The Bone Spindle

Press / Buzz for The Bone Spindle

• Debuted on the Indie Bestseller list

• Amazon selected THE BONE SPINDLE as a January YA Editor's pick

• Apple Books selected THE BONE SPINDLE for their Winter's Most Anticipated Book List

• Amazon included THE BONE SPINDLE in its list of Rising Stars: New YA Fantasy Authors to Watch

• Goodreads listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "January's Most Anticipated New YA Novels"

• Book Riot named THE BONE SPINDLE one of "12 YA Fantasy Books to Eagerly Expect in 2022"

• Bookstacked picked THE BONE SPINDLE as one of "The Most-Anticipated YA Book Releases of 2022"

• Frolic included THE BONE SPINDLE in "The Top YA Reads Hitting Shelves in January 2022"

• Buzzfeed listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "23 New Fantasy And Science Fiction Novels We're Excited About"

• Popsugar listed THE BONE SPINDLE as one of "The Best YA Books of 2022"

• Buzzfeed included THE BONE SPINDLE in "32 Great LGBTQ+ Young Adult Novels To Warm Up Your Winter"

• Bustle included THE BONE SPINDLE in "The Most Anticipated Books Of January 2022"

• The Nerd Daily listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "Must-Have 2022 Queer Book Releases"

• Epic Reads listed THE BONE SPINDLE among "17 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in January"

• Autostraddle included THE BONE SPINDLE in "80 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2022"

• Book Riot included THE BONE SPINDLE in "The Best Genderflipped Retellings"

• LGBTQReads listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January-June 2022"

• Publishers Weekly included THE BONE SPINDLE in their "Once Upon a Twist" Retellings Roundup

• Culturess revealed the cover and an exclusive excerpt of THE BONE SPINDLE

• Publishers Weekly US Deal Announcement: Arianne Lewin at Putnam acquires THE BONE SPINDLE

Author Bio Short
 
Leslie Vedder (she/her) subsists primarily on coffee and cat snuggles! She grew up on fantasy books, anime, fanfiction, and the Lord of the Rings movies, and met her true love in high school choir. She currently lives in Colorado with her wife and two ultra-spoiled house cats. THE BONE SPINDLE (Penguin / Razorbill) is her debut novel. Find her online at leslievedder.com.

Author Bio Full

Leslie Vedder (she/her) is a queer ace author who loves fairytale retellings with girl adventurers and heroes! She grew up on fantasy books, anime, fanfiction and the Lord of the Rings movies, and met her true love in high school choir. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in creative writing and currently lives in Colorado with her wife and two spoiled house cats.

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When she's not reading or writing, you can find her watching anime and sci-fi shows, walking in the woods and pretending they're enchanted forests, or playing old video games. She always collects all the Skulltulas in Zelda and all the Dalmation puppies in Kingdom Hearts.

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THE BONE SPINDLE (Penguin / Razorbill) is her debut novel.

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