If you are free TONIGHT at 7pm, come join us as we chat with Inez Ray, the author of Buzzard. It’s going to be a good time celebrating her launch and spending time together. It’s ok to come if you haven’t read the book yet!

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We have some VERY big, very top secret acquisition news. Feel free to subscribe and read if you’re nosy enough. 🙊😉

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Yes, I misspelled cooties. But you’ll still get them if you don’t read it! 😤 I’m kidding, but go read it. It’s excellently written, as always. Lol

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I’ve spent the last month reimagining every aspect of the work we’re doing here at Left Unread, to make it as efficient and helpful to authors as possible. One of the first changes I’m making is to how our bookclub works. Go check it out and if you’re not already a part of our bookclub, come join! 🫶🏽

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Can we talk about a Black fantasy that I think deserves more love? Check out my blog about Wicked Endeavors by Kamilah Cole. Thanks, yall!

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Exciting new update and, even better, we are giving away TEN free e-copies of Buzzard this weekend! Go enter right away!

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I really enjoyed this book y'all+ Buzzard follows the last reproductive healthcare worker still fighting for the reproductive rights of Americans after Abortion is criminalized by a far-right fundamentalist regime. Pre-orders open now! #BookSky 📚

Michael LaBorn@michaellaborn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Devil of the Deep is currently 25% off! Grab you copy while you can!

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Between #HeartOverHeels ( @cquinnwrite.bsky.social ) and #Buzzard ( @inezraybooks.bsky.social | @binderybooks.bsky.social | @michaellaborn.bsky.social ), I am delirious with bookish joy right now! 🥰

Just dropped a new Cost of Freedom essay, exploring what it means to know yourself and to be a good person. It is not too late to come join us as we read the second half of the book! But also, subscribe so that you get to be a part of our next book (Chain-Gang All-Stars) from the beginning soon!

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Just dropped our latest acquisitions update! In this one, I share a new contender for our next project! This one is a…. Actually, just go read it 🤣🤣😈

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If you’ve been following our publishing efforts, please give this a read! It’s an important one! Thanks! And make sure you like, comment and repost it so that more people see it! I appreciate you!

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Hey booksellers, I want to work with you! Not only to promote our upcoming titles, but also to leverage my platforms to promote your stores and bring in more readers. Give this blog a read and let’s talk! (Everyone else, tag your local booksellers! Thanks!)

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If you didn’t join us for The Cost of Freedom, it’s not too late. Just dropped an essay on the cost of complicity and provided details for our Zoom meetup this Saturday! Come chill. We’re having a good time.

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Just dropped an update on all of our current projects. Go take a look if you’d like to know more about where we are. Also, I am working on a few more updates that I’ll hopefully be able to get posted today or tomorrow. I’m behind on content. But I’m hustling to get it to ya! 😍

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I meant to sit down and write a very encouraging blog, but that is not what came out. So I guess enjoy me talking shit for my Juneteenth post.

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If you want to join us for our read-through of Tender is the Flesh, it’s not too late! Go subscribe and catch up on the reading before our first meeting in a few weeks! 😍

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Started reading this ARC thanks to Left Unread/Bindery @michaellaborn.bsky.social - near-future dystopia where MC was imprisoned for performing abortions and other care, birth control only available to rich, sound familiar? 🫠 Preorders are $3.99 and so far I can say it's worth picking up! #BookSky 📚

Michael LaBorn@michaellaborn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just dropped an update on my search for our next publishing project! I talk about three manuscripts I am really excited about currently. Feel free to go check it out!

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We sent out ARCs for Buzzard to our paid subscribers today. And spoiler alert: I’m prepared to get real loosey goosey with this link for the next 24 hours, so y’all might as well go subscribe. 👀👇🏾 leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

Day two of me inviting you to come be a part of the work we are doing to fight for Black and brown authors. Here is a blog sharing my heart and vision for this work. Please comment, like and repost. Help me spread this call to action. Thanks!

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I need 500 people to subscribe for $5 so that we can publish more stories. We’re trying to get more aggressive with our publishing schedule so that we can keep this momentum going & take more projects. If you see this status, consider it the universe inviting you to invest in Black & brown art.

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You know me. If the goal isn’t delusional, I don’t want it. 🤣🤣🤣 Come be a part anyway. I want to create change and can’t do it without yall!

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Upon further investigation…I must admit that I was wrong… That white woman is doing just fine 😭

Michael LaBorn@michaellaborn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@blk-boy-joy.bsky.social is mad at me because I said Pink is keeping up with Kelly Clarkson, vocally. I need yall to intervene. And don’t get me wrong, Kelly is the reigning Queen of white singers. But yall, Pink can keep up just fine. Tell me I’m not crazy here!

I’m gonna ask you to do ██mething crazy. There are about 40 people investing $25 a month into our publishing company, helping us fund Black & brown books. I’m trying to get that number to 200 so that we can get much more aggressively with our efforts. Please consider subscribing.

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Today is the last day to sign up for the Chain-Gang All-Stars box. And as a bonus, you’ll get access to the 27 pages of notes I just finished proof reading for our read-a-long of Tender is the Flesh, which I’ll be sending out later today!

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@blk-boy-joy.bsky.social is mad at me because I said Pink is keeping up with Kelly Clarkson, vocally. I need yall to intervene. And don’t get me wrong, Kelly is the reigning Queen of white singers. But yall, Pink can keep up just fine. Tell me I’m not crazy here!

Are you an abolitionist? And what does that mean? I think this is one of the more important conversations we can have and I am SO excited to have it right here with this community. Go check out my latest blog and see how to get involved!

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I sat down with my good friend, Jonathon to have a short chat on our May bookclub pick: The Killing Spell! If you’ve got twelve minutes, check out our thoughts and make sure you mark your calendar for bookclub on the 30th, where we will be joined by the author!

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