@kealakendall.bsky.social
ʻŌiwi NYT & USA TODAY Bestselling Author. 📚: HOW FAR I'LL GO, NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND, + THAT WHICH FEEDS US (05/5). Cofounder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing. 日本語. Kay-ah-luh.
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@kealakendall.bsky.socialMahalo to my friends who survived every draft, my agent Jennifer, my incredible publishing team, and to every reader who has cheered this book on. We did this together 🫶🏼
@kealakendall.bsky.socialI’m just so proud to carry my community with me and to have our history recognized in this way. Thank you to the judges and the National Book Foundation for this honor, and congratulations to all of the finalists today!
@kealakendall.bsky.socialThat Which Feeds Us is a National Book Award Finalist!! We’re in the top 5 books in the country and heading to NYC (ON MY BIRTHDAY) for the awards ceremony. I’m still processing the news and what it means to be the 1st Native Hawaiian to reach this milestone.
@kealakendall.bsky.socialThanks so much for this beautiful shoutout and for celebrating Lehua’s story!
@cynleitichsmith.bsky.socialReposted by @kealakendall.bsky.socialCongratulations, Keala Kendall @kealakendall.bsky.social! THAT WHICH FEEDS US (Random House, 2026) is on the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, and Keala is the first Native Hawaiian to have received that honor. Huzzah! @nationalbook.bsky.social #BookSky
@kealakendall.bsky.socialTimes are tough right now, but even $5 makes a huge difference for grassroots spaces like this.
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@kealakendall.bsky.socialIf you’ve ever used Melanin in YA, you know it’s an invaluable resource for Black creatives and readers. The founder has funded this out-of-pocket for years but they need the writing community's help to keep operations running and scale up. (1/2)
@kealakendall.bsky.socialMahalo to the judges for uplifting Lehua's story, especially during Hawaiian History Month, to my team at Random House, to my agent @marchsoloway.bsky.social, and to all my friends who texted me to tell me the good news 😭💕 I feel so honored to be nominated alongside such amazing authors.
@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.socialReposted by @kealakendall.bsky.social2026 National Book Award Longlist for Young People’s Literature Announced buff.ly/G7U4Cuz
@kealakendall.bsky.social📺 It’s also been featured by NBC’s California Live, Parade, Cosmo, BuzzFeed, & other major outlets. Grab your half-off copy before the sale ends next week. Happy Sapphic September + Hawaiian History Month! (4/4)
@kealakendall.bsky.social🏳️🌈 It’s Sapphic September! The story centers on a sapphic romance to honor the pre-colonial queer history of Hawaiʻi 🕯️ It’s Spooky Season! It's a great horror gateway enjoyed by both horror + thriller fans alike (3/4)
@kealakendall.bsky.social🌺 It’s Hawaiian History Month! September honors the legacy of Queen Liliʻuokalani + the resilience of our people. My Hawaiian gothic tackles the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom by sugar oligarchs + shows how colonialism continues to haunt present-day Hawaii (2/4)
@kealakendall.bsky.socialIf you’ve been waiting to pick up my Hawaiian gothic, the hardcover is 50% off at @barnesandnoble.com until Sept 7, making right now a great time to grab it for a few reasons (1/4)
