Audrey Beth Stein

Hey! Apparently I shared your cover reveal a couple of years ago, but I hadn't actually read the book until today. So good. So sweet and affirming. Thank you for making it :) Hope it's found lots of readers.

Love this!

I really hope someone publishes this because I wanna know what happens! Plus, I'm rooting for Late Bird :)

Queer Joy
Female Friendship
Campfire Marshmallows

7 mid-life women
Exes, ex-crushes, friends, acquaintances

(Spoiler: 0 hookups)

The summer weekend they each need, if the SIXTY PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN doesn’t get in the way.

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE x SHOW DON’T TELL

#DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

An otter—on my dirty lap (made dirty by the otter, mind you!)—looking at a page from DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY that reads "(Your iDEA HERE)

Reading DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY... to an otter.

Best birthday present ever :)

For the record, having a couple of otters on your lap is like having a half dozen kittens on your lap.

This photo is a few months old, but remembering still brings me joy.

An imaginary pet named Falafel. A very real theft. And two misunderstood kids at odds on a playground.

When class weirdo Jeremy Zissman yells, “I got Falafel!” and takes off just as the bell for school rings, Eitan must figure out how to save his beloved pet—without getting in trouble.

#DVpit #PB

You told your Hollywood crush you want to sleep with her.

Your neighbor’s asking for coming out advice before she declares her presidential run.

Your son’s wondering about his dead dad.

And this is just September.

17 more months of the unexpected to come.

#DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE meets SHOW DON’T TELL

7 women at midlife.

Queer Joy
Female Friendship
Good Conversation
Tricky Dilemmas
Camping, Swimming, S’mores.

This summer weekend is exactly what they each need, if the SIXTY PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN doesn’t get in the way.

#DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

An imaginary pet named Falafel. A very real theft. And two misunderstood kids at odds on a playground. When class weirdo Jeremy Zissman yells, “I got Falafel!” and takes off just as the bell for school rings, Eitan must figure out how to save his beloved pet—without getting in trouble.

#DVpit #PB

You just told your Hollywood crush you want to sleep with her. Your neighbor’s asking for coming out advice before she declares her presidential run. Your son’s wondering more about his dead dad. And this is just September. 17 more months of the unexpected to come.

#DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

Hey editors! Spend a weekend camping with seven lovely women:

Queer Joy
Female Friendship
S’mores
Lightning (!)
Good conversation and tricky dilemmas
First person plural narrative
What it is to be middle-aging in summer ‘24

#DVpit #A #CON #LF #WF #JV #LGBT

Intriguing! I'd read this in a heartbeat.

The winking eye of a turquoise tent window, looking out at trees and sky.

Queer Joy
Female Friendship
Campfire Marshmallows

7 women, ages 42-58
Exes, ex-crushes, friends, acquaintances

(Spoiler: 0 hookups)

The summer weekend they each need, if the SIXTY PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN doesn’t get in the way.

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE x SHOW DON’T TELL

#QueerPit #A #UP #LF #WF

Figure of a woman in a rainbow bikini top and backwards pink baseball cap in front of a sign: Now is the time to live your dreams! Seize the day! The sky’s the limit!

A single lesbian mom’s life gets a lot more interesting when her neighbor the senator launches a presidential campaign, the brother of her Hollywood crush moves into the apartment next door, and her ten-year-old son starts asking questions about his dead dad’s family.

#QueerPit #A #UP #LF #WF

7 middle-life women, queer + straight.
1 weekend of camping.
Late summer 2024.

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE x SHOW DON’T TELL

An upmarket novel of queer joy and female friendship that asks the question... when looking back at your life, would you trade what you have, for something else? #A #LF #QuestPit #Q

I just read MAYBE A WHALE this afternoon, and as soon as I saw these images I wondered if it was your art before I saw your name! Beautiful work, here and there.

Thank you.

And here I was finally getting my hands on Suffering Succotash last weekend and thinking about how much I love your voice and what an interesting and valuable collection of subjects you've taken on in your writing, across all ages. Take a rest if you need, but please don't stop. :)

In the category of Books I Wish Weren't Needed, But Am Glad Exist.

A colored-in page from DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY by Audrey Beth Stein and Alina Lutaeva.

Turns out short-form posts are not where my brain's at, for either writing or reading. As we used to say in middle school, it's been real.

I'm taking an indefinite break here. You can find me on my website audreybethstein.com or Instagram @audreybethstein, where I post beautiful images + book news.

It works for me... I once moved six times in a year and a half, and I learned the value of enjoying something and then passing it on—or returning it to the library :)

This was really interesting... thanks for sharing! I'm curious *why* it would be easier for the publisher to change black text than white text to another language. I'm guessing this is something that is specific to the offset printing process, and another color like purple would also be a challenge?

At this point, it's closer to moving van Tetris than anything else. I have one small 4-shelf built-in, so the space is at a premium and not much new gets kept.

My Facebook feed today is filled with obituaries for people who should still be alive.

There was a photo of a family of five, happy and full of life, then a photo of their five coffins next to each other.

Fuck Hamas.

So excited to finally share the cover reveal for my debut picture book, TATE'S WILD RESCUE, honoring my love for animals.

Now available for preorder! bit.ly/3RRlbG8

I can't wait to see Tate make her way into the wild.
The support from the #KidLit community has been so touching. THANK YOU! 🐾💞

Got my Covid vax today. Filling out racial and ethnic information was a *requirement* to get the appointment.

That sort of form scares the shit out of me, every time.

I don't have the courage of my Uncle Morty, WWII POW who didn't hesitate to say he was a Jew, then survived a concentration camp.

Very true. But the surprising joy comes in learning to appreciate each and every reader.

Agents and editors: there have been a ton of really interesting PB pitches for #DVPit this year and you have through Tuesday to read/like/request!

Here's mine... I look forward to catching up on the other posts! Thanks for hosting!

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Classic. Thank you for sharing — the world needs that kind of lightness this week!