Fantasy Friday: The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder
Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love.Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls,…
Fantasy Friday: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu
A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works at her grandmothers’ bookshop, where she helps them…
Fantasy Friday: Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that Publisher's Weekly calls "elegant and adrenaline-soaked." In this richly developed fantasy, Lei…
There Will Be Lesbians
I'd like to stop and talk about something a little personal today. It's going to sound like a rant in the beginning, but I promise that it has a happy…
Fantasy Friday: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way…
Fantasy Friday: Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die
Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn't Die is an anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction centering queer joy and community in the face of disaster. What does hope look…
LGBTQIA+
Here's a handy guide to all the characters that identify as LGBTQIA+ in my stories, organized by series. In general, I have a lot of queer characters because I think…
Fantasy Friday: Hunter’s Blessing by A. J. Barber
Ever since her brother murdered four of his closest friends, Alicia Omura has been trying to start over. She changed her name, got a new job, did everything she could to…
Fantasy Friday: History of Magic by L. C. Mawson
It turns out a sixteen-year-old being one of the most powerful witches on Earth puts people on edge... You cast one dubious spell and everything goes to shit. Namely, the…
Fantasy Friday: Basics of Spellcraft by L. C. Mawson
Ancient curses. Blocked memories. And an Academy for young witches that might just hold the answers.I should have known something was wrong when my weird aunt arrived in town just…