Nova Ren Suma
@novarensuma.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author. WAKE THE WILD CREATURES now out from Little, Brown: “Luminous.” “Ferocious.” “Essential.” https://linktr.ee/novaren
Newsletter hosted by Ghost: https://newsletter.novaren.com
Newsletter hosted by Ghost: https://newsletter.novaren.com
Are you working on a YA or MG novel? Want to explore the middle of your novel in a generative writing retreat at the beautiful @highlightsfound.bsky.social this June? @exrpan.bsky.social & I are hosting Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel June 11–14! www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/spo...
Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat - Highlights Foundation
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November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Are you working on a YA or MG novel? Want to explore the middle of your novel in a generative writing retreat at the beautiful @highlightsfound.bsky.social this June? @exrpan.bsky.social & I are hosting Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel June 11–14! www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/spo...
I am so very honored by this review of WAKE THE WILD CREATURES in @locusmag.bsky.social!
“Everything that Nova Ren Suma promises for WAKE THE WILD CREATURES is found in this riveting narrative that grabs readers in the first pages and never – not once – lets go.” @chasingray.bsky.social reviews @novarensuma.bsky.social
Wake the Wild Creatures by Nova Ren Suma: Review by Colleen Mondor
Wake the Wild Creatures, Nova Ren Suma (Little, Brown 978-1-616-20672-7, $18.99, 384pp, hc) May 2025. YA powerhouse author Nova Ren Suma returns several years after her last luminous and darkly fan…
locusmag.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I am so very honored by this review of WAKE THE WILD CREATURES in @locusmag.bsky.social!
I'm one of the @tinhouse.bsky.social faculty doing a reading in the coming days and you can attend online for free! I'm reading this Saturday, Oct. 4 at 3pm PST (6pm EST), sharing from my latest WAKE THE WILD CREATURES. I'd love to see some friendly faces there! All readings are open to the public!
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm one of the @tinhouse.bsky.social faculty doing a reading in the coming days and you can attend online for free! I'm reading this Saturday, Oct. 4 at 3pm PST (6pm EST), sharing from my latest WAKE THE WILD CREATURES. I'd love to see some friendly faces there! All readings are open to the public!
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I'm making a newsletter with my friends @exrpan.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @anicarissi.bsky.social & Anna-Marie McLemore! It's called The Eavesdrop. It's free, quarterly, on Ghost. Our first issue comes out on the autumn equinox, and you can subscribe here: thisistheeavesdrop.com
Welcome to The Eavesdrop
A quarterly conversation in your inbox with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, Emily X.R. Pan, Anica Mrose Rissi, Sara Ryan, and Nova Ren Suma
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September 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm making a newsletter with my friends @exrpan.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @anicarissi.bsky.social & Anna-Marie McLemore! It's called The Eavesdrop. It's free, quarterly, on Ghost. Our first issue comes out on the autumn equinox, and you can subscribe here: thisistheeavesdrop.com
Ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation with five writers? @anicarissi.bsky.social @ryansara.bsky.social @exrpan.bsky.social, Anna-Marie McLemore, & I are launching a new newsletter so you can do just that! Subscribe to get our first issue on Monday! www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/about/
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation with five writers? @anicarissi.bsky.social @ryansara.bsky.social @exrpan.bsky.social, Anna-Marie McLemore, & I are launching a new newsletter so you can do just that! Subscribe to get our first issue on Monday! www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/about/
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I've been making something fun with friends, and our first issue drops on September 22. If you're interested in craft, process, and the creative life, I hope you'll subscribe! (It's free.) Find us at thisistheeavesdrop.com. Here's the pitch: 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I've been making something fun with friends, and our first issue drops on September 22. If you're interested in craft, process, and the creative life, I hope you'll subscribe! (It's free.) Find us at thisistheeavesdrop.com. Here's the pitch: 🧵
LAST CHANCE! I have a webinar on Friday with @thewritingbarn.bsky.social. Join me for a deep dive into character-driven coming-of-age stories! Friday, Aug. 22 at 11am Central / 12pm Eastern... But if you can't make it live, you'll still get the recording! Just $35!
August 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
LAST CHANCE! I have a webinar on Friday with @thewritingbarn.bsky.social. Join me for a deep dive into character-driven coming-of-age stories! Friday, Aug. 22 at 11am Central / 12pm Eastern... But if you can't make it live, you'll still get the recording! Just $35!
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I have a Craft Webinar with The Writing Barn coming up on August 22! This is webinar features my own personal tips, tricks, and creative exercises to develop and deepen the young characters in your novels. If you can’t attend live, not to worry—you can still register to watch a replay.
August 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have a Craft Webinar with The Writing Barn coming up on August 22! This is webinar features my own personal tips, tricks, and creative exercises to develop and deepen the young characters in your novels. If you can’t attend live, not to worry—you can still register to watch a replay.
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"How to Report ICE" zine editions now available for free printable download:
NYC
Philly
Durham, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
All of Massachusetts
Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties!
More to come! Please share widely.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
NYC
Philly
Durham, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
All of Massachusetts
Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties!
More to come! Please share widely.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
August 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"How to Report ICE" zine editions now available for free printable download:
NYC
Philly
Durham, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
All of Massachusetts
Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties!
More to come! Please share widely.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
NYC
Philly
Durham, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
All of Massachusetts
Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties!
More to come! Please share widely.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
🔮 Registration is now open for my 10-week online Speculative Novel Workshop with Stanford Continuing Studies! There are only a handful of spots left so sign up today if you want to join me: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...
August 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🔮 Registration is now open for my 10-week online Speculative Novel Workshop with Stanford Continuing Studies! There are only a handful of spots left so sign up today if you want to join me: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...
I wrote about how I only ever want to read novels written by humans even after our corporate overlords shove AI down our throats and destroy our communities and livelihoods and abandon us to what's left of our planet. Plus I mention a book I recently loved. newsletter.novaren.com/a-novel-only...
A Novel Only a Human Could Write
I only want to read novels written by human beings. Here's one that thrilled me.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I wrote about how I only ever want to read novels written by humans even after our corporate overlords shove AI down our throats and destroy our communities and livelihoods and abandon us to what's left of our planet. Plus I mention a book I recently loved. newsletter.novaren.com/a-novel-only...
I’m teaching a new 10-week online course with Stanford Continuing Studies this fall. It’s called Speculative Novel Workshop: The Unreal, the Surreal, the Fantastic, and registration opens Monday, Sept. 18 at 8:30am Pacific!
continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...
continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...
August 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I’m teaching a new 10-week online course with Stanford Continuing Studies this fall. It’s called Speculative Novel Workshop: The Unreal, the Surreal, the Fantastic, and registration opens Monday, Sept. 18 at 8:30am Pacific!
continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...
continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...
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I'll be sharing prompts and ways of looking at character that I used when writing my new novel WAKE THE WILD CREATURES, for writers of all genres looking to create dynamic, layered characters in your coming-of-age stories. See you there maybe? Register here: thewritingbarn.com/class/compel...
Compelling Characters in YA and Coming-of-Age Fiction with Nova Ren Suma – Writing Barn
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August 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'll be sharing prompts and ways of looking at character that I used when writing my new novel WAKE THE WILD CREATURES, for writers of all genres looking to create dynamic, layered characters in your coming-of-age stories. See you there maybe? Register here: thewritingbarn.com/class/compel...
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How does a writer change lanes after such a successful career? Listen to my discussion with the exceptional @novarensuma.bsky.social about how she discovered what truly matters in her writing life. #writingcommunity #authorshelpingauthors #writingadvice 7amnovelist.substack.com/p/nova-ren-s...
Nova Ren Suma: Breaking Expectations to Recover Her Writing Dreams
Her latest, WAKE THE WILD CREATURES, is out now
7amnovelist.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How does a writer change lanes after such a successful career? Listen to my discussion with the exceptional @novarensuma.bsky.social about how she discovered what truly matters in her writing life. #writingcommunity #authorshelpingauthors #writingadvice 7amnovelist.substack.com/p/nova-ren-s...
I have a Craft Webinar with The Writing Barn coming up on August 22! This is webinar features my own personal tips, tricks, and creative exercises to develop and deepen the young characters in your novels. If you can’t attend live, not to worry—you can still register to watch a replay.
August 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have a Craft Webinar with The Writing Barn coming up on August 22! This is webinar features my own personal tips, tricks, and creative exercises to develop and deepen the young characters in your novels. If you can’t attend live, not to worry—you can still register to watch a replay.
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Domestic terrorists…
July 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Domestic terrorists…
The latest on my newsletter:
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
I Hope You Read This
On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The latest on my newsletter:
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
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Cover reveal! GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE is coming on April 7, 2026, from Dutton/@penguinteen.bsky.social & I’m thrilled to share its gorgeous cover, which perfectly captures the sharp intensity of Destiny’s fracturing story. Cover art by David Roy Ocotla. Cover design by Kaitlin Yang. I feel so lucky
July 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Cover reveal! GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE is coming on April 7, 2026, from Dutton/@penguinteen.bsky.social & I’m thrilled to share its gorgeous cover, which perfectly captures the sharp intensity of Destiny’s fracturing story. Cover art by David Roy Ocotla. Cover design by Kaitlin Yang. I feel so lucky
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Happy book birthday, Sabrena. 🩵
Releasing from Greenwillow Books today on hardcover or audio, this middle grade fantasy is perfect for readers who enjoyed The Last Mapmaker, Mañanaland, and Graciela in the Abyss.
Releasing from Greenwillow Books today on hardcover or audio, this middle grade fantasy is perfect for readers who enjoyed The Last Mapmaker, Mañanaland, and Graciela in the Abyss.
July 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy book birthday, Sabrena. 🩵
Releasing from Greenwillow Books today on hardcover or audio, this middle grade fantasy is perfect for readers who enjoyed The Last Mapmaker, Mañanaland, and Graciela in the Abyss.
Releasing from Greenwillow Books today on hardcover or audio, this middle grade fantasy is perfect for readers who enjoyed The Last Mapmaker, Mañanaland, and Graciela in the Abyss.
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
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It’s honestly so disrespectful and irresponsible that the national media has mostly ignored the DC33 city worker strike in Philly so far. It’s a huge story with massive implications for the 6th biggest city in the country.
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Philly is in its first municipal strike in the social media age. Does that affect how events are unfolding?
So far, the national press has largely ignored Philadelphia's first strike by city workers since 1986.
www.inquirer.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It’s honestly so disrespectful and irresponsible that the national media has mostly ignored the DC33 city worker strike in Philly so far. It’s a huge story with massive implications for the 6th biggest city in the country.
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
CANNOT WAIT to read this book! A new YA from @anicarissi.bsky.social!!
Today I received the first typeset pass and tomorrow I get to show off the cover (at 1pm eastern), and the fact of this book becoming a book is starting to feel almost real
July 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
CANNOT WAIT to read this book! A new YA from @anicarissi.bsky.social!!
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Buy their books, buy their books, buy their books; ask your libraries to buy their books
Book people: the following small presses have just lost funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Please consider supporting them!
A Thread.
A Thread.
July 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Buy their books, buy their books, buy their books; ask your libraries to buy their books
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Graffiti along Minnehaha Creek.
July 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Graffiti along Minnehaha Creek.
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The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.