Kristine Langley Mahler
@suburbanprairie.bsky.social
Memoirist experimenting with the truth. Author of TEEN QUEEN TRAINING (Autofocus 2026), A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN (Autofocus 2023) and CURING SEASON: ARTIFACTS (WVU Press 2022). Director of @splitlippress.com. More: linktr.ee/suburbanprairie
👑 HUMAN/ANIMAL YES!
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
👑 HUMAN/ANIMAL YES!
WE LOVE TO SEE IT!
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
WE LOVE TO SEE IT!
DUDE SERIOUSLY! Same experience here!!!
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
DUDE SERIOUSLY! Same experience here!!!
it's that Scorpio new moon energy!
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
it's that Scorpio new moon energy!
Omg Hannah I HAD FORGOTTEN
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Omg Hannah I HAD FORGOTTEN
amazing that everyone agreed it needed more air time in the collective Twitter memory than JK Rowling
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
amazing that everyone agreed it needed more air time in the collective Twitter memory than JK Rowling
I am crying hahaha
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I am crying hahaha
Happy birthday, dude! Can't wait to see you at AWP when you're 40.25!
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy birthday, dude! Can't wait to see you at AWP when you're 40.25!
what a waste of everyone's resources. IN THIS ECONOMY!!!
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
what a waste of everyone's resources. IN THIS ECONOMY!!!
Two magic words to hook 80% of Bluesky: "90s teen" 😆
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Two magic words to hook 80% of Bluesky: "90s teen" 😆
😭 omg, I know YOU know, as a fellow author, how much it means to hear that from someone whose work you love and respect! 😭
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
😭 omg, I know YOU know, as a fellow author, how much it means to hear that from someone whose work you love and respect! 😭
When I read YES I AM HUMAN I thought "ohhhh, yes, Erin and I will need to do something together because btwn the Autofocus-ness and these two books, I think there is 100% something happening here"
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
When I read YES I AM HUMAN I thought "ohhhh, yes, Erin and I will need to do something together because btwn the Autofocus-ness and these two books, I think there is 100% something happening here"
VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU (and the @autofocusbooks.bsky.social seasonal boxes are one of my favorite things, I love getting a stack of books all at once that I KNOW I WILL LOVE!)
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU (and the @autofocusbooks.bsky.social seasonal boxes are one of my favorite things, I love getting a stack of books all at once that I KNOW I WILL LOVE!)
🙏 (and ❤️❤️❤️)
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🙏 (and ❤️❤️❤️)
LONG TIME COMING!
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
LONG TIME COMING!
If you’re interested in reviewing TQT/interviewing me (I *LOVE* to talk about erasure essays!), hit up Autofocus or DM—we’ve got ARCs! I'm hoping to take 'er on tour in the spring, so if you've got connections/want to plan a reading, I'd love to be in conversation with you, virtually or in person.
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you’re interested in reviewing TQT/interviewing me (I *LOVE* to talk about erasure essays!), hit up Autofocus or DM—we’ve got ARCs! I'm hoping to take 'er on tour in the spring, so if you've got connections/want to plan a reading, I'd love to be in conversation with you, virtually or in person.
But TEEN QUEEN TRAINING gets her flowers on February 17, 2026! You can preorder it now at @autofocusbooks.bsky.social or through the link on my website ( kristinelangleymahler.com/teen-queen-t... ), or through your favorite independent bookstore.
Kristine Langley Mahler
Teen Queen Trainingforthcoming with Autofocus Books, February 17, 2026Preorder your copy here! It takes a lot of work to erase the rules of being a teenage girl. Desperate to know what behaviors wo…
kristinelangleymahler.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
But TEEN QUEEN TRAINING gets her flowers on February 17, 2026! You can preorder it now at @autofocusbooks.bsky.social or through the link on my website ( kristinelangleymahler.com/teen-queen-t... ), or through your favorite independent bookstore.