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Riley August

@rileyaugust.bsky.social

Author of 'The Last Gifts of the Universe'. Cat parent. Gamer. Perpetually trying to remember how to write a book. | they/them www.rileyaugust.com

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Riley August @rileyaugust.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I'm so happy to share that I’ll be participating on an author's panel during the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books! 📚 Come say hi and join the festival on Saturday, May 31 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh! You can learn more at pittsburghbookfestival.org

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Riley August @rileyaugust.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

And at last, we have arrived at the final day of 2024. This has been a bit of a slow reading year for me; there are so many books I haven't gotten to yet that I'm excited to find space for in the new year. But for now, here are six books that I really enjoyed this year! In no particular order:

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Riley August @rileyaugust.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

"You will be visited by three spirits." The three spirits:

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Riley August @rileyaugust.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I can't think of a better way to break ground on the new account than by celebrating this absolute banger of a book. Loved it so much I had to buy pine berries for the shot (and to eat). HOMEGROWN MAGIC, by @jamiepacton.bsky.social and @beccapodos.bsky.social -- is out March 2025!

An advanced reading copy of HOMEGROWN MAGIC is framed by plants (plastic, so that my cat can't eat them and throw them up), and pine berries, which are like strawberries but pinkish-white instead of red, even though they taste the same (not plastic, very much for consumption).

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