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L.S. Stratton/Shelly Ellis

@shellystrattonbook

NAACP Image Award-nominated author of NOT SO PERFECT STRANGERS and DO WHAT GODMOTHER SAYS (out now) and IN DEADLY COMPANY (9/2025) and THE SUNDOWN GIRLS (1/2026).

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✨2026 YA Books by Black Authors✨

support diverse books all year long! here's my list of 20+ young adult from Black authors across YA fantasy, romance, horror, mystery and more, to add onto your 2026 tbr 📙💐
#booksky #yabooks #diversebooks
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28.01.2026 21:17 👍 20 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 0
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It's almost here! We are just two days away from our holiday edition of Noir at the Bookstoire hosted by @eaaymar.bsky.social!

Meet our final featured author... @shellystrattonbook.bsky.social

11.11.2025 15:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I’m the weirdo who thinks Super Power is one of Beyoncé’s best tracks. Along with Greenlight (probably my DC Gogo roots showing with that one). Wished she performed these tracks live more ☹️

13.05.2025 15:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Three images of a Black child around three years old wearing pink pants and a pastel plaid shirt with a grumpy expression and the captions "Congrats" "happy for you" "nice"

Three images of a Black child around three years old wearing pink pants and a pastel plaid shirt with a grumpy expression and the captions "Congrats" "happy for you" "nice"

Americans who voted for Harris watching the Canadian and Australian elections

03.05.2025 21:44 👍 123 🔁 32 💬 1 📌 0
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What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction? From the pianoforte to the smartphone, each wave of tech has sparked fears of brain rot. But the problem isn’t our ability to focus—it’s what we’re focussing on.

History is littered with lamentations about distraction. But is it, in fact, good to pay attention? Whose purposes does it serve?

04.05.2025 15:02 👍 48 🔁 6 💬 6 📌 0

Not a great film for traditional romance fans who want that HEA but a tender, quiet love story about missed chances and future possibilities. Made me think of Erykah Badu’s song, Next Lifetime. 😩❤️

04.05.2025 16:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Finally watched the film PAST LIVES and I’m not OK 😭

04.05.2025 16:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0