Anthony Balbo

English is a fun language. I use it mostly for jokes.

[Anthony Balbo @SpuriusAntonius]

Raised by the winged beings who saved him, Torren must avenge his homeland
In the wake of loss, Eriadne is given a vital task by a herald of the gods
The two join forces to destroy the origin of the magical disease that has taken everything from them
#PitMad #ya #fantasy

[Anthony Balbo @SpuriusAntonius]

Spent almost $8 on two bags of ice recently. Couldn’t help but hear Lucille Bluth’s voice: “It’s frozen water, Michael. What could it cost? $10?”

[Anthony Balbo @SpuriusAntonius]

Finally getting around to watching Man in the High Castle. Don’t these fascist regimes know that if they just left us alone, we’d oppress ourselves?
#maninthehighcastle

[Anthony Balbo @SpuriusAntonius]

Why do I get the feeling this Vesemir wants to take the Witchers to Flavortown? #witcher

[Sara Gilbert, MA, MFA, Ph.D. @saraxelizabeth]

PAPER TOWNS x OTHER SIDE OF PERFECT
Sawyer is on a strict schedule: 9 hours of dance practice, school, and home. That's it. Until one night when her BFF vanishes after a party, causing S to ditch her perfect routine and follow the trail of clues Nina left behind #pitmad #ya #con

[B.K. Clark @bkclarkauthor]

THE OBSESSION x BEACH READ

She hides behind the death of a spouse and her pen name.

He hides behind humiliation and heartbreak.

When a ghostly threat forces her to his home, he’ll have to open his heart again or risk losing the one who could heal it.

#PitMad #A #R #RS #CR

[Anthony Balbo @SpuriusAntonius]

@bkclarkauthor Yes please!

[Lauren Silberman @lsilberman]

CRIME & PARCHMENT: Rare books librarian Juniper Blume knows an ancient Celtic book shouldn’t be in a Maryland cemetery. But that’s what her ex-brother-in-law says. Instead of finding it, she finds a body. Can she learn the truth before the killer kills again? #pitmad #a #m #cozy

[Mallory @mwanless_author]

GOLDEN COMPASSxASH PRINCESS
2 Teen outcasts (1m, 1f) fight the forces of literal darkness to save magic.
Magic school expulsion
Found family
Talking animals/familiars
Enchantresses
Witches
Prophecy
Epic adventure
Secret societies
Major plot twists
Coming of age
#pitmad #ya #f #ad

[Emma MacDonald ✨ WHISPERS MOST FOUL Out Now @MsEmmaDilemma]

PERSEPHONE x SORCERY OF THORNS

Princess Nymera’s to-do list:
✨ Master sand magic
😨 Manage her anxiety
👑 Survive her coronation

Getting dragged to the Underworld by the God of Fear and falling for the Prince of Death? Definitely not on the list
#PitMad #YA #F #LGBT #MH #OWN

[Anthony Balbo @SpuriusAntonius]

@LorraineAmbers Yes please!

[Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay]

Earth is dead, but a new, unspoiled planet awaits Robin and her family. Until it turns out to be occupied. And the native queen’s ghost has been downloaded into Robin’s head.

This planet isn’t big enough for the two of them, but it’s going to have to be.
#PitMad #SF

[jenni howell 🤠 BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH out 2025! @byjennihowell]

MR IMPOSSIBLE X AVA LAVENDER
✨ A prophet haunted by failure,
👀 an invisible thief desperate to be seen,
🔫 & the hardened hitman that loves them both:

A ride-or-die team gunning for the supernatural mob boss that owns them—if their lies don’t end them first.
#pitmad #ya #uf #f

[KS @KevSchmid1]

YOU WERE THERE TOO x MANIFEST

Before he ever met her, he dreamed about her death in a plane crash. He fell in love w/ her anyway. As the day he’s dreaded for years approaches, can he find a way to protect her, or will he lose the woman of his dreams again? #pitmad #a #mr #ha #cr

[Lex @LexSElliott]

THE HAZEL WOOD x THE CRUEL PRINCE

Cassidy will do anything to protect her sister from their town’s magical underworld. With her parents dead, Cassidy must become as ruthless as they were to keep her safe.
#pitmad #YA #F #LGBT

[Andrew Hiller @AndrewHiller]

When a cephalopod that speaks in violin meets a six-trillion mile long string of sentient light, the only possible arbitrator is a libertine nano-ant.

Pixar's Inside Out x Binti
#PitMad #SFF

[Mallory @mwanless_author]

Elena is expelled from magic school & finds a kindred spirit in fellow outcast Quinn. When Elena has to defend herself from attack, her powers surge, triggering a prophecy that will absorb all magic. They go on a quest to save the world before magic is erased.
#pitmad #ya #f #ad

[Katlyn Z @kitkatzehn]

DISCOVERY OF WITCHES X TRUEBLOOD

Half- fairy Del has a serial killer to stop, a found family to protect, and a council of immortals to please. With a hot and evasive angel at her side, she’ll have to solve the murders before war erupts.
#UF #F #PR #pitmad #A

[Aiden Siobhan is open to queries! @aiden_png]

Agender Boon discovers they’re part-Fae just in time to compete in dangerous trials for the chance to join a Faerie Court on their 12th bday. The only problem – Boon knows nothing about the Fae, & the Unseelie have taken an interest in their magic… #PITMAD #MG #F #LGBT #OWN #TV

[Anthony Balbo @SpuriusAntonius]

Firetongue is a classic fantasy tale:
-Cult builds temple
-Temple releases magical disease
-Disease ravages the land
-Princess and Warrior come together to destroy temple
Firetongue packs epic adventure, coming of age, and found family #PitMad #ya #fantasy

[J. Angelini @jangeliniauthor]

A swashbuckling lesbian sets off to prove herself by rescuing a princess from a forced marriage, but her quest is complicated when a powerful young witch--her once friend and rival--commandeers the whole operation to achieve her own hero's journey #pitmad #A #NA #AD #F #LGBT