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# T.J. Klune

(1982)   Novelist

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T.J. Klune is a novelist.

## Quick Facts About T.J. Klune

Born May 20, 1982

Profession Novelist

## About T.J. Klune

Travis John Klune is an American author who writes fantasy and romantic stories that feature gay and LGBTQ+ characters. His novel The House in the Cerulean Sea became a New York Times bestseller and won the 2021 Alex and Mythopoeic Awards. He also received the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance.

##  Quotes by T.J. Klune · Page 7

> [“He stared up at me, and even as the house fell apart around us, even as drops of fire rained down from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-klune/he-stared-up-at-me-and-even-as-the-house-fell-apart-around-us-even-as/)

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## T.J. Klune by topic

[Humor (24)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor/t-j-klune/) [Time (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/t-j-klune/) [Love (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/t-j-klune/) [Life (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/t-j-klune/) [Gaze (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gaze/t-j-klune/) [Emotional-moment (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional-moment/t-j-klune/) [Who we are (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/who-we-are/t-j-klune/)

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