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M.J. Beasi
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YA author, educator, gamer in denial, nonbinary disaster. 👻 I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD (2026) 👻 http://mjbeasi.com 🍃 It sounds like “MJBZ.” 🍃 Rep: Lee O’Brien at LGLM 🍃 pn: any/all 🎶 ghosts, opera, cartoons, books 📚 I play a cat on twitch dot tv
Hey all! ARCs of my book, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD are now available at NetGalley! #IWasATeenageDeathGod #Netgalley

Click here to request: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I know I don’t get to keep these (and taking them around to booksellers elicits a whole new level of panic) but for the moment I will enjoy seeing my own books on the shelf. 💜🥲
October 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Some excitement amidst all the terror, a box of ARCs for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD arrived in the mail yesterday! Even in this early form, it's more gratifying than I ever anticipated to hold this book in my own hands. I'm emotional. I may or may not have caught myself hugging one of them. 😅💜
October 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Finally I can share this here in all its glory. Besides conveying the vibe of my book perfectly, I also resonate with this design personally more than I knew I could reasonably expect. I’m obsessed. I’m in love with it. I hope you love it, too.

Illustration by Tracy J. Lee, design by Emma Hardy.
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Page Street YA & I collaborated on an Instagram post today celebrating my debut’s cover (check out my Insta to read notes from the designer!). We also included this graphic to give you an idea of some things you can expect behind the cover when the book is released in March!

I’M SORRY, NEW JERSEY.
October 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
TOMORROW 10/2: I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD cover reveal! Oh, the agony of waiting to share this gorgeous cover with you, but tomorrow is finally the day! Follow @reactorsff.bsky.social to be the first to see the exclusive cover reveal for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, hitting the shelves next March!
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today through Friday, you can preorder my debut novel I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD for 25% off with a Rewards membership at Barnes & Noble (Rewards membership is FREE) + an additional 10% off with a Premium membership. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout! #BNPreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-was-a-te...
September 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In somewhat less doom and gloom, I found out yesterday that I got accepted into the Twitch Pride Guild, one of several Twitch Unity Guilds that exist for marginalized creators to support each other. Here's the little graphic I put together to introduce myself in the guild discord.
August 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
HI FRIENDS from July 8-11, you can preorder my debut novel, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, for 25% off with a Rewards membership at Barnes & Noble (Rewards membership is FREE) and an additional 10% off with a Premium membership. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout! 👻
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-was-a-te...
July 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
To possess the carefree spirit of this Minecraft camel, treading calmly over the ocean…
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I haven't been doing live notifications much lately, but if you want to watch me play with blocks on this sleepy, sleepy Saturday morning, bring your coffee and come hang out at twitch.tv/gscnation
June 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
When I played the most recent chapter of Reverse: 1999, I felt this SO HARD. 💜 Recoleta and 💜 these game devs.
June 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#blueskyrelay June 3rd
This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat.
Today's prompts: #aloof and/or #vulnerable

Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)

Thanks for a great week!
June 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
#blueskyrelay June 2nd
This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat.
Today's prompts: #comfortable and/or #dominating

Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)

Host needed for June 4-10! SOS!
June 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
#blueskyrelay June 1st
This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat.
Today's prompts: #peaceful and/or #plotting

Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)

I need a host for June 4-10! SOS!
June 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#blueskyrelay May 31st
This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat.
Today's prompts: #adventurous and/or #absent

Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)

Host needed for June 4-10! Comment?
May 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#blueskyrelay May 30th
This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat.
Today's prompts: #independence and/or #indifference

Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)

Want to host June 4-10? lmk!
May 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#blueskyrelay May 29th
This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat.
Today's prompts: #paws and/or #claws

Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)

Want to host June 4-10? Let me know! 💜
May 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#blueskyrelay May 28th
This week’s relay is sponsored by my cat.
Today's prompts: #possessive and/or #protective

Write a story in any style, using one or both prompts!
All tenses/compounds allowed!
Have fun, make friends!
Get a cat! (suggested by an unnamed source)

Want to host June 4-10? Tell me!
May 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Just found out we're PM official. 💜
May 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Interesting? I am not sure how to feel about any of these, except that I adore Buck Vu with my whole heart.

openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
May 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The way they stare at me.
May 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Also, PW edited our announcement down for length (totally fair, no complaints) but I wanted to share the longer version my agent submitted, because it introduces the book a little better. 😅 I'll learn brevity SOMEDAY...
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Website update! Amazing and kind of surreal to be able to add a "Books by M.J." page to my website that isn't made out of pure, unwarranted optimism. Maybe both Charlie and I will survive this existential crisis after all. #iwatdg

See it for yourself: mjbeasi.com/booksbymj/
May 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I've been sitting on this news for so long, but I have to admit it was the perfect birthday gift to have my debut announced today of all days! I've been on quite the journey with this book, and I'm so excited that it found a home with Page Street YA, in the hands of the incredible Tamara Grasty. 💜🤩
May 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM