“He looked up at the empty clouds, and as he died he wondered, not for the first time but for the very last, why it should be that we are made for a bright world, but live in a dark one.” -- @levgrossman.com, THE BRIGHT SWORD

Duck Prints Press’s monthly “created works round-ups” are our opportunity to spotlight some of the amazing work that people working with us have done that ISN’T linked to their work with Duck Prints Press. Check it out folks March creations! duckprintspress.com/2026/04/04/c...

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY! Our Kickstarter for DUCKS IN A ROW and DUXXX IN A ROW has gone live. Over 40 stories by our queer creators, collected in two lovely volumes for the first time. Check out the campaign, and boosts of this post are very appreciated! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc... 🌈📚 📚💙

Created for The Magicians fanworks event Don't Make Me Sing (Every Single One of Us Has to Sing), which runs through Mar. 29 at 11:59 PM Eastern. More about this painting and event: www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot... #themagiciansfanart #themagicianssyfy #levgrossman #queliotfanart #themagicians3x05

Created for The Magicians fanworks event Don't Make Me Sing (Every Single One of Us Has to Sing), which runs through Mar. 29 at 11:59 PM Eastern. More about this painting and event: www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot... #themagiciansfanart #themagicianssyfy #levgrossman #queliotfanart #themagicians3x05

The God of Sleep will be out in one week! In recognition of this, here is a detail from one of the pages. It is a cat riding on a graham cracker. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lev-g...

THE GOD OF SLEEP was inspired by my love of mythology and the nonsense poems of Edward Lear. Picture books are very much a word-of-mouth business, so if you have or know a child who likes rhymes or beautiful drawings or polytheism, consider mentioning THE GOD OF SLEEP to them and/or their parents!

Today is the official book birthday of THE GOD OF SLEEP! Written by me with gorgeous illustrations by Huynh Kim Liên -- for example this one of the God of Math, who is obviously doing some serious differential calculus or something in her head. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lev-g...

"I insisted that the god of sleep be shown on the toilet. So if anyone is offended by that, that is completely my fault." I talked to @publisherswkly.bsky.social about writing a picture book. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

The Magician King by @levgrossman.com is my favorite book of my favorite trilogy, and this looks like a gorgeous edition!! grimoakpress.com/products/the... #themagicianking #themagicians #levgrossman

New Substack: levgrossman.substack.com/p/the-halfwa...

It's a small thing but wow, getting a new podcast off the ground -- with no corporate or institutional support -- is a heavy lift. Even tiny things count!

The Secret Life of Books is up for an NYC podcast award! If you like it please vote! Early and often! @slobpodcast.bsky.social www.silver-nyc.com/nycpodcastaw...

(I'm posting about it here partly b/c I've never published a picture book before and don't really know how to get the word out about it. So if you have a small child who likes rhymes and irritable gods, well, have I got the book for you.)

For anybody local to Sydney, I'll be on a hell of a panel at the Writers Festival on May 23: myself, Garth Nix and R.F. Kuang. Should be an amazing conversation. www.swf.org.au/program/fest...

Semi-regular reminder that THE GOD OF SLEEP is coming out March 24! Booklist just reviewed it: "Grossman’s first foray into picture books is a beauty. The lovely lilting text features clever rhymes and gentle humor, and the inventive illustrations burst with vibrant hues and darling detail."

#DEAL ALERT! One clickers unite because THE BRIGHT SWORD @levgrossman.com is on #sale on #Kindle for today only! amzn.to/3MWNxyH #TheBrightSword #KingArthur #ad #amazoncom

Regular reminder that I'm teaching a class on writing fantasy and SF in Aspen in June. Applications close Feb 26 register.aspeninstitute.org/event/f6f338...

I made a tiny fluffy Queliot fic for hey, sweetheart, the all-fandoms challenge by @ficwip.bsky.social A Flurry of Notes by EliotQueliot archiveofourown.org/works/79460871 #heysweetheart #queliotfanfic #eliotwaugh #quentincoldwater #themagiciansfanfic

Thank you Sarah!

Tomorrow (for you USians) and Monday, DPP will still be at Arisia! Go forth and buy books and stickers (and did you see that fan??) and consider signing up for the Patreon too. So many more short stories there, (incl. another Lilya & Maret story of mine - my CLERICAL ERROR girls!) to enjoy.

Our Kickstarter for the TWINNED trilogy by Tris Lawrence is off to a great start! Today, meet Alaric, the aro gay shapeshifting college freshman lead of the first book, COMMIT THE KICK. You can learn more about the whole trilogy by visiting our campaign page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc... 🌈📚

Happy Launch Day for our awesome queer trilogy of modern-with-magic novels by Tris Lawrence! These college students have magical Talents, and they've learned about a threat that could end the world! And they still have exams!! Learn more on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc... 🌈📚 📚💙

A belated link to my New Year's substack. Self-sabotage, touch-avoidance, cats of Istanbul, success, failure and fizzy wine open.substack.com/pub/levgross...

If I'd remembered to post about it, THE GOD OF SLEEP was 25% off for pre-order at Barnes & Noble three days ago. It is now available for pre-order from many different retailers AT FULL PRICE! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lev-g...

I'm 27 pages into SLOW GODS by Claire North and I can't remember the last time I read a book that I so badly wish I'd written

I'll be teaching SF and fantasy for a week in Aspen in June. Come join if you can www.aspenwords.org/programs/sum...

Here's the next of my watercolor paintings celebrating The Magicians! From my favorite episode, "A Life in the Day." For the "time-related" theme, Time Is an Illusion, The Magicians fanworks event thru Dec. 16 (10-year anniversary of 1x01!) #themagiciansfanart #queliot www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot...

Trying to make sure to share all the watercolor paintings I've been making to celebrate The Magicians! I've been working on these off and on since spring. www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot... #themagicians #levgrossman #eliotwaugh #quentincoldwater #themagiciansfanart #queliotfanart #mywatercolors

@unlifeira.bsky.social Thank you so much for your help!!! www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot... Queliot fanfic chapter for Time Is an Illusion, The Magicians fanworks event celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the show ...Baby One More Time, Ch. 12. Theme: Time-related #themagiciansfanfic #queliotfanfic

Watercolor painting I made of Eliot's burial scene at the Mosaic for Time Is an Illusion, The Magicians fanworks event celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the show (Dec. 16). This scene grabs my heart every time. #themagiciansfanart #eliotwaugh #queliotfanart www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot...

Another Queliot watercolor painting I made for the event! I really love how it turned out. It's part of my mission to bring more light to their scenes together. www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot... #themagiciansfanart #queliotfanart #alifeintheday #eliotwaugh #quentincoldwater #levgrossman #themagicians

I painted this (watercolors) for Time Is an Illusion, a fanworks event celebrating 10 years of The Magicians on TV. "A Life in the Day" is my favorite episode. This fits the event theme: "time-related." www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot... #themagiciansfanart #queliotfanart #levgrossman #themagicianssyfy

I love this moment so much. Everything changes when Quentin reads the letter. I made this watercolor painting for The Magicians anniversary celebration (Tumblr: magiciansfanworksextravaganza). Theme: time-related. #themagiciansfanart #quentincoldwater #mywatercolors www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot...

Magicians Fanworks Extravaganza celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the 1st episode of The Magicians! We love the show and the amazing books by @levgrossman.com 🍑 Dec. 8-16 on AO3/Tumblr, all types of fanworks welcome. #themagicians #levgrossman #themagiciansfanfic www.tumblr.com/magiciansfan...

Back when I worked at Time magazine I wrote a piece calling George R.R. Martin “the American Tolkien.” Is it true? Who knows. WHAT AFTER ALL IS TRUTH REALLY. But in my house, when I was a kid, the American Tolkien was Fritz Leiber. substack.com/home/post/p-...

"The god of the sun Has finished her run Across the blue sky Her day is done ..." But it's not done! There's so much more. Coming March 26. Preorder here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html 🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky

We just finished the Peaches and Plums Reverse Bang. I love this watercolor my friend made...so much I wrote a novel-length Magicians fic for it... www.tumblr.com/eliotqueliot...

behold the MAGICIAN'S LAND ebook is $1.99 today ebookdaily.com/bargain-kind...

Get your 2026 calendar of queer art, featuring 12 gorgeous now through Sept 15. We're also offering art prints of each individual piece. Forget Christmas - the holidays on this holiday are queer, such as Bi Day of Visibility. Learn more and get yours: duckprintspress.com/2026-queer-a...

Our Patreon drive is through Sept 30 (freebies all backers!), so we’ve talked a lot about the rewards we offer. Here’s another: backers $7/month+ get monthly lit-con-style panels! The September panel, Navigating Author-Editor Relationships, is TOMORROW. Learn more: www.patreon.com/c/duckprints...

Duck Prints Press, indie publisher founded by fancreators to help fancreators publish their original LGBTQIA+ work, needs YOU! 🫵 Seeking: new backers for our Patreon! People who boost our post about it a chance to win a book! Learn all the many details on our webpage: tinyurl.com/mus57v48 🌈📚 📚💙

Gods bones The Bright Sword is up for a World Fantasy Award! Thank you @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social‬!!!

My first picture book is coming out next year! I’ve been working on it for a truly absurd amount of time.

The Bright Sword is a recommend from me. @levgrossman.com did the impossible: a new Arthurian tale that actually works. Creative anachronism with just enough touchpoints to late Roman/early medieval Britain (including beyond the walls) to make nerds like me happy, plus gratuitous swearing. Glorious

We all must kill our darlings. But this particular darling died hard. levgrossman.substack.com/p/the-king-s...