Maggie Stiefvater
@maggiestiefvater.bsky.social
Writes novels. Funny ha ha or funny strange. Likes things that go.
I admit that it's more heartening than I would have thought to see replies pour in on a post about Italo Calvino's INVISIBLE CITIES—a difficult, playful novel that is the opposite of AI slop—at the same time my feed shows me countless articles on plummeting cultural literacy.
What a great pleasure finding out a secret niche of Italo Calvino's admirers...
December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I admit that it's more heartening than I would have thought to see replies pour in on a post about Italo Calvino's INVISIBLE CITIES—a difficult, playful novel that is the opposite of AI slop—at the same time my feed shows me countless articles on plummeting cultural literacy.
A reader sent me this article they wrote on a bit of history I used in THE LISTENERS—the story of Robert Prager. In my novel, one character is obsessed with Prager’s story; so was I. Feels like a lesson Americans need to learn and relearn each decade. unseenstlouis.substack.com/p/from-colli...
From Collinsville to Bevo: The Lynching of Robert Prager
How fear and anti-immigrant hysteria can turn deadly
unseenstlouis.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A reader sent me this article they wrote on a bit of history I used in THE LISTENERS—the story of Robert Prager. In my novel, one character is obsessed with Prager’s story; so was I. Feels like a lesson Americans need to learn and relearn each decade. unseenstlouis.substack.com/p/from-colli...
These is the last batch of the dachshunds I drew to countdown to THE LISTENERS' release: if you want 'em, today's the last day to bid on one.
Okay! If you want to snag one of the original pieces of art from my Dachshunds of the Old Masters project, I finally got the rest of them listed: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?i...
A portion of sales go to a charity that rescues old dogs.
A portion of sales go to a charity that rescues old dogs.
December 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
These is the last batch of the dachshunds I drew to countdown to THE LISTENERS' release: if you want 'em, today's the last day to bid on one.
Yesterday, I met up with @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social to pick up the last of my bookplates and give them this lil guy I drew, as a thanks for 5 years of boxing up my books.
Next year, you'll be able to order signed backlist from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social.
Next year, you'll be able to order signed backlist from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social.
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Yesterday, I met up with @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social to pick up the last of my bookplates and give them this lil guy I drew, as a thanks for 5 years of boxing up my books.
Next year, you'll be able to order signed backlist from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social.
Next year, you'll be able to order signed backlist from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social.
Every novel is a game the reader and the writer agree to play together, but some novels require more agreement than others. INVISIBLE CITIES really asks you to buy in. How to describe it?
I could tell you, I suppose, that it's a dreamy travelogue of invented cities—
I could tell you, I suppose, that it's a dreamy travelogue of invented cities—
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Every novel is a game the reader and the writer agree to play together, but some novels require more agreement than others. INVISIBLE CITIES really asks you to buy in. How to describe it?
I could tell you, I suppose, that it's a dreamy travelogue of invented cities—
I could tell you, I suppose, that it's a dreamy travelogue of invented cities—
Come seem me at a special Nashville event to celebrate Friends of Fantasy Day—every ticket includes a signed, doodled copy of The Scorpio Races. Because of the doodles, space IS very limited! parnassusbooks.net/event/2026-0...
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Come seem me at a special Nashville event to celebrate Friends of Fantasy Day—every ticket includes a signed, doodled copy of The Scorpio Races. Because of the doodles, space IS very limited! parnassusbooks.net/event/2026-0...
Over on the substack: open.substack.com/pub/maggiest...
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Over on the substack: open.substack.com/pub/maggiest...
Okay! If you want to snag one of the original pieces of art from my Dachshunds of the Old Masters project, I finally got the rest of them listed: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?i...
A portion of sales go to a charity that rescues old dogs.
A portion of sales go to a charity that rescues old dogs.
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Okay! If you want to snag one of the original pieces of art from my Dachshunds of the Old Masters project, I finally got the rest of them listed: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?i...
A portion of sales go to a charity that rescues old dogs.
A portion of sales go to a charity that rescues old dogs.
Find someone who loves you as much as J.D. Salinger loved italics.
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Find someone who loves you as much as J.D. Salinger loved italics.
thanks, Enzo, very helpful in the editing process as always
Cats have an instinct for redundant scenework.
Cats have an instinct for redundant scenework.
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
thanks, Enzo, very helpful in the editing process as always
Cats have an instinct for redundant scenework.
Cats have an instinct for redundant scenework.
i have another cocktail party tonight. i am ready
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
i have another cocktail party tonight. i am ready
I can feel the novel I'm writing terraforming my personality.
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I can feel the novel I'm writing terraforming my personality.
Me? In a d r e s s? It could happen, especially at a literary gala in Texas. I've been in more heels this year than in the past decade.
I'll be in Miami this weekend and St.Louis two weeks-ish after that—come see me (I will not be in a dress).
I'll be in Miami this weekend and St.Louis two weeks-ish after that—come see me (I will not be in a dress).
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Me? In a d r e s s? It could happen, especially at a literary gala in Texas. I've been in more heels this year than in the past decade.
I'll be in Miami this weekend and St.Louis two weeks-ish after that—come see me (I will not be in a dress).
I'll be in Miami this weekend and St.Louis two weeks-ish after that—come see me (I will not be in a dress).
Hey! The Raven Boys graphic novel Kindle edition is on sale for $1.99 (and you can still grab the special sprayed edges edition in Walmart and Target).
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Hey! The Raven Boys graphic novel Kindle edition is on sale for $1.99 (and you can still grab the special sprayed edges edition in Walmart and Target).
Over on the ol' blog, I've written a small celebration of drudgery: open.substack.com/pub/maggiest...
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Over on the ol' blog, I've written a small celebration of drudgery: open.substack.com/pub/maggiest...
Reposted by Maggie Stiefvater
Explore @chasingray.bsky.social’s review of THE LISTENERS by @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social: “Fans of historical fiction will love this book, and... Stiefvater’s smart YA fans should embrace it as well.”
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater: Review by Colleen Mondor
The Listeners, Maggie Stiefvater (Viking 978-0-593-65550-4, $30.00, 360pp, hc) June 2025. Oddly enough, I read two books set in large hotels this month. (And even stranger, I have at least two more…
locusmag.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Explore @chasingray.bsky.social’s review of THE LISTENERS by @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social: “Fans of historical fiction will love this book, and... Stiefvater’s smart YA fans should embrace it as well.”
We all saw this fella, right? Coming next August?
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We all saw this fella, right? Coming next August?
So lovely of Oprah Daily to name THE LISTENERS as one of the books that got 'em through 2025!
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So lovely of Oprah Daily to name THE LISTENERS as one of the books that got 'em through 2025!
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
My travel season is coming to a close with just a few more events—this week is Williamsburg, VA, with William & Mary, and Peoria, IL, with the Library. Both are free, but please register for Peoria! peoria.org/event/an-aft...
events.wm.edu/event/view/e...
events.wm.edu/event/view/e...
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My travel season is coming to a close with just a few more events—this week is Williamsburg, VA, with William & Mary, and Peoria, IL, with the Library. Both are free, but please register for Peoria! peoria.org/event/an-aft...
events.wm.edu/event/view/e...
events.wm.edu/event/view/e...
Over on this week's Substack, I wrote about query letters: maggiestiefvater.substack.com/p/ten-rules-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Over on this week's Substack, I wrote about query letters: maggiestiefvater.substack.com/p/ten-rules-...
Rediscovered this delightful compilation of November Cakes (from THE SCORPIO RACES) made by readers.
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Rediscovered this delightful compilation of November Cakes (from THE SCORPIO RACES) made by readers.
The latest schedule: Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Missouri, Utah, Poland! maggiestiefvater.com/maggie-stief...
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The latest schedule: Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Missouri, Utah, Poland! maggiestiefvater.com/maggie-stief...
Reposted by Maggie Stiefvater
Pls pls pls request items!!! We sometimes desperately need that stat figure for state reporting, too.
Also there have been so many request that come through that help me as a selector find titles I wouldn’t have thought about.
REQUEST TITLES, ESPECIALLY QUEER TITLES.
Also there have been so many request that come through that help me as a selector find titles I wouldn’t have thought about.
REQUEST TITLES, ESPECIALLY QUEER TITLES.
HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pls pls pls request items!!! We sometimes desperately need that stat figure for state reporting, too.
Also there have been so many request that come through that help me as a selector find titles I wouldn’t have thought about.
REQUEST TITLES, ESPECIALLY QUEER TITLES.
Also there have been so many request that come through that help me as a selector find titles I wouldn’t have thought about.
REQUEST TITLES, ESPECIALLY QUEER TITLES.
HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!