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John Wiswell @Wiswell

Nebula Award & Locus Award winner. Debut novel SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN (DAW and Quercus Books). Disabled. Ace/aro. He/him. Rep: @hannahnpbowman

Joined June 2009
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John Wiswell retweeted
DAW Books@dawbooks
Jun 10
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@Wiswell is going on tour! To celebrate The Dragon Has Some Complaints, visit these places in person or online for the opportunity to meet John Wiswell and learn all about his newest lovable book 🤩🤩🤩 More dates on our Instagram @dawbooks buff.ly/mQRwnA8
3D of The Dragon Has Some Complaints with text: Book Tour, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington DC, Maryland

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Photo of John Wiswell and Sarah Beth Durst with text: Launch Event: New York, NY at The Strand at 7PM 828 Broadway

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Photo of John Wiswell and Check Wendig with text: Doyelstown, PA at Doyelstown at 6PM 16 S Main St

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Photo of John Wiswell and 3D book of The Dragon Has Some Complaints with text: Wilmington, DE, at Huxley & Hiro at 6PM 8601 N market street

ALT Photo of John Wiswell and 3D book of The Dragon Has Some Complaints with text: Wilmington, DE, at Huxley & Hiro at 6PM 8601 N market street
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So I got overwhelmed today and missed that Someone You Can Build A Nest In is a Kindle Daily Deal! 2.99 for all the queer monster romance your eyeballs can carry! The deal is still live! For ten hours, I think! amazon.com/Someone-You-Can-B…

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

“This about disability and the possibility of reconciling conflicting needs through love and understanding.” — " . It's a love story for the unloved, a happily-ever-after with a higher-than-average...

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Flattered to see Someone You Can Build A Nest In was selected for Bookshop's Pride Months Picks! If you need the story of a monster *accidentally* falling for the lady who's hunting her? You can get an extra 15% off using the code PRIDE26. bookshop.org/p/books/someone…

Someone You Can Build A Nest In

Check out Someone You Can Build A Nest In - **Nebula Award Nominee** **Hugo Award Nominee** *Featuring all-new exclusive material for the trade paperback: an author's note, reading group guide, and...

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Congratulations to all the Nebula Award winners and finalists! It has been an honor to be in your company. May Auntie Hera bless you all. old.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/com…
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John Wiswell retweeted
DAW Books@dawbooks
Jun 2
The paperback of Wearing the Lion is out today, and it's roaring with pride 🦁🦁🦁 Don't forget to pick up this tale from @Wiswell, Nebula Award-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In! buff.ly/QP7u3h3
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UK readers, I've got a surprise for you! For Pride Month, Someone You Can Build A Nest In is just 99p on Kindle! Do you need a lovable flesh-eating monster in your life? amazon.co.uk/Someone-You-Can…

Someone You Can Build A Nest In: A cosy fantasy as sweet as love and as dark as night

Someone You Can Build A Nest In: A cosy fantasy as sweet as love and as dark as night

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Thrilled that AUDIOBOOK preorders are open for The Dragon Has Some Complaints! A curmudgeonly three-headed dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Read by award-winning narrator Zura Johnson! audible.com/pd/The-Dragon-Ha…

The Dragon Has Some Complaints

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. "The dragon may have some complaints, but readers won't. By turns silly, sweet, and subversive, this novel has all of Wiswell's characteristic blend of...

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UK readers! Bookshop is giving 20% off preorders of THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS with the code PREORDER20. The deal is good through the 17th. My dragon can't wait to meet you! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-…

The Dragon Has Some Complaints

Check out The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell on Bookshop.org UK!

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John Wiswell retweeted
DAW Books@dawbooks
May 12
We are full of pure excitement for @Wiswell's newest tale. There are just so many ways to describe The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell: humorous, cozy, bingeable, and more! Preorder now, available July 14: buff.ly/EYWjQ0d
3D hardcover of The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell with text: "Found Family" "Outcast Characters" "Cozy Humor & Fantasy" "Our Dragons are Different" "Asexual & Disability Rep" "Hurt/Comfort"

ALT 3D hardcover of The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell with text: "Found Family" "Outcast Characters" "Cozy Humor & Fantasy" "Our Dragons are Different" "Asexual & Disability Rep" "Hurt/Comfort"

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Do you want to read The Dragon Has Some Complaints early? If only there was a way... WAIT. THERE IS. goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

Book giveaway for The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell May 08-Jun 07, 2026

15 free copies available. Giveaway dates from May 08-Jun 07, 2026. We’re giving away 15 advanced copies of this heartfelt & cozy fantasy from John Wiswel...

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"Everyone needs to turn down the rhetoric," said Big Brother.
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John Wiswell retweeted
Lee Runas@LeeRunas
Apr 23
🥚🥚 Si lo que os apetece es una tierna historia extraterrestre que mezcla cozy con terror y fantasía clásica podéis leer 'Alguien en quien anidar' y si os decantáis por un grimdark feérico de la mejor autora de fantasía épica española tenéis la saga de Terralinde ⚔️👑
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John Wiswell retweeted
DAW Books@dawbooks
Apr 16
Take a peek to see what goodies are inside the totes for The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell! Want your own package? Join our email newsletter, and then watch the skies (and your inboxes) next month! buff.ly/qryQTHR
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Hall of Fames seem so expensive to maintain. If you want something old-fashioned and accessible to celebrate your field, what you want is a Geocities of Fame.
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Someone You Can Build A Nest In is just seven bucks in the Audible sale! Do you need some monster romance this weekend? audible.com/pd/Someone-You-C…

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on...

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Nicholas Sabin@MisterNicholas_
Mar 30
My cats don't pay the mortgage, so: I'm a CSM and TAM with 10 years of SaaS experience, and I'm looking for my next role. I can write your SQL queries and do your QBRs. Enterprise clients love me. Maybe your employer will, too. Leads and intros very welcome!
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John Wiswell retweeted
Locus Magazine@locusmag
Mar 21
#FundraiserPerk Receive a signed and personalized copy of award-winning #JohnWiswell's WEARING THE LION as a thank you gift for your donation, the April Locus E-Issue and digital art by designer Francesca Myman. Donate at locusmag.com/igg26 or through our bio! @wiswell
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John Wiswell retweeted
DAW Books@dawbooks
Mar 16
Wearing The Lion by @Wiswell is a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel 🥳🥳 Congratulations to this unique retelling of the Hercules story that is like no other. If you haven't read it, pick it up now! buff.ly/bJwkBnC
3D book of Wearing the Lion with the Nebula logo. With the text: Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell, Nebula Finalist for Best Novel

ALT 3D book of Wearing the Lion with the Nebula logo. With the text: Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell, Nebula Finalist for Best Novel
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John Wiswell retweeted
DAW Books@dawbooks
Mar 4
The advanced copies of The Dragon Has Some Complaints by @Wiswell has flown into the DAW office and it looks smashing! We can already the three heads of the dragon bickering over who gets to read the book first! Preorder now, available July 14.
Advanced paperback copy of The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell on a table next to a chest, vase, and plant.

ALT Advanced paperback copy of The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell on a table next to a chest, vase, and plant.
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