kay costales

she/her. author & poet repped by @lesleysabga. WHEN THEY BECKON (@CityOwlPress) 🇵🇭🇨🇦 constantly daydreaming. 🌙✨

[kay costales @KayCostales]

✨COVER & RELEASE DATE✨

So excited to share that my debut fantasy, WHEN THEY BECKON, is releasing on OCT 3rd, 2023!!!

And it is BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you to the team at @CityOwlPress for this gorgeous cover that I’m OBSESSED with and for helping me bring this story to life. ✨💕

[Alex is open to queries from marginalized writers! @gravity_fail09]

Putting my author hat back on for a bit! I'm excited to share some lovely reviews for THE HOUSE WHERE DEATH LIVES! Thanks, Kirkus and PW! 👻🙀

THE HOUSE WHERE DEATH LIVES will be haunting a bookshelf near you on August 6th!

[Fierce Reads @FierceReads]

Congratulations on that Instant New York Times bestseller status, @WriterJuneHur!

A CRANE AMONG WOLVES is 💯 so if you haven’t already picked up a copy, this is your sign to do that ASAP.

[Toronto4Palestine @Toronto4P]

UofT alumni have put together a letter supporting the student protests, co-signed by over 1000 alumni and counting.

If you went to UofT, consider reading the letter and signing on: https://t.co/VbkjsgFC8Y

[Fierce Reads @FierceReads]

NEED to get your hands on a bound manuscript of award winning authors @faridahlikestea and @adiba_j's new novel FOUR EIDS AND A FUNERAL? Now's the time to snag your very own gorgeous hardcover! Enter now to win this hilariously sweet novel now: https://t.co/MFZ1IBGrCz

[Maya Ameyaw 🍉 @MayaAmeyaw]

✨COVER REVEAL + ARC GIVEAWAY✨


I'm thrilled to finally share the cover for UNDER ALL THE LIGHTS ✨🎸 the companion novel to my debut WHEN IT ALL SYNCS UP ✨🩰! UATL will be out in October with @AnnickPress

Cover art by @/otesanya_ (IG) 💖

Giveaway rules below:

[Daniel Aleman @Dan_Aleman]

Here it is! The cover of my adult debut. I am so excited to share this with you!

I MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE is about a writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before dead—and must then spin the event into his next big book. Out on Dec 3!

Preorder: https://t.co/G7ydL4V4e3

[kay costales @KayCostales]

@faridahlikestea Omgggg

[kay costales @KayCostales]

👀 Toronto friends?

[Alex is open to queries from marginalized writers! @gravity_fail09]

Theoretically! If there were events in LA, San Diego, and NorCal for a certain Haunted House anthology, would anyone be interested in moderating?

Other possibilities are: Portland, Austin, NYC, and Toronto 👀

[Alex is open to queries from marginalized writers! @gravity_fail09]

Super excited to share that I'm doing a DRACULA retelling for the Remixed Classics series at @FeiwelFriends!

Thank you to @abwycisk and Emily + the F&F team for your support! 💜 Very excited to bring Violet, Lucy, and Great Depression-era San Francisco to you in 2026!

[Alina Khawaja ☀️🌻| علینا @thealinakhawaja]

NO BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS my debut rom com MAYA'S LAWS OF LOVE comes out EXACTLY!!! one month from now!! And to celebrate I thought I'd share a cute lil graphic sneak peek featuring one of my favourite passages from the novel 💕 please pre-order, it helps debut novels so much!

[Louangie TILL THE LAST BEAT OF MY HEART OUT NOW💜 @LoulaLaChula]

COVER REVEAL🙈😳

listen: I’m obsessed with mine 😭

have you seen this? have you heard about this?

how do I get a wall sized mural of my cover 😍😭😍😭😍

[Ibon 🎷🐛 @birdfrogdraws]

Sunsets on the Sea

[clare osongco (not really on here) @clareosongco]

hellooo my debut YA contemporary romance about driving around after midnight with your crush and starting to confront the things about your family that really keep you up at night is now up for request on netgalley 💜💜

[kay costales @KayCostales]

@DaphneFama @BerkleyPub Congrats!! Sounds incredible!

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

We, descendants of Holocaust survivors, call on the world on this Holocaust Remembrance Day to join us in working to end the Israeli government’s genocide against the Palestinian people, enabled and supported by the US government.

[zara ꨄ︎ @kqteharker]

actual holocaust survivors are BEGGING you all to see that what palestinians are going through at the hands of israelis are exactly the same thing THEY had to endure during the holocaust. is that not fucking proof enough for you?

[cassiopeia ☀️ @lagunabayfables]

Friendly reminder that you don’t have to be a kidlit publishing professional, write kidlit, or be a US citizen to sign this! There’s an option for kidlit readers too so hurry up and sign!

[Adiba Jaigirdar (updates) @adiba_j]

💡 COVER REVEAL 💡

I'm so excited to share the stunning UK cover of RANI CHOUDHURY MUST DIE!!

If you're a fan of:
🌷 Sapphic romances
🌷 Academic rivals to lovers
🌷 Girls in STEM

Then this book might be for you! Out November 14th!

Pre-order: https://t.co/oJJbR5iTqS

[Adiba Jaigirdar (updates) @adiba_j]

Anybody up for a cover reveal next week? 👀👀👀