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Writer. Librarian. Rep'd by the extraordinary @johnmcusick at @foliojr #THERISEOFISSAIGWE (10/27/2024/Union Square Kids) she/her https://linktr.ee/srmilesauthor
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Had everyone in their feels šŸ˜‚

ā€œQuinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to ā€œThings That I Would Never Admit Out Loudā€ & all the boys she’d like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them irl. That is, until her journal goes missingā€ tinyurl.com/yn26apsy

3 Romances to read after watching #forever on Netflix

The news cycle is grinding me down. Taking a bit of a scrolling break.

Get ready for that šŸŠ man to do some pretty public a) human rights abuses or b) feign another attempt on him to galvanize his base. He can’t take looking like he lost now that the tariffs aren’t gonna happen.

NASA > SpaceX www.nytimes.com/video/scienc...

Need a sexy cowboy romance to keep you company while we wait for the concert movie? Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Beauty & The Beast, with a contemporary cowboy twist! 🌵 ebook: amzn.to/4cYLaUd / www.kobo.com/us/en/s... 🌵 print: bookshop.org/contrib... #blacksky #booksky #romancesky

Soooo, a little book-loving birdie told me The Secret Crush Book Club is up on NetGalley and available to request 😁 šŸ‘‰šŸ¾ bit.ly/43Nfkai

5 things to do to support #blackbooks TODAY #booksky 1. Request your fave authors in store 2. Request Black books at your library and check them out 3. Suggest Black authors for your book club 4. Promote Black authors on your social media 5. Do a #readathon in JunešŸ‘‡šŸ¾ tinyurl.com/5db38kf3

Calling all musicians! The Kay Pace Piano Lab just lost a 10k partner and need to make up the funds. Please contribute and share so the program can continue. #musicsky #edusky givebutter.com/zWC8lG

What happens when your series dies? As a writer āœļø you hope to sell a series in full but sometimes that just doesn’t happen. Check out installment #4 of my ā€œBooks that didn’t sell (YET)ā€ on substack. open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

Long Live Dandelions!!

Library workers–have you already experienced pushback, censorship, or attacks on your plans for Pride 2025? I'm once again collecting those stories for an article in mid-July. I'll share this link throughout June as well. Details in the form, with previous stories. tinyurl.com/pride-in-lib...

Uncommon ways to support high school graduates 1. Fund haircuts for for graduates 2. Fund braids/salon visits for graduates 3. Cover Senior Dues for students 4. Fund bus tickets to college for Seniors 5. Purchase suitcases for college bound students #mutualaid #scholarship

This is your reminder to book a college tour for your littles, nephews, nieces, little cousins this summer. Start in middle school. It's FREE!

Hiya, #writingcommunity, my agency sis, agent Paige Terlip, is teaching an Art of Revision intensive! If interested, please click on the link below. #writers #authors #revisions #booksky

Want to read more Black fantasy, horror and science fiction? I have a list of over 250 books for kids and adults. Get your summer reading list going! #summerreading #booksky #blackbooksky bookshop.org/wishlists/3a...

What's on your summer #tbr #booksky? #blackbooksky #edusky

ā€œSesame Streetā€ has found itself a new home. Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.

5 things to do for self-care & resistance this week 1. Tell Elmo that you're glad he's got a home on PBS & Netflix 2. Pick out a scifi, horror, or fantasy book by a Black author to read this June (List: tinyurl.com/mteh648t) 3. Get some sunscreen 4. Put emergency deodorant in your car 5. Take a nap

Reminder: You can buy ebooks with the bookshop.org app and leave Amazon behind. Start with my Hoodoo witch in training, sirens in Savannah fantasy novel #booksky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

A musing on the need to lean more into Billionaire horror open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

In honor of Nottoway plantation burning šŸ”„ down to the studs can I interest you in my 12yo Hoodoo witch in training novel set on a plantation turned boarding school in Savannah. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rise-o...

In these dark times, it’s great to come together and find something we can all take joy in.

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Alexa play, BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE by Talking Heads

#stitch with @ReesaShayneBooks SUPPORT INDIE AUTHORS! My first children’s book, A BLESSING FOR THE WORKD, is a love letter affirming our Black sons! HEAVEN’S JEWEL is a love letter affirming our Black daughters. Illustrated by NAIMA WHITTED

Are any of the school librarians or teachers using #discord? #tlsky #edusky

First trailer for #Ironheart 3 episodes premiere June 24 on Disney+

Do you know what is also degrading our interactions on the Internet? It is the lack of reading comprehension, specifically being able to identify the main idea. People are getting into the side arguments about the smallest tangential things.