TJ Klune
Award-Winning LGBTQIA+ Fantasy Romance Author


TJ Klune is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it’s important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.

Learn more about TJ Klune by visiting his website.

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Heartsong A Green Creek Novel (Volume 3)
Tor Books

Heartsong is the third book in the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.



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Tor Books

Featuring gorgeous golden yellow sprayed edges! Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade.


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Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger)

A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.

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Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.

Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?

After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life).

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Flash Fire is the explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!

Through bravery, charm, and an alarming amount of enthusiasm, Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams. Now instead of just writing stories about him, Nick actually gets to kiss him. On the mouth. A lot. But having a superhero boyfriend isn’t everything Nick thought it would be—he’s still struggling to make peace with his own lack of extraordinary powers.

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New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.

A Conversation with TJ Klune TJ speaks on topics related to publishing, writing, queer identity, book-banning and challenges, and being neurodiverse.



In the Lives of Puppets featured in the Sci-fi Category of Audible’s The Best of 2023 list.
Listen to The Professional Book Nerds podcast interview with TJ Klune about The House in the Cerulean Sea audiobook.
"TJ was so kind to the students and guests and even greeted them at the door...[P]articipants said that they felt the event furthered their understanding of the issues raised in the book and that they were inspired to learn more...[He] was an engaging speaker who really connected to the audience. We were so happy to be given the opportunity to host him."
- Ustadza White, Yavapai College Library