Aiden Thomas 🇵🇸
@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social
author of NYT bestsellers “Cemetery Boys”, “Lost in the Never Woods”, “The Sunbearer Trials” and “Celestial Monsters”.
currently writing: “Cemetery Boys 2: Espíritu”
just Some Guy.
https://linktr.ee/aidenschmaiden
currently writing: “Cemetery Boys 2: Espíritu”
just Some Guy.
https://linktr.ee/aidenschmaiden
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#dvparty this cover art of my novel Diyosa Mata was drawn by a friend, Naomi King back in the day 😍 i posted it when i was about to go to the lambda retreat this year! my mentor was aiden thomas, and i was part of the YA cohort. they all workshopped my book 💕 such an amazing time in august
September 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#dvparty this cover art of my novel Diyosa Mata was drawn by a friend, Naomi King back in the day 😍 i posted it when i was about to go to the lambda retreat this year! my mentor was aiden thomas, and i was part of the YA cohort. they all workshopped my book 💕 such an amazing time in august
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😍🖤😍🖤😍 A beautiful blurb for The Last Vampire from one of my favorite authors & one of the most wonderful human beings in all the universes—thank you, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social!! Obsessed with the whole blurb, so I’m going to paste the full thing here:
October 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
😍🖤😍🖤😍 A beautiful blurb for The Last Vampire from one of my favorite authors & one of the most wonderful human beings in all the universes—thank you, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social!! Obsessed with the whole blurb, so I’m going to paste the full thing here:
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#SandersTober day 10! Postcard of Quetzlan from The Sunbearer Trials by @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social ! Really happy with how it turned out!
@thomassanders.bsky.social
@thomassanders.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
#SandersTober day 10! Postcard of Quetzlan from The Sunbearer Trials by @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social ! Really happy with how it turned out!
@thomassanders.bsky.social
@thomassanders.bsky.social
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Day 29 of #LatineHeritageMonth: THE SUNBEARER TRIALS, Mexican- and Cuban-American author Aiden Thomas's (@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social) gorgeous YA novel of the games gods play with mortals. Every decade, to replenish the sun, Sol chooses competitors for the Sunbearer Trials, with deadly consequences
October 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Day 29 of #LatineHeritageMonth: THE SUNBEARER TRIALS, Mexican- and Cuban-American author Aiden Thomas's (@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social) gorgeous YA novel of the games gods play with mortals. Every decade, to replenish the sun, Sol chooses competitors for the Sunbearer Trials, with deadly consequences
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Quick Rose City Comicon photo dump!!!
Sidekicks and side quests moderated by @readingismagical.bsky.social with @tkingfisher.com and Terry Brooks and the lovely @rmgilligan.bsky.social and @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social was such a cool discussion!
Sidekicks and side quests moderated by @readingismagical.bsky.social with @tkingfisher.com and Terry Brooks and the lovely @rmgilligan.bsky.social and @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social was such a cool discussion!
September 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Quick Rose City Comicon photo dump!!!
Sidekicks and side quests moderated by @readingismagical.bsky.social with @tkingfisher.com and Terry Brooks and the lovely @rmgilligan.bsky.social and @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social was such a cool discussion!
Sidekicks and side quests moderated by @readingismagical.bsky.social with @tkingfisher.com and Terry Brooks and the lovely @rmgilligan.bsky.social and @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social was such a cool discussion!
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Not a corporate shill, but it’s hard to put into words the impact of seeing a display of @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social’s Cemetery Boys - with its trans, gay, Latino protagonist - as the YA pick of the month at Barnes and Noble in my red state yesterday. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💗
August 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Not a corporate shill, but it’s hard to put into words the impact of seeing a display of @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social’s Cemetery Boys - with its trans, gay, Latino protagonist - as the YA pick of the month at Barnes and Noble in my red state yesterday. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💗
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Queer books from our giveaway! Check out my 📌 on IG for details.
Thanks to @transhorrors.bsky.social, @tqsims.bsky.social, @xvictoriawrites.bsky.social, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social @zefrrr.bsky.social, @sophieburnham.bsky.social, @clmontblanc.bsky.social & more for your books!
Thanks to @transhorrors.bsky.social, @tqsims.bsky.social, @xvictoriawrites.bsky.social, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social @zefrrr.bsky.social, @sophieburnham.bsky.social, @clmontblanc.bsky.social & more for your books!
September 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Queer books from our giveaway! Check out my 📌 on IG for details.
Thanks to @transhorrors.bsky.social, @tqsims.bsky.social, @xvictoriawrites.bsky.social, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social @zefrrr.bsky.social, @sophieburnham.bsky.social, @clmontblanc.bsky.social & more for your books!
Thanks to @transhorrors.bsky.social, @tqsims.bsky.social, @xvictoriawrites.bsky.social, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social @zefrrr.bsky.social, @sophieburnham.bsky.social, @clmontblanc.bsky.social & more for your books!
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Try Cemetery Boys by @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social if you want to read "LGBTQ books for spooky season." #AskALibrarian
Cemetery Boys — Multnomah County Library
Cemetery Boys — Thomas, Aiden, — Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to...
multcolib.bibliocommons.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Try Cemetery Boys by @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social if you want to read "LGBTQ books for spooky season." #AskALibrarian
here’s my appearances on Velshi’s banned Book Club on MSNBC this morning! 🤩
Why is fantasy such an important and popular genre? “Cemetery Boys” author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social says when “we’re talking about heavy stuff [...] it eases it a little bit with a little magic and mystery and mayhem.” #Velshi="/hashtag/VelshiBannedBookClub" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Cemetery Boys’ by Aiden Thomas
A deft exploration of identity, self-acceptance, and the power of first love, “Cemetery Boys” by Aiden Thomas is a masterclass in why fantasy isn’t just such a popular genre, but why it is used so often to explore complex topics. When exploring a nuanced and complicated topic like transgender identity and understanding, fantasy helps make it more tangible to readers. “We’re talking about heavy stuff,” says Thomas, “I’m always going to ease it a little bit with a little magic and mystery.”
www.msnbc.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
here’s my appearances on Velshi’s banned Book Club on MSNBC this morning! 🤩
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Why is fantasy such an important and popular genre? “Cemetery Boys” author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social says when “we’re talking about heavy stuff [...] it eases it a little bit with a little magic and mystery and mayhem.” #Velshi="/hashtag/VelshiBannedBookClub" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Cemetery Boys’ by Aiden Thomas
A deft exploration of identity, self-acceptance, and the power of first love, “Cemetery Boys” by Aiden Thomas is a masterclass in why fantasy isn’t just such a popular genre, but why it is used so often to explore complex topics. When exploring a nuanced and complicated topic like transgender identity and understanding, fantasy helps make it more tangible to readers. “We’re talking about heavy stuff,” says Thomas, “I’m always going to ease it a little bit with a little magic and mystery.”
www.msnbc.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Why is fantasy such an important and popular genre? “Cemetery Boys” author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social says when “we’re talking about heavy stuff [...] it eases it a little bit with a little magic and mystery and mayhem.” #Velshi="/hashtag/VelshiBannedBookClub" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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Why is fantasy such an important and popular genre? “Cemetery Boys” author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social says when “we’re talking about heavy stuff [...] it eases it a little bit with a little magic and mystery and mayhem.” #Velshi="/hashtag/VelshiBannedBookClub" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Cemetery Boys’ by Aiden Thomas
A deft exploration of identity, self-acceptance, and the power of first love, “Cemetery Boys” by Aiden Thomas is a masterclass in why fantasy isn’t just such a popular genre, but why it is used so often to explore complex topics. When exploring a nuanced and complicated topic like transgender identity and understanding, fantasy helps make it more tangible to readers. “We’re talking about heavy stuff,” says Thomas, “I’m always going to ease it a little bit with a little magic and mystery.”
www.msnbc.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Why is fantasy such an important and popular genre? “Cemetery Boys” author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social says when “we’re talking about heavy stuff [...] it eases it a little bit with a little magic and mystery and mayhem.” #Velshi="/hashtag/VelshiBannedBookClub" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
FRIENDS! tomorrow i’ll be on @msnbc.com for the @alivelshinews.bsky.social Banned Book Club to talk about “Cemetery Boys”, it’s 5 year anniversary, and the new paperback!
this is a HUGE deal and it’d mean a lot to me if you tuned in! my segment will start at 11:45 am ET / 8:45 am PT!
this is a HUGE deal and it’d mean a lot to me if you tuned in! my segment will start at 11:45 am ET / 8:45 am PT!
August 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
FRIENDS! tomorrow i’ll be on @msnbc.com for the @alivelshinews.bsky.social Banned Book Club to talk about “Cemetery Boys”, it’s 5 year anniversary, and the new paperback!
this is a HUGE deal and it’d mean a lot to me if you tuned in! my segment will start at 11:45 am ET / 8:45 am PT!
this is a HUGE deal and it’d mean a lot to me if you tuned in! my segment will start at 11:45 am ET / 8:45 am PT!
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Just some of the books from next month’s massive giveaway for 🇵🇸 on Instagram! Check out my IG (same name) for rules.
Thanks to @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @lisellesambury.bsky.social, @camrikohler.bsky.social, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @literarydesiree.bsky.social, and more for donating!
Thanks to @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @lisellesambury.bsky.social, @camrikohler.bsky.social, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @literarydesiree.bsky.social, and more for donating!
August 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Just some of the books from next month’s massive giveaway for 🇵🇸 on Instagram! Check out my IG (same name) for rules.
Thanks to @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @lisellesambury.bsky.social, @camrikohler.bsky.social, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @literarydesiree.bsky.social, and more for donating!
Thanks to @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @lisellesambury.bsky.social, @camrikohler.bsky.social, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @literarydesiree.bsky.social, and more for donating!
FRIENDS! the KidLit4CeaseFire, We The People auction is now live!!
you can bid on signed/personalized copies of "Cemetery Boys" and "The Sunbearer Trials", along with other amazing items and services!
check them out here! www.32auctions.com/organization...
you can bid on signed/personalized copies of "Cemetery Boys" and "The Sunbearer Trials", along with other amazing items and services!
check them out here! www.32auctions.com/organization...
August 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
FRIENDS! the KidLit4CeaseFire, We The People auction is now live!!
you can bid on signed/personalized copies of "Cemetery Boys" and "The Sunbearer Trials", along with other amazing items and services!
check them out here! www.32auctions.com/organization...
you can bid on signed/personalized copies of "Cemetery Boys" and "The Sunbearer Trials", along with other amazing items and services!
check them out here! www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Seattle Worldcon has asked for feedback on their Discord. I have obliged:
August 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Seattle Worldcon has asked for feedback on their Discord. I have obliged:
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This is such an inexcusable error. When you're running something like this, you HAVE to honor the fact that this might be the most important night of someone's life.
Do better.
Do better.
August 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is such an inexcusable error. When you're running something like this, you HAVE to honor the fact that this might be the most important night of someone's life.
Do better.
Do better.
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As respectfully as possible, if you are a Hugo MC it is your actual job to make sure you have the pronunciations of the people you are celebrating down. If you don’t get given a list from Worldcon you need to make your own or demand one in time to learn.
This is egregious.
This is egregious.
August 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
As respectfully as possible, if you are a Hugo MC it is your actual job to make sure you have the pronunciations of the people you are celebrating down. If you don’t get given a list from Worldcon you need to make your own or demand one in time to learn.
This is egregious.
This is egregious.
WHY are we still holding the #HugoAwards on some pedestal when we KNOW they censored Xiran Jay Zhao from the Lodestar list because the execs wanted to go to China?? or the fact that they nominate BIPOC but rarely win?? and then treated Kamilah Cole this way??
HUGO AWARDS DONT GIVE AF ABOUT BIPOC.
HUGO AWARDS DONT GIVE AF ABOUT BIPOC.
Hey, I have had a largely great experience at Worldcon, but the #Hugos owe @wordsiren.bsky.social an apology for forgetting to include her in the announced Lodestar nominees during the award ceremony. Kamilah deserved celebration, not this blatant disrespect.
August 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
WHY are we still holding the #HugoAwards on some pedestal when we KNOW they censored Xiran Jay Zhao from the Lodestar list because the execs wanted to go to China?? or the fact that they nominate BIPOC but rarely win?? and then treated Kamilah Cole this way??
HUGO AWARDS DONT GIVE AF ABOUT BIPOC.
HUGO AWARDS DONT GIVE AF ABOUT BIPOC.
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Helloooo!! I finished Celestial Monsters and OH MY WORD THIS SERIES WAS SO GOOD I would definitely recommend! @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social is SUCH A GOOD WRITER
I'm definitely taking notes for how plot development, Character arcs, and world building was executed
#sunbearertrials #book #art #queer
I'm definitely taking notes for how plot development, Character arcs, and world building was executed
#sunbearertrials #book #art #queer
August 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Helloooo!! I finished Celestial Monsters and OH MY WORD THIS SERIES WAS SO GOOD I would definitely recommend! @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social is SUCH A GOOD WRITER
I'm definitely taking notes for how plot development, Character arcs, and world building was executed
#sunbearertrials #book #art #queer
I'm definitely taking notes for how plot development, Character arcs, and world building was executed
#sunbearertrials #book #art #queer
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So fun! I had the amazing opportunity of meeting author & agent @sandraproudman.bsky.social (go read Salvación, a YA Latinx fantasy—it’s so good!) & NYT Bestselling author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social of Cemetery Boys, now in paperback! Both are so kind and I love seeing Latinx rep!
August 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
So fun! I had the amazing opportunity of meeting author & agent @sandraproudman.bsky.social (go read Salvación, a YA Latinx fantasy—it’s so good!) & NYT Bestselling author @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social of Cemetery Boys, now in paperback! Both are so kind and I love seeing Latinx rep!
🚨HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
the new Cemetery Boys paperback is a @barnesandnoble Book Club Pick for August!!
it’s got:
📝 a heartfelt anniversary letter
👻 a bonus scene that made me emotional
🔮 a sneak peek of Espíritu (aka the long-awaited chaos sequel)!
the new Cemetery Boys paperback is a @barnesandnoble Book Club Pick for August!!
it’s got:
📝 a heartfelt anniversary letter
👻 a bonus scene that made me emotional
🔮 a sneak peek of Espíritu (aka the long-awaited chaos sequel)!
August 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
the new Cemetery Boys paperback is a @barnesandnoble Book Club Pick for August!!
it’s got:
📝 a heartfelt anniversary letter
👻 a bonus scene that made me emotional
🔮 a sneak peek of Espíritu (aka the long-awaited chaos sequel)!
the new Cemetery Boys paperback is a @barnesandnoble Book Club Pick for August!!
it’s got:
📝 a heartfelt anniversary letter
👻 a bonus scene that made me emotional
🔮 a sneak peek of Espíritu (aka the long-awaited chaos sequel)!
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For anyone who wants to watch our live, check it out: www.instagram.com/reel/DMtXN1n...
July 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
For anyone who wants to watch our live, check it out: www.instagram.com/reel/DMtXN1n...
got new glasses but luckily figaro still recognizes me (yes this is a Superman joke GO WATCH THE NEW MOVIE)
July 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
got new glasses but luckily figaro still recognizes me (yes this is a Superman joke GO WATCH THE NEW MOVIE)
OREGON FRIENDS! im so excited to team up with Central Oregon Community College on Tuesday, October 14 at 4:30 pm! we're going to have a lot of fun PLUS drinks and snacks are included! will i see you there??
July 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
OREGON FRIENDS! im so excited to team up with Central Oregon Community College on Tuesday, October 14 at 4:30 pm! we're going to have a lot of fun PLUS drinks and snacks are included! will i see you there??
the Cemetery Boys paperback is officially out in the world today! 🥳🥳🥳 it includes a 5 year anniversary letter, a bonus scene PLUS a sneak peek at the sequel, Espíritu!
join me and @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social today at 3pm PT / 6pm ET over on ig as we chat about all things Cemetery Boys!
join me and @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social today at 3pm PT / 6pm ET over on ig as we chat about all things Cemetery Boys!
July 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
the Cemetery Boys paperback is officially out in the world today! 🥳🥳🥳 it includes a 5 year anniversary letter, a bonus scene PLUS a sneak peek at the sequel, Espíritu!
join me and @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social today at 3pm PT / 6pm ET over on ig as we chat about all things Cemetery Boys!
join me and @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social today at 3pm PT / 6pm ET over on ig as we chat about all things Cemetery Boys!