Author of 'The Last Gifts of the Universe'. Cat parent. Gamer. Perpetually trying to remember how to write a book. | they/them https://www.rileyaugust.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rileyaugust.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rileyaugust.bsky.social/post/3lklpyu72j22aI'm so happy to share that I’ll be participating on an author's panel during the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books! 📚 Come say hi and join the festival on Saturday, May 31 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh! You can learn more at pittsburghbookfestival.org17 Mar 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:dfotgiixehsdq7ulyhslsoyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklpyu72j22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rileyaugust.bsky.social/post/3lemnj7dyac2pAnd at last, we have arrived at the final day of 2024. This has been a bit of a slow reading year for me; there are so many books I haven't gotten to yet that I'm excited to find space for in the new year. But for now, here are six books that I really enjoyed this year! In no particular order:31 Dec 2024 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:dfotgiixehsdq7ulyhslsoyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemnj7dyac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rileyaugust.bsky.social/post/3le2uywx2pk25"You will be visited by three spirits." The three spirits: [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Dec 2024 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:dfotgiixehsdq7ulyhslsoyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2uywx2pk25https://bsky.app/profile/rileyaugust.bsky.social/post/3ldvtbjfzus25I can't think of a better way to break ground on the new account than by celebrating this absolute banger of a book. Loved it so much I had to buy pine berries for the shot (and to eat). HOMEGROWN MAGIC, by @jamiepacton.bsky.social and @beccapodos.bsky.social -- is out March 2025!22 Dec 2024 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:dfotgiixehsdq7ulyhslsoyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvtbjfzus25