Round 2: Descending vs The Love You Want mareas.binderybooks.com/item/hGR8PrT...

I've started a Sleep Token song bracket on my newsletter. Round one is “Sugar” vs “Jaws." I don’t know why I’m doing this either, but, anyway, come vote! mareas.binderybooks.com/item/F36XpFa...

NEW POST! “Sleep Token and Taylor Swift are not two artists I thought would be occupying real estate in my brain at the same time, but it’s hard not to think about the identity of brand in both cases.” mareas.binderybooks.com/item/0pW5Xuz...

Got my copy of ORANGE WINE by Esperanza Hope Snyder, from the Mareas imprint at @binderybooks.bsky.social! @mynameismarines.bsky.social runs the imprint and has amazing taste in stories, so this is sure to be great. Super excited to start reading!!

Fascinating special episode with Esperanza Hope Snyder and Marines Alvarez! Esperanza is the author of the novel Orange Wine. @mynameismarines.bsky.social is a book influencer at the head of the imprint at Bindery Books that acquired Esperanza’s novel! #publishing shows.acast.com/the-long-roa...

I read the first four books in the Anita Blake series for the first time in 2025. Any guesses how that went? youtu.be/QQwrMNnTayU

OUR SISTER’S KEEPER: - Southern Gothic psychological horror - Post-reconstruction in the Mississippi Delta - Sinners vibes, but with ghosts that haunt only the women - Black sisterhood, resistance, rage PRE-ORDER: bookshop.org/a/20702/9781... ADD ON GOODREADS: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Now I want to publish a litrpg written by a woman that isn’t full of bigotry. I could never market it as “Marines hated Dungeon Crawler Carl so much she published [book]” but WE all would know. If you have one, I’d accept that submission even though I’m not open to other submissions right now…

I’ve been unemployed all year after a layoff. If my content has ever been valuable to you, here are some ways to support me: TIP: ko-fi.com/mynameismari... FREE FOLLOW or $5 MEMBERSHIP: mareas.binderybooks.com THE UNMAPPING: bookshop.org/a/20702/9781... ORANGE WINE: bookshop.org/a/20702/9781...

The Unmapping is about human reaction to catastrophe. It features messy characters cutting in and out of the narrative, moving in a way that mimics the world shifting around them. I hope you get so much out of this story. a.co/d/hP6nGkS bookshop.org/a/20702/9781... audiobrary.com/products/the...

I went into finding a first book for Mareas knowing I wanted a story that, love it or hate it, would make people think. I found a literary speculative novel about complicated humans experiencing chaos as the world shifts around them. Three days left until The Unmapping bookshop.org/a/20702/9781...

I’m really itching to find urban fantasy or speculative romance to publish at Mareas, preferably by authors of color but open to all. If you have something for me to read, agented or unagented, please reach out!

It's almost time for BookNet Fest (!!!!!) and I am on a panel about nonfiction books and so I decided to prepare by recommending some books: nonfiction books for fiction readers youtu.be/LqOazBtD0LM

I’VE GOT A BOOK FOR YOUR SUMMER READING LIST! The Unmapping is a literary speculative novel about a city rearranging itself every day and how humans respond to chaos. It’s a story built with a patchwork of POVs and a deep understanding of humanity. Out 6/3. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Can You Crowdsource a Romantasy Bestseller? youtu.be/Nm1gEWYNc7c

“She wants to crawl into a mother’s lap, any mother, or anyone who will hold her as they sway back and forth on a rocking chair.” 24 days until The Unmapping and Happy Mother’s Day

“It’s not possible to understand everything in the universe, but Esme is giving it her best effort.” 25 days until The Unmapping bookshop.org/a/20702/9781...

hello it's almost time for BookNet Fest so I felt like I should make at least (1) video before I go, so I am very belatedly doing the tag @mynameismarines.bsky.social & @thoughtsontomes.bsky.social made. booktube queen basically: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPpb...

Bloomsbury, I know you didn’t. I KNOW DAMN WELL

I got these enamel pins made for Mareas and The Unmapping. The plan is to send perk packages to my members every season, and they’ll get to collect pins for each release. I also crocheted two styles of bookmarks for every one and got stickers of our most used custom emojis in our Discord. 💕 🌱

With Threads debating whether authors should review, and people asking if I'll keep reviewing as a publisher, I wrote this: "It is not a coincidence whose voices get stripped away first under these expectations of 'professionalism.'" mareas.binderybooks.com/item/0DmpyoW...

There's a sequence in Sinners (well, one of many) that I can't stop thinking about: Grace tells them they can’t just stay in the mill. They have to fight. Grace isn’t wrong to see the danger of waiting—not only for themselves but also for their families and village.

Holy shit this is such a terrible answer from the @illumicrate.bsky.social Chief of Operations/Head of Communications. Honestly saying nothing would’ve been less insulting

What are your favorite books with an unreliable narrator?

a little 👅 from Mr. Bingley for your Sunday

My client Denise S. Robbins' debut, THE UNMAPPING (coming June 3, 2025), is available now for preorder via bookshop.org or your favorite bookseller! Yay! @binderybooks.bsky.social @mynameismarines.bsky.social

Finally posted a new YouTube video! Did the Get To Know My Tastes Tag created by @mynameismarines.bsky.social and @thoughtsontomes.bsky.social ! youtu.be/ik5Hh16x4Zc?...

A cookbook, a fairy tale, and a family saga walk into a hacienda. 📚🔥✨ Let’s talk about Like Water for Chocolate, its history, legacy, and why it still hits. youtu.be/3sR_DEedYyk?...

I came across this application question last night: What's an example of when you went to *extreme* lengths to get something done? I was like (professionally) never. They rejected me promptly. I should’ve gone with my second answer: jumped out of a plane to deliver what could’ve been an email.

I have to imagine that many trad published authors have that draft or idea that is not written to market, or too weird for trad pub, or too far from their established genre. SEND IT TO ME. I WANT TO PUBLISH WEIRD THINGS AT MAREAS. (no, really, lemme read it, I beg.)

I don’t know who needs the inspiration or encouragement, but this weekend? WE READ. I expect reports back about what and how it went. 🫡

I did the Get to Know My Taste Tag, created by @mynameismarines.bsky.social and @thoughtsontomes.bsky.social on #booktube #booksky 🪐📚 youtu.be/ZFKhIOF-sR4

@thoughtsontomes.bsky.social and I made a tag like it’s 2015– the Get to Know My Taste tag. We hope this will be a fun way to find BookTubers whose tastes align with yours! If you make a video answering the questions, tag me and/or Sam so we can add you to our playlist. youtu.be/Rf3J_nBPB18?...

NEW VIDEO: Some excellent book mail and A GIVEAWAY! if you want a chance to win some Spring @binderybooks.bsky.social titles: mareas.binderybooks.com/item/v1A3hNV...

I’m afraid I haven’t seen enough commotion for Orange Wine 😔 Coming out this Latine Heritage Month, Orange Wine is steeped in the weight of inheritance and told with a bittersweet distance like the stories passed down from our elders. bookshop.org/a/20702/9781... www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

mom, come pick me up. someone on threads said putting an ARC in a Little Free Library is piracy and I’m scared.

There’s a Goodreads giveaway available for the first title from my imprint! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

Who am I seeking at BookNet Fest?! We are getting so close and I can’t tell you how much I need this weekend with all bookish friends! booknetfest.com

The Unmapping: 🏢 Speculative fiction more concerned with the what now? than the why?
🏢 Tapestries of chatty POVs
🏢 Complex characters making difficult choices while the world refuses to stay still
🏢 A cult? In this economy?
🏢 A book that feels very human and a bit alien bookshop.org/a/20702/9781...

Support during Black History Month is a double-edged sword: a flood in Feb, then a drought in March while attacks on our history and opportunities intensify. Black people deserve consistent investment. If you believe in my work in media criticism & publishing, $5/month helps: mareas.binderybooks.com

So happy to share that THE UNMAPPING by Denise S. Robbins, the first book being published by my imprint, will also be available as an audiobook narrated by the one and only Julia Whelan! 🎧🥰

The horrors persist, but so do people fighting them. I am so grateful for everyone who made #p4a2025 such a big success. My heart needed this. Don't forget that you still have a few days to not only donate, but also watch videos and vote for charities.

Orange Wine, my second acquisition, is on NetGalley! A sensuous story of love, betrayal, and self-discovery in early 20th-century Colombia. If you love Ferrante & Allende, this one’s for you. I fell hard for this book and can’t wait for you all to experience it. 🍊 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Last week, I saw some lady arguing that audiobooks weren’t real reading, but the thing that SENT me was that she was using ChatGPT to prove her point. Anyway, I wrote a post about why I think some people are SO PRESSED about audiobooks. mareas.binderybooks.com/item/2MoA36U...

Reviewers, looking for your ARC read? Check out my client Denise S. Robbins' brilliant literary cli-fi via @netgalley.bsky.social. Thanks to @binderybooks.bsky.social & @mynameismarines.bsky.social for bringing this one to the world! Coming 6/3/25!

The number one reason I pause something I’m watching is for a secondhand embarrassment timeout.

I’d love to hear from other Black creators about what your experience putting yourself online has been like. How would you describe being a Black content creator and what have been your challenges? This is brought to you by someone repeating portions of my video in their own with no credit 😬

In 2025, celebrating Black History Month isn't just about honoring Black legacies—it's an act of defiance against an administration that seeks to erase Black voices, downplay our struggles as a direct consequence of white supremacy, and deny our progress. mareas.binderybooks.com/item/nZ2IYMD...

happy pride and prejudice day! youtu.be/1pudGAo-92A?...

hello @mynameismarines.bsky.social and I have a very irregular podcast but the one thing that we have done consistently every single year is our year in review and WE'RE BACK to talk to you about yet another weird ass year: www.snarksquad.com/2025/01/snar...