Happy Thursday, y’all and remember, studies have shown that reading for pleasure, even for just a few minutes a day, can make a significant contribution to our mental health. #bydhttmwfi

My one big tip is never post embedded links that lead you outside the twitter app. Post a photo or video and the link as a tinyurl. Any post that takes you outside an app is not prioritized by the algorithm :) No embedded YouTube links ever!!

GALLEYS! ARE! HERE! I am obsessed, as are the smaller members of my household. THE GREAT RECLAMATION will be out 3/28. Set in 1940s-60s Singapore, it’s about disappearing land, survival, childhood love, a family sundered by politics & history. I can’t wait for you to read it.

The beautiful girls have arrived!!!! Smash preorder link quick: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677642/t…

Cool job alert: The Washington Post is looking for a news and features writer to cover the world of books. Come work with me on books!! washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpost…

Hi everyone! I’ve been getting a lot of pitches for Cosmopolitan recently and we don’t really have public guidelines for them, so I thought it might be good to make a little thread to give more insight to the pitching process (at least for me. I don’t speak for other editors):

We’re thrilled to share that @penguinrandomhouse and @weneeddiversebooks are launching the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir, a new creative writing award for public high school students. Apply at michelleobamabooks.com/scholarship

If you're a BIPOC author who's afraid of self-promoting bc you're worried you're annoying everyone or making everyone tired of you, remember this - a person needs to see something about your book at least SEVEN times before they even consider buying it. So promote yourself, pls!!

Well well WELL as of this week I'm the new digital editor Interview Magazine so pitch me fun/smart/clever/indecent ideas at [email protected] pleeease

Ooh! @ChristianTrimmer & @MikeCurato's newest book belongs in every library. What a great message and what a cute story! I am excited to share thiswith students. @mackidbooks

Hello world! 👋 We are a new bookshop located at 6040 N Figueroa Street in Highland Park, Los Angeles. We can’t wait to meet you!

It’s nearly time. After a half decade wandering the Nevada desert, a stunning array of unexpected twists and turns, multiple moments where it seemed the end was at hand, and one staggeringly successful crowdsourcing effort, The Believer’s return is now less than two months away.

Hello! I’m doing a resume workshop for high school students of color. Let me know what you want them to know when applying for internships. What do you look for in cover letters and in resumes? TY!

"At the core of Ng’s narrative — a 12-year-old boy’s epic quest to find his missing mother — is the all-important question of how we communicate," says the Los Angeles Times review of Celeste Ng's new novel, "Our Missing Hearts." Celeste talks to @Leavittnovelist at 4 PM ET TODAY

Feeling so honored that SYLVIE is a Gold Standard Selection from the @JuniorLibraryGuild. Getting the button and certificate in the mail makes it very official! 😊 #SYLVIE #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel #GraphicMemoir #Comics #GoldStandardSelection

Willowbrook Wildcats had super-smart questions today for Newbery award-winner and NYT best-selling author Tae Keller (The Book Group)! She discussed her new book "Mihi Ever After" and with students and shared skills for writing a great story! 📖📚#d30learns

Couldn’t be more excited about this. 💗

Re upping this as it continues to be a problem: we have been informed that someone attempting to impersonate agents from The Book Group and get money in exchange for working with us. We have reported this to the FBI: no reputable agent will charge you money, fyi.