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Riley August

@rileyaugust.bsky.social

Author of 'The Last Gifts of the Universe'. Cat parent. Gamer. Perpetually trying to remember how to write a book. | they/them https://www.rileyaugust.com

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I'm so happy to share that I’ll be participating on an author's panel during the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books! 📚

Come say hi and join the festival on Saturday, May 31 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh! You can learn more at pittsburghbookfestival.org

17.03.2025 17:55 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Like others have said: mood! Picking the specific author I read after knowing what genre I want is a little more complex. I guess it comes down to word of mouth, a unique concept, whether I'm looking to read something challenging or something comfortable... Some days I may as well roll a die!

13.03.2025 14:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This means the world to me. Thank you so much for reading!

12.03.2025 13:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

<3

11.03.2025 18:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks for checking Last Gifts out! Hope you find something to enjoy in there!

29.01.2025 14:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So awesome to hear -- thank you! Made my day. :)

20.01.2025 16:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey, thank you so much for checking out Last Gifts! I hope you enjoy it!

19.01.2025 16:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey Edward! Thank you so much for reading; I'm glad you enjoyed it.

31.12.2024 18:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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And at last, we have arrived at the final day of 2024. This has been a bit of a slow reading year for me; there are so many books I haven't gotten to yet that I'm excited to find space for in the new year. But for now, here are six books that I really enjoyed this year! In no particular order:

31.12.2024 18:12 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

"You will be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:

24.12.2024 16:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Inside: impeccable witchy vibes, high fantasy fashion, D&D riffs, and a queer, cozy love story. This one is for the TTRPG nerds, the plant witches, the enby icons, and everyone who needs something playfully cozy (with a few dashes of chili spice) in their lives.

22.12.2024 16:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An advanced reading copy of HOMEGROWN MAGIC is framed by plants (plastic, so that my cat can't eat them and throw them up), and pine berries, which are like strawberries but pinkish-white instead of red, even though they taste the same (not plastic, very much for consumption).

An advanced reading copy of HOMEGROWN MAGIC is framed by plants (plastic, so that my cat can't eat them and throw them up), and pine berries, which are like strawberries but pinkish-white instead of red, even though they taste the same (not plastic, very much for consumption).

I can't think of a better way to break ground on the new account than by celebrating this absolute banger of a book. Loved it so much I had to buy pine berries for the shot (and to eat). HOMEGROWN MAGIC, by @jamiepacton.bsky.social and @beccapodos.bsky.social -- is out March 2025!

22.12.2024 16:24 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Detective Calhoun might disagree on "criminal" 😏

21.12.2024 18:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0