Kristie Choi
@kristiechoi.bsky.social
Editor @ Atheneum (S&S) | 🌈 bi/pan genderfluid (she/they); neurospicy; 최민지, Korean-Am; plant witch meets punky morbid grandma/cat daddy; opinions my own.
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Kristie Choi
@kristiechoi.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hi new followers! I’m a children’s/YA book editor, ex-private investigator (my pre-publishing life), Capricorn, incorrigible queer.
I mostly ramble, muse, and post about books, queer topics, plants/gardening, my cats. (For the record, I also love dogs. I go both ways - in more ways than one 😀)
I mostly ramble, muse, and post about books, queer topics, plants/gardening, my cats. (For the record, I also love dogs. I go both ways - in more ways than one 😀)
In July, we added a new member to our family, and what better time than spooky season to introduce our little Fenrir, destroyer of worlds!
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In July, we added a new member to our family, and what better time than spooky season to introduce our little Fenrir, destroyer of worlds!
S&S has launched a romance-forward New Adult imprint, and I am one of the many editors across the S&S Children’s division who is now also acquiring for Scarlett Press! In addition to my kids/teen list, I’m seeking high stakes NA romantasy & thrillers with plenty of spice, yearning, and tension.
October 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
S&S has launched a romance-forward New Adult imprint, and I am one of the many editors across the S&S Children’s division who is now also acquiring for Scarlett Press! In addition to my kids/teen list, I’m seeking high stakes NA romantasy & thrillers with plenty of spice, yearning, and tension.
Therapy and social-emotional learning is feared by conservatives because it teaches people how to recognize and avoid abusive relationships, and just like any abuser, authoritarian paternalistic regimes love keeping people insecure and afraid—and under control
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September 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Therapy and social-emotional learning is feared by conservatives because it teaches people how to recognize and avoid abusive relationships, and just like any abuser, authoritarian paternalistic regimes love keeping people insecure and afraid—and under control
It’s official—All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi is not only an Indies Introduce, it’s also an Indies Next Pick! I am so grateful for all the Indie love for this gorgeous book 🥰
August 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It’s official—All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi is not only an Indies Introduce, it’s also an Indies Next Pick! I am so grateful for all the Indie love for this gorgeous book 🥰
When you’ve edited a manuscript multiple times and you know exactly how the plot is going to go but you still hope every time that the character your author has spent all this time developing isn’t going to die at the end after all and break your heart.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When you’ve edited a manuscript multiple times and you know exactly how the plot is going to go but you still hope every time that the character your author has spent all this time developing isn’t going to die at the end after all and break your heart.
As a former caregiver, I used to be someone who shied away from books that touched upon grief and terminal illness. But Joanne Yi’s prose was so beautiful and compelling, I couldn’t resist. This novel broke my heart and rebuilt it all over again and I’m thrilled it’s a Book of the Month selection 💕
August 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
As a former caregiver, I used to be someone who shied away from books that touched upon grief and terminal illness. But Joanne Yi’s prose was so beautiful and compelling, I couldn’t resist. This novel broke my heart and rebuilt it all over again and I’m thrilled it’s a Book of the Month selection 💕
I haven’t watched South Park since I was a an unsupervised latchkey kid, and now I’ve gotta say: the recent episodes are HILARIOUS
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August 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I haven’t watched South Park since I was a an unsupervised latchkey kid, and now I’ve gotta say: the recent episodes are HILARIOUS
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People have really weird and idiosyncratic reasons for noping out of a novel. Just goes to show you (as a writer) should pay no attention to any of it and just write the book you want to write
August 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
People have really weird and idiosyncratic reasons for noping out of a novel. Just goes to show you (as a writer) should pay no attention to any of it and just write the book you want to write
My life was a puzzle that didn’t make sense until I embraced being queer and genderfluid. #mswl more queer books, especially for MG/YA and new adult graphic novels and literary YA/coming-of age like Aristotle & Dante Discover the Sectets of the Universe or Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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August 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My life was a puzzle that didn’t make sense until I embraced being queer and genderfluid. #mswl more queer books, especially for MG/YA and new adult graphic novels and literary YA/coming-of age like Aristotle & Dante Discover the Sectets of the Universe or Last Night at the Telegraph Club
#Mswl: literary voice-driven middle grade w/a high-concept hook; speculative/fantasy or slice-of-life but I want to see gorgeous, engaging prose or verse; profound coming-of-age themes; and beautifully drawn characters. If it’s a heavier story, there should be love and hope reverberating throughout
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Alt: a blurred image of a cat 's legs with the words " i wish " written below them
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July 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#Mswl: literary voice-driven middle grade w/a high-concept hook; speculative/fantasy or slice-of-life but I want to see gorgeous, engaging prose or verse; profound coming-of-age themes; and beautifully drawn characters. If it’s a heavier story, there should be love and hope reverberating throughout
You know it’s time for lunch (and a nap) when you type in “hotpot” instead of “hotspot”….mmm hotpot…
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July 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You know it’s time for lunch (and a nap) when you type in “hotpot” instead of “hotspot”….mmm hotpot…
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hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
July 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
what a week - I hope everyone is taking care and being extra kind to yourself. A phrase that’s particularly been on my mind these days…
June 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
what a week - I hope everyone is taking care and being extra kind to yourself. A phrase that’s particularly been on my mind these days…
What people generally think I do as an editor all day:
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June 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
What people generally think I do as an editor all day:
When you pull an all-nighter looking up new recipes for the biscuit factory 🐱
June 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
When you pull an all-nighter looking up new recipes for the biscuit factory 🐱
#mswl reminder: I am still on the hunt for standout trans/genderqueer voices, particularly in YA but also MG, from speculative to gorgeously written coming-of-age. My partner is trans/nb, I’m genderfluid, and I will never stop championing genderqueer authors
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May 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#mswl reminder: I am still on the hunt for standout trans/genderqueer voices, particularly in YA but also MG, from speculative to gorgeously written coming-of-age. My partner is trans/nb, I’m genderfluid, and I will never stop championing genderqueer authors
How is it that every single ABBA song just slaps? They must have had some bell-bottom sorcery going on behind the scenes
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May 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How is it that every single ABBA song just slaps? They must have had some bell-bottom sorcery going on behind the scenes
To authors I don’t know who somehow have my work email: aside from occasions when I open up my inbox for conferences, I do not accept unagented submissions. Agents are great, and I don’t have the bandwidth to respond to unsolicited emails, so please check submission rules & avoid spamming
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May 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
To authors I don’t know who somehow have my work email: aside from occasions when I open up my inbox for conferences, I do not accept unagented submissions. Agents are great, and I don’t have the bandwidth to respond to unsolicited emails, so please check submission rules & avoid spamming
I grew up in California never experiencing a real winter, so now, in Colorado, I’m always in awe when the plants in my garden return to life in the spring. Like, this blueberry plant looked dead, was a bunch of dry sticks, and now it’s green and alive again!!! 🤯
May 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I grew up in California never experiencing a real winter, so now, in Colorado, I’m always in awe when the plants in my garden return to life in the spring. Like, this blueberry plant looked dead, was a bunch of dry sticks, and now it’s green and alive again!!! 🤯
Writing “time-sensitive” in an email subject line when the email isn’t actually time-sensitive . . .
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May 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Writing “time-sensitive” in an email subject line when the email isn’t actually time-sensitive . . .
It’s been a while now since I finished reading Han Kang’s #TheVegetarian and I still can’t stop thinking about it and the sense of deep compassion underlying its premise
May 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s been a while now since I finished reading Han Kang’s #TheVegetarian and I still can’t stop thinking about it and the sense of deep compassion underlying its premise
Taco cat wasn’t feeling well the other day, so she had to get an ultrasound from the vet. And now it looks like she has a cool, punk-y undercut
May 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Taco cat wasn’t feeling well the other day, so she had to get an ultrasound from the vet. And now it looks like she has a cool, punk-y undercut
Makes you wonder how from Pope Francis to Jesus Christ, those who actually live out and embody God’s love (particular love for the misfits of society) are always branded as heretics by the conservative zealots of their day
May 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Makes you wonder how from Pope Francis to Jesus Christ, those who actually live out and embody God’s love (particular love for the misfits of society) are always branded as heretics by the conservative zealots of their day
I think everybody should know about the Dunning-Kruger effect, but especially creatives. Basically, it says the incompetent overestimate their abilities whereas the competent tend to underestimate them. Which is why it’s important to believe in yourself AND also to approach one’s craft with humility
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Alt: a graph showing the dunning-Kruger effect. Text above and below states “the first rule of dunning-kruger club is you do not know you’re in dunning-Kruger club”
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May 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I think everybody should know about the Dunning-Kruger effect, but especially creatives. Basically, it says the incompetent overestimate their abilities whereas the competent tend to underestimate them. Which is why it’s important to believe in yourself AND also to approach one’s craft with humility