ann zhao

thanks so much!!

this being the first search result kind of feels like a hate crime

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”

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

haha sydney and i are longtime friends, glad you spotted the reference!!

a photo of the girls and james from derry girls

they’re both by the way

in a world of straight girl friend groups with one gay guy, be the change you wish to see (queer girl friend group with one straight guy)

glad you enjoyed omg!!

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This question RULES and I think I could answer it a thousand different ways, but I’m gonna go with this WILD fun fact I learned from @annzhao.bsky.social’s story for Being Aro (coming next year!) about how according to a study, the average hetero college student has 5 crushes in a 7 month period. 🤯

no bc when i googled it i was like muttering to myself “that can’t be right” 😭😭

thanks so much for reading!!

my sister has been reading my book

thanks for reading!!

ah thank you so much!!

i’m going to the next YA midwest and my primary mission, rather than to sell a lot of my book or network with authors or meet readers (those things are all great too), is to bring a camera and get updated photos of every person there with a wikipedia page

another hot take from me: conclave (2024) is, at its core, about not the papal conclave nor about catholicism as a whole but rather about the power of some good fucking gossip

i get no engagement on here so i’m going to post some hot takes. milkshakes should come in smaller sizes for the benefit of the lactose intolerant (me). why is it normal to get one scoop of ice cream but milkshakes contain like three scoops at minimum? that requires so many lactaid pills

made up editor at you imprinted on my daughter she’s a baby has acquired ann zhao’s second book, a book that literally still doesn’t exist yet except in the depths of ann’s google drive (but she promises she’s working very hard on it). publication is planned for possibly never; jennifer march soloway at andrea brown literary agency didn’t sell north american rights or any rights at all.

SOOOOO excited to finally announce my SECOND BOOK!!!!! IT’S NOT HAPPENING YET 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you SO much to my terrible writer’s block for making this happen!!!! i can’t wait to see what never comes!!

municipal elections are happening in my state and i cannot emphasize enough how important it is to vote in your local elections right now 😭😭 your schools and libraries and cities need your vote SO badly

Politics hasn't been this simple in a long time: do you think it's good for one man to exercise unchecked, arbitrary power or not. Those are the two available ideologies right now

For years I justified my twitter habit by saying, "I need to be here to promote my books and stuff like the Project for Awesome."

Without twitter, this year's p4a raised a record $3,700,000.

Without twitter, Everything Is Tuberculosis (a history of tuberculosis!) is outselling my previous book...

dear wendy being held up in front of a bookshelf

dear wendy face out on a bookshelf

dear wendy face out on a different bookshelf

dear wendy being held above a bookshelf

happy birthday paperback dear wendy 🥰 signed copies can be found at anderson’s bookshop, women & children first, unabridged bookstore, and 57th street books!

I've seen a few people mention (one to me) others before and now today that libraries are advocating free stuff/not sales for the author.
Libraries don't acquire books by magic. They buy copies with money. It can be hundreds/thousands of sales. People pay taxes to use the library. Nothing is free.

i have been a holdover on twitter for a little too long because unfortunately people on bluesky just are not as funny but i think i seriously met my limit when the official white house account became uhhhhhhhhhh whatever the hell it is now

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

As someone who believes in the deep and essential nature of friendship/platonic love, Dear Wendy by @annzhao.bsky.social made me cry. I'm here for the messiness, the apologies, the grand gestures.

nine copies of dear wendy arranged in a checkered pattern of sorts (front cover and back cover alternating)

one of the last pages, which says “annotated chapter, just for funsies!”

my finger pointing at a paperback version of dear wendy being shelved with some hardcovers

the blurb page on the front inside cover of dear wendy. there are too many characters for me to type them all in this alt text, but for a complete list of blurbs, visit annzhao.com/dear-wendy and look for the praise for dear wendy section

dear wendy paperbacks have arrived!! get yours on march 4 from your local bookstore 🫶🏻

Authors Against Book Bans Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...

Btw Authors Against Book Bans ( @authorsabb.bsky.social ) might seem kid lit driven bc so many challenges are happening in schools, but I think every author should consider joining. Book bans are bad for everyone.

www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

my book comes out in paperback in like 6 weeks so i’ve resurrected the dear wendy and sincerely wanda accounts for a weekly post from each 🫡 follow to see sophie and jo’s advice which can be amazing and can also be highly questionable

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