ABOUT

Adrienne Tooley grew up in Southern California, majored in musical theater in Pittsburgh, and now lives in Brooklyn with her wife, their dog, eight guitars, and a banjo. She’s the author of four sapphic fantasy novels for young adults, including the Betrayal Prophecies duology, Sofi and the Bone Song and Sweet & Bitter Magic. Her fifth novel, There Are Ghosts Here, a speculative YA thriller will be published by Delacorte Press in 2026. In addition to writing novels, she is an indie-folk singer/songwriter whose music can be found on Spotify.

Adrienne is represented by Jim McCarthy of Dystel, Goderich, & Bourret.

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went to the desert, saw some plants, read some books, wrote some words (8k of a new project, something creepy and so very much fun), took some walks, soaked up the sun. 10/10 recommend.

unfortunately, on the other side, the horrors still persist. am

ICYMI—I have a new book publishing in 2026!

all photos mine, taken on the Oregon coast, where THERE ARE GHOSTS HERE first burst to life five years ago. since then, it lay (lie?/where’s a copy editor when you need one) in wait for the rig

✨ NEW BOOK NEWS 🌙

So excited to finally be able to shout about this book, which has lived in my brain since 2021 and found a perfect home with the brilliant Krista Marino, who got it and got me right from the jump. I’ve been wanting to make t

book news soon? soon, book news? 👀

no jokes, just emoji hints: 🏚️🌊🌙🌧️✨

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the duality of woman

(I did not grow these strawberries, please, I can barely keep a succulent alive)

#strawberries #bookish #acertainhunger

take selfies not depletable environmental resources to make soulless AI art.

been doing a lot of walking, and whew has it done wonders for my mind. unraveling plot details, dreaming up new ones, writing down sounds and smells, the way the wind roars in my ears, how the sun feels on my face, the way the trees creak and the gra

this particular sixth grader seems to have misinterpreted the meaning of the phrase “keep your eyes on your own paper” but tbh I like this one better.

#motivation

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