Laini Taylor

@lainitaylor.bsky.social

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NYT & Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke & Bone series and Strange the Dreamer duology. Inventor of gods, eater of mangoes, killer of darlings, mother of yetis, keeper of ghosts. Portland, OR.

No kings graphic showing a crown with a line through it
News snippet including “tax cut on the purchase of gun silencers” 😭😭
Lanikai Beach, Oahu, water the color of a sea-green crayon, rocky islets offshore, and big billowy clouds.
A video of French fantasy readers and authors at a festival near Toulouse, in the signing tent and hanging out in the backstage area.
Spanish-style courtyard garden with brick floor and white plaster arch, filled with flowers.
A pretty, dreamy poster in a shop window, showing clouds and a woman’s face, with the words, “Soyez optimiste, lisez l’imaginaire.”
Short video of clips from a Ren-Faire-like festival, with costumes, pet dragons, music, fantasy books…
Viking riding a T-Rex at a festival in France
Blue and white furred dragon riding owner’s shoulders, gently interacting with Norwegian fantasy author Tone Almhjell
Man with pet red dragon on his shoulders
26-second reel showing many brief snapshots of Toulouse, from street scenes to gigantic puppets to the river to the murals in the City Hall.
A giagantic horned scorpion-woman machine piloted by a “machinist” — wait for the pan back to be surprised by the scale.
HUGE mechanical minotaur moving with a crowd of people riding in a pavilion on its back, driven/controlled by two machinists in Orange jumpsuits.
Stack of books and a box on Blackwing pencils, with a bouquet of peonies on a pink table
Peeps flavored Icee
Sinners movie poster
Jenni Howell’s book tour schedule, including Laini Taylor book club (virtual) on Sunday April 27, 11 am Pacific
Cover of picture book Miss Rumphius shows an older woman kneeling in front of of a cluster of lupine flowers
Gorgeous pink peonies blooming
Author photos around poster graphic of a fantasy cat
Video of the outdoor fantasy festival Echos et Merveilles in France, showing live music, costumes, beautiful scenery, a very fairy market vibe
Little kid sitting in the lap of a creepy AF Easter bunny
Two older Americans holding protest signs: “Fire Musk/Tax billionaires/impeach Trump/support Ukraine/ protect social security/free speech/due process”
Thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators holding signs in Japanese-American Historical Plaza in Portland OR
Photo of actors on stage in Annie, in the Hooverville scene.
Screen cap of an IG post: A picture of Jordan Peele with the quote, “When I’m writing the first draft, I’m constantly reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
Cover of the comic Giant Days, shows a girl in combat boots sitting on her duffle bag, looking at her phone.
Holbein paint set with beautiful packaging design by Yuko Higuchi
Headline reads: Trump targets 'improper ideology' at Smithsonian museums in new executive order
Short video of sunny springtime porch with blooming camellia bushes and colorful porch furniture with laptop and notebooks.
Cover of the book “Divining the Leaves” Which shows a beautiful young Indian-American couple, the girl dressed in flowers.
Actress Talulah Riley as Mary Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Big fluffy cat half on a window hammock and half standing on a laptop
Flow movie poster depicting cat, dog, capybara, lemur, and secretary bird together
Pink wax seal of a moth and two moons on a colorful geometric-print envelope
Illustrated book cover with title The Guardians of Dreamdark: Windwitch, by Laini Taylor, depicting a faerie riding on the back of a crow
Bookstore audience of several hundred holding up Cassandra Clare’s new novel, The Ragpicker King, making a sea of cheerful blue, plus Laini Taylor and Cassie selfie
Large fluffy cat sprawled face down on an open notebook, nose tucked between her outstretched arms, clearly asleep. with caption: Don’t bother me, I’m writing.
A punk-rock/fantasy-looking Saturn moth caterpillar, pink and yellow and magenta with fern-frond-looking growths all over its back, plus the title: Thoughts on gratuitous larvation, aka: Mistake #3
Three pretty, shiny, multi-colored Jinhao fountain pens in an open notebook.
Beautiful, sparkly blue-pink-purple Benu fountain pens in a shop case.
A pen, pencil, and small remote control on a desktop.
Beautiful sea stacks in Cannon Beach, Oregon with a purple-pink sunset