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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 09/09/2026

It's that time again! The Barnes & Noble preorder sale is happening again, and I have TWO books up for preorder! DREAD CHASER releases January 5, 2027, and then THE NIGHT THAT WASN'T comes a few months later on April 6. Now through 9/11, Rewards Members (free!) get 25% off with code PREORDER25.

Graphic advertising the Barnes & Noble preorder sale featuring covers for upcoming books by Lauren Thoman

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 28/08/2026

It's got time travel and pop culture references, a main character with raging unmedicated ADHD, solid friendships, a sweet sapphic love story, a small town scandal, found family, at least one dead body, and plenty of '80s nostalgia. I hope I'll see you at the con!

Full color drawing of a teenage boy and girl facing each other on a bridge

Full color drawing of two teenage girls lying side by side on a bed.

Full color drawing of two teenage boys on the rocky shore of a river

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 28/08/2026

I'LL STOP THE WORLD is for anyone who was a teenager in the '80s, anyone who is a teenager now, anyone who remembers what it feels like to have EVER been a teenager, and anyone who has ever looked back on their life and thought, "what if things had been different?"

Tropes graphic of I'LL STOP THE WORLD by Lauren Thoman

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 28/08/2026

3. Did you know you can reserve a copy of the book to pick up at the con, and that it will come with custom swag? 4. Did you know that you can still attend the book club panel at 7pm on September 5 even if you HAVEN'T read the book? WELL DO I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU.

Graphic advertising DragonCon 2026 preorders for books by Lauren Thoman

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 28/08/2026

HEY #DRAGONCON PEOPLE 1. Did you know the YA Lit Track has a book club? (several actually!) 2. Did you know that my wibbly wobbly timey wimey Back-to-the-Future-inspired '80s-set mystery I'LL STOP THE WORLD is one of the YALT Book Club picks this year?

Promo graphic for I'LL STOP THE WORLD by Lauren Thoman as the YA Lit Track Book Club pick for DragonCon 2026

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 27/08/2026

FINALLY I CAN TALK ABOUT IT. Coming April 2027, my next speculative mystery for adults, THE NIGHT THAT WASN'T, about a woman in her 40s who wakes up one morning to find herself in a totally different reality from the one in which she fell asleep.

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 23/08/2026

Welp that may actually have been the most terrifying book I’ve ever read.

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 17/06/2026

I am SO thrilled to finally be able to reveal the electric cover (art by the brilliant @creepcaptain.bsky.social) and official synopsis for DREAD CHASER, my post-apocalyptic/dystopian/sci-fi/horror YA debut, coming January 5, 2027 to a bookstore near you!

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 13/05/2026

Hard to pick a favorite horrific detail from this article but I think this one is mine:

Screenshot that reads: "Poor Cybertruck sales mean that only 173 of the stainless steel pickup trucks will actually need to be recalled.

Ahead of the vehicle’s launch, Musk predicted that Tesla would be selling 250,000 Cybertrucks annually by 2025. The actual figure turned out to be just over 20,000 Cybertrucks sold last year."

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 01/09/2025

Headed home from my first ever #DragonCon exhausted but happy. So much fun hanging with friends, meeting new ones, and getting to talk about books and stories and characters with passionate and talented people. If we hung out at all or if you enjoyed any of my panels, don’t be a stranger!

Man and woman posing for photo dressed as Clark Lent and Lois Lane from Superman (2025)

Man and woman posing for photo dressed as Rogue and Gambit from Marvel Comics.

A man stands between two women, with a fourth woman reclining on the floor in front of them. All are dressed as characters from Jurassic Park (1993) and in poses similar to iconic shots of their characters in the movie.

Three women taking a selfie, two with looks of happy surprise, one smiling. LtR: Lauren Thoman, Ashley Poston, Becky Albertalli.

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 21/08/2025

Surprise, I get to publish more books! So excited to finally be able to talk about my YA debut, DREAD CHASER, hitting shelves in 2027 from @simonandschuster.bsky.social, with the sequel coming in 2028! This book is absolute mayhem and I can't wait for y'all to read it. Some details in replies ⬇️

Publisher's Marketplace deal report which reads: "Lauren Thoman's DREAD CHASER, pitched as The Last of Us meets The Mandalorian, in which a teenage bounty hunter must team up with his rival as they pursue the target of a lifetime in a chase that unravels everything they thought they understood about the world they live in, to Kate Prosswimmer and Nicole Fiorica at Margaret K. McElderry Books, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Holly Root at Root Literary."

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 07/08/2025

extremely rude of them to use a Superman photo when this was an option

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 20/07/2025

Got a gorgeous visitor to the garden today

Yellow, black, and blue butterfly on pink Joe Pye weed blossoms

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 22/06/2025

My cucumbers decided to hold my green beans hostage

Cucumber tendrils wrapped around two green beans

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 19/06/2025

Happy #Juneteenth! Fig would like to remind you that one way to support Black-owned businesses, amplify Black voices, and learn from Black history is to read Black-authored books. They exist in every genre and age category, so no matter your taste, there’s bound to be something you’ll love.

Tabby cat sits beside two stacks of books by Black authors

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 18/05/2025

The front door babies have hatched and they are THE CUTEST LITTLE FLOOFS I just wanna boop all their wee beaks

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 01/05/2025

NASHVILLE! Come see me and @chuckwendig.bsky.social TONIGHT at 6:30pm at @parnassusbooks.bsky.social! We’ll be chatting about his deliciously creepy new novel THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, which I slurped up with unsettling gusto. There’s still time to RSVP here: parnassusbooks.net/event/store-...

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 29/04/2025

A bloom five years in the making. I knew she had it in her.

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 28/04/2025

Our front door is now a nursery. Thinking of putting up a “shhhh the babies are sleeping” sign on the wreath for anyone who comes calling.

A bird’s nest with three eggs built on a wreath hanging on a door.

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 23/04/2025

Surprise foster dog swap! Bilbo desperately needs to learn some chill, so he’s gone off to doggie training camp, and in his place we now have Rambo, a sweet 3yo sheepadoodle who graduated from doggie training camp and is ready for his forever home!

Black and white sheepadoodle sitting on a gray couch

Close-up of black and white sheepadoodle approaching camera on a gray couch

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 04/04/2025

Finished @chuckwendig.bsky.social’s THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS last night and I loved it SO much. Cannot wait to talk about it with him next month at @parnassusbooks.bsky.social. Going to ask so many questions about friendship, trauma, and what makes something truly scary.

A hand holding an advance copy of the book THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS by Chuck Wendig

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 03/04/2025

You know you probably need a nap when you’re out walking the dogs and think, “I’ll just close my eyes for a bit and let the dogs steer; they probably know where they’re going.”

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 03/04/2025

My rain gauge says we got about 5 inches of rain in Franklin overnight. So not excited about more on the way.

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 01/04/2025

This dog has been literally bouncing off a different surface in my house every 3 seconds since we brought him home from the vet

A black schnauzer sitting outside wearing an ecollar

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 29/03/2025

New foster alert! Meet Bilbo, a 1.5yo schnauzer mix whose background is an utter mystery. We’ve only had him for a couple days, but can already tell that he’s an absolute sweetheart and total goober.

Black schnauzer sits outside on grass and smiles at camera

Black schnauzer lying down with red plush toy in his mouth

Black schnauzer on grass with rocks in background

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 25/03/2025

I think my crocus is already on its way out, but I see other flowers beginning to set their buds for later blooms, hostas starting to peek out of the ground, shrubs beginning to wake up, pollinator favorites all putting out new leaves. I love this part. It always feels a bit like magic.

Dormant hydrangea with some new green leaves

Early peony leaves with several small buds

Small bee balm plants emerging from brown mulch

Small green hosta shoots poking through brown mulch

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 25/03/2025

First blooms of early spring: Anemone Daffodil Hyacinth Hellebore Botanical tulip Woodland phlox

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 14/02/2025

Fig would like to know if you’ve called your reps today If the answer is yes, she’s really proud of you. If the answer is no, she wants you to know you can do this. She believes in you.

Tabby cat looking directly into the camera, wearing a tag that reads “Fig”

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 14/02/2025

Everything about this is horrible. So many people (including several in my household) cannot function without SSRIs. They help with focus, emotional regulation, executive function, sensory overload, anxiety. This is just cruel. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Screenshot of partial text from Executive Order titled “ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT’S
MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN COMMISSION,” with one paragraph circled in red. Circled text reads: “(iii) assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs;”

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 13/02/2025

Boosting this at a busier time of day. Does anyone know anything? To be clear, I’m asking about the man/group behind this planned boycott. Here are just a few of the images I’ve seen shared about it. I don’t need info about the boycott itself; my question is about the organizer(s).

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 13/02/2025

I may be stepping into a minefield but does anyone know ANYTHING about the founder of The People’s Union, John Schwarz, outside of the fact that he’s behind the 24-hour economic boycott at the end of the month? Screenshots from his “About” page on TPU’s site below. 1/3

A photo of a white man in glasses looking into the camera under the heading “THE PEOPLE’S UNION USA”

Screenshot of text that reads “Over the years, I ran multiple businesses, worked in management, and eventually became a professional online drum instructor for the world’s largest online drum school, Drumeo, But my lessons weren’t just about drumming, they were about life. About the mind. About breaking free from limitations.
I started meditating when I was six years old, not because someone taught me, but because I needed a way to escape the pain of my home life. And over the years, that practice deepened. Eventually, I walked away from everything else and dedicated my life to meditation, mindfulness, and guiding others. I became certified in multiple disciplines and have spent years helping people awaken to something bigger than themselves.”

Screenshot of text that reads “And that’s when it all became clear.
Everything I had felt since I was a child, that this system is rigged, that we are being used, that human beings were not born to be industrial slaves, was true. And it didn’t matter what religion, spiritual belief, or political affiliation someone had. The system is designed to keep all of us trapped.
That is why I started The People’s Union USA. Because I believe we deserve better. Because I believe it is possible to break free from a system built to exploit us. Because I know that if we stand together, we don’t just demand change, we create it.
This is just the beginning. And if you believe in something greater, then stand with me.”

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 08/02/2025

left to right: Woe, Frolic, Dread, Malice Discuss.

Three men and one woman (the main characters of the TV series Severance) standing side by side

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 25/01/2025

“We have no punishments at Lumon.”

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 24/01/2025

She was not meant to stay on the ground

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 23/01/2025

Cat owners, what are your absolute MUST HAVE items, and also your absolute NEVER BUY items? We’ve already got the basics for Fig: litter box, cat tree (with scratching post), carrier, a couple toys. Also we have dogs, so super teeny tiny toys are likely to get accidentally eaten.

Tabby cat with tag that reads “FIG” in pillows

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 21/01/2025

Fig says good morning. She was a brat last night, but fortunately she's 16yo's cat, so I slept great.

tabby cat hanging over a piece of blue dragon-print fabric

tabby cat looking into camera while laying on her back on brown fabric

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 20/01/2025

However bad this timeline is, it can’t be the VERY worst one since we decided to add a cat to our menagerie today. Meet Figgy.

Tabby cat sitting on back of grey couch cushion

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 19/01/2025

Just a reminder that banning TikTok was Trump’s idea in the first place, TikTok went dark voluntarily before the ban was even set to go into effect, and Trump is not actually President yet and thus does not currently have the power to either enforce or suspend the ban.

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 07/01/2025

Started watching Somebody Somewhere last night and the dog Joel adopts in episode 5 looks SO MUCH like our beloved Wicket, who passed in 2019. I got all verklempt every time he was onscreen. Don’t suppose he becomes the main character???? First two photos are Roger, second two are Wicket

A man and woman stand in doorway holding a black and white Shih tzu

Black and white Shih tzu standing in grass looking up at a person whose feet are visible in frame

A black and white Shih tzu in grass looking over his shoulder

A black and white Shih tzu lying down on an orange carpet

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 02/12/2024

Books make GREAT gifts, & I have two! Both standalone speculative mysteries told from multiple POVs featuring diverse ensemble casts, appropriate for ages 15 to 200. If you order them from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social, I can sign/personalize them before they ship! www.parnassusbooks.net/laurenthoman

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 30/11/2024

Time for my favorite houseplant to get its month in the spotlight

Decorated Christmas tree with lights in front of living room shelves

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 23/11/2024

Post a ship that’s neither Star Wars or Star Trek

Container ship stuck diagonally in Suez Canal

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 19/11/2024

Y’all I am TRYING over here but this is what I mean when I say it feels like posting into a bucket of sand. Essentially the same thing, posted just a few hours apart, Bluesky vs. Threads.

Screenshot of Bluesky post with two likes and zero responses that reads “Getting lots of great responses on Threads so may as well ask over here too — For my fellow Women Of a Certain Age:
What is/was your weirdest perimenopause symptom?
(This is for book research, but also for me.)”

Screenshot of Threads post with 13.6K views and 280 replies that reads “For my fellow Women Of a Certain Age:
What is/was your weirdest perimenopause symptom?
(This is for book research, and also because I keep learning about new things that are all tied to perimenopause that I wish I knew about earlier.)”

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 17/11/2024

I’ve seen approximately one bajillion people repeating that the main selling point of this app is the lack of algorithm, so I’m very confused as to what y’all think this is

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 13/11/2024

Will I *ever* see a guy on social media named Tom and not have my brain automatically conjure an image of this guy

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 13/11/2024

Okay fine when you put them all in one place like this my kids *might* have a point when they say my plant obsession has gotten a wee bit out of control (It’s supposed to rain this afternoon so they’re all outside for their periodic spa day.)

Too many houseplants lined up on an outdoor deck

Like, so many houseplants lined up on an outdoor deck

Seriously this is probably way too many houseplants lined up on an outdoor deck

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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 13/11/2024

these Cabinet picks are going to be what sends me into my prepper era

Screenshot of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswarmy to co-head Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

(Doge was also a popular tumblr meme in 2013 featuring a wide-eyed Shiba Inu who looked like he had no clue what he was doing)

Screenshot of noted dog-murderer Kristi Noem as Trump’s selection for Homeland Security secretary

Screenshot of Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth with Donald Trump, with headline that reads “Pentagon stunned by Trump’s nomination of Fox News host as defense secretary.”

Screenshot of headlining announcing vocal white Christian nationalist Mike Huckabee as Trump’s pick for US Ambassador to Israel

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