makana yamamoto
@makana-yama.bsky.social
they/she/he | kānaka maoli + hapa haole | māhū + lesbian | SF writer | rep = Keir Alekseii | https://linktr.ee/makanayama | HAMMAJAMG LUCK out now! | THE OBAKE CODE February 2026
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makana yamamoto
@makana-yama.bsky.social
· Jul 11
howzit 🤙 I'm Makana, and I'm a hapa haole māhū lesbian who writes books about AAPI lesbians getting into situations in space. my next novel is THE OBAKE CODE, which is a standalone sequel set 3 years after HAMMAJANG LUCK
there's heists! there's hacking! there's lesbians! what more could you want!!!
there's heists! there's hacking! there's lesbians! what more could you want!!!
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Arizona sunrise
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Arizona sunrise
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Our December calendar is live! So many games! Come join! All tickets are in our linktree: linktr.ee/sidequestbooks #ttrpg
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Our December calendar is live! So many games! Come join! All tickets are in our linktree: linktr.ee/sidequestbooks #ttrpg
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Don your gay apparel for this private shopping EXTRAVAGANZA! For ONE NIGHT ONLY, we're opening the bookstore on a Monday (yes, you read that right) for limited 30-minute private shopping appointments on 🗓 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, with appointments slots available from 4 pm to 9 pm.
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Don your gay apparel for this private shopping EXTRAVAGANZA! For ONE NIGHT ONLY, we're opening the bookstore on a Monday (yes, you read that right) for limited 30-minute private shopping appointments on 🗓 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, with appointments slots available from 4 pm to 9 pm.
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Someone handed this to my grandpa in an Inwood bar, c. 1946
January 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Someone handed this to my grandpa in an Inwood bar, c. 1946
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
MAHALO KEIR!!!!!!!
Hammajang Luck is a Goodreads choice nominee!
This was the 1st book I ever offered rep on, ever sold, ever took to auction and the 1st book/author of mine to be nominated for awards!
Go VOTE FOR HAMMAJANG LUCK IN THE SCIENCE FICTION CATEGORY!!!
Heist lesbians ftw!
tinyurl.com/HAMMAJANG
This was the 1st book I ever offered rep on, ever sold, ever took to auction and the 1st book/author of mine to be nominated for awards!
Go VOTE FOR HAMMAJANG LUCK IN THE SCIENCE FICTION CATEGORY!!!
Heist lesbians ftw!
tinyurl.com/HAMMAJANG
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
MAHALO KEIR!!!!!!!
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Winter is coming and a tent is a poor shelter. Please donate if you can.
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Winter is coming and a tent is a poor shelter. Please donate if you can.
AHHHHHHH MAHALO!!! hope you enjoy!!!
(very loud screeching)
@harpervoyagerus.bsky.social just gifted me an ARC for one of my highly anticipated 2026 reads and I am not okay.
I have the Beca zoomies.
If you haven't read Hammajang Luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social, YOU MUST 🗣️
💙📚👀 #booksky #bookmail
@harpervoyagerus.bsky.social just gifted me an ARC for one of my highly anticipated 2026 reads and I am not okay.
I have the Beca zoomies.
If you haven't read Hammajang Luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social, YOU MUST 🗣️
💙📚👀 #booksky #bookmail
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
AHHHHHHH MAHALO!!! hope you enjoy!!!
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it's awards season!!!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
it's awards season!!!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
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If you're an author of queer lit with copies burning a hole in your pocket (or tumbling off your shelves) and you want to contribute a few to the Bookish Holiday Drive, please email me at LGBTQReads@gmail.com to let me know!
LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…
LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of bookish respite, you can fill out this form to be matched with a bookish donation from one of many contributing authors and agents!
lgbtqreads.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If you're an author of queer lit with copies burning a hole in your pocket (or tumbling off your shelves) and you want to contribute a few to the Bookish Holiday Drive, please email me at LGBTQReads@gmail.com to let me know!
anyone have recommendations for good pens for book signing? my sharpies are NOT cutting it
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
anyone have recommendations for good pens for book signing? my sharpies are NOT cutting it
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YOOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS CUZ
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
YOOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS CUZ
it's awards season!!!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
it's awards season!!!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
this year Hammajang Luck is eligible for:
the Goodreads Choice Awards
the Astounding Award
the Hugo for Best Novel*
I hope you consider my cyberpunk lesbian space heist in your voting!!!
mahalo nui loa
*this is due to where/when I was first published. timelines are weird!
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LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…
LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of bookish respite, you can fill out this form to be matched with a bookish donation from one of many contributing authors and agents!
lgbtqreads.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…
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Hammajang Luck is up for a Goodreads Choice Award in the science fiction category!!! if you enjoyed my heist lesbians, you can vote in the first round here
mahalo nui loa!!!
mahalo nui loa!!!
Opening Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
www.goodreads.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Hammajang Luck is up for a Goodreads Choice Award in the science fiction category!!! if you enjoyed my heist lesbians, you can vote in the first round here
mahalo nui loa!!!
mahalo nui loa!!!
BLESS
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
BLESS
Hammajang Luck is up for a Goodreads Choice Award in the science fiction category!!! if you enjoyed my heist lesbians, you can vote in the first round here
mahalo nui loa!!!
mahalo nui loa!!!
Opening Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
www.goodreads.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Hammajang Luck is up for a Goodreads Choice Award in the science fiction category!!! if you enjoyed my heist lesbians, you can vote in the first round here
mahalo nui loa!!!
mahalo nui loa!!!
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books have no tech tree, no fog of war
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
books have no tech tree, no fog of war
I've never understood the "I hate writing" sentiment. parts of the process maybe (I hate drafting, but love revising and editing) but why would you want to dedicate yourself to this craft if you hated it?
makes me think about all the people who proselytize about AI as a way to skip the "hard part"
makes me think about all the people who proselytize about AI as a way to skip the "hard part"
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I've never understood the "I hate writing" sentiment. parts of the process maybe (I hate drafting, but love revising and editing) but why would you want to dedicate yourself to this craft if you hated it?
makes me think about all the people who proselytize about AI as a way to skip the "hard part"
makes me think about all the people who proselytize about AI as a way to skip the "hard part"
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the ebook for HAMMAJANG LUCK, my cyberpunk lesbian space heist, is on sale for $1.99 across platforms!!! that includes Bookshop.org!
don't have an indie to support? can I suggest one of mine?
@sidequestbooks.bsky.social @narrativebookshop.bsky.social @allshewrotebks.bsky.social
don't have an indie to support? can I suggest one of mine?
@sidequestbooks.bsky.social @narrativebookshop.bsky.social @allshewrotebks.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the ebook for HAMMAJANG LUCK, my cyberpunk lesbian space heist, is on sale for $1.99 across platforms!!! that includes Bookshop.org!
don't have an indie to support? can I suggest one of mine?
@sidequestbooks.bsky.social @narrativebookshop.bsky.social @allshewrotebks.bsky.social
don't have an indie to support? can I suggest one of mine?
@sidequestbooks.bsky.social @narrativebookshop.bsky.social @allshewrotebks.bsky.social
mahalo for the shout out!!!
Day 8 of #IndigenousPeoplesMonth: HAMMAJANG LUCK by kānaka maoli + hapa haole author Makana Yamamoto (@makana-yama.bsky.social), a swashbuckling, space opera heist novel that's compulsively readable. It's anticapitalist, it's queer af, it's hilarious, and it's unmistakably a love letter to Hawai'i
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
mahalo for the shout out!!!