Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander just hit #84 in all Teen & Young Adult on Amazon. Top 100 YA bestseller something I never saw coming. I’m humbled. Grateful to everyone discovering it this week, and even more grateful to those early readers who believed in me.

Friends. Pinch me. Top ten in YA Sci-Fi—ON AMAZON. Not a sub-category. Pick me up off the floor, for real.

Had a really meaningful 90-minute conversation with the indomitable Marc Lee on PODTV today. We covered themes that drive Lily Starling & parts of my own life that shape the series. Catch the rerun on Nov 17th. A great window into the heart of where this journey is headed.

Proud moment: my BookBub feature ended up being a top performer. Grateful for every reader who’s discovering Lily’s world for the first time.

Voyage of the Salamander hit Top Ten in YA Sci-Fi. It’s been a year of steady growth — and Lily is just getting started.

The Lily Starling Universe is starting to find its audience — and this is the perfect moment to join the adventure. Grab Voyage of the Salamander and see for yourself.

Tune in to PodTV tomorrow and check out my 90 minute feature with Marc Lee on his Online Dinner Party at 4 PM EST

Time for a little Random Page! Mystery and an eerie sense of wonder as we glimpse Gherion Prime for the first time. Was Datch's planet what you imagined?

Now's the perfect time to enter the Lily Starling universe. Start with the bestselling Book 1 and follow Lily on her journey of courage, identity, and discovery in a galaxy that doesn't always play nice. Link in bio.

Check out Author Christian Hurst's video! #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZTr2qvypq/

Thanksgiving Random Page! Talk about awkward dinner conversation. At least you aren't trying to hold your own against the queen of a neutral star system during peace talks today! Consider yourself lucky.

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🦃📚 Turkey, pie, and page-turners—celebrate with our Thanksgiving ebook specials!🍂 manybooks.net/archive/202511…

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We build our lives on a lot of things we think we know. But absolutism is a dangerous foundation. In this clip from my KAJ Masterclass interview, I talk about certainty, doubt, and why the only thing you can truly know is what’s in here. 🫶

Was that a “Black Box of Doom” reference in my latest video Jason Pargin, author of John Dies at the End, etc

A great conversation with Ajay talking about identity and a sense of self. Check it out 👇 thekajmasterclass.live/post/finding-y…

Okay question of the day. Favorite non-space sci-fi film… Mine is Children of Men. Favorite non-space sci-fi book… hmm, Jurassic Park comes to mind. Tell me yours!

On Richardson’s Rubicon with on Bluesky: @richardsonsrubicon.com I took a little process tangent before answering the question about world building. It all has to flow, or for me it doesn't work. Then I let my inner Trekkie come out 🖖