We are so excited to be hosting a book tour for M Is for Melanin by Tiffany Rose. We are looking for #OwnVoices readers that identify as Black. If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form down below. If you know someone that identifies as Black please pass along this information to them so they can see if they are interested.
We are so excited to be hosting a book tour for Rice & Rocks by Sandra L. Richards. We are looking for #OwnVoices readers that identify as Jamaican and Jamaican-American. The book also includes the following representation: Caribbean, Japanese, Puerto Rican, and Black. Therefore we encourage anyone who identifies as such to apply! If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form down below. If you know someone that identifies as any of these please pass along this information to them so they can see if they are interested.
Our next tour is for Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite edited by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C. Parker. Check out the book information for the full list of authors!
We’re so excited about Vampires making a come back and can’t wait for you to sign up. However, since this is an anthology there are different questions for our form.
See details below!
Please review the following before filling out the form:
Important Form Information #1
For this tour ALL participants will receive a DIGITAL ARC.
This question is a reminder that this is a DIGITAL ARC ONLY tour, so keep that in mind before beginning the sign up process.
Important Form Information #2
Straightforward, if you have YOUR OWN copy of Vampires Never Get Old please mark yes. IF YOU DO NOT, please indicate no.
By marking “yes” when you don’t have one you run the risk of not receiving an ARC, thus not being able to participate.
Important Form Information #3 – Rep
We have various intersecting rep, so please mark all that apply to you when filling out the form.
Important Form Information #3 – Identity Tour Slot
Spots for your representation are first come first serve. When a spot has been claimed the option will disappear. Please do not choose a spot that does not match your identity.
If you represent multiple identities in this section for example: You identify as Latinx, Fat & Queer, & LGBTQIA+. Go down the list based on what fits you best. Look for Latinx, if not available check if there are Fat & Queer spots, and last but not least if there are no other spots check if there are still LGBTQIA+ slots available. If you go through all your identities and there are no spots for you please exit the form.
The OwnVoices rep for this tour and their respective availability are:
Indian (3 spots)
Indigenous (3 spots)
Trans (3 spots)
Non-Binary (3 spots)
Non-Binary Latinx (3 spots)
Queer & Disabled (3 spots)
Latinx (3 spots)
Black (3 spots)
LGBTQIA+ (3 spots)
Fat & Queer (3 spots)
That was A LOT of information! I apologize we just want you to know what’s new, so there aren’t any surprises.
Please do not hesitate to ASK US FOR ASSISTANCE when filling out this sign up form. We want to make sure you get your correct entries in!
Our next tour is for Come On In, edited by Ali Asaid. Check out the book information for the full list of authors!
This is our very first anthology and it features stories about immigrant experiences. We are so excited for you to be a part of it. This is going to be a 2 week tour: one pre-publication and the other post-publication. Since it’s an anthology and there are various OwnVoices representation our form is a bit different.
Please review the following before filling out the form:
New Question #1
The question states that there are two segments to the tour Pre and Post publication. Please pick the segment that works BEST for you and your schedule. Make sure to pick the pre-pub or post-pub option next to your identity.
Spots for your representation are first come first serve. When a spot has been claimed the option will disappear. Please do not choose a spot that does not match your identity.
Notice that there is an option that refers to US BASED, if you are based internationally please do not click on this option.
Here are the amount of spots per representation:
Fijian (1 Spot)
Pacific Islander (2 spots)
Persian (2 spots)
Turkish (3 spots)
Japanese (3 spots)
Puerto Rican (3 spots)
African-American (2 spots)
Indian Kashmir (1 spot)
Indian Bombay/Mumbai (1 spot)
Indian (2 spots)
Venezuelan (3 spots)
Korean (3 spots)
Argentinian (3 spots)
Mexican-American (3 spots)
Mexican (2 spots)
Ecuadorian (3 spots)
New Question #2:
If you ALREADY HAVE AN ARC you will be forwarded to this question which asks what section of the tour you want to participate in. Keep in mind that you still need to match the representation of the book even if you have the ARC.
New Question #3
Since this is an anthology interview requests are different as well. If you wish to interview the author, it must be the author that matches your identity. If you answer yes you will be prompted to answer in which platform.
That was A LOT of information! I apologize we just want you to know what’s new, so there aren’t any surprises.
Please do not hesitate to ASK US FOR ASSISTANCE when filling out this sign up form. We want to make sure you get your correct entries in!
We are so excited to announce the confirmed schedule for the When Life Gives You Mangos tour! Thank you again to all of you that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure that we filled up this tour with some amazing #ownvoices reviewers! Be sure to visit our hosts during this week and help promote the release of When Life Gives You Mangos for the entire week.
Remember, all tour hosts are required to post reviews in addition to their creative content.
We are so excited to announce that our next tour is Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore. We are looking for #OwnVoices readers that identify as Mexican, Mexican-American, Trans, and/ or Pansexual. If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form here. If you know someone that identifies as either Mexican, Mexican-American, Trans, and/ or Pansexual, please pass along this information to them so they can see if they are interested.
Astrid and Dani joined forces to advocate for this book, check out what they had to say:
I am a fan of both McLemore’s lyrical prose and Mejia’s character development and am eager to see how their styles work together and what they have created. The novel revolving around themes of loving yourself, sharing who you are with the world, friendship, self-discovery, and letting the past go are the reasons why I am drawn to this novel.
We are so excited to be hosting a book tour for Always Human by Ari North. We are looking for #OwnVoices readers that identify as Pansexual, Bisexual, Lesbian, and/or Queer WLW. If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form down below. If you know someone that identifies as either Pansexual, Bisexual, Lesbian, and/or Queer WLW please pass along this information to them so they can see if they are interested. We have 60 spots open for this tour, and our goal is to have the full tour consist of #OwnVoices reviewers.
Important Note
The question above is on our form and it’s one that should be read and answered carefully. We ask if you already have a digital or physical copy of the book.
If you don’t have a copy and you answer yes you will run the risk of not receiving an ARC.
This question is NOT asking the format of ARC you would like to receive, but whether or not you already HAVE one.
Our next book tour is Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney. We are looking for #OwnVoices readers that identify as Black, Black-American and/or African-American,. If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form here. If you know someone that identifies as either Black, Black-American and/or African-American, pass along this information to them so they can see if they are interested. Remember, we have 30 spots open for all tours, and our goal is to have the full tour consist of #OwnVoices reviewers.
We are so excited and honored to announce that we will be hosting a tour for Legendborn by Tracy Deonn!! Yes, you read that right. This one is Leelynn’s book, read here why she wanted to host the tour down below:
Seeing beautiful Black young women in fantasy novels is a privilege that I didn’t get to experience growing up. All I wanted was to see myself as a protagonist in the many fantasy novels that I read, and now I’m able to have that chance with Legendborn. From how big and curly Bree’s natural hair is to her determination to find out what happened the night her mother died and fight for what she truly believes in. Bree showcases the strength in young Black women that I admired growing up, that I strive to be one day, and that I know other young Black women like me want to continue to be.
-Leelynn
We are looking for #OwnVoices readers that identify as Black American. If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form here. If you know someone that identifies as Black American, pass along this information to them so they can see if they are interested. Remember, we have 30 spots open for all tours, and our goal is to have the full tour consist of #OwnVoices reviewers.
We are so excited and honored to reveal the cover for Mahtab Rohan’s Your Heart After Dark! We will also be hosting a tour for this book, so be sure to sign up down below 🙂
Drumroll, please!
Isn’t this cover gorgeous?! Thank you Mahtab for letting us showcase the cover for Your Heart After Dark.
After a year of living in a prissy suburb, Maria Chaudhry is back downtown. Back to what she never wanted to leave. But she can’t really enjoy it since neither the living nor the dead will leave her in peace.
JC’s death still keeps her up at night and Ehmet’s sudden ambivalence isn’t helping. Maybe she had read his signals wrong and Ehmet was never in love with her like she thought. Or maybe his love is tangled with secrets too dark to speak aloud, secrets about JC’s death and the unpredictable beast in Ehmet’s blood.
When an upcoming hiking trip is canceled, there’s no pretty path left towards the truth. A growing spiral of deceit threatens to tear Maria and Ehmet apart forever, but the beast lurking within Ehmet can do a lot worse than that.
Mahtab Rohan’s debut YA novel delivers a paranormal tale of crumbling friendships, malevolent secrets, and the struggle to have hope in the face of uncertainty.
We can’t wait for everyone to sign up for this tour. We are looking for Desi, Uyghur, South Asian, and/or Muslim #OwnVoices reviewers. If that’s you, fill out the form here. If you know anyone that is Desi, Uyghur, South Asian, and/or Muslim, please pass along this information to them in case they are interested.