My two cents (worth very little) is to do whichever grabs attention fastest. Have a really hooky pair of comps? Lead with metadata. Rocking first line of blurb? Lead with blurb.

There's never been a consistent preference among agents and most say they don't care that much.

Queried for 11 years before signing with my agents and still have hoops to jump through on sub before I'll see a book on shelves.

Pacific Islanders in Publishing has partnered with over 40 Pacific Islander bookish content creators for this year’s #PasifikaReadathonChallenge . Together, we’ve created a bingo card to encourage people to read the various genres written and illustrated by Pacific Islanders.

The girl behind the photo. A reminder that Palestinians killed by Israel are not just numbers or white shrouds. They were once smiling 5 year olds who once hoped for peace. ✌🏽 💔😞

some white queer folk will stand in marginalized spaces, hiding behind their marginalization while hating on bipoc, thinking we're taking up too much room. when actually, white queer folk have a reserved seat at the table in a diff room. they just want to feel superior to bipoc.

The other day I was talking to a non-pub person who referred to Yellowface as satire. And the thing is. It's not really satire is it.

This weekend! Hope to see you for #Shelfluv , a celebration of shelved books!

DEAR WENDY is out now!!! read the book that alice oseman called 'the platonic love story of my dreams,' that publishers weekly called 'a raw and emotionally resonant debut,' and that my sister called 'boring' 💜💚
buy: bit.ly/dearwendy
events: annzhao.com/events

It's this weekend, everybody!

Time to give some love to our shelved books that are still waiting their turn in the long, long, long life of publishing ❤️📚

I once, in a single day, got a rejection on a full, a query, a job interview and a date I'd asked someone on.

0/10 stars do not recommend.

But seriously rejection in one arena is hard. Simultaneous rejection in multiple arenas is devastating.