eri (e.m. caro)
@authoremcaro.com
📖 author, hybrid. you can pry the queer, historical, and romance genres from my cold, dead hands | 🏳️🌈 | rep: Cheyenne @ Handspun Literary
Coming March 17, 2026: REARS & VICES
https://emcaro.carrd.co/
https://books2read.com/RearsAndVices
Coming March 17, 2026: REARS & VICES
https://emcaro.carrd.co/
https://books2read.com/RearsAndVices
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eri (e.m. caro)
@authoremcaro.com
· Sep 17
COVER REVEAL 🔥✨🏴☠️🏳️🌈 I’m so excited to finally show folks this BEAUTIFUL cover!!
Stunning art by Jan (@thistlearts.bsky.social), who not only obliged me in portraying all three (!!!) of my queer, poly, radical pirates—he also absolutely nailed their dynamic!
Coming March 17, 2026!
emcaro.carrd.co
Stunning art by Jan (@thistlearts.bsky.social), who not only obliged me in portraying all three (!!!) of my queer, poly, radical pirates—he also absolutely nailed their dynamic!
Coming March 17, 2026!
emcaro.carrd.co
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If you see your favourite indies, especially those who are wide or avoid Amazon, raise their prices... We all just had two emails in less than 24h:
- Smashwords is cutting down its royalty rates, especially at lower price points
- Ingramspark is raising most of its printing costs again
- Smashwords is cutting down its royalty rates, especially at lower price points
- Ingramspark is raising most of its printing costs again
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you see your favourite indies, especially those who are wide or avoid Amazon, raise their prices... We all just had two emails in less than 24h:
- Smashwords is cutting down its royalty rates, especially at lower price points
- Ingramspark is raising most of its printing costs again
- Smashwords is cutting down its royalty rates, especially at lower price points
- Ingramspark is raising most of its printing costs again
omg it's been a month since this news broke. what is time.
anyway, this happened! we also recently got narrator confirmation, and folks... this is going to be SO awesome. i'm so, so excited.
anyway, this happened! we also recently got narrator confirmation, and folks... this is going to be SO awesome. i'm so, so excited.
🎉 Some news:
Rears & Vices will soon be an AUDIOBOOK! I can’t wait for folks to hear this book performed in audio.
Massive thanks to my agent, Cheyenne, for negotiating the deal -- I'm very excited to be working with Podium!! 🏴☠️🌈📖
(also, my first PM listing! 😭)
Rears & Vices will soon be an AUDIOBOOK! I can’t wait for folks to hear this book performed in audio.
Massive thanks to my agent, Cheyenne, for negotiating the deal -- I'm very excited to be working with Podium!! 🏴☠️🌈📖
(also, my first PM listing! 😭)
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
omg it's been a month since this news broke. what is time.
anyway, this happened! we also recently got narrator confirmation, and folks... this is going to be SO awesome. i'm so, so excited.
anyway, this happened! we also recently got narrator confirmation, and folks... this is going to be SO awesome. i'm so, so excited.
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SKULLRUNNER is out today! Get your morally-grey sapphic pirates hunting down their stolen memories and fighting a dictator now!
Featuring: queer found family, gods that split via mitosis, sisterhood and sibling relationships, and abominable monsters from the depths of the sea!
Featuring: queer found family, gods that split via mitosis, sisterhood and sibling relationships, and abominable monsters from the depths of the sea!
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
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
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
SKULLRUNNER is out today! Get your morally-grey sapphic pirates hunting down their stolen memories and fighting a dictator now!
Featuring: queer found family, gods that split via mitosis, sisterhood and sibling relationships, and abominable monsters from the depths of the sea!
Featuring: queer found family, gods that split via mitosis, sisterhood and sibling relationships, and abominable monsters from the depths of the sea!
hoopla, why u still no processssssss. it's been three months!!
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
hoopla, why u still no processssssss. it's been three months!!
absolutely flabbergasted (in the BEST WAY) to find my book on a year-end list when the thing isn't even released yet??????? hahaha 😭
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
absolutely flabbergasted (in the BEST WAY) to find my book on a year-end list when the thing isn't even released yet??????? hahaha 😭
jeezy creezy, favorite read of the year?!?! what do i do with this. 😭😭😭
thank you, TJ!! 💖💖
thank you, TJ!! 💖💖
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
jeezy creezy, favorite read of the year?!?! what do i do with this. 😭😭😭
thank you, TJ!! 💖💖
thank you, TJ!! 💖💖
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After watching the first two episodes, Heated Rivalry is actually a perfect example of how sex scenes can be used to build individual character and relationship development. In this essay I will*
* I actually don’t have time to write this essay, but SOMEONE should
* I actually don’t have time to write this essay, but SOMEONE should
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
After watching the first two episodes, Heated Rivalry is actually a perfect example of how sex scenes can be used to build individual character and relationship development. In this essay I will*
* I actually don’t have time to write this essay, but SOMEONE should
* I actually don’t have time to write this essay, but SOMEONE should
you can’t tempt me with sales, university presses… nope… not today… neverrrrr
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
you can’t tempt me with sales, university presses… nope… not today… neverrrrr
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that title tho, perfect. jane austen is either spinning in or giving a thumbs up from her grave idk which
free shipping on bookshop! i promise it's a gorgeous paperback in person -- other people, unrelated to me, have even said so!
bookshop.org/a/116591/978...
bookshop.org/a/116591/978...
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
that title tho, perfect. jane austen is either spinning in or giving a thumbs up from her grave idk which
free shipping on bookshop! i promise it's a gorgeous paperback in person -- other people, unrelated to me, have even said so!
bookshop.org/a/116591/978...
bookshop.org/a/116591/978...
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
free shipping on bookshop! i promise it's a gorgeous paperback in person -- other people, unrelated to me, have even said so!
bookshop.org/a/116591/978...
bookshop.org/a/116591/978...
i am a professional who can send emails. not three anxieties in a trenchcoat, nooooo
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
i am a professional who can send emails. not three anxieties in a trenchcoat, nooooo
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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I know not every TV critic is familiar with the trappings of the romance genre, but I’m tired of the implication that sex can’t be an important plot driver for individual and shared character development.
but this? shut the fuck up. guess what, my man, gorgeous young 22 year olds like to fuck. And queer people deserve love stories that are sexy and horny. a "chaste kiss" please be for real.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I know not every TV critic is familiar with the trappings of the romance genre, but I’m tired of the implication that sex can’t be an important plot driver for individual and shared character development.
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
being an author who also loves to read (shocking, i know) is fun because the book-loving bit is a constant cycle of weird envy "*god* i wish i could've written that"
and part relief "gosh i'm glad i didn't have to write/revise that myself" (😂)
but mostly gratitude "i am SO HAPPY this exists"
and part relief "gosh i'm glad i didn't have to write/revise that myself" (😂)
but mostly gratitude "i am SO HAPPY this exists"
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
being an author who also loves to read (shocking, i know) is fun because the book-loving bit is a constant cycle of weird envy "*god* i wish i could've written that"
and part relief "gosh i'm glad i didn't have to write/revise that myself" (😂)
but mostly gratitude "i am SO HAPPY this exists"
and part relief "gosh i'm glad i didn't have to write/revise that myself" (😂)
but mostly gratitude "i am SO HAPPY this exists"
gosh i suddenly can't wait 'til January -- this looks absolutely *fantastic*. medieval brittany???? queer???? werewolves?! YEARNING?!?!? help
The Wolf and His King by @finnlongman.com is out today, and we've already sold two!
It's an excellent new queer retelling of the 12th-century tale of Bisclavret the werewolf, set in medieval Brittany and full of secrets, yearning, isolation, beauty and pain, & beautifully written 🐺❤️
💙📚🪐
#NewBooks
It's an excellent new queer retelling of the 12th-century tale of Bisclavret the werewolf, set in medieval Brittany and full of secrets, yearning, isolation, beauty and pain, & beautifully written 🐺❤️
💙📚🪐
#NewBooks
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
gosh i suddenly can't wait 'til January -- this looks absolutely *fantastic*. medieval brittany???? queer???? werewolves?! YEARNING?!?!? help
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it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…
kadoore.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
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be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
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Taking commissions for December, please RT 🧡
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: [email protected]
Also added a new option for sketch-portraits for $50
More info and examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: [email protected]
Also added a new option for sketch-portraits for $50
More info and examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Taking commissions for December, please RT 🧡
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: [email protected]
Also added a new option for sketch-portraits for $50
More info and examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: [email protected]
Also added a new option for sketch-portraits for $50
More info and examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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recommend recommend recommend recommend
that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
Hey, if you need a gift for the weirdo (affectionate) in your life, or something to read while you're hiding from your family, I got you covered.
Links for the novels: ehlupton.com/links
Preorder The Alignments novella: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#booksky #romancelandia
Links for the novels: ehlupton.com/links
Preorder The Alignments novella: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#booksky #romancelandia
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
recommend recommend recommend recommend
that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
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SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
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Incredible to see THE DOOR ON THE SEA in on this list!
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Incredible to see THE DOOR ON THE SEA in on this list!
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You're not really screwing over the publishers. They make up for your pirating by jacking up prices, paying authors less, cancelling that series you love because it didn't sell enough, etc. You're hurting authors & your fellow readers because you feel entitled & I, for one, fucking hate you for it.
I see it's the seasonal argument about why piracy to fuck over Amazon and publishers is okay while many authors live below the poverty line.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
You're not really screwing over the publishers. They make up for your pirating by jacking up prices, paying authors less, cancelling that series you love because it didn't sell enough, etc. You're hurting authors & your fellow readers because you feel entitled & I, for one, fucking hate you for it.
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Here's the cover illustration I did of 'The Bloodweaver' by @cnkuster.bsky.social , for Podium Publishing!
Out June 2026!
Out June 2026!
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Here's the cover illustration I did of 'The Bloodweaver' by @cnkuster.bsky.social , for Podium Publishing!
Out June 2026!
Out June 2026!
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hey y’all! this is a shot in the dark but i’m currently looking for work, let me know if you need an artist for anything! i’d love to work in games and books, so if there are any studios or publishers out there send me an email!!!
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
hey y’all! this is a shot in the dark but i’m currently looking for work, let me know if you need an artist for anything! i’d love to work in games and books, so if there are any studios or publishers out there send me an email!!!