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Blog post(Note: This post was supposed to appear on another blog as part of the Withered + Sere blog tour, but since the blog never wrote me back and never posted it, I'm doing it here. What can you do?)
I did something no one else has ever done. I wrote a book set in a post-apocalyptic future. I5 years ago Read more -
Blog postWithered + Sere is out today!
*confetti and junk*
This book (and it's sequel, Crisped + Sere, out in August) has taken up the last three years of my life. I am so please to finally see it published, and can't wait for you all to read it.
So!
Here is where you can buy it:
Dreamspinner Press Publications
Amazon
Kobo
Barnes & Noble
iTunes
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Blog postCan we all agree that I know comedy?
That's not meant to sound like I'm bragging. It's really not. I can be funny. I can write funny stories. I have an ear for whip crack dialogue and snark. I like it. I like being able to make people laugh. I love having people feel the warm fuzzies when they read my books.
The last three books I've released were part of what I considered to be my "Happiness Trilogy." The Lightning Struck-Heart, How to Be a Normal Perso5 years ago Read more -
Blog postI hate fake/pretend relationships. Honestly, in books, in movies, anytime the focal point of the plot is a pretend relationship between the main characters, it’s usually a turn off. And the reason for the fakeness is typically ludicrous, and I tend to roll my eyes at it. I hate enemies to lovers stories too, because of that first word enemies. I don’t like reading5 years ago Read more
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Blog postDudes. You guys are ridiculous. The Queen & the Homo Jock King is not even out yet, and you've already put it in the top ten on boy DSP's and Amazon's bestseller lists from the pre-orders alone. I'm so fortunate to have readers like you all who get just as excited about these characters as I do. I know it's taken three years to get here, but I think it'll have been worth the wait once you get your hands on the book on February 29th.
So! As a thank you, I give you the first5 years ago Read more -
Blog postOnce upon a time, I was on the internet and was stuck in a Wikipedia spiral (which often happens when I’m reading a Wiki article and click on a link to another page and then somehow, three hours have passed, and I’ve gone from reading about Hamburger Hill to ending up on an article about the mating of flatworms, I don’t even know), when I came across the most magical website in the world.
http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
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Blog postSo, this was supposed to be five thousand words.
Instead, there is backstory, drama, and now it's sixteen thousand words.
I don't know how it happened.
Oh my gods, someone send help.
Anyway.
This is my way of saying thank you to everyone who has read The Lightning-Struck Heart. I don't know how or why, but you guys have made it one of my biggest bestsellers. A book about that has dragons rimming unicorns. I don't know what that say6 years ago Read more -
Blog postComing Friday, October 16th 2015, TJ Klune's asexual stoner romantic comedy featuring ferrets named after dead presidents, an elderly female biker gang who meddle in everything, a 1995 Ford Taurus, discussions on how Michael Bay ruins childhood dreams and a grumpy video store clerk who may or may not have a crush on the hipster at the coffee shop, even if said hipster does Instagram every thing he eats. Like an asshole.
Official Blurb:
Gustavo Tiberius is not normal. He6 years ago Read more -
Blog postHi!
My name is TJ Klune. My real name is Travis Klune. I answer to both. I’m an author. I write books about dudes falling in love with other dudes, having heart boners for each other, an6 years ago Read more -
Blog postThere was a moment in The Lightning-Struck Heart that I knew there was no going back. It was a point in which I had to decide if I wanted this to be crack or if I wanted this book to be mega-crack. It really should have been a harder decision than it was. Frankly, I am a little embarrassed about how easily I caved into mega-crack. &nbs6 years ago Read more
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Blog postOn September 21st, 2014, I texted author S.A. McAuley:So, this morning I started writing a medieval fantasy comedy that uses modern language and has a sassy gay unicorn named Gary and I just stopped. It is already 12K words and is so far beyond crack that it might was well be black tar heroin.She responded, Please tell me there will be plague jokes.To which I had to say, I ALREADY WROTE TWO.Black death for the literary win. Lambda repeat here you come!! &6 years ago Read more
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Blog postSo!
Hi.
How are you?
Good, I hope.
It's been a long time since we've been in this position, huh? The one where I'm about to release a book and get to relentlessly tease you about it for the next thirty days.
God, how I have missed that feeling.
Don't lie. I know you have too.
What can I tell you about The Lightning-Struck Heart?
It's the first thing I wrote after the shit storm that was life l6 years ago Read more -
Blog postThings are different now.
I last wrote on this blog ten months ago, right at the time when I was at my bleakest. It was a culmination of events that began in December of 2013 and led to me not recognizing myself anymore, or even in a position capable of doing so. I felt lost, unsure of what I was doing or where I was going.
I tend to not take care of myself during highly stressful times. Usually, I'm so focused on making sure everyone and everything else is6 years ago Read more -
Blog postIt's all right 'cause there's beauty in the breakdown--Frou Frou
It started with a pressure behind my eyes a couple of months ago. I should have recognized it for what it was. Maybe part of me did and I just chose to ignore it. Fake it until you make it, I think the saying goes.It was probably inevitable, really. I am just surprised it didn’t happen sooner.When I was nine, I was diagnosed with a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. When I was eleven, I7 years ago Read more -
Blog postIt’s been a while, hasn’t it? Since I’ve been able to say we’re only a few days ahead of the release of a new BOATK book. Far longer than I actually planned it to be, but life gets in the way. You probably know that now, how life got in our way, so there’s no sense in rehashing it. We’re looking forward, Eric and I. Still, it’s been a while. When Who We Are ended, I knew I was going to set the boys aside f7 years ago Read more
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Blog postWow. It sure has been a long time since I've written on my own blog. Too long in fact. I may have to make this a more regular thing. Time has gotten away from me, as I'm sure you understand.
As a way of saying thank you for the release of the anthology Grand Adventures, I wanted to give you the first look at BOATK3, The Art Of Breathing. This excerpt is not spoilery (and damn if it didn't take me a while to find one that wasn't spoilery), so don't worry about7 years ago Read more -
Blog postOnce upon a time, I wrote the following words:
…It may not yet be legal/but it’s better than eating a beagle/so won’t you please marry me?
The end.
I was thrilled. I was elated. I’d done it! I’d finished my first novel. Jesus Christ, I thought. I am badass. I AM A MOTHERFUCKING ROCKSTAR! I AM KING OF MY DOMAIN!!! I… need to start working on my next book.
I’ve said before, and I’ll say again: I am one of those writers who can only work on one th8 years ago Read more -
Blog postWarning And Threats
To proceed, know that I will be discussing key plot points for Into This River I Drown and (surprise!) another of my novels, Burn. There is also a brand new short story at the end of this post. If you haven’t read River and are planning to, you shouldn’t read this as it will be filled with a lot of spoilers. If you haven’t read Burn, that’s okay, but some of this might not make sense. St8 years ago Read more -
Blog postIf the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. --James Baldwin
Benji is the narrator for Into This River I Drown.You’re not going to like him very much, at least at first.Strange thing for an author to say about their own creation, right? Yeah, I am aware of that. But I am also aware what happens in the book, where it ends up, the secrets it has waiting for you. Th8 years ago Read more -
Blog postYou are sixteen days away from drowning in the river.
Into This River I Drown is not structured like a traditional novel. It’s divided into four parts, and then within each of these parts comes the headers you’ll see listed below. I was very careful when writing this book to not have the headers give away any part of the story, so you can read on knowing there aren’t any spoilers ahead. Instead, I hope it increases your anticipation for River.
Music has always playe8 years ago Read more -
Blog postWow. Haven't had a pre-release blog in some time, now have I? You know, it’s funny. When I finished Who We Are in late 2011, I didn’t think it would take this long for me to be published again. My plan was to immediately start on Elementally Evolved Book II: Break, knowing that when Burnwas released a few months later in February 2012, people would be clamoring for the sequel as soon as they finished the first on8 years ago Read more
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Blog postBy the time my next novel is released, it’ll have been 10 months since I’ve published a book. 294 days. 7,056 hours.
Now, to some, that may not seem like a long time. To my long suffering readers, it probably seems like decades. However, in the m/m world, it’s probably like a lifetime, given how literally hundreds of m/m books have been released since April 2012 when Who We Are came out. It also seems like some authors have releases every few weeks, as if they are8 years ago Read more -
Blog postOkie dokie, friends and neighbors! Here we are again, entering into the holiday season, a time of love and joy and family and blah, blah blah. That's all bullshit, right? We know the real meaning of Christmas, don't we? It's about how Santa is really Satan and tries to take over the world. That's the true meaning of the holidays. Good thing there's a kick-ass vegetarian who rises up to fight the Devil. &nbs8 years ago Read more
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Blog postSo, in case you couldn’t tell by the overabundance of posts regarding the matter, GayRomLit 2012 was held in Albuquerque NM last week. Yes, I attended. Yes, there were shenanigans of the highest order. There were smiles and hugs and tears and hickies and tattoos and gross strippers and carpel tunnel syndrome and alcohol and getting stuck in elevators and ghosts and more alcohol and legitimate psychos and books and authors and readers. And so much, much more. Here’s8 years ago Read more
A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER!
A 2021 Alex Award winner!
The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner!
An Indie Next Pick!
One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020"
One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies”
Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger)
Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world.
Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light.
The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours.
"1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." —Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
In the opening story—The Unicorn in the Tower—Gary is a princess trapped in a stone tower by the evil Lady Tina DeSilva, who plans on sacrificing him on the first full moon after his eighteenth birthday. With help from his friends—a bird named Tiggy and a mangy weasel called Sam—Gary interviews potential suitors to rescue him and love him above all others, as he so rightly deserves.
The Unicorn in the Tower is followed by Sam and the Beanstalk, wherein a poor farm boy exchanges his family’s bull for magical beans and the promise of treasure in the sky. But when he climbs the beanstalk, Sam finds things are not as he expected them to be.
The Good Boy sees Todd and his immaculate ears taking center stage. When Todd’s father dies, he leaves his son in the care of his evil stepmother and two stepsiblings who live to make Todd’s life a living hell. It’s not until the household receives an invitation to attend a ball for the mysterious Sir that Todd begins to wish for a life beyond what he knows.
David’s Dragon, the final—and only canonical—tale, is set a thousand years before the rise of the Dark wizard Myrin. It begins simply: a lonely boy in a small village befriends a dragon. What follows is a story of love and sacrifice, hope and heartbreak, and what it means to earn your place amongst the stars.
Welcome back to Verania. It’s going to be a hell of a ride.
Ox was sixteen when he met the boy on the road, the boy who talked and talked and talked. Ox found out later the boy hadn’t spoken in almost two years before that day, and that the boy belonged to a family who had moved into the house at the end of the lane.
Ox was seventeen when he found out the boy’s secret, and it painted the world around him in colors of red and orange and violet, of Alpha and Beta and Omega.
Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his head and heart. The boy chased after the monster with revenge in his bloodred eyes, leaving Ox behind to pick up the pieces.
It’s been three years since that fateful day—and the boy is back. Except now he’s a man, and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.
Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only world he knows to become an apprentice to the king's wizard, Morgan of Shadows.
When Sam's 14, he enters the Dark Woods and returns with Gary, the hornless gay unicorn, and a half-giant named Tiggy, earning the moniker Sam of Wilds.
At 15, Sam learns what love truly is when a new knight arrives at the castle - Knight Ryan Foxheart, the dreamiest dream to have ever been dreamed.
Naturally, it all goes to hell when Ryan dates the reprehensible Prince Justin, Sam can't control his magic, a sexually aggressive dragon kidnaps the prince, and the king sends them on an epic quest to save Ryan's boyfriend, all while Sam falls more in love with someone he can never have.
Or, so he thinks.
Desperate for answers, Carter takes to the road, leaving family and the safety of his pack behind, all in the name of a man he only knows as a feral wolf. But therein lies the danger: wolves are pack animals, and the longer Carter is on his own, the more his mind slips toward the endless void of Omega insanity.
But he pushes on, following the trail left by Gavin.
Gavin, the son of Robert Livingstone. The half-brother of Gordo Livingstone.
What Carter finds will change the course of the wolves forever. Because Gavin’s history with the Bennett pack goes back further than anyone knows, a secret kept hidden by Carter’s father, Thomas Bennett.
And with this knowledge comes a price: the sins of the fathers now rest upon the shoulders of their sons.
Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves.
It should have been enough.
And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett. In the end, they faced the beast together as a pack… and won.
Now, a year later, Gordo has found himself once again the witch of the Bennett pack. Green Creek has settled after the death of Richard Collins, and Gordo constantly struggles to ignore Mark and the song that howls between them.
But time is running out. Something is coming. And this time, it’s crawling from within.
Some bonds, no matter how strong, were made to be broken.
An Indie Bestseller!
An Indie Next Pick!
Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.
Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?
After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life).
Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Marissa Meyer's Renegades in TJ Klune's YA debut.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
From TJ Klune, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, comes Under the Whispering Door, a new contemporary fantasy about a ghost who refuses to cross over and the ferryman he falls in love with.
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead.
Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. On the outskirts, off the path through the woods, tucked between mountains, is a particular tea shop, run by a man named Hugo. Hugo is the tea shop's owner to locals and the ferryman to souls who need to cross over.
But Wallace isn’t ready to abandon the life he barely lived. With Hugo’s help he finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life.
When the Manager, a curious and powerful being, arrives at the tea shop and gives Wallace one week to cross over, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in seven days.
By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking, this absorbing tale of grief and hope is told with TJ Klune's signature warmth, humor, and extraordinary empathy.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Until it’s not.
Because Vadoma, the leader of the gypsy clan and Sam’s grandmother, has come to the City of Lockes with a dire prophecy written in the stars: a man of shadows is rising and will consume the world unless Sam faces his destiny and gathers the five dragons of Verania at his side.
And she brings along her second-in-command, a man named Ruv. Ruv, who Vadoma says is Sam’s true cornerstone.
All Robbie Fontaine ever wanted was a place to belong. After the death of his mother, he bounces around from pack to pack, forming temporary bonds to keep from turning feral. It’s enough—until he receives a summons from the wolf stronghold in Caswell, Maine.
Life as the trusted second to Michelle Hughes—the Alpha of all—and the cherished friend of a gentle old witch teaches Robbie what it means to be pack, to have a home.
But when a mission from Michelle sends Robbie into the field, he finds himself questioning where he belongs and everything he’s been told. Whispers of traitorous wolves and wild magic abound—but who are the traitors and who the betrayed?
More than anything, Robbie hungers for answers, because one of those alleged traitors is Kelly Bennett—the wolf who may be his mate.
The truth has a way of coming out. And when it does, everything will shatter.
It’s not until he reunites with Morgan of Shadows and Randall that he realizes just how much worse things could be.
Because the scars have meaning and hint at Myrin’s true plans for Sam and the Kingdom of Verania.
With time running out, Sam and his band of merry misfits - the unicorn Gary, the half-giant Tiggy, Knight Commander Ryan Foxheart, and the dragon known as Kevin - must travel to the snowy mountains in the North and the heart of the Dark Woods to convince the remaining dragons to stand against Myrin. Along the way, Sam learns secrets of the past that will forever change the course of the future.
A reckoning is coming for Sam of Wilds, and there is nothing he can do to stop it.
The City of Lockes is a prison. The King has been locked away in the dungeons. The Kingdom of Verania has fallen, and the Dark wizard Myrin sits on the throne.
But soon after his return, Sam learns of a resistance fighting in his name, led by a courageous knight, a defiant prince, a pissed-off unicorn, and a half-giant who wants to smash everything in sight. If he has any hope of defeating the villains who have taken their home, Sam must face the consequences of his choices - and the friends he left behind.
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