Josh Roberts, author of VICTORIA DARE & THE BLOOD OF KINGS (‘26)
@joshwhowrites.bsky.social
Author of VICTORIA DARE AND THE BLOOD OF KINGS (2026) and THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE series. Editorial Director at Vacationist Media. Bylines in USATODAY, Insider, Yahoo, more. Repped by Becky LeJeune at the Bond Agency.
Is there any better feeling as a writer than finally, FINALLY, getting a scene just right? Sometimes it takes hours, sometimes days or even weeks. But it's such a thrill. I truly cannot understand why anyone would want to outsource that job to ChatGTP.
May 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Is there any better feeling as a writer than finally, FINALLY, getting a scene just right? Sometimes it takes hours, sometimes days or even weeks. But it's such a thrill. I truly cannot understand why anyone would want to outsource that job to ChatGTP.
If you’ve been waiting to read THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE series on Kindle, now’s the time! Both books are currently on sale for just 99 cents each at Am*zon. That’s way less than one cent per page. An absolute bargain in this economy!
April 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you’ve been waiting to read THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE series on Kindle, now’s the time! Both books are currently on sale for just 99 cents each at Am*zon. That’s way less than one cent per page. An absolute bargain in this economy!
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Hello! Finally, an intro:
ABOUT ME
✏️ writer
🐟 obsessed w/ fish
🐕 & dogs
☕ & coffee
ONE LAST GAME (fall '25) - Adult speculative
♟️ high stakes game
🌱 eco friendly dystopia
🩸 over throwing immoral systems
THE CELESTIAL SEAS (spring '26) - YA sci fi
🐳 moby dick
✨ ...in space
🌈 & make it queer
ABOUT ME
✏️ writer
🐟 obsessed w/ fish
🐕 & dogs
☕ & coffee
ONE LAST GAME (fall '25) - Adult speculative
♟️ high stakes game
🌱 eco friendly dystopia
🩸 over throwing immoral systems
THE CELESTIAL SEAS (spring '26) - YA sci fi
🐳 moby dick
✨ ...in space
🌈 & make it queer
February 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hello! Finally, an intro:
ABOUT ME
✏️ writer
🐟 obsessed w/ fish
🐕 & dogs
☕ & coffee
ONE LAST GAME (fall '25) - Adult speculative
♟️ high stakes game
🌱 eco friendly dystopia
🩸 over throwing immoral systems
THE CELESTIAL SEAS (spring '26) - YA sci fi
🐳 moby dick
✨ ...in space
🌈 & make it queer
ABOUT ME
✏️ writer
🐟 obsessed w/ fish
🐕 & dogs
☕ & coffee
ONE LAST GAME (fall '25) - Adult speculative
♟️ high stakes game
🌱 eco friendly dystopia
🩸 over throwing immoral systems
THE CELESTIAL SEAS (spring '26) - YA sci fi
🐳 moby dick
✨ ...in space
🌈 & make it queer
Accurate.
February 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Accurate.
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Just added to the #littlefreelibrary , the Curse of Willow Cove blends mystery and magic in a story that grips readers from start to finish. Themes of friendship, self-discovery, and bravery make the novel both engaging and meaningful. #gifted by @joshwhowrites.bsky.social #booksky📚💙 #mglit
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just added to the #littlefreelibrary , the Curse of Willow Cove blends mystery and magic in a story that grips readers from start to finish. Themes of friendship, self-discovery, and bravery make the novel both engaging and meaningful. #gifted by @joshwhowrites.bsky.social #booksky📚💙 #mglit
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less than twenty days until THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY releases!! and behold these beautiful preorder graphics from the wonderful team at Penguin Kids <3
Are you brave enough to explore Bitterfly Bay beyond the veil?
Are you brave enough to explore Bitterfly Bay beyond the veil?
January 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
less than twenty days until THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY releases!! and behold these beautiful preorder graphics from the wonderful team at Penguin Kids <3
Are you brave enough to explore Bitterfly Bay beyond the veil?
Are you brave enough to explore Bitterfly Bay beyond the veil?
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Pre-order campaign for The Other March Sisters is live! Everyone who submits proof of pre-order will get exclusive unpublished diarie entries by Meg, Beth & Amy March. One lucky entrant will win a hardcover copy annotated by all three authors.
Submit proof here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Submit proof here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Pre-order campaign for The Other March Sisters is live! Everyone who submits proof of pre-order will get exclusive unpublished diarie entries by Meg, Beth & Amy March. One lucky entrant will win a hardcover copy annotated by all three authors.
Submit proof here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Submit proof here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Hailey get out of my brain
January 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hailey get out of my brain
Reposted by Josh Roberts, author of VICTORIA DARE & THE BLOOD OF KINGS (‘26)
Hey friends, I have a queer friend who's an incredibly savvy and gifted social media and branding manager who's in urgent need of work with benefits and ready to hit the ground running.
Do you know of anyone currently looking for That Guy, so we can connect them? It'd be an instant win-win. 🔥
Do you know of anyone currently looking for That Guy, so we can connect them? It'd be an instant win-win. 🔥
December 31, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Hey friends, I have a queer friend who's an incredibly savvy and gifted social media and branding manager who's in urgent need of work with benefits and ready to hit the ground running.
Do you know of anyone currently looking for That Guy, so we can connect them? It'd be an instant win-win. 🔥
Do you know of anyone currently looking for That Guy, so we can connect them? It'd be an instant win-win. 🔥
Books make great gifts! Here are some excellent #middlegrade books I’ve read or reread this year. If you have a young reader in your life who likes exciting and spooky stuff, I highly recommend any and all of these #kidlit books!
December 9, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Books make great gifts! Here are some excellent #middlegrade books I’ve read or reread this year. If you have a young reader in your life who likes exciting and spooky stuff, I highly recommend any and all of these #kidlit books!
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Intro post! I'm a dog lover, ghostwriter, writing mentor and author of these books for kids: ARROW (MG, Simon & Schuster) Mad Max meets Jungle Book. Arrow's the only human in a magically hidden rainforest. When they're found by the arid outside world, he must figure out the truth to save his home
December 2, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Intro post! I'm a dog lover, ghostwriter, writing mentor and author of these books for kids: ARROW (MG, Simon & Schuster) Mad Max meets Jungle Book. Arrow's the only human in a magically hidden rainforest. When they're found by the arid outside world, he must figure out the truth to save his home
I finally got to see Wicked. 10/10, no notes. Loved it.
November 30, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I finally got to see Wicked. 10/10, no notes. Loved it.
It’s officially the holiday season, so this is just a reminder that every book in THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE series a) has a few chapters that take place around Christmas and Hanukkah, and b) make great gifts for the young readers in your life. Go forth and stuff those stockings with books! #kidlit
November 29, 2024 at 11:14 AM
It’s officially the holiday season, so this is just a reminder that every book in THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE series a) has a few chapters that take place around Christmas and Hanukkah, and b) make great gifts for the young readers in your life. Go forth and stuff those stockings with books! #kidlit
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Hello, Bluesky! 👋 I'm brand new here. Any advice on how to grow a following? I'm an Oklahoma author of spooky things (kidlit at the moment, but I have adult work up my sleeve as well). I teach high school English and creative writing, and I love my family, my cats, and books. Let's chat!
November 20, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Hello, Bluesky! 👋 I'm brand new here. Any advice on how to grow a following? I'm an Oklahoma author of spooky things (kidlit at the moment, but I have adult work up my sleeve as well). I teach high school English and creative writing, and I love my family, my cats, and books. Let's chat!
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Horror fam! Don't forget to follow these great middle grade horror writers. We make horror fans that grow up to read YOUR books
go.bsky.app/NnYKHbc
go.bsky.app/NnYKHbc
November 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Horror fam! Don't forget to follow these great middle grade horror writers. We make horror fans that grow up to read YOUR books
go.bsky.app/NnYKHbc
go.bsky.app/NnYKHbc
I am so full of gratitude! THE CURSE OF WILLOW COVE is now a Teen Readers Choice **finalist**! Sponsored by Operation Literacy, this is the only national book award voted on by teens. If you’ve read and enjoyed my book, please vote in the final round at: storycon.org/vote #kidlit #mglit #middlegrade
November 21, 2024 at 3:08 PM
I am so full of gratitude! THE CURSE OF WILLOW COVE is now a Teen Readers Choice **finalist**! Sponsored by Operation Literacy, this is the only national book award voted on by teens. If you’ve read and enjoyed my book, please vote in the final round at: storycon.org/vote #kidlit #mglit #middlegrade
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hahahahaha yeah so if anyone wants to preorder THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY from their favourite indie that would be so cool and real of you
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
More detail: When booksellers get pre-orders, it's a quantitative and qualitative signal that there is like *something here* about a book. The avalanche of new books out there is hard to communicate if you're not in the industry, and pre-orders are one of vanishingly few signals. It is a real thing!
November 19, 2024 at 9:53 PM
hahahahaha yeah so if anyone wants to preorder THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY from their favourite indie that would be so cool and real of you
The mass migration to Bluesky might be the best thing that has happened this year (it’s a short list). Nice to see so many familiar faces all back in one place again! #KidLit #KidLitMegaFeed #MG
November 19, 2024 at 10:09 PM
The mass migration to Bluesky might be the best thing that has happened this year (it’s a short list). Nice to see so many familiar faces all back in one place again! #KidLit #KidLitMegaFeed #MG
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Your annual reminder that books make the very best gifts:
Easy to wrap. ✅
Can scribble personalized message in 'em. ✅
Stackable. ✅
Smell good. ✅
There are so many. You'll easily find one they haven't read. ✅
Could still be pulled from a dusty shelf 100 years from now. ✅
Easy to wrap. ✅
Can scribble personalized message in 'em. ✅
Stackable. ✅
Smell good. ✅
There are so many. You'll easily find one they haven't read. ✅
Could still be pulled from a dusty shelf 100 years from now. ✅
November 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Your annual reminder that books make the very best gifts:
Easy to wrap. ✅
Can scribble personalized message in 'em. ✅
Stackable. ✅
Smell good. ✅
There are so many. You'll easily find one they haven't read. ✅
Could still be pulled from a dusty shelf 100 years from now. ✅
Easy to wrap. ✅
Can scribble personalized message in 'em. ✅
Stackable. ✅
Smell good. ✅
There are so many. You'll easily find one they haven't read. ✅
Could still be pulled from a dusty shelf 100 years from now. ✅
Reposted by Josh Roberts, author of VICTORIA DARE & THE BLOOD OF KINGS (‘26)
A Katy ISD student recently pointed out that while the school board and their surrogates are busy targeting books by and about LGBTQ+ & BIPOC people- Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” remains freely available to high school students.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
November 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
A Katy ISD student recently pointed out that while the school board and their surrogates are busy targeting books by and about LGBTQ+ & BIPOC people- Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” remains freely available to high school students.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
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I'm putting together a starter pack of 2026 debut authors!! There are many more to come and many more will be added before then so definitely follow along! 2026 debut group is an incredible cohort of authors so you definitely don't want to miss this!
go.bsky.app/9Sw356k
go.bsky.app/9Sw356k
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
I'm putting together a starter pack of 2026 debut authors!! There are many more to come and many more will be added before then so definitely follow along! 2026 debut group is an incredible cohort of authors so you definitely don't want to miss this!
go.bsky.app/9Sw356k
go.bsky.app/9Sw356k
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One more day to enter this #Giveaway, ends 11/19 at midnight! To enter, just FOLLOW me or LIKE the original post AND comment. Bonus if you say you're #teachers #educators #Librarians.
#kidlit
#WritingCommunity #writerscommunity#audiobooks #middlegrade #mglit #amreading
#kidlit
#WritingCommunity #writerscommunity#audiobooks #middlegrade #mglit #amreading
#GIVEAWAY: 3 #middlegrade #audiobooks (From
Tantor Audio, narrator @lindseydorcus.bsky.social. To win, FOLLOW or LIKE + COMMENT. Bonus: let me know you’re a #teacher #educator #librarian!
#writingcommunity #kidlit #writerscommunity #mglit #authorscommunity #amreading #kidlitcommunity #amwriting
Tantor Audio, narrator @lindseydorcus.bsky.social. To win, FOLLOW or LIKE + COMMENT. Bonus: let me know you’re a #teacher #educator #librarian!
#writingcommunity #kidlit #writerscommunity #mglit #authorscommunity #amreading #kidlitcommunity #amwriting
November 19, 2024 at 12:55 AM
One more day to enter this #Giveaway, ends 11/19 at midnight! To enter, just FOLLOW me or LIKE the original post AND comment. Bonus if you say you're #teachers #educators #Librarians.
#kidlit
#WritingCommunity #writerscommunity#audiobooks #middlegrade #mglit #amreading
#kidlit
#WritingCommunity #writerscommunity#audiobooks #middlegrade #mglit #amreading
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Man, HarperCollins really heeled to AI fast. Their email isn’t even well-composed. Feels written at gunpoint. So many red flags here I don’t know where to start.
lithub.com/harpercollin...
lithub.com/harpercollin...
HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.
On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book S…
lithub.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Man, HarperCollins really heeled to AI fast. Their email isn’t even well-composed. Feels written at gunpoint. So many red flags here I don’t know where to start.
lithub.com/harpercollin...
lithub.com/harpercollin...
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of apocalyptic fiction because of **gestures vaguely** current events? Anyway, here are two books in this genre that I have absolutely loved. #bookrecs
November 18, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of apocalyptic fiction because of **gestures vaguely** current events? Anyway, here are two books in this genre that I have absolutely loved. #bookrecs