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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The link to your Request for Free Copy of THE THIN DOOR and Resource Sheet is: tally.so/forms/XxaP0O... Fwd this to the teen educators and reading specialist champions you know.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

NOTE: The short application September 7th will be available on Facebook at Rho Weber Mack (NOT ON Rho Weber Mack AUTHOR) The jolly FB algorithm doesn't recognize my author page posts from the mountains of Vermont.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This September, I am gifting up to 50 FREE BOOKS to reading specialists, librarians, and youth literacy programs. I’ll have a short application available starting Labor Day 9/7 on the Rho Weber Mack, Author FB page. Know someone who should hear about this? Send it their way--thanks!

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Are you a FINDER? The epic book crawl begins.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"The interactive reading invites readers to journal and sketch their way through Ramie’s transformative journey.” --SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW If you don't find a "wild release" of The Thin Door, it is also available as a paperback and ebook via www.bookshop.org, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon. #Parnassus

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Seattle Book Review says, ”The Thin Door is a breathtakingly original fusion of dystopian myth and raw contemporary realism that reimagines the "Little Red Riding Hood" legend for the digital age. More than just a novel, this "book-as-toy" shatters the fourth wall with interactive prompts." 6/more!

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The cross-country bookcrossing crawl of The Thin Door will end in one year, in February 2027. The marathon release of The Thin Door is an experiment to see how widely a book can travel in one year, who plays, and how. For one year, we will see what book finders do with a copy of The Thin Door. 5/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In an age of reduced reading, this year-long book crawl is an especially interesting project for me. We thought a lot about creating the visual cues to lead even a reluctant reader through the story. Now I am curious to see the personalized pages of book finders. 4/see more! #ParnassusBooks

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The Thin Door comes prepped with prompts on how to interact with the book. Book finders are encouraged to send a photo of their creative work on the page for a draw for free ebooks. The most traveled book, and the most inventive original art and journal work will win free ebook prizes. 3/more!

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Each book is labeled with its own unique Bookcrossing ID number, and finders who register their book find on the official bookcrossing.com website can track how far and fast their copy of the book is traveling. Finders could be part of the fastest book crawl, eligible for prizes. 2/there's more!

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A Competitive Cross-Country Book Crawl! From Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, 20 copies of an interactive book-as-toy, The Thin Door, are on a marathon cross-country Bookcrossing race, with copies “released into the wild” in public places from coast to coast where they can be “caught”. 1/more!

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Apparently there are enough levels and takes on this slipstream story for everyone. Hidden tracks through the contemporary matrix. Available in paperback and ebook at bookshop.org, Barnes and Nobles, or that other place.

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Book review of The Thin Door

The Thin Door by Rho Weber Mack is a coming-of-age story as Ramie discovers herself. Ramie is a 15-year-old high school sophomore living in poverty and just hoping to survive. She has an absent mothe...

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Red light therapy stimulates your mitochondria. NYT could do a little more research.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

These 5 Things Would Stop ICE--Download, Print, Post and do at least 3. We can do this.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

“I’m going to use my white privilege and do the right thing,” said two very young white men following ICE's black SUV's in their car. While a huge percentage of white males are leering Andrew Tate wannabes, these two courageous young men are the heroes.

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Vickie Hinkley @vickiehinkley.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

💙 #Minnesota so sorry #HIS.ROYAL.STUPIDITY is targeting you

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

During the pandemic, I had a wonderful summer nearly alone under the Dickinson College lawn of red Adirondack style chairs under the spreading sycamore. I traveled with an effective corps of women writers who kept each other accountable. I got nearly 60K words in. Now I'm wrapping up the rest...

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Yes! I am writing The Gap Riders, a companion book to The Thin Door. In The Thin Door, we know Willa's son Max, a central charismatic character--is missing. The Gap Riders tells of the story of the search for Max by his friends--five road trips, three continents, and no safeties.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Bless the water before you sip. Bless the shower and the dishwater too. Bless the morning light that spills through the trees and lights up the hillside meadow with its tawny grasses bent in the winter wind. Bless the earth that accepts my footstep. Look around you.What in your day awaits blessing?

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

and a time-cleanse that says it all--

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

We all needed this right now. Let your heart sign and your eyes well.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

IT'S NOT. BUT IT CAN BE. Posted on the mystery new storefront opening soon in Palouse, Idaho, next to the new farmer-owned coffeeshop. Sounds of hammering, and a table saw whining. (In the window reflection: iconic grain elevator, leaning electric pole, vintage old-west-town-storefronts.)

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

4. Thoughtful YA Dystopia Beyond the Usual Tropes – placing the book where readers actively seek intelligent, non-formulaic dystopian or socially aware narratives. This last one pleases me the most. The Thin Door, available at bookshop.org & that other place.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

3. YA Books for Readers Who Feel Unseen (and Know It) – connecting with teens who resonate deeply with the outsider experience or stories of personal transformation. (see Listopia #4/ below) The Thin Door, available at bookshop.org and that other place.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2. Myth-Infused YA & Slipstream Coming-of-Age Stories – for readers who love boundary-pushing narratives that mix the fantastic with real-world experience. Next--Listopias 3 & 4 on GoodReads-- 3/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Now that ideas about coinciding realities are red hot, here is where my contemporary slipstream/dystopian graphics-rich book-as-toy lands on Goodread’s curated Listopias. 1. YA Novels About Identity, Reality, and Becoming – targeting teens exploring selfhood, resilience, & alternate realities. 1/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Yes, I am working on several side projects to The Thin Door which launched on 11/11/25. Marketing the new launch is sucking up time and creative bandwidth, but I'm dancing with all I've got! What are you working on? (I'm mostly offline so may not respond quickly.)

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

See Goodreads for more 5-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews of the new book-as-toy launch of The Thin Door. Maybe buy that angsty teen--or bewildered parent--their own copy of two twisty versions of the truth. Because right now, we are all coming of age. read.amazon.com/sample/09915... (forward this to someone--)

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Here’s the gift: the way forward is always here. The Hero’s Journey is in the cartography of our souls. It is here, through the Thin Door of crooked hopes and desperate need that the way opens. Here is the doorway: Come on in, have a “read-inside” appetizer-- read.amazon.com/sample/09915...

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

--self awareness. The sense of adult hypocrisy as betrayal. The simultaneous claim and rejection of new responsibilities. The shock and trauma of our dystopia. The leering promise of an inhuman future.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

“Coming of age” is a peculiar phrase. It feels antiquated…aren’t we growing up differently now? Haven’t we aged out of these timeworn constructs? The hormonal surges are still the same, even if they have shifted downward in age. The outsize emotions still rage. The increased--

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

That's my kind of campfire conversation.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Q. In the age of adolescence, which of these words do not belong? Big feelings Powerlessness Absolute certainty Profound tenderness Raging despair Dreamy idealism Terrifying confusions Fiery hope A.All of the words belong. The Thin Door, a YA book-as-toy gift for your teens, discount ending 12/8.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Listen, it's not a book for everyone. This debut YA novel The Thin Door is an angsty younger teen's story--written for kids dealing w/ dysfunctional lives. I want to show them they are seen. I wanted to say, there is a way thru--for us all. Shop indie if u cn. #YA #Coming-of-AgeDebut #Dystopia

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The Thin Door is really something special. I’m genuinely excited that it’s the first in a series, I want to see every corner of this world and follow every character the author hints at. Absolutely worth the read. Launch discount $14.99 ends in 3 days. Available at Indie Bookstores or the big A.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

By the time I closed the last page, I realized I hadn’t just read a story I’d gone through a small initiation with her. The ending hit me harder than I expected, and I already know this is one of those books I’ll think about long after. (From Goodreads review of The Thin Door) 7/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

And then there’s the format. This is one of the most creative YA books I’ve read in a while. The free speech bubbles, sketch prompts, hidden tracks all those interactive pieces somehow add to the emotional punch instead of distracting from it... (from review for The Thin Door) 6/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Xavier’s role in her unraveling was especially chilling; the way he begins to take over Ramie’s story felt like a smart and subtle commentary on identity, validation, and the way teens sometimes hand their power to whoever seems cool enough to “fix” their lives. (from review for The Thin Door) 5/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

It shouldn’t work, but it absolutely does. The blend of myth, dystopia, and metaphor made the whole story feel like a dream you’re half inside, half watching and the author clearly knows the Hero’s Journey inside out... (from Goodreads review of The Thin Door) 4/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

What really hooked me, though, was the slipstream angle. One minute you’re grounded in raw contemporary realism, the next you’re nudged through this surreal, almost playful alternate world where Ramie becomes The Mysterious Mannikin and The Miss Who...3/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

(From Goodreads) From the first chapter, Ramie felt like the kind of teen protagonist I rarely see written this honestly. She’s hungry for a story that makes sense of her life, but she refuses to pretend everything is “NORML” Not Only Real, Mostly Lies just to make other people comfortable. 2/

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

"I stumbled onto The Thin Door totally by accident. I was browsing for something YA that didn’t feel recycled something with imagination but also some emotional grit. The cover caught my eye first, then the description mentioned “Little Red Riding Hood enters the matrix,” and that was it. 1/ ?

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Sometimes the solutions are so simple, so quiet, like a gentle hug or a smile across miles.

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Rho Weber Mack @wordward.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

We cannot just hand our children a degraded planet and say, "Sorry, kids, you fix it. We lacked the courage."

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