Marley Rose-Teter

@marleyroseteter

Author of THE BONE BRIDES (Sept 29, 2026, Page Street). Theatre director. Occasional anime panelist. Once jammed a knife into my leg while carving a pumpkin. Queerer and queerer. She/her. Rep: Hannah Andrade

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Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· 29d

THE BONE BRIDES comes out September 29th! Hayao Miyazaki meets Guillermo del Toro in this Sapphic YA portal fantasy in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faery realm. Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/marleyroseteter

"Nola knows plenty of stories about humans in love with faeries, too. None end happily." --The Bone Brides

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jul 10

So excited for my first @writehive.bsky.social conference! Want to be among the first to hear a snippet from my debut YA fantasy THE BONE BRIDES? Want to hear a bunch of other really cool writing, read by really cool people? Join us LIVE TOMORROW at 6pm PDT/9pm EDT for "Read Anything!"

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jul 9

Ah, yes, the manga of Chaucer.

Screenshot of a copy of the manga adaptation of Kamikaze Girls listed on Amazon as "Middle English Edition."

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jul 9

What do you do when you receive a box full of beautiful ARCs from your publisher? Why, build a ziggurat for your bunny of course! Hayao Miyazaki meets Guillermo del Toro in this Sapphic YA portal fantasy in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faery realm.

An extremely handsome off-white lionhead bunny stands in front of a ziggurat built of ARCs of THE BONE BRIDES. He is flanked by his honor guard of bunny stuffed animals.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jul 9

Absolutely!! Silly of me not to have included that in the first place! Preorders, NetGalley, and everything else can be found here: linktr.ee/marleyrosete...

Blue graphic (with the book’s cover watermarked beneath) that reads, “About the Book” followed by the tagline, “Hayao Miyazaki meets Guillermo del Toro in this Sapphic YA portal fantasy in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faery realm,” and the synopsis: “Nola James can handle it. She can handle that her father is dead. She can handle that her friends, bored with her grief, left her behind. Nola James has to handle it because Lumi―the love of her life and a faery changeling―is in danger. Not only is Lumi's human mother trying to kill her, but she’s being hunted by veiled monsters that want to return her to the fae. Hiding out in an abandoned cabin with only a skeleton-rabbit for company is hard, but Nola can handle it. And she does.

Until Lumi is abducted.

In order to save her, Nola must enter the faery realm: a boggy world in which eyeless horses parade as brides, ghost-bees produce transformative honey, and skeletons dance in skin-colored cloaks. Aided by a witch-girl with uncertain motives, Nola uncovers the realm’s terrifying power over changelings. Unless Nola can outplay an abyssal faery queen and find the courage to let the world see her own pain, Lumi will be trapped―not only in faeryland but in a skin that’s not her own.” Finally, the graphic lists the book’s publication date as September 29th, 2026.

Trope map graphic for THE BONE BRIDES that includes, “queer girls in love”; “are skeleton rabbits cute?”; “portal fantasy”; “mental illness rep”; “don’t look up”; and “haunted figs.” It also includes the book’s publication date of September 29, 2026.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jul 6

Ahh, a second fabulous trade review for THE BONE BRIDES! Read the full review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/marleyrosete...

"A marvelous, metaphorical masquerade." --Kirkus

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jul 5

XKCD comic. "Are you coming to bed?" "I can't. This is important." "What?" "Someone is WRONG on the Internet."

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jul 1

Very excited for my peppers! The anchos, shishitos, and infernos, in particular, are exploding!

Shishito peppers, in their gloobily-shaped glory!

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 30

Hayao Miyazaki meets Guillermo del Toro in this Sapphic YA portal fantasy in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faery realm. THE BONE BRIDES comes out September 29th! Pre-order links: linktr.ee/marleyrosete...

ARC of THE BONE BRIDES, by Marley Rose-Teter, surrounded by ivy and deer bones. The cover’s main color palate is glowy blues and aquas and features two girls holding hands while standing face-forward. One girl has a missing eye and a place her torso reveals instead a ribcage. The other girl has a hand that has become skeletal. In a satchel the second girl wears sits a skeleton-rabbit. Behind the girls looms a large skeleton-deer, with one antler replaced by vines. Very moody and atmospheric.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 30

Absolutely loving the casual diversity of seeing someone with a mobility aid in this board book (NESSIE BABY)!

Two-page spread of a gaggle of people watching a baby loch ness monster. As well as the group's having varying skin tones and genders, one person uses wrist crutches.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 26

Graphic of a quotation from THE BONE BRIDES: "She is a cavern that echoes shape and form without possessing any of her own. Her face is many faces but never the one she misses on the nights the train forgets to bring with it the moon."

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 23

Not sure why pre-ordering is so important for authors? Here is a handy graphic from Jessica L. Cozzi, author of We've Hit Turbulence!

Lavender-colored graphic that asks, "Why Are Preorders So Important to Authors?"

1. It shows concrete interest to their publisher. Which affects things like print run, marketing power, and future book deals.

2. It helps with library circulation. Because libraries pay attention to what's popular when deciding what to put on their shelves.

3. It garners media attention. Because building buzz is a snowball effect---and every copy contributes to it!

4. It affects first-week sales. All pre-orders are included in Week 1 of a book's sales, which is relevant to bestseller lists.

5. It supports new authors! Pledging early support for an author's work helps drum up excitement and build their fanbase ahead of a release!

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 23

Happy Barnes and Noble pre-order sale to all who celebrate! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-bone-b...

Blue graphic that reads,
“25% off at Barnes & Noble!
code: PREORDER25"
&
“6/23-6/26 only!”
along with an image of the cover of THE BONE BRIDES, by Marley Rose-Teter. The cover’s main color palate is glowy blues and aquas and features two girls holding hands while standing face-forward. One girl has a missing eye and a place her torso reveals instead a ribcage. The other girl has a hand that has become skeletal. In a satchel the second girl wears sits a skeleton-rabbit. Behind the girls looms a large skeleton-deer, with one antler replaced by vines. Very moody and atmospheric. The book has pale-green sprayed edges, stenciled with deer skulls and the same antler/vine combination.
Beside the cover, text reads, “Hayao Miyazaki meets Guillermo del Toro in this Sapphic YA fantasy in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faery realm.”

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 23

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 19

Psst! A little bunny told me that there are currently 10 ARCs of THE BONE BRIDES being given away on GoodReads, with just over 12 hours left for you to enter! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Two plushie bunnies and one real (and very handsome) bunny surround an ARC of THE BONE BRIDES. Text reads, "You mean we can win one of these??" "Yes! On GoodReads!" "But we have to hurry!"

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 16

CA Bay Area! Not feeling terribly patriotic this 4th of July weekend? Why not come to @baycon.org and celebrate the hope, power, and fun of speculative fiction with us instead! I am SO excited to be on this panel with @samjamtimtam.bsky.social, @magicrobotcarnival.com, T.A. Chan, and Cheri Radke!

Graphic promoting the panel "The Ins and Outs of Publishing with Local Debut Authors," which will be Saturday, July 4, 2026, from 3:45-5pm at BayCon 42/Westercon 78 in the Santa Clara Marriott. Panel features T.A. Chan, author of THE CELESTIAL SEAS; Samantha Chong, author of PRODIGAL TIGER; Cheri Radke, author of AN ACCIDENT OF DRAGONS; Marley Rose-Teter, author of THE BONE BRIDES; and Mia V. Moss, author of THE HERESY OF THIEVES.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 15

Mildly obsessed with this board book a friend gave Kiddo, starring a comically attractive Henry David Thoreau.

Cover of HENRY DAVID THOREAU IN THE WOODS, by Kate Coombs, illustrated by Seth Lucas. Thoreau has the kind of hair Maybelline cover models dream about.

Henry David Thoreau, shirtless in wet slacks, prancing on a rock while playing a flute for an appreciative fish.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 11

Graphic of a quotation from THE BONE BRIDES: "Lumi is the one thing Nola, losses spilling behind her like glitter on the wind, cannot afford to lose."

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 10

A white bunny lounges along the back of a red couch decorated with Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune pillows. Takarazuka photos on the wall.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 10

We recently had to move the camera for the baby monitor, so instead of our old bird's eye view, we now have a side-view. Which really makes Kiddo's preferred butt-in-the-air sleeping silhouette look exactly like a boa constrictor who's swallowed an elephant.

Illustration from The Little Prince of a snake who has swallowed an elephant, shown both from the outside and with X-ray view inside.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 9

The face of a bunny who just heard that his preferred hay is finally back in stock! Hallelujah!

An off-white lionhead rabbit emerges from a cardboard tunnel, one ear quirked.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 8

Just look at that fabulous world out there!

A baby (shadowed and back to the camera, standing) peers out an open door into an expanse of sunlit redwoods.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 8

After years in the cave* that was our old place, I've been eager to grow sun-loving plants on our house's deck! Figured I'd ease myself into it this first year by just doing peppers...but in true Marley fashion, "easing in" meant planting ten different kinds! Look how well they're already doing!

Ten different pepper plants in various pots on a wooden deck overlooking redwood trees.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 3

The first trade review for THE BONE BRIDES is in...and it’s glowing! Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9798890035004 Pre-order links here: linktr.ee/marleyrosete...

"[A] fascinating exploration of grief [...] equal parts gritty adventure and sweeping love story." --Publishers Weekly, about THE BONE BRIDES, by Marley Rose-Teter

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 2

Thimble that actually fits: acquired!

A hand making the peace sign held up in front of a sewing machine. The middle finger wears a silver thimble.

Marley Rose-Teter@marleyroseteter· Jun 2