I will always be grateful for the way this community has been able to come together and work toward a common goal. That goal being a more equitable industry for marginalized people. And I know that one of the reasons that so many of you are so passionate about this work is because you are also creatives and industry professionals. Which is why I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the work being done by people in this very community. I dropped a post in our #subscribersonly channel in the Left Unread Discord, asking for all of the authors, book store owners and industry professionals to drop a link to their work so I could highlight it.

So let's dive in!

Fellow Bindery Creators

Boozhoo Books (Naomi Darling)is one of the other Bindery Imprints, and is focused on publishing Indigenous books and Horror books written by women.

Books and Bad Ideas (Emerson Blake) is focused on helping people learn how to interrogate art that is trying to improve the world.

Ronnica Reads (Ronnica Reads) is focused on celebrating marginalized stories that lean literary.

Authors

The Darkest Glass by Olivia Dansen

In a kingdom where magic has been outlawed and old gods are only whispered about behind closed doors, an ancient being known as the White Raven is rumored to have returned, heralding the end of the world. When four strangers find themselves entangled in the White Raven's prophecy, they begin to uncover the unspeakable horrors lurking beneath Halcyon's glittering mask.

Julia, a fake princess bound to a monster and its secrets.

Tobias, a desperate thief unable to run from his blood wolf disease.

Nathaniel, a cunning aristocrat whose duskborn hunger is as insatiable as his ambition.

Sybil, a dishonored necromancer hunting for the truth behind her coven's murder.

As the fate of Halcyon hangs in the balance, Julia, Tobias, Nathaniel, and Sybil must reckon with their own demons if they hope to survive.

Craving You by Kaila A Stovall

Maybe sleeping with your roommate isn’t always a bad idea after all...

Jake just lost his dad and to make matters worse, his best friend backed out of moving into an apartment with him. he hasn’t been looking for a roommate, but when he overhears that the pretty girl he just met needs a place to live? It made sense to offer her the extra room. Right?

Ita put off going to school for two years, and she was finally able to help her mom move out of their home. she knows she will need somewhere to stay before school starts, but she didn’t expect a random (hot) stranger to offer her his extra room. It wouldn't be the worst idea to move in with him, would it?

Kaila has ten digital ARCs set aside specifically for Left Unread subscribers. So if you are interested in one, please let me know in the comments. I will get those names over to Kaila and she can choose ten randomly to send ARC links to!

Other Services

MDG Creative Design - Custom designs for logos, websites, merch, etc. An incredible resource for authors or business owners!

That's all I have for you today! But I am going to try to do a post like this every month or two. I am eternally grateful for everyone who is holding this imprint up and I want to use my platform to return the favor as much as possible. I try to keep up with all of the projects coming out from authors and business owners in our community, but if you want to ensure your work gets into each of these emails, make sure you are subscribed at the $5 tier so you can drop your links in the #subscribersonly room when I get ready to drop a new boost blog!

Thank you all for being here! Let's continue to do good work together!