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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 29/09/2026

🐈 Formally posting my stream schedule for fall! 🍂 Continuing my HADES playthrough as a first-time player and controller newbie! 🎮 Regular writing sprints & co-working streams! And my current comfort games, REVERSE: 1999 and cooperative MINECRAFT!

A calico cat rests against a wooden post. Stream Schedule, Fall, 2026. Monday: Hades; Tuesday: off; Wednesday: Writing Sprints; Thursday: off; Friday: Reverse: 1999; Saturday: Minecraft; Sunday: Co-Working. 6am EDT/EST at twitch.tv/mjbeasi

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 27/09/2026

I loved exploring more about Charlie & Sam's abilities, the inner workings of the DaRosa family, Ravi's theatrical hopes & dreams, & Charlie's tenuous relationship to the physical world. This book ended up being more personal than I imagined when I started, & I can't wait to share it with you all. 💜

"School's out for summer, but Charlie Ford still has a lot to learn about being a death god. As if being born a death god wasn’t enough, Charlie and their twin Sam have also inherited their great-aunt Eleanor’s New York City brownstone apartment. It wouldn’t be such a burden if Eleanor hadn’t been a death god herself–and the last elder of the House of Snake. Now the other Houses expect the Fords to command the sizeable army of ghosts Eleanor amassed and join their ancient order, though Charlie and Sam would just as soon sell the place and leave before they get in over their heads.

But Charlie can’t pass up a summer in the city where their boyfriend just moved. So they convince Sam to help them renovate the apartment, and in the meantime, they can train under their surly teenage death god allies, Jessie and Jill DaRosa. The DaRosas are part of the formidable House of Scorpion, an order that uses their ghosts to control global politics and hoard resources. Jessie and Jill intend to introduce Charlie and Sam to the cutthroat world of death god Houses—but before they can, the DaRosas’ ghosts go missing.

The elders within House of Scorpion find it awfully suspicious that Charlie and Sam arrived on the scene just before this unprecedented calamity, and they accuse the Ford siblings of stealing their spirits to elevate the fallen House of Snake. To prove their innocence, Charlie and Sam must find the ghosts and return them—or become ghosts themselves.

Add on Goodreads and Storygraph, Available for PREORDER NOW"

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 27/09/2026

Hey, friends! I'm so excited to announce the title and release date for the sequel to I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, in stores April 6th, 2027 and available for preorder now! 👻 Links & details here: mjbeasi.com/my-hot-death...

Orange background with ghosts and the text: "The sequel to I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD — MY HOT DEATH GOD SUMMER — M.J. Beasi — on sale April 6, 2027, Page Street YA"

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 17/09/2026

This was the quote. 💜😔😢

Person holding the book "An American Childhood" by Annie Dillard, paperback version.

Page of a book with this quote pulled out: “When everything else has gone from my brain—the President's name, the state capitals, the neighborhoods where I lived, and then my own name and what it was on earth I sought, and at length the faces of my friends, and finally the faces of my family—when all this has dissolved, what will be left, I believe, is topology: the dreaming memory of land as it lay this way and that.”

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 17/09/2026

Oh, hi, here’s a funny story about how yesterday morning on stream, I spent, like, fifteen minutes trying to remember a particular Annie Dillard quote, and I was so frustrated that I couldn’t put together the exact words. If only I’d just… swiveled my chair slightly to the left. 😅😭🙃💀

Photo of a corner desk in a room with a computer monitor, game setups, and lots of books on either side. A chair site in front of the desk.

Closeup of the stack of books just to the left of the chair, which includes several books by Annie Dillard.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 16/07/2026

One irony of being a YA author is most interactions we have about our books end up being with adults. I wasn't prepared for how inspiring & HEALING it would feel to talk about I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD with the teens I actually wrote it for. 💜 Thalia Kids Book Club Camp, it was my honor to meet you.

Author M.J. Beasi, a nonbinary person with pink, purple, and blue hair, wearing a t-shirt that says, "Read Trans Books," standing on a stage amidst a group of 12-14-year-olds holding copies of the book, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 26/02/2026

🎉 TODAY’S DELIVERY! 🎉 Preorder goodies have arrived and they look soooo good! You can get these for yourself, along with your signed, personalized copy of I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by preordering from @bookmoon.bsky.social by 3/2! JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT!! www.bookmoonbooks.com/item/CG57SFS...

boxes of postcards with the illustration for the cover of the book I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD and stickers made to look like a Massachusetts license plate, reading DTH GOD

Sticker designed to look like a Massachusetts license plate, reading “MAR 26, DTH GOD, By M.J. Beasi. There are light illustrations of ghosts in the background.

Postcard featuring the illustration on the cover of the book, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD. A young person in shadow embraces a human-shaped swirl of colors, with ghosts floating in the background.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 04/02/2026

It feels weird to invite people to parties with everything going on, but... NYC folks, come to my party??? 🥺 I'm thrilled to announce an NYC Open House celebrating the release of my debut, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, Saturday 3/7 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at Union Square Kitchen! Details in the 🧵

Black background with ghosts and swirls of color. Text: I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD NYC OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 7th, 3:00 - 7:00 PM. Meet & greet with author M.J. Beasi—book sales and signings available all day! RSVP to ensure your copy! 5:00 - 6:00 PM Conversation & Q&A with composer, playwright, actor Lisa Stephen Friday! Union Square Kitchen, 873 Broadway, 2nd floor. Photos included of both M.J., a white nonbinary person with pink and purple hair, glasses, and a pink and white striped shirt, and Lisa, a white woman with long blond hair in a red dress and black jacket.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 03/02/2026

🎉 I’m thrilled to announce this EXCLUSIVE PREORDER OFFER with Book Moon Books! Preorder I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD from @bookmoon.bsky.social, & receive a designer license plate sticker & art print of the cover illustration with your personalized, signed book! 👻 www.bookmoonbooks.com/item/CG57SFS...

I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD Exclusive Preorder Offer with Book Moon Books, Available for a limited time. Preorder from Book Moon by 3/2, white text on a back background with ghosts and swirly colors. Pictures of the hardcover book (text: signed and personalized copy), a sticker of a Massachusetts license plate "DTH GOD" and the illustration by Tracy J. Lee, available as an art print.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 03/02/2026

🎉 Launch day event for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD! 🎉 Join me in conversation with @loulawrites.bsky.social at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, 3/3 at the Easthampton Public Library! Books available from @highfivebooks.bsky.social!🧑‍💻 Registration encouraged! More info & RSVP here ewmlibrary.libcal.com/event/159127...

Book Launch with Local Author! March 3rd, 6:00 - 7:00 pm @ The Library Annex (52 Main Street). Image shows cover for the book I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi, and photos of both the author and conversation partner Louangie Bou-Montes, logos for Page Street YA, Easthampton Public Library, and High Five Books, on a pink background with dark blue ghosts swirling around.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 07/11/2025

Hey all! ARCs of my book, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD are now available at NetGalley! #IWasATeenageDeathGod #Netgalley Click here to request: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

"Now Available on NetGalley," this reads, on a background of colorful swirls and ghosts, followed by the cover for the book, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi, then "Request an eARC today" The cover features a masculine-presenting teenager embracing a swirl of color and light vaguely shaped like a person, surrounded by whimsical ghosts.

"I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD 'Written with so much heart, I Was A Teenage Death God brings us back to the beloved YA touchstone of sassy, fast-paced supernatural adventures—this time with an all-queer twist." - Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth"

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 26/10/2025

I know I don’t get to keep these (and taking them around to booksellers elicits a whole new level of panic) but for the moment I will enjoy seeing my own books on the shelf. 💜🥲

Shelves with manga and books, five of which are the advanced reader copies of I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD,

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 26/10/2025

Some excitement amidst all the terror, a box of ARCs for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD arrived in the mail yesterday! Even in this early form, it's more gratifying than I ever anticipated to hold this book in my own hands. I'm emotional. I may or may not have caught myself hugging one of them. 😅💜

Cardboard box containing multiple copies of a book called "I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD," featuring a masculine character in shadow embracing a colorful humanoid shape made out of swirls of color. The author's name is printed on the sleeve of the character's jacket, M.J. Beasi.

Same box as in the previous photo, but with one of the books turned over to display the back cover. It is a paperback ARC with a summary of the book (not readable at this size) and marketing text.

The author holds the one of the books in their hand, with bookshelves in the background.

The author has turned the book over to show the back cover. The text that is big enough to read says, "High School is hard enough without basically being a death god."

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 10/10/2025

Finally I can share this here in all its glory. Besides conveying the vibe of my book perfectly, I also resonate with this design personally more than I knew I could reasonably expect. I’m obsessed. I’m in love with it. I hope you love it, too. Illustration by Tracy J. Lee, design by Emma Hardy.

A nonbinary character in shadow embraces a swirl of colors with a human-like shape, surrounded by ghosts with various facial expressions from scary to whimsical. Text reads: I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, M.J. Beasi.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 10/10/2025

Page Street YA & I collaborated on an Instagram post today celebrating my debut’s cover (check out my Insta to read notes from the designer!). We also included this graphic to give you an idea of some things you can expect behind the cover when the book is released in March! I’M SORRY, NEW JERSEY.

Cover image for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi, featuring a young transmasc nonbinary person embracing a swirl of colors in the shape of another person, surrounded by ghosts, with a series of tropes and other elements to be found in the book, T4T Romance, Giving up the ghost (literally), Twins Take Manhattan, Loud Theater Kids, “My DNA is 50% Murder,” Friends to Lovers, Unkempt Disaster Queer, Family Secrets, New Jersey Slander, “I see dead people,” Be Gay, Do Crime, Snarky MC, Weekend Roat Trip.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 01/10/2025

TOMORROW 10/2: I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD cover reveal! Oh, the agony of waiting to share this gorgeous cover with you, but tomorrow is finally the day! Follow @reactorsff.bsky.social to be the first to see the exclusive cover reveal for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, hitting the shelves next March!

Ghosts in various poses float over a purple border surrounding a black background which reads, " Final cover to be revealed tomorrow!! I WAS A TEENAGED DEATH GOD, M.J. Beasi, Thursday 10/2 Reactor Magazine @reactorsff Page Street YA"

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 03/09/2025

Today through Friday, you can preorder my debut novel I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD for 25% off with a Rewards membership at Barnes & Noble (Rewards membership is FREE) + an additional 10% off with a Premium membership. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout! #BNPreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-was-a-te...

Ghosts float around a black book cover on a purple background with orange leaves and pumpkins (Final cover to be revealed) for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi. "What if you couldn't TOUCH anyone without STEALING bits of their LIFE away?" 25% off at the Barnes & Noble Fall Preorder Sale, September 3-5 | Code: PREORDER25

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 29/08/2025

In somewhat less doom and gloom, I found out yesterday that I got accepted into the Twitch Pride Guild, one of several Twitch Unity Guilds that exist for marginalized creators to support each other. Here's the little graphic I put together to introduce myself in the guild discord.

Illustrated tortie cat in front of a pink and purple gradient background, with several placards reading as follows:

Hi, I'm MJ at GSCNation, I'm a YA author and a small
"g" gamer, queer, nonbinary, and neurodivergent.
I stream 5 mornings a week at an ungodly hour, playing mobile games, admiring lush caves and coral reefs in Minecraft, and panicking over deadlines during my writing and co-working streams.
I use the adorable Vtuber model you see to the right when I'm live-streaming at the crack of dawn, but if you want to know more about me and my upcoming debut novel or see the face behind the cat, you can check out my website, mjbeasi.com.

Games I stream: Reverse: 1999, Minecraft, Genshin Impact, Wuthering Waves, Assorted indie games!

My writing: I write YA contemporary fantasy and supernatural mystery, both novels and short stories! My writing streams usually include writing sprints, both for me and anyone in chat who needs them!

Includes social profiles for bluesky (you are here now!), instagram at mjbeasi, and YouTube at TwoCatsWriting, podcast coming soon!

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 08/07/2025

HI FRIENDS from July 8-11, you can preorder my debut novel, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, for 25% off with a Rewards membership at Barnes & Noble (Rewards membership is FREE) and an additional 10% off with a Premium membership. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout! 👻 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-was-a-te...

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 12/06/2025

To possess the carefree spirit of this Minecraft camel, treading calmly over the ocean…

Screenshot from Minecraft. A camel walks calmly over the ocean in the sunset, with colorful coral reefs below.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 07/06/2025

I haven't been doing live notifications much lately, but if you want to watch me play with blocks on this sleepy, sleepy Saturday morning, bring your coffee and come hang out at twitch.tv/gscnation

A live2d model of a torbie cat sits in a patch of purple flowers alongside an iPad featuring the startup screen for the game Minecraft.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 05/06/2025

When I played the most recent chapter of Reverse: 1999, I felt this SO HARD. 💜 Recoleta and 💜 these game devs.

Screenshot from the visual novel game, Reverse: 1999. A young woman asks a writer clad in green, “Hold on. Sorry to interrupt, Recoleta. Does this researcher have a name?”

Screenshot from the visual novel game, Reverse: 1999. The young woman continues, “She could be Nora, Joanna, or Teresa. Any name really. I feel like you want people focusing on the story, not keeping track of who’s who.”

Screenshot from the visual novel game, Reverse: 1999. The green-clad writer answers, “But she isn’t a Nora, or a Joanna, or a Teresa. She’s just herself.”

Screenshot from the visual novel game, Reverse: 1999. The writer continues, “A Paracausality Researcher.”

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 03/06/2025

#blueskyrelay June 3rd This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat. Today's prompts: #aloof and/or #vulnerable Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts! All tenses/compounds allowed! Have fun, make friends! Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source) Thanks for a great week!

Line drawing in white on a pink/purple gradient background of a cat sleeping high on a bookshelf with the following text: #BlueSkyRelay June 3rd, 2025
Hosted by M.J. Beasi
This week's prompts have been sponsored by my cat.
Write a story in any style, using one or both
prompts in any way you like!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)
TODAY'S PROMPTS:
Aloof and/or Vulnerable
(So happy she feels safe here.)

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 02/06/2025

#blueskyrelay June 2nd This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat. Today's prompts: #comfortable and/or #dominating Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts! All tenses/compounds allowed! Have fun, make friends! Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source) Host needed for June 4-10! SOS!

Line drawing in white of a cat sprawled over a stack of books on a pink/purple gradient background with the following text: #BlueSkyRelay June 2nd, 2025
Hosted by M.J. Beasi
This week's prompts have been sponsored by my cat.
Write a story in any style, using one or both
prompts in any way you like!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)
TODAY'S PROMPTS:
Comfortable and/or Dominating
(I guess I can read that book/sit in that spot/take a nap later…)

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 01/06/2025

#blueskyrelay June 1st This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat. Today's prompts: #peaceful and/or #plotting Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts! All tenses/compounds allowed! Have fun, make friends! Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source) I need a host for June 4-10! SOS!

Line drawing in white of a sleeping cat on a pink/purple gradient background with the following text: #BlueSkyRelay June 1st, 2025
Hosted by M.J. Beasi
This week's prompts have been sponsored by my cat.
Write a story in any style, using one or both
prompts in any way you like!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)
TODAY'S PROMPTS:
Peaceful and/or Plotting
(We know the truth, don’t we?)

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 31/05/2025

#blueskyrelay May 31st This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat. Today's prompts: #adventurous and/or #absent Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts! All tenses/compounds allowed! Have fun, make friends! Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source) Host needed for June 4-10! Comment?

Line drawing in white of an open book with the pages fanning out on a gradient pink-purple background, with the following text: #BlueSkyRelay May 31st, 2025
Hosted by M.J. Beasi
This week's prompts have been sponsored by my cat.
Write a story in any style, using one or both
prompts in any way you like!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)
TODAY'S PROMPTS:
Adventurous and/or Absent
(Where on earth did she go?)

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 30/05/2025

#blueskyrelay May 30th This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat. Today's prompts: #independence and/or #indifference Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts! All tenses/compounds allowed! Have fun, make friends! Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source) Want to host June 4-10? lmk!

line drawing in white of a cat sitting on a book, facing away from the viewer, with the following text: #BlueSkyRelay May 30th, 2025
Hosted by M.J. Beasi
This week's prompts have been sponsored by my cat.
Write a story in any style, using one or both
prompts in any way you like!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)
TODAY'S PROMPTS:
Independence and/or Indifference
(We’ll never really know which… )

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 29/05/2025

#blueskyrelay May 29th This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat. Today's prompts: #paws and/or #claws Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts! All tenses/compounds allowed! Have fun, make friends! Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source) Want to host June 4-10? Let me know! 💜

Line drawing in white on a gradient pink and purple background with this text included:
#BlueSkyRelay May 28th, 2025
Hosted by M.J. Beasi
This week's prompts have been sponsored by my cat.
Write a story in any style, using one or both
prompts in any way you like!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)
TODAY'S PROMPTS:
Paws or Claws
(How much pain must we endure for love?)

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 28/05/2025

#blueskyrelay May 28th This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat. Today's prompts: #possessive and/or #protective Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts! All tenses/compounds allowed! Have fun, make friends! Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source) Want to host June 4-10? Tell me!

Line drawing in white on a pink/purple gradient background of a cat curled around a book, with the text: #BlueSkyRelay May 28th, 2025
Hosted by M.J. Beasi
This week's prompts have been sponsored by my cat.
Write a story in any style, using one or both
prompts in any way you like!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)
TODAY'S PROMPTS:
Possessive and/or Protective
(Guess which one my cat is?)

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 19/05/2025

Just found out we're PM official. 💜

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report: I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD By M.J. Beasi, Imprint: Page Street; M.J. Beasi’s I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, the author’s debut, a paranormal mystery in which a nonbinary teenager, desperate to save their twin sister from the ghost who has tormented them their whole life, defies both common sense and local driving laws to chase down the secret behind their life-stealing ability, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2026, by Lee O’Brien at Looking Glass Literary & Media (world). Children’s: Young Adult Fiction, May 6, 2025

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 18/05/2025

Interesting? I am not sure how to feel about any of these, except that I adore Buck Vu with my whole heart. openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...

Portrait of Fox Mulder from The X Files, man with short hair, suit, tie, FBI badge.

Janis Ian from Mean Girls, a teenager with heavy eyeliner and a cut-off denim vest.

Jughead from Riverdale, a teen boy with a demin jacket and knit hat.

Buck Vu from The OA, a young boy in a white shirt and tie, singing.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 18/05/2025

The way they stare at me.

A room in Minecraft with glow berries hanging from the ceiling. A dog and three cats stare at the player.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 13/05/2025

Also, PW edited our announcement down for length (totally fair, no complaints) but I wanted to share the longer version my agent submitted, because it introduces the book a little better. 😅 I'll learn brevity SOMEDAY...

Text: Tamara Grasty at Page Street has acquired world rights to M.J.
Beasi's debut, I Was A Teenage Death God, a YA paranormal mystery, in a two-book deal. For Charlie, stealing life from high school randos is an okay price to ensure their twin sister and best friend-slash-crush remain off-limits to Lou, the ghost who's been threatening Charlie their whole life. When Lou's demands go too far, Charlie resorts to extreme measures to get a handle on their own powers. Though crossing state lines to meet strangers from the internet might seem like a great idea, Charlie's literal road trip to self-discovery sets them and everyone they love on a collision course with a dark family legacy not even their mom's Toyota can outrun. Publication is scheduled for Winter 2026; Lee O'Brien at Looking Glass Literary and Media negotiated the deal.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 11/05/2025

Website update! Amazing and kind of surreal to be able to add a "Books by M.J." page to my website that isn't made out of pure, unwarranted optimism. Maybe both Charlie and I will survive this existential crisis after all. #iwatdg See it for yourself: mjbeasi.com/booksbymj/

White text on a pink/purple gradient background.

Books by M.J.
I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, Cover coming soon!
Seventeen-year-old Charlie can’t touch anyone without stealing bits of their life away, which would be enough of a curse without Lou—a ghost—forcing them to steal that life for her own use.

Lou has kept Charlie in line for years by threatening to take life directly from their twin sister, Sam. But when Lou goes after their friend and secret crush Ravi, Charlie refuses, and Lou makes good on her threat.

As Sam’s health rapidly declines, Ravi discovers that Charlie may not be the only person born with their unusual power. The trio embark on a weekend road trip to meet a pair of self-proclaimed “Death Gods” who may be the key to saving Sam and understanding Charlie’s abilities . . . . But with all roads leading back to Lou, Charlie is forced to face a dark legacy—one that calls their humanity into question.

Coming in early 2026 from Page Street Publishing, pre-order links soon!
Add to your “want to read” list on Goodreads

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 07/05/2025

I've been sitting on this news for so long, but I have to admit it was the perfect birthday gift to have my debut announced today of all days! I've been on quite the journey with this book, and I'm so excited that it found a home with Page Street YA, in the hands of the incredible Tamara Grasty. 💜🤩

A group of teens surround a Publisher's Weekly announcement that reads: "Tamara Grasty at Page Street has acquired M.J. Beasi's debut, I Was a Teenage Death God, a YA paranormal mystery, in a two-book deal. For Charlie, stealing life from high school randos is an okay price to ensure their twin sister and best friend-slash-crush remain off-limits to Lou, the ghost who's been threatening Charlie their whole life. Charlie's literal road trip to self-discovery sets them and everyone they love on a collision course with a dark family legacy not even their mother's Toyota can outrun. Publication is set for winter 2026; Lee O'Brien at Looking Glass Literary and Media sold world rights." One teen points at the announcement, exclaiming "Charlie look! It's about you!"

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 03/05/2025

I haven't been posting live notifications here much lately, but in case you're up early on a Saturday and need a distraction from... all this... as much as I do, come watch me play with blocks (and friends) at twitch.tv/gscnation. Going live now!

Minecraft opening screen, "Play" "Settings" "Marketplace" "Dressing Room" with a skin like Venti from Genshin Impact, a bard dressed in green and white. In pixels.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 31/03/2025

Somebody's been decorating in my Minecraft realm, and this feels like the right time to post about it. 💜🏳️‍⚧️

A room built out of Minecraft granite blocks (orangey brown with flecks of lighter and darker tones), several large yellow chests, a furnace, and a stone cutter (cat slightly off to the side) with two trans flags hanging on the wall.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 18/03/2025

Underground bunker achieved. I may just move in here forever.

A plain bed sits in a pixilated room, orange granite walls, a couple of windows, a copper door, a chest and a crafting table in Minecraft.

Gazing out the window, more orange pixilated granite, a small pool of water, and some hanging green vines.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 18/03/2025

Though mainly I’m just toodling around, building a 1970s civic center in my basement.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 16/03/2025

Recently, in a friend's thread, a (former) bsky mutual accused me of placing "egocentric identity concerns" over real problems like "needs for rent, food and medicine" as though these things don't overlap. This is how little cis people understand what being trans/nonbinary in the US is now.

Screenshot of bluesky comment reading, "When you get over your absolutism, perhaps you'll understand who your allies are and who they aren't. You'll also perhaps understand that concern over existential needs for rent, food and medicine are more important than respect for your egocentric identity concerns. Fuck performative BS."

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 15/03/2025

It's my 3-year Affiliate Anniversary over on Twitch, and for some reason I'll be playing... Minecraft. For the first time in my life. I don't know what I'm doing, but I will have friends with me. Come watch me die to pixelated spiders at twitch.tv/gscnation!

A torbie cat sits helplessly in front of an iPhone screen featuring the opening to Minecraft. I don't know how to describe this, it's Minecraft. Minecraft.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 10/03/2025

Going live. But. Help. DST trying to kill me. Come rescue me from its clutches at twitch.tv/gscnation. We're playing Reverse: 1999. And maybe napping. Hi.

Screencap from Twitch chat:

Sery_Bot: Sery_Bot is here seryboArrive
StreamElements: GSCNation is now live! Streaming Reverse: 1999: Coffee Chat & Gaming: R1999 🍃 MJ's just too sleepy to come up with anything else for this title 🍃 want sleep 🍃 need sleep 🍃 sleep 🍃 sl-
c0nstie: Morning(:

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 09/03/2025

Elijah says, "daylight savings more like cheese cravings amiright, folks 🧀" and truer words have never been spoken. Join this sleepy cat & friends for productivity, solidarity, & accountability (and possibly some delicious cheese) at twitch.tv/gscnation.

Illustrated torbie cat sits at desk with a glass of iced tea that is actually coffee in its soul, surrounded by the Gay Agenda, a photo of its deceased father when he was a handsome young man, a stick figure drawing vaguely imperceptible, and a Twitch chat featuring dancing cheese.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 03/03/2025

So, a cat walks onto the scam banner... Do as I say, not as I do, friends! Reverse: 1999 this morning, maybe Willow's story quest or maybe Reveries, who knows?? Come find out at twitch.tv/gscnation! Bonus side of existential despair.

A torbie cat looks aghast at the sight of Kakania, a auburn-haired lady in a glorious green coat and wide-brimmed hat, on the front page of the opening screen of the game Reverse: 1999.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 01/03/2025

Speedrunning the end of the Inazuma event in Genshin Impact this morning, with a little King of Avalon sponsorship action on the side. Hopefully fighting bosses in co-op after! Welcome to the 3 hours of the day I let myself forget most everything else. Join me? twitch.tv/gscnation

A torbie cat sits in a field of purple flowers in front of an iPhone featuring the start screen for game Genshin Impact. "Thank you, Everyone! MJ loves you!"

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 28/02/2025

Going live! Mane’s Bulletin in Reverse: 1999, my comfort game. Then we fight the administra—I mean a dragon in King of Avalon! Join us at twitch.tv/gscnation!

Desk set up for a Twitch stream? Monitor, Keyboard, two tablets, all in pink and orange light in the dark of the early morning.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 26/02/2025

Also, EmberCat is here.

Same desk as above, but with a torbie cat rubbing her face against the microphone.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 26/02/2025

Ready for stream, getting a bit of a late start on this cold morning. Playing my beloved Reverse: 1999 with King of Avalon on the side. Trying not to drown in anxiety. Join me at twitch.tv/gscnation!

Corner desk flanked by windows in the early morning dark. Monitor, iPad, keyboard, mic, all set up for a Twitch stream in pink and orange light.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 23/02/2025

Attempting productivity this morning on stream, join us for co-working, community, accountability, possible malding, periodic despair at twitch.tv/gscnation.

An illustration of a red radio sits on an illustrated desk. A snoring cat peeks down from a picture frame. The twitch chat... chats. "Welcome chat, Stream starting soon"

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