Zakiya N. Jamal

Fright Girl Fall: New Releases We’re Pumped For It’s fall, y’all! Spooky season is upon us, and we’ve put together a list of several new releases — several scary, some not so much — that we’re excited for this…

It's here! @vlatinalondon.bsky.social and I have compiled our Fall 2025 reading list, filled with books we can't wait to read this autumn and beyond. What's on your reading list?

It’s an absolute farce for Scholastic to have Lauren Bezos be a “literary champion” along with providing her book in English & Spanish when she attended the inauguration of the man whose administration is leading country-wide book bans, unlawful ICE raids & deportations, & the defunding of libraries

These pollinators are living their lives to the fullest, hell yeah girls

So…

The bill passed?

I mean… I’m not surprised…

But like… there are still SO MANY PEOPLE who have absolutely no idea just how fucked we are.

This will have decades-long repercussions.

This isn’t okay.

Ugh.

A compilation of twenty-one 2025 young adult book covers in shades of pink and purple. Books featured include if We Were A Movie, I Love You S'More, Love At Second Sight, Togetha, Out of Step, Into You, Finding Prince Charming, Call Your Boyfriend, Chaos King, Hit Me With Your Best Charm, The Assassin's Guide To Babysitting, All-Nighter, Why On Earth, Run Away With Me, On Starlit Shores, There's Always Next Year, We Were Villains, Lucha of the Forgotten Spring, Nav's Foolproof Guide To Falling In Love, The Good Vampire's Guide To Blood and Boyfriends, The L.O.V.E. Club and Come Home To My Heart.

🌈 195 2025 Young Adult Books Featuring LGBTQIA+ Representation 🌈
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A quote about the love interest Amira

a side character: “I love romance, I just don’t want to be in one“

What a wonderful queer/sapphic novel set against the backdrop of a historic Black-owned movie theater 💕💗

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Calling all rising seniors and high school grads! 🎓✏️

We know summer is just around the corner, but if you know someone who is gearing up for their last year of high school or first year of college, check out these new and upcoming college-themed YA books!

"If We Were a Movie" Places Black, Queer Love in the Cineplex Cuban-Jamaican American author of "If We Were a Movie," Zakiya N. Jamal talks coming up Black and queer and the joy of going to the theater.

LOVE this interview between @sj-fennell.bsky.social & @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social! 🍿💖

Thank you!

Books to Read This Month: April Edition Let’s look forward to Spring with these exciting March releases!

Enjoy spring as you immerse yourself in stories that are both thought-provoking and insightful. @ericaschultz42.bsky.social @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social @salomeydraws.bsky.social @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky

Ahhh so glad you got one!

A brown hand holds up a hardcover copy of the book if we were a movie by Zakiya N. Jamal in front of a wall full of art prints.

Taking a break from everything while the kid works on some art. Starting a new read today If We Were A Movie by one of my favorite people @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social 🥹

Pet ultrasound because he is my child, dang it!

“your pets are NOT your children”

ok then explain this

Thank you for the shout out!

A compilation of 24 2025 young adult book covers arranged in a rainbow, ranging from shades of deep purple to blue and finally green.

🌟 Pop! Goes The Reader's 55 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: April-June 2025 🌟
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portrait of the author signing a lot of copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis.

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS is a #1 New York Times bestseller!

THANK YOU to everyone who has read this little book and responded to it so generously. It's been a long time since a book about TB topped bestseller lists, and I'm so grateful to know more people are learning about this needless scourge.

Ah this was such a wonderful read!! I loved getting to know the characters and I enjoyed the movie theater setting, too! 💙📚🌈 @zakiyanjamal.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social

Thank you!

Looking for Alaska was published 20 years ago today.

What a journey that little book has been on.

📌 New Pinned Post - I've got two books coming out this year!

IF WE WERE A MOVIE - 4/22
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SPARKS FLY (18+) - 12/2
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2025 LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Books JupiterAndTheKid published a post on Ko-fi

2025 LGBTQ+ New Releases: 16 Middle Grade Books on my TBR! ko-fi.com/post/2025-LG...

🩷💛 SPARKS FLY COVER REVEAL 💛🩷

I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my adult romance debut, SPARKS FLY! I'm kind of obsessed with it ngl. That hand grip! 🥵 Wonderful art by Alex Cabal and designed by Lila Selle.

Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781856...

Photo on the set of “Superman 4: The Quest for Peace” Jon Cryer and Gene Hackman shaking hands.

My hand to god right before they took this photo I told Gene “Smile like you’ve never actually met me before” and this is what he did.

#RIPGeneHackman

Crash Landing on Romance | Zakiya N. Jamal | Substack A monthly newsletter about romance novels, k-dramas, and updates on my books/writing. Click to read Crash Landing on Romance, by Zakiya N. Jamal, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

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Here are 25 sapphic books by Black authors out in 2025 to preorder now! lesbrary.com/black-sapphi...

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