzmauthor.bsky.social
Two book covers side-by-side on a rug. The first book has the title, HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN, in big bold letters surrounded by purple banyan trees and a girl in pink in the middle. The second book, MISTRESS OF BONES has a woman in an elegant blue dress holding a mask close to her face, and the reverse has a man holding a skull close to his face like a mask
January 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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A very sweet Donut 💕
A very sleepy and cozy tuxedo cat named Donut
November 18, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Daphne Fama isn't on Blue Sky yet, so that means I have to shout extra loud for this one... 📣

It’s finally here!!! Feast your eyes on the gorgeous cover for HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN by Daphne Fama! 💀🫀
A woman in pink is at the center with looming purple banyan trees on the sides, and dripping red vines down the center around the title, HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN, in big block letters
November 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
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Reposting this cover reveal for the Blue Sky crowd!

MISTRESS OF BONES by @mzmauthor.bsky.social is definitely one you'll want to preorder! And yes--this beauty is as amazing as it looks! 😍
November 11, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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"Jarhead meets All You Need Is Kill in a refreshing look at near-future warfare. A superb recommendation for military sci-fi fans."

--Library Journal's review on Dwain Worrell's ANDRONE! 🤩
December 5, 2023 at 9:05 PM
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It's here!! Happy book birthday to SHE KEPT DANCING! 🎉You will definitely want to add this inspiring book to your bookshelf!
October 31, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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We are celebrating a cover reveal today for @dwainworrell.bsky.social's ALLIANCE! 💙💜
October 30, 2023 at 6:35 PM
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RSVP to this free virtual book launch! You won't want to miss it ☺️
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October 2, 2023 at 11:16 PM