iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛

bookshop.org

Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

14676356

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It was!!! It’s so sweet of you to remember!

000

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The prophecy has occurred!!! 😂

010

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thank you, Ry!! I appreciate it 😊

110

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A major thank you to my agent, @allielevick.bsky.social for her unwavering support, my editor Aly Day for helping bring Amelia’s story to life, and to @sonidoreyes.bsky.social, for being the first to see something in this book way back in its PitchWars 2020 edition.

030

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

✨Let’s go, girls✨ I’m beyond thrilled to announce my next book, coming out this spring with @harpercollins.bsky.social BOTTLE BLONDE is a YA rom-com love letter to community, high school musical theatre, 2000s chick flicks and the magic of being true to yourself.

A light pink theatre curtain fills the background of the graphic in front of a sparkly bubblegum pink backdrop. In the middle of the screen, in a red marquee sign clipart, is the following deal announcement from Bookshelf:

Aly Day at HarperCollins has acquired BOTTLE BLONDE by Elle Grenier (THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY) at auction. A YA rom-com following a determined theater nerd who is sure the key to living out her picture-perfect senior year is landing her dream part as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical; obviously she’ll need to nail her audition, but first she needs to come out as a trans girl. Publication is set for May 2027; Alexandra Levick negotiated the two-book six-figure deal for North American rights.

A second marquee sign features the following text:
BOTTLE BLONDE by Elle Grenier
A HarperCollins production
Out May 18th 2027

The same background as the last graphic. This time, the marquee sign features the following summary:

Amelia knows she was born to be a leading lady. But there’s just one thing: only one other person knows she’s a girl.

With only three and a half months until graduation, Amelia is determined to make her senior year dreams come true. And the key to living out her picture-perfect high school fantasy is landing the part of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical. It would give Amelia the chance to play opposite her longtime crush—sensitive, mega-talented basketball star, Travis dos Santos. Travis, who always laughs at her jokes and makes space for her thoughts. Travis, who has started to look at her a bit differently.

But if she wants a real shot at her dream role, she has to come out as a trans girl.

Amelia is closer than ever to turning her main-character daydreams into reality, if only she could prove herself to the rest of the school. But finding her happily-ever-after might be more complicated than she thought—and her vibrant imagination might just carry her away this time.

A take on the meme featuring a dark, gloomy beach house next to a pink, Barbie-like beach house. Above each house are the following titles (left to right): This Wretched Beauty (2026) / Bottle Blonde (2027)

7148

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

59220557587

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oh my god this is why I haven’t heard no music from him in so long???

020

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Definitely worth at least checking out 9 to 5 and gimme gimme gimme then!!

010

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

They’ve got some bangers in there!! Systematic is a huge favourite, and their cover album has some gems

110

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The myth underlying this is that trans people (trans women specifically) were ever "invisible." We were objects of fascination, scorn, mockery, and fetishizing long before 2014 (for about the entire history of mass media really). What really broke a lot of brains was the idea we deserved dignity

222574647

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Yeah, both of them are so deeply frustrating because they get so close but also remain chained to some of the worst mentalities of their era. They could’ve been so cool if they’d just pulled it together and figured some things out

110

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Love this quote so much! It’s a classic

110

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Permanent People's Tribunal concluded that Canada's ongoing policies amount to genocide against Indigenous peoples. The judge noted the primary driver of these policies is Canada's acts to seize Indigenous lands, territories and resources. (1/3)

13719

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

What’s time, really? 💖 happy for you, friend

010

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Now to get some pictures of that spider-menace!!

110

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

J. Jonah Jameson? More like Gay Jonah Jameson am I right folks??

140

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Member of @authorsabb.bsky.social @jerroldconnors.bsky.social came through in the best way and assembled this for us all! Know thine shitty bills!

Three poop colored circles in a Venn diagram, 8705: mandates teaching propagandistic US history, HR 7661: will banned undefined "sexually oriented" materials, HR 2616 will mandate teachers to put trans and nb students. ALL 3 will ban books. ALL THREE are transphobic bs.

1718478

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Have you picked up a copy of THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY by @elleoftheball.bsky.social yet? A gloriously gothic trans retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray set in the smoky underworld of 1860s London! 🪞 ✨ tinyurl.com/2nybm4zd

032

Reposted by Elle Grenier

🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

glaad.org

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

11557965001

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Confirmed: the trad playlist stays ON during the next series

030

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

That’s it we’re putting on the musique trad playlist and lighting the Rocket Richard candles

020

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This game can’t possibly good for my heart what the actual hell is going on

120

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It was! But it’s been a fun series to follow!

010

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Very much condolences! I like Buffalo fine, but it’s Montréal through and through for me Oh DEFINITELY. A very intense, high-turn around game—but wow has it been sloppy

110

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

…nobody look at me, I am Unwell™️

150

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

These first periods have been wild

110

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This series has wrecked my blood pressure

110

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Must every Habs/Sabree game start like this 🙃

250

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It’s gonna be like this all night huh

000

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

final score of this game is gonna be like 31 - 28

4652

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Wolfy D. Lucca 🌑🐺 @spookalucca.tv · 14/05/2026

Canadians, tell your MPs to vote NO on bill C22. There's a one-click option to do so in the thread!

26145

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 12/05/2026

i think if billionaires wanted to receive more respect and deference from the population at large they wouldn't say shit like this

16762125

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Finished drafting the chapter that’s been giving me trouble AND reached a new best in Pokémon Champions today If the Habs win and Victoire boots Britta Curl from finals contention tonight on top of that I may actually become Too Powerful™️

080

Elle Grenier @elleoftheball.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Oh my god????? I’m so glad you got to have this moment!!! So happy for you ✨

120

Reposted by Elle Grenier

victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 07/05/2026

🚨THE CAT IS FINALLY OUT OF THE BAG🚨 my second book has a name - RISEBALL - and a home - dutton! - and an editor - the inimitable @andrewkarre.bsky.social !! it will be bookshelves in summer 2027!!!!! i cannot wait for you all to meet amy and josie, the horrible nightmare sisters of my dreams

Andrew Karre at Dutton Children's Books has acquired, at auction, Riseball by Stonewall Award-winning author Victoria Zeller (One of the Boys), a contemporary YA novel about estranged sisters who must play on the same softball team after one of them comes out as transgender. Publication is scheduled for summer 2027; Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency brokered the deal for North American English rights.

4577473

Reposted by Elle Grenier

Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! To help uplift and celebrate educators, we asked @elleoftheball.bsky.social to tell us about teachers in her life that she'd like to thank 📚❤️ Check out Elle's Dorian Gray remix, THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY, here: tinyurl.com/3s9dphbt #TeacherAppreciationWeek

011