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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky

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THE LORD OF THE WOOD (Hanover Square Press 2026). THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (Mira 2025). BLM. Queer. ND. She/they. Rep: Keir Alekseii, ALA. elizmanderson.com

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · Apr 6

hey there, new folks! I'm E (she/they), author of the queer cozy fantasy THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS

buy in hardcover, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold. the QR code links to Bookshop, as does the link in this post

additional links are threaded! #author

bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Out now: E.M. Anderson's The Keeper of Lonely Spirits surrounded by text with arrows pointing at the book: tired immortal who just wants to die; grump x sunshine; ghosts. like. so many ghosts; someone actually goes to therapy? stop the presses! waistcoat enthusiast historian LI; running competition to see who has the most tragic backstory; ghost-hunting? x. ghost-therapizing? check; "I'm fine" but none of them are fine; vengeful spirit; straight people? I don't believe they exist; found family. The Keeper of Lonely Spirits cover features a lonely cottage, surrounded by headstones, with smoke drifting from the chimney, atop a tall green hill dotted with trees and yellow flowers. Tagline at the top reads, "Living forever can be mighty lonesome." Cover and text are against a starry sky.

a post from E.M. Anderson with a one-star review for GroundskeeperWIP, aka the book that became The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, reading, "Zero (point) five stars. everyone is gay, the ghosts have no corporeal form, and the author is obsessed with death and grief. the immortal MC doesn't even look like a hot 25-year-old! I was promised a COMFORT READ but this is MISERY. also what's with all the waistcoats." below the review is a partial aesthetic for The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, with images of faded flowers, a cottage on a hill, an antique diary, yellow flowers, tombstones, a man in silhouette sitting alone, gazing out at the horizon, a sprout growing through a crack, and a mortuary statue of someone kissing the deceased's forehead. A textbox reads, "You get used to it" and "I hope I never get used to being alone." Another textbox reads, "That's what life is. You lose people you love and you love more people and you lose them too and you" [text cuts off].

"An old man cursed with immortality hunts ghosts rather than making mortal friends who will die one day. When residents of an Ohio town beset by a vengeful spirit adopt him as their own, he must decide: leave to protect his heart, or stay to save their lives?" To the left of the text is E.M. Anderson's The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, above a QR code linking to the book at Bookshop(dot)Org in either hardcover or ebook. Text is in a translucent textbox against a background of yellow flowers in the sunset.

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 3h

thank you!!

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 3h

actually I did do my website, so Tomorrow E just has to complete the (admittedly more tedious) task of updating all the pinned posts across all the socials

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 3h

I have decided this is a problem for Tomorrow E

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

hehe, thank you!!

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

probably, yes, although if it's 95 with high humidity I make no promises. I will trust the horrible weather to melt the witches bc they can't compete with my car in that case

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 4h

I have gotten especially bad about promo. Anyway hi I write books and I'm especially proud of this one! It's got disaster gays and a hilarious baby dragon 👀 🌈📚

Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · Jun 19

everything's a lot, but i think this silly little book centring queer joy and fighting for what (and who) you love is a light in the dark we're all going to need. available now!
#PrideBookFair #QueerWriters #QueerAdultSFF #romancelandia #booksky #readersofbluesky 🌈 📚 💙 📚
books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6

A trope card with cover art featuring two women and a dragon in the centre surrounded by white text on a blue night sky background that reads: friends to lovers*, *they’re ace, found family, loveable rogue, big magic, secret baby**, **she’s a dragon, sword lesbian (she’s bi), queernormative. Art by @leeshahannigan

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

he also would've had an easier time getting to know living people without like getting too close to them lmfao

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

do you see now how this was formative media for me lmao

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

IT'S FINE HE'S A GOOD ZOMBIE

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

.................I always drive with the windows open but then again I'm never being pursued by witches

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 4h

🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship

🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Ebook cover for ‘A Light for the Dead to Follow’ by Rebecca Crunden. Cover image is of a skull surrounded by red-pink flowers. There are vines at the top beside the title. The title font is black and maroon, the name font is white.

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 4h

okay I see how in our current timeline being eaten by trees in a BAD way might be appealing,

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Vyvre Argent, epic fantasy with 🌈 characters @vyvre-argent.bsky.social · 18d

COVER REVEAL!

Eva, the death-marked foster daughter of a memory-stealing tyrant, joins a pirate crew to expose her father’s deeds and peacefully bring down the regime threatening women like her. But some change only comes at knifepoint.

Pre-order SKULLRUNNER now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSC7MMN8