Yume Kitasei

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Saltcrop — Multnomah County Library Saltcrop — Kitasei, Yume, — "From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister - and Earth's environmental sa...

We suggest Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social if you want to read "Eco-fiction for fans of Lily Brooks-Dalton and Charlotte McConaghy." #AskALibrarian

The cover of THE STARDUST GRAIL, featuring red clouds and blue tentacles against a starfield

A photo of author Yume Kitasei

#Sirens26 #Bookmas Day 29: For your exhausted friend who specializes in impossible quests

THE STARDUST GRAIL, Yume Kitasei's (@yumewrites.bsky.social) brilliant, anti-colonialist space heist. Maya Hoshimoto, art thief and anthropologist, thinks she's settled down into a quiet academic life...

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A photo of the cover of Yume Kitasei's novel Saltcrop against a background of a green blanket. The cover is green and black with a striking pink used for the title and a little boat sailing across the front.

Finished on Christmas Eve after snagging from the library impulsively when I saw it was in. Loved The Stardust Grail so had to read this!

Thanks @yumewrites.bsky.social for a stunning book about sisterhood, environmental collapse, and sailing. It was exactly what I needed right now in my life! 🌱⛵️💚

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Seriously look what getting NYT best books of the year does 😜

@bingewriting.bsky.social literally everything is a competition

For some reason my book club decided to read my arch rival @bingewriting.bsky.social new book DISSOLUTION this month and unfortunately I’m really enjoying it.

5 astronauts were sent to make first contact. 1 of them brought something back they shouldn’t have. It might be why someone wants them dead. ARRIVAL x Lucy Foley

The latest F&SF, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, includes (with MANY fantastic things) my latest By the Numbers column, "Why We Need To Count On Each Other": 53 BIPOC authors filled out a survey asking about their experiences in publishing!

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Graphic for The King Must Die Giveaway. The background is from the cover, illustrated by Eleonor Piteira, but with a purple/orange tint. A Black woman stands before an alien sky--a glowing sun and and dramatic rings.

THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!

Crafting an Anti-Colonial Gothic: A Conversation With Author Victor Manibo - Reactor "I couldn’t just swap out the Victorian mansion with a Spanish-era villa without those changes meaning something deeper."

In a new interview with @mcflycahill90.bsky.social, @victormanibo.com discusses Filipino history, "gloomth", and what drew him to gothic horror with his latest novel The Villa, Once Beloved!

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I feel this in the leftover crumbs of my remaining soul

Me three.

I’m really impressionable when it comes to food in books

Oh also, I forgot to mention I have a new book out too, Saltcrop - a climate dystopian novel about sisters who sail across the ocean in search of their missing sister ⛵️

Did you immediately go out and get noodles?

Oooh. Lots of kinds of book in here.

These are just some of the amazing books I read this year!

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Everyone Who Is Gone is Here by Jonathan Blitzer - for your friends who love history and political context, are unafraid of being depressed, and want to understand how we got here with immigration

Ebony Gate by @juliavee.bsky.social and @kenbebelle.bsky.social - for your urban fantasy friends who are fully expect their city is defended by a badass sword wielding lady who knows where the best bao are at

The Space Between Worlds by @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social - for your smartest friends whom you would stay up until three am talking to about the world and how to fix it - or burn it down

To Clutch a Razor, an excellent sequel to When Among Crows, by @veronicarothbooks.com - for your gothic contemporary fantasy friends who would definitely fall in love with a monster