#All the Yellow Suns

[richincolor]

We have a ton of books on our calendar for July, so I thought it would be fun to highlight a few that caught my eye. Are any of these on your TBR list?

All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan

A coming-of-age story about a queer Indian American girl exploring activism and identity through art, perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Sixteen-year-old Maya Krishnan is fiercely protective of her friends, immigrant community, and single mother, but she knows better than to rock the boat in her conservative Florida suburb. Her classmate Juneau Zale is the polar opposite: she’s a wealthy white heartbreaker who won’t think twice before capsizing that boat. When Juneau invites Maya to join the Pugilists—a secret society of artists, vandals, and mischief-makers who fight for justice at their school—Maya descends into the world of change-making and resistance. Soon, she and Juneau forge a friendship that inspires Maya to confront the challenges in her own life. But as their relationship grows romantic, painful, and twisted, Maya begins to suspect that there’s a whole different person beneath Juneau’s painted-on facade. Now Maya must learn to speak her truth in this mysterious, mixed-up world—even if it results in heartbreak.

What a Desi Girl Wants Sabina Khan

The romance of Becky Albertalli meets the nuanced family dynamics of Darius the Great is Not Okay in this YA novel from acclaimed author Sabina Khan. Mehar hasn't been back to India since she and her mother moved away when she was only four. Hasn't visited her father, her grandmother, her family, or the home where she grew up. Why would she? Her father made it clear that she's not his priority when he chose not to come to the US with them. But when her father announces his engagement to socialite Naz, Mehar reluctantly agrees to return for the wedding. Maybe she and her father can heal their broken relationship. And after all, her father is Indian royalty, and his home is a palace--the wedding is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime affair. While her father still doesn't make the time for her, Mehar barely cares once she meets Sufiya, her grandmother's assistant, and one of the most grounded, thoughtful, kind people she's ever met! Though they come from totally different worlds, their friendship slowly starts to blossom into something more . . . Mehar thinks. Meanwhile, Mehar's dislike for Naz and her social media influencer daughter, Aleena, deepens. She can tell that the two of them are just using her father for his money. Mehar's starting to think that putting a stop to this wedding might be the best thing for everyone involved. But what happens when telling her father the truth about Naz and Aleena means putting her relationship with Sufiya at risk . . .

Firebird by Sunmi HarperCollins

Caroline Kim is feeling the weight of sophomore year. When she starts tutoring infamous senior Kimberly Park-Ocampo--a charismatic lesbian, friend to rich kids and punks alike--Caroline is flustered . . . but intrigued Their friendship kindles and before they know it, the two are sneaking out for late-night drives, bonding beneath the stars over music, dreams, and a shared desire of getting away from it all. A connection begins to smolder . . . but will feelings of guilt and the mounting pressure of life outside of these adventures extinguish their spark before it catches fire? -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui Henry Holt

You can check out of Room 9, but you can never leave. The Haunting of Hill House meets Nina LaCour in this paranormal mystery YA about the ghosts we carry with us. Something is building, simmering just out of reach. The room is watching. But Mira and Layla don't know this yet. When the two best friends are stranded on their spring break college tour road trip, they find themselves at the Wildwood Motel, located in the middle of nowhere, Indiana. Mira can't shake the feeling that there is something wrong and rotten about their room. Inside, she's haunted by nightmares of her dead brother. When she wakes up, he's still there. Layla doesn't see him. Or notice anything suspicious about Room 9. The place may be a little run down, but it has a certain charm she can’t wait to capture on camera. If Layla is being honest, she’s too preoccupied with confusing feelings for Mira to see much else. But when they learn eight people died in that same room, they realize there must be a connection between the deaths and the unexplainable things that keep happening inside it. They just have to find the connection before Mira becomes the ninth.

Rana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat

This lyrical coming-of-age novel for fans of Darius the Great Is Not Okay and On the Come Up, set in southern California in 1996, follows a teen who wants to honor her deceased friend’s legacy by entering a rap contest. Perfect Iranian girls are straight A students, always polite, and grow up to marry respectable Iranian boys. But it’s the San Fernando Valley in 1996, and Rana Joon is far from perfect—she smokes weed and loves Tupac, and she has a secret: she likes girls. As if that weren’t enough, her best friend, Louie—the one who knew her secret and encouraged her to live in the moment—died almost a year ago, and she’s still having trouble processing her grief. To honor him, Rana enters the rap battle he dreamed of competing in, even though she’s terrified of public speaking. But the clock is ticking. With the battle getting closer every day, she can’t decide whether to use one of Louie’s pieces or her own poetry, her family is coming apart, and she might even be falling in love. To get herself to the stage and fulfill her promise before her senior year ends, Rana will have to learn to speak her truth and live in the one and only now.

#all the yellow suns #what a desi girl wants #firebird #a guide to the dark #rana joon and the one and only now #book lists

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: LGBTQ YA with MCs of Indian Descent

The Loophole by Naz Kutub Jaya and Rasa by Sonia Patel What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan Bonus: There’s no official pub date yet, but keep an eye out for Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia Double Bonus: While Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim is set in a secondary world, Amaya’s father is from a country modeled on…

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#All the Yellow Suns #Desi #Indian #Indian American #Jaya and Rasa #Just Happy to Be Here #Malavika Kannan #Naomi Kanakia #Naz Kutub #Sabina Khan #Scavenge the Stars #Sonia Patel #Tara Sim #We Are Totally Normal #What a Desi Girl Wants

[the-final-sentence]

I hold myself down while the sky lifts her up, like curtains poised to rise.

Malavika Kannan, from All the Yellow Suns

#Malavika Kannan #All the Yellow Suns

[judgingbooksbycovers]

All the Yellow Suns

By Malavika Kannan.

#All the Yellow Suns #Malavika Kannan #books #book covers

[crabsnpersimmons]

I got my hair cut the other day and of course I had to draw the dca boys running a hair salon:

Sun would be so effortlessly charming. Always chatting away with customers, explaining each product he uses and how to best maintain and style their hair.

Moon I can see being popular with the less chattier customers (like me) but over time they begin to open up. I imagine he hums while working. Otherwise, he's all ears for the newest gossip.

(The clipped up hat idea came from @bamsara's solar lunacy doodles!)

Also I love the popular headcanon that the dca can speak other languages, so I can imagine them being a hit with the aunties.

The full sketch page under cut! And some of my other thoughts

Other thoughts about this... AU? Can I call it an AU? Feels kinda small for an AU, but whatever:

Eclipse works there too! Haven't decided if it would be canon or fanon Eclipse, though I really like the image of 4-armed Eclipse working on 2 clients at once (plus, the nickname Clip is perfect for this scenario)

of course they're great with kids! They'd be able to console kids that get scared of getting their hair cut. Sun would do a little trick and tell them how good and brave they are all the way through. Moon would console them and hum a soothing song (or hey maybe they notice the kid's wearing a disney shirt and starts humming some showtunes). Every kid gets a candydrop and a balloon on their way out.

y/n works at the hair salon as a part-timer and does tasks around the salon like sweeping, arranging bookings, washing hair, etc. They don't really care too much about their own hair, but the boys are always offering to style it, dye it, braid it. With y/n's permission, the boys always toy with their hair—patting it, combing their hands through it, brushing it over y/n's ear, ruffling it.

#fnaf sun #fnaf moon #fnaf dca #dca fandom #this idea has been running rampant in my brain while I've been trying to focus on my modules these past few days #I can't take any credit for their outfits tho these were literally just what the hairdressers at my local salon we wearing that day #this all started because my hairdresser was wearing a delightfully yellow sweater #and just ohmygosh hairdresser sunny popped into my mind #this was also an experimentation with colouring with markers #need more colouring practice especially with shading #also learned the hard way that none of my fineliners are waterproof #or at least they don't play well with my markers! they seem to work with my watercolour paints just fine #sighhhhhh #crab art #New Do Same You AU

[arrimorr]

Ok, while we are on the topic of Malevolent, I decided to post some mlvlnt thingies I drew last year

#malevolent #arthur lester #john doe #yes I gave Yellow my initial design for John #while this type of shape looks like a sun for me it also symbolises a more sharp and unstable personality #(bc of all the different sized “spikes”) #I'm talking about yellow from my previous post btw

[lil-lemon-snails]

The Naptime Attendant ⭐️☁️💙🌙

#fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf daycare attendant #fnaf security breach #fnaf sun moon #fnaf moon #moondrop #fan art #dca fandom #artists on tumblr #digital art #quilting #Quilt Moon #I was put on this earth to make moon look as Cuddly As Possible and by damn if i'm not going to do my best o7 #shoutout to all the folks who sat with me in the dfpu stream room while i tried out a MILLION different colour combos for this piece #even tho i *still* ended up on blue/yellow/orange akjhdsf you guys were real troopers <3 #snailems art tag

[grumpyghostdoodles]

The Almighty Sheriff!

Save a horse, ride a cowboy~

#respecfully sir: AWOOGA arf arf bark AWOOGA #If this gets 30 notes I'll take his shirt off for yall lol #with his top surgery scars Of course #Ive seen that's a super popular HC for him and I think thats great! Good for him! #Farm boi #no fr working in a farm makes you develop muscles that you didnt even know you had #having flashbacks from highschool when they made us work in the garden for two hours under the scorching afternoon sun #I went to a highschool that was all Ooo we are green thumbs and we shall teach the young ones how to plant and harvest their own food #and my god that shit was so physically demanding mate #i didnt had my diagnosis on how horribly mangled my body was So I had to work in the farm thing like all the others and try not to pass out #even the jocks that were fit and always running and playing football during all the recesses were dead quiet after working outside #and all that those classes did for me was to create a hatred for working in any type of gardening activity so they failed spectaculary lol #SO ANYWAYS my point is Starlo can defo deadlift bags of 70kg\150lbs with one arm without breaking a sweat #undertale yellow #uty #Starlo #Starlo uty #north star uty #myart

[26labrd]

the adventures of tintin (1991) ↳  tintin + outfits

#this is all except three #the adventures of tintin #tintin #left out a variant of his base outfit where he's wearing a yellow shirt under instead of white bc the scene was like. weirdly colored #and it looked out of place with everything else #then i left out his military general disguise from blue lotus and the sacrificial clothing from prisoners of the sun #but otherwise this is All of them. hat/coat/accessory/sleeve length variants all included #some of them look really similar but they're all different. trust me #ALSO used a psd by f/yeahsnsdpsds #26gif #text #archive #was this insane of me to do

[mintypsii]

GEAR 5 LUFFY I LOVE YOU FOREVER

#THIS TOOK ME ALL DAY SOBBBSSS I HAVE SM HOMEWORK #luffy is more important tho #screenshot redraw from the new ep cuz it made me crazy it's so good im crying exploding #AAGHHH #tried a new style of rendering i hope it looks . ok #idk if i like it but like im not gonna leave it in my drafts forever #op #one piece #one piece 1100 #episode 1100 #luffy #monkey d luffy #gear 5 #joyboy #sun god nika #gear 5 luffy #egghead #mintart #my art #art #oh also his hat isnt there cuz it's supposed to be part of the yellow behind him but i later realized that that was a bad idea cuz #then it meant that my lighting was all wrong cuz yk the sun and light and yeah so anyways JUST IGNORE #THE LIGHTING OK UMMM WOWW SHINY COLOURS

[richincolor]

New Releases

July is shaping up to be a great month for exciting YA reads! What's on your TBR list this month? Here are the new releases coming out tomorrow, 7/11!

I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C.F. Rogers

Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tries to figure out who she really is in the wake of her mother's death.

Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument with no beginning and no end.

But when her mother dies suddenly, Marisol is left with no one to fight against, haunted by all the things that she both said and didn’t say. And when Marisol sleeps with her best friend's boyfriend—and then punches said best friend in the face—she's left alone, with nothing but a burning anger. And Marisol is determined to stay angry. After all, there’s a lot to be angry about. But as a new friendship begins to develop, Marisol reluctantly starts to open up to her, and to the possibility there’s something else on the other side of that anger—something more to who she is, and who she could be.

A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow

From the author of The Sound of Stars and The Kindred comes a YA space opera about a reincarnated god and a grumpy pilot on a mission to save a beloved space DJ and stop an intergalactic war.

Zaira Citlali is supposed to die. After all, she’s the god Indigo reborn. Indigo, whose song created the universe and unified people across galaxies to banish Ozvios, the god of destruction. Although Zaira has never been able to harness Indigo’s powers, the Ilori Emperor wants to sacrifice her in Ozvios’s honor. Unless she escapes and finds Wesley, the boy prophesized to help her defeat Ozvios and the Ilori, once and for all.

Wesley Daniels didn’t ask for this. He just wants to work as a smuggler so he can save enough money to explore the stars. Once he completes his biggest job yet—bringing wanted celebrity Rubin Rima to a strange planet called Earth—he’ll be set for life. But when his path crosses with Zaira, he soon finds himself in the middle of an intergalactic war with more responsibility than he bargained for. Together, Zaira, Wesley, and Rubin must find their way to Earth and unlock Zaira’s powers if they’re going to have any hope of saving the universe from total destruction.

All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan

A coming-of-age story about a queer Indian American girl exploring activism and identity through art, perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.

Sixteen-year-old Maya Krishnan is fiercely protective of her friends, immigrant community, and single mother, but she knows better than to rock the boat in her conservative Florida suburb. Her classmate Juneau Zale is the polar opposite: she’s a wealthy white heartbreaker who won’t think twice before capsizing that boat.

When Juneau invites Maya to join the Pugilists—a secret society of artists, vandals, and mischief-makers who fight for justice at their school—Maya descends into the world of change-making and resistance. Soon, she and Juneau forge a friendship that inspires Maya to confront the challenges in her own life. But as their relationship grows romantic, painful, and twisted, Maya begins to suspect that there’s a whole different person beneath Juneau’s painted-on facade. Now Maya must learn to speak her truth in this mysterious, mixed-up world—even if it results in heartbreak.

My Week with Him by Joya Goffney

From Joya Goffney of  Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, comes a stirring YA coming-of-age, best friends-to-lovers romance about a girl named Nikki who plans to run away from small-town Texas, but ultimately finds that her oldest friend, Mal, just might be the one who’s been there for her all along. Filled with heart and humor, this novel captures complex family drama, friendship, and love. For fans of  I Wanna Be Where You Are  by Kristina Forest and  Counting Down with You  by Tashie Bhuiyan.

Nikki can’t wait to leave Texas and follow her dreams of a music career . . . After a painful betrayal by her sister and a heated argument with their mother, Nikki is kicked out and finds herself homeless. She decides to go to California to pursue her singing career. When her best friend, Malachai, discovers her plan to flee Texas, he begs her to spend the remainder of spring break with him. He believes that over the course of a week, he can convince her to stay in Texas, or to at least graduate high school.

But their plans are interrupted when Nikki’s little sister Vae goes missing. Nikki is forced to work alongside her difficult mother as they set off in search of Vae, with Malachai’s support. Will Nikki find a reason to stay in Texas, or will this spring break be the last time she sees them? Through her emotional journey, Nikki ultimately finds the love she’s always been missing and discovers the power of her own voice.

#a song of salvation #all the yellow suns #my week with him #i'd rather burn than bloom #new releases

[nonuggetshere]

Iterator designs but I accidentally made them look like animals and just ran with it

#rain world #looks to the moon #five pebbles #no significant harassment #seven red suns #spooky arts #Not the most original designs but eh. I'm happy with them :] #They all get eyelashes and/or eyeshadow because I said so #Rudolph the yellow nosed ant.. #Will most likely alter them as I keep drawing them but! Here they are #Also the colours appear darker than they are bc I digitally coloured a traditional sketch

[imerian]

Aaaaand i decided to post more of my f1 crafts here so here landoscar edition (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

Onse again photo without doodles under cut and some rambling in tags

#starting with oscar charm #actually those charms r first f1 thing i ever did so they aren't as detailed as others #but there few things i rlly like about them #like how i managed shapes with 81 #and colours with OP #also added literally my favourite bead ever that i have only one of(orange star) #also i think that necklace i took apart for those metal stars that reference alpinestars is find of the century #and those beads that represent his helmet actually look better in person #like the blue one have actually light blue accent that plays out in the sun #and ofc seashell #bc i made this first i matched Logan's one to that #but if i did them together i would also add blue star to oscar #and very random but i drilled that koalas head bc it wasn't a charm #with lando is way less details #i really like bead for his eyes and doodle for it #and helmet beads #but my favourite is gear #bc i took apart mechanical clock for it with my dad #and also how i used 7 bc the only L in store was red #i don't have a lot to say about braclets honestly #they r mostly vibes #but I'm proud of gradient from orange to black to yellow to black to orange #bc yellow doesn't rlly work for me #but i incorporated it to best of my abilities #also doodle on oscar bracelet with stars from Australian flag??? #i felt so smart icl #damn i used all tags i could so I'll just say that I'm in love with crafting once again and thank you for reading all this rambling #oscar piastri #lando norris #landoscar

[mc-yellow-arts]

*Sunset*

#commander cody #clone commander cody #cc 2224 #ct 2224 #Star Wars #star wars is so fun #it doesnt make cry at all #Im lying #Star Wars breaks my heart daily #and im THINKING about this man #The clone wars #the bad batch #i just #have a lot of emotions about how they took Cody’s orange/yellow from him #i saw someone say he was a hopeful sun and that his hope was stolen #and i ACHE #screaming crying throwing up #my art #i have such bad Star Wars brainrot rn #cody makes me SO SAD #6B pencil on procreate

[crabsnpersimmons]

Can I give flowers and gifts to Sun too?

of course! here's Sun's response:

Before he even sees the gifts, he smiles at you. It is the smile he gives every customer that walks in to the salon. Personable. Polite. Practiced.

"Welcome, Starlight," his voice is even and gentle as he steps towards you. As if following an invisible marker on the ground, he stops a proper distance away.

He bends down as a show of companionship and extends his hands, waiting for you to close the distance.

You move to hand him your gifts, but you pause. For the briefest of moments, you become very aware of the distance between you and the sun.

Sure, you have always felt its warmth and seen its light—but that is merely the limits of what you alone are capable of reaching.

And perhaps that is for the best.

And yet, if the flowers and gifts where any indication, you knew you wanted to draw closer—to know the Sun.

#ask the crab #fnaf sun #fnaf dca #dca fandom #New Do Same You AU #Sun New Do Same You AU #crab art #traditional art #crab writes #the sun after all is further away than the moon #don't want to give away too much #but Sun's got his own baggage #and you gotta reach a certain friendship level to get to it #find out more about the sun when i finally get to the fic! #fun fact! Sun was the first of the three that i figured out how to write #(then Clip and then Moon and then Clip again) #Sun was also the first one designed because i was inspired by the yellow sweater my hairdresser was wearing when i last got my hair cut #that is to say #Sun is my favourite

[bellamysgriffin]

ULTIMATE SHIPS CHALLENGE - Kisses [8/10] ↳ I'm sorry about before. Before before? When I did that thing in the hallway. It's fine. Totally okay.

#twedit #teenwolfedit #sciraedit #scottmccalledit #kirayukimuraedit #* #*usc #cinemapix #teendramaedit #usercharisse #userabs #usermoonchild #userhann #tuserjen #usernare #userarry #usercera #the yellow light... the sun flare... the way this clears up all the will they wont they in a heartbeat #plus the dumb peck in the hallway earlier. truly immaculate