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© 2021 Sam J. Miller
  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • The Art of Starving
    • Blackfish City
    • Destroy All Monsters
    • The Blade Between
  • Stories
    • Audio Versions
  • Blog
  • Photos & Drawings
  • Interviews
  • Contact
  • School & Library Visits

Oh hey hi there. Thanks for taking the time to check out my website!

I write science fiction, fantasy, and horror, much of it gay as heck. My debut novel won a Nebula Award, and was one of NPR’s best books of the year. My second was a “Must-Read” in Entertainment Weekly and O, The Oprah Magazine. My books and stories have been published in translation around the world, which is awesome because it gives me an excuse to travel all over the place.

I also like to draw monsters & dinosaurs & hot dudes in peril. And I take a ton of pictures. All the images in the slideshow, above, are my own – except for the ones of my book jackets. Those were created by professionals, which is why they are actually good.

Learn more about my novels here – and you can read lots of my short stories. I also have a blog with updates about things like new publications, upcoming events, and recent achievements.

Also? You should totally follow me on Twitter, where I say smart or funny things on occasion, and follow me on Instagram for more of the aforementioned photographs.

If you like anything I’ve written, holler at me on social media or write to me.

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The Latest:

  • I wrote the cover story for Vogue Italia’s “Animal Issue.”
  • NPR loves “The Blade Between.”
  • THE BLADE BETWEEN is out now!
  • Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award.
  • New Story: “The Nation of the Sick,” in ENTANGLEMENTS from MIT

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When your buddy @ryan_hi shares his celebrated ban When your buddy @ryan_hi shares his celebrated banana bread recipe with you, but you can never refrain from fucking with things, so you use buttermilk instead of sour cream, and, omg, Ryan, it's amazing.
Birthday night river odyssey, thanks to the magnif Birthday night river odyssey, thanks to the magnificent @juancy.r!
The rotting pier at Salem. The rotting pier at Salem.
New York City is wild. Hawk on Broadway. New York City is wild. 

Hawk on Broadway.
Railway trestles spanning the space where the Harl Railway trestles spanning the space where the Harlem River branches off from the Hudson.
Manhattan river edge after the blizzard 🥶🥶🥶
SO COOL to see THE BLADE BETWEEN on the influentia SO COOL to see THE BLADE BETWEEN on the influential "Recommended Reading List" from Locus Magazine!!
Sidewalk throne in an NYC blizzard, First Ave & Fi Sidewalk throne in an NYC blizzard, First Ave & First Street.
In the fire tower, on the mountaintop. In the fire tower, on the mountaintop.
YOU HAD ME AT "SCIENCE FICTION ABOUT TREES" Than YOU HAD ME AT "SCIENCE FICTION ABOUT TREES" 

Thanks so much for this, @mdbell79 - I am insanely excited to dive into this book! #appleseed
Rag in the ruins. Rag in the ruins.
I wrote a horror story about how hate metastasizes I wrote a horror story about how hate metastasizes, & how the most toxic forms of white supremacy & nationalism are spawning dangerous AI that has reshaped the internet... & could become sentient... & conquer the world. Link in bio!
I had an amazing time speaking with Kelley Drahush I had an amazing time speaking with Kelley Drahushuk for the INCREDIBLE @misshelvedpod - Kelley was my babysitter when I was a little kid, and now runs one of the coolest bookstores on the East Coast, @spottydogbooks. This rad podcast pairs authors with booksellers and the result is delightful. Listen; subscribe!
Rusted pipe found on the mountainside. Rusted pipe found on the mountainside.
This tree eats children. This tree eats children.
Snow has always felt magic to me, supernatural. A Snow has always felt magic to me, supernatural. A sudden flurry while we're watching the inauguration echoes & amplifies the hope I feel, that we can move past atrocity & finally treat white supremacy as the greatest threat we must confront & root out.
BIRD I SEE YOU BIRD I SEE YOU
Witchy moonlit night in Salem. Witchy moonlit night in Salem.
Sidewalk tailor station, 161st Street. Sidewalk tailor station, 161st Street.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch And love is I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
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