S.M. Stevens
@authorsmstevens.bsky.social
Author of contemporary fiction that makes you think, animal lover, yoga practitioner, music nut. Social justice novel "Beautiful & Terrible Things" out now. More at AuthorSMStevens.com.
I was asked what success as an author looks like to me in this short bit from a Compassiviste Dialogues podcast interview. The answer might surprise you!
July 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I was asked what success as an author looks like to me in this short bit from a Compassiviste Dialogues podcast interview. The answer might surprise you!
Taking a poll...which glasses should I wear in my author videos? Please let me know in the comments - thanks!
July 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Taking a poll...which glasses should I wear in my author videos? Please let me know in the comments - thanks!
Nonbinary Sunny & bisexual Xander are best friends and sometimes more. In this scene from Beautiful & Terrible Things, well, they’re more. AuthorSMStevens.com. #queerbooks #nonbinarycharacter #bisexual #contemporaryfiction
July 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Nonbinary Sunny & bisexual Xander are best friends and sometimes more. In this scene from Beautiful & Terrible Things, well, they’re more. AuthorSMStevens.com. #queerbooks #nonbinarycharacter #bisexual #contemporaryfiction
What Tetiana B. thought of Beautiful & Terrible Things: "This is one of those rare books that makes you feel seen—like, truly seen—and I caught myself crying and laughing in the same chapter more than once (which is kinda embarrassing but whatever)." Thank you Tetiana! Full review: buff.ly/mHlIllB
July 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What Tetiana B. thought of Beautiful & Terrible Things: "This is one of those rare books that makes you feel seen—like, truly seen—and I caught myself crying and laughing in the same chapter more than once (which is kinda embarrassing but whatever)." Thank you Tetiana! Full review: buff.ly/mHlIllB
BEAUTIFUL & TERRIBLE THINGS: A NOVEL, Chapter 19
Readers either love Xander or he drives them crazy, with his constant and unwavering passion to make the world a better place. In this excerpt, we learn a little about how he became an activist and an advocate for equality. More at AuthorSMStevens.com
Readers either love Xander or he drives them crazy, with his constant and unwavering passion to make the world a better place. In this excerpt, we learn a little about how he became an activist and an advocate for equality. More at AuthorSMStevens.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
BEAUTIFUL & TERRIBLE THINGS: A NOVEL, Chapter 19
Readers either love Xander or he drives them crazy, with his constant and unwavering passion to make the world a better place. In this excerpt, we learn a little about how he became an activist and an advocate for equality. More at AuthorSMStevens.com
Readers either love Xander or he drives them crazy, with his constant and unwavering passion to make the world a better place. In this excerpt, we learn a little about how he became an activist and an advocate for equality. More at AuthorSMStevens.com
Come dissect Beautiful & Terrible Things in a public Book Club at indie bookstore The Bookery in Manchester, NH. Thurs. Aug. 21, 6 PM, 844 Elm Street, 603-836-6600. Save 20% on the paperback, ebook or audiobook by purchasing through The Bookery and they’ll even deliver. #bookclub #bookclubs
July 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Come dissect Beautiful & Terrible Things in a public Book Club at indie bookstore The Bookery in Manchester, NH. Thurs. Aug. 21, 6 PM, 844 Elm Street, 603-836-6600. Save 20% on the paperback, ebook or audiobook by purchasing through The Bookery and they’ll even deliver. #bookclub #bookclubs
I dug deep into the psychology that drives people to turn violent at a protest before writing my extended protest scene for Beautiful and Terrible Things, to ensure its authenticity. Read an excerpt from that scene here: authorsmstevens.com/book-excerpt...
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I dug deep into the psychology that drives people to turn violent at a protest before writing my extended protest scene for Beautiful and Terrible Things, to ensure its authenticity. Read an excerpt from that scene here: authorsmstevens.com/book-excerpt...