4 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.75

A.J. Saxsma’s Followers (99)

A.J.’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (0)
read (4)
gothic (1)
psychological-horror (1)
queer-horror (1)

A.J.’s Friends (3)

Emily

1,392 books | 357 friends

William Bitner Jr.

26,547 books | 1,991 friends

Zadie Smith

304 books | 21 friends

A.J. Saxsma

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.ajsaxsma.com

Twitter

aj_saxsma

Member Since

December 2022

edit data

AJ is a queer writer and dog dad. He grew up in a small, rural farming community an hour outside of Chicago. He exited the Midwest in 2012 with a trunkful of his belongings and has been living in Los Angeles ever since. As an author, his literary work has earned awards from Almond Press UK, has been published in anthologies, and has also appeared in Under The Bed Magazine. As a screenwriter, his work has been an official selection for the Independent Horror Film Awards, Hollywood Screen Film Festival, Los Angeles Cinefest, and Los Angeles Horror Competition. He’s also written the narrative scripts for four video game projects produced by Oculus for the Oculus VR system.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask A.J. Saxsma questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
A.J. Saxsma’s books

Average rating: 3.36 · 319 ratings · 100 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Morphosis 3.09 avg rating — 182 ratings — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Giant Comes: A Dark Comedy 3.51 avg rating — 94 ratings — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be Not Afraid 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Common Sense & Other Tales of Disillusionment: A Collection of Literary Fiction 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

0 posts
A.J. Saxsma's Blog

A.J. Saxsma hasn't written any blog posts yet.

rss
A.J.’s Recent Updates

A.J. Saxsma liked Barbara's review of Common Sense & Other Tales of Disillusionment: A Collection of Literary Fiction: "I thoroughly enjoy the author's style - I think it really fits the subject matter, being sparse and bringing the point home. It is interesting how such different subjects can be connected by themes of despair, falling-apart human connections, and fai" Read more of this review »
Nov 03, 2025 06:35AM · see review
A.J. Saxsma liked Jackie's review of Be Not Afraid: "An awesome story about how people perceive how others see them. Looking for solace in different ways can prove to be dangerous. Never saw the type of ending coming. Absolutely not to be missed."
Jan 13, 2025 01:07PM · see review
A.J. Saxsma is now following Milt Theo's reviews
Aug 29, 2024 03:48PM · like
A.J. Saxsma and 1 other person liked Milt Theo's review of Common Sense & Other Tales of Disillusionment: A Collection of Dark Fiction: "WOW. Or, more accurately, WELP! A.J. Saxsma's short story collection, "Common Sense and Other Disillusionments", is a virtuoso perfomance from a writer at the top of his craft, a tremendous, no-holds-barred, dazzling literary accomplishment deserving" Read more of this review »
Aug 29, 2024 03:46PM · see review
A.J. Saxsma made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Duplicate Book topic " Hi there! The book selected for this topic is a duplicate entry of this book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... The book I linked is the correct ...more "
Aug 14, 2024 02:38PM
A.J. Saxsma and 1 other person liked Sam's review of Morphosis: "This is a real horror story, quite nasty in parts! I didn't connect with any of the characters but it is a well thought out & twisted plot, shocking at moments, chilling at others! So if that is your thing! Go for it! "
Aug 13, 2024 09:22AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Morphosis by A.J. Saxsma. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Morphosis by A.J. Saxsma <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
A.J. Saxsma made a comment on Peter’s review of A Giant Comes: A Dark Comedy " Thank you so much for reading, Peter, and for the wonderfully kind words. I'm thrilled you're enjoying! ...more "
May 05, 2024 11:13AM · see review
A.J. Saxsma made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Delete Duplicate Request topic " Thank you! "
Apr 27, 2024 07:43AM
A.J. Saxsma made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Delete Book Please :) topic " Not sure how this book was created, but it needs to be deleted: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ...more "
Apr 24, 2024 08:26AM
A.J. Saxsma made a comment in the group sapphic central!! for the gays who love girls — Queer Author Intro topic " Happy Friday! My name is Aj, I'm a queer author who is looking to get his latest book into as many queer hands as possible (lol). I came across your b ...more "
Apr 12, 2024 10:29AM