LL McKinney (mostly) Updates

ALT The cover for ESCAPING MR. ROCHESTER which features an illustration by Hillary D. Wilson of two Black women in Victorian era dresses holding hands and standing amidst smoldering embers beneath a full moon. There is a blurb that reads "McKinney breathes new life into a much-loved tale." —BETHANY C. MORROW, bestselling author of A Song Below Water.

ALT The cover for Nubia: Real One which features an illustration by Robyn Smith that has Nubia seated on a neighborhood stoop with her hands clasped between her knees. She’s wearing a t-shirt with the Wonder Woman logo on it, the iconic wrist bands, and stars on her nails. She tilts her head looking confident.

ALT A picture that shows all three covers for the nightmare verse series, include A BLADE SO BLACK, A DREAM SO DARK, and A CROWN SO CURSED. Each cover features the same Black girl holding an array of weapons and striking various poses. There is a playing card theme across the three, with a Spade, Club, and Heart centered behind her on each cover respectively.

ALT The cover for Splintered Magic: A Mirror Novel by LL McKinney. A wreath of sheet music, film rolls, and New York buildings twinkle with magic where they form the shape of a mirror. The title and a willow tree rest at the center. There is a blurb that reads "Electrifying magic, intricate mythology, and a good dose of danger will keep readers turning the pages!" —LIVIA BLACKBURNE, New York Times best-selling author of Feather and Flame

ALT The dedication from Escaping Mr. Rochester that reads “To the Black girls determine to live how they want and love who they want, you are the blueprint.”