Deondra Booknerdfam Smith

Thank you, Partner @bibliolifestyle @w.w.norton for this book! Pub Date: May 5, 2026 SYNOPSIS: From the author of the National Book Award finalist Ghostroots, a debut novel that thrills with its eerie mix of folklore and history. Something is haunting the pregnant women of Lagos. Across the city, they are walking into water . . . and drowning. Twenty-three-year-old Yosoye arrives in Lagos ready to start her life. Working for a slick architectural firm, she finds a city of adventure and opportunity. Her new world is one of fancy gallery openings, glamorous friends, and all the shiny potential of the future, encapsulated in projects like Omi City, the ultra-luxury development her company is building, a symbol of the dawn of a brighter Lagos. But Yosoye’s idyllic vision of Lagos soon begins to seem naive, and its darker, stranger layers trouble her. Something is not right about Omi City, and as construction speeds ahead, stories of strange deaths in the city’s open waters reach a fever pitch. And then, after a chance encounter, Yosoye discovers she is pregnant . . . a revelation which puts her on a collision course with an inexplicable force that is as seductive as it is deadly. A masterwork by a writer hailed as “an astonishing talent” (Lauren Groff), One Leg on Earth is an ambitious novel like no other: a coming-of-age story, an uncanny exploration of motherhood, and a chilling vision of the dark side of progress. @pem.i #literaryfiction

Thank you, Partner @bibliolifestyle @harperperennial for this book! Pub Date: May 5, 2025 SYNOPSIS: Kausar Khan returns to dispense more vigil-aunty justice in the second installment of the critically acclaimed Detective Aunty series—and this time, the crime Kausar is investigating is dredging up memories she buried long ago . . . When Kausar Khan moved back to Toronto to be closer to her family, she didn’t expect to have another murder investigation on her hands so soon—or really ever. But when a young man named Qasim is found dead in their Golden Crescent neighborhood, and when she learns he was close to her granddaughter, Maleeha, what’s a grandmother to do but try and solve the case? And it’s not just her heartbroken granddaughter spurring Kausar to find answers; it’s also how the circumstances of Qasim’s death remind her of her own teenage son, Ali, and his mysterious death nearly twenty years before. Kausar knows firsthand what a difference closure can make to a grieving parent—and the more she seeks to find that for Qasim’s parents, the more she begins to realize that perhaps it’s time she finds closure for herself as well. As Kausar digs into both Qasim’s and Ali’s cases and her “aunty” skills continue to bring more information to light, she can’t help but wonder if the similarities between the two cases are more than just mere coincidence. But how could two deaths, twenty years apart, possibly be related? Detective Aunty is determined to find out. @uzmajalaluddin #cozymystery

What’s up #booknerdfam! I am excited to announce that we are partnered with @commonwealth.candle , bookmobile edition! Description of scents can be found on booknerdfam.com! $18 #bookstagram #creatinglifelongreaders #bookmobile #onlinebookstore

What’s up #booknerdfam I’ll be at Jubilee Field this afternoon so come through and in the event, you don’t see a book that fits your fancy, it is free shipping and handling on my bookshop site! Booknerdfam.com and go to “visit our bookstore.” #creatinglifelongreaders #indiebookstores #bookstagram

What’s up #booknerdfam Treat yourself to your wishlist and enjoy FREE shipping and handling ALL WEEKEND! If you’re not a reader, consider donating to @georgiassweetpotatopieco by clicking on this registry: /wishlists/01a186ea236801b72d9aa429ccdc41e755257a43 #creatinglifelongreaders #bookstagram #indiebookstoreday #indiebookstores booknerdfam.com or bookshop.org/shop/booknerdfam

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I’ll have to cancel this event. Stay tuned for more bookish events!

BookNerdFam will be in the space so come out and support me and the other book vendors and authors! #booknerdfam #creatinglifelongreaders

I am so looking forward to next week in which we will have our Spring Read-In! We will also celebrate Indie Bookstore Day at @tribectrl and in partnership with @fatrascalsllc @bakingguru684 In addition to that, it will be Tribe’s 1 year anniversary! RSVP on Eventbrite: /e/1987027743470?aff=oddtdtcreator

I am so looking forward to next week in which we will have our Spring Read-In! We will also celebrate Indie Bookstore Day at @tribectrl and in partnership with @fatrascalsllc @bakingguru684 In addition to that, it will be Tribe’s 1 year anniversary! RSVP on Eventbrite: /e/1987027743470?aff=oddtdtcreator

What’s up #booknerdfam You asked and we’re delivering another read-in opportunity with like minded folks. Come join us at @tribectrl and be a part of this free and chill experience. Bring your books, audible, kindle, and coloring books! @fatrascalsllc will be there with their food truck! Register on Eventbrite. /e/1987027743470?aff=oddtdtcreator #creatinglifelongreaders

The LOVE. The SUPPORT. The SHOWING UP & SHOWING OUT. The TEARS and the LAUGHTER. The AUDACITY and the OBEDIENCE. Simply grateful. Thank you Queens! ✨👑💜😭🙌🏾👏🏾👌🏾🙏🏾🔥🚀

@jahquel_ did her thing with these series. At this point, I’ve finished Capone, Season 1, Cappadonna, season 2, and am now on Capri, season 3. These books have me in a chokehold real bad. Can be purchased on booknerdfam.com #booknerdfam #creatinglifelongreaders