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Posts by Kalyn Josephson

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Coming soon: Why Monster Girls Don't Cry A collection of dark speculative fiction about monsters and people considered monstrous. Includes three never-before-published stories!

okay so. coming soon 👀 (no, idk *exactly* when but like... all the stories are written! and I have one cover!)

#WhyMonsterGirlsDontCry

📚🏳️‍⚧️ it's got trans & nonbinary characters!
it's super queer! 🌈📚🪐
💜🖤💚 also very aspec!
there will be 3 new stories! 🐺🎥🧸

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

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Deal Alert!! Congrats @kalynjosephson.bsky.social!! A DRAGONSLAYER'S GUIDE TO LOVE, VALOR, AND OTHER MYTHS will be published by Roaring Brook Press!!

1 month ago 5 2 1 0
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Two lists in the first week - THE LIBRARY OF AMORLIN is an instant @publisherswkly.bsky.social betseller! Congrats @kalynjosephson.bsky.social!

1 month ago 4 1 0 0
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Congrats to @kalynjosephson.bsky.social! LIBRARY OF AMORLIN is an instant @usatoday.com bestseller!

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Happy pub day to @kalynjosephson.bsky.social and THE LIBRARY OF AMORLIN!!

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I'm going on tour!!

This is only part 1 of the stops to come, but please come join me to talk about books, fantasy, and cats.

We kick things off in the Bay Area at the Redwood City Public Library in Redwood City, CA on March 3rd at 6:15 with Fireside Books! #bayarea

2 months ago 12 6 0 0
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I'm going on tour!!

This is only part 1 of the stops to come, but please come join me to talk about books, fantasy, and cats.

We kick things off in the Bay Area at the Redwood City Public Library in Redwood City, CA on March 3rd at 6:15 with Fireside Books! #bayarea

2 months ago 12 6 0 0

Great news for UK readers! Waterstones has selected THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS for their 25% off pre-order sale! Just use the code FEB26 at check-out to get the best price of the year on my dragon.

All three of Garrodigh's heads can't wait to meet you.

2 months ago 82 42 0 2

Heyo! If you're looking for an awesome multi-genre collection of aromantic fiction, BEING ARO is now available on NetGalley!

My story, "Preservation," follows a disowned aristocrat-turned-activist determined to protect an endangered species on her homeworld, no matter the cost...

2 months ago 37 28 0 0
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Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.

Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.

In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?

THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!

✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

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An illustration of a brown-skinned, dark-haired man with tattooed arms, wearing a dark hooded tunic and a bandolier of vials, and cradling a complex chef knife. A text graphic overlays this reading “Casthen Gain, a novella of The Graven” and more text on the purple background reads: Audiobook Jan 27th. Preorder now on Audible.

An illustration of a brown-skinned, dark-haired man with tattooed arms, wearing a dark hooded tunic and a bandolier of vials, and cradling a complex chef knife. A text graphic overlays this reading “Casthen Gain, a novella of The Graven” and more text on the purple background reads: Audiobook Jan 27th. Preorder now on Audible.

SOON you can feast your ears on the audiobook of my sci-fantasy novella—Casthen Gain—produced by Podium and narrated by Zac Aleman!

Pre-orders open now! ~ out Jan 27th 💜

podiumentertainment.com/titles/12883...

essahansen.com/books/casthe...

(sketch of Sentace is by Mali Benedicto Vasanserekul)

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Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.

Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.

Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!!

This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too!

✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

3 months ago 55 21 1 0

Excuse me this is so cozy and cute, I love it 🥺

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor

Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…

5 months ago 53 27 2 8
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Only 2 days left to enter the Goodreads giveaway for my upcoming fantasy book, THE LIBRARY OF AMORLIN!

Perfect for fans of:
- Six of Crows
- Howls Moving Castle
- White Collar
- Burn Notice
- Neopets 😏

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Title reads “Being Aro” with the aromantic flag underneath. Body text reads “Being Aro is a collection of short stories in genres like science fiction, fantasy, historical, and contemporary that shines a light on aromantic experiences, as well as the many other sub-identities under the aromantic umbrella. From high school matchmaking mishaps to battling book banning with dragons, this anthology is rich in imagination and diverse in its perspectives, showcasing aro characters that go on adventures, form friendships, and rise against the status quo.”

Title reads “Being Aro” with the aromantic flag underneath. Body text reads “Being Aro is a collection of short stories in genres like science fiction, fantasy, historical, and contemporary that shines a light on aromantic experiences, as well as the many other sub-identities under the aromantic umbrella. From high school matchmaking mishaps to battling book banning with dragons, this anthology is rich in imagination and diverse in its perspectives, showcasing aro characters that go on adventures, form friendships, and rise against the status quo.”

stories by 
Claudie Arseneault
Kent Ashing-Giwa
Ian M Carlisle
Madeline Dyer
Isa Fiel
Kalyn Josephson
Taka Owen
Laura Pohl
Rukman Ragas
Soumi Roy
Rosiee Thor
Ann Zhao

With green speech bubbles that say: “with an introduction by Julie Sondra Decker” and “edited by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor”

stories by Claudie Arseneault Kent Ashing-Giwa Ian M Carlisle Madeline Dyer Isa Fiel Kalyn Josephson Taka Owen Laura Pohl Rukman Ragas Soumi Roy Rosiee Thor Ann Zhao With green speech bubbles that say: “with an introduction by Julie Sondra Decker” and “edited by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor”

BEING ARO lineup announcement! This YA cross genre aromantic anthology is coming your way May 2026 from Page Street!

@clh2oars.bsky.social @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @kalynjosephson.bsky.social @rukman.bsky.social @soumiroy1.bsky.social @annzhao.bsky.social

5 months ago 36 21 0 3

Omg complete with cats 🥺🥺

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Just add a bunch of trauma and this is the actual plot of LIBRARY OF AMORLIN by @kalynjosephson.bsky.social

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Cover for THE KING MUST DIE, illustrated by the amazing Eleonor Piteira.

Cover for THE KING MUST DIE, illustrated by the amazing Eleonor Piteira.

On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...

THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.

5 months ago 470 163 28 13
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You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.

I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!

clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...

5 months ago 88 30 2 2
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We've got spine-tingling reads for kids, including titles from @victorpineiro.bsky.social, @kalynjosephson.bsky.social @tracycgold.bsky.social and @lilymeade.bsky.social

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Graphic showing TKMD cover on a starry blue background, noting the event's start time at 7PM and location at Books Inc. in Palo Alto.

Graphic showing TKMD cover on a starry blue background, noting the event's start time at 7PM and location at Books Inc. in Palo Alto.

Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!

6 months ago 50 28 2 0
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Phantom View - Reactor A disabled son care-taking for a disabled father try to understand the mysterious blur haunting them.

New story day!

"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.

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SLO readers, join The Cove Books for a spooky boozy bookfair featuring two wildlife guests from Pacific Wildlife!

10/24 from 5-8PM at Two Broads Cider. #sanluisobispo

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🌟COVER REVEAL🌟

Howl’s Moving Castle meets Six of Crows in THE LIBRARY OF AMORLIN, releasing 3/3/26 from Kensington Books. Art by Simon Prades.

Preorder: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-librar...

Add on GR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Oh my gosh 😻

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🥺🥺❤️❤️

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This book is SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!

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Look at this GORGEOUS cover!!!

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❤️❤️❤️

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