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So all of my Meta accounts were deactivated last week...

So all of my Meta accounts were deactivated last week. Despite paying for Meta Verified in an attempt to regain access to my bookstagram, there has been zero progress on this matter.

I’ve gone on a few Reddit deep dives and it looks like this is the result of AI detection and several layoffs within the company. 😭

For now, I'll be posting on Instagram at this account. Come hang out with me here, and if you've ever been through anything like this with Meta, please let me know. I'd love your advice on how to get this situation resolved asap!

Summerween Book Recs ✨

There's something very satisfying about spending the summer reading horror! Here are the books that I recommend for your Summerween reading list!

  1. The Blood Year Daughter by G.G. Silverman - In G.G. Silverman’s debut fairytale-horror collection The Blood Year Daughter, a woman builds husbands out of gravel and slaughterhouse feathers, two sisters eat cinnamon-scented pieces of their mother, and a charming doctor’s murdered brides whisper warnings to his newest wife.

  2. Kill Your Darlings by Yuvashri Harish - A fun, fast-paced YA horror about a teen girl facing the horrors of misogyny, racism, an evil witch, and her horde of monsters.

  3. We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - A haunting debut about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.

  4. Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica - Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore.

  5. What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne - The darkness isn’t empty. It’s hungry. At the edge of the City of the Void, a massive chasm extends miles into the earth, its treacherous terrain overrun with vicious monsters and carnivorous plants. For orphaned best friends Petra and Jade, guiding treasure-seeking tourists down into the Void is the only way to earn enough to pull themselves up out of the slums for good.

  6. Come Closer by Sara Gran - The new voice in Amanda's head, the one that tells her to steal things and talk to strange men in bars, is strange and frightening, and Amanda struggles to wrest back control of her life. Is she possessed by a demon, or is she simply insane?

July Book Club Pick: BURN THE SEA by Mona Tewari

I'm very excited to share our first Books Right Now book club pick: Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari! Burn the Sea is a historical fantasy novel that retells the story of the South Indian queen Abbakka Chowta. A story of survival, political machinations, and colonial resistance, Burn the Sea hits all of the right marks! This book will be our selection for July, and I encourage all book club members to discuss the story in both the spoiler and non-spoiler channels on the Discord!

Author Interview with Maren Chase Live Now!

In this episode, I’m joined by Maren Chase as we dive into her debut fantasy novel, Crueler Mercies. We also talk about our obsessions with Percy Jackson, the inspirations behind Crueler Mercies, and her approach to writing romance.