KJ Aiello

Today! At @gritlitfestival.bsky.social! With @kjaiello.bsky.social and @teresempierre.bsky.social. Looking forward to this 🖤

11th Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Founded in 2015, the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize endeavours to raise the profile of debut Canadian authors in three categories with an annual award.

We are thrilled to see @uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social student @kjaiello.bsky.social's debut memoir, The Monster and the Mirror @ecwpress shortlisted for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers Prize for nonfiction. Congratulations, KJ! www.kobo.com/media-hub/ra...

The Monster and the Mirror by @kjaiello.bsky.social
is a finalist for the Rakuten Kobo 2025 Emerging Writer Prize 🎉 www.kobo.com/media-hub/ra...

Hey that’s me!

Pals, it’s been a minute. I need some bookish/book industry podcast recommendations. Bonus if they have author interviews. 👇🏻

Thank you!

Ah, thank you so much! 🖤

Just reminding myself that, on this cold day in hell, I wrote something cool and dedicated it to my cats.

I’m really bad at not posting here so I’m going try harder to not neglect the non-meta. Anyways, here’s some bookshelves I built from scratch because I thought pain and agony would be cute.

(It was, in fact, not cute.)

Friday tip: if you loved a book, tell the author! Post about it!

If you loved a piece of art, tell the artist! Post about it!

If you loved a song or composition, tell the musician! Post about it!

Trust me, as an author, I will never not want to hear from readers who loved my work.

😭 😭 😭

Oh my goodness!!! I’m so honoured! Thank you 🤗

Well, I can’t exactly pick favourites but my own book launch 😉

Getting invites to cool literary events and festivals will never cease to amaze me.

Like, you want ME? At your party? With, like, cool AF people?

Are you sure?? HAVE YOU MET ME?!?

I’m so excited to be chatting with one of my favourite authors @mklobb.bsky.social over on Instagram Live on 01/20 about her upcoming YA novel, TO STEAL FROM THIEVES!

Lobb is the author of SEVEN FACELESS SAINTS and DISCIPLES OF CHAOS.

Definitely. Wanna send me an email? contact@kjaiello.ca

I decided to start something that has been percolating in my mind for a LONG time. I’m so excited to be chatting with these incredible authors & industry professionals in this Instagram live series!

If you’re interested in chatting, email me (contact@kjaiello.ca) or DM (kjaiello_writer)

Did someone add me to a starter pack? I woke up to like 100+ notifications 😂

Anywho, hi ya, new folks. Welcome to my chaos. You’re stuck now! 😈

The 2nd time I was in a psych hospital I met one of the patients who happened to be a year above me in high school. He was my lifeline to the outside world.

He begged me not to tell anyone he was there.

I’ve new thinking about him a lot lately. Is he ok? Did he survive? Did he make it at all?

Tomorrow I’m going back to the little village my dad grew up in. I haven’t been there in 25 years and nor do I speak to my dad anymore. I’m a little nervous but I know it’s something I need to do.

But also, I’ll be driving in the UK and … WTF did I get myself into?!? 😬

Aw I’m so honoured!

BRB 🇨🇦><🇬🇧

Thanks for the shoutout!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

Thank you! 😭

The best Canadian nonfiction of 2024 | CBC Books Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian nonfiction of the year!

Holy shit, CBC just named my little book as one of the best 2024 nonfiction titles. 😯 www.cbc.ca/books/the-be...

Woah!

Pals! I just finished my first semester of grad school! 😁🥱

I know it’s important to celebrate wins as an author. I get it. And I celebrate them all & am glad so many of my friends and colleagues have them.

But just for a moment can we talk about the failures & hard times? Tell me about them. Help me feel less alone & all up in my own head.

K, thanks.