Ryan Consell
@stealingfromwizards.com
Discount Canadian store brand Green brother, fantasy author, lapsed bicycle scientist, Muppet biologist, waistcoat enthusiast, cosplayer, cat haver, he/him. I contain multitudes, sometimes they leak out.
Books: https://stealingfromwizards.com
Books: https://stealingfromwizards.com
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Ryan Consell
@stealingfromwizards.com
· Nov 17
The Stealing from Wizards quadrilogy is complete!
Pickpocketing
Burglary
Kidnapping
Arson
Wizards, thieves, and misfits engaging in high adventure and petty crime.
📚💙
stealingfromwizards.com
Pickpocketing
Burglary
Kidnapping
Arson
Wizards, thieves, and misfits engaging in high adventure and petty crime.
📚💙
stealingfromwizards.com
Oh hey! Need an escape from reality? New chapter of the Stealing from Wizards audiobook podcast out today.
Let me read you a story about misfits and magic, and forget about the *everything* for a little while.
#audiobooks #booksky #whyiseverythingonfireandterrible
Let me read you a story about misfits and magic, and forget about the *everything* for a little while.
#audiobooks #booksky #whyiseverythingonfireandterrible
Stealing from Wizards Audiobook Podcast — Stealing from Wizards
A story of magic, mischief, theft, and friendship.
stealingfromwizards.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Oh hey! Need an escape from reality? New chapter of the Stealing from Wizards audiobook podcast out today.
Let me read you a story about misfits and magic, and forget about the *everything* for a little while.
#audiobooks #booksky #whyiseverythingonfireandterrible
Let me read you a story about misfits and magic, and forget about the *everything* for a little while.
#audiobooks #booksky #whyiseverythingonfireandterrible
Was trying to describe YA outcast protagonists to a friend and we settled on three similar but importantly different types:
Underdogs, misfits, and hidden princes.
The stories they're in are almost indistinguishable—the hero starts weak and ends strong—but they satisfy a different fantasy... 🧵
Underdogs, misfits, and hidden princes.
The stories they're in are almost indistinguishable—the hero starts weak and ends strong—but they satisfy a different fantasy... 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Was trying to describe YA outcast protagonists to a friend and we settled on three similar but importantly different types:
Underdogs, misfits, and hidden princes.
The stories they're in are almost indistinguishable—the hero starts weak and ends strong—but they satisfy a different fantasy... 🧵
Underdogs, misfits, and hidden princes.
The stories they're in are almost indistinguishable—the hero starts weak and ends strong—but they satisfy a different fantasy... 🧵
For Euler's sake, "exponential" has a narrow and specific mathematical meaning! Stop using it to just say "goes up fast."*
*This is a subskeet of both my students and journalists.
*This is a subskeet of both my students and journalists.
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
For Euler's sake, "exponential" has a narrow and specific mathematical meaning! Stop using it to just say "goes up fast."*
*This is a subskeet of both my students and journalists.
*This is a subskeet of both my students and journalists.
Age verification? Watching the Ewoks movie on Betamax gave me nightmares.
Age verification? I had my phone card digits memorized so I could call my parents in college.
Age verification? I had a Hypercolor T-shirt.
February 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Age verification? Watching the Ewoks movie on Betamax gave me nightmares.
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The podcast audiobook you did is great because my local library didn't have any SfW books when I first got told about it 3-ish years ago (they have all 4 now) so it was a really low risk, easy access way to see if it would grab me. And boy, did it.
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The podcast audiobook you did is great because my local library didn't have any SfW books when I first got told about it 3-ish years ago (they have all 4 now) so it was a really low risk, easy access way to see if it would grab me. And boy, did it.
Recommendations from a trusted source, is the most powerful driver of book sales.
As an author, all I can do is try to get other people talking about my work. Nobody listens to me. Why should they? You listen to your friend who knows what you like.
As an author, all I can do is try to get other people talking about my work. Nobody listens to me. Why should they? You listen to your friend who knows what you like.
What Lures Readers Into Picking Up an Unfamiliar Book?
What elements do you look for when browsing the shelves?
reactormag.com/what-lures-r...
What elements do you look for when browsing the shelves?
reactormag.com/what-lures-r...
What Lures Readers Into Picking Up an Unfamiliar Book? - Reactor
What elements do you look for when browsing the shelves?
reactormag.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Recommendations from a trusted source, is the most powerful driver of book sales.
As an author, all I can do is try to get other people talking about my work. Nobody listens to me. Why should they? You listen to your friend who knows what you like.
As an author, all I can do is try to get other people talking about my work. Nobody listens to me. Why should they? You listen to your friend who knows what you like.
I've made the hard decision to back out of DragonCon this year.
I want to be clear that this has nothing to do with the convention, and everything to do with the cleptocratic, authoritarian and imperialist actions of the government.
As a Canadian, I'm refusing to travel to the US.
I want to be clear that this has nothing to do with the convention, and everything to do with the cleptocratic, authoritarian and imperialist actions of the government.
As a Canadian, I'm refusing to travel to the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I've made the hard decision to back out of DragonCon this year.
I want to be clear that this has nothing to do with the convention, and everything to do with the cleptocratic, authoritarian and imperialist actions of the government.
As a Canadian, I'm refusing to travel to the US.
I want to be clear that this has nothing to do with the convention, and everything to do with the cleptocratic, authoritarian and imperialist actions of the government.
As a Canadian, I'm refusing to travel to the US.
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The Stealing from Wizards quadrilogy is complete!
Pickpocketing
Burglary
Kidnapping
Arson
Wizards, thieves, and misfits engaging in high adventure and petty crime.
📚💙
stealingfromwizards.com
Pickpocketing
Burglary
Kidnapping
Arson
Wizards, thieves, and misfits engaging in high adventure and petty crime.
📚💙
stealingfromwizards.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Stealing from Wizards quadrilogy is complete!
Pickpocketing
Burglary
Kidnapping
Arson
Wizards, thieves, and misfits engaging in high adventure and petty crime.
📚💙
stealingfromwizards.com
Pickpocketing
Burglary
Kidnapping
Arson
Wizards, thieves, and misfits engaging in high adventure and petty crime.
📚💙
stealingfromwizards.com
If you have not experienced her boundless enthusiasm for paleontological tea, do yourself a favor.
Oh also! I'm less than 500 away from 50k on YouTube, so if you didn't know I had a YouTube account, now is your last chance to say you got in at the ground floor!
www.youtube.com/@AstridLundb...
www.youtube.com/@AstridLundb...
Astrid Lundberg
Home of tiktok's OddPride. Get excited for Dogumentary!
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oddpride
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OddPride
Merch store: etsy.com/shop/OddPride
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you have not experienced her boundless enthusiasm for paleontological tea, do yourself a favor.
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If you watched the SuperBowl you saw a LOT OF GLP-1 commercials. A LOT.
Pharma companies are already testing drugs that go higher, further, faster. People lose up to a third of their body weight in less than a year.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
It raises some important questions.
Pharma companies are already testing drugs that go higher, further, faster. People lose up to a third of their body weight in less than a year.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
It raises some important questions.
The next wave of GLP-1 drugs are coming—and they’re stronger than Wegovy and Zepbound
The upcoming drugs CagriSema and retatrutide target multiple gut hormones and could cause twice as much weight loss than current treatments. But experts wonder how much is too much
www.scientificamerican.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
If you watched the SuperBowl you saw a LOT OF GLP-1 commercials. A LOT.
Pharma companies are already testing drugs that go higher, further, faster. People lose up to a third of their body weight in less than a year.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
It raises some important questions.
Pharma companies are already testing drugs that go higher, further, faster. People lose up to a third of their body weight in less than a year.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
It raises some important questions.
I asked my barber what's in fashion right now and she said that a lot of the young men are getting the "Alpaca."
That's not what it's called, but once you notice it, you'll see it everywhere and giggle endlessly.
That's not what it's called, but once you notice it, you'll see it everywhere and giggle endlessly.
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I asked my barber what's in fashion right now and she said that a lot of the young men are getting the "Alpaca."
That's not what it's called, but once you notice it, you'll see it everywhere and giggle endlessly.
That's not what it's called, but once you notice it, you'll see it everywhere and giggle endlessly.
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Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky
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I, too, have previously shared my random thoughts about "separating the art from the artist":
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
J.K. Rowling and "Separating the Art from the Artist"
In case you've been living under some kind of magical rock, there's a new Harry Potter tie-in video game out now, called Hogwarts Legacy. I honestly wasn't...
buttondown.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I, too, have previously shared my random thoughts about "separating the art from the artist":
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Had a wonderful interview with Plot Twist Radio! Delightful conversation about writing, teaching, science, and how to blend them all together.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Plot Twist Radio
Books Podcast · Updated Weekly · Plot Twist Radio is a podcast for writers, storytellers, and creatives who know that
every story has a twist. Hosted by Erin Egnatz (aka Eliza Nevius), each episode di...
podcasts.apple.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Had a wonderful interview with Plot Twist Radio! Delightful conversation about writing, teaching, science, and how to blend them all together.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
This doesn't surprise me. The game didn't seem to know what it was. It sets itself up as absurdist capitalism vs absurdist communism, with whimsical characters all over... but then that whimsy is playing out in refugee camps and trenches strewn with bodies and the tonal whiplash is brutal.
Obsidian's latest RPGs didn't sell well, so don't expect The Outer Worlds 3:
Obsidian's Avowed & Outer Worlds 2 Failed To Meet Sales Expectations
The Xbox studio's survival sequel Grounded 2, however, was a big hit
kotaku.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This doesn't surprise me. The game didn't seem to know what it was. It sets itself up as absurdist capitalism vs absurdist communism, with whimsical characters all over... but then that whimsy is playing out in refugee camps and trenches strewn with bodies and the tonal whiplash is brutal.
Pondering middle-grade fantasy tropes, as one does, and started coming up with a tier list for how to get rid of adults.
Responsible and caring adults don't let kids have dangerous adventures, so we as writers need to get rid of them.
We have a toolbox, but not all tools are created equal 🧵
Responsible and caring adults don't let kids have dangerous adventures, so we as writers need to get rid of them.
We have a toolbox, but not all tools are created equal 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Pondering middle-grade fantasy tropes, as one does, and started coming up with a tier list for how to get rid of adults.
Responsible and caring adults don't let kids have dangerous adventures, so we as writers need to get rid of them.
We have a toolbox, but not all tools are created equal 🧵
Responsible and caring adults don't let kids have dangerous adventures, so we as writers need to get rid of them.
We have a toolbox, but not all tools are created equal 🧵
Apparently the keystroke autocomplete for the 👍 is (Y)
I did not know that.
Someone kept sending me what I thought was an ASCII art of a butt.
I have dubbed it the callipygian emoji.
(Y)
I did not know that.
Someone kept sending me what I thought was an ASCII art of a butt.
I have dubbed it the callipygian emoji.
(Y)
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Apparently the keystroke autocomplete for the 👍 is (Y)
I did not know that.
Someone kept sending me what I thought was an ASCII art of a butt.
I have dubbed it the callipygian emoji.
(Y)
I did not know that.
Someone kept sending me what I thought was an ASCII art of a butt.
I have dubbed it the callipygian emoji.
(Y)
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Quote tweet with a Canadian book that would absolutely kill as a TV series.
It wouldn't be possible to do on a shoestring, but I'd love to see @stealingfromwizards.com's "Stealing From Wizards" as a Canadian fantasy-adventure series for kids who are fans of Percy Jackson.
It wouldn't be possible to do on a shoestring, but I'd love to see @stealingfromwizards.com's "Stealing From Wizards" as a Canadian fantasy-adventure series for kids who are fans of Percy Jackson.
Quote tweet with a Canadian book that would absolutely kill as a TV series.
@nataliezed.bsky.social's Hench would totally rule in about ten episodes. (With a sequel coming this year too.)
@nataliezed.bsky.social's Hench would totally rule in about ten episodes. (With a sequel coming this year too.)
Quote tweet with a Canadian book that would absolutely kill as a TV series.
I'll start:
RED X by David Demchuk
I'll start:
RED X by David Demchuk
January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Quote tweet with a Canadian book that would absolutely kill as a TV series.
It wouldn't be possible to do on a shoestring, but I'd love to see @stealingfromwizards.com's "Stealing From Wizards" as a Canadian fantasy-adventure series for kids who are fans of Percy Jackson.
It wouldn't be possible to do on a shoestring, but I'd love to see @stealingfromwizards.com's "Stealing From Wizards" as a Canadian fantasy-adventure series for kids who are fans of Percy Jackson.
Highly scientific survey wondering how weird my face is:
Can you
A) raise one eyebrow
B) raise the other eyebrow
C) Wiggle both ears
D) Wiggle ears independently
E) Roll tongue
F) flip tongue either or both ways
G) Flare nostrils (can anyone do one side at a time? I can't)
Can you
A) raise one eyebrow
B) raise the other eyebrow
C) Wiggle both ears
D) Wiggle ears independently
E) Roll tongue
F) flip tongue either or both ways
G) Flare nostrils (can anyone do one side at a time? I can't)
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Highly scientific survey wondering how weird my face is:
Can you
A) raise one eyebrow
B) raise the other eyebrow
C) Wiggle both ears
D) Wiggle ears independently
E) Roll tongue
F) flip tongue either or both ways
G) Flare nostrils (can anyone do one side at a time? I can't)
Can you
A) raise one eyebrow
B) raise the other eyebrow
C) Wiggle both ears
D) Wiggle ears independently
E) Roll tongue
F) flip tongue either or both ways
G) Flare nostrils (can anyone do one side at a time? I can't)
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Week in wildlife: a rescued owl, a brave blackbird and Fukushima boar babies
Week in wildlife: a rescued owl, a brave blackbird and Fukushima boar babies
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Week in wildlife: a rescued owl, a brave blackbird and Fukushima boar babies
Apparently I have a "delightfully magical Canadian accent."
New chapters come out Wednesdays.
stealingfromwizards.com/podcast
New chapters come out Wednesdays.
stealingfromwizards.com/podcast
January 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Apparently I have a "delightfully magical Canadian accent."
New chapters come out Wednesdays.
stealingfromwizards.com/podcast
New chapters come out Wednesdays.
stealingfromwizards.com/podcast
Something I haven't figured out is what to say when people are grumpy about me finishing the series. It's like a compliment and a complaint all in one and I don't know if I should be saying, "thank you," "sorry," or something else entirely.
Canadian instinct is "sorry."
Advice welcome.
💙📚
Canadian instinct is "sorry."
Advice welcome.
💙📚
January 28, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Something I haven't figured out is what to say when people are grumpy about me finishing the series. It's like a compliment and a complaint all in one and I don't know if I should be saying, "thank you," "sorry," or something else entirely.
Canadian instinct is "sorry."
Advice welcome.
💙📚
Canadian instinct is "sorry."
Advice welcome.
💙📚
I'm just staring at students who are making up a lab they missed, so I'm going to talk about steel, cause metallurgy is fascinating. 🧵
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'm just staring at students who are making up a lab they missed, so I'm going to talk about steel, cause metallurgy is fascinating. 🧵
Did you know there's a feed that's just birds on here? Like, when things are a bit too much, you can just look at some birds for a minute.
📌 Welcome to the Birds! 🦉 feed - photography, science, news, art, & more welcome!
To post to the feed, you must be on the feed contributor list. See thread for feed info/rules, how to get added, & how to check if you’re already on the list.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
To post to the feed, you must be on the feed contributor list. See thread for feed info/rules, how to get added, & how to check if you’re already on the list.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Did you know there's a feed that's just birds on here? Like, when things are a bit too much, you can just look at some birds for a minute.
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The website can't handle so much traffic right now but try to remember tomorrow or Tuesday.
I'm going to order the Stealing from Wizards series @stealingfromwizards.com when it's back up.
Fuck ICE, fuck JKR.
(& thanks for the rec @arajellybean.bsky.social !)
I'm going to order the Stealing from Wizards series @stealingfromwizards.com when it's back up.
Fuck ICE, fuck JKR.
(& thanks for the rec @arajellybean.bsky.social !)
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
The website can't handle so much traffic right now but try to remember tomorrow or Tuesday.
I'm going to order the Stealing from Wizards series @stealingfromwizards.com when it's back up.
Fuck ICE, fuck JKR.
(& thanks for the rec @arajellybean.bsky.social !)
I'm going to order the Stealing from Wizards series @stealingfromwizards.com when it's back up.
Fuck ICE, fuck JKR.
(& thanks for the rec @arajellybean.bsky.social !)