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Marley Rose-Teter @marleyroseteter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In honor of pub day and my not-so-secretly favorite character, Jeffrey the skeleton rabbit, some writer-friends (and one of their moms! and my lovely partner!) have blessed us all with these fabulous skelebuns! Art credit in alt-text + next post 🐇🦴❤️

Sketch of a rabbit hopping delightedly that says, “Oh, hurry! hurry! come quick! The Bone Brides is here!” along with 5 skeleton rabbit illustrations in different styles. Art by Paul Rose-Teter, TJ, Shannon English, Meg Gauck, CJ Subko, and Sasha Kielman.

4 skeleton rabbit illustrations in different styles. Art by Christina Ferko, Artemis Whelan, Jess Aragon, and Aowna.

5 skeleton rabbit illustrations in different styles. Art by Carmeline Melchior, Via Luino, M. Stevenson, Annika Barranti Klein, and Paul Rose-Teter.

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

You've been hearing about The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon, and now you can get a sneak peek! Download the preview of the first 100 pages onto your e-reader wherever ebooks are sold. Preorder now, available July 28

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I’m literally never on Bluesky and I love that the one time I open the app this month, this is the first thing I see SFF NEEDS MORE BUGS

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Maybe some of us think ectoparasites are nice (I have no idea how to pronounce this word)

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

It’ll be available for purchase on July 28! It’s up for preorder now, and you can also request on netgalley if you’re a member there :)

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

For those with instas and #booksky love (esp #SFF), check out the street team apps for my friend @jvawrites.bsky.social 's upcoming book THE DEMON STAR. www.instagram.com/p/DVbQd0bjqR...

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Thank you so much!! I really hope you like it

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

(this is what I did while I was stuck on the couch recovering from surgery for two weeks)

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon is now available for preorder! This cinematic thriller is a horror tinged science fantasy with expansive worldbuilding and tons of action. Preorder now, available July 28, 2026! buff.ly/Z3raT1L

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

✨COVER REVEAL✨ My debut science fantasy, THE DEMON STAR, will be out next July from @dawbooks.bsky.social artist is Kieran Yanner, who could not have done a better job of capturing the vibe and setting of this book!

Book cover for THE DEMON STAR by Jesse Aragon. It shows a red/orange canyon landscape with alien ruins in the distance, and a ringed gas giant on the horizon. There is an eclipse in the sky, centered above three characters: a woman with light brown skin, dark red hair, and muscled arms, holding a spear; a boy with brown skin and black hair raising one hand toward the eclipse; and a man with pale skin, blond hair, and black robes.

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Here's the epic cover for The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon! The otherworldly conflict of Dune, the cosmic strangeness of Gideon the Ninth, and the action of Red Rising converge in this epic science fantasy debut 💥💥 Available July 28, 2026 Artist: Kieran Yanner Cover Director: Adam Auerbach

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The only thing that will stop Trump is a grassroots movement using diverse tactics. (not just protests! We need boycotts, strikes, slowdowns, guerrilla art, disruptions, gumming the works from the inside, etc) from a cross-section of society. It’s on us. A few skeets here with resources: 1/x

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time to level up / an early draft of a playbook

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

More attention here please.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

My debut comes out next summer! Epic science fantasy/space opera

PM announcement for THE DEMON STAR by Jesse Aragon from DAW books

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/06/2025

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 10/06/2025

I continue to believe that in times like these, we all share a collective duty NOT to splatter our demotivating feelings of doom and despair all over everybody else in public. I don’t care if it makes YOU feel better. This isn’t about YOU. Deal with those feelings outside of public venues.

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

"Violence is never the solution"

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Maya Darjani | SFF author @mayadarjani.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Loyalty to the Max is out TODAY. It's currently on KU, and you can get the print online at any major retailer. Books2read.com/LTTM One day I'm gonna put makeup on and not look exhausted in a book photo 😭

Exhausted author selfie with the hardcover version of her book

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Sara Omer @omersarae.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Oh no big deal 😌💕 “Omer’s enthralling debut epic fantasy starts with a bang and never slows… epic battles and juicy political machinations keep the pages turning, and Omer’s Southwest Asian–inflected worldbuilding fascinates. Readers will be eager for more." -Publisher’s Weekly

The gryphon king book cover on publisher’s weekly

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

There are two kinds of authors: 1) writes idealized self-inserts 2) gives their MC one or two of their worst personality traits, amplifies them x1000, then spends an entire book roasting them for it also the pipeline from 1 to 2 is real

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

If you can put in money, put in money. If you can put in time, put in time. If you can put in support, put in support. We can all contribute; it doesn't have to look the same.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

one thing that stood out to me reading the book was just how much of a huge judgy bitch Lomelli/Lawrence is. He has an opinion about every single person at the conclave and does not hold back. I love him.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I’m also totally normal about this movie and am living for this thread

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

okay this made me laugh pretty hard

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

lots of amazing items here!! (also a query critique from yours truly)

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

this book is like "yeah Catholicism has a great aesthetic, but you know what it's missing? arthropods"

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I've been very lucky in a lot of ways, to be clear, and I still cannot imagine the lives some of these people are living. The disconnect is vast.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

the number of times I've googled a successful author and found out they come from ridiculous wealth is way too high. even anecdotally, I've met so many writers with upper class backgrounds, trust funds, expensive elite degrees, high-earning spouses, no day jobs... it can be enraging.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

we DO NOT talk enough about this and we NEED to

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 01/05/2025

Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching. Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

addendum: my advice will probably stop being relevant in a few years. I would not take querying advice from anyone who's been out of the trenches for 5+ years, because the landscape has changed dramatically. I would also not take advice from anyone who got signed really really fast on book #1.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I know what it’s like to be so exhausted and desperate to get published that you think you'd be happy with ANY agent, but there's a reason we're always saying “no agent is better than a bad agent!” Please, please do your due diligence—with which, again, I'm happy to help!

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I queried for 8 years, I’ve signed with two agencies, been on sub twice, on both ends of mentoring programs, and now have a trad deal. I've Seen Some Shit, and believe in transparency for new writers. I'm happy to check PM for those who can’t afford it, point out red flags, and answer questions.

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Jesse Aragon @jvawrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I don't have much following here but I'll say it anyway: There are a lot of bad actors in pub calling themselves "agents", and I see writers falling prey every day. if you’re querying and trying to vet literary agents, if you’re new to this and don’t have access to whisper networks, my DMs are open!

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

As of now @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social and I will be drawing chapter headings for the project. Make @aimeecozza.com and help us keep our stretch goal

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