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We're three months away from the release of my debut YA novel-in-verse, Under the Neon Lights! If you're looking for a novel about: 🪩 first love 🪩 female friendship 🪩 complex family dynamics 🪩 the power of community you can preorder my debut now, or request an e-galley on NetGalley!

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I saw the $6 eggs y’all have been talking about and almost passed out.

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Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, has died. She was 72

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If you've missed my other galley giveaways, @penguinteen is back with another one! Head over to Goodreads for a chance to win a galley of my debut YA novel-in-verse, UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, until March 6th. Link in bio. 🪩🛼

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Now who told Microsoft to increase their price by $30?!

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I'm so excited that my debut YA novel, UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection! Thank you @jrlibraryguild for this honor. It means the world to me that more teens will meet Jae & Trey. 🛼🪩 Preorder here: https://buff.ly/3X4rZlk

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Just had to gush for this beautiful ARC I just finished... Under the Neon Lights by @arriwrites.bsky.social. YA contemporary novel in verse about a roller skating rink, Black joy, female friendships, first loves. Felt like being at a Broadway musical! Now I really want to roller skate 📚💙 #BookSky

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Last call! 🛼

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🪩 It's time for the Barnes & Noble preorder sale! If you're a member of B&N (you can sign up on their site for free), you can preorder your copy of my debut YA novel-in-verse, UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, for 25% off. Use promo code PREORDER25 at checkout. https://buff.ly/4aMHX9y

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Being an author is a full-time job. I want to be on social media less & less each day

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Head over to my Instagram and enter the UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS galley giveaway! You have until Thursday to enter 🛼✨ www.instagram.com/p/DFnzGY6y_c...

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🧵 The history of roller skating rinks for Black people: Like any other thing in the U.S., Black people were forbidden from entering roller skating rinks. Before & during the Civil Rights movement, they marched. They protested. They demanded to be treated as equals.

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🛼 My debut YA novel-in-verse, UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS (out 6/3) is available for download on NetGalley! Request your e-galley here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it. “When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.” AOC 🔥🎯

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BOOK TWO IS TURNED INTO MY EDITORS! I can’t wait for y’all to learn more about Sky, Meech, and the White River School for the Arts. 🎶🥁✨

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🪩🛼 My publisher @penguinteen.bsky.social is giving away galleys of UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, my debut YA novel-in-verse, on Goodreads until Feb. 3! If you're eager to read it, enter the giveaway here: goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

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What’s your writing snack? Or beverage 👀

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Hi everyone! My name is Arriel Vinson and my debut YA novel, UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, publishes on 6/3/25 with @penguinteen. If you’re looking for a book about: 🛼 first love ✨ female friendship 🛼 building community ✨ complex family dynamics then you’ve found it! 🛼🪩✨ Preorder here: bit.ly/3ZkVG3H

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Ready for *all the 2025 YA books ft. sweet romcoms, epic fantasy, atmospheric horror, intriguing mystery & more?? I've put together a list of 50+ Young Adult books releasing from January to June that you can't miss! 📘💖✨ 24hryabookblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/5...

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Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift

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Thank you for 100 adds on Goodreads! If you’d like to support UTNL and add it to your to-read shelf, use the LinkTree in my bio 🛼🪩

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ICYMI: My debut novel comes out in six months!

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✨ UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, my debut YA novel-in-verse, releases in exactly six months! I'm so excited for y’all to read it. Here's six things about the MC, Jaelyn: 🛼 She's 16. 🛼 She's from Indianapolis, IN (my hometown). 🛼 Her favorite genre is R&B--& she's a big Ari Lennox fan. (1/2)

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✨ UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, my debut YA novel-in-verse, releases in exactly six months! I'm so excited for y’all to read it. Here's six things about the MC, Jaelyn: 🛼 She's 16. 🛼 She's from Indianapolis, IN (my hometown). 🛼 Her favorite genre is R&B--& she's a big Ari Lennox fan. (1/2)

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New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy

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IT’S MY DEBUT YEAR!!! Talk to me nice!

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Lucille Clifton, always.

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My only remaining 2024 wish is that you preorder my debut YA novel-in-verse, UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS 🛼✨ www.penguinteen.com/978059385859...

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