#BarnesAndNoble
has suddenly decided NOT to carry KEY PLAYER, the 4th FRONT DESK book, coming out in 2 weeks! Here are the new details of their new “nationwide strategy”—only giving shelf space for Top 1-2 books per publisher! I am not Top enough, apparently! 😭
#FrontDeskSeries
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I’m sorry I’m so emotional over this. But I’m terrified of what this means for marginalized authors. This industry is already SO hard, and to take away our shot before our books can even get out the gate, just feels so wrong. 😭😭😭
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A reminder to all to
#ShopIndie
and if you don’t live near an indie, many of them can ship! My fav local indie is
@ChildrensBW_LA
! They ship nationwide! If you order KEY PLAYER through them, I will sign it for you! ❤️📚
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@Claribel_Ortega
My editor at
@Scholastic
. Def check with your editor if you have a book out this season.
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@englishmiller21
This pic makes me sooo happy! I’m been sitting here feeling so small and terrible, but this pic put a big smile on my face. ❤️ Pls order from your local indie! Mine is
@ChildrensBW_LA
—they ship nationwide and I’ll sign your copy!
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@kellyyanghk
My daughter (and I) love your books and look forward to supporting your storytelling however we can.
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@kellyyanghk
I'm not a mom, but a cool aunt (lol), and I'm Immediately purchasing the whole series!! Best of luck!
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@kellyyanghk
I hope it changes. My kid who wasn’t much of a reader, started reading more after her teacher read the first book to the class. G5, maybe G6. I feel like I’ve read it, as she talked about it almost daily.
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@kellyyanghk
I’m a bookseller at Barnes & Noble in Virginia and I’m not sure what in the world is going on but I promise you I will be shortlisting this book into my store, if necessary, to have it readily available for readers! Btw, your books are a beautiful and cultural necessity! ❤️❤️
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@kellyyanghk
This truly saddens me I don't understand why they would do this everyone deserves shelf space esp marginalized groups so we can all see ourselves in the characters esp our children
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@kellyyanghk
I’m so sorry
@kellyyanghk
! That is incredibly unfair and very sad for our children that they don’t get more choice.
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@kellyyanghk
I am livid with B&N - I didn't know they had this terrible policy!
Shame.
Shop indie bookshops!
That's where the soul of books live anyway...
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@kellyyanghk
So out of the seven books and the Harry Potter franchise they're only going to sell two of them
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