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Great news! If you order THE MORTAL ENEMY MURDER CLUB from @andersonsbookshop, you'll receive a signed bookplate and bookmark while supplies last! Order online at bit.ly/MEAndersons or at the link in the bio under Preorder Campaign.

All the thanks to @kmarch67 and @andersonsbookshop for all your support for my books throughout the years! I was beyond honored to see the shelf talker that's up at Anderson's Downers Grove! 🥹 And there are signed copies of THE EX-GIRLFRIEND MURDER CLUB, EX MARKS THE SPOT, WHEN YOU WISH UPON A LANTERN, RENT A BOYFRIEND, and AMERICAN PANDA there right now!
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About THE MORTAL ENEMY MURDER CLUB: Podcaster Mandy Thorne comes to the Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club for help when she thinks someone is trying to kill her, but can the trio and Mandy put aside their mutual contempt long enough to prevent a murder and solve this case?

About THE EX-GIRLFRIEND MURDER CLUB (Out now): three women dating the same man band together to get revenge, but when they discover his body, they'll need to solve his murder before they go down for it.

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So thrilled to finally get to meet @kmarch67 and talk books and BTS! Get signed copies of Last Chance Academy @andersonsbookshop 🥰

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A big thank you to the banned book club at @andersonsbookshop and @kmarch67 for a great time on Thursday! Book clubs have long been a force for good in this country. Now, more than ever, we need safe places where ideas and inspiration can be shared. I’m so grateful for the invitation—and so delighted that you know my taste in totes and books! Can’t wait to dig into these!

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The countdown begins!!! LITapalooza is July 24th!

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It is only with your support that WITH TWICE THE LOVE, DESSIE MEI is in paperback! Reader love for this book has been overwhelming. Much thanks to @chineseadopteealliance @cci_adoptees for their ardent support. And to all the booksellers and authors and festivals for championing this story. Paperbacks are so much more accessible for young readers. So! May Dessie Mei find her readers who need to know: they belong. We all belong. Especially today. Thank you all. 💖

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Which of these “…Margaret” covers do you remember?? (Can you believe how many there are?!?)
Today we are encoring our great conversation full of #MargaretMoments ahead of next week’s banned book club discussion at @andersonsbookshop in Downer’s Grove, IL. If you’d like to attend, register via the linktree link in our bio!

#areyoutheregoditsmemargaret #judyblume @judyblume4real #bannedbooks #genx #popculture

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Being tagged in this post of @kmarch67 reading an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of my memoir took my breath away. There it is … out of my hands and soon into yours.

When I first submitted the manuscript to my editor back in late 2023, she said she emailed it to a few folks internally. “Whattt?” I said. “You just casually sent my heart around the office?!” 😂I realize now that was just the beginning of getting used to people reading my words without me knowing (I do also realize this is the point)!

Last week stacks and stacks of ARCs were put into the hands on indie booksellers including Karen in the hopes they welcome it into their store come March 2025. Karen shared she could relate to my story through her own experience with an unmothered heart. “I wish I could package a hug with your copy,” I told her. “This book IS your hug,” she said. Yes! What an uplifting reply. Consider this a book and hug all in one. If my path can help illuminate parts of yours, every ounce of vulnerability is so worth it. #mariannerichmond #memoir #healingjourney #motherhood

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About last night - my third and final book event this week was with Sabaa Tahir for Heir, hosted by Anderson’s Bookshop. From the warm enthusiasm of fans, to the compelling dialogue between @sabaatahir and @gloriacchao to goofy moments with team @andersonsbookshop, it was a night to remember.
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I’ve had the privilege of meeting @sabaatahir twice now and she’s one of the kindest, most gracious authors I’ve ever met. She’s a force of nature, funny as hell, and sure, at times, her books will torture you to the point that you scream on an airplane and almost get kicked off (true story). I’m so thankful to have her as a house author at Penguin and to get to witness her partnership with the ever talented @therrascal.
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As for Heir, dear readers, get ready. It’s a wild ride and I can say with absolute certainty will make you better off having experienced it.
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#heir #books #bookstagram #booktok #booktour #yafantasy #yareads #ya #mustread #fantasybooks #emberintheashes #fiction

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Full confession about all the post debut feels:

Some part of me is still suprised that theres an audience for my books- one that loves my words and finds meaning and relatability in them. I know this is wrong, probably some part of my inner child that still needs healing, and I hope I can someday kick this feeling to the curb, but some part of me still asks myself- why would my words or stories matter? Who would read them?

I don’t know if this is because I grew up feeling like I didn’t belong- growing up hiding some parts of myself in fear of stereotypes being applied to box me in, or if this is my own anxiety that lives in my brain, but honestly, it is still scary at times to be unapologetically Muslim. I still worry- am I too much, too loud? Am I going to be misunderstood? Will my words be seen as too different?

But I want my kiddos to see me being brave! Kareem is about being brave🩷

Honestly- meeting with so many amazing readers and booksellers who loved Kareem Between these past weeks has been so so touching and healing for my heart (shout out to Amber at @valpopress and Cynthia at @4kidsbooks and @kmarch67 and @katie.reilley who I met at @andersonsbookshop and who just filled me with so much joy at hearing their love for KB)! Book people are truly the best people🥹🩷

Seeing so many Muslim readers connect with Kareem makes me so honored to rep my community. Seeing how so many people from so many different backgrounds feel a kinship with Kareem has made my heart soar. Peeking in on goodreads and seeing how many people have gushed about this book of my heart may have made me cry! And the NBA longlist- I can’t even begin to describe how thrilled I am!!

I hope Kareem Between makes a positive change in our world🩷

THANK YOU readers! Thank you for all the love Kareem has received in such a short time- I am so so grateful!🩷

Pictures from my book launch events last week 🥰

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From book lists to panoramic photos, stories that make us laugh and stories that make us cry, #ABCLB was a reaffirmation of the importance of books. Learning about graphic novel math from #johnpatrickgreen, being allowed to “lower your standards and do something for yourself” @lisayee1, taking the time to get it right @boltcity (after 10 years in between sequels!) and love stories, thank yous, and forgiveness #katedicamillo, ending with a reminder that #BooksSaveLives #SparkAdvocateAchieve #JustDoIT #TechTheLead #SchoolLibraryLife

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I met a whole lot of amazing booksellers at @americanbooksellers Winter Institute over the last few days and as we talked character and I envied rainbow glasses and watermelon earrings and purple suede shoes, I had the thought over and over: “These are my people!”

One such person who was not there, but who is VERY MUCH my person, is @kmarch67. She has been an advocate of my books and all children’s literature at @andersonsbookshop for years. I am so grateful for her support of DEEP WATER!

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My first review ever came not from a fancy journal but from thirteen year old @eloiseparrillo — an avid reader who got her hands on an ARC. Do I even need to tell you that she made me cry? Or is that just assumed? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

#bookreviewsforkids #middlegradeauthor #youngadult #worldwidecrush #teenromance

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