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Aimee lucido

@aimeelucido.bsky.social
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I’m an author and crossword puzzle maker!

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Jesse Lansner @jesse.lansner.com · 24/06/2026
@aimeelucido.bsky.social Spotted at the Milwaukee Jewish Museum gift shop
A row of books, including “Recipe for Disaster”
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I wrote RECIPE FOR DISASTER because it was a book that I needed to read when I was a kid. It came out during the pandemic and so it never really got the sort of attention I wished it did, but whenever someone reads it and connects to it, it makes me remember how happy I am that it's in the world.
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Jesse Lansner @jesse.lansner.com · 20/05/2026
Two middle grade books that fit some of the above categories: 1. “Recipe for Disaster” by @aimeelucido.bsky.social. A 12-year-old girl from an interfaith family suddenly decides she wants to have a bat mitzvah.
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Recipe for Disaster | Aimee Lucido
This middle grade novel by Aimee Lucido uses a hybrid of prose, verse, and recipes to tell the story of 12-year-old Hannah Malfa-Adler...
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This week's @bloomberg.com #Alphadots clues are made by me! Check them out here: www.bloomberg.com/games/alphad...
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Alphadots: The Word Puzzle With a Plot Twist by Bloomberg
One clue, one chart, one hidden phrase. Solve a new puzzle every day.
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Thank you so so much for reading WORDS APART! I am beyond honored that you both loved it <3
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Hi friends! I wanted to share the exciting news that the WORDS APART e-book is on major sale this month! You can buy it for only $2.99 on the HarperCollins website (link in replies). I'm so proud of this book and I love having the opportunity to share it with even more people. Check it out!!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thank you so much for spotlighting my COVID book, Recipe for Disaster. I'm so glad it resonated with you!!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I'll be hosting at the Orcas this year! Also if you want to buy a puzzle pack that also supports the Trevor Project you can find more info here!
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SCBWI Westchester @scbwiwestchester.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Read all about the #inspiration @aimeelucido.bsky.social new #middlegrade Words Apart. Interview by #annevaccarobrady #kidlitmegafeed #kidlit #kidlitartist #kidlitart #twins #twillustrators #PhilippaCorcutt #RachaelCorcutt @scbwi.bsky.social #wordsapart scbwiwestchester.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/r...
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Read Local Highlight: Words Apart
By Anne Vaccaro Brady Chapter member Aimee Lucido’s most recent middle grade novel incorporates comics, poetry and crossword puzzles to tell the story of two sisters as they navigate sixth grade. R…
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Ydnam @ydnam.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Shout-out to @aimeelucido.bsky.social for sending books (and stickers!) to me for my middle school library.
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
So honored to be included in this week's Read Local spotlight for SCBWI Westchester! Read the full interview here scbwiwestchester.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/r...
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Read Local Highlight: Words Apart
By Anne Vaccaro Brady Chapter member Aimee Lucido’s most recent middle grade novel incorporates comics, poetry and crossword puzzles to tell the story of two sisters as they navigate sixth grade. R…
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
This makes me so happy!! Thank you so much for sharing EMMY and the rest!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Ahhh so excited to have them be read by kids!!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I hope you love it and share it with lots of kiddos!
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AVCX Classic @avcx.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Check out @aimeelucido.bsky.social ‘s recent book!! It’s more for like 11/12/13 year olds, but it’s great. And quality puzzles for kids are rare.
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Looking for a puzzly gift to give to a wordy friend this holiday season? Check out this holiday gift guide from PuzzCulture! And yes, WORDS APART is on there :) puzzculture.com/2025/11/25/p...
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PuzzCulture’s 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide!
Happy Holidays and welcome to the PuzzCulture 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! Each year, we scour the world of puzzles and games for the best, the most engaging, the most creative, and the most enj…
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I have so many copies of my books sitting around and I would love to give them away for the holidays. Kids, teachers, librarians, bookfluencers... who wants 'em?
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Jesse Lansner @jesse.lansner.com · 10/11/2025
Do you know about Out of Left Field cryptics? There's also The Browser, but that's ending next month.
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Out of Left Field Cryptics
The home of Kosman and Picciotto's cryptic crosswords
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Crosstalk @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Episode 6 of Crosstalk with @aimeelucido.bsky.social is out now! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2wpa... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I had an absolute blast talking all things crossword and trivia with @thecrosstalkpod.bsky.social!! Check out the podcast episode here!
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kidsbookaday.bsky.social @kidsbookaday.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Two new graphic novels with girl power! @aimeelucido.bsky.social @versifybooks.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2025/11/03/g...
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Graphic novels with girl power
Words Apart by Aimee Lucido, illustrated by Phillippa and Rachael Corcutt (Versify, 394 pages, grades 4-7). Olive is the younger sister who shares a love of words with her linguist dad. Maddie is t…
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
AVCX Trivia is one of the coolest trivia games out there and I'm soooo not biased in the slightest
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Well well well what do we have here???
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I love seeing WORDS APART included in this fabulous roundup of novels in verse!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
WHAAAAT???
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Read a little more about how Words Apart came to be here, in this Q&A with @deborahkalb.bsky.social ! deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/q-wi...
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Q&A with Aimee Lucido
Aimee Lucido is the author of the new middle grade novel Words Apart . Her other books include Emmy in the Key ...
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO WORDS APART!!!!! I never thought I would get here but somehow I did. Thanks to everyone who made it a reality @versifybooks.bsky.social. You can buy signed copies of the book at bit.ly/wordsapart-e... and bit.ly/wordsapart-w... or unsigned copies wherever you'd like!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I had such a fabulous time last night at @booksofwonder.bsky.social celebrating the launch of WORDS APART! And I’m extremely grateful to everyone who showed up to collaboratively build a crossword puzzle together. Such a fantastic way to release this book into the world at long last!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I have an article in @publisherswkly.bsky.social today about how sometimes, writing sucks. Read it here! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Aimee Lucido on Facing Down the Blank Page
Author Aimee Lucido reflects on the puzzling and painstaking process of writing her latest book, 'Words Apart,' a middle grade novel featuring comics-style panels by Phillippa and Rachael Corcutt.
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Shona Ghosh @shona.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This is good, and frankly less embarrassing results for me than our news quiz. Yes I know I work here.
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
@bloomberg.com has a daily game! Alphadots is a word puzzle with a plot twist. Created by Jeff Chen, the puzzle is crossword-adjacent, but it's its own a totally novel concept. You can check it out here: www.bloomberg.com/games/alphad...
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Alphadots: The Word Puzzle With a Plot Twist by Bloomberg
One clue, one chart, one hidden phrase. Solve a new puzzle every day.
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I'm absolutely thrilled to see such an incredible review of Words Apart! I'm so happy the book resonated with you :)
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Annarose Foley @boyntonlibrary.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
School Year Read # 2 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #stem #coding @aimeelucido.bsky.social
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
In honor of receiving the copies of my upcoming book, WORDS APART, I'm announcing a pre-order campaign! Pre-orders of WA through @booksofwonder.bsky.social and Mrs. Dalloway's get a free year-long subscription to @avcx.bsky.social! Pe-order here! bit.ly/wordsapart-east bit.ly/wordsapart-west
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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Aimee is pretty awesome and this sounds like a great opportunity for NYC and Bay Area friends! If there are puzzles from Aimee they are going to be so fun! #KidLit #MG #EduSky
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
I'm going on book tour!!! Meet me in NYC *and* The Bay Area for the launch of my upcoming #crossword -adjacent #middlegrade novel, WORDS APART! We'll have book signing, snacks, and *of course* puzzles. I hope to see you there! Don't forget to RSVP!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The reviews are coming in for WORDS APART and the critics are loving it! We even got a starred review from Booklist! I'm so thrilled to share this story with the world in just under two months. Watch this space for information about a book launch -- on both coasts!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
WORDS APART launches in just about two months! I'm a huge fan of @terrilibenson.bsky.social's INVISIBLE EMMIE series and so having her blurb my book is a huge honor. Thanks Terri!
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 25/07/2025
📩 Go in-depth on Pointed, our weekly news quiz. Quizmaster @aimeelucido.bsky.social's newsletter reveals how the game is made and gives hints for next week. Sign up here
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Bonus Points
Go in-depth on Pointed, our weekly news quiz. Quizmaster Aimee Lucido reveals how the game is made and gives hints for next week.
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
@anneursu.bsky.social is one of my all-time favorite middle grade authors and it's a major honor for her to have such wonderful things to say about my upcoming book, WORDS APART
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/07/2025
📩 Go in-depth on Pointed, our weekly news quiz. Quizmaster @aimeelucido.bsky.social's newsletter reveals how the game is made and gives hints for next week. Sign up here ⤵️
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Bonus Points
Go in-depth on Pointed, our weekly news quiz. Quizmaster Aimee Lucido reveals how the game is made and gives hints for next week.
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Check out my newsletter! I include bonus questions and behind-the-scenes info on how the quiz gets made!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Check out my newsletter where I go deep into the trivia process behind the Pointed questions!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I'm such a massive fan of @lindsaywrites.bsky.social work and having her blurb my upcoming middle grade, WORDS APART, is pretty incredible. Thank you Lindsay for reading this book and for your kind words (apart)!
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 15/06/2025
Play the latest edition of Pointed. The clock is ticking to test your knowledge. Have a score worth bragging about? Share your results and tag @bloomberg.com and trivia master @aimeelucido.bsky.social. Log in to see how many quiz-takers you beat this week bloom.bg/3SQikfR
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
PASTA PASTA LOTSA PASTA was named one of the best books of 2024 from Bank Street! This is such an honor and I'm thrilled to be included on such a great list of books!
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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Monday 6/9 #nytxw by @aimeelucido.bsky.social has cute themers well chosen, perfect revealer, nice longs. An excellent start to the week. Nice to see your byline again Aimee! #CrosswordSky #GridSky
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
New #NYTXW today!
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 03/06/2025
Take a peek behind the scenes of our news quiz, Pointed, in the Bonus Points newsletter. 📥 Last week's hardest question made people think Squid Game was CoComelon. Read more from Quizmaster @aimeelucido.bsky.social ⤵️
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CoComelon Is Not the Same as Squid Game
Hello, Point-dexters!
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Aimee lucido @aimeelucido.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Bonus Points just dropped! Every week, after you play @bloomberg.com's Pointed news quiz, you can get behind-the-scenes info as to how the quiz gets made, see some deleted scenes, and also get a hint for next week's quiz. Check out the first one here: www.bloomberg.com/newsletters/...
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CoComelon Is Not the Same as Squid Game
Hello, Point-dexters!
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