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AJ Romriell
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🏳️‍🌈 Author of Wolf Act (UW Press, 2025). Queer. Neurodivergent. HIV+. Cat dad. Writing in Electric Lit, The Missouri Review, Black Warrior Review, Brevity, and more.
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AJ Romriell @ajromriell.bsky.social · Feb 21
Finalized book tour schedule for Wolf Act! Cant wait to visit all these wonderful places. Hope to see you there!
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In celebration of #PrideMonth, we're offering a 30% discount on dozens of books, from queer literature to poetry to memoir.

Use code PRIDE25UWISC on in-stock books and preorders at uwpress.wisc.edu.

Learn more about @ajromriell.bsky.social's memoir WOLF ACT here: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/W/Wolf...
At top, a photo of the cover of WOLF ACT. At bottom, a banner with the University of Wisconsin Press logo and text that reads "discount on LGBTQ+ titles all month: PRIDE25UWISC." In the middle, a quote from a review: "Wolf Act thrives in its interactive and ingenious structuring. . . . A powerful memoir that serves as a reminder of the hidden wounds that individuals must reconcile themselves to in order to survive."--Foreword Reviews (starred review) A rainbow frame around a box with the University of Wisconsin Press logo and the words "University of Wisconsin Press celebrates PRIDE MONTH. Discount available all month: PRIDE25UWISC"
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Scenes from #AWP25: @ajromriell.bsky.social is the author of the new memoir WOLF ACT!

Learn more about the book: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/W/Wolf...

AJ Romriell will be signing copies at our booth (1011) on Saturday at 2 PM!
A photograph of AJ Romriell in a navy blue top standing in the University of Wisconsin Press booth at AWP 2025 in Los Angeles, holding a copy of his memoir WOLF ACT. Behind AJ, the UW Press logo on our banner and posters of various book covers, including his own
March 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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So excited to be a part of this stellar group of writers
debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · Mar 5
Join @electriclit.bsky.social and @debutiful.bsky.social at #AWP25 for an off-site reading on 3/28 at 7pm!

We’re accepting donations to support the LA FOOD BANK, and @reedsy.bsky.social, who is sponsoring the event, will match up to $1,000 in donations!

RSVP: debutiful.net/awp-la-2025-...
March 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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A truly incredible lineup--and including @ajromriell.bsky.social, author of the new memoir WOLF ACT!
debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · Mar 5
Join @electriclit.bsky.social and @debutiful.bsky.social at #AWP25 for an off-site reading on 3/28 at 7pm!

We’re accepting donations to support the LA FOOD BANK, and @reedsy.bsky.social, who is sponsoring the event, will match up to $1,000 in donations!

RSVP: debutiful.net/awp-la-2025-...
March 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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NYC: reminder! On March 18, Lofty Pigeon Books will host the New York launch event for @ajromriell.bsky.social's memoir, WOLF ACT. AJ will be in conversation with author Joseph Osmundson. The event is *free*, but please do RSVP! Details: tinyurl.com/bdf7dbv
A graphic created by Lofty Pigeon to promote the upcoming event: AJ Romriell launches Wolf Act: A Memoir, in conversation with Joseph Osmundson. Text notes that this is the New York launch, and the location is 743 Church Ave in Brooklyn, NY. The event takes place on Tuesday, March 18, 6:30-8 PM. There are photos of the book cover and of AJ Romriell and Joseph Osmundson, as well as graphics of a pigeon and books
March 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Finalized book tour schedule for Wolf Act! Cant wait to visit all these wonderful places. Hope to see you there!
February 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Tonight, @ajromriell.bsky.social will be in conversation with Elissa Washuta at Stonewall Columbus in celebration of his brand-new memoir, WOLF ACT; doors open at 6 and the event begins at 6:30! Many thanks to Prologue Bookshop for partnering and providing book sales.
A list of AJ Romriell's upcoming events for Wolf Act. Feb 21 at Stonewall Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, with Elissa Washuta. March 4 at The King's English Bookshop in SLC, Utah, with Allison Field Bell. March 6 at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, with Jennifer Sinor. March 14 at Second Flight Books in Lafayette, Indiana, with Josh Brewer. March 18 at Lofty Pigeon Books in Brooklyn, with Joseph Osmundson. March 20 at 27th Letter Books in Detroit, Michigan, with Jamaal May. March 31 at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, Washington, with Nicole Hardy. April 8 at Broadway Books in Portland, Oregon, with Erica Berry
February 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Finalized book tour schedule for Wolf Act! Cant wait to visit all these wonderful places. Hope to see you there!
February 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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We’ll kick off AJ's tour tonight at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social, with @mlfaliveno.bsky.social!

More events to come at Stonewall Columbus, @thekingsenglish.bsky.social, Utah State University, Second Flight Books, 27th Letter Books, Elliott Bay Book Co, Broadway Books, and more; we hope you'll join us!
The left part of the background is red and the right is beige. On the left, a photo of the cover of WOLF ACT. On the right, text reads "more praise" and then there's a blurb: "A searing, poetic account of growing up gay and Mormon. As a memoirist, Romriell chooses his words carefully for accuracy and effect. The honesty is bracing, the result cathartic. The redemptive power of Wolf Act lingers long after the final page."--Gary James Bergera, coauthor of Brigham Young University: A House of Faith A list of AJ Romriell's events for Wolf Act. Feb 18 at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC, with Melissa Faliveno. Feb 21 at Stonewall Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, with Elissa Washuta. March 4 at The King's English Bookshop in SLC, Utah, with Allison Field Bell. March 6 at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, with Jennifer Sinor. March 14 at Second Flight Books in Lafayette, Indiana, with Josh Brewer. March 20 at 27th Letter Books in Detroit, Michigan, with Jamaal May. March 31 at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, Washington, with Nicole Hardy. April 8 at Broadway Books in Portland, Oregon, with Erica Berry
February 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Happy publication date to @ajromriell.bsky.social, whose memoir WOLF ACT is out today!

We're grateful for early praise from Debutiful, Foreword Reviews, The Rumpus, and Booklist. Many thanks to Melissa Faliveno, Elissa Washuta, and Gary James Bergera for their kind blurbs.
The left part of the background is red and the right is beige. On the left, a photo of the cover of WOLF ACT. On the right, text says "available now!" and then: Debutiful - Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025. "This captivated me in ways I wasn't prepared for"-Debutiful. "Wolf Act thrives in its interactive and ingenious structuring. . . . A powerful memoir that serves as a reminder of the hidden wounds that individuals must reconcile themselves to in order to survive"-Foreword Reviews (starred review) The left part of the background is red and the right is beige. On the left, a photo of the cover of WOLF ACT. Text reads "more praise..." and then there are review quotes: "Wolf Act not only ends in joy and love, it bursts with it throughout. There is something operatic about how Romriell leans into every emotion, be it exquisitely painful or pleasurable, without the defenses of ironic self-mockery or stoic masculinity. Wolf Act is a romantic book in the aesthetic sense of finding ultimate reality within the heart and in the grandeur of the wilderness"-The Rumpus. "The book is affecting, as Romriell struggles to find himself. . . . Engaging"-Booklist The left part of the background is red and the right is beige. On the left, a photo of the cover of WOLF ACT. On the right it says "more praise" and then there's a blurb from Elissa Washuta: "Wolf Act moves in the way a body does, an evocative intertwining of memories through the complexities of deep familial love, the alienating potential of religious orthodoxy, the thrilling and shameful experiences of adolescence, and the search for love (including self-love) in a homophobic culture that narrowly defines lovability"--Elisa Washuta, author of White Magic The left part of the background is red and the right is beige. On the left, a photo of the cover of WOLF ACT. On the right, text reads "more praise" and then there's a blurb: "A book both tender and with teeth--a dark, lyric fairy tale of redemption and rebirth. In achingly honest and playful prose, Romriell invites us to embrace our animal selves, in their hungriest, most complex forms; to find beauty and belonging in both our wildest and softest parts. Wolf Act is a lament, a prayer, a brave and hopeful hymn--a reminder that in order to be seen we must first see ourselves; that in order to be heart we must find our own voice, to bare our throats to the night and howl."--Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland
February 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Chapel Hill, NC: reminder! TOMORROW, Feb. 18, @flyleafbooks.bsky.social will host @ajromriell.bsky.social, author of the memoir WOLF ACT, in conversation with @mlfaliveno.bsky.social!

We hope you'll come celebrate with AJ and Melissa on publication day 🎉

Details: flyleafbooks.com/event/romrie...
AJ Romriell presents WOLF ACT, with Melissa Faliveno
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February 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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We're just one week away from WOLF ACT's publication day! If you're in the area, please join @ajromriell.bsky.social at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social, Stonewall Columbus, @thekingsenglish.bsky.social, Utah State University, Second Flight Books, 27th Letter Books, Elliott Bay Book Co, or Broadway Books!
A list of AJ Romriell's events for Wolf Act. Feb 18 at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC, with Melissa Faliveno. Feb 21 at Stonewall Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, with Elissa Washuta. March 4 at The King's English Bookshop in SLC, Utah, with Allison Field Bell. March 6 at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, with Jennifer Sinor. March 14 at Second Flight Books in Lafayette, Indiana. March 20 at 27th Letter Books in Detroit, Michigan, with Jamaal May. March 31 at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, Washington, with Nicole Hardy. April 8 at Broadway Books in Portland, Oregon, with Erica Berry
February 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Today in @therumpus.net: Jendi Reiter reviews @ajromriell.bsky.social's memoir, WOLF ACT, which will be published next week: therumpus.net/2025/02/11/w...
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February 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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If you see this, do it!

-name: Andrew (AJ)
-pronouns: all pronouns
-height: 5’10”
-sexuality: Gay/queer
-sign: Leo ♌️, Gemini ♊️, Sagittarius ♐️
-piercings: Ears
-tattoos: 2, chest and forearm
-fav color: Peacock Blue
-fav drink: Mojito
-fav animal: Wolf 🐺, Fox 🦊, deer 🦌
-mbti: INFP/ENFP
January 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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If you're shopping for the holidays, we encourage you to support your local indie bookstores! Here are a few gift ideas from our own recent publications 📚📖
An off-white background with a faded red squiggly line behind text that reads "HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE" and "University of Wisconsin Press" Along the top and bottom, the word "mystery" repeats. Text says "check out some Wisconsin-based mysteries" and then there's a purple dot with two book covers (A DRIFTLESS MURDER and THE BONES OF BASCOM HALL) and then a purple dog with the cover of the audiobook of DEATH AT GILLS ROCK and text reading "including a new audiobook from the Dave Cubiak series!" Text reading "poetry" repeats along the top and bottom in blue. In the background, three light blue dots. On top, photos of seven recent poetry book covers: WHAT SEX IS DEATH, COWBOY PARK, HOW TO KILL A GOAT & OTHER MONSTERS, THE END OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES AFTER THAT, THE STORY OF YOUR OBSTINATE SURVIVAL, SURVEILLE, and HOST Red text reading "memoir" repeats along the top and bottom. One book cover on top of each faded red dot. By WOLF ACT, text reads "growing up queer and neurodivergent I the Mormon Church." By THE LONG HALLWAY, text reads "coming out with Halloween." By YEAR OF PLENTY, text reads "a family's journey through love and grief." By MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS, text reads "from the legendary Wisconsin director of bands"
December 11, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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We're delighted to see AJ Romriell's memoir, WOLF ACT, on Debutiful's Most Anticipated list--in such fantastic company! Check out the full list: tinyurl.com/9vjwyfyu
The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025 – Part 1
In 2024, I read more books in one year than he ever did before. In 2025, I’m scaling back and focusing on creating better coverage for emerging writers. We’ll have excerpts, cover reveals, more web…
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December 9, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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thank you so so so much @debutiful.bsky.social for including MAKE SURE YOU DIE SCREAMING as one of your most anticipated of 2025!

SO GRATEFUL!

pre-order here if you wanna go on a queer-ass road trip deep into American's heartland of darkness with meeeeee: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

#booksky
debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · Dec 9
The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025 list is here!

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December 9, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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I wrote a little essay about aging, social media, beauty, mortality, and the truth about snail mucin, for @yalereview.bsky.social yalereview.org/article/meli...
Melissa Febos's Object of Desire
Melissa Febos looks for her past, present, and future selves in the bathroom mirror.
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December 10, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Wolf Act made the @debutiful.bsky.social most anticipated list, and now I need to go cry out my joy in the corner, k thanks, bye 🐺
debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · Dec 9
The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025 list is here!

debutiful.net/2024/12/09/t...
December 9, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Just about 3 months out from pub day!

My debut memoir, WOLF ACT, is the story of a childhood being queer and neurodivergent within the Mormon religion and my eventual exodus from it.

Coming February 18, 2025! Can’t believe it’s almost here 🐺❤️
November 13, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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An essay about The Last of Us, an excursion to the Great Salt Lake, and the HIV diagnosis I received in 2020–read it on @electriclit.bsky.social
I Thought The Monster Inside Me Was The Diagnosis I’d Always Feared - Electric Literature
I don't know why I was born in this time, why I get to live, or if I deserve to.
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November 24, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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My memoir tells the story of my closeted adolescence through the lens of my obsession with horror, namely Michael Myers from HALLOWEEN. Also the death of my father and the murder of a classmate just a few months apart. Booklist: “Beautifully written, emotionally insightful, and highly evocative."
November 17, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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richardscottlarson.com richard scott larson @richardscottlarson.com · Nov 18
"These are the stories that built my history, that time when scientists didn’t know how to treat the infection. Proof that my survival is really just contingent on the fact of my birth to a time when science knows how to treat me." 💚 @ajromriell.bsky.social in @electriclit.bsky.social
I Thought The Monster Inside Me Was The Diagnosis I’d Always Feared - Electric Literature
I don't know why I was born in this time, why I get to live, or if I deserve to.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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People of Bluesky. Let’s get to know each other better. What is one of your favourite movies?

Quote share your answer in a gif!

#filmsky 🎥
November 17, 2024 at 11:43 PM