Kayla Cottingham
@peculiaritea.bsky.social
NYT bestselling Allston rat/author | MY DEAREST DARKEST, THIS DELICIOUS DEATH, and PRACTICAL RULES FOR CURSED WITCHES | they/she | opinions are my own
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Hello! I’m finally here from Twitter so allow me to introduce ✨my books✨
I have three out now (and two more coming in 2025) in various flavors of speculative fiction. We’ve got horror! Fantasy! Comedy! Gay people! The works! I hope you’ll check them out 🌲🍄🥩
I have three out now (and two more coming in 2025) in various flavors of speculative fiction. We’ve got horror! Fantasy! Comedy! Gay people! The works! I hope you’ll check them out 🌲🍄🥩
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Hey #BookSky, it's SPOOKY SEASON. Ghosts, monsters, and books! 👻📙
Here are queer and trans horror book recommendations based on movies and TV. Check out books from @riverssolomon.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @ardenpowell.bsky.social and more! Full list in the 🧵
Here are queer and trans horror book recommendations based on movies and TV. Check out books from @riverssolomon.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @ardenpowell.bsky.social and more! Full list in the 🧵
October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Hey #BookSky, it's SPOOKY SEASON. Ghosts, monsters, and books! 👻📙
Here are queer and trans horror book recommendations based on movies and TV. Check out books from @riverssolomon.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @ardenpowell.bsky.social and more! Full list in the 🧵
Here are queer and trans horror book recommendations based on movies and TV. Check out books from @riverssolomon.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @ardenpowell.bsky.social and more! Full list in the 🧵
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Congrats Lit Fest alum @peculiaritea.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social & studiohoffmann.bsky.social on Kayla's EXTRAORDINARY QUESTS FOR AMATEUR WISHES & (PB) PRACTICAL RULES FOR CURSED WITCHES; Chuck's (PB) MONSTER MOVIE!; & PIGGY BANK SAVES THE DAY, by Kimberly Wilson & illustrated by Mark.
September 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Congrats Lit Fest alum @peculiaritea.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social & studiohoffmann.bsky.social on Kayla's EXTRAORDINARY QUESTS FOR AMATEUR WISHES & (PB) PRACTICAL RULES FOR CURSED WITCHES; Chuck's (PB) MONSTER MOVIE!; & PIGGY BANK SAVES THE DAY, by Kimberly Wilson & illustrated by Mark.
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Come celebrate @catherineyuwrites.bsky.social’s THE DEVIL’S IN THE DANCERS virtually with me, @peculiaritea.bsky.social, & Pintip Dunn via a YA horror panel hosted by Underbrush Books!
Tomorrow (Thurs) @ 6:30pm CST! Sign up for free at the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-horro...
Tomorrow (Thurs) @ 6:30pm CST! Sign up for free at the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-horro...
September 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Come celebrate @catherineyuwrites.bsky.social’s THE DEVIL’S IN THE DANCERS virtually with me, @peculiaritea.bsky.social, & Pintip Dunn via a YA horror panel hosted by Underbrush Books!
Tomorrow (Thurs) @ 6:30pm CST! Sign up for free at the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-horro...
Tomorrow (Thurs) @ 6:30pm CST! Sign up for free at the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-horro...
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"You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula." 🔥🔥🔥
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula." 🔥🔥🔥
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The man who was killed by 50501 Utah's "peacekeepers" is Afa Ah Loo, an acclaimed fashion designer. He was the only Sāmoan contestant on Project Runway. A fundraiser for his family is here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura...
June 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The man who was killed by 50501 Utah's "peacekeepers" is Afa Ah Loo, an acclaimed fashion designer. He was the only Sāmoan contestant on Project Runway. A fundraiser for his family is here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura...
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Happy Pride Month! In case you didn’t know, I’m lucky enough to work on some incredible LGBTQ+ stories. So treat yourself this month and pick up a book at your local indie! #lgbtqreads #happypride
June 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Happy Pride Month! In case you didn’t know, I’m lucky enough to work on some incredible LGBTQ+ stories. So treat yourself this month and pick up a book at your local indie! #lgbtqreads #happypride
Every time I watch Secret Lives of Mormon Wives I start spiraling over whether or not my Utah accent is as thick as theirs and if I sound that absurd all the time
May 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Every time I watch Secret Lives of Mormon Wives I start spiraling over whether or not my Utah accent is as thick as theirs and if I sound that absurd all the time
Surprise cover reveal! Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story Are You Afraid of the Dark?: THE TALE OF THE VANISHING CIRCUS!
March 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Surprise cover reveal! Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story Are You Afraid of the Dark?: THE TALE OF THE VANISHING CIRCUS!
Writing middle grade is very fun but it’s soooo hard not to let these kids curse. What I would give to let my horrible thirteen-year-old mc tell an all-powerful poltergeist to fuck off
March 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Writing middle grade is very fun but it’s soooo hard not to let these kids curse. What I would give to let my horrible thirteen-year-old mc tell an all-powerful poltergeist to fuck off
I recently bought a massage gun for a shoulder issue I’ve had forever. Cut to last night, my partner mentions having lower back pain. I light up. I have just the solution! I give him a sympathetic look. Very earnestly and and kind-heartedly, I say:
“Aw, I’m sorry. Should I get the gun?”
“Aw, I’m sorry. Should I get the gun?”
March 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I recently bought a massage gun for a shoulder issue I’ve had forever. Cut to last night, my partner mentions having lower back pain. I light up. I have just the solution! I give him a sympathetic look. Very earnestly and and kind-heartedly, I say:
“Aw, I’m sorry. Should I get the gun?”
“Aw, I’m sorry. Should I get the gun?”
Writers will do anything to avoid deadlines. I know this because I spent two hours this morning researching manganese glass and shining a black light on all my doorknobs instead of drafting. They look sick as hell though
February 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Writers will do anything to avoid deadlines. I know this because I spent two hours this morning researching manganese glass and shining a black light on all my doorknobs instead of drafting. They look sick as hell though
Introducing my fourth (!) YA project, a romantic fantasy adventure set in the world of PRACTICAL RULES FOR CURSED WITCHES: EXTRAORDINARY QUESTS FOR AMATEUR WITCHES, out Sep 23, 2025!
February 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Introducing my fourth (!) YA project, a romantic fantasy adventure set in the world of PRACTICAL RULES FOR CURSED WITCHES: EXTRAORDINARY QUESTS FOR AMATEUR WITCHES, out Sep 23, 2025!
Yall wanna do a cover reveal tomorrow?
February 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Yall wanna do a cover reveal tomorrow?
Getting to be that time of year where I begin to really relate to Howl because I too would leave home to run around the countryside in a moving castle doing tax evasion if given the opportunity
February 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Getting to be that time of year where I begin to really relate to Howl because I too would leave home to run around the countryside in a moving castle doing tax evasion if given the opportunity
they just played karma by taylor swift and labour by paris paloma back to back at top volume in this restaurant and I can only assume whoever is in charge of the playlist is going through some shit
February 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
they just played karma by taylor swift and labour by paris paloma back to back at top volume in this restaurant and I can only assume whoever is in charge of the playlist is going through some shit
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if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen
February 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen
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Just a reminder that you should read books by black authors year around ✨️
Here are some favorites to get you started.
Here are some favorites to get you started.
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Just a reminder that you should read books by black authors year around ✨️
Here are some favorites to get you started.
Here are some favorites to get you started.
Can cats be gay?? Because every time mine meets one of my queer guy friends he's 1000% more affectionate than when I have my female friends over and it's getting a little 👀
February 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Can cats be gay?? Because every time mine meets one of my queer guy friends he's 1000% more affectionate than when I have my female friends over and it's getting a little 👀
Writing a book based in New Hampshire and making an effort to use all the funky regional terminology for things so all the New Englanders know I’m a #ally of their culture
January 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Writing a book based in New Hampshire and making an effort to use all the funky regional terminology for things so all the New Englanders know I’m a #ally of their culture
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Btw Authors Against Book Bans ( @authorsabb.bsky.social ) might seem kid lit driven bc so many challenges are happening in schools, but I think every author should consider joining. Book bans are bad for everyone.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Authors Against Book Bans
Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...
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January 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Btw Authors Against Book Bans ( @authorsabb.bsky.social ) might seem kid lit driven bc so many challenges are happening in schools, but I think every author should consider joining. Book bans are bad for everyone.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
I got to see the corpse flower at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in bloom!!
January 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I got to see the corpse flower at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in bloom!!
Lmao my uber driver saw my suitcase and went, “You going to New York?” Like yes but how did you know that?? Is it my undeniable city slicker vibe??
January 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lmao my uber driver saw my suitcase and went, “You going to New York?” Like yes but how did you know that?? Is it my undeniable city slicker vibe??
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The allyship we need
January 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The allyship we need