Author · born 1982
T. J. Klune
T. J. Klune (born 1982) is an American writer of queer romantic fiction and fantasy. Born in Roseburg.
Our catalogue lists 33 books by T. J. Klune, mostly M/M romance, gay fiction and queer fantasy. They span 2011 to 2024. The most-read is The house in the Cerulean Sea (2019).
Books by T. J. Klune
The house in the Cerulean Sea
T. J. Klune
Wolfsong
T. J. Klune
In the Lives of Puppets
T. J. Klune
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
T. J. Klune
Heartsong
T. J. Klune
Ravensong
T. J. Klune
The Lightning-struck Heart
T. J. Klune
Brothersong
T. J. Klune
Tell Me It's Real
T. J. Klune
The Bones Beneath My Skin
T. J. Klune
Bear, Otter, and the Kid
T. J. Klune
Into This River I Drown
T. J. Klune
The Long and Winding Road
T. J. Klune
Who We Are
T. J. Klune
How to Be a Normal Person
T. J. Klune
The Art of Breathing
T. J. Klune
Crisped + Sere
T. J. Klune
How to Be a Movie Star
T. J. Klune
Withered + Sere
T. J. Klune
The Queen & the Homo Jock King
T. J. Klune
Wolfsong / Ravensong
T. J. Klune
Burn
T. J. Klune
A Destiny of Dragons
T. J. Klune
The Consumption of Magic
T. J. Klune
Murmuration
T. J. Klune
A Wish Upon the Stars
T. J. Klune
Why We Fight
T. J. Klune
Until You
T. J. Klune
John and Jackie
T. J. Klune
Olive Juice
T. J. Klune
Damning Stone
T. J. Klune
Crack the Darkest Sky Wide Open
Eric Arvin, Abigail Roux
Zombie Boyz
Geoffrey Knight, Ethan Day
Awards
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 2014 — Overall (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2026 — Best Anthology, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2025 — Best Fantasy Novel, Somewhere Beyond the Sea (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2025 — Best Novelette, Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2022 — Best Fantasy Novel, Under the Whispering Door (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2021 — Best Fantasy Novel, The House in the Cerulean Sea (nominee)
- 🏆Mythopoeic Awards 2021 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, The House in the Cerulean Sea (winner)
Biography
**Travis John (TJ) Klune** is a *Lambda Literary Award*-winning author (Into This River I Drown) and an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company. His novels include *The House in the Cerulean Sea* and *The Extraordinaries*. Being queer himself, *TJ* believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive, queer representation in stories. ([source](https://www.tjklunebooks.com/about))