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THE LORD OF THE WOOD (Hanover Square Press 2026). THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (Mira 2025). BLM. Queer. ND. She/they. Rep: Keir Alekseii, ALA. elizmanderson.com

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · Apr 6

hey there, new folks! I'm E (she/they), author of the queer cozy fantasy THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS

buy in hardcover, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold. the QR code links to Bookshop, as does the link in this post

additional links are threaded! #author

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Out now: E.M. Anderson's The Keeper of Lonely Spirits surrounded by text with arrows pointing at the book: tired immortal who just wants to die; grump x sunshine; ghosts. like. so many ghosts; someone actually goes to therapy? stop the presses! waistcoat enthusiast historian LI; running competition to see who has the most tragic backstory; ghost-hunting? x. ghost-therapizing? check; "I'm fine" but none of them are fine; vengeful spirit; straight people? I don't believe they exist; found family. The Keeper of Lonely Spirits cover features a lonely cottage, surrounded by headstones, with smoke drifting from the chimney, atop a tall green hill dotted with trees and yellow flowers. Tagline at the top reads, "Living forever can be mighty lonesome." Cover and text are against a starry sky.

a post from E.M. Anderson with a one-star review for GroundskeeperWIP, aka the book that became The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, reading, "Zero (point) five stars. everyone is gay, the ghosts have no corporeal form, and the author is obsessed with death and grief. the immortal MC doesn't even look like a hot 25-year-old! I was promised a COMFORT READ but this is MISERY. also what's with all the waistcoats." below the review is a partial aesthetic for The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, with images of faded flowers, a cottage on a hill, an antique diary, yellow flowers, tombstones, a man in silhouette sitting alone, gazing out at the horizon, a sprout growing through a crack, and a mortuary statue of someone kissing the deceased's forehead. A textbox reads, "You get used to it" and "I hope I never get used to being alone." Another textbox reads, "That's what life is. You lose people you love and you love more people and you lose them too and you" [text cuts off].

"An old man cursed with immortality hunts ghosts rather than making mortal friends who will die one day. When residents of an Ohio town beset by a vengeful spirit adopt him as their own, he must decide: leave to protect his heart, or stay to save their lives?" To the left of the text is E.M. Anderson's The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, above a QR code linking to the book at Bookshop(dot)Org in either hardcover or ebook. Text is in a translucent textbox against a background of yellow flowers in the sunset.

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

do it!! I will support you!!

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

Alt: fire elmo

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

I did not kiss anyone until adulthood so I have no opinions on that particular matter 😂

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

okay see I feel like leading with that would also interest people

"so I don't like boats or water, but the thing about a ship's reserve buoyancy is,"

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

weird mossy shape

Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 1h

What's your Autumn look?

1. cozy sweater witch
2. exhausted elder goth
3. weird mossy shape
4. rust & shadow

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

...........if it led to a maritime accident I bet they do

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

...I don't think I do, if only bc I am incapable of shutting up about them so everyone hears about them 😅

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

wow I have too many things to advertise but perhaps the most exciting is the cover for my upcoming cozy horror THE LORD OF THE WOOD

if you subscribe to my newsletter, you can see it first! an exclusive cover reveal issue just for subscribers goes out Monday morning 👀

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author of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (Mira, 2025) and THE REMARKABLE RETIREMENT OF EDNA FISHER (Midnight Meadow, 2023). plant lady, bird lady, Iroh stan 5ever. queer and nd. she/they. come for the p...

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 1h

Martha grew up in the same mountain town she lives in to this day, and she was raised by her parents who are, shockingly, both still alive lmfao. that's uh...the first character in...ever??

#FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 14h

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall #WritingCommunity Where did your MC grow up? Who raised them?

These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...

Fall forest scene overlaid with the words “#FirstDraftFall - October - Planning
Where did your MC grow up? Who raised them?

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

this one isn't a DVpit post but I'm finishing up with an even five 😤 (don't @ me I know five is an odd number)

I get: the satisfaction of boosting 5 posts instead of 4
you get: EVEN MORE information about Abbey's incredible book

Abbey ابي 🌻✨ @abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social · 17d

Introducing my #agentsguide to UNVEIL THE STARS, my Arab folklore-inspired YA contemporary fantasy in which a Lebanese American teen with anxiety and OCD must navigate a perilous magical realm to save her sisters from the jinn 🧞✨

#amquerying soon 👀

An image of the moon against a pale sky filled with dark purple clouds limned in orange and white sparkle graphics. Text reads, "a guide to UNVEIL THE STARS, a YA contemporary fantasy, 99 k words."

An image of a blurred purple and orange sky. Text at the top of the image reads, “pitch and comps,” followed by, “Perpetually anxious, full-time disaster Leila Njeim lives by three rules: never look at the jinn, never speak to them, and never, ever draw their attention. But when the treacherous, shapeshifting spirits from her sitti’s tales steal her sisters, she’ll do whatever it takes—even strike a deal with a jinni—to save them.”

An image of the book cover for THE STARDUST THIEF by Chelsea Abdullah surrounded by the text, “inspired by Arab folklore,” “the power of stories/storytelling,” and “found family.”

An image of the film poster for SPIRITED AWAY by Hayao Miyazaki surrounded by the text, “reluctant hero in a hidden spirit world,” “overcoming deadly trials to save family,” and “manifestations of fear/anxiety.”

An image of the book cover for THE BURIED AND THE BOUND by Rochelle Hassan surrounded by the text, “Lebanese MC with a family secret,” “eerie, whimsical fairytale vibes,” and “dark entity threatening the veil between realms.”

An image of the book cover for IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED by Miranda Sun surrounded by the text, “magic, monsters, and mayhem,” “banter-fueled adventure/romance,” and “girl inherits ability to see spirits.”

An image of a blurred purple and orange sky. Text at the top reads, “what to expect.”

A 3x3 moodboard with images of New York City trees and buildings in the fall; a hand producing flames; a fountain with roses in the pool; a girl with dark hair; the quote, “We are living, breathing stories, made up of the tales others tell us and those we tell ourselves; light, dark, and the shadows in between”; a window at night with a cat on the sill; tall redwood trees; a dark-haired boy in a forest; and more New York City trees and buildings in the fall.

Text surrounding both sides of the 3x3 image moodboard reads: “banter, betrayal, and (gasp) secrets”; “an ace, neurodivergent MC with a magical sword? In this economy?”; “tight-knit Lebanese American family”; “swoony, golden retriever LI with forest magic”; “snarky jinn guide with a Heart of Gold”; “set in a magical Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and a hidden spirit realm inspired by Lebanon and Arab folklore”; “strike a bargain with the jinni outside your window, y/n?”; “ATLA-style elemental magic and shenanigans”; “the real villain is the OCD/anxiety we battled along the way.”

An image of a dark-haired girl and a dark-haired boy in a forest. Hand-drawn stars and hearts surround their heads. Text at the top of the image reads, "excerpt." The excerpts reads:

His eyes narrow, unimpressed. “While I’m grateful to you for dispatching the ghoul, which I certainly could’ve done myself—”
“Forgive me. I didn’t realize you were handling it so well.”
“—your presence here in my forest seems highly suspicious.”
I scoff, causing the vines to bite into the softness of my stomach. “Your forest?”
“Yes.” He erases the distance between us in a heartbeat, his warmth enveloping me like a sunbeam through trees: soft, unexpected, and a little dizzying. Irritation fans the flames in my cheeks. “My forest.”
“So, instead of thanking me like a normal person,” I say acidly, “you decided to, let me check my notes...knock me out and bind me to a tree.”
“I needed to make sure you weren’t about to take me out along with that ghoul.” His glance drops to my lips. Lingers there for a breath before dragging back up to meet my gaze. His mouth curves, wry with amusement. “I’m sure you understand.”

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

vengeful jinn king, you say 👀

Abbey ابي 🌻✨ @abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social · 11h

THE STARDUST THIEF x IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED

When the treacherous, shapeshifting jinn steal her sisters, a girl with OCD must navigate the jinn’s hidden realm and face monsters real and imagined to save them before a vengeful jinn king wreaks havoc on the mortal realm.

#DVpit #YA #F #ND #MENA

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

we love a sister story in this household!!

Abbey ابي 🌻✨ @abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social · 13h

THE STARDUST THIEFxSPIRITED AWAY

When Leila’s sisters are stolen by the jinn—the treacherous, shapeshifting spirits from her grandmother’s tales—she must navigate their dangerous hidden realm using everything she knows from the stories to survive or lose her sisters forever.
#DVpit #YA #F #MENA #ND

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

"what, like it's hard" PLEASE pitches I can HEAR

Abbey ابي 🌻✨ @abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social · 14h

16yo Leila’s to-do list:
🔘Survive junior year
🔘Manage her OCD
🔘Avoid the treacherous jinn

Also on her list:
🔘Journey to said jinn’s realm to save her sisters
🔘Kiss her (cute) magical ally
🔘Stop a vengeful ruler from wreaking havoc on the mortal realm

What, like it’s hard? #DVpit #YA #F #MENA #ND

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

all right please pardon me bc (a) I am very late and (b) I am about to be SO OBNOXIOUS about this book, sorry and you're welcome

Abbey ابي 🌻✨ @abbeyfwilliams.bsky.social · 15h

SPICE ROADxSPIRITED AWAY
Leila lives by 3 rules for survival: never look at the jinn, never talk to them, & never draw their attention. But when the treacherous spirits from her sitti’s tales steal her sisters, she’ll do anything—even strike a deal with a jinni—to save them.
#DVpit #YA #F #MENA #ND

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Dani Finn 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 3h

Antifa round table implies the existence of an Antifa king with a grievous groin injury and his twelve Antifa peers questing across the land for the Antifa Holy Grail

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

...this will be in my head the rest of the night and I have zero complaints

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 2h

Good neighbors. ❤️

Chicago Neighbors Are Forming Watches Near Schools To Protect Students, Guardians From ICE

Increased federal immigration activity has prompted whistle-carrying neighbors in Irving Park and Albany Park to organize walking school buses and keep watch over students and guardians during school ...

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

literally learned so much about my own identity through social media

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 2h

not now kitten, daddy’s suffering a sea change into something rich and strange

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

*raises hand* administrative assistant to antifa, I take minutes at all the meetings

Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 2h

Antifa Culinary Specialist, present and accounted for.

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 3h

Since we’re clearing the air, I might as well put out something I’ve been concealing for a very long time.

I’m the Vice President of Antifa (Western Continental Division)

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

like I was a 4H kid so I think 4H is great, I'm just imagining his type wouldn't love the comparison and it's giving me great glee to imagine so

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

having read the whole story I'm now just imagining what if someone SAID to the asshat "it's like 4H but for future MBAs" lmfaooooooooooooooooo

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 2h

INCREDIBLE