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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi Bluesky! Hi new followers!

I'm Marieke, I write books, comics, and graphic novels. I write about found family, stories within stories, and more often that not about queer and/or disabled main characters. 🌈

A selfie where I, a white nonbinary person with glasses and multicolored hair, sit behind the books I've written so far.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, that's all I can hope for while writing. Thank you, so much. 💙

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Oh gosh, thank you so very much! 💙

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, thank you!!!

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!!! 💙💙💙

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

(And if you have read the first book in the series, please consider leaving a review? It's a small thing but it means the world in terms of visibility! 📚)

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Clearly this isn't an easy time to have a proudly queer children's series, but at the same time that makes it more necessary than ever.

SPLINTER & ASH means so very much to me, and I'd love it if you gave it a try. Get it at your favorite local bookstore or at: bookshop.org/p/books/spli... ⚔️💙

Splinter & Ash #2: City of Secrets

Check out Splinter & Ash #2: City of Secrets - <p><strong>The second book in<em> New York Times</em> bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp’s immersive medieval fantasy trilogy! A shadowy ...

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats!!!

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Dusting off my account to share that SPLINTER & ASH 2: CITY OF SECRETS is out now!

This series is my love letter to the fantasy adventures that I grew up on, but with a disabled princess and a nonbinary squire taking the lead in the fight to make their wartorn kingdom kinder and fairer. 💙

Hardcover copies of SPLINTER & ASH: CITY OF SECRETS on top of paperback copies of SPLINTER & ASH. An illustrated cover, with wonderful art by Vivienne To, shows the two main characters.

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Katherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social · 27d

I'm hoping the algo gets this to the people who need it. If you were at UVU or you saw the video, you should play Tetris. Preferably today. You don't have to be good at it.

Research tells us that playing Tetris after traumatic events helps to disrupt your brain's long term storage of the memory.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · Jul 4

Same!

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · Jun 25

I don’t know, peeps, but I just keep coming back around to the idea that what so many people want is a hopeful vision of a better world, with autonomy, dignity, & respect for all, affordability of food/shelter, education, medical care, clean air/water, & a place in a community. That’s the message.

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Caitlin O'Connell @caitlinrenata.bsky.social · Jun 24

New York City friends! Go vote today! Don't rank Cuomo! Stay hydrated!! I'm rooting for you all!

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · Jun 23

omg yes

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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · Jun 22

I needed to read this today. Thought someone else might need it too.

A screenshot of a post previously from Greenpeace. It’s a photo of a blue fence with black writing on top. The writing says:
‘If you ever feel heavy because you care deeply about injustice, suffering and ecological destruction. Remember that’s trillion dollar propaganda machine was built to make you numb and it didn’t work on you. ‘

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · Jun 17

I'm honored AFTER WE BURNED is kicking off such a spectacular list of LGBTQ+ books! 🌈📚

LGBTQReads @lgbtqreads.bsky.social · Jun 13

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: July-December 2025

After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp (July 1st) A terrible accident. A horrible loss. A regrettable tragedy. That's all anyone in Fenix can talk about when a fire consumes the local high school, taking the life of a student. The town…

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: July-December 2025

After We Burned by Marieke Nijkamp (July 1st) A terrible accident. A horrible loss. A regrettable tragedy. That's all anyone in Fenix can talk about when a fire consumes the local high school, taking the life of a student. The town mourns, except who really knew―let alone cared about―Eden when she was alive? And why was she in the building that night?

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · Jun 17

yes PLEASE 😊

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · Jun 14

No kings

Fours different hands pull a golden crown apart, surrounded by the words "Many hands make light work."

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · May 30

YEAHHHHH congrats!!!!!

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · May 29

heyyyy congrats!!!!!

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · May 16

Ah, my bookshelves are grateful 😁 Can't wait to see all the good stuff coming down the pipeline.

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Eef | Commissions open! @allenvooreef.bsky.social · May 15

Just finished Splinter & Ash by @mariekeyn.bsky.social and really loved it! The story was full of surprises and the characters were well rounded and relatable. As someone who also tries to fight for a better world for all, I felt very seen ❤️

A photo of the book Splinter & Ash stood up on a patio table.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · May 15

Ah, so thrilled to hear!!! 🥰🥰🥰

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · May 15

the kid looks fucking terrified, knows the university will probably punitively hold the diploma they've worked three or four years to get, and also knows people have been disappeared recently by fascists for doing way, way less. still says it! just an incredibly fucking brave person

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · May 15

Here is a clip of the student's speech.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · May 13

Oh wow, this looks amazing!!!

Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · May 13

Happy book day! It's on my pull list and I can't wait to read!

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