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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am delighted to share that I will be at Overbooked bookstore in Fargo on Saturday, October 10, from 11-1. Stop by and say hi!

Overbooked Book Signing with Author A. Sherman Karlsson

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What I want from an #Apple foldable is to be able to limit certain apps to the outside versus the inside. Why? The word is people rarely open their folding phone so let me use that: I'll answer calls and change my music all the time, but social media distractions can go sit in big-screen jail.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I got a good night’s sleep last night, so surely I earned a nap today, right?

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

One of my favorite things is when kitties come sleep in the same area where you are. So comforting, so sweet.

Spotted kitty sleeps next to a spotted cat pillow

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It’s been a magical week for Willow—she might have just met the love of her life. But after seven perfect days in Vancouver, Mason is on his way back home to Minnesota. They've promised to send letters, a romantic vision that's about to slam into the hidden troubles they haven't yet shared. #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Got a box in the mail! *dances around excitedly* Books books books!

A box filled with copied of the book Sparks Under a Northern Sky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I’ve been wanting a Swiftie x Hockey Fan romance, where he’s the #Swiftie and she’s the hockey fan, and there’s sweet love, care, (anger), and everything works out in the end… So we wrote that and it’s called Sparks Under a Northern Sky!

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Dear Mason, Can you forgive me for taking a few days to write you this letter? I have thought about it ever since you left, and with each passing hour, the idea of setting pen to paper became a little more intimidating...

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Finally, I get to announce it! Sparks Under a Northern Sky is coming! It's been a magical week for film student Willow Ferguson--she cheered for her favorite hockey team, shot the B-roll needed for her class assignment, and, oh, might have met the love of her life. #booksky

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Book cover for Sparks Under a Northern Sky

Sparks Under a Northern Sky book cover surrounded by tropes: Crash-Into Hello, Love Letters, Long-Distance Relationship, Girlfriend in Canada *for real), Hope is Scary, I want to Tell You, But..., and Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow... I can share tomorrow! #booksky

A blurred out book surrounded by sparkles and a star

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A few weeks ago, one of my cats decided that this spot in our bedroom where the previous owners had covered a drywall screw with something not quite flat was clearly a bug. Periodically, Dax would get really excited and fight the wall there until one day when he managed to pull the covering off. 1/4

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Just ordered a proof of something exciting. *kicks heels together* Can’t wait to share!

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Day 30 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: That shaved ice is out of season, and both Kenji and the waitress are going to have to deal with it. #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 29 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Sometimes the best friendships make things easier and harder at the same time. #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Day 28 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: We wanted to wrestle with the question of how people mean to do good and end up doing bad, awful things because of the little nudges that happen along the way. #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Day 27 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Sometimes the real treasure was the friends we found along the way. Sometimes it was the real enemies. #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Day 26 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: The raw horse happened, and no further questions on the topic will be answered. #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Day 25 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Vanessa gave her brother a plant, and that’s what happened to it? #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Day 24 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: A nice interestingly complicated timeline always makes me happy (and the spreadsheet only made us cry a little). #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Day 23 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Trains. Trains. Trains. All the trains. (Why else would we need that map?) #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Day 22 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: No fantasy book is complete without a detailed map at the front and that character list at the back. How could I resist continuing the tradition? #booksky

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Day 21 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: We can all have a little unhinged breaking and entering, as a treat #books

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Day 20 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: All of the moms are alive, and most of their children mostly lament this fact very much. #indienovel

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Day 19 of my favorite things about our book The Butterfly Koi: Female friendships where there’s enough history to make things comfortable and complicated, especially when you’re stuck at a fondue restaurant. #books

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Day 18 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Capturing that feeling when you pull on your big girl pants and go make it happen, no matter how comfy your bed is. #indiewriter #indienovel

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Day 17 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: The most delicious food and the most terrible ramen

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Day 16 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Sometimes you need a friendship where your bestie can remind you that you're about to get yourself murdered (multiple times)

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Day 15 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Because sometimes people became famous for being the Flower Boy Ramen Chef #indienovel

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Day 14 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Because sometimes people need to make their money selling Diet Breakfast Water

In which Eika walks down a hallway in pajamas, sees a giant strawberry serving breakfast and smiles. Kinoshita Diet Breakfast Water.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Day 13 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Tense, plot-relevant episodes of a Japanese Meet the Press #indiefiction

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Day 12 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Putting the fun back in dysfunctional parent-child relationships (because it’s so much messier when the parents aren’t dead, and I love mess). #indiewriter

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Day 11 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Panzer, the best boy, always deserves more treats.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Day 10 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Misora and Kenji share intense eye contact and then do -not- kiss. Instead they’re gonna do some crimes because some things are worse for working together. #indiebooks

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Day 9 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: Magic doesn't solve anything. Because capitalism.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Day 8 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi: The most drama happens in a rotating restaurant, before it stops rotating.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Day 7 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi (because I'm bad at marketing). All the em dashes, none of the AI

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Day 6 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi (because I'm bad at marketing). Cameron moves to Japan, and immediately manages to both work for and have a bestie with feet solidly in the underworld yet thinks he's the sensible one of the group.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Day 5 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi (because I'm bad at marketing). Taehyun is a hottie and he knows it. After meeting his romantic rival bare-cheeked, he considers dropping the towel a second time just to make a point.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Day 4 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi (because I'm bad at marketing). Hatsumi has a vendetta and a potty mouth, but she still helps her mom with groceries every weekend.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Day 3 of sharing things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi (because I'm bad at marketing). Kenji is a chaos gremlin who once turned off a computer by pulling the wires directly out of the wall.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Day 2 of things I love about our book The Butterfly Koi. Eika has the best of intentions and the worst of family. She's also jealous her brother can skip events with the excuse that he doesn't want to buy a ticket for his cello.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

In the classic author fashion, marketing is not my jam. So, instead, every day this month I'm sharing one thing I love about our book The Butterfly Koi. Misora is ambitious enough to metaphorically punch through steel. Her bestie jokes that getting back late from lunch might get someone kneecapped…

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Apparently, sharing that you just asked the yard rabbit if he's "having a happy bunday" is a kind of one-hit destroy on the cheese scale.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Foreshadowing in real life is the worst - I just watched my baby kitty boy bat a bottle of fountain pen ink off the shelf and start playing with it. The bottle is plastic and I took it away immediately… the problem is THERE USED TO BE A SECOND BOTTLE OF INK THERE.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

That feeling when you're deliberately relaxing but you still feel like you should be writing. (What I'm saying is 'Guilt, it's time for you to take a break too.')

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Sometimes you want to make things with your hands. (For giving away in person.) #minnesota

A messy pile of stickers, one that says ARE YOU OKAY and one that reads I’m not mad at you, are you okay, we will not look away

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

What people in the Cities are doing matters.

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A. Sherman Karlsson @ashermankarlsson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I couldn't get Alex Pretti's last words out of my head, so I made something.

A poster of Alex Pretti holding a camera overlaid with the words "Are you okay" in red. Small words in the corner say "ICE out"/

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