if you're an author/publisher working on covers and care about supporting human artists, here's a quick guide to not being duped by AI generated art! if you want to test your skills or getting better at spotting AI art, here's a fun test i found online! tidio.com/blog/ai-test

The image on the left is their tweet. The image on the right is their truth. They’re seeking the eliminationism of queer kids. They’re trying to kill us. We’re not going to change hearts and minds. We need collective action. We need allying the verb. We need you in this fight.

So thrilled to be a part of this incredible YA anthology!! 💗💗💗

💜 COVER REVEAL 💜 We’re delighted to share the cover for Four Eids and a Funeral by @FaridahLikesTea and Adiba Jaigirdar (updates)! Cover art by 🎃URSULADECAY🎃. Design by Samira Iravani. This romantic YA novel comes out 6/4/24 from Fierce Reads. Get a closer look here: bit.ly/4514MBO

The “news” that a deal may be reached today makes me think the exact opposite tbh. It’s a way to raise hope & make the disappointment if it doesn’t happen more quickly slide into despair. As always, until it comes from the WGA don’t believe a thing—especially arbitrary timelines

I know we have a deal to look at, I know there’s ratifying to be done, but I’m celebrating what we can celebrate: a victory for collective action, a victory that is, to use the word properly for the first time in 5 months: historic. Thank you Writers Guild of America West Writers Guild of America East 💪💪💪💪

Is Making Ms. Marvel a Mutant a Boost or a Step Backward? dlvr.it/SwbFKQ

I, along with many other #MsMarvel fans, have concerns about the direction that Marvel Entertainment is taking #KamalaKhan. I interviewed by email 10 Ms. Marvel fans for their thoughts, including among my own. Thank you all so much.

We need authors to be speaking up and speaking out at school board meetings. We need authors showing up. It’s no longer enough to post on social, sign an open-letter or online petition, or make a vid saying you’re against book bans and censorship. We need authors showing up.

I am thrilled and slightly terrified to announce the cover reveal of my next book, MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES, my first historical fiction since The Inquisitor’s Tale. nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2023/09/28/cov…

I know no one is on this site any more but I’m really sick the week of my book launch and will probably have to cancel or make hybrid some events - I’m just devastated, feeling like my eco fantasy The Poison Waves won’t get to kids. Pre-orders boosts etc all deeply appreciated 🙏🏾

As book bans spread, WNDB is here to protect your freedom to read diversely. When we awarded our Books Save Lives grants this year, we were prepared to defend the titles we gave to the winning schools. And last week, we traveled to Niles, MI with Samira Ahmed updates to do just that.

“Don’t let hate crush your creativity,” she said. “Don’t let them take away your shine.” - Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed updates thenovl.com/hollowfires

Thank you to Scottie Andrew at CNN for this exceptional article -- "Book bans are Surging — and Taking an Emotional Toll on Many Authors and for centering voices such as Kyle Lukoff, Samira Ahmed updates, and Torrey Maldonado. cnn.com/2023/10/04/sty…

“Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra’s MAGIC HAS NO BORDERS is, in fact, a strong collection of great stories. Get it, read it, love it.” Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) reviews the new anthology edited by Sona Charaipotra (she/her) & Samira Ahmed updates locusmag.com/2023/10/alex-b…

Looking forward to presenting with Samira Ahmed updates, Tracey Baptiste, and Cornelius Minor at the closing general session of the American Association of School Librarians annual conference. Thank you to We Need Diverse Books and AASL for coordinating this and for all that you do. #AASL #AASL23

Absolutely chilling that @inlierLearning or anyone would do this. We should know from history that those who try to silence and censor artists are not on the right side of history.

So excited that #MagicHasNoBorders is one NYPL Teens Best Books for Teens 2023! Samira Ahmed updates Megan Ilnitzki Epic Reads 🌸

This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe in 🔥HOPE IS FIREPROOF🔥 2nd May Atom Books Samira Ahmed updates