I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social is now out! It's a near future tale of two sisters who must travel across a dying earth to find their missing sibling who left to seek a cure for ecological collapse ⛵🌾❤️ It's a strange and beautiful journey about family, resilience, hope and mystery 💙📚🪐

I’m so excited for this!! If it’s successful there will definitely be more to come in the future in more places! Please come out!

Traveling SF/F Book Festival Announced locusmag.com/2025/09...

We just spent some time chatting with @yumewrites.bsky.social and @itsamia.bsky.social for a bonus episode about the Traveling SFF Book Festival and if you’re near any of the stops you do not want to miss it!

I’m SO EXCITED TOO!!!

I am so. So. SO. Excited to be a part of the Traveling SFF Book Festival. www.yumekitasei.com/travelingsff...

Sharing details here for my SALTCROP tour!!! Writing is painful but meeting people is fun! Please come / tell your friends! ALSO to celebrate my new book, I slipped and accidentally planned a whole "Traveling Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Festival" - 8 cities, 8 nights, 8 con-style panels.

Yume's book is perfect for people who like: - Sister stories - Climate fiction - Boats and sailing - Stubborn main characters - Lovely writing Bring a friend! See you there! @yumewrites.bsky.social @riverstonebooks.bsky.social #climatefiction #clifi www.riverstonebookstore.com/events/an-ev...

Over at Locus aka @locusmag.bsky.social - the September issue has my interviews with: Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social Yumei Kitasei @yumewrites.bsky.social My recent Locus interviews include H.E. Edgmon, Akwaeke Emezi, Rita Woods, and more! locusmag.com

I'm a huge @bookriot.bsky.social fan, so every time one of my books makes a @libertyhardy.bsky.social list I have to pinch myself 🥲 I can't believe september is HERE

more from @libertyhardy.bsky.social Books by @tanaudel.bsky.social , @willalex.bsky.social @yumewrites.bsky.social and more. bookriot.com/new-sci-fi-a...

I quit Facebook many years ago. Tried to make a new account today for author stuff. Got immediately banned before I even logged in. Appealed using the weird selfie video thing. Got immediately permanently banned, & there's no way to appeal and no one to talk to. What a strange dystopia we are in...

THE KING MUST DIE comes out in just two months! And if you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership, you can save 25% on preorders during the next 3 days! (The Rewards membership is free. 😉) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-king-m...

Book giveaway!!! I just got my author copies of SALTCROP and I’m giving two away! Sign up for my newsletter before Friday 9/5/25, 11AM EST for a chance to win! More details 🧵

Book giveaway!!! I just got my author copies of SALTCROP and I’m giving two away! Sign up for my newsletter before Friday 9/5/25, 11AM EST for a chance to win! More details 🧵

Pop quiz: am I really small or are these boxes really big? I finally made it up to my parents’ house where my author copies were waiting! Look how pretty they are!!

Check out this new story by @spacevalkyries.bsky.social !

@reactorsff.bsky.social has a first chapter of my new book, Saltcrop, if you want a sneak peek!

We're delighted to share an excerpt from @yumewrites.bsky.social's Saltcrop, a post-apocalyptic story of sisterhood, climate disaster, and the weird encounters you may have in a dying world 🌎 reactormag.com/excerpts-sal...

Ahhh this is so awesome!!!

Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social 25 ARCs, ends today! app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/02...

Got my Stardust Grail signed and hanko-ed by @yumewrites.bsky.social who also had many great suggestions in the New and Emerging Voices in Science Fiction panel! #worldCon #booksky

#seattle ! There are signed copies of THE STARDUST GRAIL and THE DEEP SKY at Nook & Cranny, Elliot Bay Books, and Seattle airport - terminal B and S! Thank you for an amazing time!!!

Authors shouldn't criticize their own writing bc we are, y'know, trying to get you to buy our books. Because we'll never get to write better books if the current ones don't sell. All I can say is imposter syndrome is real. Some day I will feel 100% satisfied...or maybe not. Ugh. Why do we do this?

It's such whiplash to be revising one book while preparing to launch another. I'm in the Despair Phase right now where I can't imagine it every being any good. But on the other hand it makes me feel much better about the new book, which, just this time last year, I was feeling the same way about.

Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social 25 ARCs, ends 8/18 app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/02...

ConCurrent's 1 pm panel is Worlds and the Spaces Between: Exploring the Liminal in Science Fiction with @lowph.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social @yumewrites.bsky.social @feliciafm.bsky.social @charliejane.bsky.social. Come join us next Thursday!

Then, after a break for lunch and miscellany, we'll have our third panel at 1:00. Worlds and the Spaces Between: Exploring the Liminal in Science Fiction​ with PH Low (moderator), Yume Kitasei, Micaiah Johnson, Charlie Jane Anders, and Felicia Martínez. 4/

Join us!!

Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social 25 ARCs, ends 8/18 app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/02...

Got my UK ARCs for Saltcrop! They’re totally different from the U.S. ones. If you want one, I’ll be giving one away in my newsletter this week — subscribe before this Friday at 11AM!

Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social 25 ARCs, ends 8/18 app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/02...

This is just a last-minute ask - if you’re a bookseller able to vote for Indie Next, would you consider voting for Saltcrop for the October list? I think the deadline is July 28. This is a long shot, because there are much bigger books coming out in October, but what the hey, nothing to lose!

My flight out of San Diego was delayed until 2:14pm so if anyone is coming through Terminal 2 and wants a copy of The Deep Sky or an ARC of Saltcrop let me know! I’m just hanging out, bored, and would be delighted to unload them!

I had such a fun time at this panel with some of my favorite authors!!! Thank you @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social for having me!!!!

If you are at SDCC right now we are about to have a flash giveaway of Saltcrop ARCs in the Sails Hall! 🚨 this is not a drill!!! 🚨

Who is coming to San Diego Comic Con this weekend? I'll be on the Let's Speculate panel on Saturday at 12:00pm, followed by a signing with @charliejane.bsky.social @yumewrites.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social. Please say hi! www.comic-con.org @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social

This is our first time doing a Storygraph giveaway, and a bit of an experiment since the giveaways are in beta -- I very much want it to succeed. Please help spread the word about it! Thank you! ❤️

Happy book birthday, @abigailtaylor.bsky.social !

Boosting!

If you're looking to take advantage of that free shipping, you can nab a paperback of THE SHAMSHINE BLIND on bookshop for less than seventeen bucks right now

I’m exciting to be part of a panel on “Liminal Spaces in SFF” @concurrentseattle.bsky.social with @ph-low.com @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social @charliejane.bsky.social and Felicia Martinez! Hope to see folks there! And please donate to support this awesome event!

Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social 25 ARCs, ends 6/16 www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

I enjoyed Abigail Taylor’s debut THE NIGHT BEGINS. Looking forward to this one.

If you want a SALTCROP ARC, there’s a giveaway going on now on Goodreads! #bookgiveaway #saltcrop #booksky

Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social 25 ARCs, ends 6/16 www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

What if the boy next door turned into something you might have to kill? Abigail F. Taylor’s Maryneal 1962 is a Southern Gothic coming-of-age horror where full moons, small-town fear, and first love collide. We sat down with the author at #NightTideMag! nighttidemag.com/2025/05/23/s...

Reminder I’m giving away a paperback copy of The Stardust Grail in my newsletter tomorrow! Sign up before Friday 11am EST! #booksky #bookgiveaway Link ⬇️

(My newsletter is free! It’s formatted like a little magazine with a personal update, author update, 3 books recs, musings about SF, and writing tips. And plenty of giveaways!)