Yume Kitasei
@yumewrites.bsky.social
🇺🇸&🇯🇵 SFF author | 📚: THE DEEP SKY, THE STARDUST GRAIL, SALTCROP (Flatiron). ENVOY (2027) (Tor). (http://linktr.ee/yumekitasei)
Pittsburgh!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Pittsburgh!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!
New Jersey!!! I’ll be in Princeton this Sunday at 1pm at Labyrinth books with @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social please join us!
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New Jersey!!! I’ll be in Princeton this Sunday at 1pm at Labyrinth books with @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social please join us!
Good news first - as of two weeks ago, Saltcrop is getting a second printing. That’s amazing. Thank you for your support!!!
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
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The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
October 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Good news first - as of two weeks ago, Saltcrop is getting a second printing. That’s amazing. Thank you for your support!!!
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓
🧵
Tonight! The Traveling SFF Book Festival is heading to Norwich Bookstore in Vermont!
October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tonight! The Traveling SFF Book Festival is heading to Norwich Bookstore in Vermont!
Tonight! The #travelingsffbookfestival is coming to New Haven at Possible Future Books with Elaine U Cho @itsamia.bsky.social @jrdawson.bsky.social media and @emilyjane.author !
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Tonight! The #travelingsffbookfestival is coming to New Haven at Possible Future Books with Elaine U Cho @itsamia.bsky.social @jrdawson.bsky.social media and @emilyjane.author !
Next up, the Traveling SFF Book Festival is rolling into Philadelphia tonight (Friday, 10/17 at 7:30pm) at Rosemont College presented by Mavey Books! Featuring me, @juliavee Amanda Foody, @micaiahjohnson Will we see you there?
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Next up, the Traveling SFF Book Festival is rolling into Philadelphia tonight (Friday, 10/17 at 7:30pm) at Rosemont College presented by Mavey Books! Featuring me, @juliavee Amanda Foody, @micaiahjohnson Will we see you there?
Night 3 of the Traveling Festival! Washington DC! Tonight (Thursday, 10/16) at East City Bookshop
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Night 3 of the Traveling Festival! Washington DC! Tonight (Thursday, 10/16) at East City Bookshop
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
Join us tonight (Wednesday) in Baltimore for a panel discussion on the power of what if! With me, Ray Nayler, @sarahpinsker.bsky.social , @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social , and @juliavee.bsky.social at Greedy Reads Remington!
October 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Join us tonight (Wednesday) in Baltimore for a panel discussion on the power of what if! With me, Ray Nayler, @sarahpinsker.bsky.social , @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social , and @juliavee.bsky.social at Greedy Reads Remington!
I'm all better now but sadly not in time to make it out for the event in Seattle tonight with Wendy Wagner We are working on rescheduling. Stay tuned! I'm so sorry. I can't tell you how disappointed I am to have missed three stops, but I'm relieved to be otherwise back on track.
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm all better now but sadly not in time to make it out for the event in Seattle tonight with Wendy Wagner We are working on rescheduling. Stay tuned! I'm so sorry. I can't tell you how disappointed I am to have missed three stops, but I'm relieved to be otherwise back on track.
Sharing details here for my SALTCROP tour!!! Writing is painful but meeting people is fun! Please come / tell your friends! ALSO to celebrate my new book, I slipped and accidentally planned a whole "Traveling Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Festival" - 8 cities, 8 nights, 8 con-style panels.
September 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Sharing details here for my SALTCROP tour!!! Writing is painful but meeting people is fun! Please come / tell your friends! ALSO to celebrate my new book, I slipped and accidentally planned a whole "Traveling Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Festival" - 8 cities, 8 nights, 8 con-style panels.
Book giveaway!!! I just got my author copies of SALTCROP and I’m giving two away! Sign up for my newsletter before Friday 9/5/25, 11AM EST for a chance to win! More details 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Book giveaway!!! I just got my author copies of SALTCROP and I’m giving two away! Sign up for my newsletter before Friday 9/5/25, 11AM EST for a chance to win! More details 🧵
Pop quiz: am I really small or are these boxes really big? I finally made it up to my parents’ house where my author copies were waiting! Look how pretty they are!!
September 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pop quiz: am I really small or are these boxes really big? I finally made it up to my parents’ house where my author copies were waiting! Look how pretty they are!!
Got my UK ARCs for Saltcrop! They’re totally different from the U.S. ones. If you want one, I’ll be giving one away in my newsletter this week — subscribe before this Friday at 11AM!
July 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Got my UK ARCs for Saltcrop! They’re totally different from the U.S. ones. If you want one, I’ll be giving one away in my newsletter this week — subscribe before this Friday at 11AM!
SALTCROP ARC GIVEAWAY! I've been quiet lately, because I'm on a social media moratorium while I work on revisions, but I'm planning to send out my new monthly newsletter on Friday! Subscribe to my newsletter by 11AM EST, Friday 5/2 for a chance to win a SALTCROP ARC! More details... 👇
April 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
SALTCROP ARC GIVEAWAY! I've been quiet lately, because I'm on a social media moratorium while I work on revisions, but I'm planning to send out my new monthly newsletter on Friday! Subscribe to my newsletter by 11AM EST, Friday 5/2 for a chance to win a SALTCROP ARC! More details... 👇
I’m so excited to announce my fourth book, ENVOY, from @flatiron_books , which I’ve been affectionately referring to as my “space whale thriller” to be published in 2026! I’ve had a blast writing this one. If you liked THE DEEP SKY, I think you will like it.
ARRIVAL x THE PARIS APARTMENT
ARRIVAL x THE PARIS APARTMENT
April 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’m so excited to announce my fourth book, ENVOY, from @flatiron_books , which I’ve been affectionately referring to as my “space whale thriller” to be published in 2026! I’ve had a blast writing this one. If you liked THE DEEP SKY, I think you will like it.
ARRIVAL x THE PARIS APARTMENT
ARRIVAL x THE PARIS APARTMENT
Got my ARCs for SALTCROP. Went a different direction with the obligatory unboxing video!
February 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Got my ARCs for SALTCROP. Went a different direction with the obligatory unboxing video!
And if you are now googling to see how many wrinkles I have, here you go 😂
January 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
And if you are now googling to see how many wrinkles I have, here you go 😂
I’m so thrilled to share the cover for my new book, SALTCROP, which is out in September. I’ve been so lucky to have beautiful covers — all designed by the amazing Jonathan Bush, including this one — but I think this one may be my favorite yet.
January 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I’m so thrilled to share the cover for my new book, SALTCROP, which is out in September. I’ve been so lucky to have beautiful covers — all designed by the amazing Jonathan Bush, including this one — but I think this one may be my favorite yet.
If you, like me, like to sample books before you buy them from your local indie and you’re feeling like it’s too cold to walk to the library today (it is cold, I’ve been sitting under a blanket for the past seven days), THE DEEP SKY and THE STARDUST GRAIL are both $2.99 on Kindle right now! 👀
December 6, 2024 at 3:14 PM
If you, like me, like to sample books before you buy them from your local indie and you’re feeling like it’s too cold to walk to the library today (it is cold, I’ve been sitting under a blanket for the past seven days), THE DEEP SKY and THE STARDUST GRAIL are both $2.99 on Kindle right now! 👀
Indeed. She looks like my fox.
October 3, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Indeed. She looks like my fox.
Apparently cats are banned on the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen. But until a couple years ago, there was one ginger cat, Kesha, because someone registered her as a “polar fox.”
Photo credit Olga Kostrova
(Today’s internet rabbit hole)
Photo credit Olga Kostrova
(Today’s internet rabbit hole)
October 3, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Apparently cats are banned on the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen. But until a couple years ago, there was one ginger cat, Kesha, because someone registered her as a “polar fox.”
Photo credit Olga Kostrova
(Today’s internet rabbit hole)
Photo credit Olga Kostrova
(Today’s internet rabbit hole)
Productivity report:
September 24, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Productivity report:
Here’s the photo from Wikipedia!
I see why it’s called an arctic woolly bear moth.
I see why it’s called an arctic woolly bear moth.
September 23, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Here’s the photo from Wikipedia!
I see why it’s called an arctic woolly bear moth.
I see why it’s called an arctic woolly bear moth.
Good morning I’ve put on some writing socks today
September 15, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Good morning I’ve put on some writing socks today