# Neal Shusterman on Reddit (u/NealShusterman)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/neal-shusterman

Neal Shusterman: Author, Arc of a Scythe and Unwind.

- Reddit account: [u/NealShusterman](https://www.reddit.com/user/NealShusterman/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2020 r/books AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/g2j1od/i_am_neal_shusterman_author_of_scythe_unwind/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/books (223)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2020 to 2021
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Shusterman

## Moments

### u/NealShusterman in r/books, Nov 1, 2021 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Is Scythe Hideyoshi (mentioned in Scythe as the only scythe to have mastered gleaning through hypnosis) the same aws Grandslayer Hideyoshi that appears in Thunderhead?

> I keep a database of scythes, who they are, what their preferred gleaning methods are, robe colors, etc.  I’m sure that I consulted that database when I chose Hideyoshi to be a grandslayer.  Or at least I hope I did -- and that I didn’t say anything contradictory!  (but if I did, I’ll say it was intentional.  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it).

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/qkfvr7/comment/hiwc866/ · 17 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/NealShusterman in r/books, Nov 1, 2021 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Thank you so much for writing The Schwa Was Here. What inspired you to write that book? To this day it means so much to me. Thank you for your AMA!

> Thank you!  It was inspired by a school visit, where there was this kid in the back with his hand up, who I kept forgetting to call on. He was so unnoticeable!  And after that presentation, I couldn’t stop thinking about that idea of being almost supernaturally unnoticeable.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/qkfvr7/comment/hiwtm8m/ · 4 points as of Nov 7, 2026