Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Signed some copies of BEASTS at Chevalier’s in LA today. It is so encouraging to see stores still stock this book I care about so much and believe in so deeply. 040
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Reminder that I wrote a YA fantasy novel about a boy wizard who hooks up with a puppet boy while slowly transforming into an anthropomorphic fox (it’s also about labor unions and how cycles of abuse manifest in politics) 064
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Paperbacks of BEASTS! One day, I hope I’ll be able to speak more openly about my experiences publishing this book about queer teens in unaccepting communities, the ravages of capitalism, and the cycles of abuse and trauma. For now, I’ll say this is a good and important book that I’m very proud of. 162
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Anyways, I wrote a book about two siblings surviving abuse that is very good and meaningful irregardless of whether or not it is an “identity book” and it deserves to be seen. 042
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024NO BETTER THAN BEASTS, my queer YA Nutcracker retelling, is an excellent holiday read and also eligible for the Norton award at the Nebulas! books2read.com/u/4jOgZj 141
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 13/11/20242024 awards eligibility post! SFWA members, I would be so honored if you would consider NO BETTER THAN BEASTS, my YA fantasy retelling of the Nutcracker with angry girls and triumphing over abuse, for this year’s Norton award. 030
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Hello, new followers! It’s nice to meet you. I’m Zabé, the author of NO BETTER THAN BEASTS, a queer YA retelling of the Nutcracker. Unfortunately, because my book is pro-trans, pro-unions, and pro-democracy, I believe its marketing support may have been curtailed in-house at Macmillan 43618
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 04/11/2024Anyways, if you would like to support a cool trans book that needs a boost, check out NO BETTER THAN BEASTS, a queer YA retelling of the Nutcracker that’s also about shapeshifting and surviving abuse 043
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 18/10/2024This is a beautiful book and it deserves to be welcomed into this world and celebrated for the story inside 351
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 10/10/2024Doing a book launch event for BEASTS in LA next weekend—if you’re in town and want a signed copy, stop on by Chevalier’s Books at 11AM next Saturday, Oct 19th! 022
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 29/08/2024😏😏😏outlining a bunch more adventures for a certain OT3😏😏😏 163
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 02/08/2024Always good to write something from the POV of an old friend 😉 010
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 02/06/2024Happy Pride Month! Check out my YA fantasy debut about a pair of queer siblings and the cursed forest slowly turning them into animals! 131
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 16/04/2024NO BETTER THAN BEASTS is now available to request on NetGalley! This YA fantasy novel is a dark queer retelling of the Nutcracker about two siblings who escape their abuser by taking opposite sides in a war. Check it out now! 033
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 21/02/2024That thing where you feel bad for the worst person ever. 110
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023Some thoughts on the audacity of creative perseverance, from a recent blog post 2123
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 07/08/2023What the absolute fuck hell is this? I didn’t give these assholes permission to word scrape my book. Jesus christ. 220
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 29/07/2023a fun thing about being trans and writing a pirate books is you realize you created your whole look because when you were twelve you thought this guy was hot: 010
Zabé Ellor @zrellor.bsky.social · 24/07/2023Happy paperback birthday to the book that taught me art is a living, breathing expression of who we are. I can’t wait to tell more stories in this world with these characters 💙💙💙 020
