Danica Nava

THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO EMBER Aug 6, 2024 @berkleypub Storyteller | Mother | MBA USC | Citizen of the Chickasaw Nation | Rep: Laura Bradford @bradford_agents

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

Thrilled to finally announce that my debut THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO EMBER will release next summer with @BerkleyPub by the incredible editor @angelakim_! Thank you to my amazing agent Laura Bradford of @Bradford_Agents

#2024debut #NativeAmerican #romcom #chickasaw

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

Would love to get to 1,000 adds on Goodreads before the new year!

A disgraced popstar flees to her estranged grandmothers horse ranch on where she hopes to connect with her family… and the handsome, grumpy ranchhand who wants nothing to do with her.

https://t.co/sHdO4eKECy

[United By Books @unitedbybks]

We're thrilled to have had the honour of talking with @ddnavabooks to celebrate the release of her debut rom-com, The Truth According to Ember. 💜 @eternal_books https://t.co/KCRP4Yn3H1

[Jill Tew 🌌 THE DIVIDING SKY is in stores now!🌌 @jtewwrites]

From seeing Divergent and wondering if I could ever write a book someday, to being named a @PublishersWkly Flying Start for my own dystopian novel.

What a difference a decade makes.

[₊ ⊹ ₊ ⊹ kinsale ₊ ⊹ ₊ ⊹ @KinsaleDrake]

"An empire that thrives on making us invisible and disappearing us means that we do need very active efforts to amplify these diverse narratives because there's a very real impact on policy. And sovereignty extends to our stories."

https://t.co/eLcsQ4D1u1

[Daphne Fama @DaphneFama]

Can't believe I get to do this! House of Monstrous Women finally has a cover! 🥹💜♥️

The creeping vines, the bold colors, it's an absolutely beautiful nightmare. And she fully releases on August 2025 with @BerkleyPub!

[Penguin Random House Audio 🎧 📚 @PRHAudio]

@WordsandGuitar @shanehawkk @TVAyyyy @MedinaNick THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO EMBER by @ddnavabooks
WANDERING STARS by Tommy Orange
WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER by @MarcieRendon

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

@EvidenceProf @Morgan_J_Talty Thank you!!!

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

Just found out my debut is nominated as Goodreads Choice Favorite! The rep on this list! @Morgan_J_Talty is there too (he will probably win) but look at us NDNs up there together!! https://t.co/qqD0jWlomZ

[Kirkus Audiobook Reviews @KirkusAudiobook]

🎧 New Ep: Siena East—a #Choctaw writer, comedian, & actor—performs this romance novel from debut #Chickasaw quthor @ddnavabooks. Jo Reed, @kdwinchester discuss the author’s delightful storytelling & narrator’s ear for dialogue. #WorkplaceRomance @PRHAudio https://t.co/JnJYuTUNGi

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

@rebeccanagle She never once mentioned how she was connected to Choctaw either.

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

Colby Wilkens, “I believed what I was told” is not a valid excuse for falsely claiming Cherokee identity in the year of our lord 2024. It is well known that many white families pass down fabricated stories of a Cherokee ancestor.

[ella dawson @brosandprose]

There’s a piece of the Colby Wilkens story that I feel is missing so far: the way she has impacted victims of domestic violence, specifically Native victims. I don't want to speak over BIPOC authors sharing their perspectives, only to add an example to the conversation. 🧵

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

@VioletVulture88 @holoskeart @BerkleyRomance @penguinusa 🥹🥹 thank you

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

My second Native romcom comes out July 22, 2024 with Berkley. here is the gorgeous cover illustrated by the incomparable @holoskeart

Loved writing my take on a cowboy romance, reclaiming the genre that has been historically racist & perpetuated harmful stereotypes for decades.

[IllumiNative @IllumiNative]

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show had no Native representation despite promising inclusivity. The show has a history of cultural appropriation. Being inclusive means Indigenous people must be included AND accurately represented. #RepresentationMatters
https://t.co/hfwq8XPZF0

[Jill Tew 🌌 THE DIVIDING SKY is in stores now!🌌 @jtewwrites]

The Dividing Sky is one of @PublishersWkly’s Best Books of 2024! It’s so surreal to see my book alongside so many other amazing novels. Thank you for this honor!

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

@QuotedJessica @erinbwriting @holoskeart @BerkleyRomance @penguinusa Thank you!!!

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

@CassieHartNZ @holoskeart @BerkleyRomance @penguinusa Thank you!!!

[Veena @MsWOCReader]

My thing with the whole Colby Wilkens drama is she lied about being registered, presented herself as a BIPOC authority while not living an indigenous life, and has taken opportunities away from underrepresented authors. But everyone is silent and afraid she'll expose them.

[Danica Nava @ddnavabooks]

Very thoughtful and honest and insightful

[erin baldwin 🍉🇵🇸 @erinbwriting]

🧵as a white-presenting biracial filipino author, i’ve had many conversations with friends about the right kind of representation. not just race, but neurodiversity, queerness, and other complex facets of existence. finding out one of those people (probably the one i confided