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Aiden Thomas

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in Oakland, CA, The United States

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Young Adult, Gay and Lesbian, Fantasy

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April 2018

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Aiden Thomas is a New York Times Bestselling author with an MFA in Creative Writing. Originally from Oakland, California, they now make their home in Portland, Oregon. As a queer, trans, Latinx, Aiden advocates strongly for diverse representation in all media. Aiden’s special talents include: quoting The Office, finishing sentences with “is my FAVORITE”, and killing spiders. Aiden is notorious for not being able to guess the endings of books and movies, and organizes their bookshelves by color.

Their debut novel, CEMETERY BOYS, was published on September 1st, 2020.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 164,351 ratings · 31,793 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 108,699 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 27,634 ratings — published 2022 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in the Never Woods 3.70 avg rating — 18,502 ratings — published 2021 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 9,448 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Espíritu (Cemetery Boys, #2) 4.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Untitled 4.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2026	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Max it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aiden Thomas 3 Books Set Cemetery Boys, The Sunbearer Trials, Lost in the Never Woods 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	As Provas de Sol 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Q&A with Swoons Reads!

HEY FOLKS!

Swoons Reads/Macmillan just posted the Q&A I did with them on their blog! I talk about my favorite moment in "Lost in the Never Woods", my fancasts for the characters, and what my all-time favorite retelling is!

Click the image above to read the whole interview! Here's a little snippet:

What inspired you to write Lost in the Never Woods?

Ever since I was a kid, I've loved fairy tales, Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 21, 2018 09:58 • Tags: aiden-thomas, lost-in-the-never-woods, peter-pan, wendy-darling

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Series by Aiden Thomas

Cemetery Boys (2 books)
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Aiden Thomas (Goodreads Author)

4.24 avg rating — 108,723 ratings

The Sunbearer Duology (2 books)
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4.23 avg rating — 37,072 ratings

For a certain subset of dedicated readers, there’s nothing on the planet quite so beloved as an extended book series. After all, when you love...

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The Stars Did Wander Darkling

by Colin Meloy

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“Queer folks are like wolves," Julian told him. "We travel in packs."

(p. 125)”
― Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys

tags: cemetery-boys, queer-ya

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“No, it wasn't the end. It was a better beginning.”
― Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys

tags: cemetery-boys, last-words, queer-ya

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“You ready?" Julian asked, a curious look on his devastatingly handsome face.

"No," Yadriel confessed, his voice tight.

Julian grinned. "Do it anyways.”
― Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys

tags: cemetery-boys, queer-ya

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Which book should the YA LGBT Books Group choose for our April-May 2021 Book of the Month read?

Cemetery Boys

by Aiden Thomas

29 votes 56.9%

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

11 votes 21.6%

At Swim, Two Boys

by Jamie O'Neill

9 votes 17.6%

Snapdragon

by Kat Leyh

2 votes 3.9%

51 total votes

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Aiden’s Quotes

“Stars are beautiful, but they may not take part in anything, they must just look on forever.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

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“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

tags: adventure, love

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“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

tags: goodbye

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“Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

tags: sacrifice

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“You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting.”
― James V. Hart, Hook