Yume Kitasei
@yumewrites.bsky.social
🇺🇸&🇯🇵 SFF author | 📚: THE DEEP SKY, THE STARDUST GRAIL, SALTCROP (Flatiron). ENVOY (2027) (Tor). (http://linktr.ee/yumekitasei)
We have one last Traveling SFF Book Festival event tonight at 7pm at @copperfieldsbooks.bsky.social in Petaluma with me, @andreagstewart.bsky.social @tarasimauthor.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social and @juliavee.bsky.social ! Please come!
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We have one last Traveling SFF Book Festival event tonight at 7pm at @copperfieldsbooks.bsky.social in Petaluma with me, @andreagstewart.bsky.social @tarasimauthor.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social and @juliavee.bsky.social ! Please come!
Looking forward to this!
Alas, @maryrobinettekowal.com is unable to join BBB--but @yumewrites.bsky.social can! Also, we have a fantabulous 1-night DRINK: The Wilde Time Villain! Join us next Tuesday at 7pm for Yume, @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social !
More: BrooklynBooksbooze.com
More: BrooklynBooksbooze.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Looking forward to this!
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Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(The opening of Witch You Would)
(The opening of Witch You Would)
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(The opening of Witch You Would)
(The opening of Witch You Would)
Pittsburgh!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Pittsburgh!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
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You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
Get itttt
Hey folks! The King Must Die comes out in two days! (AHH) Here's a blurb from the incredible @yumewrites.bsky.social, author of The Deep Sky, The Stardust Grail, and Saltcrop.
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Get itttt
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Hey folks! The King Must Die comes out in two days! (AHH) Here's a blurb from the incredible @yumewrites.bsky.social, author of The Deep Sky, The Stardust Grail, and Saltcrop.
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hey folks! The King Must Die comes out in two days! (AHH) Here's a blurb from the incredible @yumewrites.bsky.social, author of The Deep Sky, The Stardust Grail, and Saltcrop.
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
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For the Sunday crowd!
Maryneal 1962 has been nominated in the Debut Author category for the IG Writer Awards!
🐺If you have an Instagram...VOTE🐺
🐺If you have an Instagram...VOTE🐺
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
For the Sunday crowd!
Tomorrow @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social and I will be Labyrinth Books in Princeton at 1pm for an event hosted by the Princeton Public Library for a conversation about our new books!!
This is a special one for me, because Daria and I met as freshmen - we lived opposite each other in Forbes. 🧡 🖤 🧡
This is a special one for me, because Daria and I met as freshmen - we lived opposite each other in Forbes. 🧡 🖤 🧡
November 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Tomorrow @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social and I will be Labyrinth Books in Princeton at 1pm for an event hosted by the Princeton Public Library for a conversation about our new books!!
This is a special one for me, because Daria and I met as freshmen - we lived opposite each other in Forbes. 🧡 🖤 🧡
This is a special one for me, because Daria and I met as freshmen - we lived opposite each other in Forbes. 🧡 🖤 🧡
I just finished this it was really good!!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 🎃 🦇 👻
No tricks here, only treats: in just four days, THE KING MUST DIE will be out in the world, and I’ve got a new blurb to share from @authortachan.bsky.social!
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/219bde...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
No tricks here, only treats: in just four days, THE KING MUST DIE will be out in the world, and I’ve got a new blurb to share from @authortachan.bsky.social!
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/219bde...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
November 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I just finished this it was really good!!!
I’m reading the King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social right now and really enjoying it!
My latest review column covers four SFF books that are OUTRAGEOUS FUN:
The King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social
Witchlore by Emma Hinds
Red City by Marie Lu
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
The King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social
Witchlore by Emma Hinds
Red City by Marie Lu
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
4 outrageously fun science fiction and fantasy novels
These new books deal with am unconventional alien invasion, a terraforming venture that’s gone terribly wrong, a society of alchemists and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I’m reading the King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social right now and really enjoying it!
So Ingram has…40 copies now. 😅😭 I’m told more are on the way this week or next.
Good news first - as of two weeks ago, Saltcrop is getting a second printing. That’s amazing. Thank you for your support!!!
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
October 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So Ingram has…40 copies now. 😅😭 I’m told more are on the way this week or next.
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only TWELVE HOURS LEFT!! this whole kickstarter has been such a lovely and stressful and surprising journeyyyy in the best way.
we're gonna get to exist for TWO YEARS and then some and start at professional pay rates for an SFF lit mag AND include reprints AAAND nonfiction just aaaaa 😭💜
we're gonna get to exist for TWO YEARS and then some and start at professional pay rates for an SFF lit mag AND include reprints AAAND nonfiction just aaaaa 😭💜
24 HOURS LEFT IN OUR KICKSTARTER! Thank you for hitting so many stretch goals and allowing us to publish even more art, reprints, and nonfiction when we open in 2026!
It’s not too late to snag rewards (subs! crits! stickers!) and fund some issues of Year 3!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
It’s not too late to snag rewards (subs! crits! stickers!) and fund some issues of Year 3!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!
A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
only TWELVE HOURS LEFT!! this whole kickstarter has been such a lovely and stressful and surprising journeyyyy in the best way.
we're gonna get to exist for TWO YEARS and then some and start at professional pay rates for an SFF lit mag AND include reprints AAAND nonfiction just aaaaa 😭💜
we're gonna get to exist for TWO YEARS and then some and start at professional pay rates for an SFF lit mag AND include reprints AAAND nonfiction just aaaaa 😭💜
Pittsburgh next Tuesday! It’s Election Day, so vote before you come 😊
Pittsburgh! Come out on 11/4 @ 7 PM to hear from @yumewrites.bsky.social Do you like near-future dystopias, stubborn people, climate fiction, pirates, smart and resourceful female characters, complicated family relationships, and gorgeous writing? Join us! www.riverstonebookstore.com/events/an-ev...
An Evening with Yume Kitasei in Conversation with MC Benner Dixon — Riverstone Books
Author Yume Kitasei joins us to talk about her latest dystopian sci-fi book, SALTCROP.
www.riverstonebookstore.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Pittsburgh next Tuesday! It’s Election Day, so vote before you come 😊
New Jersey!!! I’ll be in Princeton this Sunday at 1pm at Labyrinth books with @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social please join us!
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New Jersey!!! I’ll be in Princeton this Sunday at 1pm at Labyrinth books with @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social please join us!
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Pittsburgh! Come out on 11/4 @ 7 PM to hear from @yumewrites.bsky.social Do you like near-future dystopias, stubborn people, climate fiction, pirates, smart and resourceful female characters, complicated family relationships, and gorgeous writing? Join us! www.riverstonebookstore.com/events/an-ev...
An Evening with Yume Kitasei in Conversation with MC Benner Dixon — Riverstone Books
Author Yume Kitasei joins us to talk about her latest dystopian sci-fi book, SALTCROP.
www.riverstonebookstore.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Pittsburgh! Come out on 11/4 @ 7 PM to hear from @yumewrites.bsky.social Do you like near-future dystopias, stubborn people, climate fiction, pirates, smart and resourceful female characters, complicated family relationships, and gorgeous writing? Join us! www.riverstonebookstore.com/events/an-ev...
Good news first - as of two weeks ago, Saltcrop is getting a second printing. That’s amazing. Thank you for your support!!!
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
October 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Good news first - as of two weeks ago, Saltcrop is getting a second printing. That’s amazing. Thank you for your support!!!
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
Reposted by Yume Kitasei
BOSTON! I am in you tomorrow! Come see me and others at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social ! @itsamia.bsky.social @yumewrites.bsky.social @emilyjaneauthor.bsky.social and Elaine Cho!
brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-1...
brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-1...
The Traveling SFF Festival: Crossover SFF
Teo's Durumi is the conclusion to Elaine U. Cho’s space opera duology that began with Ocean's Godori, an Indies Introduce and Indie Next pick. Ocean Yoon, a disgraced Korean pilot, leads her crew in an adventure that explores themes of identity, heritage, and grief.
brooklinebooksmith.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
BOSTON! I am in you tomorrow! Come see me and others at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social ! @itsamia.bsky.social @yumewrites.bsky.social @emilyjaneauthor.bsky.social and Elaine Cho!
brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-1...
brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-1...
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Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!
October 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!
Tonight! The Traveling SFF Book Festival is heading to Norwich Bookstore in Vermont!
October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tonight! The Traveling SFF Book Festival is heading to Norwich Bookstore in Vermont!
Tonight! The #travelingsffbookfestival is coming to New Haven at Possible Future Books with Elaine U Cho @itsamia.bsky.social @jrdawson.bsky.social media and @emilyjane.author !
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Tonight! The #travelingsffbookfestival is coming to New Haven at Possible Future Books with Elaine U Cho @itsamia.bsky.social @jrdawson.bsky.social media and @emilyjane.author !
Next up, the Traveling SFF Book Festival is rolling into Philadelphia tonight (Friday, 10/17 at 7:30pm) at Rosemont College presented by Mavey Books! Featuring me, @juliavee Amanda Foody, @micaiahjohnson Will we see you there?
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Next up, the Traveling SFF Book Festival is rolling into Philadelphia tonight (Friday, 10/17 at 7:30pm) at Rosemont College presented by Mavey Books! Featuring me, @juliavee Amanda Foody, @micaiahjohnson Will we see you there?
Night 3 of the Traveling Festival! Washington DC! Tonight (Thursday, 10/16) at East City Bookshop
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Night 3 of the Traveling Festival! Washington DC! Tonight (Thursday, 10/16) at East City Bookshop
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
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This is going to be fun!
Join us tonight (Wednesday) in Baltimore for a panel discussion on the power of what if! With me, Ray Nayler, @sarahpinsker.bsky.social , @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social , and @juliavee.bsky.social at Greedy Reads Remington!
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is going to be fun!