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laurenmagaziner.bsky.social
Internationally bestselling author of middle grade books: ⚡️ The Incorruptibles (coming 6/10/25), 🔎 Case Closed series, 🐙 Mythics series, 🐰 The Only Thing Worse Than Witches, 💰 Pilfer Academy, ✨ Wizardmatch. she/her 🌈
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day!!!! Please go to your local indie bookstore today and shop local! 🥳🎉🎉🎉

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⚡️Blurb reveal⚡️ To be complimented by Tae Keller on plot, worldbuilding, & characters is like having the sun tell you you’re shining 🥰☀️ Thank you for your kind words on The Incorruptibles, @taekeller.bsky.social To celebrate I’m giving away 3 of my favorite Tae Keller books! To enter, just repost!

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If you’ve been eyeing THE INCORRUPTIBLES, now is the time to nab it! 25% off B&N through Friday. 🌈 sapphic 🏳️‍⚧️ with many queer characters ⚔️ kickass 🏫 anti-magic school ⭐️ review from Kirkus: “a breathless series opener with a big scope.” So don’t miss your chance to purchase at a discount!

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7 weeks until you pick your Incorruptibles squad! Which one are you? Choose your team: 🌼BUTTERCUPS: mid-range fighters. earnest, welcoming, optimistic, warm 🪻THISTLES: close-range fighters. stubborn, thorny, tenacious, enduring 🍀CLOVERS: long-range fighters. studious, pragmatic, cautious, prepared

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hi, new followers! i’m lauren! cute art of me by kara bodegón-hikino 🤩 about me: 📚 author of 12 middle grade books ✍🏻 always working on 4+ different books at once, all in different stages 📆 my next new series “the incorruptibles” releases june 10th, and it’s the best thing i’ve ever written …more ⤵️

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A lot of the Harry Potter alternatives recs I’m seeing are really old books. Maybe a bit too old to have the diversity (& queer rep) you’re looking for! Kidlit books written in 1980, 1990, 2000 have very different sensibilities than ones written nowadays. Here are excellent options from post-2020:

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This whole thread is brilliant ⬇️

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JKR is 🗑️ and Harry Potter is not worth the nostalgia if it hurts trans folks… So try one of these (even better) books to fill that hole in your heart! Similar vibes (magic, friendship, found family, and/or boarding school) but significantly more inclusive!! About 2/3rds of these authors are queer:

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We’ve received nearly 300 signatures in 24 hours. This includes authors, illustrators, librarians, publishing professionals, educators, booksellers, and more. We have several organizations represented as well! Thank you to everyone who has signed! Please keep spreading the word! 🙏

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8 weeks (aka 60 days) until the commander’s test!!! Thought this would be a funny quote to post with just about 60 days to go until this book releases! 😘 #kidlit #middlegrade #uppermiddlegrade #fantasybooks #newbooks #mgbooks #summerreading #classroombooks #booksforkids #theincorruptibles

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I don’t understand why HarperCollins refused to join other major publishers and sign the letter to Congress in support of IMLS. So, I wrote a letter to HarperCollins. Libraries and librarians need our support. Authors and industry professionals, please sign this letter using this form. 👇 🙏 📚

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Last day to enter to win 3 free Jonathan Stroud books for your library, your classroom, your kid, or yourself!!! Details below:

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Blurb reveal!!! I got word of this one in an airport, and I cried! Happy tears! Because I’ve been obsessed with Jonathan Stroud’s books since I was 14! See pic 3 for the selfie I snapped the moment the blurb came in 🥹😭. Giveaway! Share this post to win 3 Jonathan Stroud books! More details in 🧵

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9 weeks until we get a book where sorcerers are tyrannical oppressors—where the influential, rich, and powerful use their strength/magic to punch down. Gee, wonder what gave me that idea… 🙃

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Is this the coolest package I’ve ever gotten in my life? Why, YES. Yes, it is. 🤩🤩🤩 ✨GIVEAWAY✨ who wants an early copy? Comment your squad for a chance to win! 💚Clovers—protective+cautious 💛Buttercups—bright+earnest 💜Thistles—tenacious+enduring

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So excited to read this upcoming middle grade from @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social!

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🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody. She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

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I wasn’t at TLA…. But my sorcerer-fighters sure were!!! Check out this BIG POSTER of The Incorruptibles on the S&S backdrop!! Doesn’t she look gorgeous all blown up like that?!?! Kudos to @devinellekurtz.bsky.social for that stunning cover!

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I can't believe I get to type these words... The Underwild: River of Spirits is a New York Times Bestseller! The tears keep coming, but they are the best kind of tears. Thank you, friends, family, & readers, for believing in my book. All of this wouldn't be happening if not for your support 🥹💜

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Here’s the definitive order on how to read The Hunger Games series: The Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Sunrise on the Reaping The Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay In that exact order, you’re welcome.

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my newsletter today was all about my writing retreat at highlights—and what it’s like when you’re starting a new book from scratch!! go read my newsletter at laurenmagaziner.substack.com/p/the-highli... 😘

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Kidlit community member and PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk has been taken by ICE. Sharing this carousel from @/storysunbirds on IG with info and action items. Kidlit folks, please write to university presidents and call on your reps to protect students. 🔗 uscpr.org/protectstudents

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