25. Free Friday so--read my friends' books!

More Strange Than True by C.J. Spataro
@cjspataro.bsky.social‬

When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
@venessakelley.bsky.social‬

#FantasyIndiesJuly #writingcommunity #CJSpataro #MidsummersNightDream #romantasy #bookrecs #VenessaVidaKelley

New read - When the Tides Held the Moon

Venessa Vida Kelley will be at the Coney Island Museum to present this book in August

#authortalk #coneyisland #coneyislandmuseum #venessavidakelley #brooklyn #whenthetidesheldthemoon
Books borrowed from @bklynlibrary.bsky.social #bkpl

#phoenixvillepride At #readsandcompany tomorrow 6/7/2025 to sign copies of #discowitchesoffireisland along with some other great writers #xioaxelrod and #venessavidakelley Come pay us a visit! #phoenixville #lgbtqia

Cover of The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett

Cover of When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley

Day 30 - The book you're reading right now

It's two books, actually:

The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (a reread)

When the Moon Held the Tides by Venessa Vida Kelley
(@venessakelley.bsky.social‬)

#30daybookchallenge #booksky #reading #amreading #books #TerryPratchett #VenessaVidaKelley

Wednesday, May 21, author & illustrator Venessa Vida Kelley chats about their American fairytale, When the Tides Held the Moon, Benny's journey, activism, how their children inspired Tides, the importance of Emmett's arc, & more.

#whenthetidesheldthemoon #venessavidakelley #americanfairytale

When The Tides Held The Moon, Venessa Vida Kelley

A young Puerto Rican immigrant goes through a journey of love and self-discovery after capturing a merman for a Coney Island sideshow act in turn-of-the 20th century New York.

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#QueerBooks #VenessaVidaKelley

Won a giveaway copy of When the Tides Held the Moon!!! It’s so pretty and looks so sweet 🥰 #whenthetidesheldthemoon #venessavidakelley

When the Tides Held the Moon comes out in MERmay🎪🌙🧜‍♂️

You can pre-order it here: www.venessakelley.com/items-3

#whenthetidesheldthemoon #bennyandrío #merpeople #lunapark #books #novel #venessakelley #venessavidakelley #artwork #blue #achillean #newauthor #newauthors #mermaids #mermen #bookreview

Erewhon Acquires When the Tides Held the Moon, an Illustrated Novel From Venessa Kelley The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman… Erewhon Books announces When the Tides Held the Moon, a queer historical romantasy from author and illustrator Venessa V. Kelley—forthcoming in …

I'm incredibly excited to work with #VenessaVidaKelley on this beautiful book! Combining my love of Coney Island with merman summer romance and her breathtaking art is a true inspiration. 🌊😍🏖️🐚🌈🧜‍♂️#AuntieEditor

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