As these wild & historic events have dominated the news cycle, I wanted to do a quick thread of YA novels that came out yesterday. Let's give these authors our celebration and support. (I accidentally included some adult & MG too, so those are bonuses.)

(Before we begin, remember you can support indie bookstores by purchasing at http://Bookshop.org . Here's a list of Black-owned indie bookstores you can support as well: http://shorturl.at/suAE9 . Shop small!)

We Free The Stars by @hafsahfaizal. Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology. (FSG)

Cast in Firelight by @swift_dana. The first book in an epic, heart-pounding fantasy duology about two royal heirs betrothed to be married, but whose loyalties are torn, and a ruthless enemy who threatens their world. (Delacorte)

Get A Clue by @TiffanySchmidt. The game’s afoot in the next book of the Bookish Boyfriends series—this time starring Huck and Winston! (Amulet)

Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale by Tim Fielder ( @Dieselfunk). A gorgeous, groundbreaking, full-color Afrofuturist graphic novel that captures the spirit of the record-breaking film Black Panther and its mantra “Wakanda Forever.” (Amistad)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by @malindalo. A gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare. (Dutton) (P.S. THIS COVER. )

Playing With Fire by @aprilhenrybooks. When a fire cuts off a popular trail in the Oregon forest, a small group trapped by the flames must find another way out―or die. (Macmillan)

Remote Control by Nebula and Hugo Award-winner @Nnedi Okorafor, PhD. "She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own." (Tor)

Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha ( @ockaur). A rare, searing portrayal of the future of climate change in South Asia. A streetrat turned revolutionary and the disillusioned hacker son of a politician try to take down a ruthlessly technocratic government. (Erewhon)

The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by @DavidWalker1201 (author) and @marcuskwame (illustrator). A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, from an award-winning comic book writer. (Ten Speed Press)

The Famoux by @kassandra_tate. Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth. (Wattpad Books)

The Forever Sea by @JohnsonJoshuaP. The first book in a new environmental epic fantasy series set in a world where ships kept afloat by magical hearthfires sail an endless grass sea. (DAW Books)

Wench by @MaxineGKaplan. A funny, fiercely feminist YA epic fantasy—following the adventures of a tavern wench. (Abrams)

Wider Than the Sky by Katherine Field Rothschild. In the wake of sudden tragedy, twin sisters uncover a secret that rips open their world. (Soho Teen) (P.S. I want to swallow this cover into my soul.)

Amari and the Night Brothers by @bb_alston. A 12-year-old girl from the housing projects discovers her brother was more than he seemed … And so is she. A gripping, fun, heartfelt new fantasy. (Balzer + Bray)

Coming Out Stories: Personal Experiences of Coming Out from Across the LGBTQ+ Spectrum - ed. @emmagoswell & @WalkerSam. Based on the Coming Out Stories podcast, invites you to share one of the most important moments in many LGBTQ+ people's lives. (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)

That's all I've got! Feel free to add any I missed or correct any details I got wrong. Congrats to all the authors providing us with blessed distraction during these unprecedented times.