USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie Bestselling Author of THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, out now // chinese-malaysian american // repped by Paul Lucas // she/her https://linktr.ee/julieleongbookshttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3m36chtdzvs2uTHE KEEPER OF MAGICAL THINGS IS OUT NOW!* *in the US. The UK has to wait until Thursday, sorry! (special shoutout to my dog Kaya for helping announce. she is very concerned about all this catdragon talk and needed reassurance.)14 Oct 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36chtdzvs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lyxyklzawc22UK COVER REVEAL! 🎉 THE KEEPER OF MAGICAL THINGS is a standalone sapphic cosy fantasy about lady mages wrangling mischievous magical artifacts in a village full of secrets and at least one catdragon. TELLER is getting a beautiful new paperback jacket! Both available 16.10.2025 from @hodderscape16 Sep 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxyklzawc22https://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3looz3mfxv22yA reactionary thread to some news I received today: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/beloved-florida-indie-bookstore-faces-backlash-removal-lgbtq-titles-rcna204449?08 May 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3looz3mfxv22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lnvaowuogc2rIt's here!! Check out the gorgeous cover for my second book, The Keeper of Magical Things (a sapphic cozy fantasy set in the same world as Teller, coming out in October) - another incredible work of art by the incomparable @devinellekurtz 💕 Just look at the lil catdragon! I love it so much! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvaowuogc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3llsgcvir2c2l🇬🇧 friends, if you haven't read The Teller of Small Fortunes yet, now's the perfect time - the eBook is available for only 99p on Kindle for the entire month of April! That's less than a pack of biscuits 🍪 which it happens to pair very well with (and a cup of tea), just saying. #kindledeal02 Apr 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3llsgcvir2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lh343u4bzs2nOver the 🌙 to share that The Teller of Small Fortunes has made the BSFA Award Longlist! Thank you to those who nominated! Such an honor to be listed alongside fellow debuts @wiswell.bsky.social @samtasticbooks.com @elizachanwrites.bsky.social @rsagarcia.bsky.social https://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist31 Jan 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh343u4bzs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lgtyake5hs2nThank you so much for reading! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtyake5hs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lgjai5se2c2tThanks so much, Pooja!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjai5se2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lfscorh5ec2zI was confused this morning when some friends congratulated me on making the USA Today bestseller list. "Thank you!" I said. "But that was over two months ago?" And then they told me to check today's list. Somehow, TToSF is ONCE AGAIN a bestseller! Thank you, booksellers/readers!! ❤️15 Jan 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfscorh5ec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3ldpmrnhy5c24So honored to be included here, thank you Petrik!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldpmrnhy5c24https://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3ld55ndmqx22hThank you to @readingtheend.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of Teller! Really appreciated her reflection on cozy vs challenging speculative fiction. "We are, as the poet says, each other’s business... If we are going to be people in the world, we’re stuck being people with each other." [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld55ndmqx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lcy2uzbxts2fFYI for gift shoppers -- signed copies of Teller are now available via my neighborhood bookshop! https://www.dogearedbooks.com/mail-and-delivery-orders In the details, just write that you want a SIGNED copy of The Teller of Small Fortunes (and include a name too if you want it personalized). Happy holidays!10 Dec 2024 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy2uzbxts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lcxw2l3jfc2aThank you to Polygon for naming The Teller of Small Fortunes one of the best sci-fi / fantasy books of the year! "In a time when cozy mysteries and soft, heartwarming fantasy novels are all the rage, The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong is a sparkling step above the rest." [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2024 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxw2l3jfc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lct4krcaqs2cYOU GUYS. Macarons inspired by my book?? Talk about author dreams!! Just look at Sara's gorgeous edible art! I am floored. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2024 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lct4krcaqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lclh2xdzps2iThank you, Meg! I'm so glad you're enjoying it! 🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2024 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclh2xdzps2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/julieleong.bsky.social/post/3lcg3yz4das2oThank you! 🥰 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:deblvwnf3stopderffxtwxvn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcg3yz4das2o