Kealani Netane
@kealaninetane.bsky.social
• Author of Tala Learns to Siva
• Kanaka ‘Ōiwi/Tagata Sāmoa
• IG: kealaninetane
• Pacific Islanders in Publishing Cofounder
• Literary Agent: Ellen Goff at HG Literary
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• Kanaka ‘Ōiwi/Tagata Sāmoa
• IG: kealaninetane
• Pacific Islanders in Publishing Cofounder
• Literary Agent: Ellen Goff at HG Literary
• she/her
I’m reading For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts and it’s so healing! I relate to so many of her experiences. This is a book I needed when I was in college. I’m glad it exists now.
September 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I’m reading For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts and it’s so healing! I relate to so many of her experiences. This is a book I needed when I was in college. I’m glad it exists now.
Their book choices for the week:
July 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Their book choices for the week:
Currently reading the Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois and it’s so good! The audiobook being 30 hours long almost stopped me from picking it up, but once I started, I was invested in the characters. Amazing writing!
June 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Currently reading the Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois and it’s so good! The audiobook being 30 hours long almost stopped me from picking it up, but once I started, I was invested in the characters. Amazing writing!
My next picture book Picking Limu with Tūtū was announced today! It’s publishing with Viking in summer 2027 and illustrated by Sarah Gonzales
April 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My next picture book Picking Limu with Tūtū was announced today! It’s publishing with Viking in summer 2027 and illustrated by Sarah Gonzales
If anyone’s looking for Pacific Islander book recs for the #transrightsreadathon I suggest Sascha Stronach’s books, The Dawnhounds and The Sunforge. It’s marketed as Gideon the Ninth meets Black Sun.
March 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
If anyone’s looking for Pacific Islander book recs for the #transrightsreadathon I suggest Sascha Stronach’s books, The Dawnhounds and The Sunforge. It’s marketed as Gideon the Ninth meets Black Sun.
Spring break means beach for the kids and a book for me
March 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Spring break means beach for the kids and a book for me
My neighbor’s hibiscus is so pretty
March 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
My neighbor’s hibiscus is so pretty
Journalists make great non-fiction authors. I just finished The Viral Underclass by Steven w. Thrasher and it was an amazing look at how the viruses like HIV and covid disproportionally affected marginalized groups of people, causing a viral underclass
March 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Journalists make great non-fiction authors. I just finished The Viral Underclass by Steven w. Thrasher and it was an amazing look at how the viruses like HIV and covid disproportionally affected marginalized groups of people, causing a viral underclass
Picked up these three books at the library on Friday and finished them all by today. They were all sooo good!
March 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Picked up these three books at the library on Friday and finished them all by today. They were all sooo good!
I had a great reading month! I learned so much and enjoyed reading all of these books
March 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I had a great reading month! I learned so much and enjoyed reading all of these books
Shared on IG. Thought I’d share here too. My review of the book, My Walk to Equality: Essays, Stories, and Poetry by Papua New Guinean Women edited by Rashmii Amoah Bell
February 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Shared on IG. Thought I’d share here too. My review of the book, My Walk to Equality: Essays, Stories, and Poetry by Papua New Guinean Women edited by Rashmii Amoah Bell
I finished this book, Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin, last week and it was so amazing!! I highly recommend for people who are looking for hope. It‘s basically about how we have to first expand our imagination of a better society in order to create it. Favorite quotes in the thread below
February 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I finished this book, Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin, last week and it was so amazing!! I highly recommend for people who are looking for hope. It‘s basically about how we have to first expand our imagination of a better society in order to create it. Favorite quotes in the thread below
Just finished reading James by Percival Everett. This is a reimagining of the book, adventures of Huck Finn. The main character is Jim. It tells of his escape from being enslaved. Such a great book! The author is an amazing writer!
February 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Just finished reading James by Percival Everett. This is a reimagining of the book, adventures of Huck Finn. The main character is Jim. It tells of his escape from being enslaved. Such a great book! The author is an amazing writer!
Planted pikake. Crossing my fingers that it does well in this part of the yard
February 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Planted pikake. Crossing my fingers that it does well in this part of the yard
currently re-reading indigo by beverly jenkins. my favorite historical romance novel
February 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
currently re-reading indigo by beverly jenkins. my favorite historical romance novel
my favorite romance novella: love by numbers by lani young
February 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
my favorite romance novella: love by numbers by lani young
currently reading the great displacement: climate change and the next american migration by jake bittle. it’s so good! it tells the stories of people who had to move because of climate catastrophes. it also gives an overview of the man-made issues that exacerbated things
February 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
currently reading the great displacement: climate change and the next american migration by jake bittle. it’s so good! it tells the stories of people who had to move because of climate catastrophes. it also gives an overview of the man-made issues that exacerbated things
More lei content. Made a 4 strand ti leaf for my aunty. Wish I had time to add roses
February 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
More lei content. Made a 4 strand ti leaf for my aunty. Wish I had time to add roses
this show is soooo good! finished season 1 last night. can’t wait to watch season 2. it’s about a Palestinian man living in Houston
February 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
this show is soooo good! finished season 1 last night. can’t wait to watch season 2. it’s about a Palestinian man living in Houston
I’ve been in my lei era lately and i made a hilo style banana leaf lei (from the leaves on the ground) the rosettes are made from the bark.
February 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’ve been in my lei era lately and i made a hilo style banana leaf lei (from the leaves on the ground) the rosettes are made from the bark.
Currently reading parable of the sower
February 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Currently reading parable of the sower
Dusting off my net galley account. Let’s gooooo
February 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Dusting off my net galley account. Let’s gooooo
Made a ti leaf rose bouquet with my daughter. It turned out so cute. The base is a banana stump
February 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Made a ti leaf rose bouquet with my daughter. It turned out so cute. The base is a banana stump
My favorite YA book of all time is Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney and I need more people to read it. And honestly, all her books are great. She’s an auto-read author for me.
February 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My favorite YA book of all time is Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney and I need more people to read it. And honestly, all her books are great. She’s an auto-read author for me.
As someone who loves reading the r/BestofRedditorUpdates, I feel like this book was made for me. It was basically a very well written AITA update and it was so great!
February 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
As someone who loves reading the r/BestofRedditorUpdates, I feel like this book was made for me. It was basically a very well written AITA update and it was so great!