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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

still laughing at the trade review that said my book was a "rollicking good time" when the sequel is full of lines like this

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Spent all day at a huge book festival and took exactly one picture:

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I just realized half-way through that the scene I'm writing right now is just this scene from Arrested Development (but with less flashing)

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s a surreal feeling, holding my book in my hands! (It’s a lot longer than I thought it would be.) My first ARC came and I’m absolutely stunned. It’s a real book! With words and pages and everything!

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

okay i ordered this for my classroom IMMEDIETLY but also found the ALA website is a treasure trove of classroom posters, please enjoy this one i also definitely bought because my middle schoolers will think it is incredible

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is the face of an author who put in 10 hours of work today and added 10k words to the sequel to her debut and now is very tired and would like a lobotomy and a margarita pls thx

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Oh god I’m in the same boat, I was told my principal is really happy to have a “strong teacher” on my grade level and I know that means I’m getting all the behavior kids this year

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Kiddo and I have prepared our junk journals for our trip! Tonight we’re cuddled up watching Ponyo and Spirited Away (his favorite), tomorrow night we’ll be having dinner in Tokyo!

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Never forget the time one of my students put "twink" as a synonym for "scrawny" and I had to mark it right because like technically....?????

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

THE BEST ART?? THE BEST ART????? Say what you will about the Catholic church, they've got the aesthetics on LOCK. On that note please enjoy my favorite statue of a woman having an orgasm in church (I cried when I saw it in person)

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Mmm…should I use AI to summarize the pope’s new encyclical on AI????

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

You guys this is not a drill a reader made a meme of my book I’m crying

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Real time footage of me opening discord today to see the positive reviews my friends are sharing about BY THE LIGHT OF THE STARS I’m so overwhelmed and so grateful for the kind words from everyone who snatched it up off Netgalley this weekend!

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

My science fiction romance debut is a Read Now on Netgalley this weekend!! If you like anxious princesses, love interests who have been described as Poe Dameron X Flynn Ryder, spaceships with only one bed, fucked up family dynamics, and a dash of spice, PLEASE check out BY THE LIGHT on Netgalley!

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Saw this on TikTok and my brain is instantly consumed with The Ideas

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

To say I needed this catharsis is the understatement of the century. After weeks of unrelenting stress, pressure, and grief, I can finally walk a little lighter. If Laura Jane Grace ever plays within a 50 mile radius of you, go.

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

TW Pet Death I lost my sweet girl Luna this week after ten years. Even when you’re prepared for this step to come, it’s still so hard. 😭

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hi, have you seen the beautiful cover of my debut science fiction romance novel coming this fall from @acebookspub.bsky.social ?? Okay, now you have 🪐

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

They came in SO EXCITED THIS MORNING

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The anti-war poem I’m teaching to my 7th graders this week to pair with our novel 🤘🏻

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It’s officially ✨cover reveal day✨ for my debut sci fi novel BY THE LIGHT OF THE STARS, out this November with @berkleypub.bsky.social!! I have so much I wanna say about this book and this journey, but right now I am just overwhelmed by shock, gratitude, and awe for how far the story has come. 🪐

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The B&N preorder sale is live which means you can preorder my sci fi romance debut BY THE LIGHT OF THE STARS for 20% off! If you like forced proximity, arranged marriages, and spaceships with only one bed, check it out! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/by-the-lig...

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I started putting together the playlist for the sequel to my debut and the first song I added was “500 Miles” by Peter Paul and Mary, I hope everyone is ready for YEARNING and MELANCHOLY

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Hello Bluesky friends! I’ve been offline for a bit but I’m back for the new year with 👀book news👀 coming soon! Follow to keep up to date with my upcoming sci fi romance debut “By the Light of the Stars” out THIS YEAR (that’s still weird to say) with @berkleyromance.bsky.social

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Every time I create a new male character:

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Okay but I feel like this picture my student took of me today has author photo potential

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I gave the tiny human a cozy reading nook and he’s been perfectly silent for the last 45 minutes reading @mollyostertag.bsky.social ‘s Dungeon Club because I think he’s figured out if he’s reading I won’t make him go to bed. This is a proud parenting moment. 🥹

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

It’s Friday, have an unofficial selection of memes that represent the plot of my book 2 outline so far:

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

It’s one of my favorite days of the year: the Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors! Excited to hear panels from @scalzi.com @annaleen.bsky.social @tracydeonn.bsky.social and MORE 😍

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

i've been feeling very bleh about my book for the last few weeks but there is something special about getting to a specific part and being like

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Shout out to my three year old nephew who grabbed this off my coffee table, took it over to his grandmother and demanded “GRANDMA! READ!”

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

don't cross me or i'll cast multiplication of ants on you

a picture showing a hand holding a card from the game yu-gi-oh called "multiplication of ants"

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Now that we’re finally PM official—my debut novel will be out NEXT YEAR! I love this book with my whole heart, and it’s been such a weird and winding journey to get here. I have so things to say and people to thank and it’s very overwhelming, but I’m so so excited to bring this book to the world. 🪐

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I’m doing a book tasting for my sixth grade ELA students on Monday and I’m introducing them to the Ancient Texts

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Hey, whatever asshole picks the Wordle word, SOME of us are doing this with a class of 12 year old boys at seven in the morning

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

i haven't been posting snippets on here really but i've been drafting some sapphic enemies to lovers and this seemed like a good moment to share 👀🗡️

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My six year old picked up Dungeon Club Roll Call by @mollyostertag.bsky.social this week at the bookstore and he is now OBSESSED with the idea of playing D&D. He even made his character already—a half-dragon, half-human named "Leoe" (Leo) who is on a quest to find out what happened to his parents.

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Face pic jumpscare but I never take pictures this good

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Looking for something in my google docs today and I stumbled upon THIS and sometimes I forget there was a version of my book that had no kidnapping

A screenshot of a google doc titled "SR Revision 1st Person Draft (No Kidnapping)

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I turned 30 yesterday dressed head to toe in green velvet and full of cheesecake, oysters, and gnocchi. All in all, not a bad birthday.

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I have some COOL NEWS!! After five years of being a SAHM I'm finally going back to work—I just accepted a sixth grade English/Language Arts position!! English Teacher Era lets gooooooo!!

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

There's something really special and fun about buying my son books written by friends for Christmas! @weredawgz.bsky.social

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

every damn year since spotify wrapped became a thing, thanks for the music @themountaingoats.bsky.social

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I haven't done a picrew of myself in aaaages but this one is so cute

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

So I decided to try my hand at fast drafting for the first time in years to distract myself from being on sub and I'm pleased to report I somehow wrote 3k today??? We're off to a surprisingly good start?? (maybe I'll make this a progress thread, please enjoy the hastily made vibes collage below 🦅)

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I'm watching Arcane for the first time and it's going about how you would expect. (bonus points if you can guess who I'm talking about)

A screenshot of a discord message reading "the vibes are gay I'm just calling it like I see it. They're exploring each other's bodies for SURE."

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

It feels so weird but my sci fi romance novel CROWNED BY THE RINGS is officially out on sub! I started this book in 2021 as a challenge to push myself out of my creative comfort zone, never really intending for it to go anywhere, and it's already gone so much further than I could have ever imagined.

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Per my date, whose only experience of @themountaingoats.bsky.social was the playlist I made her on the way to the show: “I’m afraid if I look into his eyes for too long he’ll tell me something horrible about my future, like some sort of trickster elf.” I think she got the gist.

a photo of singer/songwriter john darinelle lit by blue lights and playing guitar

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emily gray @authoremilyg.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

I do this all the time, and I even have a one star review of my favorite book I go back and read alllllll the time. “when did the Pulitzer become the Puke-litzer” keeps me going tbh. No matter what you do, SOMEONE is gonna hate it. So do what you want. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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