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Chaz Stein

@charlottestein.bsky.social

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Writer of thirsty sex words. Unapologetic moustache lover. 10+ books published with HarperCollins, Macmillan, etc. “This is how the professionals do it.” - The New York Times. She/Her. Repped by Handspun Lit. Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/OZNLn

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 3d

My new book, Dealing With A Desperate Demon, is out today! Cheery curvy bookseller, grumpy curvy demon, dating lessons, a beauty and the beast style curse, lots of horniness. Perfect to curl up to for spooky season! You can grab it these places!

read.macmillan.com/lp/dealing-w...

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve also never had close to 200 likes for a cover. To be fair though, I’d think everyone was a liar if they tried to claim that cover isn’t a beast.

Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 9h

I think people might be slightly interested in While You Were Seething.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 9h

Lol look. Like what the heck.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 9h

😂😂😂 when you go to Romance on netgalley on the front page there’s like a spotlight book and then top recommended and most requested - rows of five books only. And for the first time my book is on the row of most requested. It’s on the front page.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 9h

Absolutely flabbergasted. That has NEVER happened to me. I don’t even know how it’s possible.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 9h

While You Were Seething made the top motherfucking row of the most requested Romances on Netgalley. Look at those other authors on that top row, like shut UP.

A screencap of the top two rows, my book is the last one. Row of five, there is also Colleen Hoover, Hannah Grace and Kasie west on there.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 11h

I don’t know what further ways we could be told that Trump has dementia and is simply not the decision maker anymore.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 14h

To be fair it’s just the PDF thing not working right and my feelings getting hurt and radio silence on something really important that I don’t want to have to deal with, but even so. I’m just at my limit right now. I’ve had enough.

Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 15h

I really hate when you’re like right, I’m gonna ignore the bad stuff that just happened and just get on with things, enjoy the good stuff. And then more bad shit happens.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 15h

This is happening on Sunday October 12th at 1pm CT time (I believe it’s 7pm gmt). A chat courtesy of Blue Willow between me and Olivia Waite to celebrate the release of Dealing With A Desperate Demon!

Blue Willow Bookshop @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · 16h

Register free now for this Sunday's virtual event with @charlottestein.bsky.social, celebrating her new novel DEALING WITH A DESPERATE DEMON! 🧡 Charlotte will appear in conversation with @oliviawaite.com.

We hope you'll join us, friends! Register free here: buff.ly/TAIar1B

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 15h

There are plenty of actors where their wealth buys them the privilege of access to Hollywood, but still can’t repeatedly be the star of major franchises if they’re that terrible

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 16h

I argued with someone only yesterday saying Legends and Lattes is toothless slop and terrible because it was marketed as having “kindness” in it by YA authors. This is the end game. A return to almost entirely old white men writing “grimdark” fantasy.

Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 16h

I keep saying that is exactly what talk like this is about. This is why the Sad Puppies “went away”. Because they marketed their demands differently and everybody sucked it up and continued the work for them.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 16h

The contrast between “Portland is burning” and dancing frogs is all over tik tok, btw. Massively viral.

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 19h

They know they are ridiculous people and the thing they hate most is being laughed at. They want everyone terrified and intimidated by how MANLY and LETHAL they are, not laughing because they got got by a grating frog.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 23h

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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SharonA is watching baseball @sharonawrites.bsky.social · 19h

Talia Hibbert’s A Girl Like Her is currently read now on NetGalley. Releases March 3, 2026. #Romancelandia

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 19h

Reading the new KD Casey and having the same much-loved feeling as always, which is: Why I am ever reading anything NOT by KD Casey?

Sad baseball men finding love in spite of themselves:

Breakout Year — KD Casey Writes

www.kdcaseywrites.com

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 16h

Funny how that ends up being the conclusion, isn’t it? A reinforcement of the status quo. A regression. A return to only reading books the Sad Puppies insisted should be the only types of things respected.

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 18h

More specifically, no, most adult fantasy is not written by YA authors. I don't know where that claim originated, but it's in no way even remotely true. I don't know what y'all think YA is, but no. And, of course, these complaints always end up at "and this is why I only read SFF from 50 years ago."

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 18h

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 18h

I don't know what adult fantasy fiction you're reading, but over here in marginalized voices land, fantasy is doing incredible things. Stunning narrative styles and structures, intriguing characters, powerful themes. This feels like a you problem than anything indicative of the genre as a whole.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 19h

Every time someone gets on Beyonce's internet to whine about adult fantasy by blaming YA, I they should have to read one (1) recently released YA book first.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 18h

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 18h

I've been waiting and waiting for this ARC to drop! I'm desperately hooked on this series.

When the Wolves are Silent by C.S. Harris.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 16h

Things I’m enjoying to day: the head of the Nobel committee not only not giving that pos the prize, but throwing shade at him in the process.

Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 17h

I don’t think that makes it make any more sense honestly

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