Katie Shepard
@katieshepardbooks.bsky.social
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Yours Truly, Katie Shepard: author, fangirl, gamer, Known Reylo
https://linktr.ee/katieshepard
Time to stop feeling bad that my books donāt have sprayed edges andstart feeling bad that my books donāt smell like condiments? @ my publisher: hey it looks like thereās still a gap in the market for my book to smell like musk, sandalwood, and something uniquely him
add a skeleton here at some point
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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter campaign is LIVE!
4 days ago
WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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Warmly telling my cat āno nipping, no nippingā as though heās aware that he struggles with this vice and just needs my encouragement to stay on the wagon
4 days ago
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Pls pour reader tears directly into my porg mug.
18 days ago
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Kate Goldbeck
21 days ago
āØPREORDER BONUS⨠preorder DADDY ISSUES from ANY retailer to get: š A Chiliās menu-style dust jacket (designed by me) and instant downloads: š„ A sneak peek of Daddy Issues (first 4 chapters!) š¶ļø A never-before-seen spicy scene from YOU, AGAIN Submit your proof of purchase at the link in bio!
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Imagine it is January 13 and the snows are deep and the sun is shrouded and the ice weasels have just dragged off one of your childrenā¦but then! Whatās this in your mailbox? Why, itās the copy of the Younger Gods that you preordered during the September 3-5 Barnes & Noble sale.
30 days ago
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So do you think Taylor needs someone to help plan the wedding or does she already have the Pinterest boards set up
about 1 month ago
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The bakery: berry friand Me: berry friend
about 2 months ago
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Do not like walking at 6 am in the hot dark. It should not be allowed to become dark before it becomes cool, who do I file this complaint with?
2 months ago
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Kate Marvel
2 months ago
If you loved an authorās book, tell them! They will completely ignore it because theyāre fixated forever on the anonymous person who once gave them two stars on goodreads but itās probably good for your karma
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I would have been too powerful if god had given me graphic design skills in addition to the ability to fix fictional men so I made this to ask you to read my next book.
3 months ago
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This is my B&N preorder sale graphic. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
3 months ago
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Michelle C. Harris
3 months ago
COVER REVEAL FOR A LATTE LIKE LOVE Releasing on MARCH 17, 2026! š©·š§”š©µš Cover illustrated by
@cndcrd.bsky.social
š Official blurb, preorder links, Goodreads link, and more information below!
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The Younger Gods is now up on NetGalley if anyone wants to request a digital ARC and see what Iāve been cooking for the past couple years!
3 months ago
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Hey, here I am looking unhinged with my ARCs! Do you review books? Iām doing traveling ARCs and mailing out a few copies next week. Spend 3 weeks with the book, annotate or go wild in my DMs to your heartās content, then mail it on to the next reviewer. (US only). Signups are in my bio!
4 months ago
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Me: I have to be at work 20 minutes early tomorrow so Iāll set my alarm back 20 minutes Body: You got it boss, 3 am wake up it is
4 months ago
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To the man in the supermarket checkout lane behind me who is purchasing one package of condoms, a dozen red roses, and six (6!) bottles of rosƩ champagne: I hope your weekend goes exactly the way you hope it will
5 months ago
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celia winter š¦
5 months ago
Coming to you very soon: a short story that was written to heal baby Celia's fraught relationship with unicorns.
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If you want to buy future you a little treat, you can get 25% off through Barnes & Nobleās preorder sale and order my romantasy to be delivered in January.
5 months ago
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š„ Cover reveal! š„ Iām going to need everyone to survive this year so that you can read my romantasy debut next January.
6 months ago
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I think seven emotional support tigers could fix me.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Nevada man arrested after 7 'emotional support' tigers are seized from his home
Karl Mitchell, 71, didn't have the proper permits to own the animals, and he violated other rules over the years, the sheriff's office said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna199984
6 months ago
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Copy edits are for discovering that your MMC somehow never took his pants off during the 20-page š„ scene. Proud of him for what he still accomplished though.
6 months ago
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Em š is on HIATUS
6 months ago
I've been keeping a secret. A BIG one. But today, I finally get to announce my debut romance novel as
@michelle-c-harris.bsky.social
, A LATTE LIKE LOVE, for April 2026 publication with Berkley Romance. And if it looks familiar - a sweet barista? a talented, reclusive artist? - IT MIGHT BE.
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Kate Goldbeck
7 months ago
Daddyās home! DADDY ISSUES cover reveal, featuring gorgeous art by Noah Dea.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741928...
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thea guanzon š¦
8 months ago
TUSK LOVE is an homage to the bodiceripper, mixed with a healthy dash of romcom and fantasy travelogueāand preorders are currently 25% off for B&N members!!! ā”ļø
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tusk-love-...
I had so much fun writing this book, you guys. Hereās a sneak peek š„°
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Jenna Levine / "Jeeno"
8 months ago
Barnes & Noble is doing its semi-annual 25% pre-orders sale and yay!! ROAD TRIP is part of it. Get it while itās hot (even if vampires tend to run cold š„¶š§)
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/road-trip-...
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Guess who has two thumbs and just YEETED dev edits at her editor. I will now spend a week kissing video game elves.
9 months ago
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My favorite holiday tradition is watching Die Hard but wow do I wince every time Bruce Willis hits his head on something š¬
10 months ago
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Iāll be in Austin next Wednesday to talk all things enemies to lovers and fangirl over Monsoon Rising! Register at BookPeople to hug a š
10 months ago
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celia winter š¦
10 months ago
My sapphic witch story TWO BY TWO BY TWO is out now with
@heartlines-spec.com
! The team at Heartlines really made this story shine and I was already thrilled with it. Art commissioned from
@mattievictoria.bsky.social
#speclit
#fantasylit
#sff
#sffh
#sapphicfantasy
www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-6/
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Me: āBye hon! The kids and I are off to see the sad robot movie.ā An hour later, sobbing at the sad robot movie: [surprised Pikachu face]
10 months ago
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Heartlines Spec
11 months ago
It's that creeping dread that something isn't quite right. Two by Two by Two by
@crossingwinter.bsky.social
has all the power, love, and good old-fashioned witchery you crave. Coming to subscribers November 30!
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Canāt wait to fangirl so loudly that Theaās fans can hear me across the entire world. Tickets through Bookpeople!
11 months ago
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Iām mourning the death of Twitter because that was where I talked about space wizards and tragic elves with my pocket friends. Iām sure this place is refreshingly fascist-free, but the algorithm isnāt going to show me elves every time I refresh.
11 months ago
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⨠so excited to announce that I wrote a romantasy book āØ
12 months ago
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Off to sign a hundred books in stores, wish me š¶ good luck, babe š¶ Fae Ball Austin this afternoon Austin Book People 9/2 with Jenna Levine San Antonio Nowhere Bookshop 9/3 with Ali Hazelwood
about 1 year ago
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Sweeten the Deal, my naive heiress x grumpy starving artist romcom, is a Kindle Daily Deal today only!
about 1 year ago
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Release events for No One Does It Like You! Iāll also be in St Louis on 9/19 at Novel Neighbor to be
@jennalevine.bsky.social
ās conversation partner on her next book, My Vampire Plus One.
over 1 year ago
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This is my Barnes & Noble preorder sale graphic. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
over 1 year ago
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Inky nooooo those were for vibes
over 1 year ago
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Hello from totality!
over 1 year ago
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If you missed it, here is the cover of Tom and Rosieās book!
over 1 year ago
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Iām running an international giveaway for a finished copy of Sweeten the Deal and an ARC of Check & Mate that I stole from Aliās house via great stealth and guile over on IG (katieshepardbooks) Come say hi!
almost 2 years ago
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If youād like a signed copy of Sweeten the Deal or a Shep hug, hereās where to find me!
about 2 years ago
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Tropes youāll find in Sweeten the Deal!
about 2 years ago
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celia winter š¦
about 2 years ago
My latest short story, SINGER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, a turn-of-the-century retelling of Judith, is live today in the Days of Awe Anthology! Digital edition can be found here (with the print edition available later this week!)
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHXNMLVR/
Shana tova everyone, and fuck antisemitism.
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Sweeten the Dealās first trade review! Iām just mad I didnāt come up with the āgender-swapped Pretty Womanā pitch myself??
about 2 years ago
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Happy to introduce Sweeten the Dealās main characters, my terrible, beautiful trash-fire children, Caroline and Adrian. Sweeten the Deal is out October 17, and todayās a great day to preorder during the Barnes and Noble 25% off sale!
about 2 years ago
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Itās Barnes & Noble preorder sale time again! 25% off with a free membership and promo code PREORDER25. The last time I did this, we put four books by Reylo fanfic writers on the B&N bestseller list before they were out, so Iām making another thread of upcoming books:
about 2 years ago
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Got all the hugs at
@jennalevine.bsky.social
ās launch event for My Roommate Is A Vampire!
about 2 years ago
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