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| place_birth=Oakland, California, USA<ref name="Koehler">{{Cite web |title=Q&A: Aiden Thomas, Author of ‘Cemetery Boys’ |last=Koehler |first=Mimi |work=The Nerd Daily |date=August 22, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |url= https://thenerddaily.com/aiden-thomas-author-interview/}}</ref> | | place_birth=Oakland, California, USA<ref name="Koehler">{{Cite web |title=Q&A: Aiden Thomas, Author of ‘Cemetery Boys’ |last=Koehler |first=Mimi |work=The Nerd Daily |date=August 22, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |url= https://thenerddaily.com/aiden-thomas-author-interview/|archive-url=False |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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| pronouns=[[he/him]], [[they/them]]<ref name="tweet">{{cite tweet|title=it's #PronounsDay so friendly reminder that i'm nonbinary/trans masc and my pronouns are he/they!|user=aidenschmaiden|number=1318982377775923200|date= October 21, 2020}}</ref> | | pronouns=[[he/him]], [[they/them]]<ref name="tweet">{{cite tweet|title=it's #PronounsDay so friendly reminder that i'm nonbinary/trans masc and my pronouns are he/they!|user=aidenschmaiden|number=1318982377775923200|date= October 21, 2020}}</ref> | ||
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'''Aiden Thomas''' is a queer [[nonbinary]] trans [[Glossary of English gender and sex terminology#L|Latinx]] author, known for their books ''Cemetery Boys'' and ''Lost in the Never Woods''. | '''Aiden Thomas''' is a queer [[nonbinary]] trans [[Glossary of English gender and sex terminology#L|Latinx]] author, known for their books ''Cemetery Boys'' and ''Lost in the Never Woods''. | ||
''Cemetery Boys'', which features a gay Cuban-Mexican trans boy named Yadriel as the protagonist, was inspired by a Tumblr post that asked "What happened if you summoned a ghost and couldn't get rid of it?"<ref name="Koehler" /> The novel made eighth place on the New York Times Best Seller list for Young Adult Hardcover books.<ref name="Vargas">{{Cite web |title=Rising Author Aiden Thomas Talks Dealing With Latinx Fam While Queer & More |author=Vargas, Alani |work=Remezcla |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |url= https://remezcla.com/features/culture/interview-bestselling-author-aiden-thomas-cemetery-boys/}}</ref> The cover art is by nonbinary illustrator Mars Lauderbaugh.<ref name="Penn">{{Cite web |title=YA Author Aiden Thomas Discusses How Bestselling "Cemetery Boys" Wasn't Originally Supposed To Be Their Debut And How Their Identity Shaped The Story |last=Penn |first=Farrah |work=BuzzFeed |date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/aiden-thomas-interview-cemetery-boys}}</ref> | ''Cemetery Boys'', which features a gay Cuban-Mexican trans boy named Yadriel as the protagonist, was inspired by a Tumblr post that asked "What happened if you summoned a ghost and couldn't get rid of it?"<ref name="Koehler" /> The novel made eighth place on the New York Times Best Seller list for Young Adult Hardcover books.<ref name="Vargas">{{Cite web |title=Rising Author Aiden Thomas Talks Dealing With Latinx Fam While Queer & More |author=Vargas, Alani |work=Remezcla |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |url= https://remezcla.com/features/culture/interview-bestselling-author-aiden-thomas-cemetery-boys/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329155308/https://remezcla.com/features/culture/interview-bestselling-author-aiden-thomas-cemetery-boys/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> The cover art is by nonbinary illustrator Mars Lauderbaugh.<ref name="Penn">{{Cite web |title=YA Author Aiden Thomas Discusses How Bestselling "Cemetery Boys" Wasn't Originally Supposed To Be Their Debut And How Their Identity Shaped The Story |last=Penn |first=Farrah |work=BuzzFeed |date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/aiden-thomas-interview-cemetery-boys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227052236/https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/aiden-thomas-interview-cemetery-boys |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
''Lost in the Never Woods'', a retelling of ''Peter Pan'', began as Thomas' thesis for his Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.<ref name="Penn" /> | ''Lost in the Never Woods'', a retelling of ''Peter Pan'', began as Thomas' thesis for his Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.<ref name="Penn" /> | ||