James L. Sutter

@jameslsutter.bsky.social

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Co-creator of the Pathfinder & Starfinder TTRPGs. Author of the queer young adult romance novels DARKHEARTS and THE GHOST OF US, plus fantasy novels, comics, video games, and more. Musician. ME/CFS husband.

Pride flag and the words NEED A QUEER YA ROM-COM FOR PRIDE MONTH? Then the covers of two novels by James L. Sutter: DARKHEARTS showing two boys about to kiss and THE GHOST OF US showing two girls kissing.
Flyers for a show, featuring pressed flowers, the Rabbit Prince logo, and the show details: RABBIT PRINCE ESTATE PLAN Friday 8/21 Doors @ 8, Show at 8:45 Free! Georgetown Liquor Co 4401 Airport Way S 21+
James from the waist up, body painted abstractly in layers of green, white, blue, and magenta, beneath a random pattern of little white lines.
Bill Clinton playing saxophone with Dan Ackroyd and Jim Belushi as the Blues Brothers.
A picture of James holding a copy of the queer YA romance novel DARKHEARTS, showing two teen boys about to kiss in front of a big heart, with the tagline "Could you love the boy who stole your chance at fame?"
Picture of a d20 that's only 1s and 20s with a little card that says "The Jason Fox High Stakes D20: because the other numbers are boring"
The cover of the queer YA romance novel DARKHEARTS by James L. Sutter, showing two teen boys about to kiss in front of a big heart with the tagline "Could you love the boy who stole your chance at fame?"
Crying Wesley Snipes meme
The cover of DARKHEARTS by James L. Sutter, showing two teen boys about to kiss, with the tagline "Could you love the boy who stole your chance at fame?"
James holding a copy of the STARFINDER: ANGELS OF THE DRIFT hardcover collection, the cover of which shows a rat in a gas mask with a flamethrower.
The world's most adorable baby wearing a stolen hat.
Flier for an author event/book club discussion, showing the cover of DARKHEARTS (featuring two teenage boys about to kiss) plus James's face. James L. Sutter Author of Darkhearts April 24 5:30pm at Ashley's Pub in Bremerton, WA
James's Norwescon schedule: Friday Romantasy: YA or Nah? 11:00am - 12:00pm @ Cascade 13 Camden Rose (M), Kendare Blake, Marta Murvosh, Miranda Levi, James L. Sutter Signing (and selling) Books 12:00pm-1:00pm @ Dealer Hall From Campaigns to Contracts 3:00pm - 4:00pm @ Evergreen 1 & 2 Amanda Cherry (M), Rosemary Jones, James L. Sutter, Monte Lin, Sandra Rosner Freelancing 101 4:00pm - 5:00pm @ Cascade 11 Rue Dickey (M), John Godek, James L. Sutter, Luis Loza, Sean K. Reynolds Saturday Timeless or Nostalgic? 1:00pm - 2:00pm @ Cascade 6 Lish McBride (M), Lily Meade, Sonja Thomas, Gabrielle Harbowy, James L. Sutter Freelancing 201 4:00pm - 5:00pm @ Cascade 9 Jennifer Brozek (M), Luis Loza, John Godek, Erin Roberts, James L. Sutter Sunday Not Instagram Ready: YA Protagonists That Aren't Always Perfect 11:00am - 12:00pm @ Cascade 7 & 8 Lily Meade (M), Sonja Thomas, James L. Sutter, Margaret Owen, Gabrielle Harbowy Teen & Tween: Careers in Media 12:00pm - 1:00pm @ Cascade 5 Erica Angeline Solano (M), Bradley Englert / Orbit Books, Oz Norberg, James L. Sutter, Camille Meehan
The Danny Devito egg meme, except he's holding up DARKHEARTS (which shows two boys kissing) and THE GHOST OF US (which shows two girls kissing).
Show poster for a concert featuring: Avenue East Sinking Season Rabbit Prince Saturday, Feb 28 Doors 8:30 / Show 9:00 The Sunset Tavern, Ballard, WA Tickets $12 adv, $15 door
Show poster for a concert featuring: Avenue East Sinking Season Rabbit Prince Saturday, Feb 28 Doors 8:30 / Show 9:00 The Sunset Tavern, Ballard, WA Tickets $12 adv, $15 door
A bunch of stickers with the Rabbit Prince logo, showing a rabbit in a crown.
The Danny DeVito "can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time" meme, except he's holding up the queer YA romance novels DARKHEARTS and THE GHOST OF US by James L. Sutter.
The Rabbit Prince logo (a rabbit wearing a crown) surrounded by the words "If you're not angry, you're not listening."
A hand-drawn logo showing a rabbit wearing a crown.
A library copy of THE GHOST OF US on display among other YA books.
STORY HOUR Livestream speculative fiction readings Hosted by Daniel Marcus and Laura Blackwell January 14th 7pm PST 2026 Corey Farrenkopf James L. Sutter http://www.storyhour2020.com
Show poster with pictures of James L. Sutter and Corey Farrenkopf that says: STORY HOUR Livestream Speculative Fiction Readings hosted by Daniel Marcus and Laura Blackwell January 14th 7pm PST 2026 http://www.storyhour2020.com
Graph showing James's words written in each year, hovering around 175,000 for 2018-2022, dropping to 36,000 in 2023, then climbing back to 116,000 in 2025.
The cover of DARKHEARTS, showing two teen boys about to kiss with the tagline "Could you love the boy who stole your chance at fame?"
James records a cutscene dressed as a pirate—among other things.
The Bernie "once again asking" meme, but it says "I am once again asking for you to fill out the practice poll"
Cover image for the nightmare magazine podcast, showing a stone tomb door.
Beguiled Books logo and a photo of James with the words: Beguiled Books Seattle's Original Romance Bookstore Sunday 11/16, 4:00-4:45pm James L. Sutter Author of Darkhearts and The Ghost of Us
Excerpt: "I took the old advice and wrote about what scared me, pairing the fear of living without my favorite person with that image of the bird. Yet even as I let myself wallow in the protagonist’s pain, I knew the story had to look at the whole picture—not just the loss, but what comes after. Because however hard things get, I believe we owe it to those we love—and those we lose—to not give in to despair. My wife has always been adamant that the ME/CFS that’s devoured so much of her life isn’t allowed to claim mine as well. So the story really emerged from that tension, between the weight of grief and the responsibility to keep finding joy."
Beguiled Books logo and Sunday 11/16: 4-4:45pm, James Sutter, author of Darkhearts and The Ghost of Us.
The cover of Nightmare issue 158, showing a living scarecrow holding a crow.
A skeleton bunny with a copy of THE GHOST OF US, whose cover shows two teen girls kissing in front of a full moon.
The main characters from DARKHEARTS: David hugging Chance from behind as Chance sings into a microphone, surrounded by hearts.
James's setup for running a D&D campaign, with a laptop, GM screen, dice, hand-drawn maps, initiative tracker, pawns, D&D books, etc.
The cover of THE GHOST OF US, showing two teen girls kissing in front of a full moon.
James with Mrs. Beguiled, the owner of Beguiled Books, who's holding James's books DARKHEARTS and THE GHOST OF US.
The covers of The Ghost of Us, featuring two teen girls kissing, and Darkhearts, showing two boys about to kiss. Also a signed bookplate sticker.
A bag of Haribo Labre Larver candy, with the tagline "luk op for noget godt..."
CHOOSE YOUR ROMANCE: Supernatural Sapphic Seduction (over the cover of THE GHOST OF US) or Band Bro Enemies to Lovers (over the cover of DARKHEARTS). Then, below it: "(Who am I kidding? You should definitely buy them both.)"
Screenshot of a conversation: DAVID: There's a church in Redwood City called Messiah Lutheran. Today I drove by and saw a sign "Messiah Parking Only." I found that very, very funny. JAMES: Lol. Thou shalt not take the Lord's space in vain.
James holding a baby that's making an "oh snap!" face.
James holding a laughing baby.
James holding a baby who's holding a bag of tortilla chips.
The same information as in the main text, plus a picture of James and the covers of the queer YA romance books THE GHOST OF US and DARKHEARTS.
The words "Need a queer YA rom-com for Pride Month?" over a pride flag and images of two books by James L. Sutter: Darkhearts, showing two boys about to kiss, and The Ghost of Us, showing two girls kissing.
Flyer for the Emerald City Romance Author & Reader Event with a picture of "James L. Sutter, Author and Game Designer" and the label "attending author." June 14, South Seattle College.
Picture of James at a microphone pointing at the audience, with the words: Need motivation? Publishing advice? JamesLSutter.com/coaching.html
The cover of THE GHOST OF US, showing two teen girls kissing, with the blurb: "I was in a slump where I hated everything I read, and THE GHOST OF US lifted me right out of it. Absolutely fantastic." —Dan Wells, bestselling author of I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER
5-month-old in sunglasses and a floppy strawberry hat at the beach, being held by James.
Picture of a 5-month old smiling in sunglasses and a rainbow hoodie.
FIND JAMES AT CRYPTICON SEATTLE Saturday, May 3rd 1pm: Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Writers Block and Idea Generation Cascade 10 6pm Writing for Performance Cascade 10
Photo of two novels next to some spring flowers: DARKHEARTS, showing two teen boys about to kiss in front of a heart, and THE GHOST OF US, showing two teen girls kissing in front of the moon.
James standing in front of Charlie's Queer Books and its logo of an adorable cartoon bear in a Hawaiian shirt reading a book.
Image of James and Crypticon logo. Text: Find James at Crypticon Saturday May 3rd. 1pm: Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Writers Block and Idea Generation - Cascade 10. 6pm: Writing for Performance - Cascade 10
Dedication page of Tim Pratt's ERA OF THE ECLIPSE, which says "For James Sutter, who set me on the path"
James taking a selfie in the park with a four-month-old baby.
James in the park with an *extremely* cute four-month-old.
The cover of supernatural queer YA rom-com THE GHOST OF US, showing two teen girls kissing in front of the moon.