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A Wilderness of Stars

A WILDERNESS
OF STARS

With a mysterious illness cursing the
land, it’s the stars that hold the key
to the cure.

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen

LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN

Jack and Sally are "truly meant
to be"...or are they?

A History of Wild Places

A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES

A missing author.
The psychic hired to find her.
Nothing is what it seems.

Winterwood

WINTERWOOD

Be careful of the dark, dark wood.

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THE WICKED DEEP

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow.

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Last night, I sat in the grass beneath a pine tree

Last night, I sat in the grass beneath a pine tree, watching the light change. Time felt suspended, as if the sunset would last forever. And it felt like true, genuine magic. The kind not found in books, but in your bones. 🌿 I hope we each feel that, at least once. If not a thousand times.

🖤 Look what came in the mail! 👀 This is the

🖤 Look what came in the mail! 👀 This is the special edition hardback of LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN! 🎃 This edition with *absolutely gorgeous* sprayed edges is ONLY available at Walmart. It’s available July 8th! But you can pre-order now. (While supplies last!) 🌿 All links can be found in my bio.

#thenightmarebeforechristmas #sallyskellington #longlivethepumpkinqueen #timburton #longlivethepumpkinqueenbook

🌿 I’m nearly done with edits for HABITS OF TH

🌿 I’m nearly done with edits for HABITS OF THE SEA. Writing this book has felt like remembering a story that was once told to me, then forgotten, and this scares me a little. I want to protect this book. And knowing that next summer I will be sharing it with the world, makes me want to tuck it away where it won’t be hurt. It feels fragile. Different than my other books. 🍃 Like time has kept it hidden on purpose.

But I also know that stories are meant to be shared. And remembered. 😌

🌿 “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes

🌿 “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” –Sir John Lubbock

She’s back!!! 🖤 The paperback edition of LONG

She’s back!!! 🖤 The paperback edition of LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN is finally coming on July 8th! 📖 🎃

AND. . . @barnesandnoble & @walmart are offering these gorgeous special editions with sprayed edges!!! 💜 You can pre-order these exclusive editions while supplies last. (Links in bio. ✨)

Also, @walmart is offering a special edition of the HARDBACK as well. (Not pictured. I don’t have a copy of this one quite yet.) 🌚 But you can pre-order the stunning hardback also! 📖

So much magical, spooky-season goodness landing right in the middle summer!!! ✨🤓

#longlivethepumpkinqueen #nightmarebeforechristmas #booklove #booknerd #disneybooks

💜 THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING is dedicated to my gr

💜 THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING is dedicated to my grandmothers. To all the women who came before me, who crossed oceans to start new lives, who told their stories, who stood bravely against the odds. 🌿 Grateful isn’t a big enough word.

Messy writing desk. All the sticky notes. 🌿 Pol

Messy writing desk. All the sticky notes. 🌿 Polishing up HABITS OF THE SEA. 🌊 This has been a temporary writing space for me—for so many reasons I won’t go into. But life is always shifting. And I’ve loved the simplicity of this little room. None of my other books were written here. There aren’t a few hundred books stacked on the floor. It feels like a clean slate. 🌻📖🌿

🌻 I was daydreaming about snow today. Longing f

🌻 I was daydreaming about snow today. Longing for it. ❄️ The cool, softness of a landscape drenched in a layer of cloud crystals. 🌚 While I’m grateful for these warm, summer days. Sometimes I miss another season. One that has already happened, or hasn’t happened yet.

Are you enjoying your season, wherever you live? 🌙

🥹 So in love with the gold foil stamped into th

🥹 So in love with the gold foil stamped into the hardback. 💛🌿📖 The interwoven tulips & crescent moon feel like their own magic spell. ☺️🌙 Thank you all for sharing your photos & kind words for the release of this little love story. 🙂💜 It’s been so fun seeing all your posts.

Reminder: this limited edition stamped hardback is ONLY available for the first printing of THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING. You can find it wherever books are sold. 🌷 Once this first edition is sold out, they won’t be printing anymore.

She’s here. 🌷 My 6th novel, THE BEAUTIFUL MAD

She’s here. 🌷 My 6th novel, THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING is officially on bookstore shelves. 📖 This one feels like a big sigh of relief. A lot has happened in the last two years—the two years it took to finish this book. And while it’s a quieter novel than my previous books, I think I needed softness to help me through these last couple years. 💜 I needed gentleness. 🌿🌻🌙 Thank you all for your support, your kindness, & for continuing to show up for my stories. 🌿 Each book I write feels like wandering through a shadowy forest, searching for the ending, and when at long last, the finished book reaches YOUR hands, YOU (the reader) gets to walk that same path. ✨ We share in the story together. Each of us finding something we need within the words & margins. 📖

I hope you find something in this story. A soft place to rest your mind for a while. An escape into the far edges of the known world. ☺️ Thank you for wandering this path with me. 💜

(Apologies for the backlit, blurry photo. I was home alone so I had to manage it solo. 😉)

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