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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am full of feels over When The Tides Held The Moon. Just gorgeous. I need more intersectional sideshow found families in my sff. @venessakelley.bsky.social, I'm so glad we met at Lavendercon and that I bumped this up my tbr list!

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🌈 Introducing our Book 2 feature for August! 🎉 We are so excited to feature this sweeping romantasy about a Boricua blacksmith as he becomes part of Luna Park’s side show. Welcome to When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our final artist reveal for the August Sun & Moon crate! Next up is Мónica (@/Moni_Illust) who illustrated the Dust jacket for When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social 🧵

An artist reveal for one of the August books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a pastel rainbow striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @moni_illust”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in forest green font.

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Linnea Peterson @lpetersonwrites.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Grateful to the friend who gave me custom-made earrings with the cover of my book on them! Shout-out as always to @venessakelley.bsky.social for the gorgeous cover art. And if you haven't read my nerdy, queer, interfaith debut YA novel, get it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

A selfie of me, a white feminine person with brown hair and glasses, wearing earrings with the cover of my book, The Girls Will Be Okay, on them.

A photo of earrings with the cover of my book, The Girls Will Be Okay, on them.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the August Sun & Moon crate! Next up is Den (@/StarsDennn) who illustrated the hardcase forWhen the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social 🧵

An artist reveal for one of the August books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a teal-lime green ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @starsdennn”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in berry magenta font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the August Sun & Moon crate! First up is Bhavna @kidovna.bsky.social who illustrated the endpapers for When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social 🧵

An artist reveal for one of the August books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a blue-pink ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @kidovna.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in a magenta font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🌖 BOOK 2 for August is When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social ! Beningo Caldera’s latest blacksmithing project has led to a new job at the famed Coney Island Luna Park.

The theme image with a transparent red-blue gradient overlay. On the left side is the original cover of When the Tides Held the Moon. On the right is listed the special features for the book as listed in the main body text of this post. Under the list it reads "stay tuned to our social media and mailing list for more information including content warnings!".

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The NYC chapter’s performance was BANANAS. Honestly, if you can make the DC show and you enjoyed WTTHTM, you don’t want to miss it! (I’ll also be premiering the musical version of “Llévame Río”👀)

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Sea Griffin @seamonstercircus.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Come check out the 2nd show of our 2-city collab with Bushwick Book Club today at 2pm at Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. We're doing new work inspired by @venessakelley.bsky.social 's "When the Tides Held the Moon". Our show Thursday night at Coney Island was magical! New music, film and art!

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 10/06/2026

me answering today's #PrideBookFair prompt? more likely than you think! question: queer books you've read & can't stop thinking about my answer: these books by @finnlongman.com (surprising no one), @itsamia.bsky.social, @wordsiren.bsky.social, @venessakelley.bsky.social, & @leemandelo.bsky.social

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Zach the Scriptor @scriptorsapiens.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The Loose Ends Comics Anthology by Oneshi Press on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/one... is live! I've been working on my contribution for months, and I am very proud of my work, so if you're down for Morally Complicated Ambiguous Relationships, this one is for you!

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The Loose Ends Comics Anthology

Experience 23 short comics from 36 diverse global creators, all about the loose ends that fray along the journey…

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Suanne Laqueur @suannelqr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Yeah, I don’t deny the the cover got me but God, I just loved this little book, and I say “little” meaning all magnificent greatness distilled into one of the most charming things I’ve read in a long time. When the Tides Held the Moon by @venessakelley.bsky.social #Booksky

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

On such a heavy week in our country's history, to see When the Tides Held the Moon named among the most influential books in U.S. history fills me with so much hope. 😭 Thank you Emma Carbone and @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for including me in this magnificent list! (Link in thread!)

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Steven Gellman 🌈 📚🎼 🐾 @hiddenpoetmusic.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A few more book launch photos. Thank you again to everyone who came and to @venessakelley.bsky.social Curious Iguana bookstore and The Frederick Center. #booksky #books #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks

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Wolfe & Kron Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚫🧊 @wolfeandkronbooks.com · 08/05/2026

⚓ Anchor your spot in that book with a bookmark made with author & artist @venessakelley.bsky.social 💎 Bedazzle horseshoe crab shells with author @ryanlasala.bsky.social 🐡 Wish upon a star making a wish jar with author Leslie Vedder 🐚 Make a magic shell necklace with author Gloria Duke

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Steven Gellman 🌈 📚🎼 🐾 @hiddenpoetmusic.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"An emotive exploration of queer teen life and all its struggles, Steven Gellman's SOMEWHERE IN NOWHERE tackles sensitive topics with humor and compassion.” - Venessa Vida Kelley, USA Today Bestselling author-illustrator of When the Tides Held the Moon Thank you @venessakelley.bsky.social #booksky

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Love seeing @venessakelley.bsky.social’s WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON in @glamour.com! www.glamour.com/story/27-rom...

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27 Romantasy Books You’ll Want to Devour Immediately

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I am UNDONE. 😭 When the Tides Held the Moon has been shortlisted for the James Patterson + Bookshop.org prize!! Endless thanks to every indie bookseller who has uplifted my queer boricua historical romantasy—I am humbled by your incredible support!

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Steven Gellman 🌈 📚🎼 🐾 @hiddenpoetmusic.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I’m thrilled to share that I will be in conversation with @venessakelley.bsky.social for my book launch for Somewhere In Nowhere. Venessa is the best selling author of When The Tides Held The Moon. @curiousiguana.com is hosting the event & we ❤️ to see you there! #booksky #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks

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Teebz Rage @trashblushrage.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Just finished When the Tides Held the Moon and my heart is so full. Absolutely loved every moment of it and couldn't put it down. I'm so sad it's over. Thank you @venessakelley.bsky.social I borrowed this book from the library but I'm buying my own copy to treasure. 🖤🧜‍♂️🌕

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

In case you missed the moment. Art is powerful

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Erewhon Books @erewhonbooks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

From the wonderous fantasy to mind-expanding sci-fi, from the depths of horror to the magical realms of the speculative, we're proud to have an expansive list of SFF fiction eligible this year for awards consideration! @dianapho.bsky.social @viengsamai.bsky.social

Titles
Motheater by Linda H. Codega
The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai
The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee
Tall Is Her Body by Robert de la Chevotiere
The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty

Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
rekt by Alex Gonzalez
Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity, edited by Lee Mandelo

Titles
Ten Sleep by Nicolas Belardes
A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde
The Changeling Queen by Kimberly Bea
The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo

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therealshua @therealshua.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Didn't realize the incredible author @venessakelley.bsky.social was on Bluesky. Gracias por este libro que es un regalo ❣️

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Steven Gellman 🌈 📚🎼 🐾 @hiddenpoetmusic.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

My book club Tea & Peril (now in its tenth year) hosted author @venessakelley.bsky.social (When the Tides Held the Moon) today on my birthday and it was just magical! Thank you Venessa! #booksky #books #bookclub

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Wolf & Wyld's Queer Bookstore @wolfwyld.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🌈🎧📚 $4.99 * Sale ends in 6 days * 🤑 📖 When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social a young man goes through a journey of love & self-discovery after capturing a merman Affiliate Link www.libro.fm/audiobooks/9... #booksky #queerbooks #audiobook #cozy #fantasy

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When the Tides Held the Moon Audiobook on Libro.fm

The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman in this queer historical cozy fantasy, as a young Puerto Rican immigrant goes through a journey of love and self-discovery after capturing a merman for a ...

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The amount of taxpayer dollars we're wasting to hurt people and terrorize neighborhoods is astonishing. This is waste, fraud, and abuse on an epic scale. The absolute lawlessness ICE is astonishing. Minnesota would achieve a historic drop in crime rate simply by driving ICE from the state.

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🚨WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON is massively on sale right now through Barnes & Noble and Libro.fm! If you’ve been holding off on grabbing the fully illustrated hardcover or getting swept away by Lee Osorio and Joel de la Fuentes’ audiobook performances, these prices are BANANAS.

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Did you know that @venessakelley.bsky.social gorgeous historical fantasy novel, WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON has an equally LUMINOUS audiobook? Did you also know that it's available for less than a cup of coffee via Chirp Books right now? Well... now you know. www.chirpbooks.com/authors/vene...

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Audiobooks by Venessa Vida Kelley

Discover bestselling audiobooks by Venessa Vida Kelley for up to 95% off. No subscription fee necessary to get the best Venessa Vida Kelley audiobooks at low prices. Join Chirp today.

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Hear me out, though. Michael Cimino—an actual Puerto Rican—as Benny, and TZP—a nationally ranked swimmer—as Río. 💙🧜🏼‍♂️🇵🇷👀 #whenthetidesheldthemoon

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Lazuli @lazzchan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This was a gorgeous read and beautiful and just lovely. I would read again anf again, for story and damn if I don't want more of Rio and Benny. @venessakelley.bsky.social #whenthetidesheldthemoon

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I’ve been dancing in my chair all morning! So freaking proud of @venessakelley.bsky.social’s incredible accomplishments adding USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR to that list to kick off the year is truly inspiring! 💕

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist BookRiot Best Books of the Year Amazon Best Romantasy of the Year Reader's Digest Top 10 of the Year Audible Top 10 Romantasy Listens Library Journal Best Books of 2025 And now a USA Today bestseller!! 🥳 Congratulations, Venessa (@venessakelley.bsky.social)!

WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley is a USA Today bestseller!

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Linnea Peterson @lpetersonwrites.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Thrilled to be revealing the stunning cover of my debut YA novel, a sapphic interfaith romance called THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY! Art by the incomparable @venessakelley.bsky.social.

The cover of The Girls Will Be Okay by Linnea Peterson. The title is in a red cursive font, while the author's name is in a blocky white font in all caps. The cover image is a digital painting of two girls in their late teens. Solveig, on the left, has pale skin, straight brown hair, blue eyes, and gray rectangular glasses. She is wearing a light blue turtleneck, a blue and white unzipped sweater knit in a Norwegian pattern, and jeans. Sarah, on the right, has brown skin, curly dark brown hair, brown eyes, and round white glasses. She is wearing a bright red crew-neck sweatshirt that says, "MGHS MATH TEAM," along with jeans. Each girl is carrying a backpack. The background is a school hallway filled with lockers, and three other students are dimly visible behind Solveig and Sarah.

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

My opinion of Trump is best expressed through Buttercup’s words about Humperdinck from Rob Reiner’s “The Princess Bride”. He is nothing but a coward with a heart full of fear. And when I say he’s a coward, that is only because he is the slimiest weakling ever to crawl the earth.

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Thank you, @audible, for making WTTHTM a Best Listen of 2025! 🎉 “Performed beautifully by Lee Osorio and Joel de la Fuente, the audio brings every emotion, every quiet plea, and every moment of wonder to life. Hearing Spanish woven through the performance stopped me in my tracks, in the best way."

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🎨 Spotlight on Sarita Rich Sarita's Illustrator Page Sarita is represented by Lara Perkins and is open to picture books, board books, chapter books, and covers.

illustration of a girl in a bright floral shirt, looking at a western marbled white butterfly on her finger with an expression of wonder

a group of woodland animals including a bear, a fox, rabbits, squirrels, a badger, a hedgehog, and an owl enjoys a feast of fruit, carrots, and mushrooms set out on a stump table

illustration of three kids in a kitchen, happily decorating an enormous gingerbread house. On the messy floor, a cat plays with a fallen gumdrop.

illustration of a boy lying in the grass, watching a group of tufted titmice eat birdseed and play in a jack o'lantern

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Spicy Uniformshark @sharksmut.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Recently finished reading @venessakelley.bsky.social's 'When the Tides held the Moon' & if I could do nothing else but read beautiful gay merman/human romance novels forever I would not mind the slightest 😭 I'm not good with words so idk what to tell you guys? U know I like FISH go buy the book?🫠🫶

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Library Journal (@libraryjournal.bsky.social)’s best books of 2025 includes 3 ABLA titles! WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by @venessakelley.bsky.social THE SPIRIT OF LOVE by Lauren Kate THE DATING PROHIBITION by Taj McCoy Congratulations to all on this recognition! 🥳

Library Journal’s best books of 2025 includes three ABLA titles!

WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley
THE SPIRIT OF LOVE by Lauren Kate
THE DATING PROHIBITION by Taj McCoy

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

My heart is beyond full. When the Tides Held the Moon just made it onto @libraryjournal.bsky.social’s Best Books of 2025! I’m honored to see it included among so many incredible titles! 😭 www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella...

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Stellar Selections | Best Books 2025

Throughout the year, LJ’s expert reviewers consider thousands of books, reading titles across a myriad of genres and subjects. These are the nearly 800 works they judged as the best, most notable, sig...

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Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness @turkeycleverness.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

You like what you like. I, personally, don't like to read M/F...unless I know they're both queer and then somehow that fixes it in my head? LOL, talk about not making sense XD. One of the best sex scenes I've ever read had no penetration (When the Tides Held the Moon by @venessakelley.bsky.social).

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Last day to vote for I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN and WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON in the GoodReads Choice Awards!!

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

For those keeping up with the GoodReads Choice Awards, Ann Liang’s I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN and Venessa Vida Kelley’s WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON made it through to the final voting round. You know what to do.

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Do the thing, people! @venessakelley.bsky.social’s WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON has made it through the final voting round but they need YOUR vote to win in their Debut category. Let’s gooooo!! www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

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Last Chance! Vote in the Final Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards!

It all comes down to this. Pick your favorite books of the year in the Goodreads Choice Awards.

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Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I’m so honored to see When the Tides Held the Moon included among WIROBooks’ Favorite books of 2025!! Thank you!!

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