COVER REVEAL, and brrrrr ice ice baby ❄️!!! The Incorruptibles 2 is available for preorder now: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lightm... Cover art: @devinellekurtz.bsky.social Cover design: Tiara Iandiorio Publisher: @simonkids.bsky.social Editor: Kara Sargent Agent: @allielevick.bsky.social

We’ll meet again. You know where: here. You know when: tomorrow. 🤭

TITLE REVEAL!!! Thanks in advance for sharing this post and helping to spread the word! 💟 So excited to finally reveal that LIGHTMARE is the title of the second volume of The Incorruptibles, and the book comes out on 6/16/26!!! Cover reveal coming soon!

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN DAY!!! From these two baby gays! (And from me 🌈👋🏻) The Incorruptibles is a middle grade book (ages 10–14), so the romance is very sweet and wholesome and kid friendly. 🥰 Hope you give it a chance if you’re looking for inclusive fantasy boarding school books!

Had an absolute blast sharing THE INCORRUPTIBLES by @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social for #FirstChapterFriday today in #5thgrade. Mystery, sorcery, secret societies? What's not to like? ✨

This interview with ReadWonder just went live!!! I LOVED getting to talk all about Fiora, the protagonist of The Incorruptibles—hopefully you enjoy this too! I posted half, but here’s the complete behind-the-scenes glance at the making of a main character: readwonder.blogspot.com/2025/09/auth...

Thank you @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social for sharing a copy of THE INCORRUPTIBLES with our school’s readers! The cover is gorgeous & I can’t wait to dive in! I know our school’s fantasy readers will be as excited about it as I am. #MGLit

Remember that time Rick Riordan knew the name of my book???? And my name too??? I feel like it deserves a post because RICK RIORDAN!!!!! I’m such a huge Percy Jackson fan, omggggg!!! 😱🤯🥳🤩

Festival season is upon us—mark your calendars!!! The perfect opportunity to get a signed and personalized copy of The Incorruptibles! I doodle in every book 🤗. Come say hello! You’ll be happy to be there, dancing through life!!

Newsletter just dropped— August 2025: “Wait. Am I a publishing old-timer?” Link here: laurenmagaziner.substack.com/p/wait-am-i-...

Every single time I log onto social media, I see posts asking for recommendations for more inclusive, warmhearted alternatives to Harry Potter for middle grade readers (ages 8–14), and I’ve compiled a list of them here!!! Please repost to spread the word:

Around this time of year, I get ravenously hungry for magic school books… It’s both on-theme and escapist at the same time!!!! Here are 18 delightful middle grade magic school books that are modern, fresh, exciting, and welcoming to all:

Patience, patience, patience, patience…. Yesterday was the 11th anniversary of my debut being published, and this is STILL a lesson I need to learn in this industry. 😅

Got a secret—juicy as a peach secret, bursting to share secret!!! The Perfect secret… But alas. This is the last time you’ll hear about it until I’m allowed to say anything more, in like 803 thousand more years. 👀🤐🤫🤭⏳

Last chance to enter!!!! Attn teachers, school librarians, and parents who want to enter on behalf of their kid’s teacher:

Teachers, educators, librarians—don’t forget to enter!!! All you have to do is comment and repost. Easiest way to win a free book! 😉

12 year old Lauren, 2002. Wish I could reach through time and give her a hug. She definitely needs it. I think she’d be terrified by what I’m secretly up to right now. But also I think I’m doing right by her—and hope I’m making her proud. 🤐🤫😉💛

15 classrooms or school libraries will get a copy of The Incorruptibles, a set of bookmarks, and a virtual visit with me!!! US only. To win: 1️⃣ Comment with something fun you did this summer or what magic power you’d like to have 2️⃣ Repost/retweet this giveaway I’ll select winners by August 11th!

Hunger’s Bite is incredible 🔥🔥🔥!!!! Gorgeous art, brilliant story, themes I’m still chewing on (ha!)… @taylor-robin.bsky.social, I need the next one IMMEDIATELY!!!!

The reviews are in!!! And they all agree… Time to let THE INCORRUPTIBLES become your next new obsession!!!!! Looking for an unputdownable story? Welcome to Inc Academy! Charge up your tech, throw on your squad cloak, and get ready to fight some sorcerers: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-In...

What a fabulous time at #ala2025, and thank you so much to everyone who stopped by the booth when I was signing to get a copy of The Incorruptibles—we ran out 🎉🎉🎉! LOVE getting this book into eager hands 🥰!!!!! Bon voyage, Fiora & company! And happy sorcerer fighting to everyone who nabbed a book!

Hey look, while the *month* is ending, Pride is all year round!!!!!! Hope you feel at home in THE INCORRUPTIBLES 🌈 with the found family story 🌈 with the queer-normative world 🌈 with the 8 lgbtq+ characters in that have big roles to play 🌈 with the queer joy and inclusivity

More hype for THE INCORRUPTIBLES 🔥🔥🔥🔥 So verklempt by these kind words 😊😭!!! If you’re reading this post but haven’t read the book yet, join us at Inc Academy soon, kay? Your squad is waiting for you!!! Incorruptible Summerrrrr ☀️⚔️😎 @simonkids.bsky.social

Just finished reading the audiobook of THE INCORRUPTIBLES, and oh my gods—⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars! No, a million stars! Narrator Caitlin Kelly has a thousand distinct voices, & they’re all genius. HIGHLY recommend this @simonkids.bsky.social audiobook for summer road trips! Kids ages 10-14 will be entranced ✨🎧

Come listen to me read a chapter from THE INCORRUPTIBLES on the @simonkids.bsky.social YouTube Channel!!!! youtu.be/oMLf3gwAwq4 And enjoy all my weird facial expressions as I act out a brawling scene hahahaha. 😅🤣

Also snagged a few books I've been looking to get my hands on! 😁 @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social @pamvau.bsky.social @debbimichiko.bsky.social ❤️ Can't wait to dive in!!!

My @writersdigest.bsky.social essay went live!!!! It’s all about walking that tonal balance between darkness and light, especially in middle grade fiction—how to find the hopeful note in the face of insurmountable odds 💜. www.writersdigest.com/how-to-find-...

Loved getting to answer these Incorruptibles questions with @deborahkalb.bsky.social 🥰!!!!

#newbooksday part 1 - New kids and teen reads! 💙📚 (Good for adults, too!) #librarylife #ilovemyjob @laurenpaigeconrad.bsky.social @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social @dirtbagqueer.rocks @rachelvail.bsky.social @dkryland.bsky.social

THE INCORRUPTIBLES is hot off the press, & the hype is hotter 🔥🔥🔥! Praise for The Incorruptibles: “Brilliant” —Paste “Exciting” —San Diego Jewish World “Awesome” —Bookstr “Epic” —Always in the Middle “Recommend” —YABC “Breathless” —Kirkus, ⭐️

This Must-Have Monday we have FOURTEEN new books to ft, incl 🛣️possession you won't want exorcized with @kateelliottsff.bsky.social 🚫 anti-magic school from @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social 😱the ENTIRETY of Wicked+Divine by @kierongillen.bsky.social‬ & co in ONE BOOK!

THE INCORRUPTIBLES book 1 releases today!!!! Welcome to Inc Academy, where kids train with tech and gadgets to fight against their sorcerer oppressors. If you like Percy Jackson, Keeper of the Lost Cities, Naruto, and inclusive boarding school books, I hope you take a chance on The Incorruptibles!

In a future (decimated) United States, sorcerers use their magic to oppress regular humans. Humanity’s only hope is a group of resistance fighters, aka Incorruptibles, who battle sorcerers with nothing more than tech & grit. Grab your lightning blaster—we’re going sorcerer fighting! 2 days to go ⚡️

We’re all in this together!! When powerful people are too big to battle alone, you grab your team! Your community 💟. In The Incorruptibles, Fiora learns it’s collectively that we shine. Join the fight on Tuesday!!! ⚡️⚔️🌱 #theincorruptibles #kidlit #newbooks #middlegrade @simonkids.bsky.social

There are two new posts available exclusively on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon exploring 54 middle grade and 260 adult fiction and non-fiction books being published in June 2025! Save 25% on an annual membership for the Jo March tier with code 6C703! www.patreon.com/2635000/join #BookSky #KidLit

ONE WEEK UNTIL RELEASE DAY!!!!! This pic shows some tropes you’ll find in the book! 🤗 And more fun things you’ll find inside: ❤️ found family 🧡 a sorting (pick your own squad!) 💛 “I hate everyone but you” 💚 rivals to… 👀??? 🩵 adults keeping secrets 💙 cinnamon roll boy 1 of 2…

In my next book, The Incorruptibles (June 10th), people are who they are, and they love who they love, and everyone is cool about it. People are encouraged to be their authentic selves!

Guess what’s 🌈 coming out 🌈? THE INCORRUPTIBLES, and it contains 8 LGBTQIA+ characters in book 1, including our protagonist!! Looking for a more queer-inclusive boarding school book? I hope you give this one a chance! 🏳️‍⚧️🤗🏳️‍🌈 Coming: June 10 For 10–14 yr olds Order: laurenmagaziner.com/books/the-in...

I forgot to post pics here yesterday… My box of author copies is missing in action, but in the meantime, my editor shipped me 2 from the office, just so I could see the final version, and… Enjoy this silly slideshow of me hanging out with my book for the very first time:

My high school history teacher once asked my class, “Is there any cause that you—in your young adult life—would risk your life for? Now is there any cause you’d willingly die for?” In case you wonder where ideas come from—it’s high school history class meets my death anxiety!

Book Mail: 52 New and Forthcoming Middle Grade and YA Books Friends. FRIENDS. Look at all this glorious book mail. Behold the GIANT AMOUNT of books to arrive at my house in the past few weeks. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/30/b... @tltkaren.bsky.social

🚨 giveaway reminder: I’m giving away the first three books in the WILDERLORE series by Amanda Foody! Fun + adventurous fantasy, perfect for summer reading! Perfect for stocking your classroom / library for post-summer break! Teachers, educators, librarians, parents, middle grade fans— take note ⤵️

My beautiful blurbs in one place!!! All the hugs and thanks to these four incredible authors: @erinentrada.bsky.social, Jonathan Stroud, @taekeller.bsky.social, and Amanda Foody! Can’t even express how grateful I am for your kind words and generosity and support. 💚⚡️💜⚔️💛🌱

Do not give this woman a dime of your money. 1. Do not watch the new show. 2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts) 3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith. www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...

Blurb reveal! Amanda Foody is so talented—can’t even express just how OBSESSED I am with her Wilderlore series. That’s why I’m especially honored that she said lovely things about The Incorruptibles 🥹💜 GIVEAWAY: To celebrate, I’m giving away the first 3 Wilderlore books! To enter, share this post.

🌸 PREORDER GIFT 🌸 🌷 Submit proof of purchase of the hardback or audiobook to [email protected] by Wed June 11 and receive gifts! 🌻 US mailing addresses get 1, 2, & 3. International mailing addresses get 1 & 2: 1) a bookmark 2) a signed, personalized bookplate 3) a floral notebook

“You’ll regret this moment, Fiora of Barrowburgh. I will kill you. Consider yourself marked.” Ever think about how a single small decision can change your life forever? And potentially cause a murderous sorcerer to make a vow to chase you down and end you? Run, Fiora—RUN!!! @simonkids.bsky.social

SO PROUD of my guest essay for SLJ’s Teen Librarian Toolbox. It’s called, “Writing Queer Characters with Warmth, Empathy, and Inclusive Joy” 🌈💜 —and if these snippets pluck your heart strings, please go read the whole thing: teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/22/w...

Writing Queer Characters with Warmth, Empathy, and Inclusive Joy, a guest post by Lauren Magaziner teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/05/22/w... @tltkaren.bsky.social @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social