kamilah cole
@wordsiren.bsky.social
Dragon, Lodestar, & Lambda Award Finalist. Bestselling author of SO LET THEM BURN (2024), THIS ENDS IN EMBERS (2025), AN ARCANE INHERITANCE (2025), WICKED ENDEAVORS (2026), & HEIR UNDYING (2027) | she/her 🇯🇲
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kamilah cole
@wordsiren.bsky.social
· Jul 24
How would you like AN ARCANE INHERITANCE a month early and just in time for your first holiday gift card purchase?
Yes, that's right, the on-sale date is changing (again!!!) to DECEMBER 30, 2025 😂
Preorder, plz: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-arcane-...
Yes, that's right, the on-sale date is changing (again!!!) to DECEMBER 30, 2025 😂
Preorder, plz: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-arcane-...
omg there's an excerpt from AN ARCANE INHERITANCE in Reactor! funnily enough, this is one of my favorite scenes, just for the sheer the sheer and obvious ust between hudson and ellory. check it ouuut
"Iced coffee sales remained steady. There was no weather that iced coffee didn’t improve."
But can iced coffee heal an unsettling semester at Warren University, where nothing is as it seems and yet everything feels familiar? Read from An Arcane Inheritance by @wordsiren.bsky.social and let us know:
But can iced coffee heal an unsettling semester at Warren University, where nothing is as it seems and yet everything feels familiar? Read from An Arcane Inheritance by @wordsiren.bsky.social and let us know:
Read an Excerpt From An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole - Reactor
Warren University has stood amongst the ivy elite for centuries, built on the bones—and forbidden magic—of its most prized BIPOC students…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
omg there's an excerpt from AN ARCANE INHERITANCE in Reactor! funnily enough, this is one of my favorite scenes, just for the sheer the sheer and obvious ust between hudson and ellory. check it ouuut
SO LET THEM BURN's audiobook is on sale for only $5!!! If you've been waiting for a sign to start the Divine Traitor's duology, let this be it, because that is a STEAL.
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So Let Them Burn Audiobook on Libro.fm
Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and T...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
SO LET THEM BURN's audiobook is on sale for only $5!!! If you've been waiting for a sign to start the Divine Traitor's duology, let this be it, because that is a STEAL.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
a final AN ARCANE INHERITANCE giveaway is running over at goodreads! 30 copies are available, so join the almost 10,000 people who have entered so far for a chance to get a copy before the book comes out on December 30, 2025~
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Book giveaway for An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole Nov 24-Dec 22, 2025
Enter to win one of 30 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Nov 24-Dec 22, 2025. Enter for the chance to win 1 of 30 copies of Kamilah Cole's AN AR...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
a final AN ARCANE INHERITANCE giveaway is running over at goodreads! 30 copies are available, so join the almost 10,000 people who have entered so far for a chance to get a copy before the book comes out on December 30, 2025~
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is getting a special edition from Lit Pins!
10% of profits will be donated to Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home, and there will be sprayed edges, a redesigned dust jacket, and more~
There are a limited amount available so preorder!
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10% of profits will be donated to Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home, and there will be sprayed edges, a redesigned dust jacket, and more~
There are a limited amount available so preorder!
litpinsandco.com/collections/...
An Arcane Inheritance Signed Special Edition - PREORDER
Have you ever had a sense of deja vu? Meet Ellory Morgan in Kamilah's Cole's dark academia and see as memories unravel in this dark academia with a twist.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is getting a special edition from Lit Pins!
10% of profits will be donated to Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home, and there will be sprayed edges, a redesigned dust jacket, and more~
There are a limited amount available so preorder!
litpinsandco.com/collections/...
10% of profits will be donated to Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home, and there will be sprayed edges, a redesigned dust jacket, and more~
There are a limited amount available so preorder!
litpinsandco.com/collections/...
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AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by @wordsiren.bsky.social
- bi MCs
- Ivy League gothic
- when you go to a college you've never been to before, but everything seems... familiar
- to find out why, let's pair up with the guy we hate and dive into the world of secret societies
- deja vu, but make it dangerous
- bi MCs
- Ivy League gothic
- when you go to a college you've never been to before, but everything seems... familiar
- to find out why, let's pair up with the guy we hate and dive into the world of secret societies
- deja vu, but make it dangerous
An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition)
Check out An Arcane Inheritance (Deluxe Edition) - <p><strong><em>A modern-day dark academia fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Warren ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by @wordsiren.bsky.social
- bi MCs
- Ivy League gothic
- when you go to a college you've never been to before, but everything seems... familiar
- to find out why, let's pair up with the guy we hate and dive into the world of secret societies
- deja vu, but make it dangerous
- bi MCs
- Ivy League gothic
- when you go to a college you've never been to before, but everything seems... familiar
- to find out why, let's pair up with the guy we hate and dive into the world of secret societies
- deja vu, but make it dangerous
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Austin, TX, I'll see you this weekend! I'm so excited to be going to @texasbookfest.bsky.social~
I'll be walking around with prints and bookmarks, if you catch me. 🥰 I heard there might even be AN ARCANE INHERITANCE arcs available...
THIS ENDS IN EMBERS comes out in paperback on February 10, 2026.
I'll be walking around with prints and bookmarks, if you catch me. 🥰 I heard there might even be AN ARCANE INHERITANCE arcs available...
THIS ENDS IN EMBERS comes out in paperback on February 10, 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Austin, TX, I'll see you this weekend! I'm so excited to be going to @texasbookfest.bsky.social~
I'll be walking around with prints and bookmarks, if you catch me. 🥰 I heard there might even be AN ARCANE INHERITANCE arcs available...
THIS ENDS IN EMBERS comes out in paperback on February 10, 2026.
I'll be walking around with prints and bookmarks, if you catch me. 🥰 I heard there might even be AN ARCANE INHERITANCE arcs available...
THIS ENDS IN EMBERS comes out in paperback on February 10, 2026.
✨ BLURB REVEAL ✨
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is for Adults, but I needed a blurb from YA author Kelly Andrew because I think about her dark academia THE WHISPERING DARK every day.
An Arcane Inheritance is out December 30, 2025. Kelly's next book, The Gravewood, is out April 7, 2026. Check them out!
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is for Adults, but I needed a blurb from YA author Kelly Andrew because I think about her dark academia THE WHISPERING DARK every day.
An Arcane Inheritance is out December 30, 2025. Kelly's next book, The Gravewood, is out April 7, 2026. Check them out!
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
✨ BLURB REVEAL ✨
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is for Adults, but I needed a blurb from YA author Kelly Andrew because I think about her dark academia THE WHISPERING DARK every day.
An Arcane Inheritance is out December 30, 2025. Kelly's next book, The Gravewood, is out April 7, 2026. Check them out!
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is for Adults, but I needed a blurb from YA author Kelly Andrew because I think about her dark academia THE WHISPERING DARK every day.
An Arcane Inheritance is out December 30, 2025. Kelly's next book, The Gravewood, is out April 7, 2026. Check them out!
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
ICYMI, I'm writing an Adult vampire romantasy! The first book, HEIR UNDYING, comes out in Fall 2027 and it was bought by
@sourcebookscasa.bsky.social in a six-figure, three book deal.
You can learn more about it over on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DQejCT3kfYO/
In the meantime, enjoy this art~
@sourcebookscasa.bsky.social in a six-figure, three book deal.
You can learn more about it over on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DQejCT3kfYO/
In the meantime, enjoy this art~
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
ICYMI, I'm writing an Adult vampire romantasy! The first book, HEIR UNDYING, comes out in Fall 2027 and it was bought by
@sourcebookscasa.bsky.social in a six-figure, three book deal.
You can learn more about it over on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DQejCT3kfYO/
In the meantime, enjoy this art~
@sourcebookscasa.bsky.social in a six-figure, three book deal.
You can learn more about it over on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DQejCT3kfYO/
In the meantime, enjoy this art~
✨ NEW BOOK DEAL ✨
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
✨ NEW BOOK DEAL ✨
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
If you’re not over Klaus and Caroline from TVD, if you’re mad the Vampire Academy series was cancelled, if you’ve wondered what if Twilight focused on the Volturi, or if like Black vampires, HEIR UNDYING, my Adult romantasy, is coming your way!
www.instagram.com/p/DQcHcHWCeCP/
Some of you have already seen the news so I can be a little less CRYPT-ic (I stole this joke 😂)
See you tomorrow for the official announcement, but this is happening in part because of your support so I wanted to honor some of my favorite reader and author comments in this teaser!
See you tomorrow for the official announcement, but this is happening in part because of your support so I wanted to honor some of my favorite reader and author comments in this teaser!
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Some of you have already seen the news so I can be a little less CRYPT-ic (I stole this joke 😂)
See you tomorrow for the official announcement, but this is happening in part because of your support so I wanted to honor some of my favorite reader and author comments in this teaser!
See you tomorrow for the official announcement, but this is happening in part because of your support so I wanted to honor some of my favorite reader and author comments in this teaser!
it is... october 28th and i literally just noticed i didn't send a newsletter this month oh my god
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
it is... october 28th and i literally just noticed i didn't send a newsletter this month oh my god
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It’s been a long time coming . . . but I’m writing a YA fantasy duology 🦚💘🏰 THE PEACOCK THRONE comes out in Fall 2026 from Delacorte Press and @getunderlined.bsky.social and I could NOT be more excited!!
October 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It’s been a long time coming . . . but I’m writing a YA fantasy duology 🦚💘🏰 THE PEACOCK THRONE comes out in Fall 2026 from Delacorte Press and @getunderlined.bsky.social and I could NOT be more excited!!
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Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S.
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S.
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
twelve days left!!!
there's a giveaway for one of ten print copies of AN ARCANE INHERITANCE going on on goodreads right now! almost 6K people entered before i even saw it, which is so wild and flattering. go go go!
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Book giveaway for An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole Oct 11-Nov 08, 2025
Enter to win one of 10 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 11-Nov 08, 2025. Enemies to lovers + dark academia in this sultry fantasy: enter fo...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
twelve days left!!!
what are y'all doing on thursday? what if i announced something then? mayhaps a new Adult book...? idk idk but mayhaps?
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
what are y'all doing on thursday? what if i announced something then? mayhaps a new Adult book...? idk idk but mayhaps?
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is on bookshop's Most Anticipated: Fiction list! I AM SO HAPPY THANK YOU (and thank you to @lilymeade.bsky.social for telling me!)
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Most Anticipated: Fiction Books
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
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October 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is on bookshop's Most Anticipated: Fiction list! I AM SO HAPPY THANK YOU (and thank you to @lilymeade.bsky.social for telling me!)
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please keep your eyes peeled for aces this week we're visible and experiencing the Terrifying Ordeal™
October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
please keep your eyes peeled for aces this week we're visible and experiencing the Terrifying Ordeal™
hm might fuck around and make an announcement around this time next week 😶😏
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
hm might fuck around and make an announcement around this time next week 😶😏
this is something i've been curious about lately. i see a lot of reviews of Adult novels that say it "reads like YA." i don't want to wade into THAT discourse, but, in your opinion, what's an Adult book you think reads like an Adult book? preferably without being grimdark?
October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
this is something i've been curious about lately. i see a lot of reviews of Adult novels that say it "reads like YA." i don't want to wade into THAT discourse, but, in your opinion, what's an Adult book you think reads like an Adult book? preferably without being grimdark?
they got the mona lisa in a place you can break into with tiny chainsaws and a scooter is that even the real mona lisa anymore did anyone check
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
they got the mona lisa in a place you can break into with tiny chainsaws and a scooter is that even the real mona lisa anymore did anyone check
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@wordsiren.bsky.social's AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is absolute 🔥 dark academia. Whip-smart heroine enters a vicious world of hidden history and secret societies? Check. Prickly, Mr. Darcy-esque love interest? Check. A twist that singlehandedly redeems one of fiction's most hated tropes? Check—
October 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
@wordsiren.bsky.social's AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is absolute 🔥 dark academia. Whip-smart heroine enters a vicious world of hidden history and secret societies? Check. Prickly, Mr. Darcy-esque love interest? Check. A twist that singlehandedly redeems one of fiction's most hated tropes? Check—
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE has received a glowing review from Booklist!!
They called the story "unusual" and "rich", as well as saying that it's perfect for fans of my "fantastical worldbuilding" and trope subversions. The full review will be in their November 2025 issue :)
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They called the story "unusual" and "rich", as well as saying that it's perfect for fans of my "fantastical worldbuilding" and trope subversions. The full review will be in their November 2025 issue :)
bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE has received a glowing review from Booklist!!
They called the story "unusual" and "rich", as well as saying that it's perfect for fans of my "fantastical worldbuilding" and trope subversions. The full review will be in their November 2025 issue :)
bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
They called the story "unusual" and "rich", as well as saying that it's perfect for fans of my "fantastical worldbuilding" and trope subversions. The full review will be in their November 2025 issue :)
bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
Canadian friends, AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is eligible for TWO sales at Indigo! You can get 25% off it and several other Dark Academia books (I've pulled some other recs for you, as always), or you can preorder it as a Most Anticipated Book for 500 bonus plum points!
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/an-arc...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/an-arc...
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Canadian friends, AN ARCANE INHERITANCE is eligible for TWO sales at Indigo! You can get 25% off it and several other Dark Academia books (I've pulled some other recs for you, as always), or you can preorder it as a Most Anticipated Book for 500 bonus plum points!
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/an-arc...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/an-arc...