ʻŌiwi NYT & USA TODAY Bestselling Author. 📚: HOW FAR I'LL GO, NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND, + THAT WHICH FEEDS US (05/5). Cofounder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing. 日本語. Kay-ah-luh.
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Keala Kendall
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✨ Barnes & Noble Teen LGBTQIA+ Favorite
✨ Libro.fm Pride Pick
@shaykauwe.bsky.social & @kealakendall.bsky.social discuss Shay's debut urban fantasy novel THE KILLING SPELL at Vroman's. THE KILLING SPELL is the first traditionally-published adult fantasy novel by a Hawaiian author! Get your signed copy at the store!
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✨ Booklist’s Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers for Teens
✨ #10 on Amazon’s Teen LGBTQ+ Fiction Best Sellers List for Pride Month
Keala Kendall
Keala Kendall
So thrilled to share my interview with The Nerd Daily! We talked about reimagining the gothic genre within a Hawaiian setting for That Which Feeds Us and what I'm working on next 💕
Thank you all for reading, listening, and sharing That Which Feeds Us! 🥹 Because of your incredible love + support, my Hawaiian gothic has found its way onto some massive lists and features. See where you’ve put Lehua’s story this week:
Vroman's Bookstore
That Which Feeds Us is officially 1 month old! 🥳 Some major highlights:
☀️ Being Reese Witherspoon's Gen Z Book Club pick
📺 Talking to TV + radio hosts nationwide
🎯 Making history as the 1st PI book in Target stores
❤️ Reading reader reviews
Tysm for making this launch so special!
✨ Parade’s 7 Novels Arriving in Spring We’re Obsessed with
✨ Reactor’s Most Anticipated YA SFF and Horror for May & June
I’m late sharing this, but I had a great time chatting with @spiritspodcast.com about my Hawaiian gothic That Which Feeds Us, native folklore, and the dark reality of "paradise." Grab a drink and catch up with us!
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Thanks for featuring my Hawaiian gothic thriller, That Which Feeds Us, @bookriot.bsky.social!
When it’s midnight and you have a library shift in *checks notes* ten hours, but you had to finish @kealakendall.bsky.social’s That Which Feeds Us, and you feel certain you’ve found another pick for top three reads of 2026.
Keala, I like to collect thank you’s, so Mahalo nui loa for this winner! 🙌