I wanted to share this amazing new cover for my upcoming fantasy novel. Think Buffy meets Bridgerton but with faeries instead of vampires. Out in June 2026. www.amazon.com/Treason-Magi... The cover for A Treason of Magic was designed by the incredibly talented Edward Bettison. edwardbettison.com

My book popped up in Marie Claire today. I've read almost every book on their list here, so that's extra nice company to be in! www.marieclaire.com/culture/book...

So very thrilled to see this! My My Harley Quinn graphic novel is out in Spanish this week (joining the German, Italian, & English versions).

THE ANSWER: Racism. THE QUESTION: How in the hell did we get here? Go ahead and say what you want about this wretched, burnt-orange monster (please), but it's your friends and family who still support him who are to blame for this terrible mess we are in right now. Without them, there is no him.

What an absolutely lovely review of my Harley Quinn comic! Bonus YAY for mentioning Jeremy Lawson (colorist). I'll add that Lucas Gattoni's lettering is a highpoint for me in this book. Jenn & Lea's art, Jeremy's palate & Lucas' lettering combine to make the book gorgeous, IMO.

I read The September House (Carissa Orlando), & I am not okay. I adore haunted house stories, good writing, & voice that says to me "I could totally be friends with this person" (the character not the live human who wrote it!). But also it is such a brilliantly delicious, disturbed, lovely book!!!

Away in Tucson ComicCon this weekend, but I wanted to pause & drop this here: www.12news.com/article/life...

My last release has only been out for 12 days, but ARCs are already mailing for the next book (Out January 2026). Greta Gets the Girl is also in NetGalley for reviewers now. #SapphicRomance #LesFic #AdvanceReaderCopies #AdvanceReviewerCopies #BookNews

Sometimes, I feel like a dealer-- What's your genre of interest? I have a book for you. ;) Right now, The Wicked & The Dead is free (8/20-8/22) on Amazon, and the original 5 book Wicked Lovely series is in KU (for 10 more days). Graveminder (Goodreads Best Horror of the Year) is on sale in ebook.

Free ebook for a couple days. Witches. Faeries. Fangs. Necromancy & murder... www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Looking for sapphic reads? Check these out: books.bookfunnel.com/nlsapphicswa... #sapphicromance #queerromance #lgbtbooks #sapphicbooksky #queerbooksky #readqueerallyear #booksky #romancelandia #WLWbooks

Adelaine held Toni’s gaze and asked, “Would you like to play pretend with me, Lady Victorianist?” @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social @taramdscott.bsky.social #booksky #sapphic #BookReview

New Review Toni and Addie Go Viral by Melissa Marr is a contemporary sapphic romance between a Victorian history professor and an aspiring actress. @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social @taramdscott.bsky.social #booksky #lesbian #sapphic #BookReview

A bit of positive news in a sea of nonsense going on here in the US . . . signed, Proud to be a Penguin author (for both my picturebooks & middle grade novels)

Armed Trump administration agents wearing masks just showed up outside of Gavin Newsom’s press conference. This is what rising fascism looks like.

For SOME reason, weddings are on my mind this week. Maybe it’s the nonsense talk threatening marriage equality. Maybe it’s release of my romance novel that includes a fake wedding (but yes, there’s ALSO a HEA at the end. This is romance!) Everyone deserves joy.

It feels bittersweet to have my book about lesbians in love (Toni & Addie Go Viral) release the same week that SCOTUS is being asked to overturn Marriage Equality. I simply don't understand this opposition to equality. Again. On so many topics. It's tedious & hateful.

Nerd Daily has an excerpt of Toni & Addie Go Viral (my new book that releases tomorrow!) thenerddaily.com/toni-and-add... It is available at the usual spots, incl signed print from The Poisoned Pen (Scottsdale, AZ) & in KU for August. #sapphicromance #lesfic #sapphicnovel #wlwnovel #wlwbooktok

Tomorrow 4 PM ET is fave Love Is Queer w/ authors @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social @edwardunderhill.bsky.social @roanparrish.bsky.social @chenciachiggins.bsky.social @blumagaincurios.bsky.social & @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social Moderator Christine Bollow of @loyaltybooks.bsky.social Tix: bit.ly/3HhDIsc

8/10 at 4 PM ET is fave Love Is Queer w/ authors @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social @edwardunderhill.bsky.social @roanparrish.bsky.social @chenciachiggins.bsky.social @blumagaincurios.bsky.social & @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social Moderator Christine Bollow of @loyaltybooks.bsky.social Tix: bit.ly/3HhDIsc

Join me (online!) for Love Is Queer: Celebrating LBGTQ+ voices in Romance fiction 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Sunday, August 10, 4 PM Eastern Moderated by Christine Bollow of Loyalty Bookstores. FREE tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/love-is-qu...

I discovered this week that between my WILD HORSES and BUNNY ROO, I have surpassed a million books for the youngest readers. My instant visual was the biggest story time crowd I could imagine. Over 1.1million young readers have my books in their personal libraries. My mama heart is happy.

My news just went live: M Marr's A TREASON OF MAGIC, a historical fantasy about a female duke, a Regency Era faery hunter, & the monster she must defeat, to Elizabeth Agyemang at 47North, in a good deal, in a 2-book deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House (world).

The anthology I have mentioned (via Titan Books) listed on the USA Today bestsellers list for release. (Picture posted by the editors & re-posted here.)

I often want to make changes when I read older things I've written. With this, I want to add maybe a page . . . or 389 pages and make it a book. This remains one of my favourite things I've ever written--short story, Wonderland inspired, sapphic, & free online: reactormag.com/of-roses-and...

Domestic terrorists…

One thing you can do Right Now is be extremely vocal when you have librarians stocking inclusive collections. Call and tell them how happy you are, show up to board meetings. Bc the other side is *always* complaining and doing it in an organized way. also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:

My wee baby (Dr. Asia Archaeologist) was interviewed. I wrote Wicked Lovely (2005) dreaming of paying college tuition for my kids. When it sold so well, I used the money to travel Ireland & Scotland, which led to her interest in what is her current career. www.uib.no/en/sapience/...

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

When NO KINGS reigns over your parade. #SAD 🤣

Few things have given me hope the way the No Kings protests do. From the smaller crowds out in 100+ degree weather in my town to the massive crowds I see on my timelines, I feel such love for the good people in our nation. We outnumber the fascists. Seeing that is so affirming.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

Powerful address to California by our governor, but my local NBC4 newscaster just called him “President” Newsom by mistake lol 😂☠️

In the midst of the political things in my brain, I've been pondering a statement made to my assistant at Fan Fusion this weekend. "Why is a trad author in a BOOTH here?" A. Because I like chatting w my readers & that's hard in timed signing? B. Bc this is my home city? C. Why does it bother you?

Barragán: "This is not an effort to really get criminals. It's an effort to see 'let's see who we can sweep up along the way.' Why are they doing this? Bc this president said he was going to deport millions & the numbers have not been adding up. There aren't that many serious criminal offenders."

If you are in Arizona this weekend, come join me at Fan Fusion (Phoenix Convention Center). I'll be at a booth (B801) with my friend Chris Patterson all weekend signing things. I WILL have books available to buy, but also am happy to sign books you bring.

Sometimes writing is a series of odd questions. What year was the microscope invented? Do I need to say what catgut was or could we use silk sutures and avoid that? What about the menu for this formal dinner? And do I want to use historical dances at the ball even though it's a fantasy world?

My uncle (a Victorianist) & I used to exchange cards w quotes; in time, we moved to texts. Both were entirely made of literary quotes from things we had both read. When I was teen/twenties, we had quote conversations at family gatherings. Writing a thing currently & truly miss our coded language.

20 yrs ago I started writing these two books. On June 12, 2007, Wicked Lovely debuted, & sat on the NYTimes bestseller list for months. Today, 20 YEARS later, HarperTeen joins @harperfirebooksuk.bsky.social in re-releasing these books. Hold onto your dreams bc sometimes they really do come true.

Plantation? Burns. Confederate museum? Crushed. As SOME people are trying to return us to a time of oppression, seeing the destruction of the lingering monuments to oppressors is . . . cheerful. (PS to Mama Nature/Karma/Hand of G-d, Thank you! Great work!)

Just read TANTRUM by Rachel Eve Moulton. Verdict: Everyone who is a mother, has had a mother, or has met a mother should read this. Dark and delicious. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/772999...

In conversation today, I tangented bc of one of those books that just LINGERS. So I shall share my obsession with you here :) Alice Bolin's nonfiction book Dead Girls (2018) is the sort of read I always hope for & rarely get. I still think about it at least once a week 6 yrs after I read it.

My National Book Award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club was banned statewide in South Carolina because it includes descriptions of "sexual conduct." Why are book banners so scared of sex? I wrote about this in the @scdailygazette.com today. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...

I realised that I’ve been sending good morning messages to my wife every day for more than 8 yrs. It started when we were friends, but 7 of those years have been while living together as a couple. Before I make tea or even get dressed, I say good morning/how is your day/I love x or y about you.

More like Mike Lawless.

The math here doesn't math. The loss of the revenue from current tourism at the site (+$60m) and the cost of retrofitting, transporting potable water, & removing the waste make this a financially ABSURD decision. www.nps.gov/articles/000...

Today's joy was installing stakes for the pomegranate shrub/tree branches and a trellis for the stubborn roses. I trimmed them to the ground because they were blocking the panels I needed to access (fuse & solar panel & etc), but the roses sprung back with spare heads like a hydra. What's your joy?

A former student of mine from when I taught longsword/HEMA is now winning medals & teaching longsword class. Another mentee of mine learned about longsword from me bc of writing a book is also competing. (And yanno, finished their book & snagged an agent.) I am quite pleased by all of this.

Going through assorted of my landscape photos to pick a “view” for over my desk… I realized that I may not have a brand in my novels, but I do have a preferred palate & taste in my photography…