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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Coming in a little late to #DVPit but excited to review the pitches! If I like your pitch, please feel free to send your query and first thirty pages via this link: querytracker.net/query/penelo...

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

when your friend who is not a cat person checks on your cat

A text conversation

Text bubble in white: Then she let me pet her for a long time and she may have been purring but also maybe it was growling but also maybe it was breathing??

Text bubble in blue: it was purring lmao

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Found notes from a story I was talking out with a friend YEARS ago and I cannot stop laughing

A series of notes about a story the OP was trying to write, including lines like "oh brady looks hungry why don't you give him your sandwich"

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My favorite part of the World Cup hydration breaks is that the field gets to participate too

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

ALL WE HAVE LEFT by @emmypax.bsky.social is out from @titanbooks.bsky.social today and Amber could not be more excited!! I can’t wait for the world to love this book as much as I do.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Gotta make sure I pack the rubber band ball I’ve been adding to since like 2018

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The silliest things about moving makes me sad, like "aw that's the last time I'm going to use this elevator!" like I'm completely forgetting it's so slow and I got stuck in it once

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I tripped and fell but did NOT spill my coffee and I am going to choose to pretend it's a good omen for the Flyers tonight

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Sometimes we get those glowing spam emails about introducing a book to a whole new audience, blah blah. Today though is the first time we got one directly addressed to an author who died in 1961.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I'm so tired I tried to pay for my coffee with my Omnicard. What a Monday

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Erewhon Books @erewhonbooks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Come December, you will be judged. But how can a children's monster handle horrors caused by adults who don't believe anymore? Welcome to the world of TWELVE DARK DECEMBERS, a dark historical fantasy by Alyssa Wees, publishing in Fall 2027. @dianapho.bsky.social

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

So excited to share this news!!! I truly think it's such a special book.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We're delighted to announce Twelve Dark Decembers, a new dark historical fantasy from Alyssa Wees and @erewhonbooks.bsky.social! Welcome to Krampus's icy lair fall 2027... ❄️🩸

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Erewhon Books Announces Twelve Dark Decembers by Alyssa Wees - Reactor

A dark historical fantasy arriving Fall 2027

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

So excited to be working with Marieke!!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This whole week my friend has been sending me random pictures from her life. It took until the most recent one that was literally a close up of it to realize that she was trying to show me the SONOGRAM!!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Excited to pop into QuestPit today! If I like your pitch and you think we'd bit a fit, please feel free to send your query and first three chapters to me via this link: querytracker.net/query/penelo...

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I've donated a One Hour AMA to Publishing for Minnesota's Auction! It runs from 1/29 - 1/30. I'm so looking forward to chatting! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Penelope has donated an hour long AMA to Publishing for Minnesota's fundraiser auction, which opens on January 29th

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

One of Amber's whiskers ended up in my bag and I'm like "omg she came to work with me!!!"

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Christmas in your thirties: genuine happiness at receiving toilet paper and paper towels from your parents

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

My favorite December thing is telling everyone "See you next year" when in reality it's two weeks

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

We saw Knives Out 3 last night and there's a little niche publishing joke in it that I was the only one laughing hysterically at

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Them: What are you bringing to Thanksgiving? Us: The wine

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

okay sometimes AI reading my messages is good, like when it reminds me to actually attach something like i said i would

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I click "don't remind me again" every time and it just KEEPS REMINDING ME

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I was going thru the NYT Notable Books list and could not for the life of me figure out how it was organized, I was like "it's not alphabetical, it's not by genre..." And then I realized it's alphabetical by TITLE, not author. It has been a long year.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

all of this and when it happened I WAS ASLEEP

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

our neighbors moved which means their cats moved and my husband and i are sad we won't be able to see them anymore

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

My sister is due this week and every text in the family group chat makes me excited until I realize it's just my Mom sending us some random video she saw on Facebook

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I spent my entire week thinking I had a concert on Sunday until I double checked the tickets Sat morning and realized it was for that night. At least I checked unlike the time I went to a concert and the guy scanned our tickets and was like "...this is the wrong venue."

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

irrationally annoyed by the microsoft word logo change

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Update - my query form says to upload the full manuscript and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to say just three chapters, my apologies! If you could just submit the first three that would be great.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Good morning DVPit! I'm so excited the event has returned. If I like your pitch, please feel free to submit your query and first three chapters via this link: querytracker.net/query/penelo...

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I was looking at my old iTunes playlists and apparently I made one for a story I wrote but I remember the story and I'm confused at how the songs added up. I told my husband I don't understand my playlist and he goes "Let yourself cook!!"

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I have very “boring teeth” but the dentist told me this is apparently a good thing

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I'm offering two hour-long AMAs for the We the People Summer Fundraiser! You can bid for either one at the links below. www.32auctions.com/organization... www.32auctions.com/organization... I'm so looking forward to chatting!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Look how gorgeous @emmypax.bsky.social's cover is for ALL WE HAVE LEFT! I'm obsessed!!

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Today, we're thrilled to be taking part in the cover reveal for Emily Paxman's upcoming standalone post-apocalyptic romance, ALL WE HAVE LEFT! Cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie Due for release 2nd June 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social Read more: tinyurl.com/568f6ktw @emmypax.bsky.social

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I call myself a "yappy little bulldog" because not only will I not shut up about something, I will stubbornly sit there and not shut up about it. And Snorlax - hey, I can just take a nap while I wait for you to get back to me, but I'm still gonna be in your way and not let you progress until you do.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Whenever I tell people about this book I always point to this choice by Amy as one of my favorite parts. It’s brilliant.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

We think we found another tumor less than three weeks after removing one. Taking her to the vet but I’m at such a loss. My poor baby doll has been through so much this year.

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

THE COVER GIRL by the amazing @mossyair.bsky.social is out today from @htpbooks.bsky.social and Amber was so prepared to be a model - look at all her outfits!! I am so so excited this book is out in the world and can’t wait for you to love it as much as I do

A tuxedo cat in a pineapple pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

A tuxedo cat in a kiwi pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

A tuxedo cat in a watermelon pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

A tuxedo cat in a orange pillow next to a copy of THE COVER GIRL by Amy Rossi

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Trying to arrange a meeting with someone in Europe and when I said 9/8 they thought I meant August 8th lol

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Cover reveal time for Brooke Archer’s incredible A SONG IN THE DARK! It’s gorgeous 😍

A dark blue cover with two figures; a ghostly boy and human girl. The title is A SONG IN THE DARK by Brooke Archer

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Have you ever wanted to read a book that's "Emily Henry meets Station Eleven"? ALL WE HAVE LEFT is that book. So excited for Emily and for the world to get to read this book from Titan in 2026!

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Penelope Burns @penelopekayb.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

She is MISERABLE and scared us a little bit today (ask me about my trip to the emergency vet!) but she’s doing okay ❤️

A tuxedo cat in a pink recovery suit with a kiwi pillow

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