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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)

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Dana Fraedrich, Steampunk Fantasy Author (she/her) @danafraedrich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What an absolute delight this book is! It’s clever and heartfelt and so well written. And the MC is one of my historical heroes, Mary Anning. @jennifermandula.bsky.social completely smashed it!

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

the everlasting, out october 28th 🗡️💖

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow. a book with teal sprayed edges and a floral cover. there's also, critically, a sword.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I understand why it's like this, but I will never forgive the web for shifting to a form where the two paragraphs of information I need only exist as a ten-minute video.

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Love to be a highly sensitive person with a single dog hair stuck in your leggings, therefore malfunctioning until it’s excised

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Jeva Lange 🫎 @jeva.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Them: Would you like a bar of chocolate for breakfast? Me: Hm, no thank you, it’s 8 am Them: What if we wrapped it in ✨ pastry ✨ Me: Them: It’s called a chocolate croissant Me: I’ll take three

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Your April Fools jokes suck EXCEPT the woman on TikTok who wore a crow costume and perched on her husband’s nightstand to wake him up

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The choruses of masc blue-collar laborers that perform the opening “work songs” with folk / shanty influence in The Little Mermaid (1989), Pocahontas (1995), and Frozen (2013), highlight a repeated motif in which the working class is positioned as the narrative Greek chorus, and in this essay I will

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Sharing the first part of my writing journey over on substack today! jennifermandula.substack.com/p/how-i-got-...

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Pressing order on more elastic band waist pants like it’s my job

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

When Sebastian says “Boy, what a soft shell I’m turning out to be” ?? That’s great writing right there. Chef’s kiss. I laugh every time.

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

If there’s one thing about me it’s that I love to dip a lil snack in a hot beverage

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Leah Jaclyn @leahjaclyn.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

my executive function is more like unpaid intern function today

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Anyone else ever delay starting a book that you suspect you’re going to love? I don’t really know *why* I do this. Anyway this is me right now with The Bright Sword ⚔️ 👀

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Now I get to say that my book - about a Victorian fossil hunter who hatches a pterodactyl and has to work with her ex-fiancé to become a geomagician, while hiding the true extent of her fossil magic - comes out NEXT YEAR! 😱 🥳

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

My tummy hurts, she says, how did this happen, she says, what a surprise, she says, having eaten only a mug of coffee and two large donuts today

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Me, before parenthood: UGH it’s so important to let your children discover their own interests and form their own beliefs Me, now, pressing play for the thousandth time on “Broadway for Kids”: indoctrination is good, actually

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I love this book so much and you will do

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Gonna have to pregame (nap) before my big night out tonight (the book club cookie exchange)!

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 05/12/2024

Hello friends and enemies, please tell me about your queer adult SFF that comes out in 2025! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Four books similar to the one I wrote 💚

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

My kingdom for a kids profile setting on Spotify

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Oh no Jonathan Bailey singing If I Didn’t Believe In You came across my FYP again and now I won’t be able to do anything productive all day 🥲

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Look I never thought I could beat Serena but I DO think I sound pretty good singing Defying Gravity so I know a thing or two about delusion

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

- Greenery - Peach iced tea - Unicorns - Family dance parties - Cakes without frosting (e.g, pound cake, coffee cake) - Riding Big Thunder Mountain during the fireworks at Disneyland - Bbq chicken pizza - Down comforters - The smell of sunscreen - Brushing my teeth in the shower

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Leanne (L. A.) Schwartz @schwartzwords.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

ok so technically this entire year is simply Wicked intermission which means we get fun little snacks and drinks, chat about art, and compliment each other in the bathroom that’s it

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clare edge ✨ @clarewonders.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Hey, it's still diabetes awareness month! Are you aware I wrote a cozy fantasy novel about a diabetic witch who can't stop accidentally conjuring demons when she tests her blood sugar? 😈🩸

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Finally read PIRANESI and loved it, and now desperately want more books with the premise “this building is super Weird.” I can think of HOUSE OF LEAVES - any other recommendations??

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Lauren Bajek @laurenbajek.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was: 1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one 2 preorders: we need to stock this book 3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out 4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display

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Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 20/11/2024

Good morning! Just a reminder, I am hosting a GIVEAWAY on my newsletter! To enter, share this post, sign up for my mailing list, and fill out the form linked in my "welcome" e-mail! bit.ly/3Zbdw8Y Winner will be selected on December 15th!

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If *I* was a criminal I would simply click ✅ YES when the credit card reader asks if I’m authorized. But I’m just built different 💁🏼‍♀️

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I don’t know how NetGalley works and at this point I’m too afraid to ask, but you probably know so you should go request it!!!

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The toddler has set up the living room as a pretend car. She’s pretending to be Mom. “Whoops!” she says, “I forgot my phone. Has anyone seen my phone!?” 💀

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Bluesky feels like I showed up at a party and I don’t know that many people but I’m pretty sure it’ll be a good time if I can find the right extroverts to glom onto

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Rose Black @wordsofrablack.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

My book is out in just over a week, so here are a few questions I've been asked about the book. Also the ebook is still 6.99 until release date if you wanted to take a chance on a queer book by a queer author.

Do I need to read til Death Do Us Bard first? No both books are completely standalone and set in different worlds. You can read in any order.

TDDUB was described as a hug, is this the same? Id say this one is more holding your partner's hand at the top of a rollercoaster. It's tenser.

Does FW&PS have D&D vibes like TDDUB? Not as such but it is still full of adventure, conflict, and excitement. Plus found family and ride or die crew

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

How have we not domesticated raccoons yet like those guys so clearly want to be pets

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

I know I don’t get enough social interaction these days because my kid’s preschool teacher said “cute sweater” and I regaled her with the wildly unnecessary Story of The Sweater for like 5 minutes 🤦‍♀️

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Figured I should do a pinned introduction here - hi! I’m Jenny, I write fun, romantic, cozy-ish fantasy that flirts with the dark. My historical fantasy debut, THE GEOMAGICIAN, reimagines the life of fossil hunter Mary Anning as a witch who hatches a baby pterodactyl. Coming 2026 from Del Rey!

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Rose Black @wordsofrablack.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Remember to check your children's halloween sweets carefully. I found upcoming horror novel The Cut by @cj-dotson.bsky.social in this one. (If you don't find any trick or treating, you should add it on goodreads - www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...)

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Passed a stalled car yesterday on the freeway. 3 yo: why are they stopped there? me: oh, looks like their car isn’t working. I bet a tow truck will come to get them. 3 yo, in HORROR: what’s wrong with their TOES???

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Jennifer Mandula @jennifermandula.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Ok multiple people at World Fantasy told me this was THE place to be so here I am!! Looking forward to having another social media platform to accidentally neglect!!

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