Veronica Roth

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Recently: Seek the Traitor's Son (dystopian fantasy) Next: The Sixth Faction (a Divergent alternate universe story)

A graphic with a few book covers (or placeholder covers on it), but the relevant info is... NEW SERIES TIMELINE: Seek the Traitor's Son, May 2026; book 2 of The Burning Empire series, Spring 2027. The Sixth Faction, October 2026; book 2 of The Sixth Faction duology, February 2027.
slow pan across a huge arena crowd, there are two big screens featuring a woman in white (Rosalía) singing beautifully for a few seconds as she sits on top of a piano on stage
a graphic declaring that Seek the Traitor's Son (pictured below) is an instant USA Today bestseller
a blue graphic reading: Seek the Traitor's Son Tour, conversation partner edition. With this text under it: 5/12 - NYC Sarah MacLean & Zoraida Cordova moderated by Maris Kreizman 5/13 - Greenville, SC Beth Revis 5/14 - Vero Beach, FL H.M. Wolfe 5/15 - Dallas, TX Ilona Andrews 5/16 - St. Louis, MO Kassie King 5/17 - Chicago, IL Greta Johnsen 5/19 - San Diego, CA Moses Ose Utomi 5/20 - Portland, OR Kendare Blake
Squirrel in the snowy wind, looking disgruntled and bothered in the extrem
Close up of pink flowering tree
A screenshot of a bright red bluesky loading error that says “FORBIDDEN”
a picture of me sitting in a chair in a black jacket with a blurry, in-motion copy of the Divergent deluxe edition in the air and my chaotic blurry hands about to catch it. almost like an image caught mid-sneeze, idk
a weirdly...tunnel-blurred? image of donald trump? above the headline "how trump moved from threats to a ceasefire with Iran"
a picture of a Midwest sunset that looks like a really beautiful blue-green-yellow-orange gradient, with streaks of light in the (very dark) foreground from passing cars
a colorful orange and pink graphic with "thank you, booksellers!" at the top next to the official Indie Next Booksellers Recommend seal, and the cover of Seek the Traitor's Son by yours truly (dark blue, girl coming out of the water to grip some glowy threads, etc.) beneath it
A cluster of small purple flowers dangling from a lattice, greenery all around
a graphic that reads: "a thrilling ride of a romantic dystopian novel. Complex characters, surprise twists, and high action will bring together old fans and new readers." from library journal, starred review
An image of a walk-in shower. Poop is censored in red scribbles on the right. On the left, just a sliver of sheepish-looking fluffy dog behind the shower door.
a screenshot from a "color memory" test wherein I picked a greenish beigey color from memory with 9.95 accuracy (which is very high)
A fluffy dog ALMOST asleep on a yellow blanket (eyes just slightly open)
Moar text! Reading: SEEK THE TRAITOR'S SON UK TOUR 2026 13TH JULY ARGONAUT BOOKS, EDINBURGH 14TH JULY WATERSTONES MANCHESTER 15TH JULY WATERSTONES PICCADILLY, LONDON
A bunch of text! Veronica Roth on Tour, with some dates: May 12 | New York, NY 6:00 PM BARNES & NOBLE UNION SQUARE May 13 | Greenville, SC 7:00 PM M. JUDSON BOOKSELLERS @ RADIO ROOM May 14 | Vero Beach, FL 6:00 PM VERO BEACH BOOKS May 15 | Dallas, TX 6:30 PM HALF PRICE BOOKS May 16 | St. Louis, MO 7:00 PM THE NOVEL NEIGHBOR @ ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY (CLARK FAMILY BRANCH) May 17 | Chicago, IL Details to come CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL May 19 | San Diego, CA 7:00 PM MYSTERIOUS GALAXY May 20 | Portland, OR 7:00 PM POWELL'S BOOKS (CEDAR HILL CROSSING)
two images of principal skinner from the simpsons, the first one contemplative, reading "am i out of touch?" and the second, determined, "no, it's the children who are wrong."
a photo of a very relaxed, fluffy gray and white dog partially immersed in a couch cushion
A dark picture of a Christmas tree with multi colored small lights
a screenshot of a scrivener document wherein my draft target is listed as 120,000 words and my draft word count is 133,047. My session target is listed as 3,000 words and my actual word count for the day is 8,216, which is nuts and now my hands hurt
a fuzzy gray and white dog is curled up on an orange rug sample on a hardwood floor. It is just large enough to accommodate her tiny body.
a drawing of freytag's pyramid (with exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution as the parts of a story) with climax circled in red and arrows pointing to it (added by me)
the cover of To Clutch A Razor by Veronica Roth, which features two Dymitrs, one of whom is haloed and holding a book
screenshot of this text: "she said she's unsurprised the right has latched on to the film since 'right-wing ideology appropriates absolutely everything.' She added, 'They appropriate left-wing points of view and they mutate them for their own propaganda, for their own to obfuscate what the real message is. This is what fascism does. And so, of course, that's going to happen."
a picture of a big reservoir with stone walls, located just outside Chicago
photo of a book open to its first chapter. Text reads: "Baba Jaga tugs the curtain back from the window with a gnarled hand. The reflection of the sun on the river is sharp as a knife. It cuts at her and she lets the curtain fall again. Centuries of life have taught her there are certain pat- terns. Not just in other people's behavior, but in her own. She falls into them without meaning to, and her body knows it before she does, remembering its old shapes."
an artistic landscape of a horde of ghouls seething over a skull-studded landscape, with a block of text beneath it that reads: "The ghouls of the Flesh-eater Courts believe themselves to be noble warriors from a bygone age. To them, rags of flesh are gleaming pennants, clutched bones serve as master-worked swords and heaps of spoiled meat form fresh and well-prepared feasts fit for royalty. Unfortunately for the Mortal Realms, this delusion cuts both ways – they see all others as invaders and usurpers who threaten their kingdoms."
A short video of Commander Shepard from Mass Effect (femshep, specifically) dancing with Garrus, with the text “press F to stop mingling” popping up at the end
the cover for Seek the Traitor's Son by Veronica Roth, which features deep blue art of a woman emerging from a pool, arms overhead to tug on some golden threads.
still from the Rainmaker TV show featuring A Literal Child in a suit who is supposed to have graduated from law school
dexter from dexter's laboratory giving an evil smile from behind a staircase
a picture of the Palatul Parlamentului in Bucharest, which was built under the direction of Nicolae Ceauşescu-- an elaborate structure that is the most expensive administrative building in the world and is now still only 30% occupied.
Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory smirking from his place half-hidden behind the staircase
A screenshot of a post that reads David Simon, creator of *The Wire*, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro, NPR And then a screenshot of a conversation that goes like this: SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.
a screenshot of a text message that says "your AARP membership just expired! Activate again and get back your benefits and other rewards for zero cost today!" with a link
A painting by David Shrigley of a red fox looking bummed and the text “I hear everything and most of it is nonsense.”
A picture of two books on a shelf, one is To Clutch a Razor and the other is When Among Crows. The former has an illustrated man holding a book with his double behind him, the latter has that same man holding a flower
An email from someone called “bash hubs” that reads: “ Hi, I hope this message finde you well recentl-rume across your work-insert title or platform if applicable —and I was genuinely impressed. It's clear your voice deserves to be heard by a much wider audience. I'm reaching out because I'm currently building a platform to promote underrecognized and indie authors, and l'd love to include you. This isn't a sales pitch-it's a genuine effort to help authors like you gain the visibility you deserve. Whether it's through social media shoutouts, newsletter features, blog mentions, or community reader groups, I want to help amplify your work. If you're open to it, l'd love to: • Feature your book(s) on my platform • Share your content with new readers • Possibly collaborate on promotional ideas tailored to your audience All I need is your permission and, if you're comfortable, a few links or materials (cover image, synopsis, preferred buy link). I'll handle the rest.” Emphasized are sentences “insert title or platform” and “promote under recognized or indie authors”
Quote graphic of a starred review of To Clutch A Razor, reading “"EQUALLY EMOTIONAL AND ACTION-PACKED(...) ROTH'S DARKER SEQUEL MAINTAINS THE SEAMLESS WORLDBUILDING OF THE PREVIOUS BOOK WHILE GIVING EACH MEMBER OF THE MAIN TRIO A DISTINCT AND WELL-DEVELOPED CHARACTER ARC; PROBING THEMES OF INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA, FAMILIAL DUTY, AND MORALITY; AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE FINALE. IT'S IMPRESSIVE WORK." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW
A screenshot of the score line from the US Open match between Zverev and Auger Aliassime, wherein Auger Aliassime beat Zverev in a tidy four sets
screenshot of text that says "trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That's not always helpful, critics say."
this is a graph of word counts on particular dates, ranging from August 8th to August 21st. Word counts for the first few days are modest (393, 464) alternating with 0 word days...until the last few days, when we get 641, 1589, 799, and almost 3000. The graph therefore shows a blue line that is a bit jerky at first but seems to be trending upward.
a teal graphic that reads "2025 Inaugural Aldiss Award, Shortlisted" with the cover of When Among Crows by Veronica Roth next to it
Big block of text with my photo next to it. Text reads: “ Lindsey Hall at Tor took world English rights to Seek the Traitor's Son and an untitled sequel by Veronica Roth (pictured l.) from Jo Volpe and Jordan Hill at New Leaf Literary & Media, for release next May. The "epic romantic dystopian fantasy," per the publisher, "finds Elegy Ahn happy with her life as a soldier fighting the Talusar when she and the most ruthless of Talusar generals are summoned to hear a prophecy: one of them will lead their people to victory over the other, and at the center of both their fates is a man Elegy is destined to fall in love with."
A gray fuzzy dog on a yellow chair digging in the cushion (head down, butt up)
A red graphic with the cover of two clutch a razor by Veronica Roth, and a lot of text that reads: JOIN VERONICA ROTH ON TOUR SEPT 15 • LOS ANGELES, CA BARNES & NOBLE THE GROVE @ 7:00 PM with Olivie Blake SEPT 16 • DES MOINES, IA - BEAVERDALE BOOKS @ 6:30 PM SEPT 17 • ST. LOUIS, MO - LEFT BANK BOOKS @ 7:00 PM SEPT 18 • FRANKLIN, IN - WILD GEESE BOOKSHOP 6:30 PM SEPT 25 • NAPERVILLE, IL - ANDERSON'S BOOKSHOP 7:00 PM with Holly Black
a dark-haired woman emerges from a bathroom wearing a long floral robe. She poses and says "Look! I'm some old bitch."
an AP news headline that reads "hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare" with a photo of a bunch of spilled hotdogs on a crowded highway
A fuzzy gray dog lying on a yellow chair with her head down and her paws off to one side
a book cover for The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by JR Dawson-- it's a big gorgeous purple-y image of a lighthouse seen through a window, with the title in foil-y looking letters layered over it.
A gray and white fuzzy pup with neatly trimmed hair takes a nap in a sunbeam
Stephen Colbert looks to the side. The frame is gold and reads ELOQUENCE CAM. Colbert says “go fuck yourself”. He stares for a moment, looks down. Looks up.
a still from the animated movie Anastasia wherein Rasputin's head is upside down and the text reads "I have no feelings whatsoever"
a brief clip of Johnny Mnemonic wherein Dina Meyer straightens up and gasps and a large, long-haired man in front of her smiles and says "Jesus Time" and she immediately starts fighting him
A photo of a fluffy, gray and white dog laying on a white couch, with her back paw stretched out, toe beans facing up
A picture of a very old Motorola phone with a flippable mouthpiece and big ol’ squishy buttons
A photo of a fluffy white dog foot, bent back on a sofa cushion so the toe pads are facing up