Christopher Roubique - Author
@dreamertide.bsky.social
Author of MYTHSPEAKER (Spring 2026, Viking Children's). Writer of #Fantasy & #SFF, Christ-follower, Husband, Dad. Represented by
Melanie Figueroa of Root Literary.
Melanie Figueroa of Root Literary.
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I am delighted to introduce the cover for my debut #MiddleGrade #Indigenous #Fantasy novel MYTHSPEAKER...
AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER RIGHT NOW: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780694...
#Books #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Debut
AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER RIGHT NOW: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780694...
#Books #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Debut
My #MiddleGrade #Fantasy debut MYTHSPEAKER has received a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly, calling it "timeless and original" with "imaginative worldbuilding" and "engaging characters"! Thank you so much @publisherswkly.bsky.social! It's an honor!
www.publishersweekly.com/9798217039043
www.publishersweekly.com/9798217039043
Mythspeaker by Christopher Roubique
Cajun and Indigenous debut author Roubique draws inspiration from Indigenous American tales to craft a rousing action-packed adv...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My #MiddleGrade #Fantasy debut MYTHSPEAKER has received a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly, calling it "timeless and original" with "imaginative worldbuilding" and "engaging characters"! Thank you so much @publisherswkly.bsky.social! It's an honor!
www.publishersweekly.com/9798217039043
www.publishersweekly.com/9798217039043
YES! STEEL TYPES FOREVER!
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
YES! STEEL TYPES FOREVER!
Meanwhile, at every major game corporation: "So what we need are celebrity voice actors! Of course! That's what people want!"
It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Meanwhile, at every major game corporation: "So what we need are celebrity voice actors! Of course! That's what people want!"
If you want a chance to read my debut #MiddleGrade #Fantasy MYTHSPEAKER in which a team of Native kids try to steal back a World Turtle egg colonizers took from its mother, Viking Childrens is doing a giveaway on Goodreads RIGHT NOW! #WritingCommunity
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Mythspeaker
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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you want a chance to read my debut #MiddleGrade #Fantasy MYTHSPEAKER in which a team of Native kids try to steal back a World Turtle egg colonizers took from its mother, Viking Childrens is doing a giveaway on Goodreads RIGHT NOW! #WritingCommunity
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
I am honored and delighted to announce that my #Native #MiddleGrade #Fantasy MYTHSPEAKER (2/24/26) has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! I can't wait for kids all over the country to see this book in their libraries! Thanks so much to @JrLibraryGuild!
November 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I am honored and delighted to announce that my #Native #MiddleGrade #Fantasy MYTHSPEAKER (2/24/26) has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! I can't wait for kids all over the country to see this book in their libraries! Thanks so much to @JrLibraryGuild!
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Please help or boost if you're able! One Spirit Lakota is raising funds for the food pantry in anticipation of EBT cards possibly not getting filled for November due to the shutdown.
Funds go to feeding residents of Pine Ridge, which already has one of the worst food deserts in the country.
Funds go to feeding residents of Pine Ridge, which already has one of the worst food deserts in the country.
Feeding the Lakota
The Pine Ridge Reservation is a food desert, and many of the Lakota people there struggle with food insecurity. Even when people on the rez can afford food, they often struggle to find healthy, fresh ...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Please help or boost if you're able! One Spirit Lakota is raising funds for the food pantry in anticipation of EBT cards possibly not getting filled for November due to the shutdown.
Funds go to feeding residents of Pine Ridge, which already has one of the worst food deserts in the country.
Funds go to feeding residents of Pine Ridge, which already has one of the worst food deserts in the country.
I think you have to wait at least as much once agented--let alone once you've sold a book--as you did while #querying. So many timelines proceed at their own pace regardless of where you're at.
#Writing something else is the only thing that keeps me sane😂 #WritingCommunity
#Writing something else is the only thing that keeps me sane😂 #WritingCommunity
October 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I think you have to wait at least as much once agented--let alone once you've sold a book--as you did while #querying. So many timelines proceed at their own pace regardless of where you're at.
#Writing something else is the only thing that keeps me sane😂 #WritingCommunity
#Writing something else is the only thing that keeps me sane😂 #WritingCommunity
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I want to shout out some fantastic books by #Indigenous authors that everyone should read, starting with Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley, which is one of the best books I've read all year and also ever.
A gorgeous novel in verse.
www.harpercollins.com/products/red...
A gorgeous novel in verse.
www.harpercollins.com/products/red...
Red Bird Danced
With lyrical verse and powerful emotion, Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe) tells the story of urban Native kids who find strength in connection with those who came befo...
www.harpercollins.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I want to shout out some fantastic books by #Indigenous authors that everyone should read, starting with Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley, which is one of the best books I've read all year and also ever.
A gorgeous novel in verse.
www.harpercollins.com/products/red...
A gorgeous novel in verse.
www.harpercollins.com/products/red...
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Celebrate Indigenous storytelling this #IndigenousPeoplesDay — and every day! — with these new and upcoming releases from Heartdrum!
Here’s every Heartdrum title that’s been published in 2025 — as well as a look ahead at forthcoming 2026 Heartdrum titles that you can pre-order today!
Here’s every Heartdrum title that’s been published in 2025 — as well as a look ahead at forthcoming 2026 Heartdrum titles that you can pre-order today!
October 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Celebrate Indigenous storytelling this #IndigenousPeoplesDay — and every day! — with these new and upcoming releases from Heartdrum!
Here’s every Heartdrum title that’s been published in 2025 — as well as a look ahead at forthcoming 2026 Heartdrum titles that you can pre-order today!
Here’s every Heartdrum title that’s been published in 2025 — as well as a look ahead at forthcoming 2026 Heartdrum titles that you can pre-order today!
Me: My hands are sore, I should take it easy with them today.
Also me: I WILL TYPE ALL THE WORDS!!
#Writing #WritingCommunity #amwriting
Also me: I WILL TYPE ALL THE WORDS!!
#Writing #WritingCommunity #amwriting
a man sitting in front of a computer with pmitf.com on the bottom right
ALT: a man sitting in front of a computer with pmitf.com on the bottom right
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October 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Me: My hands are sore, I should take it easy with them today.
Also me: I WILL TYPE ALL THE WORDS!!
#Writing #WritingCommunity #amwriting
Also me: I WILL TYPE ALL THE WORDS!!
#Writing #WritingCommunity #amwriting
Seriously! Tell the people you love what they made!! It's makes creators SO happy to know we had an impact on someone.
Give folks their flowers
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
September 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Seriously! Tell the people you love what they made!! It's makes creators SO happy to know we had an impact on someone.
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Even setting aside ethics (but, yknow, THAT) - I just don’t want AI bullshit. I don’t want an AI pop star, movie, book, video game.
Art is a conversation. Why would I stare at a dictionary run through the washing machine when I could read a poem lovingly constructed by someone’s hands?
Art is a conversation. Why would I stare at a dictionary run through the washing machine when I could read a poem lovingly constructed by someone’s hands?
September 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Even setting aside ethics (but, yknow, THAT) - I just don’t want AI bullshit. I don’t want an AI pop star, movie, book, video game.
Art is a conversation. Why would I stare at a dictionary run through the washing machine when I could read a poem lovingly constructed by someone’s hands?
Art is a conversation. Why would I stare at a dictionary run through the washing machine when I could read a poem lovingly constructed by someone’s hands?
"I just didn't fall in love with it" doesn't stop once you get an agent. Editors say it all the time. That's why it's so important that YOU don't fall out of love with your stories. Celebrate them and the wonderful work you've done!
Because the world might not always get it. But you do.
#Writing
Because the world might not always get it. But you do.
#Writing
September 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"I just didn't fall in love with it" doesn't stop once you get an agent. Editors say it all the time. That's why it's so important that YOU don't fall out of love with your stories. Celebrate them and the wonderful work you've done!
Because the world might not always get it. But you do.
#Writing
Because the world might not always get it. But you do.
#Writing
Some gorgeous covers here (mine included 😁)
It's time for another edition of Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover! In the newest post, I'm sharing 25 of my favourite early 2026 middle grade book covers along with the names of the designers and artists responsible for creating them!
popgoesthereader.com/do-judge-a-b... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit
popgoesthereader.com/do-judge-a-b... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Some gorgeous covers here (mine included 😁)
A Senior Editor at a major publisher said my newest book is so good it should comp #AvatartheLastAirbender, which may be the best feedback I've ever received. Top 5 for sure.
Look out folks, some more good stuff coming soon!!
#AtLA #amwriting #Books #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #WritingCommunity
Look out folks, some more good stuff coming soon!!
#AtLA #amwriting #Books #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #WritingCommunity
September 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A Senior Editor at a major publisher said my newest book is so good it should comp #AvatartheLastAirbender, which may be the best feedback I've ever received. Top 5 for sure.
Look out folks, some more good stuff coming soon!!
#AtLA #amwriting #Books #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #WritingCommunity
Look out folks, some more good stuff coming soon!!
#AtLA #amwriting #Books #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #WritingCommunity
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Readers, if you enjoy an author's work, you should never feel shy about reaching out, via the methods they make publicly available, to let them know.
You'd be amazed how often a tiny bit of positivity can turn a bad day around.
You'd be amazed how often a tiny bit of positivity can turn a bad day around.
September 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Readers, if you enjoy an author's work, you should never feel shy about reaching out, via the methods they make publicly available, to let them know.
You'd be amazed how often a tiny bit of positivity can turn a bad day around.
You'd be amazed how often a tiny bit of positivity can turn a bad day around.
Well, I pet 2 kangaroos and fed some elands, llamas, a camel, and a giraffe named Izzy.
I expected to do none of those things when the day started lol
I expected to do none of those things when the day started lol
September 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Well, I pet 2 kangaroos and fed some elands, llamas, a camel, and a giraffe named Izzy.
I expected to do none of those things when the day started lol
I expected to do none of those things when the day started lol
Holy jacket design in my inbox!! #Mythspeaker is looking AMAZING. I can't wait for you all to meet these incredible kids and the fantastic world they call home.
Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780694...
Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780694...
September 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Holy jacket design in my inbox!! #Mythspeaker is looking AMAZING. I can't wait for you all to meet these incredible kids and the fantastic world they call home.
Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780694...
Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780694...
"And they ate the thieves and there was much rejoicing."
August 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
"And they ate the thieves and there was much rejoicing."
After weeks, I FINALLY have hit the right beginning to this new book and it's SO good!!
#amwriting #fantasy
#amwriting #fantasy
a man is dancing in a living room in front of a fireplace .
ALT: a man is dancing in a living room in front of a fireplace .
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August 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
After weeks, I FINALLY have hit the right beginning to this new book and it's SO good!!
#amwriting #fantasy
#amwriting #fantasy
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“For readers who are Indigenous, what I would want them to know is that they are part of a community. That cord is never severed completely, though it can be stretched”: Angeline Boulley on how she hopes her new YA novel ‘Sisters in the Wind’ impacts young Indigenous readers buff.ly/yciIt9J
August 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“For readers who are Indigenous, what I would want them to know is that they are part of a community. That cord is never severed completely, though it can be stretched”: Angeline Boulley on how she hopes her new YA novel ‘Sisters in the Wind’ impacts young Indigenous readers buff.ly/yciIt9J
The number of ways this is both incredibly dumb and incredibly worrying are countless.
Google has launched Gemini Storybook, an app offering personalized stories with read-aloud narration, sparking much controversy and concern within the publishing industry
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buff.ly
August 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The number of ways this is both incredibly dumb and incredibly worrying are countless.
That's why my secret is to never be witty at all! HaHA!
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Wait.
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Wait.
Social media is so hard.
You may have a tweet that does numbers yesterday but by tomorrow it is forgotten and you will need to be witty all over again!
Phew. I need a coffee.
You may have a tweet that does numbers yesterday but by tomorrow it is forgotten and you will need to be witty all over again!
Phew. I need a coffee.
August 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
That's why my secret is to never be witty at all! HaHA!
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Wait.