Loretta Chefchaouni

Loretta Chefchaouni

@writerlyme.bsky.social

YA Fantasy Author | THE LUSTROUS DARK (Peachtree Teen, May 19 '26) | A THOUSAND NIGHTS (Sept 8 '26)

340 Followers 194 Following 82 Posts Joined Jul 2023
4 months ago

Thank you!!!πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

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4 months ago
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I'm thrilled and honored to share that The Lustrous Dark is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!!!!πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ–€βœ¨

This sticker is dedicated to little Loretta who always rode her bike to the library and came home with plastic bags bulging with books hanging from the handlebars!πŸ’œπŸ₯ΉπŸ˜­

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5 months ago
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5 months ago
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Check out this jaw-dropping cover for The Lustrous Dark by @writerlyme.bsky.social

Inspired by North African folklore, this haunting story is beautiful inside & out!

Perfect for readers hungry for:

✨ Ancient Magic
✨ Bone-chilling monsters
✨ Haunted forests
✨ Toxic mothers
✨ Political revolutions

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5 months ago

Hey if you’re wanting to support autistic voices/curl up with an autistic hero who’s mad as fuck about the state of the world (and uh gonna bang a hot conwoman about it) this sale’s going till the end of the month! All ebook platforms✨

bookshop.org/p/books/my-k...

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5 months ago

Thank you, Mackenzie!πŸ’œ

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5 months ago
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I’m so excited to help reveal the cover for Loretta Chefchaouni’s GORGEOUS debut novel, The Lustrous Dark!! Get ready to fight the patriarchy and dive into this lush, mystical fairy tale world on May 19! ✨preorder now✨

Cover artist: Tom Roberts
Publisher: Peachtree Teen

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5 months ago
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COVER REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to share the cover of The Lustrous Dark with you! It's everything I could have asked for! Tom Roberts perfectly captured the dark fairytale and epic fantasy vibes of the book!

Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!

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5 months ago

Thank you so much for all of your support!πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

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5 months ago
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Revealing The Lustrous Dark by Loretta Chefchaouni - Reactor A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by a Moroccan folktale, arriving May 2026

We are thrilled to help reveal the cover for The Lustrous Dark by Loretta Chefchaouni!

A lush YA fantasy inspired by Moroccan folklore, The Lustrous Dark is for fans of haunted forests, sweet romance, and stories that are "beautiful and a little gross."

reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

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7 months ago
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Word garden inspiration:

Let Children Laugh Forever! πŸ’™πŸ’š

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7 months ago
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The Lustrous Dark The Lustrous Dark is the first in a YA fantasy duology …

Hi, Christina! The Lustrous Dark, my YA fantasy with horror elements comes out with Peachtree Teen next summer! A Morrocan Snow White with a dash of Tim Burton (think seven ghouls) about a midwife's apprentice who rises up to reclaim the power stolen from women!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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8 months ago
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The Lustrous Dark The Lustrous Dark is the first in a YA fantasy duology …

www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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8 months ago
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Convincing you to add THE LUSTROUS DARK to Goodreads with a single snippet:

THE LUSTROUS DARK is a YA fantasy retelling of a Moroccan folktale that combines the lush world of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White and a dash of Tim Burton (think seven ghouls)!

#booksky #2026debuts

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8 months ago
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IT'S PM OFFICIAL!!!!!!! βœ¨πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ–€βœ¨
I'm so excited for all the things to come over the next year, and very thankful to those who are here to share it with me and the ones who played a part in helping me get this far! 😭🫢🏼

#2026debuts #booksky #booksbooksbooks #readreadread #YAfantasy

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8 months ago

This is not a humble brag i promise! But i blew past my optimistic goal of 40 books sold before my book came out, and so now i have a new goal of 100 books sold before the end of the summer!πŸ™πŸΎ

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9 months ago

Thank you so much! πŸ’œ

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9 months ago

Thank you!!! πŸ’œ

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9 months ago

This lovely character art of my MC, Shay, was made by the very talented @nadya.ez on IG!

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9 months ago
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My book combining the lush mythology of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White is being published! I’m thrilled to work with Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen who gets all the layers of The Lustrous Dark and has the vision to grow this story into its final form!!

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9 months ago
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Coming soon: new projects from @shihopate.bsky.social @umurrayhusted.bsky.social @writerlyme.bsky.social + more buff.ly/88cTNyN

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10 months ago
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If you're in the Seattle area, you can come see me at my first ever author events on Thursday April 17th to celebrate my friends' book releases and discuss Muslim books! You might even hear a sneaky peeky preview about my secret newsy news!! 🀫🀫🀫

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1 year ago
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Get ready to board The Celestial with me in 2026!
NIGHTMARE ON THE CELESTIAL is a YA fantasy perfect for fans of HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE and CARAVAL. This sweeping fantasy has romance, magic, mystery, a loveably chaotic found family, and a darker side to the luxurious entertainment aboard.

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1 year ago

Congratulations!!! πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰

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1 year ago

Adorable! πŸ₯°πŸ˜

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1 year ago

What is your cat's favorite toy? And why is it a shoelace?

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1 year ago

Congratulations! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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1 year ago
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Shift change.

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1 year ago
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THIS BOOK! What a beautiful, profound, and masterfully crafted read!! It took my breath away every time I picked it up to read it and the last 20% of the story was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #booksky #thekeepersofrecordsofrevolution #fledgling

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1 year ago
A silhouette of a fat statue advancing at us holding a sword dripping three red drips, with moon phases behind her and a giant crescent moon behind her head like a nimbus. 

Text reads:

It took only a moment, a hand braced on the arm of his chair, a thrust of the ornate, slender thing.
"I'M NOT YOURS ANYMORE," SHE TOLD HIM (crossed out to read 2024) THROUGH HER TEETH.

BYE 2024

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