Austin Gilkeson
@osutein
Author of MAGGIE THE DREAD (Little Bee '26). Out now: Writer and teacher. Essays in NYRB, McSweeney's, Foreign Policy, Catapult, Vulture, &c.
Love this review of MAGGIE THE DREAD on GoodReads (the first!) because “delightfully unhinged” is truly the vibe I aim for in every facet of my life.
We sold out the first batch, but signed copies of MAGGIE THE DREAD are back in stock at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social !
LOOK WHO I FOUND AT Mockingbird Books in KATY! @rubyopalmindy.bsky.social
So fun to see MAGGIE THE DREAD out at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social along with all these other wonderful new releases, especially the new PRINCESS IN BLACK by @shannonhale.bsky.social
Check out the amazing Crown of Maggorthulax (with cute stickers) Cookies that my wife made for the MAGGIE THE DREAD launch party this Saturday at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social
Two weeks until the MAGGIE THE DREAD Book Launch Party at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social ! Would love to see you there! You can RSVP and order a book here: bluewillowbookshop.com/event/gilkes...
Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off all pre-orders today and tomorrow with the code PREORDER25. If you haven’t ordered MAGGIE THE DREAD yet, now is the perfect time! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maggie-the...
Case in point we have visitors from Japan and they just unloaded all this on us 😂
And another positive review comes in for MAGGIE THE DREAD! Booklist calls “a must-read” with hilarious, endearing, and relatable main characters.
Beyond thrilled that @slj.com has given MAGGIE THE DREAD a starred review and called it “a wonderful romp with a fresh premise .. delightfully eccentric.”
The way my Ulster Scots ancestors just rolled over in their graves and screamed. I’M SORRY PAWPAW I’M NOT CATHOLIC I JUST LIKE TOLKIEN A LOT.
Attention. Attention. To the driver of the Time Machine in the parking lot—your lights are on.
Join me at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social on Saturday, July 11th at 4:00 PM for the book launch party for MAGGIE THE DREAD. The end is nigh but there will be snacks!
ARCs of my novel MAGGIE THE DREAD have arrived! Not the final book yet but still … I have now held *my book* in my hands. A dream come true at long last.
The reviews are in! “Publishers Weekly” calls my debut novel MAGGIE THE DREAD “a remarkably upbeat tale about connecting while trying to prevent apocalypse.”
My student painted me as SpongeBob and I have never been more tickled.
Pre-Orders are 25% off for all Barnes & Noble members with the promo code PREORDER25. If you haven’t had a chance to preorder MAGGIE THE DREAD yet, now’s the perfect time! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maggie-the...