Skater Boy was recently selected for this year’s READ WITH JENNA JR’s Summer Reading List and featured on The Today Show! 🤯😎🌴☀️

Thank you, Jenna B. Hager, for recognizing Wes’s story on the national stage and right next to THE Suzanne Collins! I am honored. I am shocked. I am so so thankful. 🙌🏼🥳

I am beyond honoured to be named one of KCLS Foundation’s 2025 Literary Lions and cannot wait to celebrate alongside this year’s inductees at the Literary Lions Gala on March 15! ✨🦁

Tickets for this year’s gala can be purchased by visiting kclsfoundation.org. 🤘🏼

Being recognized as 1 of 16 🇨🇦 authors to make the ALA’s 2025 Rainbow Book List, which highlights books w/ significant & authentic 2SLGBTQIA+ representation for young readers, is something I don’t take lightly because nothing—no laws, no administration—will ever change that we have always been here.

🚨 BOOK GIVEAWAY 🚨

To celebrate Skater Boy’s 1-Year (!!!) anniversary, I’m giving away THREE signed copies over on Instagram! 👶🏼🧑🏼‍🍼

Open internationally. No purchase necessary. 🌎

Head over to Instagram to enter now! GOOD LUCK! 🤘🏼

1 year of Wes. 😭🛹🩰

Thank you to every single person who has picked up a copy of my debut novel or rented it from the library or messaged me to scream about Wes, I couldn’t have asked for a better debut experience.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. 🖤

✨DREAM JOB ALERT✨

I’m honoured to announce that I’ve been chosen as the Surrey Libraries’ inaugural Writer in Residence for 2025 where I’ll spend the year offering writing consultations to the local community and working on my own projects! 📚

Book a consultation today through the link in my bio! 😍

🇨🇦🦫 Calling all Toronto book lovers! 🦫🇨🇦

Come celebrate the paperback release of SKATER BOY next Wednesday at Queen Books! I’ll be sitting down with the incredible Daniel Aleman to discuss my debut year, what it’s like writing angry YA, and the book that started it all! 🤘🏼🛹

I can’t think of a better way to rebel against the 🍊 overlord than by reading all the 🌈🏳️‍🌈 books out there!

To help our mission to take down our oppressors, SKATER BOY is an Amazon Kindle daily deal for ONE DAY ONLY!

Join me by doing literally ANYTHING else today and pick up a copy while you can!

✨It’s here✨

Skater Boy’s paperback edition is officially out in the world! 🛹🩰

It’s been a wild year of shouting about Wes, embarrassing myself on TikTok, and connecting with readers all over the world. Thank you for giving my angry punk a chance.

You have made these last 12 months so worth it. 🙏🏼

Spent the day signing copies of SKATER BOY around Vancouver. 📚🛹

T-1 day until SB’s paperback hits bookshelves everywhere. 🤩

It has come to my attention that one of the stores I was partnering with has recently removed all LGBTQ titles from their shelves so….it’s time to relaunch SKATER BOY’s preorder campaign!

Snag a paperback of SB from any of the following stores to receive some 🛹🩰 swag!

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It may have taken over three years, but it finally happened—my first (and last) Star Wars credit! 🤯😍

To have my name forever memorialized in both the Marvel and SW universes is something I’ll cherish forever. ❤️

Post 4 games that describe your childhood.

There are some fantastic #BlackFriday deals happening this week, so if you haven’t already, make sure to pick up a discounted copy of SKATER BOY while you still can! And don’t forget to support your local indie bookstore this holiday season! 🤩🤘🏼🎄

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I cannot believe it, but SKATER BOY has officially earned out! 😭✨

To everyone who has purchased a copy or requested SB from their local library (whether it was a hardcover, audiobook, e-book, or preordered paperback), thank you from the bottom of my heart! 🙏

2 pictures with your better half 💕

Second time’s the charm, so…hello BlueSky! 👋

My name is Anthony Nerada & I’m a 🇨🇦 YA author!

My debut novel SKATER BOY came out (lol) in February & was recently named a Best Teen Book of 2024 by both Indigo & Bookshop!

Say hi & comment below with your fav books of 2024! 📚🤩

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