2025 was a big year for me. For us. I may have started this imprint in 2024, but it was this year where we built our little community into a force to be reckoned with. Not only did we publish our first title--Cry, Voidbringer--but we signed several incredible authors, grew our community by several thousand members, and spent the year championing not only our authors, but Black and brown authors as a whole.

I could not be prouder of the work we have done together and I am so excited to see how our impact blossoms as the years go by.

When I first began telling people in my life that I wanted to disrupt the publishing industry, they smiled and offered their support, but they didn't really see a way for that to actually happen. That has changed. Now, when I talk about change, the people in my life dream with me. Because they have seen the impact of what we are doing here and they, like us, have complete faith that our efforts will pay off.

For me, 2025 has been filled with a series of personal challenges, exciting breakthroughs and incredible growth. I have learned so much about how this industry works, what it takes to successfully produce and market stories, and just how much of a disadvantage Black and brown authors have in this industry. And all of that has worked together to make me even more committed, and even more equipped, to be a massive pain in the ass to every structure standing in our way.

I say all of that because I want you to know that if you thought I was loud this year, you should prepare yourself for whats coming in 2026. I am more focused, more determined, more equipped, and more angry. in 2025, my primary focus was building this community so that we were equipped to do this work effectively. In 2026, my primary focus is to fuck shit up.

And there is nothing I would love more than for you to be a part of that.

Here are some things you need to keep on your radar for 2026:

We have two books launching in 2026. Devil of the Deep and Buzzard. Each of these books come with a TON of work. Including:

• Pre-Order campaigns

• Building street-teams

• Cover reveals

• ARC campaigns

• Netgalley campaigns

• Growing the book's Goodreads TBR and early reviews

• Finding unique bookish collaborations to spread the word

• Constant content and conversations about the books

• Secret book club (shhh)

• Seeking out book boxes, etc

In addition to all of the work that comes with successfully launching each of these books, we are also focused on championing Black and brown authors as a whole. Which means:

• Keeping our bookclub growing and engaged so that we can support new authors every month

• Regular book reviews and bookish content, supporting a variety of authors

• Collaborations with other publishers

• Collaborations with bookstores, bookish businesses and other content creators

• Author interviews

• Bookish events

There is A LOT that goes into the work we are doing and almost all of it depends on community engagement. Which is why so much of my efforts have been directed toward growing our community. Because the larger our community, the more certain it is that we can rise to any challenge and sufficiently show up collectively. No one can do everything. But the stronger our community, the more voices are available to make sure everything gets done.

In 2026, you can expect to see:

• More content in Bindery

• More content on my socials

• More intense marketing for our books

• More intense conversations about the state of publishing

• More author interviews and bookish events

• More, more, more, more, more!

I have spent the last month plotting and planning what is next for Left Unread and I am EXCITED to dive in. My hope is that, with more effort and consistency, we can have an even deeper impact and hopefully create space for even more authors in the margins.

So yeah, thank you for being here. Because of you, we have been able to accomplish SO MUCH. And the goal is to not just continue doing this work, but to make sure we go even harder. So thank you for being here and I look forward to fucking shit up even more with you!

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