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Interview About Seasonal Velocities with Elliot Deline :)

Books and Publications, Interviews, Seasonal Velocities / Monday, March 9th, 2015

Thank you Elliot, for this interview! <3 Ryka

Ryka Aoki on Poetry, Performing, and Publication

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This week I am chatting about terminology and worl This week I am chatting about terminology and world building and why continuity can be super helpful when visiting other worlds! :) If you want to read, please subscribe to my newsletter--it's totally free, and I use it to chat and write about stuff and share stories and poems. :) https://rykaworld.bulletin.com/subscribe
OMG--SDCC was fun. I wanted to chat about my time OMG--SDCC was fun. I wanted to chat about my time with amazing people and stories and face masks and orange wristbands. If you want to read, please subscribe to my newsletter--it's totally free, and I use it to chat and write about stuff and share stories and poems. :) https://rykaworld.bulletin.com/subscribe
At the train station, I saw a whole different type At the train station, I saw a whole different type of Space Koi!
Superhero donuts!!!!!!!!!! 6-26-2022: Dearest Rea Superhero donuts!!!!!!!!!! 6-26-2022: Dearest Readers, the paperback Light From Uncommon Stars comes out today! Thank you so much from me, Katrina, Shizuka, Lan & the rest of gang! I can't send you these donuts, but I would if I could because they're just as colorful and sweet and amazing as you. ✨🍩🚀🎻💖ryka
Getting the dole whip! Getting the dole whip!
Finding the perfect dice is not for the faint of h Finding the perfect dice is not for the faint of heart!
@caroperny and @renatasweeney are such a dynamic d @caroperny and @renatasweeney are such a dynamic duo! we had an excellent dinner last night, and we’re about to go get superhero donuts!!! OMG!! Yes, my Dole whip livestream will be happening later today, but I’ll probably check in on the superhero donuts too. Anyway, I’m having a really good time at San Diego comicon and, yeah—It’s been amazing. I also need to talk about some really awesome artists I saw and new comic books that I picked up, too.
Hi all! Here's my latest newsletter on what I lear Hi all! Here's my latest newsletter on what I learned while waiting for a train to San Diego Comic Con. If you want to read, please subscribe to my newsletter--it's totally free, and I use it to chat and write about stuff and share stories and poems. :) https://rykaworld.bulletin.com/subscribe
All other things aside, I really want the chair. All other things aside, I really want the chair.
sometimes we meet the most amazing people! Friendl sometimes we meet the most amazing people! Friendly bear @joepharris and his equally friendly anime expert friend Matt helped me get my Covid wristband then walked me to the hotel!
Surfliner 😊 Gosh being a writer has given me so Surfliner 😊 Gosh being a writer has given me some cool experiences…
All aboard! My trip begins. Taking the Pacific Sur All aboard! My trip begins. Taking the Pacific Surfliner to Comic Con!
Look at the Tor/Macmillan table!!! It's the first Look at the Tor/Macmillan table!!! It's the first time I've seen my paperback to Light From Uncommon Stars in the wild. Packing and finishing stuff up now, but I'll be in San Diego tonight! I can't wait to hang out at SDCC2022! It's my first Comic Con! Please say hello!!!
@tjklunebooks's HEAT WAVE is so hot I had to wear @tjklunebooks's HEAT WAVE is so hot I had to wear shades. 🔥 We're chatting about it on Monday, 6 pm CT (4 pm PT) contact @roomofonesownbooks!
The paperback version of Light From Uncommon Stars The paperback version of Light From Uncommon Stars comes out this month (with an amazing new cover!) So, I thought I would share something a little different. Instead of the latest Nancy chapter, I am posting a never-published short story about the Katrina before Katrina. If you want to read, please subscribe to my newsletter--it's totally free, and I use it to chat and write about stuff and share stories and poems. :) https://rykaworld.bulletin.com/subscribe #LightfromUncommonStars.
My latest article! Selling Trucks to America! Ad w My latest article! Selling Trucks to America! Ad writing may not seem the noblest literary pursuit--but ads can teach a lot about how powerfully words, sounds, and images evoke emotions--and clue us in to who is buying. Please visit: https://rykaworld.bulletin.com/subscribe 😊 (everything is free! it's just my newsletter)
Many thanks to LAX! Some of my next book takes pla Many thanks to LAX! Some of my next book takes place in a sweltering featureless wasteland of unending resignation and despair--and the LAXit Lot (where passengers are exiled to fetch an Uber or Lyft) was the perfect place to research that setting! 😘 Ryka
I want to thank everybody who came to visit me thi I want to thank everybody who came to visit me this morning at the Macmillan booth at the ALA convention! An amazing reader named Ash brought me donuts! And so we were able to share them with folks waiting in line! To everybody who waited patiently, thank you! I enjoyed chatting with each of you and I’m so deeply happy that Light From Uncommon Stars has spoken to you! We signed and talked and signed and talked until there were no more books left! What a wonderful morning. Everybody, safe travels home! #alaac22
Alix Harrow being a superstar! Alix Harrow being a superstar!
The people behind APA format! The people behind APA format!
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Hi Everyone!!! Come visit us tonight as we chat books and donuts and plum-colored aliens and why library reading groups are the best! https://t.co/8ILfD9rH9x
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Tonight at 7PM, @brklib hosts a virtual paperback launch with @ryka_aoki, author of LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS. This event is free to attend, but you can order BOOKS from US! https://t.co/ARQBdYBPsA https://t.co/W46ee6cfME
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OMG!!!! Thank you @BookRiot!!!! He Mele A Hilo means SOOOOO much to me. (And Noelani Choi and Kiana Choi both say thank you, as well!!!)

10 Of The Best Books Set In Hawai'i- https://t.co/3gfc0tCOEs
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I just wanted everyone to know how great @CindyKay_VO is! She did an amazing job with Light From Uncommon Stars, and I think any book she narrates will be worth a listen. Cindy cares so much about the nuances that make listening a truly immersive adventure. <3 https://t.co/3LOcT21lPV
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Finished the audiobook of ‘Light From Uncommon Stars’ by @ryka_aoki last night. A truly wonderful book. I highly recommend it. And the audio is really well narrated by Cindy Kay https://t.co/5GtpJp7hHt
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I had a wonderful wonderful time at the Grove! Please give them a visit--the folks are friendly, the air-conditioning is great, and the even validated my parking! https://t.co/i40RbrUqGO
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新しい章はトールキンのことみたい、でもモンテレパークの中あるんだり、外国から神と住んだり、も餃子を食べています。
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寝螺なければいけません。どうして夜にまた書いているんですか？
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いつか台湾に行きたい。＃台湾です
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今日の天気は晴れと暖かい。予期せぬのmeet-cuteがあればいいのに！でも別のパンデミックの週末。しかたがない。とにかく何でもについて書くことができるの、ね？
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ロサンゼルスからおはようございます！
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