(56/61) “a spoon to carve out the child / from rice & malaria / a bag of bones to sink the body / a scythe to kill someone with / a map of the moon to go thereafter” —Mông-Lan, “A Bamboo Knife” (One Thousand Minds Brimming) Valiant Press #61WomenPoets #WOC #TheSealeyChallenge #SeptWomenPoets

I did a thing and am joining the party. :)

STORM SINGER

Fourteen-year-old Morning Star teams up with troublesome trickster Coyote to harness her mighty song powers, defeat a bloodthirsty rain god, and save her brother from a witch’s spell.

#DVParty #YA #F #Latine #Native #WOC #OwnVoices

ANGRY THOUGHT (AND THOT) DAUGHTER FLEES CRIME FAMILY, IMMEDIATELY DRAGGED BACK IN BY BLACKMAIL, SISTERS, AND ONE VERY CHARMING LIBRARIAN. RAGE, FORGERIES, AND KISSING ENSUE. More news at 8!

THE FAMILY THAT STEALS TOGETHER | #A #Mys #R #WOC #preDV #DVparty #moodboard #amquerying

(55/61) “our new lover / in the final episode of ‘Santa Barbara’ / will lean over a scented candle / and call us a ‘bitch.’” —Marilyn Chin, “How I Got That Name” (The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty) @milkweededitions.bsky.social #61WomenPoets #WOC #61Books61Days #TheSealeyChallenge #SeptWomenPoets

9/24/1825 — b. Frances E. W. Harper, American author, essayist, poet, suffragist, abolitionist. Well-known African-American author; the first Af-Am wmn to be published,“The Two Offers” story, Anglo-African Mag(1859). Co-organizer,Natl Assn of Colored Wmn #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #woc

(54/61) “men spitting watermelon seeds / the shape of my dime-store mood ring” —Kimberly Blaeser, “Reliquary” (Copper Yearning) Holy Cow! Press #61WomenPoets #WOC #61Books61Days #TheSealeyChallenge #SeptWomenPoets

9/23/1942 — b. Sila María Calderón, Puerto Rican #gov official, businesswoman, philanthropist. The first female and eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2001-05), the mayor of San Juan (1997-2001), the 12th Secretary of State of #PuertoRico (1988-89) #womenshistory #PolSky #law #woc

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SkandarXWonka
🔱Hindu lore✨📌New magic🦄New beasts
When Ravi(14) finds the secret to making wishes come true, he must race to save the lost outcasts: the traders of poison& strange anatomy herd,from a murderer.His ride’s slow &hungry &he’s caught stealing.
#MG Series #DF #H #F #YA #WOC #PreDV #POC

Bridgerton Season 2 but make Kate an Anglo Indian woman escaping her East India Company office father and Anthony a Scottish man with an Earldom dropped in his lap. Now add some marriage of convenience, two virgin(ish) cinnamon rolls, and you have A Daring Proposal!
#HR #SouthAsian #WOC #preDV #OWN

9-year-old Iranian American Zayda abhors structure at home. Rules kill her creativity. She must get her F up before Maman takes her out of play group where her Zayda-ness shines. #WOC #PreDV #MENA #CB

KNIVES OUT x Folklore x Ghost Vibes

When city sleuth, Lillith’s, ex-teacher dies after telling her someone’s trying to kill her neighbor, Lillith must look beneath the unfounded tales and uncover a wily killer who’s masking murders as accidents before she’s next.

#PreDV #A #MYS #WOC

Iranian-American life with intense parents means being afraid to shave your legs listening to Paula Abdul, parents crashing prom & hijab arguments. Can Shadi navigate family expectations, cultural contradictions & multiple worlds to discover what Iranian & American means? #preDV #MENA #WOC #MEM

In a new city with no work permit & embarrassed to ask her new husband for money, Vanya sells viral lipsticks from her collection to attend a concert. But, who will she take to the concert- husband, his friend’s wives or the stranger who helped her during her breakdown?
#PreDV #CON #A #WOC

Iranian-American life with intense parents means being afraid to shave your legs listening to Paula Abdul, prom car chases & hijab arguments. Can Shadi navigate family expectations, cultural contradictions and multiple worlds to discover what Iranian and American means to her? #preDV #MENA #WOC #MEM

After her dad’s death, Ro numbly moves schools. She doesn’t plan on falling in love with her lacrosse teammate, Lila. But when Lila’s brother dies in a freak accident, Ro has to wade through her own grief to comfort Lila through her loss. Can they survive this? #preDV #con #lgbt #woc

(53/61) “would grandmother’s diamonds / close their heartsparks / in the corner of the closet / yellow like the eyes of cockroaches?” —Toi Derricotte, “Poem for My Father” (Captivity) @upittpress.bsky.social #61WomenPoets #WOC #61Books61Days #TheSealeyChallenge #SeptWomenPoets

I HOPE THIS DOESN’T FIND YOU X GHOSTBUSTERS

This Elizabeth Bennet—
✨is a monster hunter trying to keep her family afloat
🥀cannot stand Fitz Darcy or his haunted house
👻might be murdered by the ghost before there’s time for a kiss

#predv #CI #YA #Retelling #Asian #WOC

9-year-old Iranian American Zayda abhors structure at home. Rules kill her creativity. She must get her F up before Maman takes her out of play group where her Zayda-ness shines and discovers the secret power of rules to boost creativity. #WOC #PreDV #MENA #CB

ADULT HEROES OF OLYMPUS
Four people are called for a quest. Three have a superpower. Two think they don’t belong. One has secrets linked to the mercenary pair sabotaging the quest. Can they learn to trust each other and themselves, or will they fall to the mercenaries and monsters?
#A #F #preDV #WOC

9-year-old Iranian American Zayda abhors structure at home. Rules kill her creativity. She must get her F up before Maman takes her out of play group where her Zayda-ness shines, all while learning to play within play group's rules to rethink that rules can support creativity. #WOC #PreDV #MENA #CB