"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

Today! Come see the amazing @venessakelley.bsky.social and me! #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #booksky #books

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

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!

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

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. 🖤🧜‍♂️🌕

In case you missed the moment. Art is powerful

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

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

And here I thought 🧊 was supposed to float. #iceout #abolishice #nooneisillegalonstolenland #merman #mermaid #merfolk #merfolkart #mermanart #mermaidart #merpeople #merpeopleart

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

🌈🎧📚 $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

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.

🚨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.

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...

🚨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.

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

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

My five star paranormal romance reads for the year - vibes only. Includes books by @worksbyabigail.bsky.social @benaldersonauthor.bsky.social @freyamarske.bsky.social @holliehartwright.bsky.social @venessakelley.bsky.social

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! 💕

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)!

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.

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.

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."

🎨 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.

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?🫠🫶

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! 🥳

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...

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).

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

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.

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...

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

Someone hold me… WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON is having an incredible week of year-end accolades, and I’m simply overwhelmed with gratitude! Thank you to everyone who read and uplifted my book to send a message that queer, BIPOC Latine stories matter! 😭🇵🇷🎡🗽🧜🏼‍♂️🌊🌙

Still celebrating that these 3 titles are Amazon's best books of 2025! THE SNIPS: A BAD BUZZ DAY by Raúl the Third @raulthethird.bsky.social FISH DON’T GO TO SCHOOL by Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social

🧵/2 There's struggles with identity, found family, falling in love with a merman while also learning to live oneself. What are you doing reading this post? Go read When the Tides Held the Moon by @venessakelley.bsky.social instead, then come scream about it with me 😁🙌🏼

QotD: So you have a favorite sea creature? Hola readers! I just learned last minute that November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month, so here's a book by a Puerto Rican nonbinary author that's been living rent free in my head since Mermay that you should definitely be reading! 🧵/1

Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social has written “When the Tides Held the Moon,” a lovely Boricua gay sideshow merman romance set on Coney Island in 1911. It’s full of freaks and longing, found family and villains, and finding one’s power even within powerlessness. Very satisfying. #book

The Goodreads Choice Awards 2025 is open and these ABLA titles are in the running! Science fiction: LOCAL HEAVENS by K.M. Fajardo Horror: YOU WEREN’T MEANT TO BE HUMAN by Andrew Joseph White Debut: WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley YA fiction: I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN by Ann Liang

✨Happy Asexual & Aromantic Awareness Week!✨ Though “Demisexuality” as a term didn’t exist in 1911, there are a number of scenes scattered throughout WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON that articulate Benny’s experience of being on the gray-asexual spectrum. This one might be my favorite.

Love seeing @venessakelley.bsky.social’s WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON in Swoon’s list of sexy and spellbinding paranormal romance books! www.swooon.com/book-list/pa...

When the Tides Held the Moon by @venessakelley.bsky.social is so beautiful I’m actually weeping

When the Tides Held the Moon by @venessakelley.bsky.social absolutely slammed me would be a gross understatement. Please, read it! #whenthetidesheldthemoon #fanart #digitalfanart #illustration #queerlit #historical #romantasy #lgbtq #merman #mermanart #commissionsareopen #queerartist #lgbtartist

Singing Each to Each: Night Hunt🧜‍♀️ Off the coast of Aotearoa, Iamiq struggles to balance raising his orphaned sisters and his own needs. This is a pilot for a much larger project I want to get published. Part 1/4 #mermaids #mermen #comics #art #ocart

A book that helped get me through a particularly dark few days in American life: WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by @venessakelley.bsky.social. Rich prose, vivid detail, grounded in the actual world we live in but with a tidal pull of solidarity and hope. Oh, also it’s a boricua merman romance.

🌈COVER REVEAL🌈 From the acclaimed author of Chef's Kiss and A Gentleman's Gentleman comes a riotous Regency romp, featuring a charming and unforgettable genderfluid lead. A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS is out March 10. Preorder & full synopsis: tjalexander.com#books6

@venessakelley.bsky.social I've just finished When the Tides Held the Moon and I can only say "Thank you" with my whole heart. I love everything about it: the way ALL the characters are portrayed, the historical setting, the beautiful love story, the drawings (just gorgeous and sooo moving).

I'm so glad I requested that my library buy When the Tides Held the Moon by @venessakelley.bsky.social - it's a fantastic story and has gorgeous illustrations!

I CANNOT stop reading When The Tides Held The Moon by @venessakelley.bsky.social. It’s so good I wanna scream and run thru walls like the Kool-Aid man.

This was a great event today with @rrvirdi.bsky.social, @kcsmithbooks.bsky.social, @venessakelley.bsky.social, @chelsabdullah.bsky.social and @clydeboyer.bsky.social. Good folks and talented writers all. Do yourself a favor and check ‘em out!