kamilah cole

fuckin love that book

Author Kamilah Cole explores Hartford and Jamaican-American experience in latest novel “An Arcane Inheritance," weaves dark academia with occult secrets at a fictional Ivy League school based in Hartford.

Today, @ctpublic.bsky.social’s Where We Live dives into dark academia with author Kamilah Cole (@wordsiren.bsky.social), whose adult debut, “An Arcane Inheritance,” is based right here in Hartford, Connecticut. It’s romantasy, academic rivals, enemies to lovers, AND unapologetically BIPOC and queer.

begged my editor for a deadline extension and she didn't answer me within ten seconds which obviously means she hates me and thinks i'm a flake she regrets signing, right?

TOMORROW!!!

In the foreground, two vampires ride a teal tandem bicycle. In front, a white man with graying hair, a light gray suit, and bright red tie holds a pink slushie and looks adoringly at his husband behind him, who has luscious curly black hair, a plum purple suit, puffy cravat, and is holding a blood red popsicle. In the front basket, a black cat perches with her paws up. Behind them, a festival is underway with bright pink tents and red flags in front of dark green trees. People mill about, some wearing pointy witch hats. Yellow text with a pink drop shadow spells out "SUMMER COVEN" over a dark blue sky with a yellow crescent moon at the top, and at the bottom in yellow text is "Authors of Dead & Breakfast" just above "Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor"

🩸COVER REVEAL! 🩸

Arthur and Sal are back for another romp in SUMMER COVEN! This time, the summer solstice festival plays host to a mysterious coven of witches, some bold fashion choices, and one horrible murder.

Artist: Liam Eisenberg
Designer: Colleen Reinhart

www.rosieethor.com/summer-coven

all right, i'm ready. i'm FINALLY going to watch full metal alchemist: brotherhood*

*i watched the 2003 anime and read the manga and it traumatized me so much i've not been able to watch FMAB without crying five minutes in over what these kids have gone and will go through. but it's time

KAMILAH COLE Live with Barnes and Noble THE ASHFIRE KING - Chelsea Abdullah AN ARCANE INHERITANCE - Kamilah Cole BARNES AND NOBLE January 23, 2026 @ 6:30 PM EST LIVE ON INSTAGRAM @barnesandnoble In conversation with Chelsea Abdullah

Chelsea holding up THE ASHFIRE KING AND THE STARDUST THIEF while I hold up SO LET THEM BURN and THIS ENDS IN EMBERS

I'm so excited to announce that award-winning author of the Sandsea Trilogy @chelsabdullah.bsky.social will be doing a B&N live with me on Friday, January 23, at 3:30 PT/6:30 ET!

Are you ready for the bestie power hour? Tune in to the B&N account on Friday for SHENANIGANS.

You can now read this article over on Locus!!!

locusmag.com/feature/kami...

@wordsiren.bsky.social Hey, I just finished reading the Kindle ebook I bought of AN ARCANE INHERITANCE! I absolutely loved it! I would like to believe that Ellory and Hudson end up together foreve! Their banter was great and I love university set stories! Congratulations on an amazing book! 🥰🤗

-cries- omg thank you

AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER [wicked endeavors cover] ON SALE SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 Artist: cocorrina | Designer: Jenny Kimura | Author: Kamilah Cole Little, Brown Young Readers

Description Perfect for fans of The Shadows Between Us and Powerless, this high stakes romantasy follows a vengeful teen who cons her way into an elite society of tyrannical witches. But her warring feelings for two people—an enemy prince and her childhood friend—could ruin everything. Caya was once the ward of Coventry’s royal family…until they were killed by the three witch Houses that now rule the peninsula. Now eighteen, Caya plans to infiltrate the witches’ glittering world to enact justice. With the help of a mysterious benefactor, she adopts the persona of Marisol Vinyet, a disarmingly beautiful aristocrat. As Marisol, she’ll attend the annual Coronet, a cutthroat social season during which witches increase their power by binding new members to their Houses. The Coronet will draw even the prince of neighboring Domingo—Tomás Castellan—to the peninsula just in time for “Marisol” to kill him. After all, his family set the witches upon Coventry in the first place. But Tomás is more charming than Caya ever anticipated. Worse, her estranged childhood friend, Bas Arroyo, is the prince’s protector, and she struggles to control her complicated feelings for him. To take down the witches from within, Caya will have to keep both her identity and her desperate heart under wraps: Although she’s made herself a weapon, she might be the one to bleed.

✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

Artist: cocorrina
Design: jennykimuradesign
Art Commission: joleanart

WICKED ENDEAVORS, my YA romantasy, is available for preorder and hits shelves on September 8, 2026!

Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/wick...
Read Now: www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...

An Arcane Inheritance with the gorgeous sprayed edges

🧍🏿‍♀️ i've just been informed that An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition) is now out of stock at my publisher. i repeat: my publisher has no more copies and will NOT be printing more.

if you want these gorgeous edges then grab one from your local store ASAP.

bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...

Cosmopolitan Wicked Endeavors Exclusive Cover and Excerpt Reveal

Cosmopolitan Wicked Endeavors Exclusive Cover and Excerpt Reveal

🌟 COSMOPOLITAN COVER REVEAL 🌟

Thank you to Cosmo for helping me reveal the cover of my YA romantasy, WICKED ENDEAVORS. Head over to the link to see the cover and read an exclusive excerpt from the book!

Artist: cocorrina
Design: jennykimuradesign
🔗: www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...

a two-page spread of little me talking about AN ARCANE INHERITANCE

it has been brought to my attention (by my sister) that i received a two page spread in locus magazine???? this is an incredible honor wow 🥹

you can grab a digital or physical issue here: subscribers.locusmag.com/subscribe

AN ARCANE INHERITANCE the instant USA TODAY bestseller

NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER An Arcane Inheritance #22

i'm speechless

thank you all so much 😭

AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by Kamilah Cole was my first read of the year.

I highly recommend this dark academia fantasy read.
amzn.to/4qcOxNE

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Peak romance 🙂

Thank you again for having me!!

And now, ep. 383D: Kamilah Cole makes the leap from YA to adult fiction with AN ARCANE INHERITANCE, a delicious Dark Academia book that will absorb you as soon as you turn the first page. @wordsiren.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

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The Best Books for Book Clubs in 2026 Consider this your book club syllabus.

Oh hey I’m in Glamour making book recs alongside @wordsiren.bsky.social @ellaceron.bsky.social @eshanisurya.bsky.social and more!

Everyone preorder @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com please. www.glamour.com/story/best-b...

Crying here too!!!

Heads up, the annual year-end free trial period for Publishers Marketplace is live.

Great way to do research for those of you gearing up to query in the New Year. lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/a-pm...

Me smiling in my glasses while holding three copies of AN ARCANE INHERITANCE

Me smiling in my glasses, doing a little head tilt, while holding three copies of AN ARCANE INHERITANCE, one of which is up by my smiling face

💞 AN ARCANE INHERITANCE IS OUT NOW 💞

This book has been mine for so long. Now it's yours.

Thank you to @emilykaitlin.bsky.social and @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social for believing in me and this story.

You can find An Arcane Inheritance wherever books are sold.

Purchase: linktr.ee/kamilahcole

Color sketch of Tifa, Cloud, and Aerith from Final Fantasy 7. Cloud lies flat on his stomach with a grumpy expression. Tifa sits on him triumphantly, wearing a Santa hat. Aerith crouches next to them. She wears decorative reindeer antlers and happily places an elf hat on Cloud.

Merry Christmas fam!

I'm currently reading So Let Them Burn and keep thinking "omg this is soooo kingdom hearts" and then I remember that Kamilah Cole is a huge kingdom hearts fan. It makes me smile:)
@wordsiren.bsky.social 🗝️🤍

i'm not saying reeve is roxas but i AM saying they would have a lot to talk about

Author Event Kamilah Cole in conversation with Kelly Andrew Sunday January 11th at 5 PM River Bend Bookshop An Arcane Inheritance

Connecticut friends, a tour stop's been added at River Bend Bookshop on Sunday, January 11 at 5 PM! Join me and my beloved Kelly as she tries to talk about AN ARCANE INHERITANCE and I derail the conversation to talk about the upcoming THE GRAVEWOOD instead :)

riverbendbookshop.com/event/2026-0...

AN ARCANE INHERITANCE book cover my author photo elaine's author photo author event at ravenna

✨ LAUNCH EVENT REMINDER ✨

if you're in the seattle area, or can be, please join me and elaine for my launch of AN ARCANE INHERITANCE at third place books ravenna! i will have swag, AND if you preorder the book from third place books you get even MORE swag

www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/kamila...

Preorder campaign graphic. All info above but it has a picture of my books on a green background with glittery gold

PREORDER CAMPAIGN. Every entry will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card to their fave Indie bookseller, and every 20th can pick one annotated copy of my books. Submit receipts here: bit.ly/PreorderUtCSM
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