Quick Rose City Comicon photo dump!!! Sidekicks and side quests moderated by @readingismagical.bsky.social with @tkingfisher.com and Terry Brooks and the lovely @rmgilligan.bsky.social and @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social was such a cool discussion!

Not a corporate shill, but it’s hard to put into words the impact of seeing a display of @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social’s Cemetery Boys - with its trans, gay, Latino protagonist - as the YA pick of the month at Barnes and Noble in my red state yesterday. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💗

Queer books from our giveaway! Check out my 📌 on IG for details. Thanks to @transhorrors.bsky.social, @tqsims.bsky.social, @xvictoriawrites.bsky.social, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social @zefrrr.bsky.social, @sophieburnham.bsky.social, @clmontblanc.bsky.social & more for your books!

Try Cemetery Boys by @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social if you want to read "LGBTQ books for spooky season." #AskALibrarian

here’s my appearances on Velshi’s banned Book Club on MSNBC this morning! 🤩

Why is fantasy such an important and popular genre? “Cemetery Boys” author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social says when “we’re talking about heavy stuff [...] it eases it a little bit with a little magic and mystery and mayhem.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Why is fantasy such an important and popular genre? “Cemetery Boys” author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social says when “we’re talking about heavy stuff [...] it eases it a little bit with a little magic and mystery and mayhem.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

FRIENDS! tomorrow i’ll be on @msnbc.com for the @alivelshinews.bsky.social Banned Book Club to talk about “Cemetery Boys”, it’s 5 year anniversary, and the new paperback! this is a HUGE deal and it’d mean a lot to me if you tuned in! my segment will start at 11:45 am ET / 8:45 am PT!

Just some of the books from next month’s massive giveaway for 🇵🇸 on Instagram! Check out my IG (same name) for rules. Thanks to @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @lisellesambury.bsky.social, @camrikohler.bsky.social, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @literarydesiree.bsky.social, and more for donating!

FRIENDS! the KidLit4CeaseFire, We The People auction is now live!! you can bid on signed/personalized copies of "Cemetery Boys" and "The Sunbearer Trials", along with other amazing items and services! check them out here! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Seattle Worldcon has asked for feedback on their Discord. I have obliged:

This is such an inexcusable error. When you're running something like this, you HAVE to honor the fact that this might be the most important night of someone's life. Do better.

As respectfully as possible, if you are a Hugo MC it is your actual job to make sure you have the pronunciations of the people you are celebrating down. If you don’t get given a list from Worldcon you need to make your own or demand one in time to learn. This is egregious.

WHY are we still holding the #HugoAwards on some pedestal when we KNOW they censored Xiran Jay Zhao from the Lodestar list because the execs wanted to go to China?? or the fact that they nominate BIPOC but rarely win?? and then treated Kamilah Cole this way?? HUGO AWARDS DONT GIVE AF ABOUT BIPOC.

Helloooo!! I finished Celestial Monsters and OH MY WORD THIS SERIES WAS SO GOOD I would definitely recommend! @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social is SUCH A GOOD WRITER I'm definitely taking notes for how plot development, Character arcs, and world building was executed #sunbearertrials #book #art #queer

So fun! I had the amazing opportunity of meeting author & agent @sandraproudman.bsky.social (go read Salvación, a YA Latinx fantasy—it’s so good!) & NYT Bestselling author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social of Cemetery Boys, now in paperback! Both are so kind and I love seeing Latinx rep!

🚨HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 the new Cemetery Boys paperback is a @barnesandnoble Book Club Pick for August!! it’s got: 📝 a heartfelt anniversary letter 👻 a bonus scene that made me emotional 🔮 a sneak peek of Espíritu (aka the long-awaited chaos sequel)!

For anyone who wants to watch our live, check it out: www.instagram.com/reel/DMtXN1n...

got new glasses but luckily figaro still recognizes me (yes this is a Superman joke GO WATCH THE NEW MOVIE)

OREGON FRIENDS! im so excited to team up with Central Oregon Community College on Tuesday, October 14 at 4:30 pm! we're going to have a lot of fun PLUS drinks and snacks are included! will i see you there??

the Cemetery Boys paperback is officially out in the world today! 🥳🥳🥳 it includes a 5 year anniversary letter, a bonus scene PLUS a sneak peek at the sequel, Espíritu! join me and @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social today at 3pm PT / 6pm ET over on ig as we chat about all things Cemetery Boys!

FRIENDS! @peoplemag.bsky.social did a feature on me, the 5 year anniversary of Crmetery Boys, plus an exclusive look at my author letter from the upcoming trade paperback! i REALLY can’t believe it’s been 5 years. thank you all so much for being with me on this journey 💖 people.com/cemetery-boy...

FRIENDS!!! to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Cemetery Boys, and the release of its trade paperback on 7/29, i’m going live on IG with some of my FAVORITE influencers!

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! 🥳🎈 you can help me celebrate by deplatforming That Vile Woman and instead boost my queer af books! 🌈 ☀️in The Sunbearer Trials, god is trans, other gods are also trans, some of the demigods are trans and EVERYONE IS QUEER!

🥳IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!🥳 CEMETERY BOYS comes out in paperback soon and @fiercereads.bsky.social is giving away copies on Good Reads! enter to win a copy here! bit.ly/4kdGrkA

Cemetery Boys @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social

Huda didn’t lie — the WOMEN are the prizes. this feels like a social experiment where STUNNING women with jobs, brains, and personalities are trapped trying to connect with gym bros who treat loyalty like a suggestion and emotional maturity like it’s contagious.

🥳IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!🥳 CEMETERY BOYS comes out in paperback soon and @fiercereads.bsky.social is giving away copies on Good Reads! enter to win a copy here! bit.ly/4kdGrkA

✨ATTENTION AUTHORS✨ I am humbly asking for your help! You'll hear more about this on the next ep. of The Paper Trail podcast but I'll be returning to the classroom this fall after 5 years of being a full-time author. This means I'll be rebuilding my classroom LIBRARY from scratch! 📚

No kings. No fascists. No wannabe tyrants. Squirrelwig McRacistPants isn’t a leader, he’s a symptom of rot. a conman draped in gold, feeding on fear. tear the throne down before he climbs back on it.

It's Friday the 13th and what better way to celebrate than to kick off my spooky #ScoobyDoo summer! I have four in person events I would love to meet you at, including two free ones! I will also be attending #WorldConSeattle! More details at lilymeade.com/events

I’m loving “Celestial Monsters”! Thank you @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social for sharing these characters with us. This book brings me joy & hope 🥹

Doing my periodic emptying of my desk drawers and found these fun little cards from a great pair of @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social books!

“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.”

i see you know antifa pikachu but have you ever met ICE out of LA labubu

leftist police departments like the LAPD

Fundraiser for 14 that have been detained. This was sent by a friend who is a teacher and one of her student's parents is part of the 14. www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-aid...

✨pls share✨ I’m at $1,200/$4,000 of my goal this week to help evacuate Mariam’s mom. If you can donate and/or share, I would be so grateful! GFM: www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-hel... 32Auction: www.32auctions.com/KL4CAuction

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ have you read CEMETERY BOYS yet?? my queer paranormal romance where a trans boy falls in love with a ghost he accidentally summons????🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ WELL PRIDE MONTH IS THE PERFECT TIME! the ebook is just $2.99 for a limited time only!!!! get your copy here! bit.ly/4jhZaub

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️HAPPY PRIDE! let's do a book giveaway! make a purchase from www.aiden-thomas.com/graveyard-goods during the month of June and you'll be entered to win 1 of 2 @barnesandnoble.com special editions of "Cemetery Boys"! and this quarter, we're supporting @lambdalegal.org with proceeds from the shop!

Literally one of my favorite books of all time

Cemetery Boys is soooooo good. Highly recommend. Can’t wait for Julián’s POV 🤩

Do you like BOYS? Do you like CEMETERIES?? WELL BOY HOWDY DO I HAVE A BOOK FOR YOU

julian diaz you will always be famous. To me <3

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ have you read CEMETERY BOYS yet?? my queer paranormal romance where a trans boy falls in love with a ghost he accidentally summons????🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ WELL PRIDE MONTH IS THE PERFECT TIME! the ebook is just $2.99 for a limited time only!!!! get your copy here! bit.ly/4jhZaub

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️HAPPY PRIDE! let's do a book giveaway! make a purchase from www.aiden-thomas.com/graveyard-goods during the month of June and you'll be entered to win 1 of 2 @barnesandnoble.com special editions of "Cemetery Boys"! and this quarter, we're supporting @lambdalegal.org with proceeds from the shop!

hey friends! there’s some listening tiktok pretending to be me — as a reminder, i only have one tiktok and it’s the same handle i use for everything! www.tiktok.com/@aidenschmai... feel free to block and report any impersonators tryna get you to invest in god only knows what 😒

oh aapi heritage month is almost over you should all buy my book that is an enemies-to-lovers rom com but also very much about who gets to decide what being "American" is 📖: bookshop.org/p/books/piec...

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