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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Aw, thanks for reading—I love to hear it! 😇 I do have a new book coming out in January called GILDED WINGS and there’s a Goodreads Giveaway for advanced copies happening right now! bit.ly/4hdrhvm

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Goodreads Giveaway! Enter to win one of 50 advanced reader copies of GILDED WINGS, the fantasy novel where newsies and factory girls team up to go undercover, find out what’s behind the dragons hunting the streets of 1899 NYC, and take down some billionaires! bit.ly/4hdrhvm

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

ICYMI! My upcoming romantic fantasy, GIODED WINGS— a charming newsie with ✨secrets✨ and an idealistic factory girl who masquerade as Gilded Age socialites to uncover the truth about the dragons hunting the skies over NYC— is available on Netgalley!

Book cover for GILDED WINGS:
A colorful historical city skyline with smoke taking the form of dragons, and a young man in suspenders and a newsie cap facing a young woman in a ballgown with a tiny dragon tiara

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Heyyyy it’s a Goodreads Giveaway for anyone who likes fantasy, newsies, banter, dragons, and billionaires getting what they deserve… 😇 www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

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Two fiery hearts are ready to spark a revolution in thi…

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It’s that time again! You can pre-order GILDED WINGS, my next romantic fantasy—where Newsies x Dragons, and love sparks a revolution—for 25% off in the BN pre-order sale! (And if you’re looking for a signed copy, you can pre-order via my linktree from Bluebird Books and Fountain Books! 📰) 🔗 below!

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

It’s here, it’s here! COVER REVEAL for my next YA romantic fantasy, GILDED WINGS! Thank you so much to designer Anto Marr and to Gabrielle Gallo Canono for illustrating this absolute stunner! I can’t wait to share Stella and Gentry’s story with readers!

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Remember when I promised that my next book would bring real “eat the rich” energy? Well, these dragons are coming at you in 2027 and we’re going on strike! 📰 #GildedWingsBook

Book deal announcement: Vicki Lame at Wednesday Books has bought, in an exclusive submission, North American rights to Gilded Wings by Emily Thiede (This Vicious Grace), a YA fantasy romance pitched as for fans of The Buccaneers, Newsies, and The Gilded Wolves, in which a young woman runs away to a reimagined New York City, only to discover danger beyond the dragons circling above as she and a handsome, streetwise newsie go undercover among the wealthy elite to expose what—or who—is conspiring to control the city. Publication is set for winter 2027; Chelsea Eberly at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management did the two-book deal while at Greenhouse Literary Agency.

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

So I spent the last 6 months thinking I forgot my password on here while ye old adhd executive dysfunction told me to abandon all hope and try again some future day… turns out it was saved on my phone the whole time—WHOOPS! Anyway, I’m back and (hopefully!) announcing bookish news soon! (Tomorrow?)

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

It’s forever baffling to me that their argument is “we can’t tax billionaires or they might leave and then we won’t get their taxes” like… 🧐

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Such a great event! If you missed it, you can still grab books from these fabulous authors from your favorite local indie bookstore! 💛

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Thank you Baltimore Book Festival and @sfwa_inc! Such a great day with wonderful authors and moderators!

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Hello Baltimore! I’ll be at the Baltimore Book Festival on Saturday so come on by and say hello!

Baltimore Book Festival Panels:
Peabody Heights Stage, Sat Sept 13
12-1 PM: Neurodivergence and Creativity in Speculative Fiction
7-8pm: SFWA After Dark

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Bluesky had saved posts now!?! Oh I am HERE

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

It wouldn’t be the worst or weirdest thing they’ve done… this week. I dunno. Everything is a mess.

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I’m not a tech person so this may be bonkers but hey, it’s 2025 and a posse of evil morons and AI tech bro billionaires are actively dismantling an entire democracy and pillaging the databases it relies on, so I have to ask at least

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I realize the most likely scenario is the obvious one (a bunch of publishers dropped the ball on filing) but is there any chance the 💩 DOGE AI that put our SS numbers online and deleted references to the Enola Gay (bc gay) from gov websites could’ve also deleted a bunch of book copyrights? 😅

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I’ve been neglecting BlueSky (because I can’t figure out how to save posts and that’s 98% of my social media usage) but I’m going to try harder bc the other sites are… well, owned by evil overlords

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Hey trad authors, you may want to check and be sure your publisher filed your copyright because a lot of us are learning the hard way: copyright.gov

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Getting the impression from friends that quite a lot of imprints are going to return from the long weekend to extra emails, that’s for sure 😭

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

if "bigballs attacked by two 15 year olds" is our Reichstag fire then i officially declare an end to history because we don't want anybody reading that shit later

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

nobody wants to seem gullible and it’s turned into this pathological inability to simply enjoy a good old fashioned passion play of dipshits

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

It’s exhausting to watch so many excellent authors struggling for visibility with great books they worked really hard on and wrote with care and responsibility as a constant cycle of rage bait shoots to the top of the lists every time

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I would like to remind people yet again that when you buy a controversial book just to hate read it (see: “I’m reading it so you don’t have to!” all over social media) all you’re doing is proving that controversy= money. If you DON’t want more books like that to be published THEN STOP BUYING THEM

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yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 20/05/2025

i mean we all *knew* the death of culture would be a bit silly but "the most soulless rich people of all time decide autocomplete is going to be our new god" is a bit beyond the pale even for this timeline

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Burnt Bleghk 🎃 @brentalfloss.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

My draft deadline and my kid’s tech week falling on the same week is diabolical

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 08/05/2025

Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

“If this country went bad the whole world would I go bed.” Yes, we can all see that ripple effect happening right now and it is, in fact, VERY BAD

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Let him try. Give him a pilotless plane first and we’ll wait and see how it goes.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

In Reagan's 1980s, America had just 35 undocumented immigrants behind bars. Today, nearly 48,000 sit in squalid detention, many thrown there by a mask-wearing U.S. secret police that smashes homes, cars and violates human rights It's time to abolish ICE. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

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The nightly parade of horror stories about an American secret police proves the current system is broken beyond repair.

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I’m a restless sleeper and I like that when I try to roll over, my weighted blankets act like someone has lovingly tackled me to hold me still and whisper “Shhh… just go to sleep.”

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Buying plane tickets is exhausting. Why can’t the same thing just have the same price across platforms that doesn’t change between the moment you select it and the moment you check out two seconds later????

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 15/04/2025

If you're going to watch Murderbot on Apple TV, consider adding it to your watchlist. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the streaming service that you're there for our show. Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)

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In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission prote…

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Absolute madness. They have lost the plot.

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

But like in a good and productive way 🥴

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Scrolling though the 5 calls app is like perusing a menu of doom

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I don’t need to go to the gym. Making actual phone calls (shudder) to my (GOP) rep who couldn’t care less about his constituents is better cardio than running ever was

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Tin Juss @speakercode.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

this is the map that should make you stop writing off the South and realize they have been under siege since 1880

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Brb researching how to make a compost pile without ending up like that lady with 200 daily raccoon visitors

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Worlds richest man (who was accused of election interference by multiple countries) is yet again paying voters for their personal voter information right before another key election *for purely innocent reasons that surely have nothing to do with election interference or cheating* 🤔

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

At least once a year I am required to get on the internet to assert that The Cutting Edge is one of THE greatest romcoms of ALL time

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I… I don’t think one person should ever have that kind of power but it DEFINITELY shouldn’t be the guy who is currently demolishing the foundations of our entire society because he’s willing to burn the whole country to the ground to avoid facing consequences for his own actions

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Emily Thiede @ektwrites.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I see outrage about the grift (valid!), conflicts of interest, or the technical reasons why it would be a bad idea but personally I can’t get past the idea that one erratic, dangerous man could “flip a switch” (or threaten to) and thousands of planes would essentially be flying blind

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