Livia Blackburne
@lkblackburne
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Recovering neuroscientist turned NY Times bestselling author of YA Fantasy.
Los Angeles
Joined November 2008
Thank you @mocanyc for hosting me at storytime. I had a great time sharing Nainai’s Mountain with everyone. This was my first time at the museum, And I enjoyed seeing the exhibits chronicling the history of Chinese in America as well. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in NYC.
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In my most recent newsletter, I talk about how I switched up my writing reward system for extra motivation. I also talk about a few recent trips I took, and a graphic memoir that I greatly enjoyed. Click here to read the newsletter:
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Barnes and Noble is having a preorder sale! Get Bing's Cherries for 25% off with the code PREORDER25.
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I am absolutely thrilled to share the cover for Bing’s Cherries, coming March 10th, 2026. Ihad SUCH a great time making this book with @juliaskuo, @spanishbroom , and the rest of the @knopfyoungreaders team. Can’t wait to share it with you all! #picturebooks #bookstagram
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In my latest newsletter, I talk about intuitive vs. logical writing approaches, Daughters of Shandong by Eve Chung (please tag in Instagram and anything else you can find), and my new system for rewarding myself upon reaching writing milestones.
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Got to spend four days camping in the Sierra Nevada last week. My favorite thing was doing morning pages by the creek next to our campsite. #writersofinstagram #monolake #inyonationalforest
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I met @tuisutherland over ten years ago while waiting in line to get our books signed at @porter_square_books. I remember her telling me about writing for the Warriors series. It was so cool to take my daughter to FanWing fest San Diego last weekend! #wingsoffire #bookstagram
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My friend and publicist, Emily Terry and Open Book Publicity, helped me prepare for my first NPR interview. I talk about what we did in my latest newsletter here: #publicspeaking #bookstagram #NPR
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So thrilled to work with Melissa again!.
#PBRisingStars .Thank you so much for all of the hard work you put into this mentorship program! .@lkblackburne, thank you! I’m honored to be your runner-up.
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Grateful for the chance to talk Dreams to Ashes, immigration, and book banning on NPR’s @hereandnowradio Full interview here: #picturebooks #bannedbooks #bookstagram
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I forgot to post last month’s newsletter, where I talk about cutting down my manuscript in the Currently Writing section. Check out this newsletter here:
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My latest newsletter has a recommendation for an older high fantasy with fantastic characters and worldbuilding. Also, I share my theory that I’m under an amusement park curse. Check out my current newsletter here:
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The MIDNIGHT THIEF audiobook is on sale for $9.99 at That’s 61% off the cover price through the end of April. It got a star review from School Library Journal, and Bianca Amato does an amazing job with accents for different social classes!
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It’s Nainai’s Mountain’s launch day, and I’m celebrating with a silly stop motion video. So glad this beautiful book is out in the world. You can still get book plates and postcard prints from @onceuponatimebkstore
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Los Angeles folks, join me at @Onceanuponatime on April 26th. I’ll be signing Nainai’s Mountain! #booksigning
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Dinner last night at the Taiwanese American #awp2025 dinner filled a creative hole in me that I didn’t know existed. I’m so used to explaining my stories to people outside my culture, presenting my stories as a guide into a foreign world. 📷: @taiwaneseam_org
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The swag for Nainai’s mountain is all printed, and the bookplates and original art print from Joey Chou are signed! Preorder by April 8th to get these.
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