Robin Wasley
@robinwasley.bsky.social
DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR (S&S BFYR) | William C. Morris Award finalist
rep’d by Janine Kamouh at WME Books
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Today is #PreDV, the pitch practice event before #DVpit! Post your pitch drafts with #preDV from 8AM-8PM ET
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Provide feedback for other participants on their pitches & make new friends!
more info at dvpit.carrd.co #writersky
September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today is #PreDV, the pitch practice event before #DVpit! Post your pitch drafts with #preDV from 8AM-8PM ET
Post as many pitches or revisions as you need feedback on!
Provide feedback for other participants on their pitches & make new friends!
more info at dvpit.carrd.co #writersky
Post as many pitches or revisions as you need feedback on!
Provide feedback for other participants on their pitches & make new friends!
more info at dvpit.carrd.co #writersky
SHE’S AN AWARD WINNER!! Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear is the 2025 Mass Book Award winner for YA/MG.
I wrote a weird genre mashy story about a Korean American adoptee with no special skills who just happened to be there when a magical zombie apocalypse hit. And now, it’s an award winner 🥹
I wrote a weird genre mashy story about a Korean American adoptee with no special skills who just happened to be there when a magical zombie apocalypse hit. And now, it’s an award winner 🥹
September 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
SHE’S AN AWARD WINNER!! Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear is the 2025 Mass Book Award winner for YA/MG.
I wrote a weird genre mashy story about a Korean American adoptee with no special skills who just happened to be there when a magical zombie apocalypse hit. And now, it’s an award winner 🥹
I wrote a weird genre mashy story about a Korean American adoptee with no special skills who just happened to be there when a magical zombie apocalypse hit. And now, it’s an award winner 🥹
Ah yes, my annual PSA: Hello. I am Asian.
This AANHPI Heritage Month, if you're in the mood for a voicey action-packed YA fantasy full of humor, horror, and romance...DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is available wherever books are sold (now in paperback)!
This AANHPI Heritage Month, if you're in the mood for a voicey action-packed YA fantasy full of humor, horror, and romance...DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is available wherever books are sold (now in paperback)!
May 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Ah yes, my annual PSA: Hello. I am Asian.
This AANHPI Heritage Month, if you're in the mood for a voicey action-packed YA fantasy full of humor, horror, and romance...DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is available wherever books are sold (now in paperback)!
This AANHPI Heritage Month, if you're in the mood for a voicey action-packed YA fantasy full of humor, horror, and romance...DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is available wherever books are sold (now in paperback)!
DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR has been longlisted for the 2025 Mass Book Awards! I’m so honored to be among these brilliant books! 📚📚📚
May 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR has been longlisted for the 2025 Mass Book Awards! I’m so honored to be among these brilliant books! 📚📚📚
📚HAPPY PAPERBACK DAY TO DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR📚
It’s been over a year and it’s still wild that something I wrote has multiple formats and has (and will be) read by people other than me. Thank you to all past and future readers for picking up this story 🥹💜
It’s been over a year and it’s still wild that something I wrote has multiple formats and has (and will be) read by people other than me. Thank you to all past and future readers for picking up this story 🥹💜
April 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📚HAPPY PAPERBACK DAY TO DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR📚
It’s been over a year and it’s still wild that something I wrote has multiple formats and has (and will be) read by people other than me. Thank you to all past and future readers for picking up this story 🥹💜
It’s been over a year and it’s still wild that something I wrote has multiple formats and has (and will be) read by people other than me. Thank you to all past and future readers for picking up this story 🥹💜
Me: Wait…when are my paperbacks coming out again? (Checks date) Oh. It’s tomorrow. Maybe I should check the mailroom (Checks mailroom)
ANYWAY the DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR paperback is out tomorrow, April 22nd!! 💀
ANYWAY the DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR paperback is out tomorrow, April 22nd!! 💀
April 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Me: Wait…when are my paperbacks coming out again? (Checks date) Oh. It’s tomorrow. Maybe I should check the mailroom (Checks mailroom)
ANYWAY the DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR paperback is out tomorrow, April 22nd!! 💀
ANYWAY the DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR paperback is out tomorrow, April 22nd!! 💀
🎉It’s my birthday 🎉
🌸AND the first day of spring!!!🌸 I think we should all do something nice for ourselves to celebrate. I will be doing absolutely nothing today. For you, DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is right there… 💜
🌸AND the first day of spring!!!🌸 I think we should all do something nice for ourselves to celebrate. I will be doing absolutely nothing today. For you, DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is right there… 💜
March 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🎉It’s my birthday 🎉
🌸AND the first day of spring!!!🌸 I think we should all do something nice for ourselves to celebrate. I will be doing absolutely nothing today. For you, DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is right there… 💜
🌸AND the first day of spring!!!🌸 I think we should all do something nice for ourselves to celebrate. I will be doing absolutely nothing today. For you, DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is right there… 💜
📚DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is on YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults list for 2025📚
Librarians have given so much love to this book. As a kid who spent countless hours among the shelves of my own library, I can't express how much that means to me.
Librarians have given so much love to this book. As a kid who spent countless hours among the shelves of my own library, I can't express how much that means to me.
February 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
📚DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is on YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults list for 2025📚
Librarians have given so much love to this book. As a kid who spent countless hours among the shelves of my own library, I can't express how much that means to me.
Librarians have given so much love to this book. As a kid who spent countless hours among the shelves of my own library, I can't express how much that means to me.
🎉Happy 1st Anniversary to DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR🎉 It has officially been one year since I released this book into the wild, hoping for the best and expecting the worst 😂
Today: One Year Ago:
Today: One Year Ago:
February 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🎉Happy 1st Anniversary to DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR🎉 It has officially been one year since I released this book into the wild, hoping for the best and expecting the worst 😂
Today: One Year Ago:
Today: One Year Ago:
Did you know the paperback for Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear is out April 22nd? NOW YOU DO. And it’s time for the ⭐️B&N PREORDER SALE⭐️
From 2/5 -2/7, use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off your paperback (with William C. Morris Finalist sticker ☺️)!!
From 2/5 -2/7, use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off your paperback (with William C. Morris Finalist sticker ☺️)!!
February 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Did you know the paperback for Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear is out April 22nd? NOW YOU DO. And it’s time for the ⭐️B&N PREORDER SALE⭐️
From 2/5 -2/7, use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off your paperback (with William C. Morris Finalist sticker ☺️)!!
From 2/5 -2/7, use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off your paperback (with William C. Morris Finalist sticker ☺️)!!
She’s all dressed up 😊
February 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
She’s all dressed up 😊
New promo: My book has holographic foil and a sticker 😊
January 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New promo: My book has holographic foil and a sticker 😊
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Congrats to all #ALAYMA honorees! I'm most excited to see the YA books Night Owls by @arvishny.bsky.social (Sydney Taylor Book Award), The Deep Dark by @mollyostertag.bsky.social (Printz Award), & Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by @robinwasley.bsky.social (Morris Award) recognized. #BookSky
Congratulations to all the honorees of this year’s Youth Media Awards!
Thank you to ALA members & library professionals everywhere who pour their passion, time & dedication into finding the very best books & media for their communities. Your work matters.📚
#ALAYMA
ilovelibraries.org/article/2025...
Thank you to ALA members & library professionals everywhere who pour their passion, time & dedication into finding the very best books & media for their communities. Your work matters.📚
#ALAYMA
ilovelibraries.org/article/2025...
January 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Wanted to do something positive today, so I made a starter pack of Diverse Kidlit creators and industry professionals! #diversekidlit #starterpack #diversifyyourshelves #weneeddiversebooks
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
January 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Wanted to do something positive today, so I made a starter pack of Diverse Kidlit creators and industry professionals! #diversekidlit #starterpack #diversifyyourshelves #weneeddiversebooks
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
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Ok how much did I love this book by @robinwasley.bsky.social 😍😍 Zombies. Magic. A little romance. And Asian American 🇰🇷identity stuff (along with adoption). Fantastic!! Hope to read more in the future 🤩
January 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Thank you so much for this honor!!
A magical-zombie-apocalyptic novel that will have readers laughing, swooning, crying, and nail-biting. An “ordinary” MC, layered and diverse side characters, and a unique community-centered magic system makes this book one of a kind.
@robinwasley.bsky.social
@simonandschuster.bsky.social
3/8
@robinwasley.bsky.social
@simonandschuster.bsky.social
3/8
January 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Thank you so much for this honor!!
The usual New Year’s tteok mandu guk (+ highlight album)!
Something authors always say: Celebrate your wins. So. I present my 2024 Highlights.
⭐️Publishing my first novel after decades trying
⭐️Being a JLG Gold Standard Selection
⭐️Being a William C. Morris Award finalist? Still weird.
Something authors always say: Celebrate your wins. So. I present my 2024 Highlights.
⭐️Publishing my first novel after decades trying
⭐️Being a JLG Gold Standard Selection
⭐️Being a William C. Morris Award finalist? Still weird.
January 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The usual New Year’s tteok mandu guk (+ highlight album)!
Something authors always say: Celebrate your wins. So. I present my 2024 Highlights.
⭐️Publishing my first novel after decades trying
⭐️Being a JLG Gold Standard Selection
⭐️Being a William C. Morris Award finalist? Still weird.
Something authors always say: Celebrate your wins. So. I present my 2024 Highlights.
⭐️Publishing my first novel after decades trying
⭐️Being a JLG Gold Standard Selection
⭐️Being a William C. Morris Award finalist? Still weird.
Reposted by Robin Wasley
Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear, by Robin Wasley, is, no surprise, a zombie book. What is a surprise is the tender way it looks at community and friendship and forgiveness and working together through anything.
www.sonderbooks.com/Teens/dead_t...
www.sonderbooks.com/Teens/dead_t...
October 6, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear, by Robin Wasley, is, no surprise, a zombie book. What is a surprise is the tender way it looks at community and friendship and forgiveness and working together through anything.
www.sonderbooks.com/Teens/dead_t...
www.sonderbooks.com/Teens/dead_t...
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“DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is pure delight, and Robin Wasley is the real deal. I look forward to more books from her.” @chasingray reviews new work from @robinwasley locusmag.com/2024/08...
Colleen Mondor Reviews Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley
Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear, Robin Wasley (Simon & Schuster 978-1-665-91460-4, $19.99, hc, 400pp) February 2024. Cover by Micaela Alcaino. The tourist town of Llewellyn, AKA Wellsie…
locusmag.com
August 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM
“DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is pure delight, and Robin Wasley is the real deal. I look forward to more books from her.” @chasingray reviews new work from @robinwasley locusmag.com/2024/08...
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Finished @robinwasley.bsky.social's zombie apocalypse novel, Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear, and I LOVED IT. It was deeply funny and also resonant, and exactly the weird I needed right now. 📚👍🏻
March 11, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Finished @robinwasley.bsky.social's zombie apocalypse novel, Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear, and I LOVED IT. It was deeply funny and also resonant, and exactly the weird I needed right now. 📚👍🏻
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Congratulations to debut author Robin Wasley, editor Alyza Liu, and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers!
#AwardFinalist
#BookSky
#AwardFinalist
#BookSky
December 6, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Congratulations to debut author Robin Wasley, editor Alyza Liu, and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers!
#AwardFinalist
#BookSky
#AwardFinalist
#BookSky
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DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR by Robin Wasley. A small town on an old magic boundary, bad rich guy who wants more power, zombies, mercenaries, teens who rise up ala RED DAWN to save the day & more. Great action, great characters, weirdly relevant. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dead-T...
November 29, 2024 at 11:13 PM
DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR by Robin Wasley. A small town on an old magic boundary, bad rich guy who wants more power, zombies, mercenaries, teens who rise up ala RED DAWN to save the day & more. Great action, great characters, weirdly relevant. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dead-T...
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DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
by @robinwasley.bsky.social
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Young Adult Speculative Fiction nominee #cybils2024 📚👍🏼
1/3
by @robinwasley.bsky.social
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Young Adult Speculative Fiction nominee #cybils2024 📚👍🏼
1/3
December 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
by @robinwasley.bsky.social
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Young Adult Speculative Fiction nominee #cybils2024 📚👍🏼
1/3
by @robinwasley.bsky.social
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Young Adult Speculative Fiction nominee #cybils2024 📚👍🏼
1/3
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It has been awhile 😂
But I’ve come to say that DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is a William C. Morris Award finalist.
I had actually planned to write a whole post today, in the last month of my debut year, to talk about what DTACTTA means to me.
But I’ve come to say that DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is a William C. Morris Award finalist.
I had actually planned to write a whole post today, in the last month of my debut year, to talk about what DTACTTA means to me.
December 6, 2024 at 7:11 PM
It has been awhile 😂
But I’ve come to say that DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is a William C. Morris Award finalist.
I had actually planned to write a whole post today, in the last month of my debut year, to talk about what DTACTTA means to me.
But I’ve come to say that DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR is a William C. Morris Award finalist.
I had actually planned to write a whole post today, in the last month of my debut year, to talk about what DTACTTA means to me.
Reposted by Robin Wasley
With the holiday season coming up, I would like to humbly request help to #clearthelist. I have an ongoing wishlist for my classroom and I would love any donations I can get to support my students.
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#Edusky🍎 #EDUsky
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#Edusky🍎 #EDUsky
a cartoon of a cat with a unicorn tail and the words pusheenicorn 's holiday tips
Alt: a cartoon of a cat with a unicorn tail and the words pusheenicorn 's holiday tips listing to gift your presence, be generous, light up the room, and slay
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December 9, 2024 at 4:34 PM
With the holiday season coming up, I would like to humbly request help to #clearthelist. I have an ongoing wishlist for my classroom and I would love any donations I can get to support my students.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#Edusky🍎 #EDUsky
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#Edusky🍎 #EDUsky