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Yume Kitasei
@yumewrites.bsky.social
🇺🇸&🇯🇵 SFF author | 📚: THE DEEP SKY, THE STARDUST GRAIL, SALTCROP (Flatiron). ENVOY (2027) (Tor). (http://linktr.ee/yumekitasei)
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We suggest Saltcrop by @yumewrites.bsky.social if you want to read "Eco-fiction for fans of Lily Brooks-Dalton and Charlotte McConaghy." #AskALibrarian
Saltcrop — Multnomah County Library
Saltcrop — Kitasei, Yume, — "From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister - and Earth's environmental sa...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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#Sirens26 #Bookmas Day 29: For your exhausted friend who specializes in impossible quests

THE STARDUST GRAIL, Yume Kitasei's (@yumewrites.bsky.social) brilliant, anti-colonialist space heist. Maya Hoshimoto, art thief and anthropologist, thinks she's settled down into a quiet academic life...
January 1, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Finished on Christmas Eve after snagging from the library impulsively when I saw it was in. Loved The Stardust Grail so had to read this!

Thanks @yumewrites.bsky.social for a stunning book about sisterhood, environmental collapse, and sailing. It was exactly what I needed right now in my life! 🌱⛵️💚
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For some reason my book club decided to read my arch rival @bingewriting.bsky.social new book DISSOLUTION this month and unfortunately I’m really enjoying it.
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
5 astronauts were sent to make first contact. 1 of them brought something back they shouldn’t have. It might be why someone wants them dead. ARRIVAL x Lucy Foley
Time to eat your vegetables again y'all! What's a one-sentence elevator pitch for your book? If you need help, [thing] meets [thing] is a great baseline. #WritingPrompt
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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The latest F&SF, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, includes (with MANY fantastic things) my latest By the Numbers column, "Why We Need To Count On Each Other": 53 BIPOC authors filled out a survey asking about their experiences in publishing!

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Fantasy and Science Fiction
The award-winning Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949. The original publisher of Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle f...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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In a new interview with @mcflycahill90.bsky.social, @victormanibo.com discusses Filipino history, "gloomth", and what drew him to gothic horror with his latest novel The Villa, Once Beloved!
Crafting an Anti-Colonial Gothic: A Conversation With Author Victor Manibo - Reactor
"I couldn’t just swap out the Victorian mansion with a Spanish-era villa without those changes meaning something deeper."
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December 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Today is your LAST CHANCE to nominate your favorite books, movies, TV shows, book covers, and more for the Reactor poll!!! go go go go go go!!
Cast Your Vote for the Best SFF of the Year! - Reactor
Books! Movies! TV shows! Video games! Short fiction! And more!!
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December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Oooh. Lots of kinds of book in here.
It’s holiday gift season and I’m sitting in a cafe right now by myself so here’s a thread of some books I read this year that I really enjoyed… 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s holiday gift season and I’m sitting in a cafe right now by myself so here’s a thread of some books I read this year that I really enjoyed… 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Seattle! Come join me for an event tomorrow night (Sunday) at 7PM for SALTCROP at Elliott Bay Book Company! I’ve been bad about posting about it but I’d love to see you there.
December 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Thanks for coming out for BBB's Nov. reading last night w/ authors @franwilde.bsky.social @scottedelman.bsky.social @victorpineiro.bsky.social & @yumewrites.bsky.social ! 🍸📖🎙️

Next up on 12/16: @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay & #JamiletteCintron!

More pics: shorturl.at/DgrAU
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Booksellers!!! After many weeks, SALTCROP is back in stock at Ingram! Just in time for the holidays at least. I would love if you would consider circling back and ordering copies to stock if your store didn’t have any.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Wow. I did not realize how much I needed to read @yumewrites.bsky.social Saltcrop until I reached the end. This book showcases the power of siblings while also offering hope amid trying times. Highly recommend it!
#booksky #scifi
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Will be reading from SALTCROP tonight with @franwilde.bsky.social, Scott Edelman, and @victorpineiro.bsky.social as part of Brooklyn Books & Booze by @randeedawn.com - please join us!
I’ll be in Brooklyn tomorrow with Scott, @yumewrites.bsky.social and @victorpineiro.bsky.social - we’ll see you at 7pm at Barrows Intense!

Hmmm what should I read?!?
What will I be doing 25 hours from now? Reading from my new collection 101 Things to Do Before You're Downloaded at Brooklyn Books & Booze — along with @yumewrites.bsky.social, @franwilde.bsky.social, and @victorpineiro.bsky.social, who'll be sharing their own glorious words! Hope to see you there!
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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I’ll be in Brooklyn tomorrow with Scott, @yumewrites.bsky.social and @victorpineiro.bsky.social - we’ll see you at 7pm at Barrows Intense!

Hmmm what should I read?!?
What will I be doing 25 hours from now? Reading from my new collection 101 Things to Do Before You're Downloaded at Brooklyn Books & Booze — along with @yumewrites.bsky.social, @franwilde.bsky.social, and @victorpineiro.bsky.social, who'll be sharing their own glorious words! Hope to see you there!
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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A really wonderful write up of the Smith panel for Traveling SFF Festival! @yumewrites.bsky.social @emilyjaneauthor.bsky.social @itsamia.bsky.social

thesophian.com/not-so-dista...
Not So Distant Fantasies: A Discussion with the Traveling Science-Fiction/Fantasy Festival – THE SOPHIAN
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November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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BBB presents a WILDE TIME next Tues. 11/18 with this month's readers @yumewrites.bsky.social @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social and @victorpineiro.bsky.social ! Plus, we have a special 1-night drink: The Wilde Time Villain! Join us at 7 for sips & stories!

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November 15, 2025 at 7:57 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!
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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 !

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November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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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)
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Pittsburgh!

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