And You Press

Calling all amateur detectives… 🔎

Check back with us and @courtneyumphress.bsky.social on Monday, March 30, for information about the tenth book in the And You Anthologies series!

Drop your thoughts and ideas on themes/vibes below!

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The Perfect Blend wins 1st place in All Authors cover contest!

Please join us to celebrate this win and the release of the anthology at Coffee Inclusive on Sunday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m.

And if you're a dev editor in a different genre and have a pitch for an anthology, please feel free to get in touch! Community collaboration is so important, and we'd love to hear your ideas!

DM here or @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social or email nicole@nicolefrailbooks.com

⭐We're looking for a developmental editor who has experience working with science fiction!⭐

If you specialize in sf & define yourself as a dev editor, please reach out to learn more about this opportunity!

Email or DM more information/an application. Or with any questions you may have.

Square promotional graphic for the book The Perfect Blend: A Coffee Shop–Inspired Sweet Romance Anthology. The cover shows a pink-to-red gradient background with a red coffee cup splashing upward, forming heart shapes in the coffee. The title “The Perfect Blend” appears in large script across the top, with the subtitle above it. Below the cup is a list of contributing authors, and at the bottom it reads “Available Now in Paperback & Ebook!” The overall design uses warm, romantic tones with coffee and heart imagery.

ICYMI: The Perfect Blend released yesterday in pb and eb!

12 stories, written mostly by NEPA-based authors, with proceeds benefitting Coffee Inclusive in Pittston, PA.

Grab your copy today! And if you're local, come to our launch party at Coffee Inclusive on 3/8!

#romancelandia #booksky

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ICYMI: Cover Reveal for the upcoming coffee shop-inspired anthology, THE PERFECT BLEND.

Featuring twelve authors from #nepa and surrounding areas. Proceeds benefit Coffee Inclusive in Pittston, PA.

Preorder the ebook at a special price of $2.99 today!

#booksky #newreleases #romancelandia

Introducing a new opportunity for short fiction writers! The covers have already been designed; we just need the story to fill the pages.

Learn more: www.nicolefrailbooks.com/cover-story

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#newreleases #booksky #shortstories #indiepress

Congrats to our featured authors!

Join our cover reveal, release day blast, and review tour: bio.site/nicolefrailbooks

Teaser graphic with a warm brown background and a vertical strip of coffee beans along the right side. White text reads: “Tomorrow! Check @andyoupress throughout the day to find out which stories & authors will be featured in… The Perfect Blend: A Coffee Shop–Inspired Sweet Romance Anthology.” Bottom text says “February 2026” with anthology and coffee-inclusive logos.

Story and author announcements coming tomorrow for the latest anthology from @andyoupress.bsky.social / @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social!

Stay tuned!

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Promotional graphic for Small Pitch (#SMALLPITCH) announcing the last day to submit pitches. Text reads: “Pitch Directly to NFB & 20+ small presses.” Publisher review period: January 21–25. Includes a calendar and clock icon labeled “Last Day,” the Small Pitch logo, and the website www.smallpitch.org on a light blue patterned background.

Last day to submit to the @smallpitch.org event! Take advantage of this direct line to 20+ small/independent presses.

#smallpitch #smallpress #amquerying #authorsofbooksky

We can't wait to see what you've got!

Remember, NFB publishes collaborative efforts (2+ contributors) via the @andyoupress.bsky.social imprint and single-author short and long fiction & nonfiction via the @attic-ebooks.bsky.social imprint.

#smallpitch #writersofbluesky #authorsky #smallpress

Coffee Shop anthology update: If you submitted to this regional short story contest, please watch your email this week! [logos: Nicole Frail Books, LLC; And You Press; Coffee Inclusive]

❤️☕Exciting news! ☕❤️

Winners of the And You Press/Coffee Inclusive short story contest have been chosen.

Offers to be included in the resulting anthology will be sent to winners this week.

Feedback to those who didn't win the contest will also be provided this week.

❤️

#booksky #indiepress

Excited to be participating in #smallpitch starting January 19!

For the @andyoupress.bsky.social imprint, I'm looking for co-authored projects.

For the @attic-ebooks.bsky.social imprint, I'm looking for short stories, essays, novellas, and full-length novels.

Anthologies are created from the short story contests announced a few times each year. The current contest can be found here: www.nicolefrailbooks.com/coffeeshopcontest

Newsletter and social media are the best places to watch otherwise. :)

Three weeks till submissions are due! If you'd like to learn more about Coffee Inclusive, which will benefit from the proceeds of the anthology created from this contest, visit: coffeeinclusive.org

November 7, 2024: Our first release! How time flies. We're now gearing up for our EIGHTH anthology and accepting stories for our NINTH!!

Happy book-iversary to the ATSD crew!

#shortstories #booksky #amreading #indiepress

THE GIFT EXCHANGE: A YOUNG ADULT HOLIDAY ANTHOLOGY is now available!

⛄10 stories
🌟First loves/crushes
❄️Sibling stories
🎁Found family
⛄Wholesome/"clean"
🌟Inclusive

Grab it in PB and EB today for your favorite teen reader or your reader who loves #yafiction!

#ireadya #romancelandia #booksky

www.books2read.com/notasitseemsanthology

cover of Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology with a HAPPY HALLOWEEN sign and some pumpkins and spooky trees in the background.

🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN!🎃

Are you reading any stories from NOT AS IT SEEMS: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY today? We have:

🧛‍♂️Vampires
👻Ghosts/Spirits
😈Monsters
🌙Bumps in the night
💀 We even have a skeleton tucked in there for you. (Have you found it?)

QOTD: What are your Halloween plans?

#booksky #amreading

Coffee Inclusive: Changing Lives With Every Cup

&You Press: Books By You & You & You -- Because We're Better Together

Can't think of a better pairing. 🧡☕

Happy to announce the story selections for our adult contemporary Christmas anthology! Congrats to all!

Release day is November 12! Be part of our cover reveal and release day blast or to receive an ARC. bio.site/nicolefrailbooks

#booksky #shortstories #christmas #writingcommunity #indiepress

Happy to announce the story selections for our very first YA anthology! Congrats to all!

Release day is November 5! Sign-up to be part of our cover reveal and release day blast, or receive an ARC. bio.site/nicolefrailbooks

#booksky #ireadya #romancelandia #writingcommunity #indiepress

All &You Anthologies are on sale today! Grab them while you can! 78 stories for under $10!

#booksky #readersky #romancelandia #gothicfiction #writersky #writingcommunity

📆Where will Nicole Frail Edits & Nicole Frail Books be in October? On Saturday, stop by the Valley Community Library for their first Fall Fair at the Library! to shop local vendors and meet local authors and publishers. Entry is $5. The next meeting of MAMA'S BOOKed: NEPA Moms Book Club will be Monday, September 6, at Long Live Playtime , and we're currently reading Weyward by Emilia Hart. If you're local and want to join, message me and I'll invite you to our FB group! Then there's our monthly networking meeting for (the organization formerly known as) Wilkes-Barre Women's Organization for Networking at Rodano's on Public Square. All are welcome! If you want to shop local but can't make it out to any of the markets in-person, join our Harvest & Holiday Virtual Event (Facebook Group), presented by Carly's Creative and Supportive Small Business Community, between October 10 and 12. My offerings will go live at 3:30 on the 10th. And finally, we'll be at 2nd Annual Forty Fort Fall Fest on the 11th! Last year was fantastic, and I'm looking forward to seeing what this year brings. Hoping to chat with many of you about what you're reading and writing this month! ✌️💜📖

October Events! If you're in northeastern PA or the surroundings areas, I hope to talk books with you this month!

#indiepub #indiepress #smallpress #bookcommunity #bookeditor #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #nepa #smallbusiness

Nicole Frail Edits and Nicole Frail Books September Events September 8 - Book Club at Long Live Playtime, 6 pm to 7pm September 13 - Luzerne Fall Pumpkin Festival, Main Street in Luzerne, 10 am to 6 pm September 14 - Book-Themed Craft Market, AlleyCrafts in Kingston, 10 am to 3 pm September 17 - Takeover of the Facebook Group "The Book Haven Tribe," starts at 10:30 am All times EST. Need a speaker, presenter, vendor, bookish guest or friend? Reach out! nicole@nicolefrailedits.com or nicole@nicolefrailbooks.com

✨September Events with @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social ✨

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Available in eb & pb.

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Now Available! Not As It Seems [cover] on black background. And You Press anthologies logo.

New Release!

Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology

Ft. short stories by @coralaineauthor.bsky.social @jesseferreras.bsky.social @roxannemwerner.bsky.social @onthewritelines.bsky.social @shmonstermaker.bsky.social @sarahbjorkauthor.bsky.social & more!

Edited by @courtneyumphress.bsky.social