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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Yesterday was pub day for my novel SIXTY PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN 🥳, which has been described as a "wonderful late-summer read." Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/book/9798997... Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HC38XQ8M/ More kind words from strangers on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... Enjoy!

Just published! Sixty Percent of Rain by Audrey Beth Stein. Paperback + Ebook. Ebook in Kindle Unlimited + available for library purchase.

Image shows the book cover with trope-style arrows and phrases: "queer joy," "middle age," "one weekend of camping," "female friendship," "s'mores," and an asterisked note, "No sex. (It's not that kind of book.)"

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today is Give Something Away Day! It's an annual tradition started by @jaeauthor.bsky.social. Dozens of sapphic fiction authors join forces as a way to thank our readers. Free ebooks and giveaways! 🍀 This year, I'm giving away a paperback of Becoming Emily Novak. jae-fiction.com/give-somethi...

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I was recently interviewed by I Heart SapphFic about Becoming Emily Novak and my writing practice. Lots of thoughtful questions that had me reflecting all the way back to high school. You can read the interview here: iheartsapphfic.com/2026/05/25/a... Heart art by Beelaa via VectorStock.com

A copy of the novel BECOMING EMILY NOVAK by Audrey Beth Stein and the words "Author Interview!" against a background of rainbow-colored hearts.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

BECOMING EMILY NOVAK is part of this week's @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social sapphic reading challenge! iheartsapphfic.com/2026/05/25/2...

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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 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)

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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

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!

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

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

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

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.

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

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

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.

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Jenny Turnbull @jennytwrites.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

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! 🐾💞

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

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.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

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!

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Hi #kidlitchat! I'm curious if your character development process is different for picture book texts vs longer written work (e.g. middle grade).

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Some delightful company a.k.a. my new TBR list :)

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Today's the day... Happy Book Birthday, DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY! Something unexpected is afoot. Or maybe 100 somethings. BUY NOW: - Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD1VZS9G/ - Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragon-cat... - Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/drag...

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Skylaar Amann @skylaar.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

🎉COVER REVEAL🎉 My next picture book ALONE SOMETIMES: EVERYBODY NEEDS A HOLE IN THE GROUND comes out March 2024! This book is for anyone who needs alone time or to decompress from stress or life overload🌱🌿 💖Pre-orders are open wherever you buy books! #kidlit #kidlitart #author #mentalheath

Book cover for Alone Sometimes by Skylaar Amann, with an illustration of a blonde white girl leaning on a ladder in a hole in the ground, next to a white girl in sweatpants and red hat kneeling on the grass nearby.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

#kidlitchat G'night, y'all! Happy reading! PS. Last time was pie, this time was cookies, so I suggest ice cream for next week — unless you want to act like true New Englanders and save ice cream until the dead of winter.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

#kidlitchat Hi folks! A quick PSA: #DVPit is happening on October 11th on Discord, and there are VERY few agents and editors who rep picture books signed up so far... even though we still need diverse voices in picture books! Please encourage your agent + editor colleagues to participate! ❤️💙💜💚💛🧡

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

One week until pub day. This is the time when I worry that ABSOLUTELY NO ONE will buy the book.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

Illustration by Alina Lutaeva, from DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY. Coloring by a good friend—and educator and kid advocate—who prefers to remain anonymous. It was a pleasure to hang out and chat and watch her color. And now, I'm hungry.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

I have 2 proof copies because I had to fix a couple of things. I'm having friends and family color the first one. Haven't decided what to do with the 2nd. Suggestions? #Kidlit authors, what do YOU do with your proofs? #EduSky folks, have you done creative curriculum things with book proofs?

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

PSA for #kidlitart folks — there are a handful of portfolio reviews up for bid at the #Friends4LevineQuerido auction that still have zero bids. The auction closes at 11:45 CDT today (an hour and a half from when I'm posting this).

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Friends For Levine Querido

Silent auction 'Friends For Levine Querido' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

#unicornkidlitchat. It's now a thing, as @pamelamorganwrites.bsky.social insisted upon. Whether you get there via 50 reviews or via writing a unicorn directly into your book. Josh took the shortcut, but I hope to join soon.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

This is fascinating. But I question whether publishers *could* legally grant blanket permission to NYPL to their out-of-print backlist, even if NYPL also sought permission from the author. Especially for the university presses they're piloting this with. So many books license content from elsewhere.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Did not know this... but apparently DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY and I are only 15 reviews away from getting a unicorn! The ebook's free until the end of September. You know the drill. And while you're at it, how about helping Pamela and Heather get their 🦄 as well? Then it'll be #unicornlitchat!

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Today's delight: Discovering that the *5* copies of LOOK AT ME that sold most recently were purchased by none other than the Cincinnati Public Library. Thanks to a purchase request from a fellow kidlit writer. Yes, those library purchase requests do make a difference :) Hello, #kidlitchat!

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

Wow. I've been hearing about this book, but hadn't had the chance to read it yet. It landed with a thud of unexpected recognition — not for the experience of *being* autistic (that's not me) but of growing up around folks who were (and weren't/aren't diagnosed), and stumbling to converse. Well done!

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

The #Friends4LevineQuerido auction is still going until Wednesday. Here's the direct link if you want to bid on a zoom conversation with ME — to discuss writing, making books, or the best snacks to pack for a dragon cat adventure. (I've been having fun this week trying to guess who already bid!)

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Signed Picture Book & PERSONAL Zoom

Auction item 'Signed Picture Book & PERSONAL Zoom' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

It is, once again, #kidlitchat day here on Bluesky- tonight at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific/Other Times in Other Time Zones. So far, following along with a search window seems best but there's a Feed, too! And some people just think really hard and that works for them, I bet! I hope you join us!

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

Listened yesterday to @literaticat.bsky.social's latest Literaticast episode. Still fascinated thinking about the creative division of labor between drawing and not only coloring but *choosing* the colors. A lot of trust there.

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61: The Dynamic Duo: Raúl the Third and Elaine Bay

Literary Agent Jennifer Laughran and her friends dish about the world of Children's Publishing. Become a Patron! Patreon donations go directly to paying the fees to run the podcast. Any amount over...

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

PSA: 10Q has been my most meaningful New Year practice for over a decade. A question a day for 10 days, from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Share or not. (I don't.) Lock your answers in the vault, get them back right before the next Rosh Hashanah. You don't have to be Jewish to take part. #DoYou10Q

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Do You 10Q?

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

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Signed Picture Book & PERSONAL Zoom

Auction item 'Signed Picture Book & PERSONAL Zoom' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

What do you think is an optimal number of people to follow on a site like this — in order to be engaged but not overwhelmed?

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Wrote some stuff. Revised some stuff. Tried to find homes for some stuff. Thought about lots of stuff. Swam. Camped. Wasted time. Ate things. Made s'mores. Collaborated with Alina Lutaeva to turn DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY into an actual book (pub day Oct 1; 1000+ ebook downloads). #kidlitchat

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Finished Demon Copperhead. Especially interesting to read after watching the recent Netflix series Painkiller. I am glad I bought my own copy, as this is one I'd like to read again.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

Join the #Friends4LevineQuerido in an online auction so that @levinequerido can continue to shine a light on Black, Brown, Indigenous, AAPI, Jewish, and LGBTQ+ stories. Fight censorship, take a stand for your #freedomtoread, & snag cool stuff. Bid: bit.ly/LQ2023auction Donate: bit.ly/LQ2023donate

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

We're gonna have another #kidlitchat here on Bluesky tonight (Tuesday) once again starting at 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific. (We think we'll be earlier next week, thanks.). There is a Feed you can follow along with (linked!) or use the search function here. I hope you'll join us. Third chat's a charm!

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

Just started reading Demon Copperhead. So good. I am appreciating the language to a degree I don't have words for. Wondering what it is like inside Barbara Kingsolver's brain.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Every so often I get texts from kid friends who are using their parents' phones. I can usually tell it's them, even when they don't immediately say who it is. This one sure made me smile.

Text message "My grandmother is buying" followed by a texted photo of Dragon Cat Wins the Lottery.

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Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

DEAR UNICORN Daily Double #Giveaway #1 includes: To enter: ✅ FOLLOW ❤️ LIKE 🔃 SHARE 👉 TAG A FRIEND 🤞ENTER AGAIN on all social media platforms (ig, fb, twx, bsky, threads, tiktok, youtube, goodreads, etc) 💫 CHECK BACK DAILY for a new giveaway each day this month. Winner announced on 9/24.

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