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Tara Tai (they/she)

@taratai.com

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Author of SINGLE PLAYER (Alcove Press) and Product Manager @ Google. Not a Thai restaurant. Rep'd by Abby Saul of the Lark Group.

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Feb 3

Yes, 'tis true. My book was featured in PEOPLE, thanks to @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social, who's quite simply the best of all people everywhere.

Stoked to see so much queer 🌈 and bipoc 💛 rep on this list.

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Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, Lucy Score and More Romance Authors Recommend Hot New Valentine's Day Reads (Exclusive)

We asked 14 bestselling romance authors which romance books they're most excited about this Valentine's Day and beyond. We've got the sexy, steamy shenanigans of royalty, gamers, Hollywood hopefuls an...

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jul 23

We love competent queers. I endeavor to be one every day, to varying degrees of success.

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jul 23

Thank you, Cap'n! 🌈

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jul 21

Thank you for reading! 🌈

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jul 12

For you, Malenia? Anything. #eldenring

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jul 12

Nothing like flagging on your run and the Elden Ring theme song coming on, screaming at you to GIT GUD.

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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · Jul 3

STOP
BRINGING
MY SHIT
INTO YOUR BULLSHIT

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Jul 3

Rep. Steve Scalise says of proposed Medicaid cuts: "35-year-olds sitting at home playing video games, they're gonna now have to go get a job."

"And by the way, that's a good thing for them — their mom doesn't want them sitting in the basement playing video games anyway."

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 26

Hey, thanks for the kind words! I hope the other 74% lands for you too! 💛

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 19

Thanks friend! 🙏🏼 Appreciate the support and shout-out! 🎮

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 18

Thank you, friend! 🎮

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Marisa @classiestcat.bsky.social · Jun 18

I just DEVOURED Single Player by @taratai.com and I’m in love. As a romance reader and gamer I have never felt such joy at seeing two of the things I adore the most be combined!! I LOVED this!! 🩷

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 17

🎮🎮🎮!

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · Jun 16

🏳️‍🌈 This one is for the gaymers! 🎮

@taratai.com and I talked about the best romantic storylines in games, and how they wrote a rom-com about two game devs who butt heads while writing romantic storylines in a new video game. Meta!

Listen in the Rebel Ever After feed: open.spotify.com/episode/5QnE...

“To make a romance really sing in a video game, there has to be something that you as the hero are uniquely positioned to help this character with. There's probably something you have to sacrifice that is a measure of how much you love them. Especially in a Choices Matter game, are you willing to go after this love interest if it jeopardizes your chance of getting the special weapon that will help you one-shot that boss?” - Tara Tai

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 14

I had so much fun recording this! 😊

Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · Jun 13

next monday's episode of Rebel Ever After features me and @taratai.com nerding out hard about video games and immersive storytelling and I cannot wait for y'all to hear it

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 11

Thank you! And what a delightful blanket backdrop you have!

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 9

I can't get over this wonderfulness. 🥹

🌻🔞Mav🔞🌻 @sunflowertrove.bsky.social · Jun 8

(apologies for tagging everywhere)
THEM

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · Jun 6

Thank you! 🥹 And that tea sounds lovelyyy ☕. Andi would approve if they ever needed a break from black coffee.

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 31

Yoooo just wait. It only gets better and better until the dome of your head pops off.

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 31

Some days, you share an elevator with a PEN/Hemingway award winner but don't recognize her, and when she asks about your Baldur's Gate 3 shirt, you tersely say, "It's an owlbear."

Then you see the line for people waiting to get books signed by her and realize your mistake. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 24

Oh-kay but also, that made me laugh, and also also, Hiedeman scored right after that. 🤠

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 21

💛💛💛 Appreciate you diving in to pass some of your hours with my chaos crew!

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Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 20

Thank you for reading! 🫡🎮🙇🏻‍♀️

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 13

Thanks for reading! Stay nerdy, friend. 🎮

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 10

Hi from Pax East!

An Asian American person cosplaying Alta from the video game Wanderstop while holding up a pride ribbon.

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 10

See y'all at PAX. Didn't have enough time to get my Lune cosplay together so I'll be Alta from Wanderstop. Ask me for tea. (Really.)

Tara Tai (they/she) @taratai.com · May 9

WHAT. 🤠

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