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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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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 · 20/09/2023

DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY by Audrey Beth Stein, Alina Lutaeva, and YOU. Out 10/3. Independently published. The lottery sign says “Win 100,” but when an otter suddenly appears in winner Dragon Cat’s kitchen the next morning, it’s clear something unexpected is afoot. Or maybe 100 somethings.

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

It's on order at my library and a bunch of others in the Minuteman Library Network... plus it's already arrived at 5 of them, and 3 of those copies are out. 🎉

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

Dragon Cat is sending you and FLAT CAT some good energy! (Art by Alina Lutaeva)

Dragon Cat with lotto ticket in hand. Illustration by Alina Lutaeva, from DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY.

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

And my friend Nicole got creative and colored one with her iPhone! (Illustration by Alina Lutaeva, color by Nicole)

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

Love it! I've been trying to get friends to color in pages from the proof of my picture book DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY, coming out on October 3rd! (I also made coloring pages for folks I won't see in person, or don't know yet.)

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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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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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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

Today, procrastination looks like pressing "refresh" a lot to watch as DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY becomes my most-downloaded picture book ever. And we're only 19 downloads away from 1000... (Art by Alina Lutaeva) Read it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD38BG6P/

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2023

Just reached 800 downloads tonight for DRAGON CAT WINS THE LOTTERY. 800 (!!!) humans have my story. A lot of them are probably asleep right now, but someone might be reading it and laughing out loud. Or wondering what they would do with unexpected houseguests. audreybethstein.com/picturebooks...

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Surely you know someone who might appreciate this book? Or one of the 956 other items up for bid? www.32auctions.com/BooksforMaui #BooksForMaui

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Audrey Beth Stein @audreybethstein.bsky.social · 17/08/2023

👋 Hi! I'm Audrey. New here. Sometimes I'm talkative, but sometimes I have no idea how to respond, especially in a crowd. So we'll see how this Bluesky experiment goes. Here's a portrait from the time my art hung in the Museum of Fine Arts. Mine, 2599 other "Portraits of Leadership," and the Obamas.

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