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Ry Herman
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They/them. Fantasy author repped by @michelle4laughs.bsky.social. Fairy tale retelling THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS out now from Dial Press.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753910/this-princess-kills-monsters-by-ry-herman/
Other books I enjoyed:

CURSED DAUGHTERS by Oyinkan Braithwaite
SCARLET MORNING by ND Stevenson
ORDINARY LOVE by Marie Rutkoski
GNOMES OF LYCHFORD by Paul Cornell
MY DARK VANESSA by Kate Elizabeth Russell
WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN by Stephanie Burgis
SPENT by Alison Bechdel
PICK THE LOCK by A. S. King
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Reposted by Ry Herman
This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

This was hilarious and beautifully queer, I loved every second of it. A lot of fairy tales are folded within the satirical mantle of this story and it was great. As someone who grew up listening to fairy tales on tape when falling asleep, and being German
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I wasn't able to make it today. :( Hope it went well!
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
And also:

ORMESHADOW by Priya Sharma
ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey
THE WINTER PRINCE by Elizabeth Wein
CARRION CROW by Heather Parry
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Some other great books I read in October:

HEMLOCK & SILVER by T. Kingfisher
STRANGER THINGS HAPPEN by Kelly Link
SARAH CANARY by Karen Joy Fowler
LADY’S KNIGHT by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE by Dahlia Adler
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM