https://www.amandajoywrites.com/blog daily 0.75 2019-06-24 https://www.amandajoywrites.com/home daily 1.0 2020-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1599160085119-4MLPUJWZQKTQQ5OLUC4E/RiverofRoyalBlood_Series.jpg Home - An Enthralling debut… Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone set in a North African-inspired fantasy world where two sisters must fight to the death to win the crown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1565023007999-XE1IUHR599SZ6A4H7A51/Author+Photo+2019.jpg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/t/5d485ed3fca8ab0001be6fd4/1565023086995/ Home https://www.amandajoywrites.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56098193e4b08650938b4d7b/1532270564524-GUN9AMWKT65P928CA3T4/51_HBL_Pickles_v1-276.jpg New Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56098193e4b08650938b4d7b/1532270564524-GUN9AMWKT65P928CA3T4/51_HBL_Pickles_v1-276.jpg New Gallery https://www.amandajoywrites.com/jodie-romero daily 0.75 2019-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1561404163213-NBXIGLJU5WPNRSPAPFCP/_DMA6701-3.jpg Jodie Romero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1564776476858-5M9V7Z7TIA20Z48BF7RI/image-asset.jpeg Jodie Romero https://www.amandajoywrites.com/my-books daily 0.75 2019-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1561404695276-CANZ99RNI5LFZOWEVX4F/RiverofRoyalBlood_CV_ONLINE.jpg My Books https://www.amandajoywrites.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-06-24 https://www.amandajoywrites.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2021-03-24 https://www.amandajoywrites.com/the-author daily 0.75 2019-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1566522046588-ACBJSDSF8RXZ1BNHHCU6/authorpage.jpg The Author - About Amanda Joy Hi! I’m a writer and bookstagrammer. I currently live in Chicago with my dog Luna. I grew up in a family of readers. My Dad first gifted me a set of the Chronicles of Narnia and sparked my unending love of fantasy and children’s literature. Years later, my older brother gave me the Wheel of Time series, which went on to inspire me to create my own worlds. I knew from an early age that I wanted to be a writer and spent most of high school staying up all night reading and writing. I studied English and Psychology at the University of Missouri, and went on to earn my MFA in Writing for Children at the New School. While at the New School, I began writing about a Princess who felt out of place in her family and was quite literally under siege in her home. That became my first novel, A River of Royal Blood. You can find me touring the city’s coffeeshops, taking pictures of my ever expanding library, and trekking around Chicago with my dog. Follow me instagram and twitter @amandajoywrites. https://www.amandajoywrites.com/news-events daily 0.75 2023-03-14 https://www.amandajoywrites.com/books daily 0.75 2023-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/c20c8e08-bfac-425f-bd5c-09eb68b79c98/9780593523087.png Books - Firsts & Lasts An exciting fiction YA anthology that celebrates the new experiences and final moments teenagers face on their journey into adulthood from editor Laura Silverman and a cast of spectacular contributors. From first breakups and romantic vampire encounters to last band performances and the deadly end of a friendship, Firsts and Lasts is an anthology that is just as unpredictable as being a teenager. While each of these stories span different genres and styles, they all perfectly capture the big emotions—confusion, joy, uneasiness, and anticipation—that many teens experience as they grow up. Whether you are hopelessly in love and not sure how to tell your crush, going through loss and can’t fully process it, or just trying to figure out where you belong in the world, this collection of sixteen stories has something for every reader. Stories written by: Adi Alsaid, Keah Brown, Monica Gomez-Hira, Kika Hatzopoulou, Shaun David Hutchinson, Amanda Joy, Loan Le, Joy McCullough, Yamile Saied Méndez, Anna Meriano, Nina Moreno, Tess Sharpe, Laura Silverman, Rachel Lynn Solomon, Diana Urban, and Julian Winters. Bookshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/02ee0a7a-5ba1-47b1-be28-1beda376b1ab/9780593352786.png Books - Game On A charming and inclusive YA anthology all about games—from athletic sports to board games to virtual reality—from editor Laura Silverman and an all-star cast of contributors. From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die. A manhunt game is interrupted by a town disappearing beneath the players’ eyes. A puzzle-filled scavenger hunt emboldens one college freshman to be brave with the boy she’s crushing on. A series of summer nights full of card games leads a boy to fall for a boy who he knows is taken. And a spin the bottle game could end a life-long friendship. Fifteen stories, and fifteen unforgettable experiences that may inspire readers to start up that Settlers of Catan game again. Bookshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1599158788193-81J9Z580RPXVWXYLCAJ4/9780525518617.jpg Books - A Queen of Gilded Horns Greyscale illustration of a Black teenage girl with sharp nails, a feather mantle, and holding a curved dagger. Putnam, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/dfb00baa-6b68-49ef-bad3-8e9e2bcc4ef4/upallnight.jpeg Books - Up All Night When everyone else goes to bed, the ones who stay up feel like they’re the only people in the world. As the hours tick by deeper into the night, the familiar drops away and the unfamiliar beckons. Adults are asleep, and a hush falls over the hum of daily life. Anything is possible. It’s a time for romance and adventure. For prom night and ghost hunts. It’s a time for breaking up, for falling in love—for finding yourself. Stay up all night with these thirteen short stories from bestselling and award-winning YA authors like Karen McManus, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nina LaCour, and Brandy Colbert, as they take readers deep into these rarely seen, magical hours. Full contributor list: Brandy Colbert, Kathleen Glasgow, Maurene Goo, Tiffany D. Jackson, Amanda Joy, Nina LaCour, Karen M. McManus, Anna Meriano, Marieke Nijkamp, Laura Silverman, Kayla Whaley, Julian Winters, Francesca Zappia Bookshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/1599158572894-LJ4QZX76LXR2S60ZDFIQ/arorb+recover+paperback.jpg Books October 29th, 2019 Putnam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad5e94e372b9673106e429d/80fe392b-993c-4d1b-bfdd-1c403e7bed98/9780593525098.png Books - cool. awkward. black. Real or imaginary, geekdom is where it’s at in this multi-genre YA anthology that celebrates “the geek,” with stories by some of today’s top bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors. Contributors include Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shari B. Pennant, K. Arsenault Rivera, Julian Winters, and Ibi Zoboi. A girl who believes in UFOs; a boy who might have finally found his Prince Charming; a hopeful performer who dreams of being cast in her school’s production of The Sound of Music; a misunderstood magician of sorts with a power she doesn’t quite understand. These plotlines and many more compose the eclectic stories found within the pages of this dynamic, exciting, and expansive collection featuring exclusively Black characters. From contemporary to historical, fantasy to sci-fi, magical to realistic, and with contributions from a powerhouse list of self-proclaimed geeks and bestselling, award-winning authors, this life-affirming anthology celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness—both in the real world and those imagined. 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