One Week Till That Self-Same Metal!

That Self-Same Metal will be available April 25th!

Apr 18, 2023

Hey, yall!

I can’t believe we’re just seven days away from That Self-Same Metal being out there in the world. What started as a short story that I just couldn’t shake, turned into a full-fledged trilogy I’m so stoked for you to read and obsess over it with me!

Read An Excerpt

While we wait for the big day, you can read Chapter 1 on Gizmodo and Chapter 6 over at Tor.com!

“Joan felt that sudden lightness in her chest again.
Not now.
She breathed deeply.
And just a moment too long. She twisted away from Shakespeare as Burbage’s sword glanced along the back of her dress. It caught the ribbon securing her hair, sending her braids flopping down her back. She stumbled forward and watched the green pieces flutter to the stage.
Enough. She couldn’t play defense forever, not with that Fae driving both of these men to kill her.”

Once you’re done reading that, hop on over to pre-order it now!

Pre-Order That Self-Same Metal

Our Famous Narrator

In case you haven't heard yet, we have the amazing Patricia Allison from Netflix's Sex Education narrating our audiobook! She gave a sneak peek on Instagram and she sounds fantastic. Grab a copy when it releases next week and let her do the hard work of reading for you.

Events

This party is hitting the road! Come through and help me launch this book into the world. I’ll be at events from Texas to LA and NOLA and I hope I’ll see you there! Swing on by and say hey!

April 19-20: Texas Library Association
4/19: 2:45 - 3:45pm Fresh Voices in YA Literature - Panel with Amanda Glaze, Lily Meade, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Kiyash Monsef, & James Sutter.
4/20: 12 - 1pm Book Signing
April 23: LA Times Festival of Books
10 - 11am - Young Adult Fiction: Wonderous Sagas. In Conversation with Terry J. Benton-Walker & Claudette S. McLinn. Book signing immediately after.
April 23: Books of Wonder
4pm ET - Fantastic YA Reads event with Justine Pucella Winans, Tessa Barbosa, Mackenzi Lee
April 25: Loyalty Books (virtual event)
8pm ET / 7pm CT - That Self-Same Metal Launch Party. In conversation with Tracy Deonn. Signed books available to order from Loyalty Books.
April 26: Octavia Books
6pm CT - That Self-Same Metal In-Person Launch Party. Signed books available
April 27: IG Live with Black Nerds Create
4/27: 7pm ET / 6pm CT - Instagram Live chat with Black Nerds Create: @blacknerdscreate
April 29: YALLWEST Book Festival
1pm PT - Debuts Panel - moderator with Ari Tison, Krystal Marquis, Ivelisse Housman, Berna Anat, and Monica Zepeda
3pm PT - Book Signing
5pm PT - OTPs…by our OTPs Panel moderated by Sofía Lapuente and Jarrod Shusterman, with Daniel José Older and Brittany N. Williams, David Yoon and Nicola Yoon, and Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs
May 2: IG Live with Folger Shakespeare Library
5pm ET / 4pm CT - Instagram Live with @folgerlibrary
May 20: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Programming to be announced
May 22: Enoch Pratt Library Launch Event
5/22: 1pm ET - Meet the Author at the Waverly Branch Library
All participants will receive a free copy of the book.