Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
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Hola 👋 TikTok refugees and #booksky newbies!
I write ✍️ books with whimsy and wonder, witches and time travel.
I’m also your favorite Book Pimp, pushing diverse authors and 5 ⭐️ reads across all genres.
Follow me here & on substack
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I write ✍️ books with whimsy and wonder, witches and time travel.
I’m also your favorite Book Pimp, pushing diverse authors and 5 ⭐️ reads across all genres.
Follow me here & on substack
linktr.ee/srmilesauthor
Well, if you’re gonna be a piggy, be a Miss Piggy. Loud, proud and fly!
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Well, if you’re gonna be a piggy, be a Miss Piggy. Loud, proud and fly!
Every day I'm talking to a kid and they're saying:
"I don't want to go to college."
and every day I have to reply
"College may not be for everybody, but you, personally, need to go to college."
The CIA, the Devil, and Kris Jenner stay busy.
"I don't want to go to college."
and every day I have to reply
"College may not be for everybody, but you, personally, need to go to college."
The CIA, the Devil, and Kris Jenner stay busy.
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Every day I'm talking to a kid and they're saying:
"I don't want to go to college."
and every day I have to reply
"College may not be for everybody, but you, personally, need to go to college."
The CIA, the Devil, and Kris Jenner stay busy.
"I don't want to go to college."
and every day I have to reply
"College may not be for everybody, but you, personally, need to go to college."
The CIA, the Devil, and Kris Jenner stay busy.
MAGA really doesn’t have even a cursory knowledge of Black people. Nikki Minaj as UN representative? Winsom Earl-Sears?
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
MAGA really doesn’t have even a cursory knowledge of Black people. Nikki Minaj as UN representative? Winsom Earl-Sears?
Reposted by Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
Brendan Carr, the head of the FCC, has “a knack for pulling the strings of power in ways that escape public scrutiny,” Gilad Edelman reports. Carr's goal isn’t to tell networks what to air and whom to fire—it’s to get to the point where he doesn’t have to. theatln.tc/khgmAqeL
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Brendan Carr, the head of the FCC, has “a knack for pulling the strings of power in ways that escape public scrutiny,” Gilad Edelman reports. Carr's goal isn’t to tell networks what to air and whom to fire—it’s to get to the point where he doesn’t have to. theatln.tc/khgmAqeL
We need to remove medicine from the 'good student' acceptable list (others being law and engineering).
We've got too many super studiers in rooms where 1/2 the job is compassion.
We've got too many super studiers in rooms where 1/2 the job is compassion.
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We need to remove medicine from the 'good student' acceptable list (others being law and engineering).
We've got too many super studiers in rooms where 1/2 the job is compassion.
We've got too many super studiers in rooms where 1/2 the job is compassion.
Bad takes from artists are going to increase ten fold.
US History on its own is bereft of the contributions of Black people. Now imagine someone getting straight C's, or worse, in school from K-12.
Remember that anti-Critical Race Theory laws were passed.
Remember that they closed school libraries.
US History on its own is bereft of the contributions of Black people. Now imagine someone getting straight C's, or worse, in school from K-12.
Remember that anti-Critical Race Theory laws were passed.
Remember that they closed school libraries.
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Bad takes from artists are going to increase ten fold.
US History on its own is bereft of the contributions of Black people. Now imagine someone getting straight C's, or worse, in school from K-12.
Remember that anti-Critical Race Theory laws were passed.
Remember that they closed school libraries.
US History on its own is bereft of the contributions of Black people. Now imagine someone getting straight C's, or worse, in school from K-12.
Remember that anti-Critical Race Theory laws were passed.
Remember that they closed school libraries.
No one tells you that one day, around 40, your body will start to ache & the doc, who you barely like bc no one since your pediatrician has been genuinely nice, will shrug his shoulders & tell you to exercise. But how can you exercise when your body hurts? And then they’ll prescribe antidepressants
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
No one tells you that one day, around 40, your body will start to ache & the doc, who you barely like bc no one since your pediatrician has been genuinely nice, will shrug his shoulders & tell you to exercise. But how can you exercise when your body hurts? And then they’ll prescribe antidepressants
Reposted by Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
My YA baby, AUDRE & BASH ARE JUST FRIENDS, was nominated for the @goodreads Choice Awards - Favorite Young Adult Fiction. If you were tickled by Audre and Bash’s coming-of-age romance — consider voting! 🙏🏾 www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The 1st chapter of my middle grade series starts w/ an exorcism of a dead boy who fell off a jungle gym.
An earlier draft began at church w/ my boy exorcist freeing a pastor who’s been trapped in the old sanctuary.
We don’t talk enough about the harsh edits.
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
An earlier draft began at church w/ my boy exorcist freeing a pastor who’s been trapped in the old sanctuary.
We don’t talk enough about the harsh edits.
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
The Scenes that Don't Make It
Killing Your Darlings so the Best Writing Thrives
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The 1st chapter of my middle grade series starts w/ an exorcism of a dead boy who fell off a jungle gym.
An earlier draft began at church w/ my boy exorcist freeing a pastor who’s been trapped in the old sanctuary.
We don’t talk enough about the harsh edits.
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
An earlier draft began at church w/ my boy exorcist freeing a pastor who’s been trapped in the old sanctuary.
We don’t talk enough about the harsh edits.
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
5 tips for self care and survival for this week.
1. Give those coats 🧥 to Goodwill before it gets too cold.
2. Soak some beans 🫘. Find a good red beans and rice recipe.
3. Find and angel tree saangeltree.org
4. Change your air filter
5. Solidify those Thanksgiving plans
1. Give those coats 🧥 to Goodwill before it gets too cold.
2. Soak some beans 🫘. Find a good red beans and rice recipe.
3. Find and angel tree saangeltree.org
4. Change your air filter
5. Solidify those Thanksgiving plans
Angel Tree
saangeltree.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
5 tips for self care and survival for this week.
1. Give those coats 🧥 to Goodwill before it gets too cold.
2. Soak some beans 🫘. Find a good red beans and rice recipe.
3. Find and angel tree saangeltree.org
4. Change your air filter
5. Solidify those Thanksgiving plans
1. Give those coats 🧥 to Goodwill before it gets too cold.
2. Soak some beans 🫘. Find a good red beans and rice recipe.
3. Find and angel tree saangeltree.org
4. Change your air filter
5. Solidify those Thanksgiving plans
Ocean's 8 is a lovely watch in the wake of the Louvre heist.
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Ocean's 8 is a lovely watch in the wake of the Louvre heist.
Reposted by Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles
It's TODAY!
Join me and dozens of amazing authors/illustrators at the Newton Children’s Book Festival today (Sun.), from 11:00am—3:00 pm at The New Art Center!
newtonchildrensbookfest.com
Join me and dozens of amazing authors/illustrators at the Newton Children’s Book Festival today (Sun.), from 11:00am—3:00 pm at The New Art Center!
newtonchildrensbookfest.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's TODAY!
Join me and dozens of amazing authors/illustrators at the Newton Children’s Book Festival today (Sun.), from 11:00am—3:00 pm at The New Art Center!
newtonchildrensbookfest.com
Join me and dozens of amazing authors/illustrators at the Newton Children’s Book Festival today (Sun.), from 11:00am—3:00 pm at The New Art Center!
newtonchildrensbookfest.com
Viktor Frankenstein is a terrible father.
Of course he can’t say but one word, you chain him in the basement.
You don’t read to him.
I didn’t see one baby book. Not a single storytime scene.
Of course he can’t say but one word, you chain him in the basement.
You don’t read to him.
I didn’t see one baby book. Not a single storytime scene.
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Viktor Frankenstein is a terrible father.
Of course he can’t say but one word, you chain him in the basement.
You don’t read to him.
I didn’t see one baby book. Not a single storytime scene.
Of course he can’t say but one word, you chain him in the basement.
You don’t read to him.
I didn’t see one baby book. Not a single storytime scene.
They still don’t understand WHY they voted for him. They think he tricked them. We’re going to be here awhile.
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
They still don’t understand WHY they voted for him. They think he tricked them. We’re going to be here awhile.
Goodreads gets it’s fair share of ire in the book community. There are no guardrails against one star bombing and too often Black authors get ignored when it comes to recognition and awards, but today we’re going to highlight those who ARE being recognized. #booksky
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
5 Books nominated for Goodreads Awards to Read before 2026
And a few more to add to your TBR
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Goodreads gets it’s fair share of ire in the book community. There are no guardrails against one star bombing and too often Black authors get ignored when it comes to recognition and awards, but today we’re going to highlight those who ARE being recognized. #booksky
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
open.substack.com/pub/shannami...
Black authors to support in the Goodreads awards👇🏾
#booksky #blackbooksky #goodreads
Link to Buy from the list and support a Black Indie Bookstore, Brave and Kind in Decatur, GA
bookshop.org/wishlists/5c...
#booksky #blackbooksky #goodreads
Link to Buy from the list and support a Black Indie Bookstore, Brave and Kind in Decatur, GA
bookshop.org/wishlists/5c...
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Black authors to support in the Goodreads awards👇🏾
#booksky #blackbooksky #goodreads
Link to Buy from the list and support a Black Indie Bookstore, Brave and Kind in Decatur, GA
bookshop.org/wishlists/5c...
#booksky #blackbooksky #goodreads
Link to Buy from the list and support a Black Indie Bookstore, Brave and Kind in Decatur, GA
bookshop.org/wishlists/5c...
If there's one book to buy this week it's this one!
Nothing is impossible—not even being brave enough to ice skate again after a fall!
Perfect for gift giving season and you can get it at an indie bookstore at Bookshop.
www.brittanythurman.com
Buy Link: bit.ly/3WPRSoQ
Nothing is impossible—not even being brave enough to ice skate again after a fall!
Perfect for gift giving season and you can get it at an indie bookstore at Bookshop.
www.brittanythurman.com
Buy Link: bit.ly/3WPRSoQ
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If there's one book to buy this week it's this one!
Nothing is impossible—not even being brave enough to ice skate again after a fall!
Perfect for gift giving season and you can get it at an indie bookstore at Bookshop.
www.brittanythurman.com
Buy Link: bit.ly/3WPRSoQ
Nothing is impossible—not even being brave enough to ice skate again after a fall!
Perfect for gift giving season and you can get it at an indie bookstore at Bookshop.
www.brittanythurman.com
Buy Link: bit.ly/3WPRSoQ
I know y'all want those files, but I want you to really think hard about what can/will happen after they are released. Do you expect indictments? Jail time? For whom? By whom?
The current sitting President is a convicted felon and has not served a day in jail.
The current sitting President is a convicted felon and has not served a day in jail.
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I know y'all want those files, but I want you to really think hard about what can/will happen after they are released. Do you expect indictments? Jail time? For whom? By whom?
The current sitting President is a convicted felon and has not served a day in jail.
The current sitting President is a convicted felon and has not served a day in jail.
What was the group single that let everyone know the group was over?
“Gone” by *NSYNC was JT’s resignation letter. Those runs said “I quit!”
“Gone” by *NSYNC was JT’s resignation letter. Those runs said “I quit!”
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
What was the group single that let everyone know the group was over?
“Gone” by *NSYNC was JT’s resignation letter. Those runs said “I quit!”
“Gone” by *NSYNC was JT’s resignation letter. Those runs said “I quit!”
5 things to do for sanity and self preservation this week
1. Purge your kids' toys now. Someone might need a low-cost gift
2. Try a new hairstyle you can do yourself
3. Plan a book swap with your family
4. Get some cough drops and epsom salts. It's wintry bath time.
5. Play a full album w/ no skips
1. Purge your kids' toys now. Someone might need a low-cost gift
2. Try a new hairstyle you can do yourself
3. Plan a book swap with your family
4. Get some cough drops and epsom salts. It's wintry bath time.
5. Play a full album w/ no skips
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
5 things to do for sanity and self preservation this week
1. Purge your kids' toys now. Someone might need a low-cost gift
2. Try a new hairstyle you can do yourself
3. Plan a book swap with your family
4. Get some cough drops and epsom salts. It's wintry bath time.
5. Play a full album w/ no skips
1. Purge your kids' toys now. Someone might need a low-cost gift
2. Try a new hairstyle you can do yourself
3. Plan a book swap with your family
4. Get some cough drops and epsom salts. It's wintry bath time.
5. Play a full album w/ no skips
Writing a novel this month?
Stuck?
Read some short stories. I love Fiyah Lit.
You get small doses of prose and fuel for your imagination with a minimal time investment.
fiyahlitmag.com
Stuck?
Read some short stories. I love Fiyah Lit.
You get small doses of prose and fuel for your imagination with a minimal time investment.
fiyahlitmag.com
FIYAH
LITERARY MAGAZINE OF BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION
fiyahlitmag.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Writing a novel this month?
Stuck?
Read some short stories. I love Fiyah Lit.
You get small doses of prose and fuel for your imagination with a minimal time investment.
fiyahlitmag.com
Stuck?
Read some short stories. I love Fiyah Lit.
You get small doses of prose and fuel for your imagination with a minimal time investment.
fiyahlitmag.com
Rewatching SISTER ACT. Y’all, why didn’t they get Whoopi a ghost singer?
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Rewatching SISTER ACT. Y’all, why didn’t they get Whoopi a ghost singer?
Momdani is the moment
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Momdani is the moment
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
Encouraging news on the school board front. Moms for Liberty backed takeovers are OUT! Book banners are unpopular across the nation.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
The Wildest Democratic Wins You May Not Have Heard About
Elections for school boards and public service commissions aren’t as sexy as a governor’s race, but they matter — and Democrats swept them everywhere.
www.huffpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Encouraging news on the school board front. Moms for Liberty backed takeovers are OUT! Book banners are unpopular across the nation.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...